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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30
Destruction in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA. July PA spe.
cial dispatch TO The Press from Wat
sontown, Penn, says forest fires have
been raging in the mountains in
Union County, west of here, since
Monday. All yesterday men were
fighting the flames, and with the aid
of heavy rain succeeded in putting
out the fire.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30

ERIE, July 24.-This afternoon an
elegantly dressed stranger hired a
rowboat and rowed into the middle
of the harbor, when he was seen to
divest himself of his coat, kneel
down in the attitude of prayer, and
then spring into the lake. The body
has not been recovered.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30

SABINA, July 24.-Two houses Of
ill-fame, kept by David West and
Daisy Williams respectively were
blown up by citizens yesterday with
giant powder. The inmates were al.
lowed to depart. No one was inlur-
ed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30

Albany ever saw. Poor Democracy
She epitomized the whole of her
long series of blunders when she
took her stand under the ticket
For President, Grover Cleveland !;
for Vice President, Thomas A. Hen
dricks
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The Democracy of New York are
casting about them for some method
of disciplining John Kelly, the Tam
many leader, and one ardent friend
of the cause has written a letter
threatening him with assassination
if he opposes Cleveland.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30
GLEANINGS.

A man in Pennsylvania while out
in the woods the other day, wa, at
tackled by seven large polecats. He
must have felt like a Presidential
candidate at the height of the cam
paign.- Chicago Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30

THE Tammany members of the
State Central Committee of n. Y.
did not attend the meeting of that
body last week. John Kelly is not
reconcile1 vet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30

CLEVELAND and Hendricks will
be elected every day, easy, until No
vember then it will be Blaine and
Iocan.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-30

Hon. W. H. Barnum, of Connec-
ticut, has been reelected chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mit,ee.
The price of mules viii rapidly
advance
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
NATIONAL.

FoR PRRsIDES-.
HON. JAMES g. BLAINE. Of Maine.
FOE VICE PRESIDENT,
GEN. JOHN A LOGAN, Of liiinois-
STATE
ooSeREssxAs-AT-LAEeE
GEN. a. OSBORNE, Of Lu-erne-
MISREPRESENTATION.
Iohn Leisenring, Of Carbon
James DObson. Of Philadelphia
Calvin Wells, Of Pittsburgh
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STATE


DISTRICT ELbcIcks-
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, Tohn Nundel. le. Jos. A Eye
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T. Etr'd L. Levy Is Is b. ; unA,n- u
:. jos B. Altemus. ~ 1notn1s -, De so0-
O. Horace A Beaie- % VIZ = Dune@n-
: isaac Mckee. - Geo. T. Oliver
?. ]. p. Wickersham- = Josiah S.llell- ,1,
10. sam b. Thatcher. y AliehAei - :.ii5-
II. John Seaboidt il. % th2s a hSn1aAi-
T. Daniel Edwarts- =. Cyrus h..e1sn-
l3 p W. SheafeT. =. LainAh D. "v'1-
L. lane : Hart
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FOR PRRsIDEs-.
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close of the campaign.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-25
CATBARTIC, ALTERNATIVE.
A specific for

So enyiable name has this famous Mineral Wa
ter that the managers of inferior mineral springs,
DESTROYS of initiating tle natural purity of the bot
lied water of Congress Spring, inject pow rful
acid in their bottled water to preserve the crude
ingredients in solution, being so heavily laden with
LIME AND IRON DEPOSIT.
With such contrivances bogus testimonials and
doctored analysis cards, they seek 10 rival the pure
medicinal waters of Congress Spring.
The regular season visitors to Saratoga fully I'M
derstand these crude, harsh waters-many of them
after painful experiences. IN proof Of this fact
zoe can produce great many respORstble names.
But the Saratoga visi ors without experience, and
many who use the bottled waters (often labelled as
curatiyes for disorders which they positively ag-
gravate), should remember that crude, harsh min
eral waters produce headache, sense of burning
and internal irritation, and do irreparable injury
TO the digestive organs and Kidneys.
CONGRESS WATER-PURE, NATURAL AND
RELIABLE.
NONE GENUINE SOLD on DRAUGHT.
For sale by druggists, grocers, wine merchants,
aud hotels. ia IL. Th,SukTu3m
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,,.s A his home, in Rockets. Gath o. msrg,m ,s
ptSJASIN SMITH. Of Ban2yer county, x,s ~ ard
q fourth year of hisafe. lie leaves u "N'
e,e,sf children 70 mourn their loss.
farewell, dear father, thou hast lett u.s.
We tiny loss do deeply feel;
But Il was God that hath bereit us
He can all our sorrows heal.
BY Hrs CHILDREN.
MIA n. bis residence. 1923 east Franklin street,
e.DJ, ,sa March 90. at 6:l5 p. NJ, VINCENT
S'M1 rG1a aged sixty-fou zears. nus crnssa.y,
lis funeral will taks nacsG ,o In2 patrInss
AAir,baie church Friends and acSuaintances are
respectfully invited
MED at the residence OF her son; Re4ert seh M
unr M twenty minutes 20 O'Clock, nts ,.i,y,,
sTiiNE sCHILLING, after io"s ""' p"'1'
illness. -
Funeral will take plaee eT From ~, xFTERN0ON
at O'Clock. ,.o,v
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CHARLOTTES VILE.
Shot and iiled--PersonnI-Illness OF Promi-
nent Citizens-A Hard Winter.
t,,-.os,,on ,ionce Of Tho Richmond Dispatch.1

sho, and Observation-Disclosures OF PrOmi-
nent Citizens-A Hard Winter.
Correspondence of The Richmond Dispatch.l
MARCH q, 1884.
A negro named Tom Fortune was shot
and killed at the Lynchburg junction yes
terday afternoon by a white man named
Currie, a guard employed by the railroad
for that point. 1t appears that Fortune
had been detected stealing laths from car.
and Currie attempted TO arrest him. The
negro resisted arrest, when Currie went
after ]. n. Wheeler, policeman, upon
whose approach the negro ran. He was
ordered to stop, and couple OF shots fired
at him. These not having the effect OF
stopping him. Wheeler ordered Currie
to shoot him. which Currie did, the ball
passing under his left shoulder-blade and
through the heart, killing him instantly.
Currie Immediately surrendered himself,
and was placed in jail. The coro-
ner was notified, and he empanelled
a Jury, who viewed the body, and
adjourned until this morning. The
body Of the negro was then turned over to
his friends, who for long time could not
be induced to touch il. Finally some OF
the more intelligent negroes took charge OF
the body and removed 1t. The negroes
were in high state OF excitement about
the affair for several hours.
Rev. W. S. Penick, OF Baltimore, preach
ed two very fine sermons in the Baptist
church yesterday. 1t is understood that
Rev. w. f. Dunaway will accept the pas
torate OF that church.
At the Methodist church, yesterday at II
o'clock services were held in memory OF
the late Bishop Kavanaugh.
Judge w. j. Robertson returned home
from New York last week, where he had
been to have a surgical operation per-
formed. We are glad to learn that the
operation was successful, and that the gen.
teman is getting on finely.
For several weeks two OF our most
prominent citizens have been almost upon
the brink OF death--viZ., John 7. An
tome and f. ID. Brockman. The former is
said to be suffering from py9mia, arising
from an abscess in the lung. The latter
was paralyzed one week ago, and is now
perfectly helpless.
1t has been raining here almost inces-
sanity since early Sunday morning. The
excessive wet has prevented the farmers
from doing anything at all. Outdoor
workers in other industries are also kept
Idle, and the consequence is that the mer-
camille business suffers. QUIP.
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There is nothing quite so imperative at
present as the necessity OF cutting away
the hundred million surplus. Philadelphia
Record.
just so. Ali that is necessary to be done
In order TO get rid Of that surplus is to
abolish all internal taxes, as the Demo-
cratic platform Of your own State demands,
and as was demanded by the last plat
forms Of the States OF New Jersey, Ohio,
and Virginia. That demand of four great
States Is Treated with contempt by the
northern reyenue-refomers. They talk
constantly Of the necessity Of cutting down
the revenues Of the Government, and as
constantly assume that this can be done
only by reducing the tariff.
The fact Is that il Is not always the case
that reduction OF revenue follows a re-
duction Of the customs-duties. The tariff
might easily be so amended by reduction
In one place and increase 10 another as to
furnish all the money needed by the Gov
ernment and thus afford not only a good
excuse but the best Of reasons why all in
ternal taxes should be done away With.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS officers

eeholderS-Eiectlon OinceIS'
The act recently passed by the General
Assembly to establish electoral boards hav-
ing authority to appoint election officers In
each city and county provides that those
boards shall be composed OF O." Freehold
ers"; and the idea has somehow become
prevalent that there is something in the
Constitution which renders this provision
null and VOID. We do not know upon
what foundation this idea is based. Posi-
bly upon section 3 Of Article ILL.,, which
reads as follows:
"All persons entitled to vote and hold
Office, and none others, shall be eligible TO
sit as jurors"
This section has possibly been under
stood as il IL read
"All persons are entitled to vote and
hold office"
We say. possibly; for it is hardly reason
able to suppose that language soplain could
be misunderstood.
We hear that some persons who are not
freeholders have been appointed upon
these electoral boards. II so, the success
of the law will be imperilled in some coun-
ties not because of the appointment Of free
holders, but because the appointees are not
freeholders.
We would like to be referred to the pro-
vision Of the Constitution which is sup
posed to debar the Legislature from pro-
viding by law that any legislative office
shall be open to freeholders only. II there
is any such feature in the State Constitu-
ton it has csc: ped our attention.
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er--apply at once TO washington Guy
court for an order restraining Chevnher
Henry wattersob and bis select corps OF
bashi-bazouks from advocating the doctrine
of free trade. 10 the detriment and disturb
ance Of the party New York World.
Judge ATKINS would be rather surprised
II anybody should make such an applica-
ton TO him; yet he has, OF course, as much
right to enioin newspaper editor as TO
what he shall write as bad the Tennessee
BOBBY above referred 70.
However, we believe the Tennessee
Judge made the complainant deposit sew
enty-two thousand dollars, and give secu-
rity In one hundred and forty-four thou
sand dollars, to pay all damages resulting
to the paper IL the injunction should not be
made perpetual when II came up for hear
lar
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THE STATE AT LARGE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.
Critical Condition OF Judge sheii-De"'" "
petersburaer I'm washington.

Critical Condition OF Judge sheii-De"'"o "
Pesersburger in washington.
fcorrespondeuce of the Richmond Dispa,ch'I
MARCH "a, 1884.
Information received this morning y W
the effect that the condition OF Judge Is. =.
Shell. OF Dinwiddie county, Is crlucal III
the extreme. The gravest apprehensions
are felt by his friends, and fears are eA-
pressed that he cannot live more IMAM
few DAYS. - co,.,. .
The remains OF Mr.. Charles T.. Carter, y
native OF Petersburg, reached mere 'Iis
afternoon from Washington, where ne
died last night. He was only twenty
wears Of age, and had for some time Deen
In the signal service. stationed IN Eastern
North Carolina, where he contracted q
malarial disease that proved fatal.
Mr.. James b. Blanks has been elected as
representative Of Glazier Encampmeht,
No. 7, to the Grand Encampment, J.. v. ".
F., which meets at Lexington on Inc l'Ih
OF April.
Rain has fallen steadily since Saturday
night until noon to-day, and at times the
showers were very copious. '..:--
1t can hardly be said that the compost
ton OF the new Board OF Directors OF the
Central Lunatic Asylum gives satisfaction
over here. Indeed il has created something
like feeling OF disgust, not with the gentle
men on the Board but because the Southslde
section receives such small recognition.
ROBIN ADAIR.
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What They Say.

81 do not believe that any attempt will
be made to bind any individual to any par
ticular bill" said Mr.. Geddes, Of Ohio,
"The caucus is called. as | understand it,
more to consider The prOpriety OF bringing
up the Morrison bill than to bind every one
present to its support. | am anxious to
see this measure debated in the House, so
that all may know what it Is or what 1t is
claimed TO be. The last tariff BILL YOU
know, was never considered in the House
as il passed. 1t was taken as il came from
the Senate and put right through. 1t is
very important matter-passing q law
that will affect fifty millions and more
of people. and before binding any
one to its unconditional support il
should be debated. What is the situa-
ton? As | take it, the caucus will
first determine when the discussion shall
come, and, then, upon what common
ground all revenue reformers can agree to
support it. For myself l am in favor OF
the Ohio platform. tariff for revenue with
incidental protection. | should be unwlIl'
ing to shut my eyes to the fact that reye'
nue. tariff would necessarily involve a min
imum Of protection, and would be anX'
iOuS to so adjust it as to afford the greatest
protection possible to those industries most
needing il. The Republican bill was un-
Just, and so far rs | can see the Morrison
bill does not make any attempt to correct
the defects and | should not be willing to
commit myself to it in advance OF a discus
sion OF its merits in the House"
"Yirginia is not for protection per Sc
said Mr.. Barbour, "and at the right time
l think her representatives would be found
willing to vote for such bill as is now be-
fore the House. The State has declared fol
the Ohio platform. and only the other day
the State Central Committee expressed
itself averse to the agitation Of the tariff
question ut this time. | should not fee
myself bound by any caucus decision that
took me away from the interests OF my peo'
pie"
"The caucus will have good effect in
inducing free expression" said MI
Springer, "and interchange Of views, and
when that Is had it will be found that we
are not so far apart as is now thought by
some. p Washington Post.
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it was To hrs interfspof 'hs'o vi "'
nsr that Il should be so.
~ Now. this Twatterson'sl Is lust exactly y
,h nos uos,t ion a. the revenue-only y agents
Of the Disiillers, Association. Were v,rg, ,de
states Of Ohio, New Jersey, ana ,, nms the
.s 1re PLATFORM Now to i test =
the sincerity OF these revenue only"
De- let US submit this proposition s tom
Abandon the precipitation, Of .t the ,at,
~ dt The gao-rrle Of the caucus to our Demo
cratic tic friends in the House, and leave the
whole matter to the Democratic party H. IN :
National convention VIII I'LL, the Y a aSe 'E 1er.
Act Act Of their own party. With cheeky as
Sumption anTa they undertake to speak in the he
name Of "Ihe masses Of the Democratic
party" Now let them abide the t6 ds9'' NJ.
Of these Democra'i' 70 ," t6sy will not agree
70 t' il. then It is plain enough they mean
treachery.
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A Lexington Ky.) letter in the Cincin

A Lexington (ky.) letter In the Cincln'
natl Commercial Gazette says:
Although Bourbon whiskey OF three
years. standing is generally sold for more
than that figure, still what the banks and
individuals take out is but part OF that
which will be forced out, and that will ne
cessarily reduce the market TO a less sum
than $1.40 per gallon"
Congressman would better not let it be
known that "Old Bourbon" three years
old can be bought at s1.4O gallon If the
whiskey bill is defeated-that Is, unless
they intend to vote against that bill.
Joking aside, here is plain confession
that Congress is asked by the whiskey-riug
to keep up the price of whiskey. And
this request comes from Mr.. MORRISON and
the same men who reported the MORRISON
tariff bill, and who deny that the Govern
ment has any right to pass revenue bills
for other than "public purposes"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-25

We are glad that Virginia Democrats
have put themselves on record against the
suicidal reform (O which certain Demo-
cratic free lances are working to secure.
1t has been said that the Democratic
party may always be counted upon to COM
nit some stupid blunder at the most criti-
cal period. We have been constrained to
believe that the saying was an idle libel
only. But it evidently has its foundation
in the organic inability OF the party
leaders to conform TO circumstances rather
than imprudently fight against them. II
the Democratic party deliberately foregoes
now It's opportunity to elect a President
and reform the Government in order that
it may be made the scapegoat OF the party
dochindrieS, then we are free to admit
that it is doomed for all time, and the peo-
pie will retire in disgust from an organi-
cation strong in able men, but so subseryient
to the individual opinions Of the minority Of
lis leaders. Before Congress met the party
was in excellent trim. 1t had the SYM
pathv OF the people with it. and the presi-
dency was almost in its grasp. Now, all
is confusion and bad feeling, and it is
highly probable that the result will be a
division. on question which has been
preniaturely brought up for discussion
Petersburg Mail.
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TIT FOR TAT.

The Nashville American" on Watterson
Evidence accumulates that il was from the
first the deliberate purpose OF the so-called
revenue-only" faction Of the Democrats
from the Ohio-River Valley. where the
great whiskey interest centres, to destroy
the chances OF the Democratic party H. he
coming presidential election. In other
words, the interests OF the Distillers' AS
sociation outweighed the interests OF the
Democratic party. The lnternal-revenue
law, under which the Distillers' Associa-
ton enjoy a monopoly OF the whiskey
trade, was Republican measure. lIr. Ran
dali. an able and influential Democratic
leader, was known to be determinedly OBJ
posed 10 that measure. To this fact, and to
no other, he owed his defeat for the speaker
ship OF the House at the beginning OF the
present session. Under the specious plea
Of "reyenue only" and the cry of anti
protection, the forces were combined for
his defeat. But they are not satisfied with
his defeat. They still fear that the Demo-
cratic party may come into control OF the
aft, irs of the Government, with the anti
excise law element and the anti-free-trade
element predominating. Rather than this
should happen, they would prefer to see
the Republican control OF affairs perpetua-
ted, and the best help they can render the
Republicans is to distract the councils,
disturb the harmony, and divide the forces
OF the Democratic party on their fictitious
tariff issue.
q
But he (Wattersonl who utters this UNI
iraternal denunciation OF Democrats does
not desire Democratic success and does not
and never has, at heart, expected Demo-
cratic victory.
Mr.. Watterson has been talking In this
glib and fippant devil.may-care fashion
ever since he settled in Kentucky. There
never has been presidential election since
the war-Dot even that In which Tilden
was elected-in which he really preferred
TO see the Republicans ousted at Washing
ton, and there has never been time when
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ABINGDON.
A Radical Coalition Meeting That Was a
small Affair.

A Radical Coalition Meeting Ihat Was
small Affair
Especial telegram TO the DIspAtch.l
Abingdon, Va, March "a. 1884.
The new and old-issue Radicals held a
meeting here to-day: Z. Fowler In the
ing for the purpose OF sending delegates
Convention to be held in Richmond in
April, which Convention would elect dele
gates to the Chicago Convention. Fifteen
Of whom are negroes, were elected.
Colonel Browning addressed the meet
ing, taking strong grounds in favor OF the
Republican party. His speech fell fat.
There was no enthusiasm. About thirty
negroes and about an equal number Of
whites were all they could collect in WASH
ington county. A number OF Democrats
were in the meeting through curiosity.
Washington county is more solid for De
mocracy than ever. 1t was noticeable that
many who worked with the Coalition party
last year did not participate in the meeting
TODAY
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WORKING FOR ARTHUR.
TIL. Way in which the Great Army Of Fed
erai Officials is Being Used

The Way I'm Which the treat hr"S VI
eraI officials is Being Used.
A Washington special to the Philadel-
ITO Times saws: Scores OF persons In
Wasbinqton are able on their own personal
Knowledge to dispute the assertion lhat
General Arthur is not employing Once
holders TO secure delegates to the chicago
Convention. The acknowledgements bu-
roam has ever been an effective machine;
Commissioner Evans has just returned
from Kentucky. whittier ne went 10 regu-
late the Arthur machine with the view toa
solid delegation. The deyelopmene ol az
,iyitv for Blaine in many parts OF tDe ctate
was causing alarm in the Arthur camp IL
became necessary to pacify Casslus uo0d-
loe. a leader in the Seventh revenue as
trict, TO do which the resignation OF sWope,
the collector, was procured TO put GoodIoe
in. Swope is to have another place-oo-
licitor of the Treasury, perhaps. Other
changes and appointments are to be MADE
in the interest OF a solid delegation.
Revenue Officer Clark, Raum's chiei
clerk. reached Washington last week on an
extended tour in the interest OF Arthur
delegates. He is operating in the lobby oil
Congress for the whiskey ring. As an eX-
member he has the run OF the noor OF the
House. Arthurism and whiskey have a
near relation. III the rings scheme Tor get
ting rid Of the tax fails 1t will not be on
account OF lack CT help from the Admins
istration. ,.c
Department officials have left Tor diner
ent quarters in the last two weeks to look
after delegates. 1t Is the strongest thing
vet that there should be any attempt at a
denial Of the part office-holders are playing
for Arthur. Postmaster Conger, in wash
ington. is not only active for Arthur dele.
gates, but proposes to be one himself. 1t
Is the open zeal of ofiice-holders in becom-
ing delegates themselves that Arthur may
we'll complain Of. The ability OF the Ad'
ministration to secure delegates from the
seat Of government is to be tested in Post
master Conger's case. 1.-The ass knOwetl
his crib and the OK his STALL"
Blaine's sudden looming up all over the
country has put ceremony out OF the ques'
Con. The word has been passed: go
in, boys, and do your best"