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

New YORK, March pa large
number of visitors (among whom
were many ladies' called at the City
Hall to-day to see the coffin contain
ing the remains of John Howard
Payne. During the day a constant
stream of visitors passed in and out
of the room where the body Law,
guarded by the Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Board of Aldermen. Some OF
the ladies scattered flowers on the
casket.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Gill
more's Band ranged themselves on
the steps of the City Hall, and a
minute later the strains OF Home,
Sweet Home" were borne over the
crowd of uncovered people on the
plaza in front of the hall. Nearer,
My God. to Thee" the band next
played, followed blythe Lost Chord
and the "Doxology." As the coffin
containing the remains of Payne was
borne down the broad stairway the
music of the song that has made the
dead mans name a household word
again burst forth. As the hearers
received the body the "Star Span
gled Banner" was played and, pre-
coded by a platoon of police, the
funeral cortege moved up Broadway
to Canal street, thence to the Penn
sylvania Railroad Depot, where the
remains were delivered to Mr.. Cor
coran's representatives, by whom
they were taken to Washington on
the 9 o'clock train.
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AFiendish Outrage.

LANCASTER, March 2l.-In Kauff-
mans Park, an improved piece of
timber land just outside the town of
Mannheim, ten miles north of this
city, some OF the residents of the
neighborhood yesterday found a wo-
man almost burned to death by the
side of a fire, such as tramps or
gypsies build in travelling through
the rural districts. Her clothing was
destroyed, her face and body burned
to a crisp and her eyesight almost
gone, though she was conscious and
able to tell the story of her injuries.
1t seems that her husband, Charles
Horn, with his wife and three chill
dren, living in the northwestern part
Of the county, were put out of their
house on Monday for failure to pay
the rent, and the weather being
pleasant they took to tramp life on
the road, beginning peddling and
camping in the woods. She says that
while her husband had gone to town
and her children we're off in another
part OF the woods she was assaulted
by a tramp. who threw Goals of fire
over her and when she was helpless
ly involved in flames ran off and
left her to suffer her fate. There is
no confederation of her story, except
that a rough looking stranger, who
gave his name as john Laugh, was
arrested in the vicinity and tallies
with her description of her assailant.
He has been lodged in Jail and the
family of the victim and herself are
being cared for by the citizens, but
her death is certain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
Blaze Among Cotton.

COLUMBUS, March 22.-At one
o'clock this morning the Fountaine
Cotton Warehouse was destroyed by
fire. 1t was owned by Abe Illges
and kept by Hatcher & Brannon.
Thirty-four hundred bales of cotton,
forty rolls of bagging, three hundred
bundles of ties, twenty barrels of
syrup, forty-one bales of donestics,
besides other property on storage,
were burned. The Columbus bag
ging factory had on storage $1,000
worth of bagging. Everything ex-
cept the Office furniture is a total
loss. The loss is estimated at $780,
900; insurance on the building and
contents, s145 600, carried by differ
ent companies represented by agents
in this city.
RALEIGH, March 22.-The Eureka
cotton mills at Mount Airy, n. c.,
were entirely destroyed by fire at 3
o'clock this morning. The fire is
believed to have been started by in
cendiaries for the purpose of rob-
berry. The mills were OF brick and
four stories high. The loss ON the
building and machinery is estimated
at $4,000; insurance, $4,000. One
hundred people have been thrown
out of employment.
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Assassination

PEORIA, March 25-Three weeks
ago Enoch and Edward Noble, faith
er and son respectively, were tried
for the murder Of Jonathan Walga.
mot. near Glasford, this county, in
September. The trial resulted in
the acquittal of the accused. Much
surprise and indignation were felt at
the verdict, and an indignation
meeting was held at Glasford, at
which resolutions denouncing the
Jury were passed and hedefendants
were hanged in effigy. Threats were
freely made that if the Mobiles re-
turned to Glasford they would be
lynched. The Mobiles, after their re-
lease. rented a farm in Tazewell Co.
Ed. Noble, accompanied by a young
er brother, returned to their former
home after some cattle, which they
gathered up and started for Tazewell
county. After they had proceeded
about five miles along the public
highway a shot vas fred from am
bush, and Ed. Noble fell from his
horse dead. The assassin escaped,
and has not been captured.
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Confession ofTrain Robbers.

OZARK, Ark, March u. The
Johnson brothers, two of the robbers
of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad train, imprisoned here,
have confessed the crime. Cave
Johnson says the party organized at
Mrs. rierdon's, but the plan was not
entirely completed there. but there
was an under; landing that the train
was to be captured and robbed.
They adjoured and met at Mulberry,
where the plan was matured in the
woods near the town. The intention
was not kill any one, save in self
defense, and to Svoid bloodshed IN
less absolutely necessary. The shoot
ing Was done under excitement,
and was entirely unnecessary. jim
Herdon, who was captured this
morning near Huntsville, Madison
county, fired the shot that killed
Conductor Cain. Herdon went to
Mcdonald, of the gang, to stop the
shooting, but Med onald shotat him,
supposing ne was a passenger, when
Jim shot Mcdonald in the face.
The original plan was to capture the
train and rob the passengers. Cave
Johnson is an e:l-Federal soldier
now drawing a Government pen
sion.
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UNIoNTowN, March 21.-John
Kane, a leader of the Mollie Ma
CURES of Fayette county, was this
evening pierced with four balls from
a pistol in the hands of Superintend-
ent F. c. Keighly, of the Youngstown
Coke Works, four miles from here.
Kane had lately been discharged for
organizing a force of striking miners
and driving new men out of the
pits.
He was also ordered to leave the
house he occupied, which belonged
to the company. This so enraged
him that be threatened Keighly's
life, and yesterday came to Union
town and got drunk. This afternoon
he entered the court and threatened
Congressman Boyle, who had prose-
cuted him for the murder of Maurice
Healy, but was elected from the court
by an officer.
He then returned to the works and
entered a store, where he renewed
his old trouble with Keighly. The
superintendent told him to get away,
but Kane pressed him and pushed
him into a corner, at the same time
attempting to draw q revolver, but
Keighly, quickly drew a pistol and
fred four shots into his body, one
passing clear through. Keighiy then
came to town and delivered himself
up.
Great excitement prevails, and it
is feared an outbreak may occur.
Kane was one of the men arrested
for the murder of Maurice Healy, at
Dunbar, but was afterward released.
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CHICAGO, March pa dispatch
from Braidwood, says that early
Saturday morning a pit boss of the
Diamond mine, descended to the
bottom and, after exploring for a
short distance in different directions,
finding several places where the
mine had caved from the effect of
soaking by the water and discover
ing the black damp plentiful. he
went into the south working which
he found in a better condition than
the others. About five steps from
the starting point he found the body
of one of the drowned miners, water
soaked and bloated beyond recogni-
ton. Without proceeding further
he returned to the surface, and a
consultation being held it was deci-
ded to keep the matter quiet for fear
that large crowds would assemble
about the mine before the regular
search party entered. The secret
leaked out to the Tribune correspond
ent, however, and the story was told
in the paper this morning.
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Fr,ghtful Explosion.

SHENASDoAH, March pa terrif-
ic explosion of gas secured this
morning in Packer Colliery No 2,
operated by the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, by which Martin Tooley,
VIM. McAndrew, and James Muir
raw, all of Lost Creek, and William
Lehman & Son, of Girardville. and
a Pole, were shockingly burned. The
party were searching for some tim
Der, and Tooley, who was carrying a
naked lamp, entered an old breast.
An explosion OF black damp imme-
diately followed, causing the utmost
excitement.
All the men were burned almost
beyond recognition, and were sent
to the surface as soon as possible.
The news of the accident had, in the
meanwhile, spread, and at the moath
of the shaft an excited crowd OF wo-
men and children were gathered,
overcome by grief, as a husband, or
father, or relative was brought to the
surface. The men were at once tax
en- to their homes, where it is feared
that all will die. The mine was not
much injured. So many mining ac-
cidents have occurred of late that
there is q very uneasy feeling among
the miners, and they have lately
been more careful about carving ma
ked lamps. To-day's accident will
more than ever make them careful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

MAINE is looked upon as a prohi-
bition State, but somebody, having
an inquisitive turn of mind has rath-
er knocked the conceit out of that
idea. He made an examination of
the books of the Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, at Portland, and truly
embodied a strange tale: In 172
town and cities, it was found that
1,162 Internal Revenue licenses ex-
listed, of these, Bangor, the capital,
had 154. and Portland, the principal
city. 2l2. 1t is estimated that the
places where liquor is sold illegally
number fully 1000 in the State,
good judges placing the number in
Portland alone at 200. If these fig
ures do not lie, il cannot be a very
difficult thing for men TO get all the
drink they want in the State of Neal
Dow. The question naturally ARISES:
How ian the Government COL
lect license fees from so many, and
the State authorities be blind to the
prosecution of the business they are
engaged in?
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johnson. OF Johnstown.

YOUNGSTOWN. March "a. Some
time ago William B. Johnson left
his wife and home and went out to
board. His wife has since been liv-
ing on Pearl street and Mr.. John
Pleis has been living with her as a
boarder. About half past six O'Clock
this evening johnson met Pleis on
Clinton street, and accusing him OF
undue intimacy with his (Johnson's)
wife threate 1ed to kill him and pro-
ceeded 10 plmmei him in fine style.
Pleis saved himself by precipitate
flight down Main street. Johnson
went toward home and met Mr..
Theodore Fockler, whom he accused
of interfering in Plels' behalf, and
sailed right into him. This done,
Johnson went to his wife's residence
and whipped her shamefully he
tore the pictures from the walls, kick
ed over the table and smashed the
furniture. Johnson is in the lookup.
Mrs. johnson has made information
before Justice Strayer charging ag-
gravated assault and battery and
surety of peace.
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Bold Burglary.

GREENsBURG, March %. Last
night one of the boldest robberies
ever perpetrated in the State with
and degree of success took place at a
grocery and variety store at Viewers
old stand. The burglars effected an
entrance into the store, picked up
goods amounting, to $500, consist
ing of groceries, ready made cloth
ing, cutlery, dry goods, crockery,
boots and shoes and a lot of cheap
jewelry, loaded them into their wag-
on and drove off with their plumber.
In addition to the above they secur-
ed a large amount of money. They
were seen this morning near Irwin,
Pa, driving rapidly in the direction
of Pittsburg, but to this writing have
not vet been overhauled.
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Drowned by the Tidal Wave.
Rochester Post-Express. tRep.)

Rochester Post-Express- tRep-)
OF the three "tidal wave" Gov
ernors, Butler is the only one whose
head now peers above the water.
Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania,
is virtually unheard of; he has gone
TO join the nameless and the dead.
Cleveland viii retire to private life
at the end of his term. He may
sometime become Mayor of Buffalo
again, but no one now thinks of him
as a Presidential candidate. An at
tempt to spread him out so as to
cover the United States would re-
duce him to a gossamer too fine to
be seen through a microscope of the
highest magnifying power.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

Ex-Governor SPRAGUE, the can
didate for Governor of the party
without a platform or principle, de-
clares the sole issue of the campaign
is against the ring" which governs
the State. So Rhode Island is to
have q struggle of one little ring
against another little ring, with the
distinct announcement that no prin-
ciple is involved the spoils of office
being the only thing at stake. This
is not a very exalted notion of Ere
FORM" but it is a more c~reditable and
honest position than the one occu-
pied by the "reformers' in this State
at the last election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

ln ths Clnelunatl Knqulrer tDem.l

krCn tue Siucinush knJunsf tDtm.J
In succeeding in having the Civil
Service Rreform bill made a law
Senator Pendleton has struck the
rank and file Of the Democratic par
ty one of the hardest blows they
have received. Should the party be
successful in the next Presidential
contest, as now seems highly proba-
BILE, they will be deprived Of great
share of the fruits of the victory, and
will be compelled to see nine-tenths
of the Federal offices retained by
their opponents whose political faith
the Nation has condemned. For a
few of the great leaders there will be
places of honor, of trust and OF
profit, but the masses of the party
must be content with the knowledge
that after twenty-four years of bat
ting for success, when attained, it
will be but a damned barren ideal
So
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SUDDEN Demise OF the Postmaster
General.

WASHINGTON, March 25. - The
news of the death of Postmaster Gen.
eral Howe, at his home 10 Wiscon-
sin, was received early this evening.
When the Postmaster General lett
Washington for Wisconsin, about
three weeks ago, he was apparently
in perfect health. He had been
troubled with a slight cold, but moth
ing more. His family and friends
endeavored to persuade him to post
pone his western trip until theseyere
spring weather of the northwest had
become settled. On Friday morning
of last week Assistant Postmaster
General Hatton received a dispatch
from Wisconsin saving thathe must
not be alarmed at the reports of
Postmaster Gen. Howe's health, that
he was suffering only from a cold
and would probably be outin a day
or two. The dispatch had the con-
trary effect from which was intended.
Hatton took the telegram to the
White House and informed the
President of the news. The Presi-
dent gave instructions that any
change in Mr.. Howe's conditions be
reported to him at once. Saturday
evening Mr.. Hatton received a long
personal dispatch from the Postmas-
ter General saying that he had been
very sick, but was rapidly GONZALES
cling and would be able to return to
Washington in a few days. This
morning, however. word came that
Mr.. Howe had a relapse and could
not live twenty-four hours. Return
ing to his quarters at the Portland
flats, Mr.. Hatton was met with a
dispatch announcing the death of
Mr.. Howe. He returned immediate.
ly to the White House. The Presi-
dent regarded Mr.. Howe as one OF
his most trusted advisers. He was
overcome with grief at the news of
his death. An executive order will
be issued tomorrow placing the flags
at half mast, and that the postof-
fee department. be draped in morn
ing.
Mr.. Howe's illness was the result
of a severe cold contracted by walk
ing half a mile through a bad storm
at Green Bay last Sunday, which on
his arrival at Kenosha on Monday
developed into pneumonia. DIR.
Isham, of Chicago, a called in and
under his care he improved, but last
night a change for the worse ensued
and absent members of the family
were sent for, his daughter arriving
from Washington at II o'clock. Up
to that hour he was conscious, but
his mind after that wandered, and
at 2::20 p. m. he passed away without
a struggle. The funeral will occur
at Green Bay, but no arrangements
have vet been make.
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BYER's STATION, o., March 21.-
The house of Duncan Doles, a mile
north of here, was burned on Men
day night. Mr.. Doles, who occupied
the house alone, was 50 years of age.
When the fire had partly subsidized
the neighbors found the dead body
of Doles under a bed with a rope
around his neck. This not being his
usual bed room, it is thought he was
strangled by robbers and hidden un-
der the bed, and the house then set
on fire. A considerable quantity of
gold and silver coin and some melt
ed money were found in the ashes.
Mr.. Doles had a large amount of
money about the house, and leaves
a large estate
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Sewing Machine Factory Burned.

MONTREAL, March 25.-The vii
liams' Sewing Machine factory was
burned last night. Being situated
outside the city limits a water sup
ply could not be had and the labor
of the fire brigade was of no service.
The vast factory with new machinery
was destroyed. The loss is estimat-
ed at between two and three hun
dred thousand dollars. The estab-
lishment was the largest of the kind
in Canada.
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Dukes stu in Retirement.

UNIoNTowN, March 23.-Dukes
was not here to-day to receive the
summons which Sergeant-at-Arm
Boland brought for him from Har-
risburg. Dukes is resting in rural
retirement, eleven miles from here,
at the home of his stepfather, and it
is not thought he has any notion of
going to Harrisburg. Mr.. Boland
left the notice to be sent out to him.
Ha also subpenaed Mr.. NJ. H. Bow
man, who always did Dukes bank
ing business and who will go before
the committee at Harrisburg to iden-
tify the Dukes letters. The Sergeant
alarms thinks that will be all that
is necessary to cause Dukes to forfeit
his seat.
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Train Robbers.

LITTLE Rock, March 20.-On Mon
day morning Sheriff Grady and a
posse attacked four men, supposed
to be the Little Rock IL Fort Smith
train robbers, near Bonneville, Logan
county. A running fight followed
and n of the fugitives was fatally
wounded. He admitted being an
outlaw. Captain Ellington, Of the
sheriff's posse, was wounded. The
sheriff is still in pursuit of the 9TH
or-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28

A. d. HARLAN, of Coatesville, was
on Tuesday last, nominated by the
Republicans of Chester county, as
their candidate for Senator, TO sue
coed Senator Eyerhart, who resigned
on the Sd inst, because elected to
Congress. Mr.. Harlan is a Regular
Republican, and his nomination was
opposed by the crank reformers,
backed by the Philadelphia Tines,
and other goody, goody journals, On
the ground that he was a friend OF
Senator Cameron. All of which
shows that those eEterprising news
papers were "off their eggs" or that
the Cameron hugaboo has no longer
the power to :ntimidate intelligent
Republicans.
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Work of a Desparado.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, March 20.-A few
days ago Jerome Shoemaker assisted,
under protest, the Sheriff Of Mon.a-
que county in ~arresting a hard char
acter ma med James Savage. On Sat
urdav lust Savage met Shoemaker
at Burlington and shot and killed
him. Sol. Richie. a friend of Shoe
maker, attacked Savage with a knife.
w%hereupoil the latter put two balls
through hin, killing him almost in
stantly. Savage was arrested but
was released on $1,000 bail.
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OK Monday evening of last week,
the Dukes question came before the
House for action. Mr.. Bierer DEM
of Westmoreland county obtained
the floor and offered the following:
Resolsed, That il is the sense ofthis House
that some action be taken looking 10 a prop
er disposition OF the question as to the right
of Nicholas Lyman Dukes. of Fayette coun-
~, 10 . title 10 a seat in this House.
This was referred 10 the Judiciary
General Committee, with instruc-
tons to report as early as possible.
On Wednesday Mr.. McReynolds
from the Committee reported as fol.
lows:
The Committee on Judiciary General. to
whom was referred the status of y. l.. Dukes.
member-elect of the House OF Representa-,
tiyes from Fsyette county. beg leave to re-
port as follows: That. in their opinion. the
seat of n. L. Dukes can and should be de
clared vacant if the said y. l.. Dukes has,
after the expiration of three-fourths of the
g -uAli -C--tVn VI AAAt AAODrC. t.l4tl 10 OuIl-
ily ~ Z member, as required by the Consti-
tgiion Thereby depriYing his constituents
aud his fellow members of his services with
out leave Of the House and if he has been
guilty OF such immoral and infamous con-
duct as would render him unfit to occupy
his seat as a member of the House. There
fore the Judiciary Committee requests ofthe
House the power 10 investigate the failure
upon the part of The said Dukes 10 appear
and qualify as a member, and whether lac
has been guilty of such immoral and infa-
nous conduct as will justify the committee
in recommending thar his seat be declared
vacant and a new election ordered. with
power TO send for persons and papers,
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted, and the nee.
essary pover given the committee
to investigate. The following was
also unanimously adopted:
Whereas, there has been referred to the
coSmitfee on Judiciary General a resoiu-
ton to inquire into what action should be
taken by fss House in the matter ofthe ad-
mission OF Nicholas L. Dukes As q Repre-
sentative from the oo-nty OF Fayette, which
resolution is now being considered By said
committee; therefore be it
Resolved, That the oath of Office be not
administered 20 the said Dukes until the
House shall have taken action upon the
resolution.
SubpGnas have since since been
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1T is reported that the President
has concluded to reduce the number
of Internal Revenue districts from
one hundred and twenty-six to one
hundred and ten, and that in the
ruduction the Mercer and the Som
erset districts in this State, will be
consolidated with the Erie and Al
legheny districts, and that possibly
the Sunbury and Lancaster districts
will be consolidated.
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Singular Accident.

CLEVELAND, March 21.-In conse-
quence of an accident to the hydrau-
lie apparatus in the Cleveland roll
ing mill company's Bessemer steel
works, the huge converter, contain
ing several tons of melted metal, was
overturned this morning. spilling its
contents into a pit of hot metal. On
striking the damp sand it exploded
with violence and scattered widely,
fatally burning Mr.. Patrick Foley.
Another workman was so disfigured
that ne has not yet been identified.
Severl other workmen were badly
scalded.
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Strange Suicide.

MIDDLETowN, March 21.-Casper
Lehman shot himself in the head
last night in Il room at a hotel here.
He also turned on the gas, but was
rescued before ne was suffocated.
The bullet is in his brain and he
will probably die. He was to have
been married to-day to a lady near
this village, who first learned of his
suicide by 8 messenger sent here for
flowers for the wedding. 1t is sup
posed that financial embarrassment
caused the suicide. as he made I'M
successful attempts yesterday to ne
gotiate notes.