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The Evening critic., 1883-06-30

MEETING ,b Tas sTo5KaoLpERs Msc5Ina
Company will be held at the office of the Com
pany In the room OF the Washing gton Topographic
Company, of Washington. d. c. in the Fifemen's
in,surance % Building; In this city on SATURDAY,
Al SQ'CLOCK p. NJ, JULY ~, 1888, for the pur-
pose OF electing trustees for the ensuing year:
S. NJ BRYAN,
Ju2lwed6 sat-tdH Secretary.
The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.
rcsn NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

pa NoTIcE-TaE ANNUAL MEETING OF
H9S the stockholders of the National Union
Insurance Company of washington, for the cleo
ton of Directors, will be held at the ofce of the
company No. 8i3 Louisiana avenue. MONDAY,
JULY ., 1885, Polls open from to 2 o'clock p. m.
NOBLE d. LARNER, Secretary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
An Organized Band of Barn Burners

LoCKPoRT, N. Y, Sept. 19.-There
is almost reign of terror among the
Niagara county farmers on account
of the extensive operations of an APP
parently thoroughly organized band
of barn-burners. Hardly a night
passed that one or two large fires are
not TO be seen in the country around
this city, and the following morning
the lamentable news come in that
some prominent farmer mas had his
barn, stock, agricultural implements
and sometimes live stock destroyed
by the fiames-cause of fire I'm.
known. In many cases the entire
products OF the years labor are
swept away in an hour or two,
Many farmers who have suspicious
of neighbors IN connection with the
dastardly deeds fear to utter a
word, as they know not what will
occur next. In most cases the in
surance is small and certainly for.
bids the thought Of owners starting
the fires. Last night Charles Wyn.
koop, a prominent farmer, three
miles south of here, lost large barns
grain and implements, worth $1,000
On the night before two barns in
different parts of the country were
burned. No clue sufficient to war
rant arrests has ever been found.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
sno, HI. s~ee,he.rs BY Accident.

VINcENNEs, Ind, Sept. 1S.-Wil-
liam Cardinal, the barkeeper of Ell
dorado saloon, last night made a
cowardly attempt to assassinate
Henry Hauser, an old and respected
German citizen, and bailiff of the
Circuit Court. Cardinal has for a
long time been paying his attentions
to Hauser's daughter Mary, but
marriage bad been prevented by the
determined opposition of her father.
1t is supposed that last night Cardi-
nal, after drinking quite freely, start.
ed for Hauser's house with the de-
termination to have an understand
ing, and, if possible, secure the girl.
Upon arriving at their home on
South Front Street, and observing
Mary and her father seated in the
yard, it is supposed Cardinal chang
ed his mind, concluding he could
unobserved shoot Hauser and get
him out of the way. He then took
aim, but owing to poor marksman-
ship or the unsteadiness ofhis hand,
missed Hauser, the ball striking
Mary, passing entirely through her
left thigh and inflicting serious
wound. Cardinal was promptly ar
rested and jailed by Marshall Nc
Bride, and this afternoon was ar
raigned before Mayor Strouse. Ow-
ing to the inability of the wounded
girl to appear, he was bound over
until Friday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
Fatal Encounter.

DETROIT, September 16.-The
body of man has been found in the
woods eight miles from Cheboygan,
and identified as that of Frank Dew
ereaux. a homesteader who lived
near by. The surroundings show
that he mad been killed in a fight
with bear, which resulted fatally
for both, the body of the bear being
found near that of the man. The
body of Deveraux was found sitting
braced against log, where be had
evidently placed himself after his
fight with the bear. The mans face
and legs had been gnawed nearly
to the bone, one shoulder was dislo-
Gated, one eve gone and his abdo-
men torn open. The bear had been
shot through the shoulder, and, ag-
gravated by the wound, had made a
fierce attack upon his assailant. The
ground was torn up for distance OF
twenty feet around the spot, and the
prints of the bears teeth and bunch
es of hair were found on the gun
which Deveraux had used.
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Fearful Sunerings.

HALIFAX, September 18.--Captain
Alfred Gasston, of the bark Britain.
la. which was wrecked off the coast
on Monday last, tells story of fear
ful suffering. They were on the
wreck from Monday until Tuesday
afternoon, during which time a gale
was blowing and all hands were
compelled to remain on deck, expos
ed TO the fury OF the storm. Finally
they took to small raft. Hardly
had the people got on this when the
heavy sea washed off every soul and
the Captain and eight men were the
only ones who reached it. During
the night and following morning five
others were washed off in a similar
manner, leaving only four survivors
who were rescued by boat from
shore. Thirteen perished. including
the wife and four children of Captain
Gasston, all natives of England.
Two of the Captains children were
picked up, but died in few min
utes, either from fright or exhaust
ion. The following is the list of the
lost:
First officer, George Foye; second
officer, Arthur Holmes steward,
name unknown John Johnston,
Lewis Smith, Frederick Henderson,
Arthur Penthouse, Ernst Mellon,
Mrs. Emily Gasston and her four
children
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Sold His Wife.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, September q.
"A few days ago a Swede employ
ed in the Dry Hollow Ore Bank,
this county sold his wife, a buxom
Young woman to a brother Swede
for the consideration of s3l cash.
On wednesday last, after the lapse
of three or four days, the husband
who had thus made sale of his life
partner rued the transaction and ac-
cordingly demanded his wife. The
purchaser, however being satisfied
with his bargain. refused, whereup-
on a riot ensued in which about six
ty Swedes took part, several of whom
were badly beaten and a two, includ-
ing the legal husband of the woman
were shot, but not dangerously hurt.
The woman has refused to go back
to her husband, and, another and
more serious riot is in consequence
expected.
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Frightened TO Death.

San Francisco, Sept. 1S.-H.
Barnhardt, merchant of Guaymas,
has arrived here. He says the caus-
es of the disease will dissipate with
the first rain. The fever appears
there every Summer and no one
fears it. The violence of the fever
this year is due to want of rain.
The physicians increased the evil by
declaring the disease yellow fever.
This created such a scare that the
people lay down and died like sheep,
and from that moment the only busi-
ness done was lively trade in cof-
fins. The most of those who died
were of the poorer classes, who were
unable, owing to the scarcity of food,
to obtain proper nourishment. Many
of the sufferers drank cold liquors,
which induced congestion of the
brain, and caused almost immediate
death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
Encounter with Tramps.

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 15.-Two
tramps boarded a freight train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mari
eta last evening, and, climbing over
the tops of cars, met a brakeman and
Railroad Policeman Bergen, of Phila-
delphia. Drawing pistols the tramps
ordered the two men to throw up
their hands, which they did. I'm
mediately afterward the officer and
brakeman, catching the tramps off
their guard, grappled with them,
and seeing that they were being
worsted one of the tramps jumped
off the train and escaped. Officer
Bergen fired at the remaining one
who, putting his hand to his body,
fell from the train, apparently
wounded. The train, which was
running rapidly at the time, was
stopped, as soon as possible, but
nothing could be seen OF the tramp.
Their object is believed to have been
robbery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
A Terrible Storm.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 2O.-A
terrible hurricane occurred at Nassau
on the Sth instant. Many houses
were blown down. Fifty vessels
were wrecked. Sixty lives were lost
Among the vessels damaged was the
brig Peeress, Captain Dowse, from
Sagua for the Delaware Breakwater
which put into Nassau in distress
fell over and was seriously damaged
The schooner Mary Jane and Eliza
beth, Gaskell, from Baltimore Aug
II, fell over, filled and sank in port
She will probably be a total loss
The schooner VIM. B. Mackie
Captain Bowling, from New York
August q, ran aground, but got of
with some damage. The bark Eliza
White, condemned at Nassau, and
the schooner William H. Curry,
Captain Wark, Long Island, Baham-
as, for New York, went aground, but
will probably be gotten off. The
schooner Melissa Trask, Captain
Trask, for Boston, was driYen ashore
on the sands at Exuma. She is dis
masted. The brig Giles Roring,
Captain Evans, from New Work Aug
% for Matanzas, has put into Stirrup
Bay dismasted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
The Fastest Flve-Year Old.

The record of Jay-Eye-See at
Narraganset Park Providence, r. L.,
on Saturday last is looked upon as
wonderful. He is a black-gelding
owned by J. l. Case, of Racine
Wisconsin and is five years old.
This is his second season on the turf
and his record SATURDAY. of 2. 102
has been beaten by Maud S, by only
half second. The last card was
an announced attempt Of the gelding
to beat his record of 2.14. He was
brought out and sent a mile as a
warmer, after which the track was
scraped and he was sent for time.
Mr.. Bitter asked the judge not to
give him the word until he nodded.
After scoring a couple of times he
came down close to the fence and
nodded, and every stop-watch on
the grounds was started. About four
rods from the wire two gentlemen
We're looking over the fence and see
ing this the gallant black lifted his
head, but only for second, the quar-
ter was reached in thirty four seconds
the half in LOG! and the three-quar-
tiers in 1.39. Down the home stretch
he flew. and then it was seen that
he would beat the time. In 210f
he passed the wire and gained for
himself the title of King of the Turf.
Then and not till then was the silence
broken, and cheers went up, and the
band played Hail to the Chief"
and the crowds again cheered. Mr..
Case was the most delighted man on
the ground. He threw up his hat
and walking across the track and IL
to the grand stand, where Mrs. Case
was seated, he bent down and kissed
her twice. "Others beside Vandere-
bilt can own king" and by the
look III his face it was plain that he
was as the boys say, 'tickled to
death"
A purse of $1,000 was offered in
New York, for which Jay-Eye-See
and st. Julian record, 9Th, are to
compete on the 29th inst.
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Killed by . Harrow.

READING, September IA pain
full accident happened to FIVE year
old daughter of John Lash, in JEFF.
ferson township, near Bernville, this
county. The girl, it seems, had TAX
en- seat on top of a heavy harrow
that was loaded on sled. The child
either accidentally lost her balance
or attempted to jump off the sled
and was caught and dragged under
it, sustaining such injuries that she
died shortly afterwards. One arm
was broken, the other arm was cut
off by the teeth of the harrow, and
her head was most terribly mutila-
ted.
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Buried ia the Same Grave

DENVER, September 20-A spec.
ial dispatch to the Tribune from So.
caro-. n. NJ, says:
At one of the ranches of the Big
Four Cattle Company near here, on
Monday, Joal Fowler. a large cattle
dealer, met Ponley Forest and Bill
Childes, with whom he had had pre-.
vious trouble. Forest and Childs
commenced firing at Fowler, who
returned the FIRE, killing Childs.
Forest ran into house occupied by
a Mr.. MCGEE, who went to the door
and asked Forest to come out. In.
stead of doing 30, Forest fred, kill
ing McGee, whereupon Fowler sci
fire to the house. Rather than take
the chances of . shooting match
with Fowler, Forest put a ball thro'
his own heort. All three were bu.
ried in the same grave.
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AnOth er Crank.

WASHINGTON, September 1S.-A
crank appeared at the White House
this morning and asked for an aud.
ience with the President. He show
ed great disappointment when in
formed that the President was in
New York. He explained that he
had come all the way from Colorado
to crown the President King of Amer.
ica, which duty, he said, had been
committed to his charge by the Lord
Jesus Christ. The man gave his
name as Portroit, and said he was q
native of Germany. He was taken
in charge by a policeman.
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Burning His Fathers House.

WILKEsBARRE, September IL
Young Davidsburg, the son of the
wealthy jeweler here, who was yes
terday arrested charged with at
tempted arson, was released by May
or Broderick upon the promise of
his father to take him in charge.
But between the father and son the
best feeling does not exist, and to-
day about noon, during the absence
of the father, the young man at
tempted to burn the family resi-
dence, and would have succeeded
had not the flames been discovered
and instantly extinguished. The
young man was rearrested, and is
now lodged in the lookup again. 1t
is a very sad case, and the elder Da-
vidsburg is prostrated with grief in
consequence. 1t is the opinion of
some that the young man is not al
together accountable for his vile ac-
tiOnS.
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Fasting for Six days.

ST. JoHN's, N. F., September 19--
The French fishing schooner Mercu-
ry, which arrived at st. Pierre last
night from Grand Banks, picked up
on the 18th inst, two Newfoundland
fishermen, named Walsh and Mat
thews, who had been adrift in dory
six days without food or water.
They finally became delirious, and
Walsh opened his veins and sucked
his blood to quench his terrible
thirst. The men were so weak that
they had to be hoisted aboard the
Mercury with a rope. The Mercury
also brought Captain Hiscock and
three of the crew of the wrecked
Newfoundland banker MedianDa.
They could tell nothing of the fate
of the balance of the crew.
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Wife Murder.

New YORK, September lS.-Jas
Kemlo, a Methodist minister of New.
ark, New Jersey, to-day mad de-
termined attempt to kill his wife
Frances and then take his own life.
The couple visited the clergy,nan's
mother, in Brooklyn, and while
alone, quarreled, when, it appears,
the man drove a butcher knife into
his wife's throat, and then drawing
the weapon over his OWE throat,
jumped out of the window of the
room, which is ON the fourth floor
of the building. 1t is thought neith-
er can survive.
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Convicts Whipped.

WILMINGTON, September %
Thirteen convicts seven colored and
six white, were whipped at Newcas-
tie yesterday for larcenies and burg
laries. The cat was we'll laid on, and
in the case of James Nelson (white)
few drops of blood were drawn.
Benjamin Morse, convicted of steal
ing a watch from a woman and
threatening her with a razor, William
Brown and ]. A. James, all colored
got twenty lashes each and the re-
mainder ten. Brown suffered the
most. calling out: Lord have
mercy" at every stroke. The others
made no outcry.
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Horrible Accident.

SYRACUSE, September ia con-
struction train on the West Shore
Railroad going east at Z o'clock this
morning, struck a hand car four
miles east of this city. Fifteen plat
form cars with one hundred and fif-
ty workmen were piled up in mass.
Two men were killed and sixteen or
eighteen injured, several of whom
are not expected to live. The acci-
dent was caused by the hand car not
stopping in time.
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THE Democratic organs are doing
ELI crnhar;no tn show that the

The Democratic organs are doing
some tall cyphering to show that the
present Democratic Legislature, In
Guiding the extra session, will not
cost more than previous Republican
Legislatures. Suppose it does not
does that excuse the needless ex'
penditure of more than 100000 on
a useless extra session? Besides
the people were promised that this
should be an economical, Reform
Legislature, and it was on this prom
ise, and the charge of Republican
extravaganza, that they were induc-
ed to again trust the Democrats with
power. If the Democrats were eco
nomical at the regular session, the
worse fools they are making OF
themselves, by squandering s3Oo,oOc
on a do-nothing extra session.
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Mr.. Watterson foresees Democratic
defeat in Ohio and expresses his
digust as follows in The Louisville
Courier Journal: Eve have hither-
to mentioned that an Ohio election
once in each twenty years would
about meet the wishes of this great
and growing country. If further re-
marks are in order, we shall move
to strike out twenty and insert one
hundred as more fully meeting the
necessities of the case"
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Yellow Jack.

GURyMUs, September 20.-More
rain fell last night. Reports are ar.
irving daily that persons who fed
from here are dying in the interior.
There were ten deaths in the city in
the last "a hours. 1t is reported 600
persons are down with the fever.
AIsur, one Of the wealthiest men of
Sonoro, owner Of the famous Trindal
mine, died of fever yesterday at Her
mOeillO.
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Up to the 10th of this month
when, according to the resolution o.
the Republican Senate, the pay was
to stop, Pattisons extra session had
cost the tax payers ofthis State s299,'
000 Not content, however, with thi:
dreadful waste of money, the Gov
ernor, by his veto of the no-pay res
olution, is adding over $1,000 pc
day to the enormous sum already
sauandered. Reform" comes rather
high, but the people were last year
induced to vote for it.
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An Indians Revenge.

SANTA FE, September 19.-At Ma
sons cattle ranch, in the Zuni noun
tains, Jesus Mason, wealthy and
respected cattle man, was playing
cards with some friends to-day. A
herder, Navajo Indian, Gabriel by
name, who was intoxicated, entered
the room and made a noise. Mason
told him to go out. The Indian left
the hut and waited two hours for
Mason's appearance, when he step
ped up and shot and killed him in
stantly. Mason's people at once
seized Gabriel and riddled him with
bullets,
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Marrow Escape.

MAHANoY PLANE, September 20.
An immense volume of water
broke down into the workings Of the
Stanton Colliery, at Mahanoy Plane
this morning, and the mine was
flooded. The men were just able to
escape in time and all the mules
were gotten out save one, which
could not be reached by the miners
in time. The colliery may be idle
some time.
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Ex-State Treasurer Butler struck
the nail on the head when he said
that Chairman Hensel forgot some
thing when he stated that Livsey
had spent his life in serving two
people, the Queen and Chris Magee.
He spent several years in the war
fighting the friends of Mr.. Hensel
and the Democratic party in the
South. West Chester Republican.
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PrOba BILE Homicide.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept. 20.-Pst-
rick Doyle and Daniel Jacobs, OF
Waynesburg, got into an alteration
this morning in Jocob's drug store
Doyle was shot in the back, the ball
coming out at the front of his body,
Doyle was intoxicated and becoming
abusive the proprietor shot him
The victim is bleeding internally and
is not expected to recover.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
stung by a Copperhead Snake.

PorrsvILLE, September 20.-A man
named Potts employed at the car
riage works near Seven Stars, was
bitten by copperhead snake yester-
day. He had gone into shed to
look at a wagon and placed his hand
carelessly on plank lying on it.
While he looked under the wagon
his sleeves were rolled up, and
while thus engaged the snake struck
him on the arm. The limb be-
gan swelling at once and though the
man was stupefied with whiskey and
crushed onions tied on the wound
it was feared the bite would prove
fatal. The mans condition has
continued precarious since the affair
but he is now believd to be mending.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-26
Charles McComas Found.

FORT SCOTT, Ks, Sept. 1S.-Pri-
vate dispatches received here to-
night from reliable sources at Silver
City, n. NJ, by the Hon. E. F. Ware,
announced the finding of Charlie
McComas, the little son Of Judge and
Mrs. McComas, who were butchered
by Indians in Arizona some months
ago, aud report him in good health
The parties who have him claim the
$4,000 reward, which will be paid
No particulars as to his recovery are
given.
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THE Southern Bourbons are OPEN
ly serving notice on the Northern
Democrats that they must have a
fair division of the spoils, and claim
the right to name either the Presi-
dental candidate or the candidate
for Vice President.
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Psanters Fall Forty Feet.

ASHLAND, Pa, Sept. 2O-Henry
Clayton and ]. G. Bodine, painters
were painting a farm house at Foun.
tain Springs to-day, when the scat.
folding broke and they were precipi,
tated a distance Of about forty feet
The full extent of their injuries can.
not be aseertained at present, but
their condition is precarious.
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A Hot Reception.

TRENTON, September 20.-The res
idence of Sheriff Amos Sickel, of this
county, in this city, was broken into
about two o'clock this morning. AS
two of the burglars were entering the
Sherifi-s bed room he awoke and,
grasping his revolver from under his
pillow, fired three times. One of the
burglars jumped out of the window
and the other down a flight OF stairs.
They escaped unhurt. 1t is suppos'
ed the men expected to capture some
$500 which the Sheriff had in his
bedroom.
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THE Republicans of Cambria
county last week nominated Geo. NJ,
Reade, Esq. for President Judge,
John C. Gates for Prothonotary,
John III. Brown for Register and Re-
corder, and George H. Sharpe for
Director of the Poor.
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Cut TO Pieces by the Cars.

EAsrox. September 2O.-John
Feeley. watchman at the Jersey
Ceuiral Railroad crossing at West
field. attempted to save his brother
from accident there last night, and
while getting out of the way of one
train stepped in fronto another and
was cut to pieces. One arm and leg
had not been found at 10 o'clock
this morning. Part of his clothing
was found at one station and his
teeth atauother.