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Politics and Murder.

BALTIMORE, October 11.-Shortly
before II o'clock to-day Jas. Busey
and Washington Thater, two well
known politicians, got ints a contro'
versy in front of City Hall in refer
ence to the fairness of the late pri,
mary election. Busey represented
one faction of the Democratic party
and Thater another. While the men
were quarreling, VIM. f. Haring,
another celebrity, took Thaters
part. In the heat of the quarrel, il
is said, Busey struck at Thater. In
an instant Haring drew AZ calibre
English bulldog pistol and fired
point blank at Busey. The latter
returned the fire with heavy Smith
& Wesson repeater. In five seconds
as many shots were fired,
The infuriated men fought each
other forward and backward in the
middle of the street now clinching
and then separating; which, with
the fleeing crowd seeking protection
behind every convenient object, and
in doorways, while women tainted,
made a scene worthy of frontier
town. At length, with his pistol
empty, Busey fell mortally wounded
in the door way of No. 4 engine
house. with four bullets in his body,
one through the abdomen and above
the heart, and two in the shoulder.
Haring fell on him and was beating
him over the head with his weapon
when the police arrived on the scene.
Busey is dying. This man is one OF
the most notorious characters in the
city, bully at the polls, ballot
box stuffer, repeater, and one OF
those men essential in perpetrating
the ring rule in this city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
a Prisoner Escapes.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, Oct. 10.-Wm.
Limberlain, professional thief, who
was awaiting trial for assaulting Of
ficer Decker, of this city, effected his
escape this evening by boldly walk
ing out of the front door of the jail
while the sheriff's family was at sup.
per. This makes the twentieth pris
oner who has escaped from Sheriff
Gissinger's custody within twelve
months. The building is in dilap.
idated condition and is wholly in.
adequate as a place of incarcera.
tion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Tepsibie Railroad Accident.

PITTSBURGH, October i3.-A Chron.
icie special from Uniontown says
As the II a. VI. train on the South.
west Road today was approaching
Lemont Station, tour miles north OF
UnioLtown 1t was run into by All
engine at the furnace siding with
terrible effect.
The regular engineer was not on
duty aud the little furnace ''dinky'
was being manned bv a young man
who seems to have known nothing
about his business and was running
at rapid rate towards the crossing
When he saw collision would be
inevitable unless he checked
up instead of staying at his
post and stopping his engine as the
passengers say he could have done
he reversed the brakes and leaped
of letting the engine go crashing
broadside into the middle car OF the
passenger train.
Their were eighteen persons in
the car, and the scene was frlghtful.
Men, women, and children were
Knocked out of their seats in every
direction and few escaped being
mangled, burned. or scalded. The
car took fireinstuntlv and was wrap
ped in flames almost before the pas
sengers could be po,tei. out. 1t was
entirely consunted.
The most of the passengers were
bespattered with blooded and SCOT
but miraculously as it may seem no
one was killed. The worst injuries
were sustained by Mrs. Cashier
KuuX aud her two little children, OF
Connellsville. She Is badly bruised
cut and scalded and the extent OF
her injuries Is lot yet known. One
Of her children had It's ieg brok-
en- and both were scalded about
the face.
Mr.. J. X. Ritnour and wife were
bruised and burned but their chill
dren escaped serious injuries.
James Leepcr of Pittsburgh, had his
shoulder hurt. Mr.. and Mrs. Chew
of West Brownsville, were bruised
and cut. J. l.. Woods Of Uniontown
was cut Oh the head and hand.
About a dozen received slight inju-
ries. The marvel is that nearly all
the passengers in the middle car
were rot killed.
State-Treasurer Bailey was in the
front car, and escaped unhurt. The
cause of the accident is not satisfac-
torily explained.
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Two Solitary Paupers

WILCOX, October l0.-Elk County,
with its $1,000 inhabitants, has but
two paupers, and these are not na-
tives of the county. There having
been no call for an almshouse, the
subject has never been discussed.
One of the two mendicAnts thrown
upon tbs county Is kept in the Allie
gheny county almshouse and the
second was taken to Erie county
last week, both being maintained at
the expense of Elk county.
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Cut Her Throat.

CoNNELL:vILLE, October 10
Julia Shift bauer, German lass, 16
years Of age, committed suicide by
cutting her throat with a razor at
Bridgeport, a mining village near
Mt. Pleasant The inquest held to-
day developed the fact that her par
ents had beaten and abused her be-
cause she refused to wed her cousin,
she being in love with another man,
and that, crazed by love and grief,
she committed self murder. The two
suitors for the girls hand met at the
inquest to-day and quarreled over
the corpse. Had it not been for the
interference of mutual friends a
double tragedy would surely have
followed.
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Killing Justified.

DANvILLE, October 11.-John A
Ferguson, who fatally shot police
man Parks on September 9th last
while the latter was trying to arres
him. was OR trial yesterday and to-
day in the Hastings Court on &
charge of murder. This evening tn,
jury returned verdict of not guilty
The jury acted on the grounds tha
there was no legal warrant for the
arrest of Ferguson and under in
structions of the Court, that mar
has a right to defend himself, ever
to killing an officer who is endeav
oring to arrest him without a war
rant.
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Don CamerOn's Health.

WAsHI NGrou, October IA pri.
vate cable dispatch Published here
to day says Senator Cameron's con-
tinued iEdisposition causes the
greatest anxiety to his friends. The
doctors insists that he maintain
perfect quiet and that be remain in
Europe until next spring. Excite
ment of any kind is prohibited.
Next June is the time set for his re-
turn to America.
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Circus kiot.

yoEEsTowN. October 10.-The
Hoodlums raised a riot at Fore
paugh's circus here last night. a
number of shots were exchanged by
both parties. During the melee,
Willie Harris had his skull fractur.
ed, Jacob Horner his leg broken and
head injured, and Wm. Williams
head and body badly bruised.
Numbers of other persons sustained
injuries more or less serious.
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Shot by a Woman.

PAoLA, October 10.-An unknown
man w2s shot and killed here last
night by Moll BLACK, a notorious
woman. She says he attempted to
force his way into her house and she
shot him to protect herself. From
marks found on his clothes the dead
mans name is believed to be Curran.
He was stranger here.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Accidentally Hanged

LANCASTER, Pa, October IL
George Cromer a carpenter, of West
Willow, this county, was accidental
ly hanged at that place yesterday
afternoon. He was working on the
upper floor of a building when he
is supposed to have been seized with
an apoplectic fit and falling between
the rafters he was caught by the
neck and strangled to death.
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4 Rebel Postage stamp.

RICHMOND, October l0.-A letter
upon which a Confederate two cent
stamp was affixed passed through
the mails here to-day without being
detected by postofiice authorities.
The stamp bears some resemblance
to the new one of the same denomi-
nation just issued by the government
in color and the style of workman
ship. 1t is thought unless proper
precautions are observed old rebel
stamps will be revived and put into
active use.
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n Chicken-Thief.

TRENTON. October 11.--A gray
haired old man named Richard
Clark OF Hamilton township appear
ed before the Mercer County Court
to-day to plead to an Indictment
against him by the last grand jury
1t is charged that he has been rob
bing the farmers of this county ex-
tensively for months past. The old
mans back is loaded with shot fired
into HIM on his different midnight
exploits among farmers hen-coops
There were twelve indictments
against the old man and he pleaded
not guilty to them all. His trial
was set down for next Wednesday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

The election in Iowa last week,
resulted in a clean Republican vic
tory. Notwithstanding the com
bined efforts of the Democrats,
Greenbackers and Liquor Dealers,
the Republicans elected their Gov,
ernor and State ticket by majority
of 10000, and secured large MAORI
ties in both branches of the Legis-
lafDrp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

BEFORE the election in Ohio, the
Democrats insisted that the issues
there were purely local, and the re-
suit would have no political signifi'
canoe. Now, it is claimed, that the
result makes sure the election of a
Democratic President next year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

On a very heavy vote, perhaps the
heaviest vote ever polled, Ohio has
gone Democratic by a majority of
probably ten thousand, electing a
Democratic Governor and a Demo
cratic Legislature, that in due time
will choose Democratic United
States Senator.
That the people of Ohio have
changed their opinions in regard to
the tariff, or upon any of the dis
tinctive issues that have hitherto
given victory to the Republican par
ty, cannot be truthfully alleged. No
sensible man doubts that the major
ity is as true as ever, TO the prlnci-
pies of which President Garfield was
the representative when elected, and
none believe that in one iota, has
public detestation of Democratic
methods been abated. The struggle
was not a square stand up fight be-
tween the two parties, but turned
strictly upon local issues thrust into
the canvass by the Prohibition zeal
ots. The Scott law, which was an
honest endeavor to restrict largely,
and tax roundly the traffic in liquor,
in accordance with the wishes of the
people, and an amendment TO the
Constitution totally prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of ofintoxicating
beverages. were both before the vo-
ters.
The temperance people insisted on
making total prohibition the test,
and thus by driving away a large
and respectable vote, not yet pre-
pared to go to extreme lengths on
the temperance question, and as 1t
is alleged, by trading votes for the
Democratic candidate, in return for
votes for the Amendment, have
thrown the State into the hands Of
the Democrats, and subsequent legis-
lation into the control OF the liquor
interests, who supplied the funds to
carry on the campaign against
them.
The result in Ohio. therefore, sig
nifes little else than a crushing de-
feat of the over Jealous temperance
element, and an alliance between
the Democratic party and the free
rum-ard-no-Sunday elements to con-
troll future legislation.
That the issue of the campaign is
preludicial to the interests of the
Republican party, it is useless to
deny, but that it proves that the
Democratic party is In a majority in
Ohio, it would be sheer folly TO as
sert It's exactly such Democrat
ic victory as We had in Pennsylvania
last year, and it, like the election of
Pattison, has no bearing upon the
Presidential election of next year,
excep5 in so far as it weakens the
party by divisions on minor subjects,
and leaves heart burnings and disap-
pointments hard to eradicate.
The politician who places Ohio in
the Democratic column, because of
the result of last weeks election.
will have ample reason to change
his opinion before the close of next
year. Like the victory in this State,
il will react upon the victors. II
the voters of Pennsylvania had the
opportunity TO reconsider their work
of last year, it is very certain that
Pattison would be relegated to pri-
vate life, and so, after the people OF
Ohio have tasted the fruits of one
session of unrestricted Democratic
legislation, they will curse the hour
they were induced to grasp at the
shadow and lose the substance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
A Murderers Struggle

CLEVELAND, October 12-Jack
Radford was to-day hanged at Ere.
mont for wife murder committed
last October. He made fierce fight
against the officers, and cried, Let
me 60, you 'hellions,'" and shower
ed blasphemy and obscene epithets
upon them. After being dragged
to the scafIold he tried desperately
to break away and jump from the
platform. With much trouble he
was bound. and the moose adjusted,
the drop falling at five minutes past
noon
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

The stand taken by the Democrats
in Ohio and Iowa, in favor of free
rum, makes it evident that the policy
OF that party in the coming Congress
will be to force the entire abolition
of the internal revenue taxes on
spirits, beer and wine, in order to
make free whisky a leading issue
against the Republican party in the
Presidential canvass of next wear.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Sherman Elected in Iowa by 10000.

CHICAGO, October ia special
to the journal from Des Moines,
Iowa says: Sherman's plurality will
reach 10000. Complete returns from
iiftv-niue counties, which include
heavy Democratic districts, give
1890, and partial returns from the
remaining counties give him 1900.
His majority will not be less than
l2,000. The lower House is close.
The Republicans now have "a and
and the Opposition IL. OF the re-
naming > the Republicans will get
3. The Senate now stands: Repub-
licans, 81 ; Opposition, s; in doubt,
). Judge Cook is elected to Con-
gress III tie Sixth district by a small
maieritv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

AMERICAN credit is to-day better
than that of any other Nation on the
face of the globe, and the Secretary
of the Treasury is preparing to issue
bonds at two per cent. Does any
body believe that that the Demo
Gratis, who couldn't borrow a few
thousand dollars at 6 percent, when
they were last in power, would dc
any better if they were again placed
in control?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

WHEN you go to cast your ballot
don't forget that the Republicans
have frequently tried to adjourn the
extra session of the Legislature, and
that Pattison vetoed the joint reso-
luton fixing the date of adjourn
ment: thus continuing the session
at a daily expense to the tax payers
Of go Oq6
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Murderer Lynched.

CHATTANOOGA, October 10.-The
negro who murdered policeman
Street, of Huntsville, Alabama, on
Monday, by splitting his head open
with an AK. was taken from Jail last
night by fifty masked men and
hanged. He refused to give his
name. His confederate is still at
large. A heavy reward is offered for
his arrest
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

IT is reported that Mr.. Blaine has
been offered 100000 for his new
book, From Lincoln TO Garfield,
but has finally agreed to take $751;
900 cash and fifteen cents royalty on
each copy sold. The work is to be
issued in two volumes, and will
doubtless be most valuable contri-
button to historical literature. Mr..
Blaine is blessed with remarkable
memory, is an easy and graceful
writer, and took a leading part in
the politics of the country during
the eventful period EN- braced in the
scope of his coming volumes. No
man is better fitted to write From
Lincoln to Garfield" than is James
G.. Blaine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

INsPrRlTED by the result in Ohio
Chairman Hensel has already an.
nounced that the Democrats intend
during the next three week, to make
a most vigorous campaign ia thi,
State, and that all their big guns viii
be put on the stump, This is fan
notice to Republicans that there il
no child's play ahead of them, anc
should inspire every member of oul
party with a determination to go tc
the polls and do his full duty.
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Killed AZ the Card Table.

FAYETTEVILLE, October 10.-U. S.
Deputy Marshals Sperry and Wealth
erforth, while guarding some Indian
prisoners on Monday night, quarrel
Ell over = game of cards, drew revol.
vers and killed each other, one firing
three and the other seven shots with
revolvers.
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next wear.

LET the voters bear in mind that
our Dem ocratic Governor and his
party are responsible for the present
outrageous extra session Of the Leg
islature, which takes over s5oOOevery
day from the pockets OF the taxpay-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

EVERY Republican voter in Som
erset county should determine to
work from now until the election for
the success of the whole ticket.
Pennsylvania must lead the column
,aaNt raar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

THE loss of Ohio should act as a
trumpet call to all true Republicans
in Pennsylvania. We can win, and
we mean to do it. On a full vote,
Pennsylvania is Republican by at
least twenty Thousand. Get out the
vote, and victory is assured !
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

SINCE the first of January last
our Democratic Legislature has been
in continuous session, eating up the
substance of the people, and giving
us nothing in return for this profit.
gate waste of money. Judgment will
be entered in the case on the sixth
day of November. Every Republi
can voter is on the jury, and the
man that shirks his duty is not d
good citizen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

MANY OF the editors ard politi.
clans, of the State that last year as
sisted to scuttle the Republican ship,
are now busily engaged in trying to
plug up the holes and repair the
damage they caused. They now see
the effect of the suicidal policy they
pursued.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

PATTIsoN's extra session of the
Legislature has cost, up to this date,
s411,S1S,00. 1t still continues in
session at the cost of s3096 for each
and every day, waiting for the pub
lie verdict. Let it hear from you,
"boys," on the 9th day of November
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

II the Republicans of this State
will all vote early-vote straight and
without scratch-at the coming
election, the majority will be large
enough to satisfy the entire country
that Pennsylvania means business IN
1874
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

IT is alleged that the wool grow
ers of Ohio voted the Democratic
ticket because they were offended at
the slight reduction of duty on wool
made by the last Congress, whereup-
on the Philadelphia Record, a free
trade journal, bluntly remarks,
They can surely have no expecta-
ton that a Democratic majority in
Congress will ever raise the duty"
We have often heard of the man who
bit off his nose to spite his face.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

THE Democrats are of course, Ju-
bilant over the result in Ohio. The
Journals of that party are adorned
with multitudes of Growing cocks
iubilation meetings are being held
in all the Democratic strongholds OF
the State. and a vigorous effort is
being made to enthuse their voters
for our coming election. This will
only stir up Republicans and incite
them TO increased efforts.
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FoR COUNTY SURVEYOR :
WILLIAM BAKER. Milford Twp

DURING the month of September,
the National debt was reduced sl4,-
707 ,229, which is another argument
in favor of Turning the rascals
OUT
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Denver DOings.

Mr.. J. A. McBeth, Pacific Express
Office, Denver, Col, was cured by st.
Jacobs Oil of an excruciating pain
in the neck, and also toothache.
One application did the work.
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THE man who stays at home and
refuses to vote at the coming cleo
ton, should move at once TO some
other State. Pennsylvania is not the
place for such spiritless drones.
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FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR:
REUBEN W0Y, Somerset Bor
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
F. w. BIESECKER, Somerset Bor
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REPUBLICAN, STATE TIcKET.

FOR STATE TREASURER:
WILLIAM LIVSEY, Allegheny Co.
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ENERAL ELECTION PROC.
LAMATION.

WHEREAS, in and by an act of General As
sembly of the Commonw ealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled AN act to regulate the general elections
within this Common wealth." 1t is enlOined upon
me to give public notice of said elections and to
enume.ate in said notice what officers are to he
elected L. JOHN ]. SPANGLER High Sheriff
OF the county OF Somerset, do hereby make known
and give this public notice TO the electors OF the
county of Somerset, that a General Election will
be held in said county on Tuesday the
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FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
JEROME b. NILES, Tioga County
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REPUBLICAN, CourTY TICKET.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-13

with so many useful hints as 10 different
and profitable methods of housekeeping
domestic management, and all such mat.
ters both helpful and entertaining. We
are natu ally II pushing, enterprising
people, but II rank growth is never a
wholesome one, and with our hurried lives
hurried in eating, drinking and fastening
from one duty to another we prove,
1t seems to ME. the truth of an old proverb,
although the application is perhaps new
one. "There is that withholdeth more
han is meet but it tendeth to poverty"
Aunt Jennie was right. Nature will
have her dues sooner or later; an exact
ing mistress she, and attempting with.
holding her rights will only provoke
towards foreclosure on her part the mort
gage sine holds on our estate both tempo.
raj and physical. Have you noticed how
old people. those whose earlier ambitions
are dead, regretfully reflect on having
allowed their former zeal to run away
with their discretion?
"lf only hadn't worked so hard that
cold spring to finish tho cleaning quite so
soon, | shouldn't have had this cough
fastened On me for all these years"
IF | could only have peen contented
with doing n full days work in twenty
four hours, shouldn't have been burdened
all my declining days with this poor lame
back.''
Don't tear about so, dear. You won't
be any stronger for it little while hence,
depend upon it you won't And let me
add, my reader, dear grandma kaoaUs.-
Mrs HLrriet A. Cleever, in Christian at
york..