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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Virginia Red Men.

WHEELING, October 3.-In the
United States District Court at
Clarksburg yesterday a rather SEN
sational episode occurred. For two
or three years the mountain and
interior section of this State have
been overrun by an organization OF
lawless persons called "Red Men,
who were at first ostensibly banded
together for the purpose Of prevent
ing such crimes as wife beating, at
tempts at outrage or open adultery,
for which the law provided no ade-
quate penalty. Lately the body
has developed into an organization
of law breakers TO whose doors all
grades of crime have been traced.
About a year ago three men We're
arrested for robbing the mails in
Bourbon county and one of them
Albert Price was convicted and SEN
fenced to ten years confinement in
the Buffalo, \. y, penitentiary.
Another of the men Noah Kettle
confessed but he was never senten-
ced. Yesterday the third robber
Jacob r. Hoffman, was put on trial.
Kettle was put on the stand and
testified explicitly to his guilt. He
also told many of the secrets of the
gang. their laws, constitution, objects
and methods of working. They
were banded together for the pur-
pose of protecting illicit distillers
from molestation bv government
officials and Marion Howis a Unit
ed States gauger was at their head
he levying a tax on the moonhsin-
ers. 1t was Hawis who first propos-
ed robbing the mails.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

Ir commences to look as II the
Democrats in the Legislature were
getting ready to adjourn. On Friday
the canny leader of the non-Pilgrim
wing of the Democrats, Senator
Wallace. had read solemn protest
against adiournments of the Senate
| from Tuesday to Friday and from
Friday until Tuesday, sin obedience
to orders of party caucuses without
the transaction of any business" F"
and ain disregard of the comfy of
intercourse that should exist between
the Senate and House of Represent
atives." The Democratic Senators
evidently thought it was their trump
card, unmindful ofthe fact that there
had been every opportunity for the
exchange of views, that every order
ly process of the Government had
been tried and exhausted, and that
the Democratic House was rapidly
falling into the quagmire of despond-
ency because Of its failure to secure
a quorum. They seemed to forget
that the committees of conference
had met, disagreed, reported and
been discharged. That all means of
reaching an agreement on the appor-
tionment question had failed, and
that the forum of free speech bad
long ago descended to a mere repe-
tition of the cries of the katy-dids on
the trees of Capitol Hill. of did"
and didn't" 1t is said that this
pronunciamento is but the prelude
to an adjournment. 1t is to be hoped
that this is So. The sooner they
adjourn, 90 home and leave the
youthful Governor and his willy
Attorney General to the sad contem-
plation of their egregious folly in
saddling the people with the costs of
this partisan extra session, the better
for all concerned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Slaughter on the Rail.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. An accident
occurred on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad at Pitts
ford. Mich, fifty miles west OF here,
at six o'clock yesterday morning,
causing the death of three and posi-
bly, four people and injury to one
other. While a freight train was
standing at the station a second train,
which was following at the proper
distance, approached, and before it
could be stopped plunged into the
caboose Of the forward train, wreck
ing it and killing the following per-
sons: Mr.. Rogers, of Hudson, Mich;
Mrs. Warrick, of Bryan, Ohio; un-
known man, whose remains have
not vet been identified. Mrs. Weav-
er, of Hudson, Mich. had her legs
crushed and will probably die MIR.
Hartford, of Pittsford, had his leg
broken. The wreck took fire and
several cars were destroyed. The
accident was caused by the careless
ness of the men in charge of the
leading train. who failed to get their
signals out far enough to stop the
second train.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
A Street Car Wrecked.

PITTsBURG, October Last even
ing the brakes on a street car got
out of order as the car reached the
top ola steep grade on Sandusky
street Allegheny City. The car ran
through the gates at the crossing of
the Fort Wayne railroad and collided
with a passing freight train. The
car was wrecked and all the passen-
gers in it twenty-five in number
were more or less injured. Four of
them Charles Nenzenheizer, Mrs.
Mary Martin. Mary Hall colored
and nugh Dunmet were severely
hurt and the two last named are
likely to die. No blame is attached
to anybody for the accident.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

THERE is something touching in
the anxiety of the Democrats to APP
peal to the people on the question of
the extra session. After all their
brag and bluster Mr.. Secretary Stem
ger, the second man in the State Ad-
ministration, managed to make a
speech of nearly two hours length
at Pittsburg last week, without al.
luding to the Democratic incubus
that is riding the tax payers of the
State like Sinbad's old man of the
sea. The truth is this extra session
business knocks Democratic stump
orator out on the first round every
time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Uses of Postal Notes.

WASHINGTON, October 3.-It is
said bv officers of the Post-ofiice De-
partment that the new postal notes
are proving a great convenience to
lottery companies and to the many
firms and corporations throughout
the country which have been black
listed by the department and denied
the privileges of the money order
and registry systems. These COM
panies and firms are now having
remittances made to China in pos
tai notes which are payable to bearer
and which do not come within the
scope of the departments orders
forbidding the payment of money
orders TO concerns that have been
declared fraudulent. The risk of loss
is of course a little greater with pos
tai notes than with money orders
but practically the former are very
satisfactory substitutes for the lat
ter and enable firms and companies
that have been declared fraudulent
to regard with comparative indiffer-
ence the orders of the Postmaster
General depriving them of money
order and registry privileges,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

lis now given out that the Post
office authorities have to redeem the
three-cent stamps as soon as the
necessary clerical arrangements can
be completed. In the meanwhile, as
there seems to be a COED deal of mis-
understanding upon the subject, it
may be as well to say that they can
be used on books, parcels and letters
requiring more than two cents
worth of stamps, in multiples ofthree
or otherwise. In other words, they
are good for their face value under
all circumstances. Some people
have an idea that the reduction of
rate extends TO drop letters and for
eign postages. This is mistake.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Killed 10y Eating Ice Cream.

NEwcoNERsTowN. October 4.-The
1e year I'D daughter of Mr.. c. Stock
ea. a prosperous and wealthy farm
er Lying ,Iear Port Washington, six
miles ea.t OF here. died suddenly
Tuesday night. She had attended
a festival, where she ate ice cream
and o,>iers and was taken with
cramping spells when she got home.
and soon died in great agony. There
is little doubt that her death was
caused by the ice cream she had
eaten.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
The Mormon Conference.

SALT LAKE, Utah, October T.
The attendance at the Mormon con-
ference Yesterday was much larger
than on Friday fully 5000 persons
being in the tabernacle. The audi
ence was addressed by Apostles
Richards, Darlington, Lyman and
Cannon all of whom impressed on
their hearers the necessity of living
up to their religion going into poly
gamy and paying tithing. Apostle
Cannon presented the statistics Of
the church which showed a men,
bership in Utah of l27 ,594 number
of families $4,000: birth in the past
six months, 1000 males and LOO
females number of children under
eight years, 300; number of mar
riages i'll the past SIX months, ;3539
new members, 22,0i0 and deaths,
ISL. The church organization en-
braces u apostles 50 patriarchs,
4,153 high priests, 1000 elders
1900 bishops and 4,400 deacons.
Arizona reports a membership OF
2,264 Idaho is not reported but
has doubled that of Arizona. Eigh-
ty one missionaries have been ap-
pointed to 90 on missions to Europe
and the United States. Eighteen of
this number were set apart for mis-
sions in the southern states where
the church is meeting with consid-
erable success iniHcreasing its mem
bership. The southern converts are
being colonized mainly in Colorado.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

THE Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
is entitled to great credit for its en-
terprise in furnishing tne news OF
the Exposition fire. Just one hour
and fifty minutes after the fire broke
out its filst edition appeared, giving
a complete and general story of the
event. This was followed by later
editions giving a graphic description
of the fire and complete list of all
who lost bv the disaster.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Striking GlassyGrters.

PITrsBuRG, October 4.-The Ma
tional Association of Window Glass
workers now on strike against a re-
duction of wages have formed COM
eination with 81 100000 capital to
enter into opposition to their late
employers in the manufacture of
glass. Fourteen window glassblow-
ers left for Belgium to day to work
there. They assert that they can
make as much money there as here.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

The balance on hand on settling
the Canadian balance-sheet for last
year was over seven million dollars,
a greater surplus than had been rea-
lized in any one year during the his
tory of the Dominion. So much for
the operation of a protective tariff.
The Canadians have not had one
very long, but thought their expe-
rience is short, it is eminently en-
couraging. They adopted the pro-
tective system as a kind of last re-
source, and they have been prosper
ing ever since.-Philddelphta North
american.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Fire from a Cigar.

Troy, October Awhile putting
away their uniforms after parade
to-day, a substitute fireman in the
volunteer steamer house dropped .
cigar stump, setting fire to the hay
and causing the destruction of the
uniforms. Fred w. Abbott, of Law
renee street, Albany, a fireman, who
was spectator, while assisting at
the FIRE, fell from ladder and was
fatally injured. II. G. Tabor bad his
head split open by a falling ladder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

THE elections which take place in
Ohio and Iowa to-day, (Tuesday,) }
have been hotly contested, and there
are outside elements in the fight in
both States that confuse and may set
at naught the calculations of the
most experienced leaders. In Iowa
the Greenbackers have combined
with the Democrats, while the tenn
perance question is the unknown
quantity in the Ohio equation. Both
States are confidently claimed by
the Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

President makars that they need not
waste anytime in booming him. In
declining a nomination for presi-
dent of the house of deputies of the
Episcopal general convention on
Wednesday he said he was mot a
candidate for president for this or
any other place at this or any other
time" This is plain enough and
positive enough. The boomers
may pass Mr.. Edmunds by.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Circus-Riders Killed.

MILWAUKEE, Get. 5.-Mile Celes-
tia, rider with Barnum's Circus,
who was thrown from her horse in
this city and badly injured, died at
Stevens Point yesterday.
A rider, whose name cannot be
learned, was thrown from his horse
during the performance at this place
yesterday and instantly killed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

Ifthe Panhandle & Kankakee rail-
road managemet notifies the Penn
sylvania Legislators that it is selling
tickets from Chicago to Indianapo-
lis including a chrome, for five cents,
it will be next to impossible to get a
quorum of that body, as large ma
jority of the members will 60 out to
secure the present of the chromo.-
Huntingdon Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

The public debt was decreased
during September to the amount of
sl4'7o7 ,229. The Republicans must
60" on reducing the debt heaped up
on the country by the treason and
rebellion of the Southern end of the
Democratic party.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

1t is said that the best oil region in
the world is in Wyoming Territory.
There are nine oil basins there. with
in easy reach by pipe line when
they are needed. There is no fear
of a scarcity of oil in the next thous-
and years or so, and by that time the
mos: of US will be so old we can't
read after dark anyway.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR:
WILLIAM BAKER. Milford Twp

The last quotations from the stock
market show that Reform" is stead
lily crawling upwards. The cost of
the Pattison-Cassidy Reform" ex-
ira session was quoted at s374,6l6
on Saturday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
GENERAL ELECTION PROC.
\JLAMATIUN.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.

WHEREAS, in and by an act Of General As
sembIy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled IAN act 70 regulate ;he 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, l. JOHN J. SPANGLEk High Sheriff
of The county Of Somerset, DO hereby make known
and give this pGhBe notice to the electors OF the
county of Somerset, that a General Election Will
he held In said county ON Tuesday the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

A man named Myers is a Demo
cratic candidate for the Legislature
in Ohio. In a speech made few
days ago, he said: Jefferson Davis
is the person who freed the colored
race, and not Abraham Lincoln. All
glory and praise 10 JEFF Davis," The
folly of the Democratic Legislators
of Pennsylvania is great enough, but
among them aliis to pe found no fool
like PLila. Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

The four inches of snow which
fell in Northern New Hampshire
and Vermont on last Tuesday are
probably the harbinger of an early
Winter, following cooi Summer and
chilly Autumn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

The Commissioner of Pensions be-
lieves that when affairs in his office
are brought to a normal condition,
the annual appropriation for pen
sions need not exceed s25.000,000.
The nation is dealing literally with
its defenders, and is fortunately in a
position 10 do so..-0ther countries
have freely provided for successful
generals, but ours is the first to
properly pension the rank and file.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR:
REUBEN WOY, Somerset Bor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
GLEANINGS.

The streams in New England have
never been so low as now. Some of
the waterpower manufactures have
been compelled to suspend.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
F. w. BIESECKER, Somerset Bor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
A DEMONSTRATORS NgTlc-

a ''11
Estate Of A. e.. Schell. dee-r D..
Bor., Somerset Cl. b
Letters OF administration l8 ,..
having been granted o. tie u--
proper authority, notice Is .-..
persons indebted tn said esr7-s. q
ate payment, and those hayfry e 2.
same will present them Gu'r m ~
settlement at the late resi- i.,a.
Saturday, Oct, 13, 1855.
JOHN ". c.5r-
Sep'. Almr. 5.a-5
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
JEROME b. NILES, Tioga County,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

FOR STATE TREASURER:
WILLIAM LIVSEY, Allegheny Co.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

Senator Edmunds advises the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

REPUBLICAN, CoUrrY TIcKET.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

REPUBLICAN, STATE fIcKET.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10

We extend greeting and invitation to all from near
iar to call and inspect magnificent Outftting k
ment known all through Western Pennsylvania as
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-06-16

Postmaster Wright inform us that the
present revenue-the total amount OF
stamps canccled-averagcs $12 per day.
and this of course exclusive Of consid-
erable amount of mail matter that IS
posted on the trains. When the office
was established at the beginning Of the
year the daily cancellation was abont 81.
and in less than six months has reached to
its present volume with steadily incres
ing business. There could be no more
striking illustration Of the growth OF L;y-
ingston Of the rapid increase Of popu!s-
tion and general business. This office
will be made money order Office on tl,s.
first Of July next.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-23

BRowN's Iron BITTERs
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, Indigestion,
bilioNness, weakness, debil-
ity, ovcywor-llss, rheumatism,
neuralgia, consumption
liver complaints, kidney
troubles, &c, and it never
fails to render speedy and
permanent relief.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-23
Better than Gold.

Better than grandeur, better than gold,
Than rank and titles thousand iold'
Ts a healthy body and mind at ease
And simple pleasures that slways pleaaei
A heart that can feel for anothers woe,
With sympathies large enough to eniold
All men as brothers, Is better than goid'
Better than gold is a conscience clear
Though toiling for bread in an humble spneEe'
Doubly blessed with content and health
Untiied by the lusts aud cares OF wealth.
Lowly living and lofty thought
Adorn and ennoble poor mans cot
For mind and morals in natures plan
Are the genuine tests Of a gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
Ofthe sons Of toll when the labors close
Better than gold is the poor mans sleep
And the balm that drops on his slum6ers deei
Bring sleeping draughts on the downy bed,
Where luxury pillows its aching head,
The toiler simple opiate deems
A shorter route to the land Of dreams.
Better than gold is a thinking mind,
That in the realm Of books can find
A treasure SURPRISING Australian ore,
And live with the great aud good ofyore'
Tie T.ssSs ssso's lo=s and the roe.'s ley,
The glories Of empires passed away
The worlds great dream viii thus unfold
And yield pleasure better than gold
Better than gold is peaceful home
Where all the fireside characters come,
The shrine Of love, the heaven OF life,
Hallowed by mother, or sister, orwiie.
However humble the home may be.
Or tried with sorrow by heavens decree,
The blessings that never were bought or sold
And center there are better than gold.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-23
Rev. G. w RICE, editor Of
the A'HeycaR Christian Re-
57e50, says of Browns Iron
Bitters

Gin, o., Nov. 10, 1881.
Gents The foolish vast
ing of vital force in business,
pleasure. and vicious indul
Fence Of our people, makes
gour preparation a necessity;
and if applied, viii save hun
dreds who resort to saloons
for temporary recuperahon.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-23
Time is Money.

There lives in Pawtucket a man
whose whole existence seems to be con-
ducted similar to piece of machinery
Ills movements and transactions are
always ION time;" in fact, his great
hobby is time. "Be on time and save
time is his motto. At the same bour
every morning he gets out of bed. A
few seconds later his right boot is on
and then his left, breakfast is finished
IN a separate time, and he is seen at his
place of business Just at the stroke of
l. lie is constantly enlarging on the
immense quantity Of time that ia
wasted and thrown away by eyerv
man and woman every hour. He illus-
trated his hobby the other day in a
rather amusing and indisputable man
ner. A friend presented him with a
very fne-looking cat. Calling the
next day, he found the cat without
any tail, the tail being cut off as close
to the body as could be without cut
ting the tail off behind the cats ears
When asked why he had done this. he
remarked: Il have to let this cat in
and out of this store good manv
times day. Now, if that cat had q
long tail, don't you see would have
to lose so much time waiting for the
tail to go out and in, whereas now
have only to wait for the cat. A tail
is OF no earthly use to cat, and es-
pecially to this cat, so you win see
have the cat just the same, and only
the time in letting the cat in and out
thus saving all that time that would
be lost in letting the tail in and out"