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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Naked in the SNOW

CINCINNATI, March About two
weeks ago Andy McDevits caused
the arrest of Rev. Father O'Boylan,
of the Catholic Church of Corning
O., for permitting the use of a wheel
of fortune at Fair then in progress
for the benefit of the church. Faith
er O'Boylan gave bond for his ap-
pearance at Court, and officiated at
the church on Sunday last as usual.
In the course of his discourse he
commented in the ssverest terms on
his recent arrest, and denounced
McDevitt as a villain and murder
or. That night party of eight men
went through binding snow storm
to McDevitt's drug store. Finding
McDevitt in the store alone they
drew revolvers and marched him to
the door They brought him a
mile west of town to a secluded spst
and then compelled him, at the
muzzle of a revolver, to strip to the
skin. AS fast as the garments were
handed to them they cut them into
shreds with their pocket knives and
gave the tattsrs to the winds. When
he was entirely naked the leader of
the pitiless mob ordered him to
kneel in the snow. They made
him swear never to return to Corning
and left him. 1t was feared by many
that McDevitt would perish in
the storm, but he reached New
Straitsyille last night. He had Sc
cured clothes and was heavily arm
ed. To-day he left for New Lex
ington.
A special from Corning states
that n warrant has been issued for
Father OBoylan's arrest The for
ces and sentiment are
pretty evenly divided between
| O'Boylan and McDeyitt, and trouble
is feared between the church people
and those who are not members.
Sheriff Crossbie, with posse OF
twenty five special constables, has
arrested the persons who made the
assault on McDevitte and taken
them to Lexington. There is much
excitement.
A Commercial Gazette special says
Father O'Boylan denies that the
McDeYitt mob was under his sane
ton. The committee was not ap-
pointed to eject McDevitt, but to
investigate the statements he had
published concerning him. O'Boylan
saws further that McDevitt bad
threatened to take his life.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12

HoN. SAMUEL J. RANDALL, the
prospective candidate of the Demo
Gratis of this, his native State, Tor the
Presidency, is subjected to the fol-
lowing bit of bulldozing by the great
free trade Democratic journal. the
New York Herald:
VIII Mr.. Randall bolt the caucus {?
The politicians in Washington
have had an exciting day cover the
discovery announced yesterday in
the Hedtd's dispatches that Mr..
Randall was prepared and intended
to form a coalititn with the Repub-
licans to defeat the Morrison bill.
The latest news is that the tariff re-
formers will summon a caucus as
soon as tine bill is ready to report to
the House, and have it formally
adopted there as a party measure,
which every Democrat must either
support or leave the party.
That, in our judgment, is the best
way to bring this matter to a square
issue. Mr.. Randall has been sulking
ever since his defeat in December.
TIE Democratic defeat in Philadel-
phia the other day has not improv-
ed bis temper, apparently. But a
man who. at the last session, voted
with the Republicans and against
his party could scarcely expect to be
elected Speaker by the party be had
tried to defeat. He has now come
to what a western man called the
prevarication OF the roads" and the
country sees what the Herald con-
stantly foretold last summer, that
Mr.. Randall On this, the only live
question in our politics, is not a
Democrat, but Republican.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Randall with
his followers will leave the caucus
rather than be bound by its decision
To do otherwise would be to confess
that he has been playing huge but
empty game of bluster and bluff. 1t
will be a solemn moment for Mr.
Randall when he sewers mis- connec-
ton with the Democratic party but
his abandonment of it will be, un-
der the circumstances, the best thing
that can happen to it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Foster on the Campaign.

New York, March 6.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Charles Foster, of Ohio, said
to-day that he thought that State
would 60 Republican this fail, al
though it had fixed on no Presiden-
tial favorite yet The Ohio delegates
would go to Chicago absolutely un-
pledged. Blaine, Sherman and Lo-
gan were favorites, with Logan in
the lead, for President, and with no
particular favorite for Vice-Presi-
dent. Governor Foster denied that
he IS a candidate for any office, and
said the Republicans suffered last
year from both the wool and the
liquor agitation. The Democrats
now have the responsibility, which
they will not be able to meet. The
campaign, he said, would be fought
on the Southern question, the Dan.
vile and Copiah outrsges.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Canvass of New Jersey.

PRINCETON, n. j., March IA
short time ago the Gazette sent postal
cards to few Republicans and In
dependents in each county asking
for opinions as to the prevailing
sentiment as to the choice of Repub-
licans for Presidential candidates.
THE responses" says the Gazette
show rather surprising unanimity
in favor of James q. Blaine as the
first choice of the Republicans of
this State. Reference are given from
eighteen out of twenty-one counties,
and every county that indicates a
choice-and all do so but one or two
expresses very warm first choice
for Blaine. while Edmunds seems to
be a good and solid second. There
seems to be no difference of opinion
as to the choice of Lincoln for the
second place on the ticket"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
WHAT BARRELS WE'RE TAPPED

1t is not week ago that several
prominent Democrats let out the Sc
cret of Democratic defeat in 1880.
They said it was want of money.
The Republicans had all the patron
age and most of the money. AS,
according to one of the interviewed,
it was purely question OF money,
the Republicans won. We had
some doubts of this at the time. 1t
was not in accordance with the
views people usually take of the de
termination Of national conflicts of
this kind. 1t is said that monev
will do everything, but that is to be
taken as an Americanism.
At last the public is properly in
formed. The roster of contributors
in aid Of General Hancock's election
or so many of them as did not
give less than s5000-is furnished
the bublic.. Six men, Tilden, Bar
mum, W. l.. Scott, the Paynes of
Ohih, and w. J. Gordon, contribu-
ted the sum of s190,500. And still
Hancock was not elected. 1t is safe
to say that not less than 100000
was contributed in aid of General
Hancock's candidacy. And still he
was not elected. How much money
would it have taken to elect General
Hancock :? Would it have taken
million
Of course we know nothing about
the sums expended by the two par
ties. 1t is not likely that either
party will ever reveal the expendi-
lures made. But when six men con-
tributed nearly two hundred thous-
and dollars, and thousands were
struck for percentage upon the.
salaries attached to the positions
they were promised if Handbook
succeeded, it is too late to attribute
the defeat to wan. of money. Gen
eral Hancock was defeated because
he was not sound on the tariff, and
not even a million could have saved
him from defeat. Each party had
money in adundance-each spent
too much, more than was necessary
and the tariff did the work.-North
american.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
South Carolina Outlaws.

COLUMBIA, March 9.-Bogan Cash
has escaped to the swamp, but Col
onel Cash, father OF Began, is a cap
tive. Last night a posse of twelve
armed men, commanded by Chief
State constable Richhurg, left the
city under orders from the Governor
to proceed to Chesterfield county
and capture w. b. Cash. who killed
W. II. Richards, Town Marshal of
Cheraw, and whom the GoverneY
had proclaimed fugitive from ius-
tice. The posse arrived at Cash's
place early this morning and sur
rounded the residence. Col. f. B.
Cash, father of the fugitive, was
arrested. Began Cash, sleeping in
an outbuilding. escaped in the swamp
which IS now being searched. E.B.
Cash discovering the picket at day
light, armed himself and attempt
ed to escape. He ran against a
member of the posse, who leveled
his rifle and compelled Cash to drop
his weapons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
NOW YOU SEE II AMI. NOW YOU
DON'T.

There is such a surprising unan-
unity of sentiment in the Democrat
IN ranks just now as to the course
necessary to ensure success that we
cannot resist the temptation of quo
ting the following extracts from two
leading Democratic journals in their
respective States. The first from
the Indianapolis Sentinel may be
taken as an expression of opinion
from the mouth of Senator McDon-
aid, who is quite promising cardl-
date for the head of the ticket. 1t
says
"We now say, as we have said be-
, fore, that if the Democratic party, as
party, go into the Presidential car
vass with the avowed admission
that it is absolutely essential to car
ry New York in order to elect its
President, and if the managers OF
the canvass direct their energies and
the means at their disposal to that
end, sure and certain defeat awaits
the party. While we would not
abandon New York. but would
adopt and use all reasonable means
for carrying it, we would make such
a fight in certain Western States as
would satisfy the tricky nanipula-
tors of New York votes that that
State can vote the Republican ticket
and still Democratic President be
elected. The stock In trade must be
taken out of the hands of the New
York tricksters.
The other comes from the South
which will furnish the bulk of the
Democratic..electoral vote, and possi'
bly, if the present dissentions contin-
ue, all that the Democratic candl-
dates will receive. The Raleigh N
c. Nelos says:
One of the ridiculous rumors oi
the day is the suggestion that New
York shall be cast loose to drift into
the Republican camp while the
8 Democrats are seeking to carry IL
linois, Iowa, and other Republican
: States out West Some Of the
Western members of Congress are III
subjects for the lunatic asylum
you pays your money and take'
your choice. . Harrisburg TeIe
graph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12

THE majority for Funston, (RepD
at the late election for Congress, in
the Second Kansas district, will
reach nearly 5000. The fight was
squarely made on the tariff ques-
ton. The Democrats nominated a
free trader and the Republicans a
thorough protectionist, and both
took the stump. The contest was
clearly defined, and the issue ably
argued before the people, with the
result that free trade.went down, be-
fore the American system Of pro-
tecting home industries against for
eign cheap labor. This proves that
the West is not wild for free trade,
as the Democrats claim, and that her
farmers have not been misled by the
cry that they suffered from protec-
ton to other branches of industry.
The district was Democratic last
wear.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Furnishing Both Living and Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, March IA special
despatch from Lafayette says :
Some time ago young man named
Geary shot himself, and it was
thought to have been a case of sal
eide. The authorities of the catho-
lie Church, of which the deceased
was a member refused (under direc-
tion of Bishop Dwenger) to allow
the body to be buried in the church
cemetery. The father of young
Geary sought redress in the courts
and detsated the Church authorities.
The body ofthe young man was inter-
red in the cemetery and yesterday
the elder Geary was officially ex-
communicated, and the ground des-
ecrated so long as the body OF young
Geary remained in the cemetery. A
strong guard is patrolling the Gem
stery,as threats have been made to
rsmeve the remains by vio-
lence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12

The Democrats started out in this
campaign with the theory that,
with Solid South, they only need
the electoral votes OF three or four
Northern States to ensure the sue
cess of their candidates. A. the
South was heretofore the hot-bed of
free trade, and as that was the princi-
pal factor in the calculation, it was
a first step to elect a free trade
Southern Democrat Speaker of the
House, counting that afterwards, all
things would be added thereto. A
free trade committee Of Ways and
Means did follow, by grace of the
Speaker, and free trade bill, care
fully eliminating all protective prin-
ciples, was speedily evolved by q
majority of the committee. So far,
all was plain sailing, but so soon as
the people became aware of the prin-
ciples of the bill, they began to pro-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
The Kansas Warning.

Right here comes warning voice
from Kansas, which last Saturday
elected Congressman to succeed
the late Dudldy c. Haskell, Kansas
has seven Congressman, but at the
last election thare were only three
districts consequently Saturdays
election was in the old district and
covered more than one-ssventh OF the
voting population of the State-ln
fact, more than one-fiith. The sig
nificance of the contest lies in the
fact that it was fought on tariff
ground-that very ground on which
we are told that we can win. The
Republican candidate, the Hon. Ed
ward H. Funston, of Carlisle, was a
Pr0tectionist.
The Democrats, Greenbaekers, An
ti-Monopolists and Knights OF La
Dor all combined on the Hon, Sam
uel A. Riggs, of Lawrence, one OF
their best men, an effective cam
paign orator. The issue was square
" between protection and revenue
REFORM" and the Republicans them
selves are surprised at the magni-
tude of their victory. The vote was
the heaviest polled for years. In
1882 the Democratic and Greenback
candidates had together more votes
than Haskell now Funston has
more than 5000 majority. No won
der the majority is surprise tc
everyone. 1t shows what we shall
witness on a large scale if the Presi,
dental campaign is fought on tr.at
revenue reform ground.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Reused by a somnambulist.

LovELAND, o., March 9.-At mid
night last night lady visiting at
the house of Mr.. NJ. Vandervort, of
this place, jumped out of her bed
room window in the second story
while asleep, and went along the
railroad track in her night-clOthes,
where she met two railroad watch
men. She told them that Mr.. Van
dervort's entire family had just been
murdered and that she escaped by
jumping from the window. She
was barefooted and bareheaded, and
looked frightened, but was uninju-
ed and talked nationally. The
watchmen returned with her to the
Vandervort house, and saw at the
window a man with a revolver in
his hand, who inquired what they
wanted. The watchman then reused
the town, and the people went to the
Vandervort house in force. The
family were found safe and sound,
and explanations followed. The
family had been talking about MUIR
ders up to the time of going to bed
that night, and this seemed to have
settled deeply into the mind of their
guest She had never been subject
to somnambulism.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
\ Constable Guilty of Murder.

JoHNsTowN, March 6.-Michael
Smith, the constable of Prospect
Borough, which adjoins Johnstown
and who has been On trial at Ebens-
burg for the murder of John Nina
han, was coveted in the first degree.
The trial began Tuesday and closed
last evening. The jury was out less
than two hours. On August % last
Smith was in Cambria City, where
he met Minahan, when some trouble
took place. Smith, being a consta-
BILE, threatened to arrest him, but
did not say what for. Smith had
been drinking that day. and became
very much excited, as he always did
when in liquor. He left Minahan
for few minutes, then returning said
he would arrest him, and pulled out
his self-cocking revolver. Mlnahan
attempted to take it, when Smith
shot, the bullet entering his right
eye. Minahan was unconscious un-
til the following Monday. when he
died. Minahan left wife and one
child, and Smith has wife and
seven very young children,
who have been on the county for
some time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12

test, and to the dismay OF the free
traders, not a few, and not the least
vigorous of the protestants were
found to be in the Solid South.
While the Bourbons have been
dreaming dreams of the olden time,
when capital owned labor in the
South, her industries have been
stimulated by Northern capital,
factories and mills have sprung up
within her borders, and from thence
comes up the voice of sturdy free
labor, calling a halt to the free trade
dreamers. Reluctantly and ungrace-
fully retrogressive steps had to be
taken. and the sweeping free trade
bill. which at first it was contem-
plated to report, has been so amend
ed and pared down as to be scarcely
recognizable by its author, and the
free trade list has been almost entire
ly eliminated, with the hope OF
squeezing the bill through. But the
end is not yet Northern Democrats
have taken the alarm since the peO-
ple have been heard from, and hedg-
ing is going on all around the board.
Pennsylvania that was centemptu'
ouslv told to 20 to the Devil with
her protective tariff notions, is found
with her votes in the House, to be
lion in the path; Ohio, New Jersey
and New York find their interests
endangered, and it now looks as i
the bulk of the Representatives o
these States, regardless of party al
filiations, will be found against thu
free trade folly of the Bourbon,
There will be a fierce struggle L
carry the emasculated Morrison bill
through the House, and it may b'
successful, but there is ne danger o
Its passage bv the Senate, or of it
being approved by the President
The proposed solid South fire
trade" campaign is busted" tn
Democratic orators and journals ar
beginning to sing very small abou
it, and before long we will have thes
fellows who roared so loudly in tn
index, vowing that all such tall
was an attempt on part of the Re
publicans to get up a tariff scare
/ The snake, however, is only scotch
: ed, not killed. 1t will drag il
wounded length along, more quietl
for some time to come, but look OF
for It's venomous fangs, whenever
thinks safe opportunity to strik
= has come.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Kansas Alarmed.

Topeka, Kas., March 7.-Goyern-
or Click returned to day from Wood
son county, where he had been in
vestigating the mouth and foot dis
ease among cattle, and says he found
the situation bad enough, indeed.
In answer to a reporters inquiry,
the Governor said animmense meet
ing of citizens was held Wednesday
evening, at Meosho Falls and com
mittee of six men was appointed,
with Lieutenant Governor Finney
a. its Chairman, who were instruct
ed to adopt quarantine regulation
at once, establish a dead line and
see what can be done towards rails
ing money enough to buy up all the
diseased cattle and kill them. The
Governor further stated he made a
proposition at the meeting that II
Lieutenant Governor Finney, their
State Senators, legislators and prom
inent stockmen would give their
names as secretary be would exc
cute a State note to them for the
amount of money required, with the
understanding that he would recon-
mend at the next session OF the Leg
islature the amount be appropriated
by the State He also advised the
commissioners of Woodson county
to make a similar note and appro-
pirate it out of the money in the
county treasury. The committee
was to have met yesterday, and his
Exeellency felt confident they would
act upon his suggestion. Asyet the
disease is confined to one neighbor-
hood, a locality about five miles
square, and one hundred head OF
cattle are afflicted, but it's spreoding
very rapidly, and unless checked
soon is likely to become serious
epidemic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
An Adroit Escape.

LENoIR, n. c.. March 6.-One OF
the most sdroit escapes known IN
criminal history was effected to-day
by Lucky Joe Wilson,. famous
chief of gang of desperadoes Iniest-
ing this State. Wilson was, after
many fights, caught and after triai
sentenced to ten years in Penitentia-
ry. On Tuesday his counsel obtain
ed an appeal to the Supreme Cour,
Early this morning the warden OF
the Jail entered his cell and found
Lucky Joe lying on his mattress,
which was suifused with blood, AS
was the prisoners shirt and mouth.
His eyes were wide open and staring,
his jaws fallen and his limbs cold.
Help was summoned and the body
was carried from the cell into an
clubhouse and laid out for burial and
placed in a plain coffin. The moth
er and sister of the deceased stood
by the coffin and walled bis untime-
ly end. At dusk this evening, when
every one had left the apartment
save his sister, she was horrltied to
see the corpse rise from the coffin
put his hands ominously on his lips
and bolt from the room into the
night. She screamed and tainted.
The russ was not discovered until an
hour after and Lucky Joe had sue
cseded in eluding all pursuit. A
visit to his cell showed how artfully
the escape had been planned. VIII
son had killed chicken and cover
ed himself with the blood and rip
ping open the mattress concealed
the chicken in it. He had scraped
) in lot of snow and ice from the Gel
window and kept his hands and fee
well frozen in it up to the time wher
he heard footsteps in the corridor
when he had thrown it in a bucket
Therefore, when the jailer entered
he found the mans feet and hand:
!, so cold as to loave no doubt of thu
prisoners death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Washburns Opinion.

MINNEAPoLIs, March 6.-The
Hon. W. d. Washburn, who is now
in this city, was asked to-day what
he thought of Arthur's chances of
nomination for the Presidency. He
replied "He hes no chance at all. If
he ever had any boom it has died
out, and | don't think he has a pos
sibility of the nomination"
what will the Logan boom
amount TOP"
"He probably could get a pretty
solid support in Illinois and little
out of that State, but nothing like a
general backing At Washington
there is some talk of Edmunds, and
he would probably get about halfthe
New England votes, with few out
side, probably New York. The same
could be said of Blaine, who has
quite a following, in spite of himself.
Probably some man of whom little
has been said will get the nomina-
tiOn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12
Defense OF MarmOniSm

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Mr J0l
T. Caine, Delegate from Utah. ma
an argument before the Hou
committee on Territories to-day.
which he criticised the Edmuu
bill and the CasSiday billin relati
to polygamy as uncOnstituti5n
He admitted the right Of the Cove,
ment to punish pOlygamy as a cr'
if it desired to dc so; but, neyerd
less, the Mormons believed that
was right. He cited the example
the patriarchs in support Of tn
belief. Utah was a barreR W.
until the Mormons came and @.
verted it into its present state
fertility. They had helped
Government hold California q.
ing the Mexican war, and dssery
consideration from the Governms
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-12

THERE is suspicious eagerness
shown by certain class of politi-
clans, to persuade the public into
the belief that neither Blaine, Ed
munds or Lincoln are candidates for
the Presidency. We feel it safe to
assure the voters, that neither of
these distinguished gentlemen will
refuse nomination, if rendered by
the National Convention.