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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
jail Delivery.

CUMBERLAND, MD., Sept. "a
About 8 o'clock tonight, while
Sheriff Mcmillan was absent from
the Jail, Peter Baker and Emanuel
Bohnson, prisoners, made desper-
ate attack on the turnkey and broke
out of the building, accompanied 10y
Peter and Charles Baker, Peter
krutzer, VIM. V. Dye, Daniel Davis
and Henry Kennedy. white. and
Gertrude Seller and John Thomas.
colored, all of whom were confined
on various charges. The turnkey
was badly beaten, out in short
time headed part and started in
pursuit OK the convicts. Several OF
them are desperate men, and they
will no. be captured without a fight
Up to q late hour the men had not
been taken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

SEVERAL counties in the State
have already selected their delegates
TO the next Republican State Con-
vention, and instructed them to sup
port General Beaver as the nominee
for Governor. There is q general
sentiment Throughout. the State that
demands the nomination of General
Beaver, because of his undeserved
and unjustifable defeat in 1882,
and il looks as if he will practically
have no opposition. This feeling
that a wrong should be righted in
the case of General Beaver, should
have a wider application and be
made to include his colleague on
the ticket for Lieutenant Governor
Hon. w. t. Davies. This gentle
man has a stainless personal and po-
litical record, and also fell a victim
to the madness of the hour that
placed the present Democratic Ad-
ministration in power, and even
handed justice, apart from his de.
served personal popularity, requires
that he also should be conceded a
denomination. We feel that the Re
publicans of the State need but this
suggestion to act upon it. 1t is meet
it is Just, il is deserved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

NOTWITHSTANDING the sickness of
chief Sachem Kelly, Tammsny ap-
pears TO be once more on top in the
fight for supremacy among the New
York Democracy. At the State Con-
vention on Thursday last Goyernor
Hill was re-nominated without a
showing of opposition. Hill was
the choice of his party because Of
his narrow partisan views. Tam
many is triumphant. The national
administration not only failed to Sc
cure the nomination Of Cooper, the
nan of its choice, but has the most
avowed and open advocate Of the
spoils system on platform whose
endorsement Of the civil service
views of President Cleveland is SO
equiyocal as to be a nullity, placed
in his stead. The nomination Of
Hill will appeal strongly to Tam
many and TO the anxious spoilsmen
throughout the State, but TO the
mass of the county Democracy and
the large independent vote that was
attracted to Cleveland last year by
reason of his civil service declara-
tons, it will be as wormwood and
gall. To further emphasize Its feel
ing in regard to the course of the
President. six of the seven other
places on the ticket were given to
men who are on record as against
civil service reform.
The platform fits the candidates,
and is in strong contrast to the plat
form of the Republican party, which
met in the same place two days be-
fore. 1t demands the reorganization
of the Civil Service Commission in
order to make it partisan the con-
version of the examining boards in
to political machines the annul-
ment of the lists of those who have
already passed the examination so
that partisans may be brought in,
and the refusal of the administra-
tive officers to allow the appoint
ments to 90 out of their hands un-
der civil service rules. The signif.
icance of all this cannot be mistak-
en-. 1t dethrones the Civil Service
Commission and resurrects St. Jack
son and PUTS him in the saddle. 1t
means, if it means anything, that
the Democracy of New York have
no federation for the Presidents
methods, and that they not only
want the spoils, but want them right
away. 1t wants Congress 10 tinker
with the tariff even at the risk of
stagnating business, and on the sill
yer coinage question it is in favor
of compromise The ticket is weak
of itself and the platform only bur
dens II.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

WHILE the President announces
that in his opinion partisan work
often units persons morally and
mentally" for the duties and re-
sponsibilities of public employment
it is nevertheless observable that
this profound remark, like the NOR
al axioms in the mouth of the sane
timonious Squeers, is for outward
show only, as rot single appoint,
ment-save one or two TO mark the
exception-has as yet been made
under his administration that was
not bestowed as a reward tor strict
ly partisan work.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
A Crank's Letter.

WASHINGTON, Sept. PA rather
curious letter has been received by
the President. 1t calls upon him to
resign by October 3. The writer
signs himself Henry n. Kerp,
President-elect of the U. s., Phil.
Dr., NJ. d., Professor of Military
and Civil Juris prudence, National
Military Home, Virginia He ad.
dresses the President as "Grovei
Cleveland. Acting President and
says: Your functions are no lon
ger required. Acts made by you
after October 3 will be null and
void He attaches to the letters or
ders numbered from 2,262 to 2,l7C
to each of the Cabinet officers, ad-
dressing each as Acting Secretary.
To Secretary Bayard the writer ten
ders his thanks for the faithful per.
formance of his duty, but cautions
him mot to pay too much attention
to these scri5bling newspaper crit.
les, and requests that the Secretary
will have no direct diplomatic in.
tercourse with any British subject
nor the Spanish or Russian allies
He calls upon General Black to re
sign September 2Sth, and closes
"Dieu 1t HlOR dTOt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

MONTREAL, Sept. 23.-There were
forty-eight deaths from smallpox in
the city and suburbs yesterday. thir-
ty.n;ne of which were in the city
proper and nine in adjoining munic-
ipalities. AT q meeting of the Citi-
zens' Committee to-day it was re-
solved to open public subscriptions
to appoint detectives to prosecute
persons from tearing down the pia-
cards. A man became sick with
smallpox in the streets after mid
night this morning and the people
were disturbed by shrieks for help.
Those who looked out were startled
at seeing man in his night clothes
rushing up the street in a frenzy, fol-
lowed by a women shrieking for
help. A shudder passed through
the observers when they noticed the
man to be a neighbor of theirs who
was suffering from the worst type of
continent smallpox. The cries ofthe
distressed wife were therefore un-
heeded,a ,as no one felt brave enough
to risk chances. Suddenly the man
fell PROSTATE on the sidewalk and
there writhed in agony, while his
wife stood over him. The man was
Enoch Adams, employed on the
Grand Trunk Railway. The wife
finding that she could get no assis-
tance from her neighbors went to
the police station, but on explaining
her case could get no one to 90 with
her. She then went further down
the street and met a civilian who
volunteered to help her in removing
her husband back to her house.
When they reached the PROSTATE
man he had been lying there in the
rain for three-quarters of an hour.
They each seized an arm and drag
ged him to his own door, lifting
him in there with his head resting
on the bottom stair. He gave few
convulsive struggles and breathed
his last. The wife then threw a
quilt over the body and there it re-
manned till $50 a. III. with the legs
projecting beyond the doorway.
The matter was reported to the po-
lice stations. but the officers refus-
ed to take any action. The sergeant
in charge said he would do nothing
until the health officers went down.
A report was then made to the
Health Office, and the body was re-
moved at 8 o'clock. At a meeting
of the police Committee this after
noon the matter was reported, and
the officers of the police stations
were severely censured for their in.
human action.
In Duke ST. another smallpox pa.
tient, who was running about the
streets in wild delirium, dropped
dead. Hereafter the Health Office
will keep men on duty at night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Working with Ball and Chain

WEST CHESTER, Sept. 25.-Stolid
Quaker determination has asserted
its force on the part of the prison
and borough authorities of this place
i'll the way of curing the tramp nui-
sance by means of putting to work
those who find their wav to the
County Jail. for shelter. Yesterday
and to-day several of these nomads,
each with a good-sized ball and
chain attached to his leg, were put
to work at razing an old water res
ervoir. Some of the number grew
very indignant, and threw them
selves upon the ground and refused
to work. They were informed that
until they turned in and did a good
days work no rations would be is.
sued. This had the desired effect
and there was no more trouble.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
A No.cl Service IN General Grants
Memory

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25-The public
school children of Allegheny city,
numbering 1900, joined in a mem
ofial service in honor of General
Grant this afternoon. The services
were generally held in the respec-
tive school buildings, but the special
feature of the services was under a
linden tree in Allegheny Park, which
was planted by the lamented Grant
while he was a guest of this city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

REPUBLICANS should not forget
that the time for paying taxes in or
der TO secure a vote at the coming
election will expire on Saturday
next October Sd. Young men
who voted on age last year cannot
vote this year unless they pay their
taxes. All voters should see to it at
once that their taxes are paid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Dying Under a Telephone.

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.--A clerk in a
drug store at Halstead stand Canal
port-aye. answered telephone call
yesterday afternoon and in response
to his query of 'Who'sther receiv-
ed the reply tha. it was August
Kussman, who said: "Please tel
my wife that have Just taken twen-
ty grains of morphine. If she wants
to see me alive she will have to
come up pretty SOON" A patrol
wagon was sent to Kussman's drug
store, where he was found lying un-
der the telephone in an unconscious
condition. Efforts to resuscitate him
proved unsuccessiul.--
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
At Grants Tomb.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The
Secretary of War has decided to
keep Il guard a: General Grants
tomb in Riverside park, until jan
uary |, 1886. At the same time the
guard at Garield's tomb, at Cleve-
land, Ohio, will be removed. The
guard at this place has been there
ever since Gar6eld's death, and the
reason it has been kept so long, is.
that President Arthur did not care
TO give orders to remove it. He was
in a delicate position, ard did not
wish to issue any orders.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

The Tri5ane says that the ticket
nominated last week by the Repub'
licans of New York is regarded by
all shades of Republicans in that
city and Brooklyn as eminently sat
isfactory, and sure to win, and thii
opinion seems to be shared by the
mugwump Times and the Demo
cratic World.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
A Pittsburg Item.

PIrrsBURG, Sept. "a Nicholas
Kleist. of South Twenty-first street
was arrested last night for the forty
first time on the charge of wife beat.
ing. He locked his wife in the COW
stable yesterday because she bought
liver sausages instead of smoked
sausages- He fought the two off.
GERS who arrested him all the way
from his house to the Twenty.eighth
Ward police station.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Treasarc-L.den Vessels All Right.

WAsHISGToN. September 25.-The
Treasury Department is informed
that the United States steamer
Swatara and Yantic, bearing about
0,400,000 in silver coin, have en-
tered Chesapeake Bay and will prob
ably arrive in Washington to-mor-
row. The coin will be transferred
from the Navy Yard to the Treasury
by the Adams Express Company the
wagons Of which will be guarded by
United States marines.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Dakota Prairie Fires Sttii Burning

Dickinson, Oak. Sept. 25.-Prairie
fires are still raging about here, and
miles OF country are burned over.
Fears are entertained for the safety
of the town, and teams are out plow.
ing fire. e-breaks around it. A stiff
northwest breeze is blowing. The
heavy growth of grass during the
summer furnishes abundant materi,
al for the fire. Reports from other
points west of the Missouri River
show the same state of affairs. and
unless rain comes the fire will burn
over the whole country 1t will SER
iously iaterfere with the ehipment
OF cattle from here, and stockmen
are alarmed about the safety of their
ranges, for winter feed would be
short should the ere reach them,
and heavy losses would cssult.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
C,cloue In the Bay of Bengal.

CALcUrrA, Sept. 25.-A fearful
cyclone has visited False Point, a
port on the Bay of Bengal. The
telegraph lines have been swept
away. 1t is probable that many
vessels have been wrecked. A Gov
eminent steamer has gone to the
bay. A great many persons are re-
ported drowned,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
j. M. LoUTHER, M. D.
pEGISTER'S NOTICE.

III
Notice is hereby given 10 all persons concerned
a legatees, creditors, or otherwise. that Use ~
lowing accounts have passed register, snd ths;
the same will be presented tor confirmation ana
allowance at an Orphans Court % be held al son
erset on Thursday, the 1st day Of October, lsos
l, First and tlnal account Of VIZ. II Mlhei'
Executor OF Jacob j. Miller, decd. -
= First and f.nai account Of Joseph D. Niiief
Administrator of Jacob :. Miller, decd.
). First and final account OF Jacob Gefhara
Executor of Jacob May, deed.
4. The fourth account OF DR. Y. II. BeaehE
Executor of Daniel Beachly. decd
5. First and inal account of Michael too'
Administrator Of John ". Geiger, decd
.. First and tnal account Of James OC9llsss
ADMINISTRATOR and Trustee Of Mrs. Jane hnaA
deed.
7. The account of Henry F. Barnett, AdmlnF
traitor Of George Ogline. deed. -.
s. The second account OF Aaron VIII one 0i ihs
Executors Of Henry Sechler, deed. g
.. irst and final account Off. T. Ktnmeii, u
ecut0r Of Sarah kimmes, decd. Il
10. First account Of Daniel Hofmnn, one "
the Executors Of Joseph Hoffman, 0ecd A,
IL. First and final account OF Peter Sader' AZ
ministrator Of Valentine Shafier. decd -
II. First and final account OF Jacob / ksa.. k.
man, Administrator OF John !. kslnma1, as. -a, a.
Is First and final account Of jonas MASis''
Executor Of Adam Zimmerman decd ,.,-.-,.
II, The account Of Samuel Berkey, AdulhisA'
tor OF Sarah Brown, decd.
Is. First and final account OF John y. uiesan''i
Administrator c. {. a. Of Jonn Boyer dec. =
10. First and anal account of John A. SlPe' L.
eeutor OF Magdaiena Sfpe. decd. .,-,,,,
Il. First and final occoult ofStepben Agc.I
tcck, Administrator OF K. L. =. McChn : ue. f
IS. The account of James Cover, Ezecui'i
E. ]. Collins. deed.
10. First and final account OF EdFarS > 41'~
As Administrator of Joseph Thomas, des = ,-.,v
%. First and final account OF Samuel T. L''D'''
Administrator of Sally LivengOOd, deed ,1.,.
u. First and lnai account OF Michel ana y, tI
ry Long. Administrators Of Henry Long, aee a
- Second account Of Henry r. J. Cu7lefi 81
ministrator of Henry Custer. deco. u...
.. The trst and rnal account OF NagJ -.
yer. acting Administratrix Of dram j. Mii'''
deed
y. The second account Of L. A krete "a.
Cornelius Burkh0lder and Christirn h1rs, Ia
ninistrators and Trustees Of Noah biiA''''r'
decd. =.
IS. First account Of Samuel Wenael 41a 50
uel Baldwin. Administrators OF isaac "e"'rf
deed. -
%. Account of Henry F. Sehell, Adminis.Ilh,Ns :
and Trustee for the sale the real estate u L.
kimmell. decd ,-...,a-
=. Account. of samuel Buekman. Ad1iiis''A'N'
Of Samnei Buchanan, deceased Ion
SEN 2 lss5 Register
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Governor Hill Nominated.

SARATOGA, Sept. 25.-Shortly af.
ter midnight David B. Hill OF
Elmira, WHO succeeded Cleveland in
the Gubernatorial chair on the lat
ter's election to the Presidency, was
nominated for Governor of New
York. The vote was as follows
Hill, 338; Hewitt, 33 Slocum, s;
Flower, l. The announcement of the
result was received with great de-
monstrations OF applause. The Hill
men had everything their own way.
Frederick Cook, of Rochester, was
nominated on the first ballot for
Secretary of State. A. A, Chaplin,
the present incomberant, was nom-
mated by acclamation for Compt-
roller Roswell P. Flower was nom.
mated by acclamation for Lieuten-
ant-Governor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
suicide Through Extreme Sentative,

READING, Sept. 25.-Mrs. Robert
Spang, well-connected married
woman, brought suit for slanderous
charges this week in Court here
against Miss Charlotte Harvey, q
relative. for $4,000 damages fol
defamation of character. The jury
decided in Mrs. Harvey's favor, and
this morning Mrs. Spang committed
suicide with poison because of her
shame and modification in losing
the case.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Mexico Opposing Mormon CoIoniza.
tion.

PAso DEL NoRTE, Mex, Sept. 26.-
The Mexicans have begun warfare
against polygamy. and well-groun-
ed rumors are afioat here that a de-
mand has been made Of President
Diaz that he rescind the grant of
land in Northern Chihuahua to the
Mormons. The Catholic Church is
at the head of the movement and
demands that the law against polyg-
amy be enforced. The Church is
supported by strong public senti-
ment, especially in the Northern
States of the Republic. The entire
press and the politicians have also
taken strong grounds against the
colonization of Mormonson Mexican
Snil
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

The Democratic party gives notice
in capital letters that the South is
its sacred white elephant which no
man dare criticise, under penalty of
being kicked as waving the bloody
Shirt In the meantime they pro-
pose a sure remedy, viz every voter
to cast a Democratic bsllot.-Iater
Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Her Husband Went Up In a Ballon.

BosroN. Sept. 25.-Li!lian Norton,
the well-known singer, recently pc
titioned for a divorce from her hus-
band, Frederick A. 6ower,cf Brook
line, Mass, on the ground of abusive
treatment. Cover obtained a post
ponement and went to Paris. where
he made a balloon ascension Moth
ing has been heard of the balloon
or him since. Mrs. Cover has now
gone to Paris to claim his estate,
which is valued at 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Sentenced for Larceny.

WrLKEsBARRE, Sept. 23-Daniel
T. Seybert. ex-Member of the As.
sembly, of Salem, who has figured
prominently in Luzerne courts of
of late, and has obtained widespread
notoriety as thief. was placed on
trial in the Criminal Court here
yesterday for larceny and receiving
stolen goods. The case was conclu-
ded this afternoon; the jury returned
a verdict of guilty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
shooting Sick Horses

sASDAsIA, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-State
Veterinary Slrgeon Parren was noti-
fled a dry or tao ago that there were
three horses here sick with disease
having all The symptoms of CHAMBERS.
The doctor has arrived and pronoun-
ces the disease glanders. He also
found three Others in the city af.
fiicted with the same malady, and
has ordered the sick to be shot at
once.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
PRESS COMMENTS.

Hon. Galusha A. Grow called at
Republican Headquarters last week
and offered to make several speech
es for the cause of Colonel Quay.
U. S. Senator John 0. Mitchell has
written and volunteered to speak in
the same way. Both will be favor
ably heard from when the contest is
July on. ----------
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

Commodore Alexander a. Semmes
OF the U. S. Navy, died after a
brief illness on Tuesday last. at
Washington. Although most OF his
family went with the Confederacy-
the commander of the rebel cruiser
Alabama was his brother-he r.
mained loyal to the country. He
was a gallant officer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

During the prevalence of the
storm last week the lightning struck
a post il wire fence on Smiley's
farm, east of this city. and then fol-
lowed the wire for about % rods and
killed valuable mare that was graz
ing with her head near the fence
Cofeyrfiie Kan). journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

THE "Faith Cure" has an enthu-
siastic admirer in Chairman Hensel,
Judging from the hope Of political
success be is trying to instill into
the minds Of his Democratic follow
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
\ spark from a Passing Engine.

ASHLAND, Ohio, September 90
This morning while Mrs. David
Rice was going home from town
along the Fort Wayne railroad track
her dress caught fire from a spark
from passing engine, and in few
seconds she was in flames. She ran
to some section men near by, and
they succeeded in extinguishing the
fire, but not before her body was ter
ribly burned. She cannot live. Two
of the men will be disabled for some
time from their burns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

A Worcester County woman,
whose husband is dentist, enga-
ged man to saw wood for her, and
when the job was done told him she
hadn't any change. but the doctor
would pull tooth for him for moth
ing some time.-Bostoh 7raUeller.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

The spectacle of the Democratic
Congressman from this State meet
ing at Washington and casting lots
for the spoils, right under the nose
of Mr.. Cleveland, must be most ex-
hilarating to the mugwumps who
staked their all for civil service re-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Myriads of squirrels

PITTsBURG, Sept. 24.-The squir-
rels are going west. Just below Ne
vile Island they can be seen every
day crossing the river by hundreds
1t is said that the quantity Of white
oak acorn. beech nuts and hickory
nuts this year in Western Pennsyl-
vania is simply wonderful. Moth.
ing like it has been known for years.
No effort is made to kill the squir.
rels as they cross the river, but the
sportsmen are making ready their
guns for an attack upon them on
the trees. a4