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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-13
The New Typesetting Machine.

The machine typesetter as it Is called
1t should be termed a sterotyping ma
chine-is being visited by many people at
Chamberlin's. where it has remained on
exhibition since last nights dinner.
1t is wonderful piece of mechanism
aud destIned to revolutionize the busi-
ness. A small gas engine operates a
number of these machines. one of which
occupies space 4x6 feet and does the
work OF ten compositors. In appearance
1t resembles mammoth typewriter. the
Key board being arranged in exactly the
same manner. The operator sits at the
board, and with the copy in front PLAYS
the keys. The dies, instead of stamping
are impressed on heated type metal.
which, as fast rs each line is completed.
Is cut off and automatically passed out i'm
4 galley. The operator working leisure
~. can rhrn out a column of miniou of
the size of the Washington Post every
hour. 4.
This machine obviates the use of type
In the printing business, and does away
with the compositor of to-day. The work
ceases to be laborious and unhealthy, and
the cost to the business is reduced about
0per cent. Machines are made for DIFF
ferent sizes of imprint, and the plan of
the company is to lease the machines
not to sell them-at rates which will
guarantee this reduction of expense. The
prospectus states tlIat the cost of type
setting in the United States comes to
$50. DOC, 600 per annum, and that the SUBJ
stitution Of this machine will reduce the
cost to 10, ,O00, 900. 7so 81
When it is considered that i'm addition
to this the outlay for purchasing type is
entirely obviated, one can form an esti-
mate of the influence the machine will
exert in the printing business. The cap-
ital stock of the company is to be in
creased to $40, ,00O, 900, and factories are
being established to supply the trade.
The machines space both lines and COL
uinns, and are made for all kinds Of type,
SO as to farnish the newspaper complete.
11'ses- Democrat s'iss h.
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WINFIELD, La, FRIDAY MARCH 13 1885,

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sO'Neal Mrs Mary, Sts of NV
ar of sc or of Sc or of swqr
of sw or and part Of = of
ne Or of sw or lying east Of
the branch that runs
through the forty. That
part of Sc Or of Sc pr lying
west of the gin house. Sec
33 L 8 II 4 W Valuation. $3.50 go 80
On said day of sale,s will sell such
portions of said property as each debtor
shall point out, and i'm case the debtor
will not point ont sufficient property. /
will ut once aud without further DELAY.
sell the least Quantity of property of any
debtor which any bidder will buy for the
amount OF taxes, interest and costs due
by said debtor.
The sale will be without appraisement
for cash. lin legal tender money of the
United States, and the property sold shall
be redeemable Mt any time for the space
of one year, by paying the price given
with 20 per cent. cost and penalty added.
This .he 9th day Of March 1885.
w. j. SOWERS.
Sheriff s. ex-officio Tax Collector.
mar Get. t..#
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= 4 British Alliance.

The proposition Of the Pail Mall Gazette
for q political alliance between Great
Britain and the United States is not like
ly to meet with mnch favor or support in
this country. The Gazette is very COM
''plimentary to the United States when it
says that the two nations united would
form the strongest power in the world:
sbut even this compliment is scarcely
likely to'bring about this proposed alIi-
ance.
Our London contemporary asserts that
the United States is at last beginning to
have foreign policy. "The doctrine Of
complste isolation SO long maintained by
American statesmen has persisted. The
American republic will ere long claim
admittauee into the European areopa-
gus" The. Gazette arrives, we suppose,
at this idea In consequence of the propo-
scd Nicaraguan treaty, but it is greatly
mistaken. The United States has moth
ing to do with European complications,
and the less il has to do with them the
-better. When we see the difficulties Of
that continent, the aniinosities between
the rival powers, the jealo,sies Of each
other, and the constant apprehensions of
war, We can congratulate ourselves on
being free from these complications and
ftee front cntangling alliances. We are
not compelled 70 support an immense ar
my and navy. and to burden the country
With military taxes lin consequence of
fearsof troubIe with some ncighbor. A
great blessing Of the United States is that
y has no dangerous neighbors. and con-
scqhcntly need support no la-ge army,
that it has no foreign alliances and no
foreign enemies. We are not likely to
change our position after the experience
Of Century Of prosperity. Itwss Wash
iiSton himself who warned us against
beccn,ing Involved in European politics
that did NOS concern ns, and which would
prove the great danger to this country.
We have followed bis advice aud pros
percd: We will not dcsert it now.-T-D.
s..as.-.. Sc -f.f<; fesf 'ftA
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We clipthc following from an exchange.
WIN some ofour young friends. who are
Qualifying themselves for teachers in pub
lie schools parse It.
a u.'.a Shott Shst Mott.
a duel was lately fought in TGk1S b..
Alexander Shot and John 8. Hotk1 1l<fI
was shot and 8hott was not. In tn -
1t h better 70 be Shoft than Mott ~
WAS = runsor tbaf Mott Vas not shot, ~
Shoft ayows that he shot Nott, Which
.pr0ves either that the shot Shott shot at
Mott WAS not shot, or that Mott Was shOt
Notwithstanding. CiEcnnastzntiaI cvi-
dence 10 not always god. 1t may be
made to appear on trial that the sh0t
Shott shot slaot Nott<Or, ~ accidents with
Firearms ara fTequGnt- it may be possi-
BILE that the shot 6hott Shot shot himself.
when the whole affair would resolve itself
Into its original eleInenfs, and Shott
would Be shot, aud Mott would be not
We think. however, that the shot ShOtt
shot shot not Shott but Mott Anyway.
ii Is bard to tell who was shot.
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-03-13

y YOUR coshutttee Oh cldfifs reSpccL-
fnliy report tbAtiwe have examined the
Foregoing claims a0d find them correct,
aud recommend their payment.
's,s.sst : ~ W ii MoRHIs.
....fs=#sz t-szszs MILL. A SrEOxG.
Be it further ostlsinud. That tIiesparisli
Treasurer be, aud Is hereby authorized
aiid dIrected. 20 transfer any funds. now.
on hslhd, on that may come into the treaa-l
ufy hereafter, of the funds Of 1883 and 'S4
to the credit Of the contract. already let
for the repair of the courthouse. in ac-.
cordAiiee with an ordinance Of the Police
Jmy passed at HE January session OF this,
body. esps -,
There being no further. business the
Police Jury adjourned until the regular
session, the llrst Monday In April.
-. sns A.sM. SMITH, President.
s. p SMITH, GieYk. ss'sss s.ssss -
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UNKNOWN OWNERS.

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See 81 1il0 N r. l.Esst,i 50 acres Dflfafd
NJ Wharton entry. State az Parish 1.2O
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Sec.7, n w a of S.W u SET s r ll'R1
East, John Cooper entry. State ~ par
ish 1.20. AS sg,. s 49, sf iiEl
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Z 4 See IA. \ W. y w i SecslS 4 -
r 2 West. David Clark entry. State. sc
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G J Z Brown entry. 70 acres State IS
- 'sl S' 90 sst = be- ffc s.fe.i
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
General Grant.

New YORK, May 13.-Betweea 10
and IL o'clock last night hyperder-
mic injection, containing five drops
of morphine, was administered to
General Grant. This quantity ofopi-
ate usually neutralizes the constant
pain in the throat, so that the pa
tient is able to sleep. This was not
the result last night. The General,
during the day, had talked too much
with visitors. The air during his
MONDAY ride was chill. His throat
bad swollen no little, and the pain
was SO increased that the usual Cpl
ate did not produce the usual result
The general found no sleep until 3
O'Clock this morning. At that hour
he slept, and continued 10 do so,
with breaks of wakefulness, until be-
tween and 8 o'clock this morning
At 9 o'clock he aroused and was
dressed. The increased swelling of
the throat is to day noticeable, and
in the words of Colonel Fred Grant:
Father is not SO well this morning
as he was yesterday morning" U. S.
Grant, jr., came to the house at ii
O'Clock.
The cancer in Grants throat is
said by the doctors to be making
very rapid progress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20

PERRYvILLE, w. Va, May A.
The colored hands at the Pocahon-
tas Mines in Lazerville County, Va,
Just ACROSS the mountains from this
place, ere accused ofcreating a reign
Of terror in that isolated locality.
Last Tuesday was the regular pay
day. and, after receiving their mon
ey, the men, excited by whisky, in
dulged in numerous blood rows. Po-
licemen Nevels, the only officer in
the place, arrested two of men and
confined them in Jail. The miners
set out for the Jail 70 tie number of
200, with the intention of tearing
down the building and hanging
Nevels on sight.
The mob forced its way into the
building, and released the prison.
oners and partly destroyed the
structure. Novels was afterwards
caught, but escaped with his life
through the efforts of Mine Superin-
tendent Dodd, who effected his re-
lease by addressing the rioters. In
the course of his remarks he threat
ened to telegraph to the Governor for
troops. The excitement is intense,
and a renewal ofthe trouble is very
probable.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Perished In the Flames.

OwAToNNA, Mimi, May 15.-Last
night. Henry Lewiston's house
caught fire. His family, consisting
of himself, wife, seven children, and
a hired man, were all sleeping in
the second story. Lewiston and his
wife awakened by the glare, rushed
down stairs. the wife carrying the
youngest child in her arms, another
child, aged 10, and the hired man
following. When Lewiston opened
the door, the flames burst in, nearly
oyerpowering him and burning off
his hair and burning off his hair and
beard. The hired man succeeded in
breaking window, through which
they escaped, but not before Mrs.
Lewiston was severely burned.
Lewiston made frantic efforts TO
reach his daughter and four sons,
still asleep upstairs, but all five per-
ished in the flames.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Brutal Burgiars.

WHEELING, w. Va. May IS
About 3 o'clock this morning burg
lars broke into the house Of Mrs.
Louisa Daum and--cruelly and out
rageously abused her in the hopes
Of making her tell where her money
was hidden in the house. She gave
them all she had, about s4, but be-
lieving that she money they choked
and beat her until she was most
dead, and then proceeded to go
through her little house, cutting
and breaking open trunks, boxes,
beds and tearing out fireplace in
the hopes of finding large amount
of money supposed to he hid there.
After they left Mrs. Daum mana
ged to crawl to the house of her SON
in-law about square away. She
is 10 years old and has been ill all
winter. She owns several houses
and has always insisted on living
by herself. The treatment she re-
ceived was so severe-that she has
been unable to eat anything and it
is feared that the shock to her ner-
vous system will prove fatal. Two
burglars operated on the inside.
The general belief is that it was the
work of city roughs, several of whom
are being shadowed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20


AT last we bave an authoritative
announcement of what, in the eyes
of this Administration, constitutes
offensive partisanship." Postmas-
ter General Villas has issued con-
fdential" circular to the Democrat
ic members of Congress, in which
he says: 81 will require no more
proof of partisanship, than that the
postmaster has been an active editor
or proprietor of a Republican news
paper printing offensive articles
easily shown by slips or stump
speaker or member Of a political
committee, or officer Of a campaign
club, or organizer of political meet
ings, or that his Office has been the
headquarters of campaign work, or
that his clerks have been put into
the performance of political duties" "
Under these sweeping specifications
there is not an officeholder in this
broad land who cannot be classed
as an offensive partisan, and 1T is
very plain that Mr.. Villas is simply
marking out plan to be pursued
by faithful Democrats, in making
application for share of the spoils.
The flimsy pretext Of "civil service
reform" with which Mr.. Cleveland
launched his administration, is grad
ually being withdrawn, and MIR.
Vilas's declaration in favor OF this
Justice to our people which consists
of the reward of enemies and the
substitution of our friends, is only
reiteration OF the party's we'll
known doctrine, ito the victors be-
long the spoils." Republicans, as a
party. have no favors to ask of this
Administration, and we are pleased
to note that it IS wearying OF Its
thin mask of reform, and showing a
disposition to take an open and
manly stand in favor of It's true
principles.
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Opposed to Convict Labor.

AUSTIN. Tex, May 15.-This fore
noon Gov. Ireland received a tele-
gram from Major Govee,s uperintend
ent of Texas penitentiary, giving in
formation of the most daring and
most successful outrage ever commit
ted in Texas. Forty State convicts
were employed on Clay's farm in
Brazos county. Last evening, when
work was stopped, great mob of
armed men surrounded the guards
and prisoners, and demanded the re
lease of the latter.
The guards refused, whereupon a
fight ensued. in which the convicts
Joined with the mob. The conflict
resulted in a victory for the attack
ing party. who disappeared with the
convicts. There is no definite infor-
nation as to whether there were any
killed or wounded. The outrage is
due to the hue and cry against the
employment of convict labor outside
of the penitentiaries. The Cover
nor has offered reward of 5000 for
the conviction of any of the leaders
in the outrage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
More Llves Taken In Kentucky Ven
delta.

LOUISVILLE, May 14.-Another
chapter has been added to the
bloody record of the Bell county
vendetta, and three more persons
sent into eternity by Andrew john
son, the notorious outlaw. On Sun
day, as Josiah Hoskins, jailer Of the
Bell county prison, was returning
from church, accompanied by sever
al of his children and Thomas Nap
ier, the whold party was fired upon
by johnson, who was lying in wait
behind a building in the town of
Pineville. Hoskins, his daughter,
10 years old, and Napier were in
stantly killed. The weapon used
was large revolver. The first shot
killed Napier, the second killed both
Hoskins and the child, who was
standing behind her father in the
wagon, with her hands upon his
shoulder. The assassination is the
result of a difficulty between Nap
ier and Johnson on the day of the
last Presidential election, when
Napier was wounded in the eye by
shot from Johnson's ever-ready j
pistol. The three persons killed by
Johnson swell the list to five, all
killed within the last five years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20

monwealtn have suffered such ex-
tortions in railroad freights, that we
are amazed At the hardihood of their
representatives in voting down a
measure intended for their relief.
People cannot be deceived on the
merits of this question. The oner-
GUS charges imposed on them by
the railroads, whenever and where
ever they have the power, is felt
throughout every channel of busi-
ness, and in every hamlet in the
State. and we are gravely mistaken
if such of their unfaithful represen-
tatives as preferred serving the in
terests of these grasping corpora
tions, rather than protect their con-
stituents, are not called TO account.
If the railroads think that in win
ming this preliminary skirmish they
have settled their right to extort
from local traffic, the losses made by
competition for through freights, we
opine they are mistaken. The war
is only opened, success is bound to
come, and if they force the people
TO make this an issue in the election
of representatives, the more certain
will be the overthrow of their out
rageous system of discrimination in
freiphts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20

WISsrpEe, May ia Clarke's
Crossing dispatch, sent yesterday,
says: The half-breeds are arrived
at General Middleton 3 camp and
surrendering in large numbers
They II say that they were forged
into the rebellion. Charles Nolin is
blame by all as the instigator of the
half-breeds, and Monkma,, US the
instigator among the Indians. For
ty bodies of rebels have been found
on the field, Is of which are Indi-
ans. The steamer Northcote had q
narrow escape, and had in not been
for the GOODNESS dislayed by C COM
pany, School Of Infantry, under Ma
ior Smith, disaster would have re-
suited. Colonel Bedson, chief of the
transport, was shot through the coat.
His clerk had flesh wound through
the thigh.
Father Moulin, the parish priest.
was asked to-day as to the losses Of
the rebels in the fighting at Batou-
che. He gave them as 81 killed and
173 wounded. His statement may
be relied upon as accurate.
A telegram from Battleford, start
ed on the same day, says party of
sevenmounted police, patroling abou
noon to-day near the entrance to-
Eagle Hills, 10 miles from here. were
surprised by a large band of mount
ed Indians and fired on. Constable
Elliott was instantly killed, drop
ping out of his saddle, and Consta-
BILE Spencer was wounded in body,
but succeeded in riding away.
A courier came through the hills
about the same time. He came up
with a train of teams carrying pro-
visions up Swift Current trail to this
point. They were waiting for an
escort from here to take them
through the hills. He also saw
number of wagons in the hills with
horses gone and contents taken.
1t is supposed that about twenty
oxen and ten horse teams were cap
tured by the Indians. They carried
general supplies. Elliott. who was
killed was an Englishman, a son of
a British officer. Spencer comes
from West Troy, n. Y. The patrol
was under command of Sergeant
Gordon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Cur, for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by
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 fiatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira-
ton, producing very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, is COM
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap-
plication OF DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affected absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and ef-
fecting a permanent cure. Price SO
cents. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold by
C. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-1y.
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Grant Suffering from Neuralgia.

New YORK, May l4.-Dr. Doug
lass saw General Grant this after
noon. When the Doctor left the
house he said: THE disease is still
there, of course, but tie increased
pain of the last two days has been
not SO much the result of the in
crease in the disease as it has been
of neuralgia complications, induced
by the frightful weather of this week.
The General is better to-day. He
looks brighter and has this afernoon
been working easily upon his book. p"
The General was little easier
this evening than he has been for
the last two days, though it is un-
derstood and stated by both Colonel
Fred Grant and Dr.. Douglas that he
is really very sick man" He
could not get out to drive this after
noon, but passed his time in max
ing some corrections in the proof
sheets of his books.
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The Revised Version Of the Old Tes.
lament.

LONDON, Nav 15.-The revised
version of the Old Testament will
be issued to the newspapers on Fri
day night, and will be distributed
among the Booksellers on Monday.
The changes are described as being
less numerous in proportion but
more important than those of the re-
vised New Testament. Great pre-
caution is taken TO prevent their
disclosure before the publication of
the work. The Archbishop of Can
terbury is the only person who has
as yet been permitted to receive a
complete copy. The 5000 people
employed in binding and packing
are closely watched to prevent a
breach of trust on their part. The
Dean of Canterbury, who was a
member Of the revising committee. is
preparing paper on the revised
version.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Middlcton's . Forces Gain . WcIl-Ears,- y
ed Victory.

WIxxEpEG, Nav 13.-The follow
ing dispatch from Batouche, via
Clark's Crossing of date OF yester-
day, has Just been received:
Batouche has fallen and the reb-
els have fed, being driven from
their rifle pits and ambush At the
point of the bayonet. The charge
was gallantly made by the grena-
diers. Riel sent message 10 Gen.
Middleton early in the day. saying !;
IF you persist in firing upon the
houses containing our women and
children, we will massacre the pris-
oners in our hands, The General,
in reply, told him to gather his
women and children into one house
and it would not be fired upon.
Later, Riel sent an answer, thank
ing the General for his humane
promise TO save the women and
children, but afterward, as a gener-
al attack was just being made, he
sent another messenger, saying that
he did not like war, but unless the
troops retired his original intention
of massacreing the prisoners would
be adhered to. But this was, Of
course, too late, the charge had al
ready commenced and in few min
utes the rebels were scattered and
the prisoners rescued.
Father Moulin was found at his
home in Batouche, wounded, it is
believed by the rebels, but not ser
iously.
A later dispatch says: Batouche
fell at 4 p. ~, with loss on the
third day of five killed and ten in
iured. The steamer Northcote and
another steamer are coming up the
river with company c, school of in
fantry and some police, and will
cut off the retreat of the rebels. The
rebel loss is believed to be very Sc
we're, but as yet unknown.
OTTAWA MAY 13.-In the House
to-day an official dispatch from
Middleton was read confirming the
reports published to-day of the
complete rout of Riel. Middleton
places his loss at five killed and six
teen wounded. Among the prison
ers was Jackson, white, who was
Riel's secretary, but who is now
mad and rather dangerous.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20

ONE of the first acts Of Mr.. Dan
iel Manning when he became Sec
retary of the Treasury, was to dis
miss six Special Agents, and this
piece of alleged economy was speed
lily telegraphed all over the country.
Mr.. Manning has already replaced
them with six sound Democrats,
and his alleged economy is no long
er visible to the naked eve. The
Secretary has only proven himself
a sneak, not an economist. If he
wanted to turn out six Republicans
and put in six Democrats, why did
he not do SO like a little man? The
country knows him as "spoils
Democrat. and he cant gather
civil service laurels by a transparent
trick of this kind. There is moth.
ing 90 despicable as sneak