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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-21
DWELLING HOUSE,

Cabinet shop, Stable and other outbuildings
with young orchard of choice variety of fruit !;
good water about 10 rods 10 school house, one
fourth mile to Samuers Church, one mile to La
yansyille, and three miles TO Somerset. Possession
given Immediately.
TERMS
Ten per cent. of purchase money to be paid as
soon as property is knocked down, and balance On
confirmation of sale and delivery of deed, except
the sum of 1888 33, with interest from April l.
lss3, which shall remain lien On the premises
the interest thereof to be paid annually TO Eliza
beth Bradigum, and at her death the principal
sum to the heirs and legal representatives of Geo
Bradigum, deceased.
JOHN A. KAYLOR
apr.3O. Administrator
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-21
WANTED A FRIEND.

Alexander Clark. of Kintras. Sect
land, while walking through his
fields recently, heard the screams of
a bird, as if in distress. Looking up.
he saw lark hotly pursued bv a
hawk, which, by a series of fierce
dashes, tried to secure his prey. but
the lark was successful in evading
TIP attacks. The hawk, however,
wR gaining the mastery. and the
lark, terror-struck, seeing the mar
below, came down like an arrow and
iluttered actually into his hand,
where it covered tremblingly. The
pursuer followed until within six
yards, but seeing what had occurred
flew of in disgust. After a time the
lark was liberated, when it scared
upward, singing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-21
American Harvester. No l.

Bradley's Little Reaper is only el9 leet wide,
and cuts 5 foot swath. This is without doubt the
lightest running and most easily operated ma
chine made. No quivering or scattering In heavy
grain. Binders carry no rake Cuis whe-t, rye,
oats. buckwheat clover. timothy and corn reaGy
for shocking It is pc feet gem Every owner
of Bradley is delighted, and is shouting its
praises all over the County.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-21
A MODERN INSTANCE.

About p years ago good-hearted
fellow married nice young woman
at Penzance, England, whom he led
a miserable life on account of his
worthlessness for three years. at the
end of which time he disappeared.
Nothing having been heard of the
man for II years the wife, on receiv-
ing an offer from a well-to-do farmer
married him, and settled in the same
neighborhood. Recentlythe farmer
was employed 10 provide turf for a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-05-21
Court Sale
Valuable Real Estate,

Dy virtue of an order of sale issued out of the
ID Orphans Court of Somerset County, Pa, 10
the undersigned directed, there will be exposed
o sale by public outery
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
ANOTHER BROKEN BANK.
The Wall Street Bank Closes Its Doors
Through Irregularities of Its Cashier.

The Wall Street Bank Closes Its Doors
Through Irregularities of Its Cashier.
The Wall Street Bank of New York City
has failed. the reason of the failure is the
irregularities of the cashier. The President
is ThOs. w. Evans, and the Cashier John
P. Dickinson The bank is situated at 10
Broad street and is State bank. When
the last annual statement was issued, Sep
TENDER, 1888, the figures were: Paid up
capital, $5OO,0OO surplus, So, 1879; undi-
vided profits, 1876. The capital stock,
$500, 000 will probably be swept away. The
depositors will eventually be paid i'll full.
II is likely that so per cent. will be paid
them by the end of this week. The Cash
ier's shortage is stated to be 100000 and
the bank has $4,000 bad debts.
The result of an examination of the at
fairs SO far shows, deposits, $4,000; call
loans, $4,000; business paper, $4,000 !;
cash, $IS5,00O.
The cashier has been loaning money too
freely::on insufficient margins. The estima-
ted loss is about 500, OOO The bank was in
debted $500 to the Clearing House, which
has been paid. 1t is estimated that depOs-
itors will be paid in full. A part of the
capital stock will remain.
The history of the bank is peculiar. It
was organized two years ago by Wall street
men, during the agitatation regarding the
establishment of stock clearing house,
succeeding an old bank with a capital of
100000. The organizers proposed to do
clearing for the street, but the scheme fel.
through, and the institution became purely
brokers' bank. 1t has been regarded with
lspicion, but having weathered the late
Drm had come to be regarded practically
IS safe. During the recent furry it asked
for no accommodation at the Cles ing
House Its officers frequently made boasts
of its strength.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21

ness might impose. If such were the case,
1t would argue that the Government had
been grossly derelict in its duty towards
those whose protection was its primary OBJ
ject. But there is no Constitutional pro-
vision nor any law, nor any authoritative
judicial utterance that gives any cOunte-
nance to such conclusion.
But in the case of the shipments of q like
character, regulation of charges for haul
made within the State, such charges form
Ing no part of any through rate from
place in another State, can in no way, nor
to the slightest degree effect either the peo-
pie or commerce of any other State. Not
only is such regulation free from constitu-
tiOnal objection, but it would still be free it
1t trenches close to the line dividing State
and National jurisdictions in respect to
commerce.
We can reach no other conclusion than
that the charges made by the company upon
the shipments referred to were unlawfully
excessive, and that the excess, the amounts
of which have already been stated, should
be refunded to the shippers.
The purpose of the company in levying
such extraordinary charges upon shipments
Of this character would have been obvious.
even if the company's General Freight
Agent had not disclosed it, in his response
to these complaints of the twenty fourth
OF May. 1t was to coerce shipments to
the company's line from longer dis.
lance. Now, while railroad companies
may legitimately strive with each other
for business, no company passes the right
to infiict penalties by way of excessive and
discriminate freight charges against per-
sons who exercise an undoubted right to
patronize another road. Such conduct on
the part of a railroad cOmpany Operatinp in
this State, subjects it to statutory penalties ;
and if no statute existed on the subject, it
would still violate the plain and just prin-
ciples of the common law of the land.
In accordance with the opinion herein
expressed the Board find and decide that
the excess of charges made upon these ship
ments was unreasonable and the amounts
should be refunded to the shippers.
We also think that they involve unlaw-
full discrimination. We, therefore, request
respondent company to refund to the ship
pers the amounts of over-charge in accord
ance with this decision, within thirty days
from the date hereof.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21

divided into two parties. and one persisted
because the other had gained possession by
force OF the food supply. In
this ostracized party were Lieutenant
Kislingbury and DIR. Pavy. The condition
of Lieut.. Kislingbury' body shows that he
had died of starvation, and at time when
the others had some food supply. There
was absolutely nothing in his stomach and
in the intestines was lump of indigesti-
BILE material. There were no indications OF
a rupture, and the story that he injured
himself is discredited. W. II. Kislingbury
holds the opinion that DR.. Pavy saw in adj
vance desperate struggle for subsistence
and ended his life, or fell victim to the des-
peration of the immediate adher-
ents of Greedy. In other words it was
case in which those not in favor
with the Commander were compelled to die
that the others might live. There is sus-
picion that one of the doomed party was
Private Henry, who was shot while
trying to get his share Of the food. Hen
rvs death is not sufficiently explained.
Klslingbury takes the gloomy view that
there was struggle among the
starving and desperate men, and that
the strongest by virtue of authority and in
possession of the little stock of food on
hand, survived. Lieutenant Kislingbury,
is seems, was under Greely's displeasure
from the beginning.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21

sderation of the decision refusing to order
survey of Arsenal Island, opposite St.
Louis.
The value of exports of domestic bread
stuffs for July, 1884, was Sl2053, go; same
months ended July 3lst, 1884. 1881 ,547,
251 same periodin 1888, S95, 420, 9l6.
A delegation of Comanche, Kiowa and
Wichita Indians was at the Interior De.
partment, to ascertain the proper course to
be pursued in leasing their lands. They
desire to lease between two and three mil
lion acres in the Indian Territory to cattle
men.
Postmaster General Gresham has left
Washington for Hartford, Conn, and
Springfield, Mass, on an official visit, to
several manufacturing establishments in
these cities, which are making stationery
for the Postoffice Department. Stationery
used in various branches of the Depart
ment is to be tested. Already registered
packages and dead letter envelopes have
been tested and found to resist but about
fifteen pounds pressure, when they should
resist thirty pounds.
Acting upon information that a cargo of
rags had recently been passed by the State
quarantine officers of the port ofNew York,
the Secretary of the Treasury has instruct
the Collector of Customs of the port to al
low no rags to be imported unless positive
proof is produced that they came from non
infected ports and are in themselves entire
ly free from infection. The fact that YES
sci has clean bill of health and has been
given apermit to pass by the local guaran-
tine officer is not to be considered conclusive
proOf of the nOn-infected condition of her
cargo. These instructions are based on a
clause in the Sundry Civil Service bill au-
thorizing the President to expend sum
not exceeding 500, 900 to maintain quar-
antine at ports of danger and to aid the
State and local boards in preventing and
suppressing the spread of epidemics. The
Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital
Service has advised that the importation OF
rags be totally prohibited, for the present,
at least, because, as he says, they are the
companions of filth and disease. No mat
ter from what quarter of the world they
come they are always liable to convey dis
ease.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

The Democrats of thesixth Illinois distrie
gress.
The Republicans of the Fourth Ohio Dis
trict, at Dayton, nominated G. M. Anderson
for Congress.
Kerr Craig was nominated for Congress
by the Democrats of the Seventh North Car
Dina District.
Democrats of the Third West Virginia
District nominated ID. Wyatt Aiken for
Congress-.
The Democrats of the Second South Car
DINA District nominated Geo. ID. Fillman
for Congress.
w. H. H. Cowles was nominated for Con-
gress by the Democrats of the Eighth North
Carolina District.
At DEBORAH, w. Z. Fuller was nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the
Fourth Iowa District.
Congressman Holmes was nominated for
reelection by the Republicans of the Elev-
enth Iowa District.
Preston Stevenson was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Fifth
New Jersey District.
w. Z. Smith has been elected Chairman
of the Democratic Central Committee of
New York, vice Cooper, resigned.
Republicans of the Seventh Iowa Dis.
trict nominated H. Y. Smith for the short
term, and E. H. Conger for the long term
to Congress.
The Democratic State Convention of
Georgia met and nominated II. ID. McDan-
iel for Governor n c. Barnett for Secretary
of State, w. A. Wright for Comptroller, 4.
A. Hardman for Treasurer, and for AttOr-
ney General, Clifford Anderson. The con-
vention endorsed Cleveland and Hendricks.
All the nominees, except Hartman, are the
present incumbents, and were nominated
unanimously.
The New York State Labor Convention
met at Utica and adopted resolutions ap-
proving mechanics lien law giving labor
the first chance, the adjustment of the or
der system, and the adoption of weekly pay
ments, recommending the establishment of
a State printing Office, advocating ten hour
and child labor bills, urging the election of
q direct representative to the Legislature,
and urging law to increase the head mon
ey tax on immigrants to $40, such fund to
be used fol the ben eft of immigrants. Po-
litical questions were avoided and attempts
to introduce them were crushed out en-
tirely.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
Verdicts by Memphis COroners.

Memphis Avalanche.
We have some curious verdicts re-
turned by coreners juries during the past
year. One is: "She came to her death
by strangulation in the testimony we
have set our handles and seal the day
above wroten." Another: "Came to his
death from national cause" Others
were: "The jouerers on thare ouaths do
say that he come to his death by old age,
as they could not see emmy else the mat
ter" "Come to his death from the fol-
lowing causes, to wit, from some student
cause to the jurors unknown" "The
said deceased being an orphan, father
and mother both being dead" "Con-
gestion of the brain an applicote fitze."
From eXpOsier."
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
DECISION RENDERED.
A Decision of the Commissioners in the
Case of Pinney, Mudd & Co. VS.. the San
Francisco Railroad Company.

A Decision of the Commissioners in the
Case of Pinney, Mudd & Co. VS.. the Sar
Francisco Railroad Company.
The following is summary of the de-
cision:
This case was decided on May 9th in ia.
vOr of the complainant, but on June 9th
the railroad company asked for a re-hear-
ing, claiming to have new evidence. The
ther responded with q copy of the bills OF
lading and way bills upon which the ship
ments were made, Overcharges upon which
is the subject matter OF complaint, and an
argument against the power of this Board
to interfere in the matter on account of the
interstate nature of the traffic.
The facts are briefly as follows: Complain
ant shipped from De Kalb, ILL.,, via Kansas
City to Fredonia, Kan, one car of barbed
wire weight %, 400 pounds. The shipment
was made over the Chicago & Northwestern
and Southern Kansas railroads, from De
Kalb to Cherryvale, in Kansas, and at the
latter point delivered to the respondent
company to be hauled to Fredonia, a dis
lance OF q miles. The charges of the first
two companies for carriage of the freight
from De Kalb to Cherryvale was $129.9S;
and the respondents charge for the thirty
ScNcu Lille uduI, IOU.OV. 4hlo 1ooe ouip-
ment was made in March and April last,
and few days thereafter like shipment
was made by the same parties over the same
railroads, with like results as to charges,
viz: weight of freight 26,97O pounds
charges to Cherryvale, $l15.67; from Cherry
vale to Fredonia over respondents road,
$3.50.
1t will be seen that. although the goods
were shipped from DeKalb, Illinois, to Ere
donia, Kansas, the freight was subject to
conditions of local freight tariffs. Upon
these facts the respondent company still
maintains that this is such Interstate traf-
fic, the regulation OF the charges upon
which, within its own territory, the State
is excluded from.
The rate charged upon these two ship
ments from Cherryvale to Fredonia is TWEEN
ty-seven cents. The company's local rate
between the same points is thirteen cents
per 100 pounds.
The theory of the respondent company
is that upon all shipments of freight into
The State from another State, the people of
the State to which the freight is brought
are utterly powerless to defend themselves
against any oppressive and unjust discrimi-
nations that either rapacity or vindictive-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21

MISCELLANEOUS.
Kansas.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A fatal cattle disease has broken out il
Iowa.
Weaver Bros factory at Allentown, Pa.
closed on account of executions.
The National Convention of Ancient Or
der of Hibernans met at New York.
The National Association of ex-Union
Prisoners of the war met at Detroit.
Archbishop Ryan will be formally well
coined at Philadelphia, Tuesday, August 10
Sergt. David Linn of the Greedy party
was buried in Mt. Moriah cemetery, Phila.
delphia.
The General Christian Sunday-school As
ISOLATION held session near Indianapolis
Indiana.
PIeuro-pneumonia is reported at Lancas.
ter county, Pa, at Rochester, n. Y, and al
Elmherst, n. Y.
Jas. Keller, boot and shoe obber OF
Detroit, has suspended payment on obliga.
ions to the amount of SIS 600.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union, in
session at Chicago, declared in favor OF legal
restrictions upon the liquor traffic.
The reports of the examiners, with re.
gard to the New Orleans Post-office, looks
bad for the officials at the Crescent City.
A funeral salute was fired at Governors
island on the arrival of the Greedy expedi-
ton ships with the dead bodies OF the
party.
d. L, Moody, the famous evangelist, has
been engaged by the Young Mems Christian
10 nd of iS
this Fall.
The Irish National Convention met at
Boston. Alexander Sullivan, President OF
the Irish National League, addressed the
meeting.
The freigh: war between the railroads
and the packet companies on the Missis-
sippi is ended, the matter having been
patched up at Chicago.
In the neighborhood of Point Pleasant,
West Virginia, three farmers at different
points have suffered the loss o wheat fields
from fires set by incendiaries.
By the explosion of the boiler of the pro-
peller Mamie Glass. at Madison, Ind, Geo.
Keller, engineer, was instantly killed and
another man was lost in the river.
Experiments were made at the Missouri
Pacific Railway shops IN st. Louis with a
view to lighting passenger coaches by cleo
tricity. 1t is thought the experiment will
result successfully.
The police of Mattoon, Illinois, have is
sued orders forbidding ladies to wear
Mother Hubbard dresses, unbelted, under
penalty of arrest. A crusade against that
style of garment is reported in other towns
in that section.
A new phase of prohibition was devel-
oped III contest at Burlington, Iowa, some
days ago. The attorney of the Law and
Order League, after commencing the prose-
cution of saloon-keeper before a Justice
of the Peace, settled the matter by exacting
from the accused $3.50, which was paid into
the League treasury. This proceeding ex-
cited much comment from the citizens gen.
orally, and now the saloon men have retail
lated and arrested Blake the attorney, for
compromising an Offense in violation of
Section 4, 3l6 of the Code, on two charges.
Blake has given bond of $500 in each
case, to appear for trial before Justice Flem-
ing. The prohibitocy law provides that all
penalties shall go to the school fund.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21

tive for the purpose of repairing the boiler
was scalded SO that he will die. The loco
motive was carrying forty pounds at the
time the plug blew out. The unfortunate
man receiv the full blast Of steam On his
back and arms and was so terribly cooked
that the flesh came off in fakes. He leaves
a wife and five children.
While car of the Broadway Railroad in
Brooklyn was crossing the Manhattan
Beach Railroad track at East New York, it
was struck by train coming from Coney
Island. VIM. Cullough, the conductor of
the car, was killed. Rudolph Schmidt, a
jured about the head and arms. VIM.
Hugman, Richard S. Edwards, Albert
Smith and John McCann, also passengers,
were also slightly injured.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
A Right Smart Western Town.

New York Sun.
"Yes, sir" said an enthusiastic citizen
of new Western town, Twelve got a
right smart town, stranger. Why" he
continued impressively, "it's only six
months old yet, and it's got two hotels,
forty-eight beer saloons, twenty-seven
gambling places, four drug stores, to say
and the best half-mile track west of the
Missouri"
"Any churches?" asked the stranger.
"Any what?"
Churches"
"You mean them buildin's with long
pint sticking up in the ARP"
"Yes."
mo we hain't got any of them. Thar
was some talk about buildin' one, but
we finally allowed it would look to du-
DISH"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
WASHINGTON TOPICS

Over two hundred clerks in the pension
bureau received promotion, recently, the
average advance in salary being 500.
The acting Secretary of the Interior has
declined to grant motion for the recon-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
TOBACCO.

Tobacco promises large crop. Aver.
ages for the principal States are: Massa-
chusetts, IS; Connecticut, 90; Pennsylva.
mia, so; Maryland, 1O2; Virginia 81; North
Carolina, 80; Tennessee, 103; Kentucky
81; Ohio, "A.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
P0TATOEC

The prospect is not so full as last year,
on an average of three per cent. smaller.
Present indications point to crop about
10 per cent. less than that of 1883, with
larger difference if future conditions
should be less favorable.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
BROTHER INTERVIEWED,

In an interview w. II. Kislingbury, the
Oldest brother of the deceased, outlined the
condition of things, which would lead to
the belief that the Greedy expedition was
The National tribune., 1884-10-16
GOD BLESS THE DEAR WOMEN.

Although I am not a member of the GAR 1
claim to be an old soldier and am doing my best 10
Your w. re- and think you doing a lasting
good. i take THE TRIBUNE and saw your appeal
in behalf of Anna Ella Carroll, and send you 10
cents 1t is but little, but if all old soldiers would
send 10 cents she would not want. God bless the
dear women who sacrificed home friends and health
to help the soldiers and save our country.-A- p.
Burrell, Co. F. 18th Mich Cav, Atlanta, Mo-, Oct 6,
1854.
AN OREGON COMRADES GOOD WORDS.
Among the cheering messages received at
National Headquarters the past week, is the
following letter from Comrade o. Summers,
Commander George Wright Post, No. 1, Port
land, Greg, who writes as follows:
In compliance with orders from your Headauar-
tiers l duly instituted Geo. Wright Post Relief
Corps No. 2, Friday evening, Sept 10, and installed
the following list of officers Pres, Mrs. Rosa NJ.
Martin; S. V.-P., Mrs. Clara T. Summers; J.V.-P.,
Mrs. Anna Fishburn; Sec'y, Mrs. Jennie L.
Sehwab: Treas, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Sears; Chap,
Mrs. Mile E Morse Con, Mrs. Mary l.. Wray :
Guard, Mrs. Mary T.. Chamberlain. The Corps
starts out with charter list of % names of the
best of material to enter into a work such they
organized for, and predict that this Corps viii
be one of the most efficient and vigilant in your
noble and Christian work. 1t is auxiliary to
OF the best Posts on the Pacific coast and one that
can justly feel proud of its record of charitable
and circuit of fraternai deeds. / can assure you
that it gives my Post pleasure to take into partner
ship those who are Jointly interested with us in
keeping alive the memories of the past; and who
in The GAR. to-day but recall some of their
many deeds of thoughtfuDess and care to the
small wants of the boys at the front How our
hearts swell with pride recall the attention
paid by that nObleSt band of women ever known
to history, the Ladies' Sanitary Commission of 1861
and 1865 If il had not been for their kind words
of cheer many poor boy who is alive to-day
might have been numbered with the dead. The
same spirit of patriotism that prompted the
women of the North then is the patriotic love that
actuates those now whom we greet as comrades of
the GAR 1t is pleasing for US as we grow weaker
land as old Rip Van Wrinkle said oh these
rheumatics," which start through old battle
Scared bodies) to share the work with them and
receive their kind attentions. In conclusion, /
wish you and all of your devoted band Godspeed,
and if there should be such a thing as reward
hereafter rest assured that the ladies of the ON
ans Relief Corps will reap abundant share.
And such is the wish of your obedient servant in
F., C. and L.-O. SUMMERS, Commander of Geo.
Wright Post.
MATINEE