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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-07-18
Daring Robbery.

MANOR, July IA daring day
light robbery was committed this
morning at the dwelling house of
John Walthour, a man living near
this place. When Mr.. Walthour
came down to make the fire this
morning he was met IN the kitchen
by a large man who attacked him,
and in the struggle Mr.. Walthour,
who is about seventy years old, but
still retains a share of his once great
power, got the villain down. At this
two others came in from behind and
overpowered him. They proceeded
to search his pockets and took from
them about fifty dollars in money
and a gold watch valued at $50; af-
ter which they ransacked the house,
breaking locks, opening drawers and
scattering their contents over the
floor. They then proceeded to the
bedroom ofan old lady and pointed
a revolver at her breast and bade
her keep quiet. After securing all
the valuables they walked coolIy oil.
The constable soon got on their
track and succeeded in capturing
two of them. He is close to the
heels of the other one. He succeeded
in getting most of the valuables from
the two prisoners. These are no
doubt the men that have been COM
mitting so many daring robberies at
this place during the past five or six
months.
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struck by Lightning.

CINCINNATI, July l3:-At Bloom
ington, Ind, last night, the new de
partment of the Indiana University
was discovered to be on fire. The labo-
ratory was soon in flames and short
ly afteward the library and museum.
The latter contained the famous
owen collection and DIR. Gordon 5
collection OF fish. The library has
1900 volumes. The new building
was entirely destroyed. The fire
caught by lightning striking tel
ephone wire. The loss is 100000 /;
insurance, $4,000.
The heaviest loss is on the contents
of the building. The celebrated
Owen collection, yalued at $4,000,
cannot be replaced. The library is
valued at $4,000 and the laboratory
$4,000. Professor Jordan's fish
collection was said 20 be the largest
and finest in the country. Many
specimens are almost invaluable.
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A Bold Assassination. 4

DEs MONIES, July l2.-R. l.. Clin-
gan, Postmaster at Polk City, was
shot dead Tuesday night III the
presence of several friends as he was
shutting up his store. Three men
stepped up and said, good evening,
gentlemen" when one fired. killing
Clingan instantly. Mayor Stubbs Of
that place was mysteriOusly Y murder
ed about a year ago, and since then
Clingin has been very active IN fer
reting out the murderers II Is be-
lieved this deed is the sequel to the
first crime. The whole country is
up in arms securing every region for
miles around tor the outlaws. Farm
ers have suspended work, and hun
dretls of armed men are hunting the
fugitives. 1t is believed they will
be hung as soon as caught.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-07-18
Terrible Accident.

FALL RIVER, Mass, July ID
This afternoon, while workmen were
engaged on the third story of the
new flint building, moving a cap
stone weighing two tons across the
flooring, they rolled it on tempora-
ry floor across an elevator shaft. The
floor gave way and five workmen
and the huge stone fell to the base
ment, a distance of over forty feet,
breaking through three floors on the
way.
Dennis Sullivan was horribly
crushed and died almost instantly.
He has family in Ireland, and
was visiting friends here on his way
home from California, where he had
been working. John Manchester
has leg and some ribs broken, and
is probably fatally injured inter
nally. John Sullivan's leg was bro
ken, Thomas Hicks had his back
injured and George Sabine received
internal injuries.
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Mr.. Niles was thus nominated on
the fifth ballot, the nomination was
made unanimous, and after some
routine proceedings, such as arrang-
ing the State Committee, ETC., the
Convention adjourned.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Hon. Jerome B. Niles, the Repub-
lican candidate for Auditor General,
was born at Middleburg, Tioga Co.
Pa on September p, 1884. He was
educated in the common schools and
at the Union Academy, and study
ing law, was admitted TO the Iioga
county bar, September q, 1861. He
was elected District Attorney in
1862, and reelected i'll 1860. Ia
1862 and '6i.he was chosen Message
Clerk ofthe house of Representatives,
and elected a member of the House
in 1869 and 20. He was member
OF the Constitutional Convention of
49, %, and again elected 4 mem
ber OF the House in lSSl-2 and
SO 81. He Is at present engaged
in the practice of law.
William A. I.ivsey. the Republi-
can nominee Tor State Treasurer, was
born IN England, and is now about
fifJy-two years OF age. He was en-
gagged in the Crimean War as clerk
to the Commissary Department OF
the British army, coming To this
country after the close OF that strug-
gle. During the Rebellion he enter
ed the army and served with honor.
In lS1O-Tl he was chosen clerk III
City Treasurer Cochran's office, in
the city of Pittsburg, and when
Chris Magee succeeded Cochran,
Livsey continued to serve the city in
the capacity of clerk for one year,
then resigning to become chief clerk
in City Assessor Thomas Ii. Phelps
office. He was Assistant City Con-
troller during Hon. Robert NJ. Snod-
grass administration, and retired to
assume the duties of Chief Clerk in
the office of the Collector of Delin-
quent Taxes. In 1850 Mr.. Livsey
was appointed Cashier of the Treas
ury by State Treasurer Butler. When
General Baily succeeded Butler he
desired to retain Mr.. Livsey, but the
latter preferred Pittsburg and the
Assistan: Confrollership under City
Controller Morrow. When Captain
Mutt, Cashier of the Treasury, was
murdered by Dukes, Mr.. Livsey then
succum1ed to the appeals of State
Treasurer Baily and became Cashier
of the Treasury, which position he
stiii retains. Mr. Livsey resides in
the Eleventh Ward, Pittsburg, and
is man of family. In appearance,
he is tall, standing six feet, spare,
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knights Tenlplars

CHICAGO, July 12.-The Apollo
Commandery of Knights Templars,
1l5 strong, marched out OF the Asy-
lum at 6 o'clock this evening, in full
regalia, to enter upon what is posi-
bly, the most pretentious pilgrimage
ever contemplated by modern body
OF these Knights OF the Red Cross
and Black Plume. They were es-
corted to the Michigan Central De-
pot by large body OF active mem
bers OF the Apollo Commandery,
which numerically is one of the
strongest orders in the country, and
a special escort of sixty will accom-
pany the Knights as far as New York
city, where the main body viii board
the steamer City of Rome, for Liv-
erpool. 1t is expected the party will
be sensibly augmented at New
York, making the total number en-
listed for the pilgrimage l65. The
Knights carry with them their full
uniforms to be used on occasional
public displays and receptions. The
Commandery has been notified that
reception awaits the visitors in
London at the hands of the mem
bers of the order there.
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Nurderers Convicted

UNIoSrOwS, July 12.-ln Februa-
~ last Vim. Murphy came to Mayor
DetwiIer, III UniOntJwn, and Surren-
dered himself, confessing that he
was implicated in the murder Of Jno.
Motley, II Hungarian, in Luzerne
county, in December last. GA his
information, VIM. Keenan, was also
arrested. They had fled from the
detectives, closely pursued, until
they got into FLyette county, and as
Murpny's conscience troubled him
so much-causing him to imagine
every stranger ne saw to be Il detect
ive-he ended the suspense by sur
rendering. They were taken back
TO Wilkesbar where they have
Just been convicted of murder 10 the
second degree.
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Estimates of the Appraisers Of the
Poor House Fire.

HARRIsBURG, July 12-S. Boyd
Martin and Henry Shoop, appointed
by the adjusting committee to make a
estimate of the loss by the fire at the
county almshouse made their return.
1t shows the total loss to have been
s91, ,5S6.S2. Mr.. Martin estimates
the loss on the building to be s5I,-
039 and on the old building s29, ,S95.-
10. He also states that there will be
a saving of 80 per cent. OF brick and
stone /; 20 per cent on cellar and 20
per cent. on steampipe. Mr.. ShooD
returns his estimate on the barn to
be s4,312.S2 and on the wagon shed
S339. The insurance adjusters met
the commissioners in the afternoon
and made settlement Tor S23,
the following amounts being given
by each company holding insurance :
Etna of Hartford, 5000; Fire Asso-
citation Of Philadelphia, S2,5eo0;
Home, of New York, 81, 800; Girard
af Philadelphia, $500; Farmers of
York, 50 500; German American OF
New York, 81, 800; National of Hart
ford, s4,650; First National of Wor-
cester, Mass, s1,275. The commits
sioners contemplate rebuilding i'm
mediateiy and will take the proper
initiatory steps.
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Gov. Patiison I'm a Trap.

When the two Houses were threat
ened with a serious disagreement as
to the items in the general appropri-
alton bill. the Republicans OF the
Senate Welded to the demands of the
House touching illegality OF the State
paving the cost of contested seats,
and struck out the claims of Senator
McNeill and Representative Hall,
but allowed that of Senator Wagner,
Dem. to remain. This appeased the
hungry Democratic House, and the
bill went TO the Governor, with the
eyes of all Republicans turned to the
item for the State to pay Wagner s
expenses, which amount to about
$4,000. The Goyernorvetoed many
things, but approved of this item
the one Of all others illegal and un-
just-and he approved it from no
other than partisan grounds, and in
the hope of making a vote for Cas-
sidy for L. ). Senator. The law
places these expenses on the proper
county or city, and while it is the
duty of the Governor simply to ell
force the law, IN this instance he
went out of its way to aid Demo-
crat, and thus established a prece-
dent which it will be hard to get rid
ot.-Ibid.
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"A Disastrous Flood.


LONDON, Ont, July 1.-The river
here has risen TO an unprecedented
height, and the destruction of prop
erty is increasing fearfully. SO Tar
as known eight houses have been
carried away. Three persons are
known to have been drowned, and it
is feared the number will reach a
much larger figure. a large number
of persons are missing, but 1t Is not
definitely known that they have
been drowned. Barns have been
carried away by the score, and rail
road travel has been cut off by a
washout on the main line on Pattons S
siding, and ON the Sayinia division,
the kensington bridge and the Ok
ford street bridge are gone, and also
large section OF a bridge at the Ia
dies college. The steamer Princess
Louise tloated down steream and
carried away Byron bridge. The
water works pumping house is IN
great danger, and 1t Is expected TO
go. Horses, cattle. etc, have been
drowned by the score. Up To the
present the following are known to
be lost:
Mrs. Hopkins, of Kensington four
children of L. +. Lacy, of London,
west; a woman, name unknown:
the seven year old daughter Of Mr..
Orr, of Ann street; three children OF
George Stratford, OF Napier street;
three children OF d. Z. McClean, OF
Clackfriars street ond child Of Vim.
Moyldn, of Ann street; James Spack-
man, wife and three year old son-a
total of II.
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Bold Bank RobDcry.

ALBANY, July 1.-THE bank at
Franklin was robbed early this
morning of $500 in silver. Two
families living near were bound and
gagged, and after two hours work
the burglars blew the safe open.
The explosion tore ont nearly the
whole front of the building and set
fire to the papers The money THE
bank was in another safe. The rob
bers were tracked nearly to Oneonta.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-07-18

IT appears to be definitely settled
that an apportionment cannot be
agreed upon by the Legislature, and
yet the Democrats persist in their
plan of keeping that body in session
at an expense of about three thou
sand dollars per day, by refusing to
adjourn unless the Senate submits to
their demands. There is not a mem
Der of either House that really ex-
poets an agreement can be arrived
at, but still the Democrats refuse TO
adjourn, or even to pass bill APP
propriating money to paw the mem
bers for the time consumed by this
extra session. Such an useless ex-
penditure of money is unprecedent
ed, and the party responsible for this
waste. should be held to the strictest
responsibility for it. Heaven save
the commonwealth from such Re-
form Legislature in the futurel
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1882. and the influence it will have
upon the great conflict of 1884.
Our political opponents are fast
arraying themselves in the ranks OF
the "Free-Trade" or "Tariff-for-
Revenue-only" army, and it be-
hooves all true Pennsylvanians to
see 10 it that the party of Protection
to American Industry-which pro-
vided a home market for the products
of American soil. and insure living
prices and liberal compensation to
American laborers-shall still con-
troi the destinies OF the American
Union.
The speaker was frequently inter-
rupted by applause and cheers.
On Chairman Cessna announcing
that the Convention was now ready
for business, Gen. Todd moved that
candidates for Auditor Gen. be taken
up first. When Sam Losch inqulr-
ed for his reasons he said that
the office was OF greater dignity
and importance than that OF the
State Treasurer, who was really
nothing but clerk to sign warrants.
Quay declared that this was de-
parture from the rule OF previous
conventions, for which there was no
necessity A lengthy discussion en-
sued, and the question was left to the
Convention, which decided to pro-
ceed TO nominate candidate tor
Treasurer.
Delegate Hall, of Bradford, present
ed the name of Frank Z. Blu incl. of
Wyoming.
Cyrus p. Derr, of Reading, NOM
mated Isaac McHose, of Berks
County.
Gen. Harry White nominated Jno.
Hill, of Indiana County.
Delegate Yardly nominated Sam
uel q. Ely, of Bucks County.
r. II. Koch, of Schuylkill, a little
man with a small voice, nominated
J. NJ. Passmore, of Schuylkill, "a
man who" he said, is the slave of
no boss and who is known from New
York to the Chesapeake and from the
Delaware to the Ohio"
Willis j. nulings was nominated
by Representative A. FL. Morgan, of
Philadelphia, without any waste OF
eloquenee.
Then General Negley, in bright
little speech, presented Allegheny's
candidate, Livsey, as young man
who enjoyed the confidence of the
people, and to whom every working
man in Pittsburgh could give his
support.
Il would like to know if the gen
tleman from Allegheny is ready to
give bonds that this gentleman will
not withdraw if he is nominated"
said Col. Quay in a tone of assumed
seriousness as he lazily arose and
turned TO face the speaker.
Il have made this nomination in
perfect good faith" replied Gen.
Negley. In good faith to Mr. Liv-
sey, to the people OF Allegheny, aud
to the State | present him as a
man Of talent and energy, man of
exceptional ability and fitness for
the office, who will be elected ifnom-
mated
That's all right, said Col. Quay, !
''but we had a little experience with
an Allegheny candidate last year :"
and then those who did not under
stand what the willy Philadelphian
was driving at first saw through the
reference to Tom Marshall, and the
Convention evidently enjoyed it.
VIM. NJ. Irwin, of Butler, nomi-
mated by Delegate NJ. NJ. Greer, and
Senator Charles H. Smiley, of Perry,
by DIR. J. NJ. Woods, of Mifiiin. The
balloting was then proceeded with,
and it required six ballots to make Il
nomination. They were follows:
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Gov. Pattison has out Butlered old
Ben Butler in the flood of his vetoes.
He left the usual path and made
himself the Judge of the peoples
conyeniences and necessities, and
even pretended TO assert their views
touching bills admitted to be con-
stitutional. Thus he vetoed the bill
to allow the establishment Of safe
deposit banks, and stopped the
contemplated establishment of one
at Chester. He also vetoed the bill
allowing assessors 81 instead of 81
per day for time actually employed,
and thus pushes out Of this kind of
EN- ployment the best men. The
bulk of Pattison's yetoes were not
signed until after the Legislature
had adjourned, so that the powers of
that body were plainly usurped in
some instances, where he feared the
bills would be passed over his vetoes.
-Delq1rane Co. american.
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Floods III Virginia

HARRISoNBURG, July ia most
damaging food pervaded this place
last night about 5 o'clock Two an
cry clouds met Just north Of town,
and rain poured down in torrents,
Blacks Run, a small rivulet, run.
ming through the town. became a
mighty river, spreading over the
principal streets. Shocks of wheat
from near fields, hogs, chickens,
fences, small houses and endless
drifts came pouring through the
main thoroughfares. Many private
houses were flooded and greatly
damaged. 1t in impossible to esti-
mate the damage: pavements and
foot bridges were swept away, and
the streets greatly damaged. The
whole population were out in the
streets till past midnight.
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To our Democratic friends who
are hunting for arguments IN favor
OF a change, We desire to submit a
few plain statistics. They would nat
urally raise the question: Could
Democracy have done better? The
close of the fiscal year shows that
during the year 1SS2-3 our public
debt was reduced almost Sl3S.00O,-
600, and that during the month of
June, when the revenues are not
specially large, the reduction amount
ed to over slS,O0O,000, the largest in
any one month under the existing
system of taxation. In August. 1860,
the bonded debt of the United States
was S2,3Sl ,530,254, Of which 81 .2S1,-
736, ,439 bore 6 per cent. SS30,000,-
600, I per cent. and S269,175727, ;
per cent. interest, the total interest
charge being sl50.9T7T, ,697. The debt
statement issued June 30, 1883, re-
ported the bonded debt of the gov
ernment to be sl,33S, $50, OF
which s320S2,600, bears 81 per cent.
1904, ,204, $50, , per cent, s250,000,-
| 600, 4! per cent. and s773,5S0,300,
4 per cent. interest. That Is, all OF
the rates of interest are now from ,
to 1 per cent. less than they were in
1860. Now the interest charge on the
nuhlic debit il e51 I2e 700 IN otber
words. the intercst-bearing debt has
been reduced s1.043,301,1H during
the past IS years, and the interest
charge almost S1O0,000,0O0. Our
English free trading friends can also
see in the figures an excellent lesson.
When England can show a like dim
mutton of her enormous public debt,
it will be time enough for her emil
nent statesmen to set themselves up
as models for American following
later f}rsgp
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Entertainment from Texas Lady.

JUNCTION CITY, Texas, July 10
William Turner overlook Mr.. Til
lenery on the highway. The latter
was accompanied by a lady. Rid
ing up, Turner said Now is a good
time to settle our matter" and drew
revolver. Tillenery reached for
his Winchester rifle and both men
opened fire. Five or six shots were
exchanged. Tillenery was fatally
shot through the bowels, and Turner
was shot through the thigh and hand,
but it is thought that he will sur
Wye. The cause Of the difficulty is
not known.
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Now, that we are on the threshold
of a campaign, with harmonious
party action assured, and success al
most a certainty, a brief glance back
ward may be of benefit. Last year
the Democrats won by false preten'
ses, and by reason of the course pur-
sued by a portion ofthe Republican
party. The people were promised
freedom from dictation, curtailment
of expenditures, and a general re.
form of administration. How have
these promises been kept? A brief
six months experience proves that
we never had a more expensive adj
ministration, with a great and ride
ulous show of retrenchment at the
start, which was really mere pretense,
we have one of the most prolonged
legislative sessions known to the
State, with nothingof Importance to
show for the unusual expense We
have the most purely personal gov
eminent the people have ever endur-
ed an era of small pot-house poll
ticians, incapable of craftsmanship,
and bent only on perpetuating their
accidental power, has been inaugu =
rated, and the entire administration
is a hollow and shallow pretense,
affecting a lofty ideal, while ii is
mousing after petty trifies. y COM
parison of the present pretentious,
but feeble State Government, with
that which has preceded it for the
last twenty years, is all that is requi-
site to convince any well informed
man of the grave mistake committed
at the last general election. The
Republican party can point back to
its record of debt-paying, its reduc-
ton Of taxation, its earnest care Of
the interests of the workingman, and
the general progress Of the State and
the development of its resources
while under its entire control, with
out fear OF censure, and resting upon
this record, it enters upon the pres
ent canvass with a coniidentreliance
on the intelligent discrimination OF
the people Its candidates are un-
exceptionable, but it IS not on their
personal merits that it relies, but on
an awakened public sentiment, a
quickened sense Of public necessi-
ties, and a manly determination to
shake off the humiliating rule OF a
feeble and corrupt minority, obtained
by accident and used with unscru-
pulous disregard of the interests Of
the people.
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A Horrible Tragedy.


DWIGHT, Ill, July 13.-Andrew
White, a wealthy farmer, living near
this place was recently placed in i
private insane asylum, owing to i'm
pairment of his mental faculties.
caused by close attention 10 the de-
tails of his business. He there be-
came strongly sss5ed with the
hallucinatiou that his wife and
children desired to ro5 him of his
property. lie escaped from his re-
treat two days ago, proceeded TO his
home, and arriving there in the mid
die Of the night, watched till NOR
ming, when he called for his wife to
come and welcome him. His wife
and two children, aged ten and
twelve years, d id SO and he allow
ed each to caress him. He then
drew 4 revolver, and shot and
instantly killed his wife, and follow
ed this by the murder of his two
children. He made the tragedy
complete by killing himself.
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\ Cicrk-hip for Miss Van LeN.

WAsHIyGrtS, Juiy S.-Miss Van
Lew, of Richmond. Va. whose ser
vices during the war in behalf of the
Union cause and in aid of the Union
soldiers in Libby prison gave her
some prominence, has been rendered
a first-clAss elerkship in the Post
Office Department by Postmaster
General Gresham, on the recon-
mendation of OfGeneral Grant. Miss
Van Lew was postmaster at Rich
mond during President Grant adj
ministration.
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Fatal Fall.

ERIE, July 12.-Michael Stultz, of
Waterford township, was working on
4 tall scaffoiding when his little !
year old daughter May, climbed the
ladder and reached the platform un-
known to her father. She was ad-
along the narrow plank to
meet him when, becoming dizzy
from looking down, she staggered
fell, and was Instantly killed on the
flags, sixty feet below.