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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
The Champion PAGER Sold.

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-The PAGER
Johnstone, who paced Il mile on the
Chicago track last Tuesday in 210,
beating all former records at trotting
or pacing, has just been sold to Com
modore n. w. Kittson, of st. Paul,
the owner of Little Brown jug, the
next fastest PAGER, whose record is
is 2.113, Won Arnim, Fanny Wither-
spoon. and a number of other good
trotters. The price paid was s25,-
900, Peter V. Johnson, his driver,
says he is confident that the horse
can go even faster. He asserts what
seems almostincredible, that he has
driven Johnstone a quarter in %!
seconds, which is at the rate of lbs
for a mile, and IA half mile in LOB,
or at the rate of BOG for mile.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

IF the Republicans OF Somerset
County endorse Governor Pattlson's
administration, and believe that he
was right in calling the present ex-
ira session of the Legislature that
has souandered over four hundred
thousand dollars OF the peo-
Piles money, and if they want
the Legislature to continue in session
until next year, at still further ex-
pense of more than three thousand
dollars for each and every day, then
let them stay at home and attend to
their potato digging and corn husk-
ing; but if they want to stop this
waste and save their money, they
must come out to the election, and
vote against this criminal and prof
ligate waste.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Decoyed and Robbed.

SANDUsKY, O., Oct. 17.-Last night
DR.. George A. Gordon, of this city,
received n call to visit a sick person
at house Oh Seneca street. He
went at once to the house, and, upon
being admitted, was seized by the
throat by an unknown man who,
holding a billy over the doctor s
head, demanded his money. The
doctor had only a small sum on his
person, and offered that to the man,
but the latter refused it, and told the
doctor that he must give him a
check for $500 The doctor wrote
out a check and the man then asked
for an order on the doctors wife for
$500 The order was given him, and
the man then tied the doctors hands
together and left the house, locking
the door, and got into the doctor S
buggy standing in front of the house
and drove away. The doctor final
ly got his hands loose, leaping from
a window and telephoned his wife
about the matter, and she called the
police to the residence. but the man
with the order, doubtless seeing the
officers hurrying to the residence,
did not present it. The horse and
buggy have not been found.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

The Legislature has now been in
session almost ten months. After a
session of more than one hundred
and fifty days, at an expense of
fifteen hundred dollars for each
member, it adjourned, and immedi-
ately it was recalled by the Governor
and has since continued in session
at an expense of s3,096 per day, or
a total up to this time, FOR the extra
session, of s430,344. By the day of
the election, the total cost of the ex-
ira session will reach s470,592, and
will inevitably amount to at least
half a million of dollars before the
session can be ended. And for this
waste ofhalf a million OF dollars, We
have absolutely nothing to show.
No party can excuse. much less de-
fend this continuous session from
January until November. And yet
this is precisely what the people are
asked to do, by voting for the Dem
ocratic ticket After session of one
hundred and fifty days-at which
time their pay eeased-the Legisla-
ture adjourned, having utterly failed
to agree upon apportionment bills.
Immediately on adjournment it was
again convened by the Governor,
and at the end of another hundred
and fifty days, failing to agree. it
resolved to again adjourn, but the
resolution to this effect was vetoed
by the Governor. and the useless
sessions, at which a quorum is
scarcely eyer present, are daily kept
up at an expense to the tax PAYERS
of s3096, and if the declarations OF
the Governors spokesmen are to be
relied on, the session is to be con-
tnued throughout next year, or un-
til a new Legislature is elected. and
takes possession Of the capitol in
January, 1885. A large portion OF
the members are at home attending
to their private business, while few
Democratic stragglers daily assemble
in the House and make stump
speeches for an hour or two. Every
intelligent voter knows this to be a
truthful statement of the situation,
and this the outcome of the Reform
promised the people of the State by
Democratic orators and editors dur
ing the last canvass. There is but
one chance for relief left the tax pay
ers. Let them turn out to the elec.
ton, and by an overwhelming vote,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Tragedy in Kansas.

WICHITA, KAN, Oct. 17.-C. Goth
ambv, of Harvey county, started
three weeks ago from his farm, near
Newton, Kansas, with 1000 sheep,
overland through Indin Territory
for Texas. He was accompanied by
a woman named Nellie o. Bailey,
the ex-banker's wife at Sedgwick
City. Bothamby hired William
Dodson to help to drive. Last Sun
day week Bothamby was shot by
himself or somebody else, and bur-
led south of Skeleton rancho. The
woman and man kept right on with
the sheep and teams. C. NJ. Hollis
ter, United States Marshall at Cald-
well, Kansas, hearing the facts, fol-
lowed them, arrested and brought
them back to this city on Monday
evening. He took a metallic case
with him and brought the remains
of Bothamby back to Newton, and
buried them beside his deceased
wife. The manner in which Both
ambv was shot, clearly shows his
death was not suicide. The party
will have an examination before
United States Commissioner Sher-
man. The affair has every appear
ance of a dark and bloody deed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Railroad Accident.

OsKALoosA, Iowa, Oct. 17.-Last
evening as Central Iowa freight
train was on the grade four miles
north of this city the boiler of the
engine exploded, causing a bad
wreck, nineteen ears being piled up
in a space of140 feet. The engineer,
Edward Bagley, was instantly killed,
and Fireman Charles and Brakemen
Blanchard are probably fatally
injured. The boiler was carried for
ward $50 feet, and the wreckage was
piled up thirty feet in height.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
A Ruman Defeated.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 17.-An Ital-
ian laborer, named Sebastiaa Bruno,
to day fired six shots from a large
horse pistol at Paymastor John E.
Fox, who is in the employ Of Mars
& Darley, contractors, on the new
Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad,
at Greenville. While he was shoot
ing Mr. Fox ran toward the despera-
do and fired stones at him. one of
which knocked him down. Bruno
regained his feet and took deliberate
aim at Fox, but did not hit him.
Fox continued. to stone the ruffian
until he fled to the woods and es-
caped.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

Ex-senator Eaton, of Connecticut,
is a Democrat in whom there is no
guile. When he was in the Senate
he was distinguished for his COM
nonsense speeches, and it appears
from an interview recently had with
him that the old gentleman is still
in his right mind. In Hartford, the
other day, a Democratic brother
asked him. what do you think of
the prospect for 'S4, Senator ?''
Don't know, We'll, aren't our
prospects pretty bright ?" Don't
know" Hasn't Ohio gone Demo-
cratic ?"
"Why, yes" whats the trouble
then?" III tell you" said the SEN
ator, pressing his thin lips together,
"the Democracy twenty five years
ago took out a patent for making
id fools of themselves, and it has
never been infringed upon"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
What They Think of the Candidate

"It Benjamin F. Butler has ever
been inspired for a single moment
in his life with a generous or manly
feeling. there is no evidence of it
on record. He is a type of all that
is mean, false, brutal and despicable
in man. There is not in the peni-
tertiary in the country one who
does not deserve public confidence
and esteem better than Butler. Yet.
if by any freak of insanity Demo-
cratic convention should nominate
him. we would support him because
this newspaper is Democratic and
will always beloyal to its party
Charleston, S. G., Nelcs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

Itrequires no gains for the Repub-
licans to carry Pennsylvania. Put
the Beaver and Stewart votes of last
year together and the highest Dem
ocratic vote is beaten by 5000. And
all of these and many more were
Republican votes, while Pattison's
vote greatly exceeded that Of his par
ty. The lines are growing taut
there is no division, and, Pennsyl-
vania's result will show the drift on
National issues, and tell us in No
vember whether the tariff is to be
maintained or lost. We have no fear
that it will be lost, if Republicans
brace themselves for the great bat
tie.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

If the Republicans Of Somerset
County have not yet had a sufiicien =
cy of Democratic rule in this State,
they will please remember than an
election will occur on the 9th day OF
next month, and that by staying
away from the polls, they eau insure
a continuance of the rule of the De-
mocracy in this State, and assist to
extend it over the entire country next
year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

If the Democratic State ticket
should be successful at the coming
election, it will be taken as an APP
proyal of the course OF the Demo
cratic House in refusing to adjourn.
and the probabilities are that it will
remain in session until the expira.
ton Of its term, on the 31st day OF
December, 1884, at the additi onal
cost of s3G96 per day, for the next
fourteen months.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

ALTHOUGH the Republicans did
not win in Ohio, as they hoped, yet
they reduced the Democratic major
ity oflast year, one half. Next year,
when there will be no temperance
issue to divide the vote, the other
half will be easily wiped out.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
GLEANINGS.

When the Republican party be-
gan its gigantic task of reducing the
vast National debt piled up in
erushsing a Democratic rebellion, the
annual interest charge was s4.29 per
annum for every, man woman, and
child in the country. 1t is now 80
cents per annum. An increase of
population has of course assisted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

A candidate for the responsible
office of state treasurer ought to be
a man of sound financial views.
And yet during the greenback agi-
tation several years ago, Mr.. Joseph
Powell, Democratic nominee for the
allowed named office, wrote a letter,
in which he said the resumption act
was imperative and a dead letter,
and when a candidate for congress
he pledged himself to vote for its
repeal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

The result Of the election in Ohio
has stimulated the Democracy into
great activity, and they are work. ng
zealously, with the hope of catching
Republicans a mapping. Let every
Republican make up his mind to go
TO the polls, and we guarantee GER
tain victory for Niles and Livsey.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
A Fatal FrOlic.

FAIRMoST, W. Va, Oct. 17.-Harry
Satterfield, a coal miner, was instant
ly killed by Baltimore and Ohio
train at | o'clock this afternoon
about a mile west of this place. Sat
terfield and some companions were
skylarking on high bank along the
side of the track and lodging to
avoid a blow from one of the party
Satterfield lost his balance and fell
on the track just in front of the en-
gine. HIS left leg was cut off, his
head mashed and body terribly mu-
tilated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Negro Lynched.

CHARLOTTE. n. c., Oct. 15.-On
Monday, at Statesville, white man
named Redmond quarreled with a
negro named Campbell, who fired
three shots, killing Redmond in
stantly, the second bullet going
through, his heart. The first sho.
struck bystander named Tom Ball,
lniicting painful wound. Camp
bell was arrested. Last night about
thirty masked men took Campbell
from Jail and hanged him to a tree.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

EVERY day that this Democratic
Legislature remains in session. costs
the State three thousand and ninety
six dollars, and every dollar of this
money comes from the peoples peck
cts in the form OF taxes. If you
don't want to be taxed TO death.
simply for the fun of paying ten
dollars per day to each member of
the Legislature for doing nothing,
then goto the election and say so, by
your votes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

show Governor Pattison and his ad-
visers that they roprobate his course.
No administration will dare continue
a course emphatically condemned
by a large majority of the voters.
But if. on the other hand. the Dem
ocrats elect their ticket, it will be
claimed as full endorsement of the
Administration and a continuance
of the extra session.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

INtheir desperation, the Democrats
in some portions of the State, are
circulating the report that Mr.. Liv-
sey, our candidate for State Treasur-
er, was in the rebel army. The truth
is, Mr.. Livsey served gallantly as a
corporal in the Union Army, and is
now a member of Hays Post, No.
g." Grand Army of the Republic, at
Pittsburg.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Governor Pattison's Record.

Governor Pattison saved the State
twenty five cents by refusing to ride
in a hack from tie railroad station
and then authorized the Legislature
to steal over two million dollars in
the way Of pay for the extra session
which the members propose to
keep up as long as their terms last,
as most of them will never get ten
dollars a day again in their lives. -
West Chester Village Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

REPRESENTATIVE NANDERsLIcE. a
Democratic member of the present
House, says that he was told bv
Governor Pattison that if the Legis.
lature should adjourn. sine dc, with
out agreeing onapportionment bills,
he will Immediately recall it. Ii
this be so, it is evident that the
Governor intends to keep up the
three-thousand-dollar-a-day drain
upon the Treasury, until the end OF
next year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

Ten dollars day and roast beef,
for members of the Legislature, for
a whole year, is what the Democrats
meant when they promised US "Re-
form" last year. A million of dol
lars is about the size of the pile the
tax payers will have to pay for the
luxury of a Democratic Reform Leg
islature. that has done literally
nothing. How do you like it, tax
payers ?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

The Ohio Prohibitionists having
swapped enough votes with the
Democrats to elect an anti-Liquor
Legislature, that body will proceed
to repeal the Scott law" and release
the saloonkeepers from the payment
of two millions of taxes for the sup
port of the police and the poor, and
throw this amount upon the shoul-
ders of the people.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

THE prohibitionists Of Ohio not
only lost their amendment, but by
their course elected a Democratic
majority to the Legislature that will
certainly repeal the Scott law. Thus
instead of closing the bars, they have
let them down altogether.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

WE have no doubt of the election
of Niles and Livsey, our candidates
for Auditor General and State Treas
urer, but it is of large importance
that a full vote should be polled for
them. A sweeping majority this
year settles the fact that Pennsylva-
MIA will be surely Republican next
year, and thus strengthens the hands
of our friends throughout the Union.
Get out every vote.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

THE Democratic roosters that
crowed so Justify last year over the
victory in this State, for "Pattison
and Reform, " are just now splitting
their craws Growing over the success
in Ohio, of "Hoadly and Free Rum" I"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Death in many Forms.

GUAYMAs. TEX, Oct. 1S.-Advices
from Altata report the population OF
the town has been decimated by
yellow fever. the deaths averaging
20 day for two weeks. On the Sd
of October Altata was struck by a
hurricane, killing several people and
destroying the greater part of the
town, and the inhabitants sought
refuge in the mountains. Several
miles of the Durango Railroad track
were torn up, the bridge at Cur
arbitos blown down, and the depot
machine sheds are the only build
ings left standing. The private loss
is estimated at $4,000 What with
fever and hurricane the devastation
is something terrible. Custom Off
cials say the Collector ofthe Port OF
Altata is among those killed by the
hurricane.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
Sale of Steel works.

PITTsBURG, October 16.-The Pitts
burgh Bessemer Steel Works at
Homestead Pa, Were sold to-day
to Carnegie Brothers a. Co., of the
Edgar Thomson Steel Company.
The basis of the sale is said 10 be
81. 100000.
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FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR:
WILLIAM BAKER, Milford Twp

THE Democratic party of this
State had better have its gonfalon
wadded and have it adjusted to its
rear. 1t is going to get an awful
kicking on the 9th of next month.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
GENERAL ELECTION PROC.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.

WHEREAS, in and by an act of General As
sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
entitled AN act To regulate the general elections
within this Commonwealth" il is enlOined upon
me TO give public notice Of said elections and TO
enumerate in said notice what officers are TO be
elected, 1, JOHN J. 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 n General Election will
be held In said county on Tuesday the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24
THE REPUBLICAN RECORD.

When the Republican party came
into power in Pennsylvania in 1860
the state debt was S37, 1863, ,S47 80
The Republicans have reduced the
debt S1S,114,064.22, a war debt OF
s3,000,000.90 has been paid in addi-
ton, and the soldiers orphans, the
wards of the state, have been sup
ported and educated at a cost of ST.
252,695 AZ. These are some of the
result of Republican legislation. The
debt now stands as follows:
Present debt Sept.
10 1888. .......... slg.s557s3 y
Assets assur'd Jan
/, 1852 .......... .Ss, Az, ,654 "a
Due from Alleghe-
ny Valley Rail
road from ls92 20
1902 date of last
payment....--... 2,i65, ,OO0 % lO,s9064b 81
Actual bebt 10 be
provided for by
tsxation....... $685., ,I2s 81
Had the war debt of S3,000,000,00,
and the payments to soldiers orphan
schools of 81 ,252, ,695 AZ, amounting
to s10,252, 1854, been applied to
the reduction of the debt, by this
time the sets Of the sinking fund
would more than meet the amount
of debt, which would now have been
unpaid, and the necessity for refund
ing would not have existed.
By the end of the present treasur-
er's term, May l, 1884. at the rate of
investment agreed upon by the sink
ing fund commissioners, there will
be in the sinking fund s2,000,000 OF
United States bonds, costing the state
50, $4,000
At the close of the stewardship OF
A. c. Noyes, the Democratic state
treasurer, May l, 1880, warrants is
sued 20 state and charitable institu-
tons and common schools to the
amount of SO, ,227 900 remained un-
paid. The burden was shifted by
the Democrats upon their successors,
the Republicans, who redeemed the
warrants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

m h7N A week made at home by y !.
VI y dustrious. Best business %
M fore the public. Capital n9t :,
WI q ed. We will start you. Wen
zen. boys and girls wanted everywhere -. -
for US. Now Is the time. You can wOrs u ~
time or give your whole time to the business
other business will pay you nearly ss well N.- !.
one can tail to make enormous pay by 60 \,
once. Costly outfit and terms free. Money ~
fast, easily and honorably. Address TRt - h
Augusta. Maine de
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-24

FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR:
REUBEN WOY, Somerset Bor.
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JAMES r. KELLEY,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative.
DAVID FLEMING
ne thousand eight hundred and sixty-six
,,-., A. q. CURTIN.

Il r IT.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress Of the United
States on the 3lst day Of NJ Tch, Is3O passed an
act entitled IN act 10 enforce The rights of cifi-
5eHs OF ne United States 10 role in The sererai
States Of the Union and for other gtlrpOses:" the
hrst and second sections Of which are as follows.
SECTION l. BE enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of he United HGiss Of
Americc IN Congress assembled. That ali citizens
OF the United States who are OF shah be otherwise
quaiihed 20 vote at any election by the people In
any state, Territory district county, city parish
township. school district muneipality or ot her
ritoral subdivision shall be entitled and allowed 10
vote at all such elections without distinction OF
race color or previous condition Of servitude; any
constitution, law, custom, usage regulation OF
any state or Territory or by under its authority
to the contrary notwithstanding
SEC. =. And be II further enacted That if by or
uIiIer the authority OF the constitution or laws OF
any State, or the laws Of any Territory any act is
or shall be required to be done a prerequisite or
quaneatiOn for voting, and by such constitution or
laws persons or officers shall be charged with
the performance Of duties In furnishing to citizens
an opportunity TO perform such prerequisites or to
become qualified TO vote. It shall be the duty Of
every such persons and officers to give all citizens Of
the United States the same and equal Opuortuuity
to perform such prerequisites and 10 become auaIif
Ell 10 vote without distinction of race color or pre
uous condition OF servitude: and If any such per
son son OF elcer sha refuse or knowingly omit to give
ull elect TO this section he shall for every such of
fence forfeit and pay the sum Of fiye hundred dol
lars 10 the person aggrieyed thereby to be recover
e Oy an action in the ease with full costs and such
lust and shall also, fOrevery such offence be deem
ed guilty Of a misdemeanOr, and shall. on eOnvjc-
iion thereof, be fined not less than fve hundred
collars or be imprisoned not less than one month
anu het more than one year, or both, at the dsere
:, All Judges living within twelve miles OF the
Prothonotary's Office within twenty-four miles
II their residence be In town, village or CITY
upon the line Of a railroad leading TO the eOunty
seat, shall before two o'clock post meridian OF the
lay aiter the election and all other Judges shall
before twelve o'clock meridian Of the second 4, =
after @ the election, deliver the returns, together
OF common Pleas OF the county, which said return
sheet shall be filed. and the day and hoar o, 6Iin,s
thono,ary for public inspection ~
uixeh s uhdsr my hand AZ my Office IN SouerSat
this oth day Of October, in the year Of oar Iord
one thousand eight hundred aLa auzhty.three
ah9 In the one hundred and seyenth wear of ne
Independence Of tbs United States
c,-.s,- JOHN j. SPANGLER, Sheriff.
SheriE's Office, Somerset }
Oct. Q, 1888.
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
f. w. BIESECKER, Somerset Bor.
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FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
JEROME b. NILES, Tioga County.
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REPUBLICANS GourTY TIcKET.