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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-19
The FreeheIder Monument.

FREEHOLD, II. J. November 13-
The handsome monument erected to
commemorate the battle of Mon
mouth, which was fought Sunday,
June 2S, 177S, on the hill side Just
west of Freehold, was unveiled to-
day with appropriate ceremonies.
The crowd was one OF the largest
ever seen in New Jersey, fully thir-
ty-five thousand persons being pres
ented. Every house and store in
the town and the public buildings
were profusely decorated with ever
greens and flags of all kinds. On
the green fronting the Court House
was large platform, from which
Governor Leon Abbott and staff,
General Gershom Mott, the COM
mandant of the New Jersey Division
OF the National Guard and staff,
members of the State Senate and
State House of Assembly, Ex-Gover-
nor Parker, Ludlow and Bedle and
host of other officials reviewed the
process ion. 1t was composed ofthe
First, Third and Seventh Regiments
National Guard of the State, firemen
and number of civic soci-
eties.
The crowd at the unvelling cere-
mony covered twenty acres of land.
Theo w. Morris, the President of the
Monmouth Battle Monument Com
mission and the originator of the
project, in short speech presented
the monument to the State. After
an invocation by the Right Rev.
Bishop Scarborough, Episcopal Bis
hop OF the Diocese of New Jersey,
Governor Leon Abbott in fitting
terms accepted the monument on
the part of the state. Ex-Governor
Joel Parker, the orator of the day,
delivered an address upon the bat
tie of Monmouth. A collation. to
the invited guests followed the un-
yelling ceremonies.
The monument cost $4,000. OF
the entire sum Congress appropria-
ted $4,000 and the State of New
Jersey $4,000, the remaining S10,-
600 being raised by private subscrip
ton. The monument is nearly one
hundred feet high. 1t is a circular
shaft 1t stands upon a triangular
pedestal and is surmounted by a
statue Of Liberty. The shaft and
statue are of granite On the lower
portion of the shaft are five bas-re-
liefs Of bronze, representing five
scenes from the battle of Monmouth |
Above them are thirteen bronze tab
lets of the coats-of-arms of the origi- |
nal States of the Union. 1t is one
of the finest battle monuments in
this countrv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-19

New YORK, November 16.-The
completion of the official count of
the vote of the State of New York
for Presidential Electors establishes
the fact that Grover Cleveland was
elected President of the United
States on the 4th of November. He
will have a majority of 81 in the
Electoral College.
The board of Canvassers complet-
ed the canvass of the 112 election
districts of this city this evening.
The first election district of the
Eighteenth Assembly district by er-
ror returned "a votes to the Blaine
electors. The number should have
been 81. The Committee on Correc-
ton will rectify the error and report
in favor of 81 votes on Monday
morning. With that return in the
official vote of the lowest Democrat
ic elector in this city is l33,157, and
the highest Republican elector 90
093, giving the lowest Cleveland
elector a plurality of 43,064.
The Tribune gives to Cleveland
and Hendricks a plurality in New
York State of 1.076. The Sun
makes the plurality in the State fol
Cleveland 1,0S7. The World gives
Cleveland 1,107 plurality and the
Times gives him 1 ,105.
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HARKlsBuRG, Pa, November 10
Governor Pattison to day issued the
following: sour most humble and
heartfelt thanksgiving and praise
are due to Almighty God for His
gracious goodness and great loving
kindness to us and to all men. In
the midst Of His judgment He has
saved Us from the pestilence that
walketh in darkness and the destruc-
ton that wasteth at MONDAY. He
has blessed US with abundant har-
vests and peace. |, therefore, do
hereby appoint Thursday, the twen-
ty-seventh of the present month, as
a day of general thanksgiving, praise
and prayer, and | recommend that
the people of this Commonwealth,
abstaining from their usual business
occupations and pursuits, at their
homes and in their respective places
of worship do reader thanksgiving
and praise to the God OF State for
His numberless blessings, and tha,
that they do further unite in solemn
prayer, beseeching Him to preserve
US evermore from all perills and to
continue His loving kindness &c
MS
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Ihe Exodus From Paris.

PARIS, New. 14.-The exodus
from Paris still continues in great
numbers in consequence OF the
cholera plague. A correspondent
went on an exploring tour this
morning through the narrow streets
and alleys that run out of the main
thoroughfares between the Fau-
bourg du Temple and the Faubourg
st. Antoine, where the cholera is
severest. He says the uncleanliness
of these populous quarters makes
them very hot-beds of disease. One
can hardly realize the condition OF
these rookeries, in which thousands
of men, women and children live,
eat, work and sleep. with an made
quate supply of air, light and water,
and in utter disregard of cleanliness.
One house, four stories high, shelf
ers ten families of some fifty per-
sons. including men, women and
children. The inhabitants work
and sleep in the same room. The
sanitary arrangements are shock
inn
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A Courageous Woman.

ATLANTA, Ga. Noy. 14.-Mrs.
Cooley, a highly respected white
lady, last night in the absence of
her husband, was alarmed at >
O'Clock by negro, who tried to
gain admittance. Loading her hus-
bands pistol, she placed it-on the
shelf beside her bed and went to
sleep. She awoke several hours
later to find her room filled with
light; at the same time she heard,
as supposed, her husband knocking
at the door: On opening she found
it was the bright moonlight instead
of the early sun. AT the same
moment the form outside pressed
through the door and the lady
found herself lifted up in the strong
arms of a negro, who laid her on the
bed.
Realizing her great danger, she
grasped the pistol with her left
hand and fired, shooting him in the
neck. Instantly he dropped her
and fell to the floor himself, beg
ging her to desist. In a moment
she was on her feet, and, determined
to kill her assailant, she pulled the
trigger again, but the weapon miss
ed fire. Seeing his advantage, the
negro rose and ran when Mrs.
Cooley fired another shot, striking
him in the back, from the effects OF
which he fell, but soon arose and
made for the woods. 1t is believed
that be will be found dead in the
woods which are now being secured
for him.
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Spread or the Cholera.

PARIS. November 13.-The conster-
nation over the rapid spread OF chol-
era in this city increases. Foreign-
ers continued to leave as the means
of transportation will permit. Up
to 6 o clock this evening IS deaths
have occurred during the Is hours
Immediately preceding, of which e
were in the hospitals. Two deaths
are reported at tOran, and at Toulon
one and one fresh case was reported
to day. In consequence of the pop
ular indignation at the filthy
condition of that city, municipal au-
thorities are having the streets and
cutters cleaned.
The Swiss Government now forbids
railway cars from Paris to cross the
frontier until the passengers have
tave been subjected to thorough
medical inspection.
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with himself and the world. Not
even the trying ordeal of the past
two weeks has in the least disturbed
bis serenity. A very large number
of letters contain applications for
Office, the positions desired ranging
from a country postmastership to a
Cabinet position. Several thousand
of these have already been filed.
The gifts that haye been received
by the Governor during the past
four months would go far toward
stocking country store, and they
are of almost infinite variety.
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Precautions Against Cholera.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Ma
tional Board Of Health has sent to
the governors of the several states a
communication concerning the pres
ent European cholera epidemic.
The document declares that'the epi-
demic is a constant menance to the
people of the United States, and
that during the last two wears it has
pressed steadily Westward, until it
has found lodgment in European
ports whence more than one of the
epidemics this country has suffered
from have come.
The disease, says the board, may
at any moment make its appearance
in the United States, and the history
of the disease leads to the conclusion
that we can only hope to escape l.,
if at all, or TO mitigate its ravages,
by the most prompt and efficient
sanitary service No part of any
state should be left unguarded, and
the governors are requested to call
the attention of their respective leg
islatures to the subject and urge the
necessity of appropriations to pro-
vide for the immediate organization
of the most thorough sanitary SER
vice, state and log
Every organized community
should be provided with a compe-
tent Beard of Health, and the state
with State Board, supplied with
every requisite for aiding and di-
recting the local authorities. By
the prompt adoption of such meas
ures we may hope, if not wholly to
escape an invasion of this dread dis
ease, at least, to limit its ravages to
the place where it first makes its APP
pearance.
Accompanying these communi-
cations is a copy of the rules and
regulations framed by the board,
and recommended for adoption by
state and local Boards of Health, to
be enforced in teh event of the prev
aience of infectious and contagious
disease.
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Important Arrests.

WASHINGTON, Pa, November 12--
At noon to day James Blair Simp-
son, William Rossel and Mrs. Mary
Rossel were lodged i'll Jail at this
place, having been arrested by Of
ficers France and Riley on the charge
of burglary and larceny at Coal
Centre. As soon as the officers de-
livered the prisoners to Sheriff Cham
bers, the latter told them to hasten
back to Coal Centre, as he had re-
ceived a telegram stating that their
deputy. Jos. Underwood has shot
Harry Ortwin, anot her of the gang,
while making his arrest this morning
A large amount Of goods has been
found secreted in coal bank near
the town.
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. KNOCKED OUT /
/" That Same Old Coon
Has To Go.
Cleveland the Winner.
A Majority of 81 Electoral Votes.

Cleveland is elected President and
the South is once more placed IN
the saddle. The official canvass OF
the vote of New York State on
which depended the election OF
Blaine or Cleveland was completed
on Saturday evening, showing a plu-
rality for the Cleveland electors OF
about eleven hundred. The electo-
raj vote of New York, New Jersey
Connecticut and Indiana added to
the one hundred and fifty three votes
of the solid South gives Cleveland a
majority of thirty-seven in the cleo
toral college and makes him Presi-
dent of the United States for the
next four years.
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A Fight With Indians.

Sr. PAUL, Mimi, November IA
party of ten Indians and a number
OF white men had very serious fight
yesterday at Utsality, Washington
Territory. During the row two In
dians were beaten go badly that they
will probably die. One white man
was wounded. Weapons were drawn
on both sides and several shots ex-
changed. The Indians finally beat
a retreat, but swore to have full re-
venge for the death of their compan-
ions.
All the tribe is very angry and Sc
rious difficulty is expected. Every
possible effort is being made by the
authorities to settle the trouble
peaceably. The trouble originated
in two drunken Indians making a
murde-ous attack on the whites.
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of the rights, privileges and immu-
mites guaranteed to American citi-
zens by the organic law. There
choice is absolutely free; !; men afiili-
ate as they please without question
ing from anybody. Any verdict
they may render at the polls must
pass without question.
Draw a line from the Atlantic
westward along the southern boun-
Diary line OF Pennsylvania to the Ohio
river. and thence to the Mississippi,
and the entire area southwark to the
Gulf gives all its electoral votes to
the Democrats. Yet nowhere on
this continent is there SO little of the
true spirit of democracy as there.
In spirit, in action, by tradition and
by education, the governing class
there is aristocratic. In the old
time, when slavery prevailed
throughout the entire area, the voice
OF the people was stified. 1t was
never heard, and no election within
sixty years has there reflected the
popular viii. The spirit of liberty
is there repressed. Neither free
speech, free press nor free people
have ever been known in the old
slave area. Force and fraud have
always been the right arm of the
governing class there. But single
class is or ever has been free to speak
or print the truth, and that class
has seldom exercised its exclusive
privilege in those respects.
The people have but to contrast
these two pictures, drawn from IT.
refragable history. and make their
own inferences, as they were for
twenty years before the great treason
of 1861. but the inevitable course of
events will compel the inferences at
last. The party which exists solely
in its criminal alliance with a plu-
tocraey SO vast cannot masquerade
under the thin veil of Democracy
very many years. The inevitable
end ofsuch stupendous hypocrisy
approaches. - Philadelphia North
american
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A Terrific Powder Explosion near
Toledo. Ohio.

TOLEDO, O., Nov. ia large lot
Of powder stored in shed on Dela-
ware Creek. four miles from this
city, exploded at 10 o'clock this
morning. The report was heard forty
miles in every direction. The win-
dows of the houses in that quarter
OF the city were generally broken.
At the Broadway school, three miles
from the scene, windows were
smashed, and the scholars states,
holding the windows up, were
broken,
Several persons working in the
shed We're seen running aud shout
| ing. Everybody near took this as a
signal of danger and fled. A terrif-
ic explosion followed, but all were
far enough away to escape except
an old man named Fred, who had
charge of the she'd. He had got
some distance away, but was thrown
down, and his hair was badly
scorched.
A spring wagon containing man
and three women, which stood in
the yard hundred yards away,
was blown into a ditch, but no Que
was seriously injured. Fences
were leveled in the vicinity and
limbs blown from the trees.
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THE PRESIDENT ELECT
Taking Little Interest In the onIciaI
Count-ThreatenIng Letters.

ALBANY, Nov. 16.-President elect
Cleveland manifested no more active
interest in the result of the official
canvass yesterday than during any
of the days it has been in progress.
He has occasionally asked his pri-
vate secretary how the count in New
York was progressing, but such in
quiries were rather incidental than
otherwise, and being answered, the
Governor at once lapsed into his
customary state of apparent indlffer-
ence. 1t is certain that the Cover
nor, all through the exciting cam
paign, has remained steadfast in the
conviction that he was to De success
ful. 1t is reported that just before
the election, when asked by an inti-
mate friend upon what he based his
conviction, ne replied: "Oh, l don't
know but it's just my luck" That
seems to correctly express it.
For some reason the number of
visitors at the Executive Chamber
since election has been remarkably
small. 1t is true, there has been no
lack of sightseers, who have literally
taken possession Of the chamber,
gazed in wonder at the magnificent
ly carved oak ceiling. fingered with
the pictures and even fendled arti-
cies on the Governors desk but
there have been few notabilities.
The Governors mail. however has
been singly enormous. During the
campaign it was large, but it has in
creased four-fold since election.
Several clerks have been constantly
employed ip opening. asserting and
answering the letters,
While many of the missiyes are
couchedin congratulatory terms 9th
ers are those of warning. and others
still contain dire threats. Several
writer solemnly swear that Cleveland
shall not live to see another fortnight.
Others warn him TO beware of the
plots against his life, and advise him
to ride instead of walk to the capitol
and to have at least four guards at
the executive chambers. Probably
Gov. Cleveland has seen none of the
missives, but, if he has, it is safe
to say that they don't worry him
to any great extent. He is in splen-
did health, and seems to be at peace
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-19

THE bitterest opponents of the Re
publican party during the late con-
test were the Independents, and
their acidity seems to have been
sharpened by their apparent success.
Partisan Democrats of course, rejoice
at the accession of their party to
power. but the Republicans who
voted against their belief and con-
yictions because they did not like
the nominee of the Republican par
ty are trying to reconcile what they
have done to their consciences by
out Heroding Herod in their vitup-
erative abuse of Republican instita-
tions. Some Independent Republi-
cans now assert openly that the con-
duct of the south towards the negro
race is entirely justifiable that the
negroes when in power held such 4
carnival Of misrule that they should
be deprived OF their constitutional
right TO vote by the shotgun and the
bowie knife. Perhaps these gentle
emen would be glad to see Reagan,
If Texas, who was one of the Jeffer-
son Davis Cabinet, Postmaster Gen.
erai, and Wade Hampton, Secretary
of War. and the negro race reduced
to its previous condition Of servitude.
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Negroes Fire q Town.

SAVANNAH, Nov. 16.-Brunswick
was fired at 1:30 this morning by
incendiaries, supposed TO De negroes,
who are excited by talk Of re-en.
slavement. The negro fire company
refused to bring out their engine to
the assistance of the whites. White
men dragged it othe fire and mann
ed it. The negroes later helped
save property and stay the flames.
One negro was heard to say: "Cleve-
land had his torchlight procession
Thursday night and Blaine is hav-
ing his tonight" The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
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An insane Asylum In Flames.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. 15.-Shortly
before II o'clock this evening fire
was discovered in the boiler room
of the Northern Hospital for Insane,
situated about four miles north of
this city. The flames spread with
startling rapidity and the main
building was soon enveloped, En-
gines have been dispatched from
this city, but the fire is increasing
rapidly and there are but little
hopes of saving the institution.
About 800 inmates are confined in
The asylum and they are now being
removed. 1t is thought that all
Gill be saved.
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Blaine IN HIS Own State.

AUGUSTA, Me. Nov. 14.-The Ken
nebec Journal viii publish to-mor-
row morning the vote of the state at
the late presidential election, except
ing ten small towns and plantations
not We; returned to the office of the
Secretary of State, showing the fol-
lowing result: Blaine, 7l,7l6:
Cleveland, 81 l,656; Butler, 1894; St.
John, 2,l43 Blaine's plurality, 90
060; majority, 1923.
In 1880, Garfeld's plurality was
$3.50 and his majority, 4,373. Blaine
carries every county in the state,
while in.1SSO four counties gave ma
iorities against Garfield.
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Gen. Harney Marrics at 81.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13.-General W.
S. Harney, the Oldest officer in the
army, member of one of the old
families of st. Louis, who is 81
years of age, was married here this
evening to Mrs. Mary L. st. Cyr,
who for five years acted in the Ca
pacity OF housekeeper 10 his house
hold. The oaly persons present at
the ceremony. which was performed
at the Roman Catholic Cathedral,
were Mrs. Mitchell, a sister Of the
bride; Miss Mitchell, Miss st. Cyr
and the Generals body servant.
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BessPifa,ed in y Fight.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Nov. lS.-s
Meagre particulars Of a horrible
affair near Meridian have just been
received here. Thos. Bull. while in
an intoxicated condition, went into
a house of iIl-repute. He became
involved in a difficulty with three
men, and was knocked down and
dealt a terrific blow on the neck
with an axe. The blow almost cut
his head off. He died instantly.
The murdefers escaped.
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whole Family Poisoned.

COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. lS.-The
family of Jefferson Biggers was
poisoned with arsenic yesterday,
and already M. Biggers and Mrs.
Biggers, his daughter and Joseph
Biggers, his son are dead. The
crime is blamed on negroes whom
Mr.. Biggers had arrested for break
ing into his smokehouse. The FAM
lily consisted Of four persons, only
one of whom survive.
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Burned His House and Killed Him
SELF

McPHERsoN, Kan, Nov. 13.-Au-
gust Tuxhnrn, a farmer of this
county. to-day set fire to his house
and barn, and then blew his brains
out with shotgun. The buildings
were destroyed together with $4,000
in money which was in the house.
Total loss, $1,000. Evidence show
ed that he intended to murder his
wife and four children, but his
plans were frustrated by his wife.
No cause is assigned for his act. ex-
cept that he was man of violent
temper.
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GENERAL BUTLER declares to an
interviewer that he believes Gould
was as much in favor of Cleveland
as of Blaine" and that Vanderbilt
rode two horses he sent Depew
out to speak for Blaine, and be gave
Cleveland s150,000." Put not thy
trust In millionaires.
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A Presidents Daughter Married.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 13.-Miss
Pearl Tyler. daughter of ex-Presi-
dent Tyler, was married at FIVE
o'clock this morning to the Hon
William Mumford Ellis, member of
the House Of Delegates from Mont
gomery county. The ceremony
took place in st. Peters Cathedral,
the Right Rev. Bishop John J..
Keane officiating. a large number
Of friends were present. The couple
have gone north on their wedding
tour.
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a faithful adherent of Cleveland's
in Washington city makes known
his preference for DR.. Burchard as a
member of that gentleman's cabinet.
He looks upon the alliterative cler-
gymen as by far the most potent
single factor in producing Democrat
~ cuoopsc
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a Ship Sunk.

BosToy, November ia dispatch
received at the Merchants Exchange
to-day, dated Pernambuco, Novem-
her IL, reports the loss of the ship
Andrew johnson, Captain Kelleran,
of Thomaston, Me-, while on the
voyage from Caleto Buenna to Ham
burg. She collided with the British
ship Thilmerce, Captain Smith, from
Queenstown and sunk with II of her
crew. The Thirlmere has arrived
at Perambuco with the survivors of
the job nston's crew.
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Drunken Brawi.

CINCINNATI, November 12.-Wil-
liam Williams, colored, was shot and
killed at an early hour this morning
on the sidewalk in front of Deter's sa-
loon, corner of Ninth and Plum street
by an unknown man in the
saloon, who escaped. Williams
knocked the other man down
cutting cash in his head. The
man went out to water trough to
bathe his wound, when Williams
followed and fired at him. The man
returned the fire, shooting Williams
through the heart.