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Fatal Spree.

LAREDO, Texas, August 14.-Sat-
urday night jeff Miller, of Laredo,
who had been on a protracted spree
in Montery, Mexico, mistook pri-
vate residence for house of i'll re-
pute. A policeman rushed in with
a lamp in one hand and a six shoot
er in the other, but before he had
crossed the room Miller fred. The
policeman fell a corpse, and, shoot
ing as he fell, the ball hit Miller in
the leg. The latter then backed up
toward the wall, holding out against
a squad nf police, armed with sabres
and was about shooting again when
another American pinioned his arms
from behind. The police then lit
orally scarifed Miller with their
sabres, and, it is said, heaped the
greatest indignities upon him while
bleeding and a helpless prisoner.
His leg has since been amputated
and he will probably die. He was
formerly a Texas ranger and is well
known throughout the State.
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a Boy Drowned.

HUSDINGroY, Aug. l5.-Yesterday
afternoon about 2 o'clock Frank, an
S-year-oid son of Frank Willoughby,
formerly one of the proprietors of
the Local Nccs, of Hundingdon
was drowned in the Pennsylya-
MIA canal. Its probable that troub-
lie will arise. He attempted, it is
said, to jump on fat boat, missed
it and fell iuto the canal. Another
story is to the effect that he was on
the boat, was knocked off by the
rudder, and that the two men on the
boat made no effort to rescue him.
Instead thereof they passed through
the lock below town and made
know that the boy had fallen in and
was likely drowned. Great indigna-
tion is expressed by the people and
an officer is now in pursuit of the
boatmen. The body was recovered
about an hou: afterward.
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4 Trains Fatal Journey.

SHENANDOAH, August 16.-Last
night, as special excursion train
from East Mahony Junction was
passing Rappahannock Station, on
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road, the engine struck Mrs. Glib
bons and threw her several yards
away, down a small bank. The
woman was trying to save a cow
from injury at the time of the acci-
dent. She succeeded at the expense
of her life. Later on, as the same
train was coming into this town, it
caught and killed Jacob Ohlehells,
a Hungarian The Hungarian was
lying drunk on the track, with a
bottle of whisky beside him. He
was caught by the pillow and in some
way thrown around the axel of the
driving wheels. which whirled him
about until the engine stopped.
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Hanged by Popular Vote.

MEMPHIS, August 16.-On the 26th
of last July, Thomas Sayle, young
merchant of Oakland, Miss, eighty
miles south of Memphis, was assas-
sinated by an unknown person, who
mutilated the remains in a most hor-
rible manner. Suspicion pointed to
negro named Joe Payne, who was
arrested. Yesterday he made a full
confession and it was given out that
he would be publicly hanged to-day
at noon. A special from Oakland to
the appeal describes his death in the
following manner:
To-day, at 2:35 p. M. Joe Payne,
colored, was hanged in accordance
with the almost unanimous vote of
500 to 600 citizens. The proceedings
were quiet and businesslike. Sheriff
Pearson made an eloquent appeal in
favor of the law taking. its course,
but the crime was so revolving and
the mans confession of a cold blood
ed, deliberate murder SO clear and
complete that the sheriff was over
powered. A court was at once or
ganized, the Hon. J. NJ. Moore, may
or of Oakland, presiding. W. n.
Fitzgerald and w. V. Moore, attor-
neys, conducted the prosecution.
Payne made full confession. He
said that on the night of the muir
der he went to Sayle's house for the
purpose of killing him for his mon
ey, and that he waited there until
Sayle came out, when he joined him.
They walked about 200 yards, when
he Knocked him down and cut his
throat, throwing the body in a deep
gully after he had rihed the pockets
of money and the store and safe
keys. Then he went to the store
and got what money was there,
amounting in all to about thirty dol
lars.
After the confession, vote was
taken, and death by hanging was the
verdict of the crowd who acted as
jurors. A gallows was erected at
once, and the prisoner mounted the
scaffold with a firm step. He made
a speech, again confessing his guilt,
and advised everybody to teach
their children to avoid evil thoughts.
The black cap was then adjusted,
and in ten minutes he was pro-
dead.
The colored people were as clam
orous as the whites for avenging the
outrageous crime, and the people
think they have done right.
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The people of this county VIII be
shocked and grieved to learn OF the
death of Judge Jeremiah S. Black
at his residence near York, on sun
day morning last. Here, where he
was born, and passed the larger part
of his life: where he was known, es-
teemed and beloved where his tall
ents were appreciated, and where
his many virtues will long be re-
membered, and his memory cherish
ed, eulogy could not add to the roun-
ded fullness of his fame. He was
known as a profound lawyer, just
Judge. a clear thinker, and close To-
gician. a writer of remarkable beau
ty and power, and, withal, genial
and guileless, honest and pure, and
loving with the fervor of great ma
ture, the home of his Touth and the
friends of his early life. We differed
from Judge Black politically, as rad
ically as men can differ, but we ney-
er doubted that his entire public
life was shaped and controlled by
the most sincere convictions OF right.
The great affiiction that his death
will bring to the family hearth-stone
will be shared by many in this COM
munity, who have known and re-
spected him through life. Here it
was that, as Judge, he first entered
upon a public career, that has given
him National reputation, and here
his virtues will long be recited, and
his memory held ever green.
Pennsylvania has lost one OF her
greatest sons, in the death of Jere-
miah Sullivan Black.
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A Triple Tragedy.

LUDLOW. August15.-Four men
James and John O'Dare, John Sia-
gel and Claiborne-of a gang of 70
employed by Mr.. James Nixon, near
Cumberland Falls, in getting out
ties for the Cincinnati Southern rail-
road, were bunking together on Sun
day night. After his companions
were all asleep Slagel arose, took an
ak and deliberately crushed all three
of his companions skulls, and then
rified their pockets of about sixty
dollars, all the money he could find.
taking also a hat and pair of boots
belonging to one of the murdered
men, and escaped to the woods. Mr..
Nixon discovered what had been
done Monday morning, and at once
offered a reward of sl00 dollars for
the capture of the fugitive, and also
set his entire force at work securing
the country for Slagel, who was fl
nally captured Tuesday, not far from
the Falls, and is now in the hands
of his captors, who may make short
work of him before this reaches the
eyes of the public.
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WoMELsDoRF, August 13.-Miss.
Brooks, respectable young woman
and daughter of a truck farmer at
Sheridan, two miles from here, en-
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, met
with startling adventure while out
walking in the woods with a female
companion. The story of their Won
derful escape is vouched for by the
citizens in the place.
While the two ladies were prone
nading in secluded spot in the TO-
rest Miss Brooks suddenly experien-
ced heavy pressure around her
waist, which increased to such an
extent as to almost deprive her of
breath. She cried out from pain,
and her companion sprang to one
side. Miss Brooks put her hand to
her waist and discovered thick and
heavy roll underneath her light ey-
ening costume. Immediately there
after the two were Mortified beyond
description on seeing the head of a
snake protruding from the folds of
the dress, its horrible fangs darting
in every direction. With rare pres
ence of mind Miss Brooks compan-
ion seized hold of the formers dress
and pulled the skirt from her body.
A huge black snake was found
coiled sround her waist. 1t imme-
diately dropped to the ground and
disappeared in some dense under
brush. The ladies say that it must
have been full six feet in length. 1t
must have been lying in their path
and as they passed along worked
itself up the young woman's under
clothing and found resting place
around her waist. Upon reaching
home Miss Brooks was so overcome
that she tainted.
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IT is not because the Legislature
cannot agree upon a bill that an ap.
portionment is not made, but be.
cause the Democrats in their greed
at the regular session, refused to ac-
cept a fair bill, and hoped to coerce
the Republicans into measures by
means of an extra session. Now,
after a waste of more than two hum
dred thousand dollars, they would
agree to the bill originally offered
by the Republicans as their ultima
tuns, if they will assent to have it
amended in the slightest particular,
so only they will not be obliged TO
accept the original bill. This, to the
unsophisticated, looks like asking
very little, but let the Republicans
agree to any change of the bill, how
ever small, and at once will 90 up
the cry: 'The Republicans are re-
sponsible for all this waste of the
peoples money, for if they had only
agreed in the first place to make
this little concession, there would
have been no extra session." The
session is being protracted at an ex-
pense of $4,000 per day, simply for
the reason that the Democrats have
put themselves in a hole from which
there is no escape, except through
the Republicans blunderingly
shouldering the crime of the extra
session.
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THE timid soul Of the Democrat
has again been affrighted by the
ghost of Cameronism, and it wall
ingly inquiries of the Republicans of
Somerset county if they elected our
Senator and Representatives for the
purpose of serving party boss? If
our terrified neighbor will only point
out when, where and how Cameron
issued his orders that there should be
no apportionment," we will endeav-
or 10 procure an answer to its tremu-
lous inquiries. Let us start fair, and
ii shall not burst in ignorance, if we
can prevent it.
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HARRISBURG, August 13.-The an
Douncement was made to-day by the
officers of the State Agricultural So
ciety that no State fair will be held
this year at Philadelphia as intend
ed. 1t was thought that when the
land of Mr.. Whightman, in Phila-
delphia, was leased this spring, that
there would be ample time in which
to erect buildings that would prove
substantial enough to not only last
throug the ten years lease, bat even
after that. 1t is proposed to put up
iron buildings, bat it will be impos-
sible to complete them in time for
this year, and so it has been agreed
upon to postpone the exhibition
until 1884, when the new grounds
viii be fenced in and the new build
ings completed.
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Tarred and Fcafhercd.

CLEVELAND, August IA tele-
gram from Lexington, Michigan, re-
ceived here, states that VIM. Gar
wood, frescoe painter from Cleve-
land, aged 32 years, and said to have
wife and two children in Cleve-
land, married colored cook at the
Cadillac House, in Lexington, where
he had been doing some work. The
despatch further states that at mid
night, Saturday, a party of twenty
five or thirty masked men visited
the vuarters occupied by the dusky
bride and pale faced groom, took
Garwood to the intersection of the
two principal streets and tarred and
feathered him. When he was re-
leased he ran, pursued by showers
of stones and other missiles. He
has not since been seen.
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Nearly a Thousand Deaths in a Day

LONDON, August l2.-The deaths
from cholera in the Egyptian pro-
vinces on Friday numbered nine
hundred and twenty-six, inclu.l-
ing two hundred and thirty y-fve in
the province of Dakalich, one hun
dred and fifty in the province of
Garbieh and two hundred and fifty
in the province of CARRIED and
235 iE Ghizeh and Atfe. On Sat
urday there were seven hundred
and eighy-nine deaths, including
thirty in Cairo, and two hundred
and ninety-fve in the province OF
Stout.
Hundreds of people have fled to
Cairo from Alexandria. Cherif Pasha,
president of the Egyptian Council ot
Ministers, arrived at Cairo from Al
exandria of Saturday. There have
been no fresh cases OF cholera among
the British tro ,ps ia Eyyptand their
general health is excellent.
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Socia! and Legal Sensation In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug 16.-The sensation
of the hour in social and legal circles
is the publication of the fact that
Pleasant Henderson, wealthy
farmer of Knox county, Illinois, has
commenced suit for divorce against
his wife, Josephine. in which Hon.
Alfred NJ. Craig, Justice of the Sd
preme Court OF Illinois and one of
the most eminent jlrists ofthe West,
is the correspondent. The case is
now in the hands of +. S Murphy,
the leading lawyer Of Galesburg.
Henderson demands an Immediate
trial, and says if there are any at
tempts at filIibustering he will have
resort to wild Western methods as
soooD no Craig returns from Western
Dakota.
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Wabash, the two-year-old calico
calf that is credited with a mile
racing record of 2.20, was brought to
Philadelphia on Monday by his
owner, Colonel Charles j. Bnrns,
Of Evansville, Indiana. Wabash
has won several races off the reel this
summer aud was only beaten once.
Ga that occasion be fell down. At
Bedford Park, on Wednesday last,
he easily beat J. c. Mason's blk. g.,
tine Major" a mile in 2.20. After
the race Colonel Burns declined to
offer of 81, 800 for his feet-footed
bovine. The calf is nearly thirteen
and a half hands high, his legs are
like those of a giraffe and his horns
are tipped with nickel-p plated knobs.
Colonel Burns bought the calf when
a yearling from an Indian farmer,
who was driving the split-hoof trot-
ter to sulkey and beating all ordi-
nary roadsters with ease. The calf
is of plebeian blood and was bred,
raised and trained by the farmer.
Colonel Burns intends exhibiting the
speedy beast on all the trotting
tracks in the country. Hitched to
a light wagon Wabash trotted
to Belmont Park yesterday after
noon, and was sent around the track
several times at three minute gait.
The calfs wind and limbs are per-
fectly sound, and his owner says he
has driven him forty miles a day
without making him turn hair.
Although Wabash trots fast and
steadily in harness, heis much speed
ier when running under saddle. To
show the calf's speed he was saddled
and mounted by a 115 pound jockey
Yesterday, and Mr.. Horizons b. m.
Clorinda, with a record of 224, was
started against him. Clorinda went
away in the lead when the word go"
was given, but Reilly. the jockey
on the cali, quickly clapped spurs
into its sides, and with a below that
was heard mile off Wabash hoisted
his tail like a jackstaff and set sail
after the trotter. The crowd OF
horsemen present at once saw that
Wabash had a mixed but fast gait
that is peculiar to himself. When
on the back stretch his legs seemed
to sprangle out on all sides at once,
and he bowed his back like buck
ing broncho and blew cloud of
steam out of his nostrils. Colonel
Burns proudly waved his hand
towards him, and said to the crowd
on the quarter stretch: Now, you
all watch that critter hump himself"
If humping" ment believing until
the asiounded Clonnda bolted across
tho track and stood trembling
against the outside rails, Wabash
certainly did what the Colonel ex-
pected. Wabash came along like a
locomotive, passed the bewildered
mare and was loping into the home
stretch before timorous Clorinda's
driver could induce her TO trot.
Wabash won by an eighth of a mile
and was cheered by every spectator
except Mr.. Horton, whorythmically
said to his driver: "Well, don't il
beat" The calf will race at Point
Breeze or Suffolk Park on Saturday.
-Phila. Times.
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Judge Blacks Iilness.

YORK, August 15.-Judge Jere S.
Black is in very precarious eondi,
ton tonight. DR.. Garnett, of Wash
ingtop, arrived this evening and, in
company with the York physicians,
is watching the case. From a con-
versation with one of the doctors to-
night it is learned that very little
hope is entertained for the Judges )
recovery. The operation gave but
temporary relief. There is an en-
largement of the prostate gland and
sp,slnodic structure. Lieutenant
Governor Black is much depressed
in spirits. and his face shows signs
Of fear for fatal termination of his
fathers illness.
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Tremendous Explosion.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-THE Time Stars
Lexington (Ky.) special says the Mt.
Sterling Accommodation, going to
Lexington, ran into the rear car of
a train of the Kentucky Central at
the Winchester crossing this morn
ing, exploding four hundred kegs
of giant powder. The depot was
wrecked, and the engineer Schuler
was not found. and Yardmaster
Randall was killed. Conductor Nc
Michael was fatally injured. Sever.
al others are reported to be killed.
A full report has not yet been receiv.
ed
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Half a Million lacked Up.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-J. L. Slagg,
Superintendent of the United States
Rolling Stock Company's shops,
which were destroyed by fire last
night, says this morning that the
loss will reach 100000; insurance
$4,000. The machinery, building
and tool are worth $4,000. The
stock destroyed was very large and
valuable, and included sixty COM
plete cars, valued at $500, and about
one million feet of lumber. The
company employed 500 hands here.
A. Hegwich, of New York, is Presi-
dent, and G. Benn, of New York,
Treasurer. The capital stock is s.,
100000, most oft being in the hands
of English stockholders.
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Fatally Injured.

WILKEsBARRE, Penna., Aug. IL
I'D lily Stormer, age seventeen, was
caught by her apron and was thrown
around the driving shaft Of the en-
gine at the Trucksville Wooden Mills
last evening. The foreman of the
mill and others tore her from the
machinery by main force. Her
spine was injured, and she was re-
moved in q paralyzed condition.
She cannot survive,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-22

That undoubted Democratic jour
nal, the Philadelphia Record, has
this to say about its party and its
platform, in this State:
Not a journal nor an orator among the
valiant defenders of Democracy in Pennsyl-
vania raises a voice Of rebuke or remon-
STRANGE against the lodging platform which
was reared bv the State Convention for the
party to stand on. Yet this platform is at
distinct variance with the creed of the par
ty as enunciated at the last three National
Conventions, and as illustrated in the his
tory of Democratic Federal administration.
The truth is the leaders of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania are brevet-Republi-
cans. They are political eunucbs who have
lost the virility and force that make them
capable of doing either much good or bad in
the world
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A Whisky-Lovers Fate.

CoyNELsvILLE, Aug. 15.-The dead
body of Lewis McCloskey was found
lying near the Southwest Railroad
track this morning, A would on
the head and an empty liquor flask
on his person led the jury at the in
quest to believe that the deceased,
while intoxicated had sat down up
ON the track and had been struck
by passing train. Letters found
on his person not only revealed his
name but also discovered the fact
that he had sweet heart III the per-
son of Miss Sallie A. Millhouse, OF
Fairview, Cumberland County.
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Yellow Fever i'm the Navy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Quite a
furry was created at the Navy and
Treasury Department to-day by the
receipt of a telegram from the Presi-
dent ofthe Pensacola, Florida, Board
of Health, announcing that case of
yellow fever was under treatment in
the Naval Hospital at that port An
effort was made at the Navy Depart
ment especially to keep the matter
quiet, from the fact that the scourge
made its appearance inside the Navy
Yard limit at Pensacola among the
marines stationed there. One of the
marines developed the fever in the
most malignant form and two OF his
comrads have been stricken down, it
is suspected with the same com
nlaint.
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n dangerous Counterfeit Coin.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Treas
ury officials are very much puzzled
at the appearance of another coun-
terfeit coin, which is likely to deceive
even the average expert. Ii is five
dollar gold piece, and is worth s4,55
in gold. This counterfeit is said to
be the best ever made, and its per-
fection has created the grave suspi-
oion that the governornmens dies
have been tampered with or an
impression taken from them. The
department officials are keeping the
matter extremely quiet in the hope
of working up clue to the counter
filters
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Gen. Grant at Deer Park.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-General
Grant, accompanied by Mrs. Grant
and her niece, Miss Bessie Sharp.
and a party Of friends, arrived at
Deer Park this morning in Mr. Rob
ert CARROTS private Car, In which
they had journeyed from Long
Branch. The party was met at the
depot by Hon. 5. B. Elkins, General
Beale and family, Mr.. Eisendecker,
the German Minister, and Ex- United
States Senator Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, and family. General Grant
will make trip over the West Vir-
ginia and Plttsburg Railway.
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Pursuing a Phantom.

WASHINGTON, August 15.-The
visitors at the capitol this morning
were startled by the loud talking of
a crank. He stationed himself in the
hall of Representatives and COM
meaced to address an imaginary
audience. He was dressed fairly
well an old slouched hat was pull
ed down over his eyes. In the
midst of his discourse he read a let
ter from ex-President Hayes promis-
ing him an office. He grew very
noisy, and was finally escorted out of
the building by a policeman. Inves-
tigation proved the Hayes letter to
be genuine. a gentleman who knew
him said few years ago he was a
prosperous merchant in an interior
town in Ohio. One fatal day he re-
ceiyed letter asking him to come
to Washington and he would get
position in the Government SER
vice. The unfortunate man sold out
his business and started for the cap
ital. He danced attendance at the
White House for a year, and then
his money gave out. He never got
an office, and lost his mind from
disappointment. When last seen
to-day he was trying to enter into
negotiations with some one to take
him back to Ohio.
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Buried Under Coal.

SHENANDOAH. August 14.-James
Davis was fatally injured this af-
ternoon at No. 4, Packer Colliery,
near Lost Creek. He was engaged
in rosbing pillars, and had fired a
blast, when the breast. in which he
was, closed in, bnrying him beneath
tons of coal and rock. 1t required
nearly four hours of work by a large
force of men to extricate him. When
found this evening he was still liv-
ing, but with no chance of recovery.
He has a wife and quite large fam
lily.
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The Sixth Burned Darn.

GwYNEDD, Aug. 15.-The bard of
Charles Cregar on the Supplee farm
was discovered to be on fire at 10
O'Clock this evening. This is the
sixth barn burned in the neighbor-
hood in nine days. Mr.. William
NJ Singerly, of the Philadelphia
Record, has offered a reward of $1,000
for the arrest and conviction of the