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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

THE new postal law provides for
the issue of postal notes for sums of
So or less, payable to the bearer at
any time within three months from
date of issue. The charge will be
three cents, in addition to the
amount of the note. The fees for
money orders will be as follows Or
ders not exceeding $40, s cents be-
tween $40 and SIS, 10 cents be-
tween SIS and $50, Is cents; be-
tween $50 and $40, 20 cents; be-
tween $40 and $50, % cents be-
tween ESQ and $50, 80 cents; be-
tween $50 and SO, So cents; be-
tween SO and $50, 40 cents; be-
tween $50 and 800, 40 cents. No
money order is to be issued for a
greater sum than 500.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

An Elder was cramped with an ache,
81. Jacobs Oil did the pain slake;
He was so highly pleased,
That again he was creased,
And took a lot home to Salt Lake.
A soldier ON guard at Fort Wayne.
Was suddenly stricken with pain.
He thought he was gone,
But when he rubbed on
St. Jacobs Oil, was all right again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

AFTER a spirited debate, the DEM
ocratic Senatorial and Representa-
tive bills were passed in the House
on Friday last, By a strict party
vote. In the course CT the debate it
was charged, and admitted by the
Democrats, that the Senatorial bill
was unconstitutional. The Speaker
declined to rule on the question, and
left it to the House, and the Demo
Gratis voted 10 aman, constitutional
or unconstitutional" to pass the
bill.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

SCRANTON, March pa farmer,
named Peter Ward, living a short
distance from Carbondale, killed his
mother-in-law, on Monday night,
with an AK, and was lodged in the
County Jail here to-day. Ward is
about forty years old and has been
married about thirteen years. He
says his mother. n-law, Mrs. Dono-
hue, made his life miserable and in
a fit Of anger he struck the fatal blow,
although he did not intend to take
her lite. His victim was about sew
entv years of age.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Tgr Democratic State Commit

The Democratic State Committee
of Rhode Island. met at Providence
last week, and carried out its part of
the bargain, by nominating William
Sprague as its candidate for Gov.
ernor. Sprague has thus secured
both the Independent and Demo,
cratic nominations. Reform" could
not have assumed a more ridiculous
phase than in the selection of SO
sorry a representative.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Church Destroyed by Fire.

HoSEsDALE, March 20.-The en-
tire interior of Grace Episcopal
Church was Quilted by fire this after
moor. The grand organ was also
destroyed. The building caught on
fire from the overheated furnace in
the basement. the flames crawling
along the seats in front of the chan
eel to a large-pillar leading to the
Gothic ceiling above. The loss will
amount to $4,000. There is an in
surance OF $4,000 in the Hartford
Insurance Company.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

SAN FRANcfsco, March 21.-The
rainfall thus far has been light, and
fears are entertained that unless plen-
tifnl showers come before April list
the wheat and barley crops will be
almost q total failure, except in sew
eral of the coast counties, which may
be aided by fogs. The fruit and
grape yield promises to exceed that
of any previous year..
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Two Roughs Shot.

DENVER, March 23.-In Lake Val
ley at day-break yesterday Major
Fountains command surprised and
captured Jack Watts and William
Gillard, two notorious characters.
When the soldiers arrived at the
camp, and while they were unsad-
ding their horses, the prisoners
made a break for liberty. They had
gained a lead Of two hundred yards
ordered his men to fire
and both the mem fell dead, riddled
with bullets.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
A Students Confession.

LONDON, March 21.-The Clroni-
cle'S st. Petersburgh dispatch SAYS a
student who attempted to commit
suicide while IN a booth last month
has confessed that the nihilist COM
manded him to shoot the czar at the
banquet and fete given by the Fin
land regiment. The student was at
the banquet disguised rs a waiter.
His courage failed him at the last
and knowing his fate from
the nihilists he resolved to commit
suicide.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

WHEN Congress adjourned, the
Democratic organs and leaders, inn
mediately proclaimed that at the
next session they would take up
the tariff question and settle 1t
on Democratic free trade princi-
pies. The discussion that has since
sprung up among themselves, shows
such irreconcilable differences that
the shrewd leaders are now insisting
that the discussion be stopped, or
the party will split before the next
Congress assemblies. 1t ishoped that
when the next Congress meets, the
caucus and the party lash, will force
an agreement
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

ACCORDING to the reports of the
National Bureau OF Agriculture, In
diana now ranks as the first of the
wheat growing States, Ohio second
and Illinois third. The yield of
wheat in Indiana is 1876 bushels to
the square mile, and 1904 bushels to
fhe acre
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

The mouths of good many Dem
ocratic politicians are watering just
now, at the contemplation of the
Congressional and Senatorial dis
tricts the House proposes to make.
While licking their lips oyer the
prospective spoils, it might be well
enough for them to keep an eye on
the Senatorial lion that bars the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
sale of a Valuable Trotting Stallion

CHICAGO, March 22.-The trotting
stallion Jerome Eddy, record 2.16l,
was sold Yesterday to III. c. Jewett
& Co., of Buffalo, New York, for s25,-
600, the largest price ever paid for a
trotting stallion with the exception
of Smuggler and Piedmont. 1t had
been the intention to keep the ami
NAL on the turf this season, with the
expectation of his excelling his last
record, but his present owners have
taken him to Aurora, New Yorv,
and will place him on a stock farm
with the intention of permanently
retiring him from the track,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

THE members of the bar of BlaI
county held a meeting last week, and
entered ayigorous protest against the
proposed judicial apportioOment bill
which attaches Huntingdon to that
county for Judicial purposes. They
forcibly insist that the population Of
the county and its large legal bust
ness, entitle it to be a separate dis
trict, and point to the fact that In
diana and Cambria, with less popu-
l%ation, and not more than half the
legal business of Blair, are each
made separate judicial districts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
A Court Decision Which Brings Up
Historical "Reminiscences.
Philadelphia Times


The decision of Judge Mcpherson
in the Dauphin County Court, which
awarded the State Lunatic Asylum
SLOT % for the keeping of John C.
Knox and Patrick Donovan, is of
more than passing interest. Mr..
Knox is now deceased. His career
goes TO make up the history of Penn
sylvania. He was a member of the
Legislature, a Common Pleas Judge,
and in 1853 was chosen a member
of the Supreme Bench. He was
Governor Packers Attorney Gener-
al, and afterward practiced law in
this city. In 1877 he displayed
signs of insanity, and was removed
to the State Asylum upon the order
of the Court of this city. His finan-
ces had become reduced, and his
family was unable to support him
in a private asylum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Clicked TO Death.

UNIoNTowN, March pa man
named Henry Wathen choked to
death in Jail here this evening. He
had been on a four-weeks' spree and
was picked up by the police on the
streets in an almost exhausted and
perishing condition. He was given
some warm beef and corn when he
got in Jail, and while eating it he
dropped off his chair and died with
a few frantic struggles, as if choking
to death or dying from commissions.
He was a widower, forty-eight years
old, and leaves three children.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
A Big Crop of Beans.

BosroN, March 20.-The town OF
Mason, in Oxford county, Maine,
has elected the following officers :
Moderator, |. A. Bean Clerk, J. c.
Bean ; Select-men, j. H. Bean and
F. I. Bean; Treasurer, F. ]. Bean /;
Supervisor of Schools, ]. H. Bean /;
Agent, ]. c. Bean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

4 school teacher asserts that schol-
ars who have access TO newspapers
at home outstrip those in their stud
les who do not see the papers, be-
coming better readers and spoilers,
better grammarians, and writing the
best compositions, besides learning
geography and history quicker.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
How England Views Our Tariff.

LONDON, March 22.-The Times.
saws: The tariff law in the United
States is only a step toward free
trade, the prospects for which might
be cIouded ifthe prosperity of Amer
lea were checked or if the Democrats
were to shrink from their position
on the question. The alarm of the
Protectionists indicates how the pros
poets for free trade is at present
frightened.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
IT has often been asserted that tn,

IT has often been asserted that the
Democratic party had no principles
except the solitary one-"spoils"-
and the Rhode Island portion OF
that organization has just "owned
up At the convention last week,
that nominated Sprague for Gov
ernor, a Committee on Resolutions
reported that none were necessary,
and the campaign has actually been
begun, without the declaration OF a
single principle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Etna in Violent Eruption.

CATASIA, March 23.-rhe eruption
of Mount Etna is increasing in VIC
lence. A new crater has opened.
The lava threatens to overwhein
Vicolosi and other villages. The
people are fleeing from their homes.
The troops are assisting to save prop.
ertv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

GEv. BUTLER is assisting ex1Sen-
ator Sprague il his contest for the
Governorship Of Rhode Island, and
in return viii expect Sprague to Sc
cur for him the Rhode Island dele
CATION to the next Democratic con-
xention
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

QUEEN VICTORIA slipped and fell
a few days since, and bruised her
knee, and the press of London and
of New York and Philadelphia, has
since been filed with gush over the
slight accident. The Queen Of Great
Britain is a most estimable old lady,
but me sensational and exaggerated
reports of the trihing accident that
befel her are simply nonsensical.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

COMPTROLLER LAWRENCE, of the
Treasury has decided that, as Con-
gress made no appropriation to pay
the rebate which the law allows to
tobacco dealers. who may have a
stock on hand on the LIST of MAY
next when the tax reduction takes
effect, they viii have to wait for the
next Congress to make an appropri-
alton for thst purpose. The law pro
vides that manufacturers may be
paid the rebate in stamps, so they
will not suffer by havicg to wait for
ahe appropriation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Burglars at Bellefonte.

BELLEFoxrE, March 22.-An or
ganized gang OF burglars has been
actively at work in Howard for sew
eral weeks, several of whom have
been lodged in Jail here during the
last ten days. Friends have made
attempts to supply the prisoners
with tools to break Jail, and in a box
of food left at the Jail by a woman
to-day, Sheriff Dunkel found a saw
secreted-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

THE Tennessee Legislature has
passed a bill pensioning Confederate
and Union soldiers WHO los. an eye
or eyes during the late war, at the
rate of ten dollars per month. The
State stole money enough from its
creditors TO thus pension its soldiers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Dukes Says That He Has No ~Intentiou
of Going TO Harrisburg.

CoSxELLsvILLE, March 22.-An
old schoolmate and an intimate
friend OF Dukes was out in German
township yesterday and visited
Dukes. The latter told him that he
had never intended going to Har-
risburg and that he will remain in
Fayette county, but whether he will
practice law or not he would not
say. He proposes going to Union
town on SATURDAY..
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Discovering Big Deficiency.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 22.-The
directors of the Merchants and Plan
tiers Bank have been working on the
books of Ray, the late book-keeper,
and have a~scertained that the deficit
is fully 100000. The bank will
meet the loss by using $4,000 ofthe
reserve and accumulation and by
reducing the stock $4,000. These
amounts viii obviate any demand
on the stockholders.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

1t has been discovered at Harris,
burg that Section ID of Article ii OF
the new Constitution is not opera
tive In all its details. That section
directs infinitely the division of the
State into fifty Senatorial districts,
under restrictions as TO ratios and
prohibitions OF the uniting of coun-
ties, which, as a matter of applied
mathematics, viii not work.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Swiss Emigration TO America.

GENEVA, March 22.-Thc emigra-
ton from this country to America
has assumed alarming proportions.
Several districts are fast becoming
depopulated. 1t is stated the Gut
tannen is without an inhabitant.
The exodus is owing to the bad har.
vests and American competition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

BozEMAS. Mont, March 22.-Lew-
is and Nathan Lay. farmers, near
here, had a quarrel with Irwin Hun
ter, another farmer, and this MORN
ing Hunter was found dead in his
field - bis gun near him. The
Lay Ne Red, and . Sherfffs posse
are aft6r them. If they are caught
they will probably be lynched.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

issued for Dukes, and for several
witnesses, and Tuesday, the 9th
inst, was fixed for the hearing. As
a similar question has never hereto
fore been before the House, and as
a precedent viii hereby be establish
ed, the House, although not doubt
ing the guilt of Dukes. and its pow.
er to take immediate action, wisely
resolved to proceed with delibera-
ton and circumspection in the mat
<ar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Living with Three Bullets in His
Body.

UNIoyTowy, March 22.-To the
surprise ST everybody, John Kane is
still living. His physician is aston
ished at his tenacious hold upon life.
Two of the balls are in his abdomen
and one in his lung and still he bat
ties against death. Keightley is
threatened by Buck Collins, who Is
now in Jail. Kane's friends claim
that he had no pistol when he was
shot, but others say Collins had
taken it away before he was search
Il
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 20. The
friends Of Senator Cameron are high
ly gratiied with his progress towards
convalescence. 1t is not hoped that
he will be able to leave his room for
ten days yet, but he is able to sit up
at intervals and finds rest from the
change.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

DUKES now says that he does not
propose to 60 to Harrisburg, and
does not wan; the seat in the Legis-
lature. He is probably controlled
bv the same reason as the boy was
who didn't want any supper, which
was because he could not get il
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Blocked by Snow.

QUEBEC, March 20.-Owing to the
snow blockade no trains have arriv-
ed here since yesterday morning
and none are expected until tonight.
The train which left Montreal at 3
p. m. yesterday is snow bound near
Yamachiche.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

JoHSsTowN, Pa, March 23.-Yes-
terdav afternoon Mr.. William Eve,
constable OF Richland township. left
his home for the sugar camp. \ few
hours later his horse returned rider
less. 4 search resulted in finding
Mr.. Eye, in a sitting posture upon a
log near the camp, dead. Dr. Mar
bourg, beingsummoned, pronounced
it a case of heart disease. Deceased
was a man of family and a good and
respected citizen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
They Ran For The Doctor.

Some people are always running
for the doctor when the least thing
is the matter with themselves ortheir
children. OF course. the doctor likes
this, for he gets well paid for it. But
there are many occasions when the
judicious use of PERRY DAVIS PAIN
KILLER will do all the doctor can.
Mr.. K. V. Miller. of Syracuse, \. Y,
says he has for twenty years used
PAIN KILLER for miscellaneous fam
lily sicknesscs and that it is so val
liable that it ought to be kept in ev-
cry house.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Suspended by the President.

WASHINGTON, March 20. = The
president to-day ordered the suspen-
sion of Judge Everton }. Conger,
associate justice of the territory of
Montana, against whom charges of
drunkenness and gambling have
been preferred.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
IS Iss

THE Board of Pardons held its reg
ular monthly meeting at Harrisburg
on Tuesday Of last week, and all
applications were refused. The quail
ity Of mercy Is strained very closely
by our Democratic officials.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

An experiment was made a few
days ago on a telephone wire be-
tween New York and Cleveland, O.,
in which it was demonstrated that a
conversation could be readily carried
on between those points, a distance
of seven hundred and fifty miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
A Postmaster Lynched in Montana,

WASHINGTON. March %. - The
Governor of Montana sent the fol
lowing dispatch to the Post Office
Department to-day THE Vigilantes
at Greenhorn, Montanra, have re-
moved the Democratic Postmaster
by hanging. The Government fuel
must be scarce, as he was caught
barn-burning. The Office Is now
vacant. The sureties have oeen
notified to take charge of the Of
fee
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

The beet sugar factory to beput in
operation at York expects to work
up 10000 tons of beets per season,
from which will be manufactured
100000 pounds of sugarand $780,
900 pounds of molasses, There viii
also be a residue of pulp amounting
to 100 tons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

The Judges of the Berks court
are kept busy just now tearing as
sunder what God is supposed to
have put together. During the past
five months there have been thirty
divorces.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

A French mechanic has invented
an apparatus for recording the ex-
act speed of a train during its entire
run, including stoppages and start
ings. 1t has been tested and found
to work admirably.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
CURRENT TOPICS.

The Governor has signed the
death warrant of Silas Gray, convict
ed Of murder in Westmoreland Co.,
and refused a Communication of SEN
tence by the Pardon Board on Tues
day. Thursday, May "a, is fixed for
the execution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Fourteen Hundred Sheep Perish.

ST. LOUIS, March pa prairie
fire on the sheep farm of c. n. Crock
er, fifteen miles from Arkansas City.
Kansas, on Sunday last, destroyed
about 1.400 sheep.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

Texas now points with pride to
the condition of her public school
fund, and some of the citizens claim
that the time is not far distant when
it will be the best educated State in
the Union. The fund now consists
of over 100000, in interest bearing
bonds and money, and 100000
acres of land worth 81 80 per acre.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Mount Etra-


LONDON, March 21.-An eruption
of Mount Etna has occurred accom-
panied by an earthquake causing'a
panic in the vicinity. Several houses
nave fallen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

Reports from Des Moines, Iowa,
say the apple orchards have been
killed by the sever winter. One
farmer reports the loss Of 500 trees,
seventeen years old. The estimated
loss in the apple crop of that section
of country alone will be 100000
bushels. Small fruits are also dam
aged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Philip Coleman, late OF Jsnnsr Twp,
decd.
Lettersof administration on above estate having
been granted to The undersigned by the proper a1-
thority, notice Is hereby given to all persons IN
debted TO said estate TO make immediate pay
sent them duly aatheutica.sf for settlement ON
Friday, May =, lsss, At the late residence Of said
deceased.
NOAH 5. MILLER,
GEO. 4. PILE,
mar13 Administrator
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Respectfully,
G.. N. BOYD.
MAMMOTH BLOCK
SOMERSET, PA.
DULE TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE


To Harriet Brant, residing in Oxford, JohuE
county, Iswa, William PlseI. Amanda Ib-
Lucinda Hayman. Philip PiSel, and Sarah Pk
1.-THE latter q minor children OF Maria Ps
deceased, and samuel Plsel. husband Of -
Maria Pisel, deceased. residing in Beliz
county, Pa: Rudolph Keller, residing Il Be-,
ford county, Pa, Albert Keller. Charles Eslz
Russell Keller and John Keller, residing 4
Johnson county, Iowa children Of CathG-r
Keller, deceased, and George Keller. hsstE
Of said Catharine Keller, residing in johns
county, Iowa; Rudolph SsatIer, residing !
Cumberland, Nd; Lucinda BranL. rsss-
IN johnson, county. Iowa. Jane Barley, r1
ing IN Allegheny township, Somerset 0Eg
Pa Laura Bell Barley, Ida Lape, ChEa
Lape, and Albert Lape, (the last three IN
minors, children OF louisa Lape, decease1, -
John Lape, husband Of sail louisa Lspet
ceased, all residing IN Bedford county, p
heirs and legal representatives Of Ca.hz.1
Ho0n, late Of Allegheny township. Sguss
county, Pa, deceased.
You are hereby notinei to appear atan 0Ti
ans Court 70 be held At Somerset on MDuisE ~
Sd day Of April, ISIS. to accept or refuse u III
the real estate Of Catherine HOOn. dece1.EE
the appraised valuation or show cause VT.'
Should not be sold.
JOHN ]. SPANGLER
S~HE2IPP's OFFIoE, Shsrl
March :. lSs3.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

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