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A Sick Negroes strategy.

New YORK, Oct. Son Wednes-
day a sick negro arrived at Albany
from Montreal A physician said
that be was suffering from the pre-
liminary symptoms of smallpox.
A purse was made up and he was
put on board a train for New York
this morning. After the train pull
ed out be announced the nature of
his ailment, and inside of a minute
he bad the car to himself. The car
was detached and sidetracked. but
under orders was hitched to later
train and with Its solitary passenger
hauled to this city. wherc the health
officers declared that he was not suf-
fering from the disease. The arriv-
al of his car of state at the Grand
Central depot caused great sensa-
ton.
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Fighting For Cattle Shipments

PIrTsBURG, Oct. S.-The Pittsburg
Fort Wayne and Chicago and the
Baltimore and Ohio-the latter
through the Pittsburg and Western
connection-are engaged in a hot
fight for supremacy in the cattle car
rying trade from Chicago to this city.
1t is said that leading butchers of
the two cities have been brihed in
the interests of both roads to drum
up patronage for them. In many
cases cattle have been shipped for so
cents head from Chicago here. 1t
was learned to-day that 4 few days
ago bunch of cattle was shipped
at 81 a carload. As a consequence
the increased shipment of Western
cattle has nearly ruined drovers from
surrounding counties.
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Dfpthcrf. nncressins.

e. .
HUNTINGDoN, Oct. S.--An epidem-
ie Of dipbtheria is oYerrnnning Sax
ton and the parts of Huntingdon
and Bedford counties of which it is
the centre. theznumber of cases hav-
ing greatly increased within the last
few days, anda the Board of Health
of the borough are adopting every
means of stamping ont The, disease.
The public schools have been closed
ana the Churches and Sunday
schools viii not be 'epened till the
danger snbsides, Al houses are
quarantined aud children under IS
years of age are prohibited- from
lettering or congregating in the
streets or other public places. There
is the most intense alarm among the
people. m .af.oos ft,y 7r.i :
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Father and Son Killed.


OXFORD, Oct. S.-As the Balti-
more and Oxford accommodation
train on the Baltimore Central Road
due here at 7:45 P. NJ, passed a
crossing near Bay View, Cecil Coun-
ty Nd. yesterday, Herman Gunther,
farmer, residing on the Orange
road about one mile from the scene,
and his son, lad Of IA years, were
returning from market, driving 4
double team, and in attempting to
cross the track were struck by the
train. The wagon was completely
demolished. both horses were killed,
and Gunther and his son were so
badly injured that they died shortly
after. a.sYk53 1GEcH
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An Election Auxiously Awaited.

. PHILADELPHIA. October S.-The
Reading Railroads 5 annual election
is still aiysteFy. There is an omi-
nous silence about the future man
agement, which creates the suspicion
that at the last moment some new
aud unexpected factor viii appear
upon the scene. 1t is boldly assert
ed that Mr.. Vanderbilt will vote his
stock in the interest of peace poll
icy OF the most intimate kind to-
wards the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The election occurs three
months from Saturday next, and de-
veiopnents are most .nxiously
awaited. Large quantities of Read
lag stock have been bought lately
and it is claimed in the interest of
Vanderbilt, to be used by him at the
annual election in the interest OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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Too Honest for Bnsiness.

. NEw YORK, Oct. 9.-Edward J..
w Wessels, a leading importer of ami
Sine dyes, who retired from the bu.
s:ness about six months age. .sends-a
long communication to theAmerican
journal Of Fabrics. nwhich he says
the cause OF his retirement was the
Wholesale corruption and bribery
pIacticed in the. business. He de-
ciarss that legitimate business is
siwressible; that the IA importing
snahne houses of this country all
resort 10 bribing dyres to use and
recommend their goods, and fur
nish their salesmen money for
the same purpose. This, he declares
leads to the sale of inferior dyes or
changing high prices for legitimate
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RICHMOND, October 10.-Between
11:30 and IL o'clock last night a
shock OF earthquake was distinctly
felt in this city, but the vibrations
were very slight. AtStaunton they
continued several minutes. ard were
60 pronounced that several persons
ran out of buildings and many were
aroused. The direction of the dis
turbance was due North and South.
Many people, scared by the noise OF
falling furniture and rattling win
dows, rushed for the street, each in
quiring Of his neighbor the cause oi
the disturbance. This is the first
shock felt in that vicinity for ten
years.
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woxDEKFUL CLOCK.
TAsCuriositieso rthe heStrausburg Time
Piece E:lipsed By It

BEDFORD, Pa, october8-In the
little town of Woodbury. This cQan-
ty. resides a young mani hoteG for
his mechanical skill, whois working
alta wonderful clock, which, when
COMPLETED, viii eclipse. &nythings seyz
er produced in the clock line, no.
even excepting the famous Straus-
burg clock He has been working
on this clock over five years, and ek-
poets to complete it next spring.
When finished. this immsnse stias-
piece will be twelve feet high by five
feet .Swhe ,hhd sthrts and one hall
feet deep, built entirely of walnut
wood. 1t is artisticaliy designed
and displays in its composition a
grandeur Of proportion, with its
graceful moldings and delicately-
carved ornaments. On the lower
front of the case is circle Of eleven
dials, with large dial In the center
giving the time at Washington, D.
c., in hours, minutes and seconds
the month Of the year. the date o.
the month, the week, the day of the
week, the four seasons Of the Yeal
and the changes Of the moon. The
eleven remaining dials give the
difference Of time in New York, Chi
cago, San Francisco, London, Pekin
Constantinople, Melbourne, Vienna
Cairo and st. Petersburg. One Of
the most curious features Of the CLOCK
is the following: At certain houl
of the day a figure representing vii
liam Ii. Vanderbilt, the great rail
road king, arises from his chair, hold
ing charter in his right hand
and in turn all the great railroad
kings of this country slowly enter
a door at his LETT. pass and bov
to him and disappear in submis
sive way at door to his right.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-The situation
In regard to the strike of the street
car men presents very marked
changes from that of yesterday. and
Mere a feainepf great uncertain
s. Hand anexpectation OF further
yioIeuce All the lines are running
some cars and several of them are
doing nearly. if not quite, full ser
vice. Police officers are statipued at
numerous points in the stree's occu-
pied by The railways and officers
have been placed OF. the cars of
the roads.
TIE first really serious event, and
one Involving the loss of life, occur-
red About -, o'clock this afternoon
on Stoddard's avenue. One of the
cars of the Union Depot Line was
coming up the avenue in charge oil
Policemen Griffiths and Harmon,
and, when near Hickory street, 1t
was surrounded BY some fifty men
who began to cut the harness and
make other demonstrations. The
officers twice ordered the men to
desist, but they paid no attention to
the command, and assaulted the
officers with clubs and rocks. Han
men was struck with rock, and
Griffiths was knocked down by &
man named John Havey. While
the latter was beating Griffiths Han
non drew his pistol and shot him IL
the bead, killing him. The body 0
i Havey was taken to the Morgue
and Harmon went to headquarter
and reported the affair, and was pla
! ced in arrest. There is difference o
iopinlon as to whether Harmon wa
Justified in shooting Hayey, but tn
! weight of the testimony so far is il
his favor. Havey was bricklayer
but has been driving a car on tn
Lindell road of late.
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AYoung wife and Lots Q sorslo,up.es, None

New YORK. Oct. 7.-Ex- Cover
nor James F. English gof Connect.
cut, and Miss A. r. Morris, Of
Brooklyn, were married this after
ternoon. The Governor is 73, worth
about $40, ,000, 600, and the bride is
about so. The ceremony took place
in the house Of Henry b. Plant,
President ofthe Southern Express
Company. The wedding was quiet,
none bat the nearest relatives and
immediate friends being present.
Governor English and bride will
make a trip South and ther reside
in this city. ieyfa e sli- q
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oxSd4sw c.fnes,es oln..

y PirrsBuRa, = Oct 8. Andfew Car
negie has made a magnificent pres
ent TO the workmefi at th% Keyston ne.
Bridge Works. Of which establish
ment he il d large ssockholder.a It
is q house and lot worth e25, 600 or
ss0p0O to be used Ss'a public library
aad meeting 'plaoe for the men, and
D. cash gift Of $1,000 towards buying
the books necessary for the library
The gift was entirely unsolicited and
was complete surprise TO the en-
ployees. Dg os nasS tiiT2i
The extensive works arsloeated at
Fifty -fns Street ia the'i Eighteenth
Ward. The new library budding is
just across the street, al the corner
of Harrison street. 1t is a large
double. two story building. compar-
atlvely nsw and formerly used o.
two dwelling houses. ias9il9 ssga -
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oo, The English have decided to erect
a monument to the memory of one
Of the great American scalp-lifters,
that ID the early days of the Repub-
licswpng his tomahawk in the cause
of George Ill. 1t is stated that the
Imperial Government has presented
thirteen six-pound bronze cannon
for a statue OF the Indian chief Jo-
seph Brant. The only other in
stance in recent years of the free gift
{ of cannon for such purpose Veg
for statue of the Prince Consort in
the Albert memorial.
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The Christopher Magee, who was
last week commissioned as a Judge
of the common pleas Courts of All
legheny county, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Judge
fitzpatrick, is not the famous young
Republican leader of that name, as
some of the disguised Democrats
seem to think, but a Democratic
lawyer, whose appointment was
strongly nrged by Pittsburg party
friends. His reputation at the bar
has besn that of careful. compe-
tent and honorable practitioner. and
while he is less brilliant than some
of his competitors, the appointment
appears to give general satisfaction.
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A Grand improvement.

PITTsBuKe, Get 1.-THE formal
opening of Davis Island Dam, an
elaborate structure, built by the
Federal Government on the Ohio,
six miles below the city, was cele-
brated today The dam secures a
first.class, ,harbor all the year for the
twenty-five miles of city river front,
and viii enable manufacturing es-
tablishments to have heavy freight
handled by the tug boats. 1t is also
looked upon as the beginningof thor
ough improvement of the Ohio Riv-
er to permanent deep water. Busi-
ness was practically suspended in
the city, and $4,000 visitors added
to the throng which viewed the eel
ebration. This consisted mainly of
a marine procession from the City
Wharf Steamers, some thirty in
number, lsshed in twos and crow
ded with people, proceeded to the
dam, where addresses were deliver
ed by eX- Chief Justice Agnew and
Others. Full $4,000 people were
10 the city. a2o 81
Daring the ceremonies attending
the opening of the dam gun was
prematurely discharged. Sergeant
John Rial, of Battery B. N. G. p,
had both hands blown off, and was
otherwise seriously injured. Frank
Possill and his sister Hannah were
struck by pieces Of the ramrod and
badly injured. fM gas 81
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-10-14

Ten thousand barrels of American
apples, shipped from New York.
have just been sold in Liverpool at
prices ranging from SO TO s4. The
cost of placing them in the market
was from s1.00 to sl50 per barrel.
Here is an opportunity to get rid
profitably of the heavy crop of this
year in the North and East.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-10-14

+ THE Wyoming grand jury that
refused to indict the parties charged
with murder of the Chinese miners
may have thought the evidence
against them insufficient. But when
the crowd cheered the finding of the
jury it looked very much as if it
would be hard to get twelve men in
that region who would convict any
body for killing q Chinaman.
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7 for killing q Chinamar

NEW York Herald: The most in
teresting experiment of all is getting
tried here in New York. 1t is to de-
termine whether the Democratic par
ty can get ahead by marching back
ward whether it can elect a candi-
date who, being himself the platform,
lie such a platform as causes all the
progressive elements which helped
the party to success last year to
"stand from under"
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USUALLY about this time Of the
year reports of heads of bureaus are
given to the public. They are the
material for the reports Of heads OF
departments. and their advance puo-
lication has for long time been the
custom. But Mr.. Cleveland has
forbidden It done. He has issued
an order that nothing that viii form
a part of his message TO Congress
shall be made public through the
subordinate officers. The idea now
is to have everything dressed in
Democratic clothing, and it is fear
ed that if theold Republican officers
made their reports as usual they
might see things differently from
what the Psesid ent would, and the
statements might be conflicting.
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STATE SUpERryrENpEyr HIGBEE

STATE SUPERINTENDENT HlGBEE
advises that the 29th of October be
celebrated as a special Arbor Day
by the schools throughout the State.
This action is taken to supplement
the action of April last, because at
that time large proportion of the
public schools of the State were not
in session
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4 snow storm m The Goa, Region.

SHENANDOAH, Oct. S.-The first
ofthe season set in here
early this morning and continued
Tor several hours, giving the town
and surrounding country the ap-
pearance of midwinter. The snow
however, disappeared and the
weather during the day remained
cold and threatening. a -.
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Presented with q Coat Of Tar and
Feathers.

WoaNsockRr, Dakota. Oct. s.
Clarence Il ,nnette, who assaulted a
woman, II f:s HI ghts since, was taken
from the Jail by a party of masked
men last night and after being treat
ed to a coat of tar and feathers was
told TO leave the vicinity and never
to return, under the penalty Of
lynching. W = x@ans2l 2lsga -
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TIE Mormon leaders convicted of
bigamy and sentenced to the Utah
penitentiary call il tnartyrdom for
truth and religious liberty. Such
declarations once turned the world
upside down. bat now they seem to
have neither force nor meaning.
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GETTYSBURG, Oct. S.-Monuments
were dedicated by the Massachu-
sets Veterans to-day, but owing to
the rain the exercises were brief.
Tomorrow Colonel E. J. Russell,
of Governor Robinson's staff, will on
behalf of the State Of Massachusetts,
present the monument to the Gettys-
burg Battlefield Memorial Associa-
ton. ''if $50 Ast
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CLEVELAND was elected Governor
of New York in 1882 by 1872, ,S54
plurality. He received for Presi-
dent in the same State in 1854 a
plurality of 1.047, and in 1885 bis
party is likely to be snatched bald
headed by red-headed Republican.
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THE work for Republicans to do
is to get out the vote With any
thing like a full vote Colonel Quay
viii be triumphantly elected, des-
pite the combined efforts of Demo-
Gratis and Independents.
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GENERAL BEAVER has been on the
stump in Ohio, aud comes home
confident of Republican victory. He
estimates the Prohibition vote at
FROM 5000 to 10000, large por-
ton of it coming from the Demo-
cratic partv. ag
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ONCE more the kickers kick The
Independents whose kick against the
election of the gallant General Bea-
yer in 1882 was the means Of sad
ding the State with the present adj
minis:ration, with its record of extra
sessions and "sich," and who largely
contributed to the defeat of Blaine
by loosening party ties and ale
glance, are again at their old tricks.
A number Of those who were most
vicious in their fight against Beaver,
together with a few such Democrats
as yallandigham, a nephew of Glenn
ent L. Vallsndigham, the most un-
popular copperhead ever known to
the country, and who was sent over
the lines for treason, and Boeock,
the son ola rebel Brigadier of Nir-
ginia, met at Philadelphia on last
Thursday to organize fight against
Colonel Quay for State Treasurer.
1t is the old case of the dog to his
vomit and the SOW to her wallow.
These fellows are chronic kickers,
whose only aim is to defeat the Re-
publican party on all occasions, and
they only lack the manhood to pro-
claim themselves Democrats. They
loudly proclaim that the Independ-
ents of the State are with them.
While this may be true of few OF
the leaders and an occasional crank
the large majority of those who vot-
ed for Stewart in 1889 have had
enough Of the present Democratic
State administration to make them
fightshy of deputy Democrats in the
guise of Independents for the future.
The chief result of this meeting will
be that the Democratic Committee
viii be furnished with lists of the
former Independents, to whom their
own addresses and abusive pam
phlets win be sent, uaaeS the false
pretense that they emanate from
Republicsas. aIfrsa\n
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THE election held in Ohio to-day
Tuesday is probably the last cleo
ton that will be held in that State
in October, as the voters vote on an
amendment to the constitution fixing
the time of elections in November
hereafter. Although Ohio is always
sure to oe right in Presidential
year, having uniformly voted for the
Republican candidate for rpany
years, she is apt TO be Just little un-
certain in a Gubernatorial election.
The uncertain quantity for years in
all their State elections have been the
ProhibitiDnists, and this year they
are in 1he field with full ticket.
Generally the bulk Of their strength
is drawn from the Republican party
and there is no good reason for be-
lieying it will be otherwise this year.
In spite Of the gerrymander Of the
State made by the Democrats it is
thought that the Republicans viii
be able to elect enough members o.
the Legislature to secure the re-
election Of Senator John Sherman
The fact that has political tate hangs
in the balance will be worth many
thousand votes TO the Republicans
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THE Ohio river at it's head-the
junction Of the Allegheny and Mo-
nongahela-does not always have a
depth Of water sufficient for steam
navigation. This has now been rem
edied BY dam builtat Davis Island
by the Government. which makes
Pit,sburg the head Of Navigation
the year round. The-costk Of the
dam is 100000. and it has been
seven years in the course Of erection.
1t is an improvement OF great ad-
vantage to Pittsburg, and as Uncle
Sam owns II the railroad wreckers
Kill be unable 10 gain control and
Pittsburg merchants of the
benefits of competition for freight
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TIE election this year ia a move
for position for 1856. See TO il that
Colonel Quay gets large vote this
fall in every township in the county.
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CARDINAL McCLosKEY, the highest
officer in the Catholic Church in
America, died at bis residence in
New York on Saturday morning.
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suicide OF sher,rf cle1el.nd-s Deputy

SHENANDOAH, Iowa, October g.
e. d. Lester, a stock dealer, commit
ted suicide yesterday at Burlington
junction Springs. He was a we'll
known man and an old friend Of
President Cleveland, having been
Deputy Sheriff of Erie county, New
York, when Cleveland was Sheriff.
No cause is assigned for the deed.
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GENERAL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

s . s-:o:--s -
WHEREAS, In and by an act of General As
sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
entitled An act to regulate the general elections
within this Commonwealth - passed the "a day
Of July A. ID. 1883, 1t Is made the duty of the
Sheriff Of every county within the commonwealth
10 give public notice ofthe General Elections
/, JOHN WINTERS, High Sheriff Of the
of the county of Somerset, do hereby make known
and give this public notice to the electors of the
county Of Somerset, that General Election viii
be held in said county on
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COUNTY.

FoR poor HOUSE DIRECTOR.
JOHN C. BARRON. Of Somerset Township.
FOB JURY COMMISSIONER, ID
IRWIN q. CUSTER. OF Somerset Township.
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Republican Ticket.
STATE

FOR STATE TREASURER,
MATHEW S QUAY, Of Bcsyer County.
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aOa ERsEr MAHhEI.
DEALEEs
CHOICE. GROCERIES. FLOUR 4 FEED

corrected by Cook & BsKRITs. Ia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-13

How WILKES BOOTH PASSED THE PIoKETs.-
'Did you ever know how Booth passed the pick
cts on tho bridge of tho eastern branch ofthe
Potomac that fatal nght?" said my friend. 81
will tell you as it was told to me by the old sem
tncl who was that night on duty there. A half
hour before the time agreed upon by Booth to
meet Harold, the latter, who had lived in tho
neighborhood of the bridge all his life and who
was across the river in the village of Uniontown
then, crossed the bridge to come over on the
Washington side. Who goes there?' said tho
sentinel on the bridge. A friend, going for q
doctor replied Harold. Pass said the sentinel.
He quickly rode up Eleventh street to Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue and Eighth street, and there in the
darkness waited until the laundering hoofs of
Booths horse were heard coming down Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The two horsemen then started
down Eighth street toward the bridge on that ride
for their lives which ended in CARROTS burning
barn in Virginia, hundred miles away Who
goes there !? rang cut on the air from the startled
sentry as the two horses came rushing toward the
bridge Harold was ahead and cried out, "A
friend with the Doctor The two men passed
over the bridge and it was perhaps several hours
after tho reverberations of the horses hoofs had
died away before the sentry knew who the men
in such hurry really were, and when no found
it out he was nearly scared to death for fear be
had failed to do his duty."-Philadslphi Times.