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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Temperance Crusade.

H.zLEToN, February 27.-The
temperance movement is beginning
to be felt here. The Law and Order
Society, formed sometime since, has
been resurrected and at its instance
three saloon keepers, Michael Nc
Garretty, w. Rittenhcuse and Nor
ris Ferry, we're yesterday arrested
for selling on Sunday ard to mi
nors, and taken before the Burgess,
by whom they were heavily fined
and held in bail for appearance at
court. Petitions and remonstrances
against the granting of licenses have
already been started, and a strong
effort will be made at the License
Court held in Wilkesbarre in April,
to prevent the granting of licenses
in the place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

TIE n. y. Herald says that, it is
well understood that General Lo-
gan's candidacy is to be a Blaine
combination; that Mr.. Blaine doesn' t
like to run any risk before the peo-
pie, but will be content to be again
made Secretary of State under Gen
eral Logan. The Herald then mott
fes the business men of the country
that this combination means that
President Logan would make il hot
for the South" and Secretary of
State Blaine, would make red-hot
foreign policy" and that the coun-
try for the next four years would be
filed with internal disturbances
iomented by Logan, and external
rumors, quarrels and hostilities
skilfully nursed by Blaine. Logan
would want large army and Blaine
would demand an immense navy.
that taxes would go up, new bonds
be issued, and spectators and gam
blers would thrive.
This is the biggest and most un-
natural bug-a-boo that has yet been
trotted out, to scare the nation from
Its propriety, and is Indicative of the
kind of stuff the country will be
flooded with during the coming cam
paign. The fears of the Democracy
are very palpable, when the most
extensively read journal of that par
ty, resorts TO such inventions to in
timidate the business men and tax
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

IT has become epidemic with a
certain class of political editors, to
send out cards to a few persons in a
township or county inquiring their
preferences for President. and then
publishing the result as indicative Of
the sentiment Of the entire precinct.
This is a very cheap and trumpery
way of booming a faverite candidate.
No man can speak for any one ex-
cept for himself, and the assump-
ton that because A, or B, or G, fa-
vors Tom Jones, or Dick Smith, or
Bill Nye, therefore the voters of his
township entertain the same senti-
ments, is all bosh. Not even the
names of the respondents are given,
which might indicate whether they
were representative men, or active
politicians likely to know what
public sentiment is, but the an
neuncement is merely made that so
many voters endorse this candidate,
and so many that, and we are asked
to take this on faith, as popular
sentiment. That this method OF
ascertaining public opinion is utter
ly unreliable, must be apparent to
the dullest comprehension, that it
can be misused or abused goes with
out saying, and that it is foolish and
valueless cannot be gainsayed a
case in point will illustrate our posi-
ton. An enterprising editor in
Erie published table, which we
have seen in half a. dozen of our
exchanges, giving the preferences OF
the Republicans of Ohio, and of this
State, bv counties, for Presidential
candidates, which knowledge was
professedly obtained from the chair
men of the county committees.
How the respective chairInen OBJ
tanned their knowledge, is not vouch-
safed, but suffice it for our purpose
we learn, on personal inquiry, that
the chairman of the Republican
Committee of this county, gave no
information of this kind to the Erie
editor, or TO any other person. To
prevent detection of the fraud, the
names of the counties are not given,
but they are Jumped as so many
counties, give so many votes for one
candidate, and so many for another.
Need We say more to expose this
cheap sham, which is calculated to
impose only on simple people.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
The Color Line in Ohio.

TOLEDO, February 27.-Tbe case
of Robert Bailey, colored, on trial
for marrying a white girl contrary
to the law of 1910, which imposes a
fine of 500 and three months i'm
prisonment for a white person mar
rying one of negro blood or vice
versa, was tried here to-day. A
demurrer was filed by the defence
that the law was unconstitutiOnal
under the Fourteenth amendments
The Judge overuled the demurrer
holding that the law did net legis-
late in favor ofthe white race impos-
ing the same penalty on the person
of either race marrying woman OF
the opposite race. Bailey was found
guilty, and given the full penalty O.
the law. The only other case under
this law was tried in Cleveland and
dismissed, the Judge holding that
the law was unconstitutional.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

New York Times (Rep.): To Mr..
Edmunds thousands of Republicans
are looking hopefully, but with so
little information as to his attitude
toward the honor that possibly
awaits him that it cannot vet be said
that there is more than feeling in
favor of his nomination, though it is
feeling that might easily be trans
formed into movement 10 that
and
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
The Blizzard.

ST. PAUL, February 27.-Dispatch-
es from all parts of the northwest
indicate that the present storm Is
the worst of the season. On the
Manitoba line high winds prevail,
but the snow has not drltted much,
and the main line was not obliged
to run snow plows to-day. The
branches were not open for business
and the trains on the main line were
generally late. At st. Nlncet the
mercury was 80 degrees below zero
and at Wilmar, on the Breckenridge
division, it was 10 degrees below.
These extremes cover the range on
all of the lines. On the Northern
Pacific the trains are running, but
there was detention of twenty-four
hours, caused by washouts. The
mercury is II degrees below zero IN
Dakota, and 35 degrees above in
Manitoba. The storm continued
nearly all of last night west of Dako-
ia, with the mercury ranging from
20 degrees below to zero, but it is
over now. The weather was cloudy
and cold, with snow all along the
| lOmaha line.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

George s. Dodds, one Of the Dem
ocratic witnesses before the Senate
Committee investigating the Copiah
county Miss. outrages, boasted that
any man who would undertake to
organize the negro vote here would
be killed" This is the kind OF CIV
ilization the Democrstic party IS
using every energy to protect.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

A committee of sixty Democrats
clothed in full dress suits and white
silk hats will attend the Chicago con-
vention from Philadelphia to look
af .er the interest of MIR. Randall as a
candidate for president. Mr.. Ran
dali will undoubtedly be well heeled
but somehow we cannot forget the
fact that he was similarly will heeled
in the speakership contest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Matthews, of Copiah County, Mis-
sissippi, was white man and ma
tive and not a carpet-bagger. He
was killed at the ballot-hox because
he did not vote a Democratic ticket,
but voted a Republican ticket. The
Coroner, Robinson, an intelligent
man, testihes before the committee.
Il did not hold an inquest" This
officer, in explanation, said:
II asked Wheeler, and he told ne
there was no use putting the county
to the expense of summening jury.
He killed Matthews, and | might
put it so in my verdict. So | did.
Dodds and Harris (Democrats), law
yers, said there was no need of an
inquiry"
Don't you generally have homi-
cides committed to jail?" was the
next question.
We'll, yes; bat there was no con-
cealment. Wheeler admitted he
did it"
We'll, now," insinuatingly in
qaired Mr.. Hoar, what is the gener-
al character of the Democracy of the
county ?"
The witness had his answer ready
Quiet and peaceable."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Pursuit of a Murderer.

COLUMBIA, February 24.-W. Bo-
gan Cash, who yesterday fatally shot
the town marshal of Cheraw, Mr.. c.
Richards, and Mr.. James Coward.
an Innocent bystander, mounted his
horse and fed from the town as
soon as he had done the bloody
work. A party of citizens immedi-
ately organized and went in hot pur-
suit. kilograms were sent out IN
all directions to intercept the fugl-
tive murderer. Tonight a special
dispatch from Cheraw states that
Sheriff Spofford traced Cash to the
house OF his father. Colonel f. b. G.
Cash, about thirty-eight miles from
the scene of the shooting. Colonel
Cash refused to surrender his son
because of the great excitement ex
isting in the county. He feared the
infuriated citizens might lynch the
murderer before he could have a
hearing. 1t was agreed, however,
that he should be given up in n few
DAYS. The two wounded men can
not live till morning. There is a bit
ter feeling toward the Cash family,
and loud threats are made against
them. The Sheriff deprecates vlo-
lent measures, but the young men
ia the posse declare that they will
take Cash dead or alive. At eleven
o'clock tonight everything is quiet
about Cash's house. No further steps
viii be taken till tomorrow morn
ing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Alton (Ill.) Telegraph (Rep.); The
safe way to secure representative
candidate is to let State and section
al booms alone, and when the dele
gates convene, direct from the peo-
pie, there will be but one boom, and
that will be spontaneous and sue
cessfnl, born of the wishes of ma
jority of the party and representing
their unrestricted preference.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

HoT SPRINGS, Arkansas, is in the
hands of gang Of cut-throats who
are compelling reputable citizens to
leave the town at the point Of the
bayonet This disgraceful state Of
affairs originates from fight and
several murders committed by rivaI
gangs of gamblers, and is most dis.
graceful. The authorities are thor
oughly cowed, and have taken nc
steps to enforce the law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Samson's Legs and Locks.

When Delilah clipped offSamsOn's 5
locks that mighty athlete at once
became 'as other men, fit could
be proved that the possession of lux
uriant hair would enable men to
tear open liens jaws, Hiscock Il Co.
would be driven wild in the effort to
supply enough of Parker's nair Bal
sam to meet the demand. As it is
the Balsam prevents your hair from
falling out. and restores the original
color if faded or gray. Besides, it il
great addition to the toilet table
simply as n dressing. feh6.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Horsewhipped by Women.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 81
Two women horsewhipped D. l..
Regenberger, a prominent attorney,
this morning. The cause of the
assault is said to be expressions of
the attorney resenting the intrusion
of the women into his society at the
Mardi Gras ball last night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Mr.. DANA, editor of the n. Y.
San, and Sammy Tilden's next and
dearest friend, has for months past
solemnly assured the country that
Mr.. Tilden would not under any cir
eumstanees, again assent to being
made the Democratic candidate for
President. But Mr.. Dana has lately
been spending some time with the
party leaders at Washington, and
has apparently seen new visions
and dreames new dreams. He now
declares in an interview, Nothing
seems to me more probable than
that the Democratic Convention will
nominate Mr.. Tilden and wait for
his reply before proceeding any fur
ther." 1t is not very hard to predict
what that reply will be, and that the
convention will not have to wait
very long for it. Dana is one OF
the shrewdest and ablest Dem
ocratic editors in the country
and his resurrection OF
Tilden proves the want of I'D availa-
bic candidate in that party who
would be acceptable to its warring
factions.
1t sho VS. to what desperate straits
the party is driven, when even for a
moment, it could seriously centem-
plate the necessity of taking as a
candidate 4 poor old paralytic
whose days have dwindled to the
shortest span, and it gives further
assurance that lis only hope of sue
cess lies in a divided Republican
party.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
A Trick of Jowelers Discovered.

BosToS, February 27.-MajOr Nc
Elrath, chief of the secret service for
New England, has made discovery
of the gliding of the five cent nick,
els by manufacturers of cheap jewel
ry, By which the coin is made to
resemble s. gold piece The man
ufacturers expressed surprise when
informed they were violating the
law against counterfeiting and agreed
to surrender to the officers all the
samples of jewelry they had made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Healthy People Sometimes laugh

AT the suengs fdyspepc and say that their pains and d
imaginary This for cruelty, but It cruelty all the
person who has a crooked loot or wounded hand or sate
dyspepcs sufferers stomach could hc placed exhibition the
his distress would be apparent.
The with a troublesome stomach often quite much
the with broken leg, bur r less likely 10 rere sympathy.
Sympathy is good for sufferers, far . goes. L r.
BHerS better for it strikes The Of these E ard
Disappointed dyspeptcs weary having tired many coa
seeking cure, will do well io}t Iy
and report the result That this we[trcd family due VII @
sh the Of human established fact 10
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

1t is a peculiarly Of the present
tariff agitation that it has developed
the overwhelming strength of the
popular devotion to the policy OF
protection to home industry and OF
fostering and stimulating domestic
production on a grand scale. In
this respect the discussion has shown
very clearly that any party going
into great national campaign on
the platform of open and avowed
hostility to that policy is bound to be
defeated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

THERE'S said to be strong move
ment Oh foot to make Colonel Dud'
lev, the present Commissioner o.
Pensions, the Republican candidate
for Governor of Indiana. He has
been q model Commissioner and
would be a popular candidate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
A Farmer Killed.

ST. LOUIS, February 27.-Richard
Craighead, a rich farmer, living near
Fulton, Mo-, was murdered last
night. He was called cut of his
house by lot of strangers, who said
they had driven team of horses In
to a mud hole and wanted him TO
give them a lift out. He dressed
and went out doors, when the assis-
sins fired at him and then beat him
over the head with clubs until life
was extinct. Mr.. Craighead was a
Republican and at one time Asses
sor of Fayette county. Some think
he was murdered by his political
opponents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

A New York correspondent SAYS
the women of Brooklyn under the
leadership of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher have begun a fight on the
liquor traffic which threatens to
shake the social foundations of the
city. The girls are taking a solemn
pledge not to wed man, nor appear
on the streets, at church or any place
of amusement with an escort who
is not an advocate of total absti.
nence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Three Internal Machines.

LONDON, February 23.-In the
House of Commons to-day Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt. Home Secre-
tary, stated that a third internal
machine had been discovered at the
Paddington railway station. The
machine was of American manufac-
ture and contained dynamite.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

THE extra primaries 10 be held on
April 5th for electing delegates &c
the State Convention-a call tol
which will be found in this paper
should be well attended. Turn out
and elect good men. and there viii
be no ground for after growing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

WHEN the Democratic National
Convention assemblies at Chicago in
July next, it ought to rescind the
resolution which twenty years ago,
a similar convention of the party
passed, declaring the war a failure
and demanding peace at any price,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

GEN. GRANT has so far recovered
from the effects Of his fall as to be
able TO throw aside his crutches and
dispense with the regular services OF
his physician. This will be pleasant
news for the country to hear.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

IL reply TO messages of condo
lence from the President and .Secre-
tary of State, Mrs. Hunt informs
them that the remains of Minister
Hunt will be brought home for
h,,r;al
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Taken from Jail and Hanged.

DEADwooD, February 27.-Harry
luttle,who was wounded in fight
at Stoneville, was taken from the
hospital at Spearfish last night by
eight masked rAen end hanged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

DURING the month of February,
the Treasury Department issued
warrants for about sl1,5OO,OOO on
account of pensions, which accounts
for the small reduction of the public
debt during the month.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Bosrox has advanced the price OF
first class liquor licenses to six hun
dred dollars. This effectually shuts
up all the dives and disreputable
dram shops, and produces a large
revenue for the CITY.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

The self-sufiicient boobys who
have been filling the newspapers
with lamentations, for fear the dear
people would not be accorded the
privilege of selecting their own dele
gates TO the State and National Con-
ventions, can now safely wipe their
weeping eyes. We have yet to see
or hear of the first county in the
State that has intimated an inten-
ton to violate therule requiring del
egates to be chosen by the people.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Blown To Atoms

OMAHA, February 27.-Four boys.
10 to II years old, while hunting
south of this city this afternoon, ex-
ploded a powder house containing
over six tons of powder. All four
were blown to atoms.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Milwaukee Telegraph (Rep): Gen.
Lucius Falrchild stands as good a
chance to receive the Chicago nomi
nation as any man yet named, and
a better chance than Logan, Senator
Sherman or Mr.. Arthur.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Fort Wayne Nelps (Rep.): For
President of the United States, w. T.
Sherman, of Missouri; Vice Pres
ident, Juge Walter q Gresham, OF
Indiana.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

New York Tribune (Rep.): Specu.
lation as to who will be the Presiden-
tial candidate this year is at fever
heat just now in some circles but
beyond lively calculations about the
chances of possible nominees little
seems to be doing. The people will
be heard from later.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

honing Valley, while the white
plume of Blaine waves proudly at
the head of the procession of presi-
dental aspirants. 1t may yet as
sumo the shape of Blaine and Lin
coin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
GBEANINGS.

The New York Tribune says: The
object of every delegate to Chicago
ought 10 be to select that candidate
who can most surely poll the largest
vote in the most States, in Nevem-
Der.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
When any one hearea Democrat

When any one hearsa Democrat
boasting of the patriotism of the
party in the dark days of the repub-
liz, don't argue, but just get a copy
of the resolutions adopted by the
convention which met in Chicago
twenty years ago, read them aloud,
and let them answer. They will
make the blood tingle in every old
soldiers veins, and make every legal
lover OF the old flag ashamed to
have any part or lot in SUCH an or
ganizatlcn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Des Moines Capitai Rep, Ed
munds and Lincoln weuld make a
ticket we should be proud of and
could heartily hurrah for.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Gen. Ord's Eody.

New York, February 2S.-The
body of General Ord arrived here
to-day on the steamer from Havana.
1t will be taken to Washington to-
night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
VICTORY OF THE BRITISH TROOPS
IN EGYPT.
The Rcbbels Bravely Retire After
De sperate Resistance-One Thou
sand of Them Cut Down.

LONDON, March 1.-The British
troops met the rebels under Osman
Digma near Trinkat Yesterday and
gained a complete victory. The
War Offices is in receipt Of 4 tele-
gram stating that the losses of the
British were twenty four killed and
one hundred and forty two wounded.
The British forces captured four
Krupp guns, two howitzers and one
machine gun. The rebels were re-
pulsed, after desperate resistance
with the loss Of a thousand men.
On thursday night General Gra-
hams expedition encamped near
Fort Baker The infantry bivouacked
in front, the cavalry in the rear.
The troops were all assembled before
sunset, except the Sixty-iifth Regl-
ment, which arrived at s. Yesterday
morning fires were quickly kindled
and coffee made. Breakfast over,
the forces were formed i'll an oblong
square, the front and rear of which
were longer than the sides, owing
to the different strength of the rigl-
ments. Gordon highlanders in line
formed the advance. with two Cat
Ting guns and one Gardiner in the
right corner and two Gardeners and
one Gattling gun in the left corner.
The Eighty ninth Regiment in line
formed the right side of the
square. the Black Watch Regiment
the rear.
ADVANCING To BATTLE.
The whole strength of the British
forces was something less than 1000
men. The length of the front was
$50 yards. The Hussars acted as
scouts, and advanced in semi-circles
thousand yards ahead, covering
the front and hanks of the main
force. The troops advanced over
sand knolls and scrub for mile
from Fort Baker along the Teb
road, when the rebels opened fire
with their Remington rifles, out
the range was too long and their
shots proved ineffective. The reb-
els in swarms occupied the high
ground in front and on the tanks
of the British army. They returned
slowly as the English advanced,
keeping within about 200 yards OF
the main hody of the f lglish forces.
The British cavalry followed, cover
ing the rear upon the left, formed in
three lines and distant some 900
yards from the main army. At
$50 the gunboats Sphynx fired four
rounds from Tridkitat harbor, but
the range was too great. The shells
burst a mile short of the enemy's
position. The firing was stopped,
as the shells were dangerous to the
English. The cavalry and mounted
infantry advanced on the left to
touch the rebels, who moved obstl-
nately, though they were not indis-
posed to fight. The infantry con-
tinued to advance steadily. Two or
three times halt WAS made, in or
der to allow the sailors aud artillery
who were dragging the guns to rest.
The square was well maintained,
but where the ground was difficult
the men marched by fours right in
columns of companions. The road
towards Teb was studded with hun
dreds OF corpses of Baker Pasha's
i'll starred fugitives, which filled the
air with pelation and around which
swarms af carrion flies lazily how
cred.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
London Dynamitcrs.

LONDON, February 2S.-The po-
lice have discovered a large quaint,
ty of explosives under the Charing
Cross railway station.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
PRESIDENTIAL STRAWS.

The Lewistown Me. Journal finds
Edmunds strong second choice
among Maine Republicans.