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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-29
The Magazines.

Harper's Monthly for November has the
following contents: For a trontispiece il
has portraits of Charles / and Henrietta Ma
ria. The opening article is devoted to ''Col
umbia College" which is well illustrated
the remaining papers are: "A Day with Sir
Joseph Hooker at Kew" Norman Fisher
Folk ''Chrysanthemums; THE Great
Hall of William Rufus 1.-THE Poets Fame, >
poem; ITO Haggis." poem; The Aca-
dian Tragedy:' ''Three Quiet Ladies of the
name of Luce" "Sydnev Smith, Ma
lures Serial Story" "The Art Competi-
tions;" judith Shakespeare" "Grand-
mothers Story" For sale by J. Frank
Pierce.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Drained by a Convior.

PHILADELPHIA, May Glover
seer Michael Z. Doran, of the East
ern Penitentiary, was killed by Jo-
seph Taylor, prisoner serving 3
term in the institution for murder
GUS assault. Doran, who had charge
of the weaving department, was two
weeks ago placed over new gang
of men, among them Taylor, who is
stocking weaver. 1t was one of
Doran's duties to see that each pris-
oner under his charge was allowed q
few minutes exercise every morning
in the yard attached to his cell, and
the overseer was going from cell to
cell as usual this morning letting
some prisoners out and locking 9TH
ers up. Taylor had already taken
his exercise, and the overseer was
seen TO enter the prisoners cell yard
about three o'clock for the purpose
Of returning him to hi. cell. Some
minutes later Benjamin Sayers, col
ored, now serving his fifth term for
burglary, and employed as cook,
saw Taylor walk out of his cell yard
into the prison yard and across to
the railway track running from the
kitchen along in the rear of the cells.
TAYLOR stepped beside bread car,
looked up and down the track for
minute or two, and walked back in
to the cell yard. Some minutes la
ter, and perhaps half an hour, Doran
entered Taylar's cell yard.
Overseer Farley, suspicious at his
brother officers long absence, went
in search of him. On entering the
yard Farley's eye fell upon the pros
trate form of Doran. He lay insen-
sible near the yard door, with his
whole face covered with blood. The
mans head was beaten into an un-
recognizable mass, his brains were
oozing out, and particles of the
skull were upon the brick pave
ment. The Mortified Farley looked
toward the cell, and saw that the
door was secured by a wooden
wedge, while Taylor sat silently
within. Entering, Farley found
within a wooden bobbin or spool,
weighing from five to eight pounds,
and a long iron bar weighing 10 or
- pounds and having a lock attach
ed to the end. Both were covered
with blood and clotted human hair
The prisoner refused to answer the
overseer's questions, but the bloody
implements told their own tale
Farley at once gave the alarm, and
the injured man was carried within
the building. while Taylor was re-
moved to a solitary confinement
cell. DIR. Robinson, the resident
physician, examined Mr. Doran's
wounds, and found depression OF
the rear of the skull as if produced
by a blunt instrument, and a hOrrl,
BILE fracture Of the left side of the
skull, laying bare the brain. The
ewes were blackened and bloodshot
Doran died between half past l.
and / o'clock in the afternoon, with
out recovering consciousness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

FRIDAY, with banners and music,
and equipped in mimic trappings OF
war. the veteran soldiers with more
than usual impressive ceremonies
commemorated the valer and heroic
deeds of their comrades who fell in
the war for the Union or
who have since been mustered out.
Standing on the brink ofa Presiden-
tial contest of deep moment, 1t Is
well to take breath and reflect for
brief dav upon the past and the
deeds of those whose graves we
strew with garlands. 1t is well to
regard the strange, powerful, almest
unwieldy giant, that we term the
American Republic, as it stood at
bay twenty years ago, magnificent IN
the commissions of a fierce struggle
for life. for honor, and for the free
dom of 4 race from bondage. Inc
sea to be crossed was indeed RED,
red with the blood of martyrs and
heroes. The Union was preserved
through blood and sorrow, and by
reason of the splendid courage and
dauntless tenacity of purpose OF the
brave boys who answered here at
their country call. With each sue
ceeding year, in every burial ground
the number of hower-strewn mounds
increases. and the pleasant May
sunlight falls upon fewer and few
er faces in the ranks. ltremains for
us who have succeeded these Noble
souls to keep unstained the heritage
kept pure for us and to highly re-
solve that the dead shall not have
died in vain; that the nation shall,
under God, have a new birth Of free
dom. and the government Of the
people, by the people, and for the
people, shall not perish from the
earth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Chained TO q Rock.

WHEELING, May 26.-West Vir-
ginia seems to have an epidemic of
sensational cases. The latest comes
from Webster county. John Adams,
a prominent and wealthy farmer and
sheriff of the county, became infatu
ated with a dissolute character. To
free himself from his wife Adams
brought suit for divorce or the
ground of unfaithfulness and secur-
ed witnesses to sustain the charge.
After the granting of the divorce
Mrs. Adams disappeared from the
neighborhoOd, and it was supposed
she had left the country. Saturday
evening one of her children, aged 13
years, who was visiting few miles
from home, in climbing Mount Hero,
mountain thickly wooded, came
across a rain pen. Looking in, he
saw a woman. He ran to the near
est house for friends. Returning
they found the mother of the child
nearly dead from exposure, chained
to a rock in the pen. On being re-
vived she said her husband had had
her taken to cave and kept there
till almost dead from starvation.
Two days before he brought her to
the pen and fastened her by the
chain. The place where she was
found is lonely, and is not visited
once in year. 1t is supposed that
the husband meant to let her die,
then remove the chains and make it
appear a case Of suicide. The county
is terribly reused, and the guilty
man and his dissolute friend will be
lynched if caught, Mrs. Adams will
die.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Cameron in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Senator
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, occupied
his seat in the Senate te-dav for the
first time in more than a year. He
was heartily congratulated upon his
improved health and appearance by
nearly ali the Senators, and the ex-
pressions OF welcome which met the
Senator at every turn seemed to give
him much pleasure. Senator Mitch
ell was one of the first to shake
hands with and heartily congratulate
his colleague.
Mr.. Cameron spent the greater
part of the afternoon in the cloak
rooms and in his committee room
chatting with his friends and seek
ing for fuller information about ma
tional politics than he had been
able TO learn from Col. Quay, Mr..
Cooper or Mr.. Leeds. The Senator,
however, refused to express his opin-
ion upon any subject but the charm
of travel on the Continent in pursuit
of health.
Since he departed from Washing
ton quite a number of his former
friends have retired f:em the Senate,
their places being taken by new
corners. The Senator was introduc-
ed TO those of the new Senators with
whom he had not previously been
acquainted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Supposed Murder.

DAYBURY, May 30.-While dig
ging for the skeletons of Indians,
said to be buried in Lanevill. near
here, which was & faysrite burial
spot of the Indians occupying the
Housatonic Valley, George C. Jones
of Brookfeld, yesterday unearthed
a well preserved collection of fhuman
bones. He was electrified to find
among them an old fashioned sill
yer bull's-eye watch. He knew
from this that they could not be
the remains of an Indian, so be bur
led them again and preserved the
watch. The exhumation took place
near an old house. which was for
merly disreputable inn, where an
unwritten tradition of the town says
an English peddler was murdered
over fifty years ago, The watch is
of English make and there is little
doubt but that il was the property
of this person and that he was killed
there. No attempt will be made to
investigate the matter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
A Lady Squire.

LlvERMoRE, MAY 26.-In conver-
sation with Mrs. Ada Reed, recently
elected a Justice of the peace, she
said: 1T is true that | have taken
the oath of office, nave my commits
sion and intend fulfilling the duties
of my office to the best OF my abil-
tiles. | was elected as a so-called
joke, but | took the oath instead of
the would-be slur. | have not done
any business as vet on account OF
having no docket. The legality of
my holding the office is likely to be
tested 1t did take courage and Il
large amount of it, to allow my
name to have so much publicity,
but since / haye been elected | in
tend TO faithfully perform the duties
of the office, if | can legally do SO. .
Mrs. Reed is a lady of marked in
telligence and respectability.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Badly Injured.

HARRIsBURG. May 3l.-As the day
express south, which left Harris
burg at 4:30p. M, was backing of
the Y switch at Bridgeport, opposite
this city, it was struck by freight
train from the Cumberland Valley,
aud the cars were knocked from the
track. Mrs. Susan Jessup and her
daughter Carrie, OF Goldsborough,
were badly injured, and Mrs. P. L.
Buckingham, of Baltimore, was Sc
riously hurt about the head Rev.
DR.. J. b. Bettine, of Sewiekly, was
badly bruised. Harrisburg surgeons
were sent to the scene.
Tonquwa Tribe of Red Men, of
Philadelphia, on the way home from
Gettysburg, was delayed here by the
accident. 1t serenaGed Governor
Pattisen and Senator Cameron this
evening, the Governor thanking
them in brief speech.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
False imprisonment.

LANCASTER, May 27.-This after
noon a civil suit for damages for
false arrest and imprisonment was
entered against Justice John P
Frank and Constable Fred. Struck,
of Columbia, by the attorneys for
George Fisher, Joseph Hauck and
Carl Peterson, three Germans. These
men claim that they were inveigled
into the office of the Justice and by
him committed to the county prison
for alleged drunkenness and disor-
DERBY conduct, for the purpose of
making fees off the county. A Grim
inal suit for conspiracy to defraud
the county, growing out OF the same
transaction, is pending against the
officials, and the trial, which is set
down for this week, is looked for
ward to with great interest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Street Duel

BATFsy!LLE, Miss, May 31.-A
difficulty occurred on the streets
this morning between Ii. W. Thater,
editor of the Batesville Blade, and
Julius Porter, young lawyer, which
resulted in the killing of Porter.
Tha;er had just left the postoffice,
going toward his newspaper build
ing. when Porter called him. Turn
ing around he saw Porter advancing
on him with drawn pistol saying
TO Thater. Defend yourself" and
fired two or three shots before Tha-
ter could draw his pistol. Each ex-
changed five shets Porter was shot
through the body, and died in few
minutes. Thater was arrested, but
was discharged at The preliminary
trial, he having acted in self defense.
The difficulty grew out of accusa-
tions made against Porter, which
Thater refused to retract.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

A great deal Of the fun expected
at the next session of the Scranton
criminal courts has been spoiled in
its inciPiency by the intimation Of
Judge Handley that it would be i'm
practicable TO prosecute fifteen hun
dred or two thousa nd people for
lending their presence and encour-
agement TO a recent prize fight.
There were a great many prominent
people mixed up in the affair and
there was an opportunity of dealing
the so-called manly art a blow that
would have knocked it out in that
locality, but it seems that there were
too many law-breakers TO punish all
and the Judge, if he is not nisrepre-
sented, thinks it would be quite as
well to indict only the two princi-
pals 1t would seem as if they had
punished each other badly enough
in the ring and it hardly looks like
a square deal to enforce the penalty
of the law against them and allow
the other law-breakers, who had all
the fun, to escape, because there
we're = great many more of them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Shrieks on the Scaffold.

LONDON, May 26.-To-day at Lin
coin. handsome Mrs. Leffley, who
poisoned her husband last fall, was
hanged under sensational circum-
stances. She had acquired some
money by her husbands death, and
spent it literally in pressing an APP
peal to the Home Secretary for a
Communication of sentence to impris-
onment for life, or a reprieve of a
few weeks. 70 the very last she be-
lieved that a reprieve would be
granted and clung to life with a des-
perate tenacity, which was intensely
painful.
When she first saw the hangman
III the pinioning room, Mrs. Leffley
shrieked with terror and tainted.
She was soon restored to conscious
ness, however, and Binns began
pinioning her elbows, and fixing a
strap loosely around her skirts to be
tightened around her ankles after
she had walked to the scaffold. She
fought desperately and gave utter
ance to frightful yells which were
heard even outside the massive walls
of the jail.
On the way to the scaffold the
screams of the condemned woman
were almost maniacal, and drowned
the voice of the prison chaplain,
who was reciting the prayers for the
dying woman. When she was plac-
ed upon the trap she continued to
scream and incoherently avowed her
innocence until the white cap was
pulled down over her mouth and
stifled her voice. Then the trap fell,
the woman was dropped into the
well and in few minutes was pro-
nounced dead. The corpse was
buried in the Jail yard and covered
with quIcklime.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Threatening the Commissioner.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has
received letter from Williams.ille,
signed by Martin Schneider. saying
That farmers will give you another
week to-decide whether you will
permit US to distill in small quanti-
ties or not, if not we will distill in
spite of you and the government.
We want you to distinctly under
stand We viii not submit to this
extortion which is terrible outrage
and should be resisted morally and
physically. The farmers are united
and are determined TO have their
own way in this matter. Be wise
and answer at once to avoid terri
bic calamity"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
A Lucky Escape.

YOUNGSTOWN, May 3l.-An ex-
plosion took place this afternoon in
No. 2 mill, of the Ohio Powder
Works, situated at Doughton, three
miles east. Powder equal to ten
kegs exploded. A small building in
which the mill is situated is badly
damaged Henry Plat. an employee,
20 feet from this bnilding, was
knocked down ty the conclusion,
but escaped injury. The cause is
unknown. The explosion was dis
tinctly heard here and in Hubbard.
The balance OF the mills are so built
as to be impossible for one mill to
ignite the other.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

A large natural gas well was struck
last week on the premises Of Mr..
George Westinghouse, in Pittsburgh.
This, together with the fact that a
number of smaller veins have been
struck in the same neighborhood +,
would indicate that the whole East
Liberty Valley is underlaid with
veins or pockets of natural gas. The
value of the Murraysville and other
Westmerelsnd gas wells will be
greatly reduced by this discovery,
as the last find is so much more ac-
cessible to the mills and other large
consumers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Serious Losses.

FALL RIVER, May 2S.-The strike
is over, and the end of the present
week will find all the striking spin
ners at work again, if they can find
work in the city. The strikers have
lost sixteen weeks wages and spent
from $4,000 to S15, 1000, the aecumu-
lation of four years, and $4,000
more contributed by sympathizers,
Several thousand operatives have
suffered four months of enforced
idieness, and the loss in wages have
been over s200,000 This loss falls
directly upon the merchants of The
city, and business has received Sc
we're blow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

A large number of the farmers oil
Dakota met at Fargo last week to
witness an experiment in plowlng
by steam. A traction engine drew
eight plows, turning a sod Tour
inches thick as evenly and well as
could be done by horse power, and
at the astonishing rate of more than
twenty-five acres per day. 1t is ex-
pected that this will revolutionize
wheat growing in the territory, as 1t
will enable farmers to plow at cost
not exceeding one dollar per acre
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Rains in Texas.

TRINITY, May 26.-Owing to the
incessant rains of the past week no
trains have run on the Trinity and
Sabine Railroad since the both, and
there are no prospects OF their re-
sumption for several days. On the
lndianola and Great Northern Rail
road work has been suspended. The
Trinity river is still rising at the rate
of one inch an hour. 1t is now over
a mile and a half wide at the bridge.
Families have been forced TO flee for
their lives. There has been a dis
tressing destruction of crops, stock
and improvements. The worst has
vet to come.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Death from a Prize-Figaters Blow.

WILMINGTON, Del, May %
Michael Figone, the Italian who
was murderously assaulted in Viii
mington last evening, died at the
Almshouse last night, A post-mor-
TEN examination was held this
morning, when it was ascertained
that death resulted from a fracture
of the skull. Figone had been on a
spree since May 6. The Coroner's
inquest was held this afternoon, and
the iury's verdict was that Figone
came to his death from the effect of
injuries inflicted by William Nc
Cullum, a New York prizefighter,
who has been giving sparring exhibi-
tions here. Coroner Smith COM
mitted McCullum to Jail to await
the action ofthegrand jury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
y Great Meeting.

DAYTON, O., June 1.-The third
day of the annual meeting OF the
Dunkards, being held near this city
was without doubt the largest atten-
ded religious demonstration this
country ever witnessed. 1t was
thought last night that there would
be ten thousand people present, but
there were at least fifty thousand
people on the grounds during the
day. All the highways to the grounds
from this city were lined all day
with vehicles, one behind the other
like funeral procession. Excur-
sions were run rom cities in this
and other States, and train of five
to twelve coaches was kept running
to and from the grounds every hall
hour, and at each tri p people were
packed in and on the cars ike sar-
dimes in a box.
The grounds all day We're so crow
ded it was almost impossible to
move about. The scene was one OF
surging and crowdiLg humanity
The large tabernacle, capable OF seat
ing 5000 people. was overcrowded
the entire day. Three sermons were
preached, two in the morning and
one this afternoon. People crowd
ed into the structure hours before
the services were commenced IN or
der to procure a seat. The sermons
were preached by Robert Miller, of
Nsrth Manchester, Indiana: EEoch
Ely, of Lena, Illinois. and John Wire,
of Kansas. Other ministers of the
church occupied the pulpits of the
various churches in this city.
1t is impossible to get correct
estimate of the number OF people
present. but the smallest is 10000.
From $4,000 to 10000 more Dun
kards are expected to arrive to-mor-
row and Tuesday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
4 Crank IN Il Graveyard.

NEWARK, n. J., May 27.-A little
girl named Amelia Schrick, while
engaged in picking wild ho0ers in
Woodland cemetery this afternoon,
was accosted by German named
Andrew Breski, who asked her how
she would like to go to heaven and
pointing to two newly dug graves
said Here is one for you and one
for me-" He then discharged a pis-
tol at the child but fortunately miss-
ed her. The man was at once over
powered by workmen in the vicinity
and taken to the police station. He
is doubtless insane or crank.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

IN his recent Philadelphia speech,
at the exhibition given by the pa-
pills of the Carlisle Indian School,
Secretary Teller, Of the Interior De
partment, struck exactly the right
KEY when he said that in order to
make a good citizen of the Indian
he must be taught to labor. with
labor, says he, "comes thought and
intelligence" The American people
have at last become convinced that
it is cheaper to educate the Indian
than to exterminate him, but Is 1t
not curious that SO little has been
done in this direction.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

IF stealing is a penitentiary Oh
Tense there appears to be a ease IN
Pittsburg, in connection with the
Penn Bank management, that is ad-
mirably adapted to show the PAGES
of the criminal code. Our justice
and our jails are costly failures II
such robbery can go unpunished.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

Bold Ben BUTLER has captured
the Grsenback nomination for the
Presidency, and pocketed it. Having
a number of nominations lying
around loose, be might be willing to
present one to some Of the many
candidates that will be defeated at
ChicapO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
The Body Recovered.

WILKEsBARRE, May 27.-In No
vember last one night Miss Nellie
Cooley left her home in this city
mysteriously, and all efforts
to ascertain her whereabouts proved
fruitless. Large rewards were
offered for information con-
cerning her, and the best
detective talent was engaged to un-
ravel the mystery. Her home was
all that was desirable, she was ac-
complished, and no reason could be
coniectured for voluntary leaving.
The idea ofabduction was dismissed
after investigation, and for six month
the the matter has puzzled all.
This afternoon the body of the young
lady was discovered in the Susqe-
hanna river three miles below Nan
ticoke. The indications point to
suicide, though such could only
have been the result of temporary
insanity.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04
Blaine and Victory.

SAN FRANcIsco, May 26.-The Cal
ifornia delegation to the National
Republican Convention at Chicago
left here in special train this after
noon, via the Union Pacific and Chi
cago and Northwestern Roads. The
Nevada delegation will be taken
aboard en- route. Thesleeping coach
es, which are handsomely decorated,
bear the legend Blaine and Vic
tory
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

The country will probably know
who are to be the standard bearers s
Of the Republicans in the coming
Presidential campaign before the
next issue of the HERALD leaves the
press. For several days the excite
ment has been very great and spec
ulation rife. The lines have been
drawn at Chicago, and the friends
of each candidate seem confident
and hopeful. The indications point
to a short convention, and while
there is a general and wide spread
anxiety to knew the winning man
at as early date as possible, i is
Just as well to rest quietly ir the
conviction tina. in few days more
his name will be known to all.