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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

DEMOCRATIC methods are beauti-
fully illustrated by the existing state
of affairs in Chicago. An election
for city officers was held there more
than eight weeks ago, and the vote
has not vet been announced. Ii
became apparent, when canyasslng
the vote, that the Republicans had
been successful, and to prevent the
official declaration of this fact, a
Democratic Judge of the Election
cooIly pocketed the returns and left
the city. The returns thus carried
off elected the Republican candi-
dates, and without them, this fact
cannot be officially ascertained, and
of course the Democrats, now in the
offices, are still holding on to them.
1t will be remembered that at the
general election last fall, one or
more of the ballot boxes were stolen
by couple of Democratic politi-
clans, who have since been convict
ed and sentenced to the penitenti-
ary. Evidently the friends of hon
est elections in Chicago, will have
to unite for the enforcement of the
laws, or abandon the control of their
city to the Democratic thugs, who
perpetuate their power by fraud and
theft.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
a Lunatic on IL Locomotive.

MACON, GA. May 27.-Jesup is
the meeting point for the trains OF
the lower division of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail-
road. and has a negro character
known as "Crazv Bill" Yesterday
freight train of thirty cars, bound
for Macon, was waiting the arrival
of passenger train. Bill stole into
the locomotive cab, blew the whls-
tie and started oil lie ran the
train five miles, but was stalled a,
the foot of hill, as the wafer in
the boiler ran low. The engineer
and yard master ran after and found
it at the hill.
The lunatic stopped, blew the sig
nal for switchman and then sat
down on the end of a cross tie and
was found there reading his tesla
ment He was secured and no tim.
lost in side-tracking the train, which
was accomplished just as the pas
senger train came up.
The lunatic was placed in Jail anC
sent to an asylum. The only dam
age done was the tearing up of thu
track in the yard at Jesup.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Cure for piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by
IA sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part ofthe abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs At times,
symptoms of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira-
tion, producing very disagreedble
itching, after getting warm, is com
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the APP
plication OF DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy. which acts directly upon the
parts affected absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and eff
fecting a permanent cure. Price 30
cents. Address. The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co.. Piqua, o. Sold by
C. n. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec. 3-ly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Tar and Feathers for a woman.

GALLIPoLIs. O.. May 31--A few
days ago Annie Rhodes, an orphan
10 years old, came from Middleport
in search of Mrs. Maupin, who had
been an old friend Of her mother
when the latter was living. She
was directed to inquire of Mrs. Ball
for the whereabouts of Mrs. Maupin.
She went to the wrong Mrs. Ball,
who is a woman of evil reputation,
and who took her to Mrs. Herder,
who is another of the same class.
They eDdeavored to keep her against
her will at the house OF the latter,
and detained her by force, but on
Friday she escaped and told her
story to some citizens.
After midnight on Saturday a
mob of seventy-five took Mrs. Her
der from her bed, divested her Of
clothing, tarred her from head to
heel, rolled her in feathers and or
dered her to leave the town forever.
Good people are providing for An
ME Rhodes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Going Back on his Cure.

ERIE, Pa. May 2S.-A few weeks
ago Adam p Harley, a prominent
Odd Fellow and Knights of Pythias
who lay at the point of death as q
consumptive, submitted his case at
the faith cure establishment in this
city. To the astonishment of his
friends and the sceptical, Harley
arose from his bed and went around
the city proclaiming his cure as the
result OF the prayer test, TIE faith
test took boom. and q large num-
ber Of consumptives came in for the
prayer treatment, abandoning theil
physical When the doctors pro-
nounce, ley's case as hopeless
they were posted by the PRAYER cir
Gle as scofiers.
Harley died to-day while engaged
in PRAYER for other candidates at the
test.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Four Miners Killed.

CHARLEsTowS, w. Va, May 81
-Four miners were killed and ovel
fifty seriously injured at the coal
iacline, of the Knswha Mining Co.
miles above this city,
'fon the Kanawha River, ats O'Clock
this I6orniBg.
+. 1.-The time of the disakter about
125 miners were preparing /" ascend
to the mine bv the incline. which is
very steep and nearly 800 feet long
One gang Of thirteen were going uI
in the car when the brake band con
trolling the head drum at the head
of the incline broke. The cars load.
ed with coal on the down track dart
ed along with frightful velocity and
caused those ascending to move
with equal speed. Nine of the men
who were in the car were jerked Out
and sustained severe injuries. The
four who remained held on for the
moment and attempted to jump oui
when the car reached the top OF the
plane, but all fell short and were
crushed into sickening mass Of
broken bones and mutilated flesh.
All, with the exception of one, died
Immediately
While this was occurring at the
| top OF the incline the loaded gon-
dolas were dashing down at terrible
speed among the assembled miners
at the lower platform. They jump
ed madly in all directions from the
platform. twelve to twenty feet, and
alighted two and three deep. There
was not a man who escaped unhurt
Many were terribly bruised some
were knocked insensible and re-
manned so for time. The serious
| ly wounded will number about tif
ty or sixty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
ID,ph, heria from Chambers.

SrUBENvILLE. May 2S.-Nicholas,
a son of A. C. Truax, at Paris
Roads, died last night, and his faith
er is very i'll. Ida Gardneris worse,
and William Gardner is down with
the mysterious disease. 1t is now
believed that the diphtheria germs
originated in glanders in horse,
and that the first child taking the
disease had probably drank water
from a trough, out of which a horse
suffering from glanders had drunk.
DR.. Polk, President of the Polk
Chemical Company Of New York, in
this city to-day, says from the de-
scription of the disease it is the same
that scourged certain portions of
West Virginia few years ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Struck by Lightning.


OAKLAND, Ill, May 26.--During
severe storm Sunday night the
residence of Abe Winglee, seven
miles northwest of this city, was
struck by lightning. The flash
came through aswindow ana enter
ed the sitting room, wherein were
Mr.. Winglee, his wife, his sister-in-
law and four children. Mrs Win
glee was struck and died without
a struggle. Miss Van Nires, her sis-
ter, was stricken down and is still in
an unconscious condition, and Mr..
Winglee and two of the family were
struck, but did not lose conscious
ness. The house was set on fire, but
the flames were subdued.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Murder OF n Miner in Huntingd0'

HUNTINGDON, May 29.-This CON,
munitv was startled this mornlDii
by the discovery that a murder %.
been committed last night h',, =,
Warriors Mark, a small village !
miles west of here. John Lapoln'
son Of the venerable Judge LapoiL,'
and John Irwin, a fellow laborsf :. :.
the Shoenberger ore mines, . ns-
Warriors Mark, had been urinAh,
freely at the village and LETT togsin,, :
about dusk, and It is supposed IlsS s
became embroiled in a fight, VIDE
ended fatally. A passer-by iouI- ~
Irwin south of the road with u !.
throat cut and his face crushed ID . |.
if with a club. Laporte is suspsS y,
ed Of the murder, but be has ps' y.
yet been arrested. 1t is said ne -. y.
seen early this morning near - -
fathers farm. No cause for the .,
can be assigned, Both were unl'"
ried and about n years OF age
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Gen. Grants Mansion

PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-The
house 2,009 Chestnut street, which
at the close of the war was purchas.
ed by the citizens of Philadelphia
and presented to General Grant with
an invitation to come and reside in
the Quaker City and which was own
ed until short time ago by the Gen.
eral, but which was made over to
William H. Vanderbilt in security
for a loan advanced to Grant &
Ward, and which went in the finan-
cial crash, which overlook that firm
some months ago, was sold at auc-
ton to-day by NJ. Thomos & Sons.
The property cost the citizens of
Philadelphia $4,000. 1t was knock
ed down to day for so, 500 to Frank
X. Hess.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03


CArrxrrsBuRe, KY, May 3s.-
Knott County is the youngest = the
State, yet it has already devspped
one of The bitterest and most bod
thirsty fends in the history Of Ken
tucky. There is band of some fif-
-ty armed men who make their home
in the bush and guard their camps
by pickets. Their object is plunder,
and incidentally murder. They
have killed altogether about twenty
men. On March 6 they slew Frank
Salyers, a merchant of Beaver Creek
and robbed his body. J. c. Jones, 8
neighbor of Salyers's, raised party
to avenge his death and administer
Justice. Now the county is divided
into two sections, one led by Bowl
ing Hall, on the part Of the despera-
does, and the other by Jones.
On May 19, five of Jones's friends
met six of the desperadoes, led by
Hall. When the fight was over
three of Halls and one of Jones e
men were dead. Jones and some Of
his friends left the county, but the
Sheriff found and arrested him and
two of them. They are on their way
to Knott County for trial, where
their arrival is expected to be the
signal for more trouble.
1t is impossible for law-abiding
community to realize the condition
of things in Knott county. At some
points the mails have been stopped
and robbed, and postmasters have
been forced to abandon their posts
of duty. The captain of the desper-
ADDE'S, Bowling Hall, is living with
the widow OF Salyers, whom he mnr-
dered. The Sheriff says that be Il
afraid of the band, but will do bis
duty to the county, although he dies
for it. There is intense excitement
in the county, and it is believed
that on the return of the persons ar
rested the two parties viii come to;
gether and much blood be shed
Should there be another engagement
there will be hundred or more to
the side. All peaceful residents who
can get away are abandoning their
homes to the mercy of these cut.
throats. Anybody whom they sus-
pect has money is in danger of los,
ing his life.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Faith Cure not Permanent

ERIE, May 2S.-A few weeks ago
Adam P. Harley, prominent Odd
Fellow and Knight of Pythias, lay
at the point OF death as a consump-
tive, and submitted his case to the
faith cure establishment in this
city. To the astonishment OF his
friends and the skeptical, Harley
arose from his bed and went around
the city proclalming his cure as the
result of the prayer cure. The Faith
Rest took a boom, and a large nnm-
Der of consumptives came in for the
prayer treatment. abandoning their
physicians. When the doctors pro-
nounced Harley 5 case hopeless they
were posted by the praying circles
as scotfers. Harley died to-day
while engaged in prayer for other
candidates at the Rest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Great Floods IN Texas.

DALLAS, TEX, May 26.-The gen.
eral rains which were reported in
this state still continue. Teiesrams
from all parts of the state announce
great devastation. Wheat, oats, corn
and cotton in many places are COM
pletely destroyed.
Bridges that were never known to
be reached before by highwaters are
gone. One thousand feet of track
on the Central Railroad at Tehua-
cana is washed away.
The Trinity River here, which
frequently is as insignificant as a
creek, is rising rapidly and fears are
entertained that it will cause even
greater less of property than few
weeks ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Not too Old to 1--we.

LAPoRTE, May 2S.-Lewis Zaner,
now of Muncy, Lycoming county.
was formerly Sheriff of Sullivan
county and is quite well-to-do. He
is nearly eighty years old and natur-
ally the fact that he has been sued
for breach of promise excites consid-
erable interest. The complainant is
pretty young woman of one of the
Oldest and most respectable families
in Sullivan county. Her name is
Bella Kantner. Zaner's first wife
died in 1888, and it is alleged that
he offered Miss Kantner all the ad-
vantages of his wealth and a settle
ment of $4,000 in her own right if
she wo uld marry him. She at first
refused, but afterward consented
and got rid of her other admirers for
his sake. He insisted upon an early
marriage e'and persuaded the young
lady to 90 to Detroit. Mich, where
he promised to follow in a few
weeks. The reason given was his
wish to escape the gossip OF DuShore
and to spend a honeymoon freed
from ali annoyance He gave her
money for the trip, and she went to
Detroit. He did not follow her but
married a well-to-do widow instead.
She was left in Detroit alone with
out money, and lad to pawn her
jewelry and some clothes to get back
home. Able counsel has been re-
tanned on both sides. The defend
ant claims that he will assail the
character of the plaintiff and prom
ises to develop interesting matter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Repentance as an advertisement.

A Western liquor dealer a short
time ago advertised as follows
Having experienced change OF
heart through the blessed efforts
of Brother B. and Sister s.. l desire
to state to my numerous friends and
patrons that at the end of the cur
rent month | shall retire from tho
accused liquor traffic forever. Until
that time M stock on hand will be
offered at greatly reduced rates.
Come one, come all !"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Damage BY . water spout.

ST. Louis, May 31.-A water-spou,
burst in Yankee Branch and Crook.
ed Creek valleys, Crawford county
Friday afternoon, and swept nearly
every thing out of them. Fences
growing crops and all portable ar
ticles we're carried away, and nearly
all the farms on Yankee Branch were
almost destroyed, the coil being
washed off to the depth of several
feet. The damage will reach many
thousands OF dollars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Murder and Suicide.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 90
Last night VIM. Riley, Of Manila
Rush county, cut his 7-year-old
daughters throat and then cut his
own. Their dead bodies were found
in bed this morning. Riley and his
wife separated two years ago and
Riley kidnapped the girl. Mrs.
Riley had began suit to recover pos
session of the child, and the case
was to have come up to-day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Unsuitable Locusts.

LITTLE Rock. May 2S.-Reports
from Creighead .Crittenden and other
counties in Northeast Arkansas
state that lucusts in vast numbers
have suddenly appeared in that Sec
ton. They are the first locusts in
quantities ever seen in this State.
They do not confne themselves to
any one kind of vegetation among
cereals. Corn and cotton as yet
have not been touched, but
wheat is being widely destroyed
The large timber tops of the tallest
trees have loads of them. They are
now confined to the woods and are
Matching out by the tens thousands.
There is much alarm felt for the
growing crops.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Free Music For Cowboys.

SAN Francisco, May 27.-The
Theodore Thomas Concert Troupe,
which arrived here this afternoon,
report that their special train was
boarded at Coolidge. New Mexico,
by a herd of cowboys. who, with
drawn revolvers. made the musicians
play and Mime. Materna sing.
The musicians began playing
"Home Sweet Home" but the cow
boys yelled for THE Arkansas Trav-
eler." Mr.. Thomas gave orders to
give them what they wanted.
Madame Materna complained of a
headache, but the cowboys would
not take no for an answer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

APPARENTLY Governor Pattison
thinks that the power to apportion
the State into Congressional and
Representatives districts, is vested
in him and not in the Legislature
The gentlemen who were SO afraid
of Republican "Bosses" that they
helpled to make this supple Demo.
cratic tool our Governor, have now
their reward. 'Tis bat re-enact
ment of the folly of the frogs, who
supplanted King Log with King
Stork.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

IT is reported from Harrisburg
that if the Governors vetoes of the
Apportionment bills are sustained,
and no new bills are passed, he will
call an extra session of the Legisla-
ture. We don't believe he will dc
it. His experience with extra ses-
sions ought to be sufficient to satisfy
him for the balance of his days.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Armed Mobs in Kentucky.

CATrLEsBURG, May 31.-The con,
dition of some of the mountain
counties of this State is deplorabie.
Organized bands of outlaws exist
in nearly all of them composed OF
men who have sworn vengeance
againts any body who interferes
with them. So thoroughly have
they terrified the people that it is re
garded as throwing labor away Il
try to procure their conviction.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

TOLEDO, May 27.-The good peo-
pie of Norwalk, a city of 12,000
souls. on the Lake Shore Railroad,
were startled this forenoon by sever
al OF the prominent residents adj
ministering a coat of tar and feathers
to a reporter of The Toledo Sunday
Democrat in consequence of a scan
dalous article rejecting upon their
characters. published in The DEM
ocrat on May II. The article was
an arraignment of Norwalk's best
society. and excited general indigna-
ton. Last night Roy S. Hathaway,
the reporter in question, went down
to NorwaIk with several hundred
papers and loudly boasted that he
was the author of the article, and
that no one dare touch him, at the
same time hourishing a revolver
and billy"
This morning at 8 o'clock. c. l.
Merry, H. f Smith and W. II.
Peters seized Hathaway in the St
Charles Hotel Office and took him
to barn in the rear, where he was
bound hand and foot, and thick
coat of tar and feathers administer
ed. The warm liquid was splashed
over his body, and head, and h,
was further ornamentea with pla
card bearing the words: "Compli-
ments of the Peek-a-boo Club" He
train, and told to tell A. ]. Bebout
was ordered to leave town Oh the frs
the Editor, that if he was ever seer
in Norwalk he would be lynched.
Hathaway reached this city thi:
afternoon nearly dead. He will los
the sight of both eyes. No sympa
thy is wasted on him as The Demo
crdt has long preyed upon the bes'
people in this part Of the State
Hathaway threatens to have his as
sailants arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Hail Storm In Lancaster.

LANCASTER, Pa, May 3l.-A very
heavy thunder and hail storm, ac-
companied by strong wind, passed
over the northern end of this county
this afternoon. The wind tore strong
trees up by the roots and thew them
across roadwavs. In several instan
ces tobacco barns were picked up
bodily and demolished. The hail
stone were very large, and fell to an
unusual depth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Beaten oy Com mpanIons.

PIrTsBuRGH, May 2S.-In child.
ish quarrel last evening Selma wier,
an orphsn, five years old, was beaten
to insensibility by three companions
named Alice Toole. Maggie Carr. and
Bridget Geary, ranging in ages from
nine to twelve years. The little girl
is still alive, but will hardly recover.
Her assailants have been arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

SINCE 'Sam" Randall has declar-
ed in favor of q second term for
Cleveland, Speaker Carlisle has,
through the medium of an inter
viewer, given the world his views
in regard to our great and good
President and these views, it is
needless to say, contain taffy enough
to run a Sunday school picnic for a
week. If Mr.. Randall thought he
had Q corner in flap-doodle, Mr..
Carlisle has convinced him Of his
mistake. As has heretofore been
remarked. the similarity between
the minds of great men is most
vonderful-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

A STRIKE of the Iron workers at
Pittsburgh and throughout the west,
commenced on Monday. 1t is repor-
ted that nearly 100000 men are now
idle, with prospect oftheir remain
ing SO during tho summer, if not for
longer period. A dispute as to
the scale of wages for the ensuing
year is the cause, and as the EN-
ployere and the laborers both ap-
pear to be determined in their views,
the strike will probably be long
one. This is the first general strike
of the iron workers since 1882.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

Is in store for all who use kemp's
Balsam for the throat and lungs, the
great guaranteed remedy. Would
you believe that it is sold on its mer-
its and that each druggist is author
lied to refund your money by the
Proprietor of this wonderful remedy
if it fails to cure you. c. N. Boyd
has secured the agency for it.
Price 80 cents and S1.00. Trial
size free
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

A SUPREME effort will be made oy
both parties, to capture the State OF
New York at the coming fall elec'
ton. The President and Secretaries
Manning and Whitney spent Friday
and Saturday in New York city, in
consultation with their friends rela-
tive TO plans for the campaign.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Takes Charge Of incendIariss.

FRANKLIN, KY. May 2S.-At II
O'Clock last night mob of seventy
five or hundred men quietly took
f-om Jail Wesley Hicks and Jerry
Taylor, who were charged with
burning James Wbeeler's house aud
barn some time ago, placed them OH
horses, and started for the country,
where they hanged them. Hicks
made confession duplicating Tay-
lor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

The House at Harrisburg has
passed the bill making eight hours
a legal days work, and imposing q
fine on employers who compel their
workmen to labor longer than that
without extra compensation. What
cheap, nickle-plated humbng is this
The hours of labor, as well as the
price, can and will be fixed by the
parties to the contract, regardless Of
this demagoguic legislation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Try 1t Yourself.

The proof of the pudding is not in
chewing the string. but in having an
opportunity to try the article your
self Mr.. c. n. Boyd, the Druggist,
has free trial bottle Of DR.. Bosan-
kos Cough and Lung Syrup for each
one who is afflicted with coughs,
colds, consumption or any lung af-
fection.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

RIEL, the Half-Breed leader who
has been defeated and captured by
the Canadian troops, says it was not
a rebellion but fight in defense OF
rights. Evidently Mr.. Riel has
been a close student of modern
American history, and is trying to
size to up the Confederate position.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
SENATOR BLACKBURN of Kentucky,

SENATOR BLACKBURN of Kentucky,
is reported as dreadfully disgrun-
tied over the revocation of the ap-
pointment of his fool relative, as
Collector of Internal Revenue. He
is reported as declaring that he will
never again ask the President for a
favor, or make request of any sort,
as he has not secured single thing
he has asked for.