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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

PAST neglect in the development Of
the natural resources of the South
now makes that an inviting field for
enterprising capitalists. According
to the statistics compiled by The
Baltimore Manufacturers Record
they are making fair use of their OPP
portunities. These statistics show
an investment of $36,534, 900 in man
ufacturing and mining enterprises, and
in the enlargement of old plants and
rebuilding of mills, during the first
six months of-1S85. OF that total
$lO,62l, 900 is credited to Kentucky,
and Sc, 1856, 900 to West Virginia. It
may be said that those two States
give few outward signs of s&ch rapid
progress, but it is to be hoped that all
that is said of them is true. No doubt
good deal of this Investment is made
up of nominal capital stock, but even
with that allowance the figures offer
great encouragement There is a
brighter future before the South than
it has ever yet known /; and if it aban-
dons the political methods and preju.
dices which have brought it into dis
repute, it will not be long in reaping
q rich harvest. Honesty in finances
and politics will do wonders for that
section.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

Capt. Geo. w. Clark bought of ".
brown, On Saturday tbe bcalean
'Doltonp for 500
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

FOR SALE.-The yacht HALLE, ly-
ing at foot of Hanover street. Price
$l75. Inquire Of T. J. Knowles, No. 4
Honover street. ju17-lw.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20
new adrerfisrmsnfs.
SPECIAL NOTEcE.

We sciu insert IN this column adrertise.
ments cf Wants, For Rent, F0s Sale, Lot,
Found, de-, not exceeding four lines. One
Week. or less, for % Gents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

NOTICE.-This is to give notice that
RICHARD COOK, colored, no longer
sells Deviled Crabs for me. MRS. En-
GELRE, Market Space. jy16-lw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

Summer ShOes.-I have on hand. for
sale cheap, lot of Ladies and children's
easy shoes and slippers for Summer wear.
VIM. +. Brooks, Main street. jy15-tf.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

For Sale.--A second hand wagon in
good order, at +. E. Stevens, Carriage and
Wagon Shop on Prince George street.
iy15ts
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20
ROBT. 3. STRANGE,
Painter and Paper Hanger,
No. IS Prince George St.,
ANNAPOLIS, ND.

DARTICULAR attention given 10 Pa.
u per Hanging, Painting, CTa ming, Sc
In al its branches. Orders from the c0un-
Try solicited and promptly attend Cd Ia.
es a e cork guaranteed - gs0e IS action
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

For SaIe.--A lot of Remnant Dress
Goods, Trimmings, &C., can be bought
cheap at l.. III. Rehn's corner Main street
and Market Space. jy15-tf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-20

KRAMER Has the Goods at prices to
suit everybody, at Whites old stand, on
Francis street. The cheapest store in An
napolis for Dry Goods. jy15tf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
The South PennsyIvania.

The South Pennsylvania people
who aye opposed to the transfer of
the control of the road to the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company are
awaiting the arrival of Messrs Gowen
and Garrett from Europe. Mr.. Car
negie is expected to arrive any day,
but since it is believed that he has
joined the Vanderbilt interest the
anti-transfer people are not interest
ed in his arrival.
Said a prominent member Of the
syndicate yesterday: "It looks as if
Carnegie had joined the traitors,
which gives them control of about
two-thirds of the stock, but for all
that if were a betting man l should
still bet on our side. / told the
Vanderbilt party at our meeting in
New York that the Constitution of
Pennsylvania was a big document
for even a roilroad to break and that
they would find that it could not be
done. | am strengthened in this
idea by the recently published opin-
ion of Judge Agnew, and | still be-
lieve that the South Pennsy lvania
will escape strangulation at the
hands of the Pennsylvania Com
pany.-Phitadelpl,ia Times, % inst.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

ST. LOUIS, August 20.-A Chatta-
nooga (Tenn.) special says: There
it intense excitement at Dalton, Ca,
this morning over . visit paid that
place bS a band of Ku-Klux last
night. There were fifty men, well
disguised, Who entered the city
shortly after midnight. They visit
ed house of i'll fame, owned by
Mrs. Jane Kidd, and the woman and
SIX boarders were dragged from their
beds and each one was given fifty
iashes. Some of them are in a crit
ical condition and msy die. The
band then went to the house of Tom
Carver, a noted thief. and beat him
to death, after torturing him for halt
an hour. Another negro man nam-
ed Armstead was so terribly beaten
that he will die. The mob then no
titled several persons to leave the
place at once or they would be kill
ed No clew can be had as to the
identity of any of the band.
Other houses were also visited and
the occupants whipped. A white
man boarding with negroes was or
dered to leave town or suffer the
consequences. The party visited the
Widow Kidd in search of Bill Kidd,
a notorious man, and twenty-five OF
thirty shots were exchanged. 1t is
not known whether Kidd was hurt
or not. The Kidd establishment was
demolished. 1t has long been very
disreputsble. The mob took in all
the disreputable houses, regardless o.
the color of the occupants. and then
went to the Mayors office and left q
list of those under mob surveillance
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

A general tone of hopefulness re-
garding business improvementseems
to pervade the manufacturing indus
tries of the country, and on all sides
an active fall trade is anticipated.
The steel mills are nearly all resum-
ing operations with fair line of or
ders for rails and other railroad sup
plies. 1t is generally believed that
bottom prices have been reached,
and buyers are rapidly coming for
ward and replenishing their stock
in anticipation of a heavy fall trade.
Better times appear to be coming,
and business men of ali kinds are
assuming cheerful aspect.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
The Cholera Scourge.

MADRID, Aug. 20.-There were
4109 new cases of cholera and 1911
deaths from that disease in Spain
yesterday.
ToULoN, Aug. 20.-There were
three deaths from cholera in this
city yesterday.
Two new cases and one death
from the disease were reported here
to-day.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 20.-There have
been reported sixty.five deaths from
cholera in this city to-day, showing
a serious increase of the epidemic.
1t is believed that the mortality ex-
ceeds the numbers given in the Off
cial reports. Numerous fresh cases
are being reported.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-A girl Z years
of age, died at Widnes, on the Mey-
ser, to-day, of English cholera OF the
worst type.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

GREESsBuRe. Aug. 18.-A sensa-
tional case of attempting murder by
poison cam eto light here tonight.
Poor Director Seeman, for some time
past, has made his home at the poor
farm with bis family. 1t has been
customary with him while there to
have glass of water within his
reach, near his bedside. Monday
morning at an early hour he arose
and took a drink of water from the
glass. After drinking it he noticed
its queer taste and felt peculiar
sensation in his stomach. The
thought Immediately struck him
that the water bad been poisoned,
and as there had been some trouble
with some of the inmates Of the
house lately there were good grounds
for the belief. Fortunately for Mr..
Seeman, Drs. Milligan,and Weddell,
were then in the building. They
were Immediately called, and at
once began the administration OF
emetics. Notwithstanding this, their
patient grew rapidly worse. Every
known remedy was brought into
use by the physicians to counteract
the poison before any change was
noticeable for the better. DR.. Milli-
gan remained with the patient until
late last night before he thought it
safe to leave him alone.
But for the timely presence of the
doctors, it certainly would have
been fatal dose to Mr.. Seeman.
Both physicians pronounced it a
clear case of arsenical poisoning. AL
though Mr.. Seeman suffered the
most excruciating agony for a time
from the effects of the deadly drug,
it is now thought that he is ont OF
danger.
Suspicion points very strongly to
a recently discharged employe, as
the attempt was undoubtedly made
by some person well acquainted with
the premises and the habits of Di-
rector Seeman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
A Marquis on Trial.

BISMARCK, August 21.-Marquis
DeMores, the millionaire cattleman,
has been indicted on a charge
of murder by the grand jury now in
session at Mandon. The charge has
been hanging over him for more than
two years. When the Marquis first
settled in the Bad Lands he fenced
in large tract. The cowboys OBJ
iected and bad blood was engen-
dered. While in Bismarck one day
the Marquis received a telegram
warning him against the cowboys,
who had threatened to kill him on
his return to Little Missouri. He
returned, but stepped from the north
side OF the train, while the cowboys
awaited his arrival on the south
side. He succeeded in getting home,
but the cowboys surrounded the
premises.
The Marquis and two friends crept
through the weeds to safe shelter
and awaited their opportunity.
When the three fired ,one of the shots
killed one of the cowboys. 1t is
not known whose shot killed the
man, but the Marquis was arrested,
given hearing and discharged.
Marquis DeMores is son-in-law
of Baron Won Hoffman, of Wall
street, New York. The Marquis left
this city for New York last night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

LONDON, August 22.-The condi-
ton of Granada remains pitiable.
Hundreds Of people are attacked by
cholera in single street nearly every
day. There are no doctors and no
authorities to look after the victims,
who often pass through their agonies
in the streets and expire, unattend-
ed, in the cutters. Most of the un-
affected population have fed, and
the few healthy citizens that remain
are disheartened and apathetic.
Corpses remain uncoffined and
unidentified. The very misery
wrought by the plague has become
a nuisance, and the Government has
resorted to the desperate expedient
of compelling the soldiers and con-
victs to carry on the work of remov-
ing from the public ways and inter-
ring the bodies of the unknown
dead.
At Marseilles thirty persons died
of cholera last. night, and the total
Of deaths yesterday was 140. To-
day there were 4e deaths and $50
new cases. The municipal govern
ment has resolved to demand from
the general government a relief cred
it of 100000. At Toulon seven cases
are under treatment at the Mandrier
Hospital. At Gibraltar ihe cholera
has ceased. Several cases have oc-
Cured at Vintimiglia, near Nice,
Italy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26


New York, Aug. 2l-A large fire
causing loss of 100000. broke out
on board the Colorado lying off
Plum Beach, near Port Washington,
Long Island, tonight The flames
spread from the Colorado to the fol.
lowing ships all of which were burn
ed TO the waters edge and sunk !:
Minnesota, Susquebanna. Congress.
South Carolina, Iowa, Lotta, Grant
and Fairplay. All with the excep-
ton of the last two belonged to the
United States Navy. They had been
condemned and were bought from
the government by Stannaid & Co.,
who were to break them up for the
old iron and planks they could get
out of them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26


RICHMOND, August 22.-Consider-
sensation was caused in police cir
cles here to-day by the discovery
that one of the prisoners in the city
Jail, who was attired as man was a
female. The name of the prisoner
lis Henrietta Hix. Her husband de-
serted her 10 Boston a few months
ago. Learning that he had come to
Richmond the wife donned male at
tire and shipped on board of yes
sci at Boston as cook about two
weeks ago. Upon reaching here Mrs.
Hix discovered that her husband
had been arrested and committed to
/ Jail for robbery. Determined to gain
access to him and share his prison
cell the woman stole a small amount
of money. She was arrested and,
without arousing the suspicion of
the authorities rs to her sex, she was
placed in the same cell with Hix.
The ruse was discovered to-day and
the husband and wife were placed
in separate cells. Hix eofirms the
woman's story and says they were
married in Boston about two years
ago. 1t is probable that Mrs. Hix
will be pardoned by the Governor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

THE Ohio Democrats are patting
Leonard, the Prohibition candidate
on the back, and trying hard to
persuade his followers that they are
in profound sympathy with their
cause, but when the Democratic con-
vention re-nominated Governor
Hoadley and he took the stage to
make speech accepting the renom-
instion for Governor, he stated in
the most emphatic manner that he
was against prohibition, and that he
stood by the disgraceful record made
by the party in the last Legislature.
If therefore the Democratic party
stands by prohibition it is against
its own candidate for Governor, and
if it stands by its candidate it is
squarely against prohibition. Who
is to be cheated?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
Preferred the Thrashing.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Ind, Aug. 1S.-
The house of Noah Lockabrill,
near Browns Valley, was entered by
tramps on Sunday night. Lockabill
was awakened by the noise, sprang
from his bed and closed with the
one in his room. The burglar was
reinforced by two others. Mr.. Lock-
abill is powerful man and flung
the captured burglar against the two
others in such manner as to bring
the three to the floor. Then he went
at them with club. His wife pro.
cured a clothes line and together
they bound the tramps and sat
down and waited for them to re-
cover.
When the tramps regained con-
sciousness Mr.. Lockabill asked them
which they preferred-to be taken
to Charlottesville and be placed in
Jail, where they stood the chance of
several years in the penitentiarJ, or
% be led out one at a time and re-
ceive such whipping as he would
administer. They chose the latter,
and the farmer took them ont sever
ally, tied them to the gate-post and
administered one hundred lashes to
each tramp, and when the operation
was completed pool of blood could
be seen where they had stood. Their
piteous cries for mercy called in the
neighbors, until quite little audi
ence had assembled to witness the
castigation of tramp No. 3. AS all
sympathized with the irate farmer,
the performance went on until he
had completed the one hundred
lashes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
A Bloody Fight Among Boys.

HUNTINGTON, August 19.-Last ev-
ening a party of boys of from fifteen
to seventeen years of age crossed the
river from Hopewell, on the Hun
tingdon and Broad Top Railroad,
where they live, to have some
amusement on the hillside. While
engaged in sport one of them named
Grant Bumgardner was struck in
the eye with a marble. which he
charged David Mumma with having
thrown. A quarrel ensued,in which
tho boys divided in two parties. one
sustaining Bumgardner and the 9th
er Mumma. During the scrimmage
Mumma was knocked down and
stabbed twice in the neck, once on
each side, the knife being drawn
each time toward the throat and cut
ting deep and dangerous gashes,
from which the blood flowed in
great profusion. Whether or not
his injuries will prove fatal has not
yet been ascertained and on account
of the youth of the combatants no
arrests have been made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
The Cholera Situation Growing Worse

MARsEILLEs, August 2l.-The sit
uation here is growing worse. Be
tween s A. NJ. and 5 P. NJ to-day 100
deaths were reported, of which fifty
were from cholera. Last night there
were % deaths. Fresh cases are
MADRID, August 2l.-Throughout
Spain yesterday there were 5.1O4
new cases of cholera ard l,644
deaths. During the twelve hours
ended at midnight last night IA cases
and 8 deaths were reported in this
city and III cases and As deaths in
the province outside of the city.
The excitement among the people
of the Canary Islands caused by a
fear of cholera amounts to panic.
They refuse to permit any person
from Spain to land. They made an
exception in favor of the Governor
and allowed him to come ashore,
but received him with riotous dem-
onstrations and threw stones at him.
The local authorities have resigned
and many of the people have fled
to the interior in fear of the APP
proach of the scourge. To-day sol
diers occupy the streets and all the
public buildings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
A Mormon Find in Mexico.

Ell PAso, Tex. August 21.-The
important announcement comes
from Corralitos, Mexico, to-day, tnat
the Mormon colony, which recently
located there have discovered a sill
yer bonanza in several old mines
which they have pumped out. The
colony was located as an agricultur-
al colony. and the colonists were
selected with this view ; but a few
old miners among them took poorly
to agriculture. and bought five aban-
doned mines that were worked over
a century ago. After clearing away
the debris in the largest mine, and
following the dip of the vein, they
claim to have uncovered an i'm
mense ledge OF very rich ore. Fol-
lowing this vein they estimate near
ly five millions of silver already in
sight. Word has been sent to Utah,
and great influx of Mormon min
ers is anticipated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
Wind. Lightning and Hail.

ERIE, Pa, August ia terrific
thunder storm broke over Erie last
night. 1t came like cyclone and
swept through the country, doing
incalculable damage. In Erie bolt
struck the electric light plant, de-
moiished the dynamos and plunged
the busineas part of the city into
darkness. Patrick Powers house
was struck by lightning and wrecked,
and he and his wife and children
were found unconscious in the deb
ris. The valuable barns, with crops
and horses, of Amos Smith, J. Cobb,
and William McCord were struck by
and burned.
The hail accompanying the storm
cut and slashed the crops, orchards
and vineyards in a very serious
manner along the lake shore, from
the city through to the New York
State line and on into Chautauqua
county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
Soldiers at Garfieids Tomb.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-General
Garfield's tomb is still guarded by
soldiers. A correspondent went to
the Chief Clerk of the Adlutant
General of the War Department and
inquired about il, who told him he
thought the troops had been rem'ov-
ed. He detailed a clerk to look into
the matter. The clerk returned with
the following report: Second Lieu
tenant C. R. Edwards, Twenty-third
Infantry, and seven men from Fort
Wayne still guard General Garfeld's
tomb" General Garfield has been
dead four years. Nobody has ever
been so long guarded by soldiers.
Three of the soldiers are reported to
have gone crazy. 1t is a doleful
watch, to say the least of it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

HIGH license appears to have
worked quite satisfactorily in Wis
consin. During the three months
the license law has been in force the
aggregate number of drinking places
has decreased by 267, while the
aggregate amount of annual revenue
viii probably be nearly quarter Of
a million dollars greater than it was
last year. But then a license law,
like any other law, depends a good
deal for it's efficiency on the man.
ner Of its enforcement. Wisconsin
seems to be enforcing her law,
although whether she will do it af-
ter it has been in existence three
years remains to be seen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
Desperate Fight With a Madman.

CoATEsvILLE, Penn, August 90
Robert H. Hodgson, living in New
London township, this county, is
the father of several grown-up daugh-
tiers. William Pearce, an insane
man, last night about midnight
climbed into the house of Hodgson
and went directly to the bedcham.
Der occupied by the daughters, and
seizing oIe of the girls, dragged her
to the floor. She gave a loud scream
which was taken up by her sister.
A struggle ensued, but the young
women fought the maniac bravely
until their father, who was sleeping
in an adjoining room came to their
assistance. As soon as Mr.. Hodg.
son opened the door Pearce grappled
with him, and the terror-stricken
girls hurriedly left the room in
search of assistance. Mr.. Hodgson,
who is large and powerful man,
continued the struggle with the
madman for some minutes before
assistance arrived, when Pearce was
secured and bound. He was re-
moved to the County Asylum. In
the scuffie Mr.. Hodgson was fear
fully bruised about me face. Pearce
was also considerably cut.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

THE Democrats of Huntingdon
county, in their Convention last
week, denounced the hagrant viola
ton of the Constitution by the rail-
roads of this State, and then.attempt
to make political capital out of it by
charging Col. Quay with being a
lobbyist for corporations. What the
election of any man to the office of
State Treasurer has to do with the
enforcement of the provisions of the
Constitution relating to railroads
these Democratic tricksters do not
deign to tell the voters they are at
tempting to gull.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
Workman Roasted Alive.

HARRIsBURG, August 22.-While
at work at the tunnel-head at fur
mace No. 4 at the Pennsylvania Steel
Works this evening, Paul Suslieskie
attempted to drive the pins to close
the bell which shut the furnace. He
had hardly stepped upon the bell
when il sunk, and he was dropped
into the molten metal. The bell
came up into its proper shape, but
before it could be opened he was al
most entirely cremated, nothing but
an arm and leg being visible. All
of the remains that could be dragged
out to hold an inquest on would not
have filled quart measure. The
accident cannot be accounted for, as
no more than ordinary steam pres
sure was on the bell at the time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
An Old Pauper's sulcide.

EBENsBURG, August 1S.-The body
of J. A. Koenig, pauper from the
county Poor Farm, was found this
noon hanging from the forks Of a
tree ON the outskirts of the town.
He left the farm two weeks ago, and
his whereabouts were unknown.
His remains were fearfully decom-
posed. There was red comforter
twisted about his neck. and his feet
touched the ground. The skin was
dropping from his hands and his
ewes protruded badly. In the pock-
ct of his coat was found long let
ter in German, censuring persons ON
the farm. The man suicided be-
cause boys teased him. He was 70
years of age His body was buried
tonight on account of its decompos-
ed state.