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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
QUEEN VICTORIA LOSES HER
YOUNGEST son.
Seized with Fit at Cannes, France
When About To Start For
Darmstadt to Attend
Wedding

LONDON, March 2S.-Prince Leop-
Old, Duke of Albany, the fourth and
youngest son of Queen Victoria,
died suddenly at Cannes this NOR
ming at 2 O'Clock, due, it is said, to
the effects of a fall which he suffered
last evening at the Cercle Nautiaue
The Prince was seized with a fit as
he was on the point of starting for
Darmstardt to attend the wedding
of his niece the princess Victoria. OF
Hess. He had gone to Cannes only
a few days ago for the sake of his
health. Nothing .erious. however,
had been anticipated. He was look
ing fairly well, and had been takirg
part in the festivities of the place.
Marlborough House, the residence
OF the Prince of Wales, is besieged
with people calling to express their
coincidence.
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary
OF State, announced the death in the
House Of Lords. He gave notice
that on Monday he would move an
address of coincidence to the Queen
and the Duchess.
The Earl Of Carnarvon. in the
absence of the Marquis of Salisbury
leader of the Opposition, expressed
the profound grief with which he
had heard the sad intelligence.
The Marquis of Harrington, Secreta-
ry of state for War, announced the
death IN the House OF Commons,
and gave notice that on Monday he
would move an address of condo
lence.
The Curfew bell at Windsor Cas-
tie was tolled at halfpaet I O'Clock
this evening.
Sir Henry f. Ponsonby, Private
Secratary to her Majesty, and keeper
OF the prlyy purse, telegraphs from
Windsor to the London Bureau of
the associate Press that Queen Vic
toria IS naturally very deeply dis
tresSed at the terrible news. but that
she has borne it as we'll as could be
expected.
Sir John Cowell, master of the
Queens household, proceeds at once
to Cannes to fetch the Dukes of Al
bany 5 remains to England.
The cause of the Dukes death was
etfuslon of blood into the stomach
ana lungs. There were usually pre-
monltlons, but the symptoms had.
tong been threatening. He was sub
Ject to occasional attacks of internal
hemorrhage.
In consequence of the Duke of
Albany 5 death the marriage of the
Princess Victoria, of Hess, and
Prince Louis, of B4ttenburg, and of
the Princess Elizabeth and the Prince
OF Anhalt. have been POSTPONED.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02


IT is alleged by the Commercial
that because we admit the right Of
Spangler and Harrison TO run as
delegates, we are therefore precluded
from criticising their character as
Republicans. 1t is then asserted our
objection to them must be a person
al one, for "the trumped up allega-
ton that both these gentlemen, two
years since, helped betray the party
bv voting against General Beaver, is
an unblushing perversion of the
truth, as 10 both gentlemen. Betray
al, presupposes 4 profession of fidel-
ity when treacherv is meditated, but
the course of Captain Harrison was
eminentlv frank and manly. He
made no secret of his opposition, and
therefore betrayed no trust. As to
Sheriff Spangler. the HERALD knows
that he was a consistent supporter
of General Beaver all through the
campaign"
This is the kind of sophistry, by
which the defeat of the Republican
party, by professed members, is at
tempted to be justified, by one who
was a leader and teacher of the
treason.
The HERALD admits the right of
Spangler and Harrison to run, on the
same principle it admits the right of
bully to kick his grandmother,
the right OF power to do so. 1t also
admits the right of General Coffroth
and John H. Uhl to run as Republi-
can delegates, ifit so pleases them,
but because they pay for the publi-
cation of their cards in its columns,
it is not precluded from criticising
their pretended character as
Republicans. As well might
| il be claimed, that we are
bound to stand by and see our
neighbor deprived of his goods by
false pretenses, because the man
wronging him, claimed to belong to
the same church. Our personal re-
lations with Messrs. Spangler and
Harrison have always been amicable
and pleasant, and il is mere twad-
die to attribute personal hostility to
US in this matter. We are simply
performing a duty we owe TO the
true Republicans of the county, in
exposing an attempt to mislead
them.
1t is alleged that Captain Harrison
did not betray the party by voting
against General Beaver, because it
was done in a frank and manly way,
and presupposed no previous pro-
fession Of fidelity to the candidate.
To this We answer, Captain Harri-
son professed to be Republican,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Gen. Cameron on the South

HARMsBURG, Pa, March 26.-Gen
Cameron fatty refuses to talk poll
tics. In his bright and enterprising
way he will converse on any other
subject, especially that of his South
ern trip, but the interviewer is met
at the threshold of the conversation
with the intimation that POLITICAL
talk is tabood. In his chatsy way
he talks this afternoon on what ne
saw in the South during his recent
trip, and said there was a most no
ticeable improvement in the materi-
al and social condition Of the negroes.
The children 90 To school, and
the men no longer hang their heads
but seem to feel their independence.
Physically the General derived great
benefit from his stay in Florida,
where he gained health and strength
and he is loud III his praises of that
State. which be thinks has wonder
fully enhanced in value in the past
few years. On land redeemed by
draining which year ago was six feet
under water, he saw sugar cane grow
ing twenty inches high. A well di-
rected effort, he thinks, will result
in great gain to the workmen who
settle in the South. While not
touching directly on politics, the
General remarked that he did not
believe that the Southern men of
either party had any favorite for
President. but he did not pay any
attention to politics while away from
home. For himself he does no,
care who is made President so long
OF course, as the Republican nom
inee is elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
HiShwaymen IN Fayette

UNIoNTowN, March 24.-Last
night about 8 o'clock John Wygle
OF near Smithfeld, this county. was
attacked in the road bv two unknown
men and terribly beaten. He was
returning from his brothers to his
own residence, and when near the
latter place was suddenly set upon
by the assailants, who struck him ON
the head with clubs, Knocked him
down and beat him until he was left
almost unconscious. He finally re-
covered sufficiently to reach his
house, which he found had been
thoroughly rummaged by the bur
glars. The supposition is that fail.
Ing to find any money in the house
they assaulted Wygle with the hone
OF hndlng 1t on his person. In this
however, they failed also. Wygle
mas more than dozen ugly cuts on
bls head and face. No clue to the
perpetrators.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

which presupposed fidelity to all its
fairly nominated candidates. As an
intelligent gentleman, he knew when
he voted for Ste Sart that he was as
sisting to place the Democratic par
ty in power, and thereby betrayed
not only the candidate, but the Re-
publican party into the hands of its
enemies. Nay, more than this, he
left the party ranks, went into anoth-
er organization, with its machinery
of State and county conventions,
chairmen, committees, &c, and for
all we know to the contrary, is there
yet. Now, we put it TO the gallant
Captain himself, if it isn't a pretty
cheeky thing, while they are yet be-
ing CALLED by the Democratic yoke.
he helped place on their necks, for
him to ask the Republicans of the
county to make him their represent
atlve in the highest council of the
party. When our Southern breth-
ren-"in a frank and manly way,
making no secret of thsir opposi-
tom marched out of the Union,
formed a separate organization, and
had their little spree, there was no
opposition made to their return, but
if we are not mistaken, when they
did come back, they were not permit
ted to march in with drums beating
and flags flying, and take position at
the head Of the column.
As to Sheriff Spangler, in the ab-
sence of proof to the contrary, we are
bound to take his assertion that be
supported General Beaver, but we
do know that during the campaign,
Chairman Pile was constantly re-
ceiving danger signals from portions
of the county where he operated,
and that, although a candidate, be
refused to pay but a small portion OF
his assessment towards defraying
the expenses of the campaign.
We have done our best to give the
writer in the Commercial what he de-
mands, "an open field and no ia,
vors, and if the gentlemen he first
led astray and now volunteers te
champion, feel agrieved, they caa
thank his indiscretion for it. We
think that the Republicans of the
county fully understand that men dc
not gather grapes of thorns, or fig:
of thistles."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Shot Himself

GREENvILLE, March 26.-Shor,Iy .
before ~ O'Clock last night. a vonn.
man named Brigham HomeT
whose parents reside here stopned
In front of the Fell house. drew :
revolver and fred two bullets into
ms breast, falling heavily on the
sidewalk, death ensuing in a few
minutes. A few weeks ago he had
a brother killed by the cars. and was
heard TO remark yesterday: Il am
going where John Is" On Tpssda,
evening be bid bis mother good. ~
aha she, supposing he was going H.
ieaVe town. talked kindly with bira
put he said he was not eo;nn ,'u, ~
ieaVe town, only for the eemeier" "
ne talked to different persons abos,
tne u matter, and intimated to All rho,
ne would soon follow his brotbar
John. The unfortunate vouns v,S, na Il
was twenty-five years of aseapd ii,", h"a
a pleasant home. anu iiau
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

THE Commercial processes to have
no choice between the four candi-
dates for delegates to the State Con-
vention, nevertheless it cavils at the
card of Mr.. Cover, because he mis-
takenly asserts that the election in
Cambria County had been held and
the delegates had been instructed
for Blaine.
We presume Mr.. Cover was mis-
led, as was the HERALD, by a dis
patch to that effect, that was pub
lished in a Pittsburgh daily. 1t
matters not, however. as the election
has since been held and instructions
given for Blaine. The intimation is
also made that Mr.. Cover does not
express his unqualified preference
for Blaine and his purpose to sus-
tain his sentiments with his vote. y
This is merely sticking in the
bark, quibble on the construction
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
The Arlington Estate Paid For

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Tbe
Arlington estate is now the govern
ments, the final payment of SIS. .OOO
having been made to-day. This
amount had been withheld from the
appropriation of s150,000 made for
the purchase of the estate in order
to protect the government from tax
es or other clainls. These claims
have all since been settled to the
of the Attorney General
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
A Governor Shot AT.

SPRINGFIELD, March 24.-Gov.
Hamilton was in his office in the
State House this afternoon when a
pistol bullet crashed through a win
dow in the executive mansion. A
man at work in the vicinity said the
shot was fired by boy shooting
pigeons but from the fact that an
occurrence of precisely the same ma
ture preceded it a short time ago,
there are apprehensions of a plot to
assassinate the State Executive.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

of language. Mr. Cover says: II
elected I ,CW deem It my duty 10 con-
eur uih them Jthe other delegates ia
eIecting delegates Uho ,oN represent The
Interests Of James G. Blaine IN the
Chicago Coauention." Can any OF
the other candidates, if elected, do
more than this?
In its anxiety to raise an objection
10 Mr.. Cover the Commercial has
overreached itself, and gives the lie
to its professions of indifferenc, as to
which two of the four candidates are
elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

THE Meyersdale Commercial OF
last week, under the caption, Never
buy pig in a poke" publishes as
editorial, a whining jesuitical arti-
Gle alleging that "peace and hope
fulness and an ardent desire for sue
cess was in the hearts of all Repub-
licans in this county, and until Mr..
Scull's appearance in the HERALD
last week. no one sought to disturb |
this condition of things" 1t then
proceeds to recite that, this lovely
state of affairs existed until Harri-
son and Spangler announced them
selves as candidates, pledged, if
elected, to support James G. Blaine,
whereupon the HERALD seeks to-
create disturbance. Suppose bur
glar attempts to break into your
house, and you resist him, was 1t he
or you, that created the disturbance?
SDangler and Harrison are not Re
puElicans in good standing, they are
attempting to capture the valuables
of TIE party, and we resist them.
Who is responsible for the row? Is
If the HERALD, because it sounds an
alarm, and stands up for the proper
ty oft friends? But this far-fetched
attempt to hold the HERALD censur-
able, was only pretext to get in the
following malicious thrust at Mr..
Scull, we quote
"But let it suffice for the present
"to say that in 1876, Mr.. Scull, of
Somerset, and Mr.. Cessna, of Bed
ford, represented this district in the
Cincinnati Convention, and cast
their votes on every ballot against
James G. Blaine"
Now, the quibbling pettitogger,
claiming to be a gentleman, who
wrote this insinuation of a lie, is
quite as guilty. and far more cen
temptible than if he had lied direct,
He knew that Scul! and Cessna were
selected as delegates by the State
Convention, and not by the voters Of
the district he knew that the Con-
vention, the highest authority in the
State. instructed them, and all other
delegates so chosen, to vote as an
unit for General John f. H&rtranit,
and he knew that in obedience to in
structions, they voted fer Hartranft
until he was withdrawn, and then
on the last ballot, voted for Ruther
ford b. Hayes, who was unanimous
Ily nominated. They might have
voted for Blaine on that one last
ballot, but they used their best judg-
ment in voting for Hayes as the
strongest candidate before tie Con-
yention, and the result vindicated
the soundness of their choice.
Would the writer of the Commercials 3
article have had the delegates vio-
late instructions? Apparently he
would, as he is attempting to hold
them censurable for not doing so.
And vet this beautiful specimen OF
manhood impudently assumes the
custody of Mr.. Blaine's interests in
this county. We match his swine
ish adage with another, of which he
can make personal application
"You can't make a silk purse out OF
a sow's ear" Neither can you eX-
pect an honest statement from pro-
fessional shyster.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Town DESTROYED.

LEXINGTON, March 25.-It is re-
ported here tonight that the village
OF Colemansvllle, in Harrison coun-
ty, forty miles from here, was almost
entirely destroyed by cyclone
which swept over it this afternoon at
. O'Clock. 1t is said ten people were
killed by the flying debris of b hid.
lngs, and fifteen or twenty injured
Nothing definite is known, but the
rumor Is generally credited.
The hurricane, having demolished
Colemansyille, then crossed the rail
road at Boyle station, going east.
overthrowing and destroying every
thing In It's course, killing several
people. The wires are down and
facts meagre.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

Buffalo Commercial AdUertiseI'
Rep: If the next President of the
United States is a Republican it will
be largely owing to the fact that
President Arthurs conduct of pub
lie business and his magnanimity as
a party leader, under most perilous
and trying circumstances, made the
election of a Republican successor
possible.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
MOB LAW!
Cincinnati Clam0Fing for the Blood
Of MlrdGTeFS.
Men Shot Down in the At
tack on the Prison.
THE COURT HOUSE In FLAMES.
Fearful ARRAYS in the Streets
State Troops Called For.
THE COURT HOUSE IN FLAMES.
MORE BLooDsHED ANTICIPATED

This city has been in a bad way for
some years as TO its public affairs.
and has been growing worse. The
administration of justice has been
especially degraded. The result has
been several frightful scenes recent
ly. One was the killing of a fami ly
for the chance of selling their bodies
to a medical college. Last week a
boy who had seven times confessed
that ne was guilty of numbering his
employer for money was found gull
ty of manslaughter Public exasper-
alton, especially among the working
men, has been extreme. The cry
has been that a man with money
could commit murder and get away,
and there was too much truth IN
~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
An Earthquake at San Francisco

San FRANCISCO. March 25.-The
heaviest shock of earthquake since
1868 occurred here at 4:44 o'clock
this afternoon The people rushed
from their houses in great fright.
The shock lasted fifteen seconds.
Several buildings on made ground
near the water front were seriously
damaged. A second but lighter
shock followed at 5:1S P. NJ. More
shocks are expected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

Albany Express rep. Suppose
the friends of Arthur adopt the same
foolish tactics, and declare that
Blaine cannot be elected ? If Arthur
cannot be elected because Blaine's
friends will knife him, then Blaine
cannot be elected because Arthur's
friends will knife him. Such con-
test will be a Kilkenny eat affair,
and our democratic friends will walk
off with the hide and the hair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

The total number of votes in the
Republican National Convention
will be $40; necessary to a choice,
Al. Eighteen of these votes are
cast by Territories, including the
District of Columbia. and 300 by
the southern States, or enough with
in 93 to nominate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
r mind-better luck next Time

THE independent kickers who
threw New York and Pennsylvania
into the hands OF the Democrats,
two wears since, now count on both
States going Republican this year,
on the ground that the "Stalwarts
never bolt the ticket" Compli-
mentarv to the honesty Of the Stal-
warts this
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
Gen. Cameron Returns

HARRISBURG, March 21.-General
Cameron arrived home from New
Orleans this afternoon in company
WITHHOLD. Duffy, of Marietta. He is in
good health and reports having had
a grand time during his sojourn in
the South.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

TIE Democrats held a caucus on
Tuesday night of last week, for the
purpose of making Morrison's free
trade bill a party measure. When
il was found that ifty-seven men,
bers could not be whipped in, it was
resolved that the action of the eau
Gus should not be binding on those
who refused to be bound by it. Like
RIMS last drink, This one don't
count.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

A newspaper scribe, whose hind
sight is better than his foresight,
makes the unpleasant announce
ment that, the Pennsylvania Repub-
licans have never once succeeded IN
securing the nomination of their ia
vorite candidate for President. New
er mind-better luck next time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

may be replaced. but of intangible
properly which caL never be 1t is
a loss which Hamilton county will
fee. for centuries hence, which will
tatten unborn generations OF lawyers.
which will make many poor man,
many "A widow and orphan sweat
drops al agony as the property on
which t5ey relied for support is TAX
Ell from them because they cannot
prove that the title bv which they
mold was good previous to the year
1884. II all the money and bonds
In the county treasury were taken
they could be replaced. If every
other piece of property belonging to
the city or county were to-day
smoking in ruins; if half Che city
lay IN ashes, all could be replaced.
But the county records-never.
Consider what property it was
that the crowd so madlv tore and
threw into the flames. Records
century old records of the infant
village of Cincinnati; transcripts
from the United States Courts of In
strumentS OF the highest use to the
citizens of the county; the proceed
lngs o. the courts for a hundred
years; of wills probated ; of mar
rlageS and deaths-records on which
many title to property hang. Al!
gone forever The splendid law IL
brary-one of the finest in the land
one OF the most complete, in which
almost every law book published in
the English language, could be
found. 1t is only matter of history
now that 1t ever existed. 1t was not
destruction of paper and leather,
as the destreyers imagined when
they hauled the written books from
their places. 1t was the vanishing
OF intangible property which will
cost thousands of present and future
citizens al! their peace of mind.
TIE VERY LATEST.
/ CINCINNATI, O., April ID a. m
/ The Elght has been absolutely qui-
ct. When the smallest nucleus of a
crowd appeared anywhere within
sight Of the barricades the soldiers
ordered the people to move on and
in every instance the order was
obeyed. Young Getz. shot bv acci-
dent in The afternoon, was still alive
but in 4 dying condition at 1 a. m.
An order has been issued for at
tendance tomorrow at the funeral
OF Captain Desmond. Each regi-
ment is ordered to detail one com
pany to report at a m. Col.
Hunt will command. Gems. An
derson and Ryan and Adiutant
Gage are requested to attend and
represent the staff.
The city is patrolled tonight by
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic in addition to the police
force. There have been several ar
rests of drunken men and the police
closed the saloons at midnight.
A smOuldering fire in the Record
er's office broke out tonight. but was
soon eXtinguished.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

AT meeting of the Republican
State Committee of New Hampshire
held last week, the sentiment ap'
peared to be largely in favor of Ed
munds ard Lincoln. \ convention
To select delegates was called to'
knril 30
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

The Republican County Conven-
ton of Cambria County met at Eo-
insburg on Monday last, and IN
structed its delegates for Blaine for
President. and for Hon. d. J. Nor
rell for delegate TO the Chicago Con-
,.a.,4-,u
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

THE whisky men were routed in
the House on Thursday last. The
bill extending the bonded period
being defeated by a vote of lS5 to
S3. Randall SAYS the whisky men
united with the free-traders, TO beat
him and elect Carlisle Speaker, and
now he has his innings. Here is
still another verifcation of the old
adage which runs, "When rogues
fall out. &c. &c
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

THE Boston Adrertiser has made a
canvass Of the Congressional dis
tric,s of Massachusetts,, and an
pounces Edmunds and Lincoln az
largely the favorite candidates IN
that State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

THAT Blaine can carry Ohio is not
doubted. and that he can sweep
Pennsylvania goes without saying.
Can he carry New York, or can he
be elected without her vote, is the
problem the politicians are trying
IN solve.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02
DWELLING HOUSE.

with basement kitchen and dining roop, -. said
ouse contains eleven large rooms. There are alsr
utrecteun said premises a sta.le and other Uercs-
saIy 1utDuidings, and on the premises is a well of
eAcelieht, neyer-iailing water, and Young .rui.
trees, grape vines etc
No 2, Two cert tin lots Of zround si.uate in the
inorouSh' County and state aforesaid known a-
9,s Nos % and o. On the plan OF the Olinge- al
,eIon ~ saIu Borough, situate on the corner of
erected q '7' ''i' Ia 'L- t1'iN.'