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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Spurious

NEw YORK. June 11.-Doctor +. {. Srifzka,
the expert ON insanity. who testified in the
Guiteau trial that the patient WIS undoubt-
edly insane. read a paper last night before
the Medieo-Legal Society on The Attitude
of Medicine vs.. H~ydrophobia." He was
listened to by many gentlemen eminent in
the law and in physics. The lecturer held
that there was no epidemic Of h~ydrophobia
proven in New York and vicinity and that
many deaths have occurred from a spurious
h~ydrophobia, known to medical men a. Ly-
sophobia, and that these were attributable 20
the agitation Of the subject of Pasteur's pre-
yentative inoculation. To prevent ~ serious
and fatal imaginary disease, the doctor said,
il is necessary To cultivate a healthy public
sentiment which shall frown down the agi-
tation of questions which are of a strictly
scientific character, brought out by persons
with no other purpose than than that of ere
ating a sensation. All officers intrusted with
the preservation of the public peace and
health should be strictly taught that the on
ly way To discover rabies Is by the inspection
of a competent veterinary surgeon, when the
animal is alive. Some persons who suppos-
Ell that they had the disease had recovered
ON learning that the dogs which bit them
were alive and well.
DIR. Spitzka opposed the establishment of
the Pa>teur Institute, claiming that such an
institution was unnecessary. He asserted
that one of the incorporate had contributed
to the public alarm by publishing fallacious
autoIsies. The doctor UNDERSTOOD To prove
his statement by the production of four dogs
that had been operated On. Into two of these
dogs the lecturer had introduced the portion
of n calls brain, in another an emulsion of
a calls cud, and into the fourth Il portion of
the brains of the man who had died of hy-
dryphobia while under treatment of DIR.
Kretchmar, of Brooklyn. The latter was
the ~liveliest of the lot. The brain of a bull
that had been inoculated with calfs brain
was laid bare. The other physicians present
were assured that the dog that bit Miss Nor
osina. for instance. had not the same symp-
a. had the dogs here exhibited. The
agree that some of the symptoms
were similar, and that DIR. Spitzka's dogs
were certainly NOT mad.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

CONGRESSMAN BOYLE, of the Fayette
and Westmoreland district, has been po-
tential in distributing Mr.. Cleyeland's
patronage. 1t wasn't placed where il
would do the most good" or there wasn't
enough of it to 90 round. so, after a
hand 10 hand struggle with his oonstitu-
ents, they have remanded him Ia the post
Of honor-private life. Ben Butler truly
summed up a whole volume on this sub
ject a few days ago when he said, The
pressure upon a Congressman il very
great, and when he has the say as to APP
pointments he makes forty enemies and
one Migrate" Nh. Boyle now knows that
is more truth than poetry in But
ler's epigrammatic little sermon on the
spoilS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Anxiety to See the Bride.

W,snISGrnN. june ia few days ae'
one Of donrkeeter~ uf the White Hons'
hal a novel experience with q young We>terI
man. The rustic said he had called Co -
the President and 10 shake hands With TIA
bride. You will have Ia postpone It for a
week replied the door keeper. i would
give a live dollar note nov npliel the N'-i-
III could have the privilege. Why II
! could ~ hack home and 1T down M the
I-rtofirc and tell the people there that lad
shaken hands with Ms Crcyeland u si'k-
en- H. her I would tc q bigger man than the
President. But I AM wait q week ~ y"n
SUGGEST. -, will content myself with Look
,hr,,,h ,ber -,u,~ of the mansion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
A Female Cosboy.

ST. PAUL, June 14-ATe llndstroh II F."
Swele girl about ~ yeurs age who was ar
rested Yesterday by Casain Bosworth Tor
playing cowboy in mre attire. II i "
I'm xnm anil ,,,,nelv S,y,le. born on the moth
er soil, where her rreil'S no" wv.
ua. c,,,.d Il, ,be ratain out east of New
Bo.ton berIiup r,w. At police ~headquar-
tiers she told her st,,., which run about a.
follows She came % this country about SIX
wears AGO. and h.s worked hard for various
pen,le. About fur years ago she became
acnuaintel with Palsquist, a dairyman four
miles mn the river ON the east side, and a
few months ago she hired out To him to
herd cattle and milk the COWS. Her dress
was cumbersome and she threw it aside for a
plain coarse suit of jeans. This was done
with the knowledge and consent of the dairy
man and his wife, but the girl alleges that
sh. is innocent of any knowledge OF wrong
doing. She SAYS she sleeps in the barn alone
and dcyote~ her entire time 10 attending the
for which she receives SO II month.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Mysterious Occurrence.

WILKEsBAREE, PA. June l0.-At Parsons
AT a late hour last night the people were ter
rified by what is supposed To have been an
explosion of gas in the Mineral Spring mine
of the Lehigii Coal Company. Many persons
living within II short distance of the mine
were hurled about in their homes, and they
had occurred. 4 large number of houses in
the vicinity of the mine were badly shaken
and a great many windows were shattered.
The surface of the ground in the %vicinity of
the Philadelphia n Reading depot has fallen
houses belonging to one man about 800 feet
from the mine were moved II surprising dis
lance from their original position.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Eight Days Alive in a Vault.

ToLEpo. o., June 1.-Two years ago
Hugh MCINTYRE. a young freshman living in
Detroit. married a daughter of Mr.. Gun
ninghanL. who resides herr. \ fortnight aga
he presumably died, and his remains were
placed temporarily in a vault AT Detroit
Eight DAYS after an uncle visited the vault
with the intention of removing the body Ia
the cemetery, and was h%orritled To find the
young man sitting up in his coffin, the glass
Of which was broken. Young Mcintyre wnS
sery weak aud pale. Hi hands were lacera-
tel and bleeding. but lac was still alive. He
was at once removed His wife WAS terribly
frightened at his appearance after having
incurred him a. dead The family have
kept the matter quiet. bat after the S'"rS
leaked out they admitted il truth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

At the Republican Convention in We
mango county last week. General Beaver
was endorsed for Governor and Charles
W. Mackey for Congress, and the follow
ing sensible resolution on the Temperance
question was passed:
That tie question of the Prohibition of
the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors 10y amendment of the State cnnStitu-
ton should not he made a partisan question.
hut should be submitted bv the Legislature
aud decised 10y the people at a special elcr-
lion FOR the ~Grosc. fncc from all compiler
tiou> and iS>ucS."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

IT l. proposed at The coming Republi-
can State Convention to change the rules
in regard 10 representation in that body.
This may he well enough, iffrst properly
considered. But truth 10 tell. the last
changes made by hat body ara not an
eminent success. Rules adapted 10 CITY
districts are often a hurt and a qmbranc.
IN the rurul ones. Ii Is al~o suggested
that rules he adopted fixing and coutroIl-
ing the n and methods Of county
representation in Congressional. Senator
ial and Judicial conferences. We are op-
posed to this ON general principles. From
whence does the Convention derive it,
power 10 NEEDLE in local Affairs Power
not specifically delegated is reserved. The
counties composing any district have the
sole night to arrange among themselve,
The basis of representation in their con.
ierenoes, and To- assume any power in the
premises will be impairment informed.
Cling on part Of the State Convention
and viii have no binding efficacy. Ler
1t alone, gentlemen, or YOU will raise !
ruciion."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

WELL, honors appear to be about even
in the result Of the election in Oregon.
The Republicans, by the unofficial NJ
turns, appear 10 have - TED their Con-
gresham. by about go majority; their
Secretary of State by about 800; superin-
tendent of Public Instruction 800; state
Printer 900. The Democrats have elected
their Governor by 1,s00 majority Treas
urer 400; supreme Judge 200. II is
thought the official returns may change
the result as to Secretary Of State and SUI
preme Judge. The Prohibitionists appear
10 have tried with right good viii 10 ac-
complish their object Of knocking ont
the Republicans, but they Were not quite
enough.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
The Somerset Herald.
EDWARD scULL. Editor and Proprietor.
wrDNEsDAl

WuH this number the HERALD enters
upon the sixtieih year Of lis existence,
and We have marked the event by dress
ine il ont in a new suit from head TO toe.
Ne know that our many readers will APP
preciate the improvement and share in
our pride over it, bright appearance.
During thiry-fye wears Of its life the
HERALD has been owned and controlled
by its present proprietor. Under his hand
it has quadrupled its circulation, and now
largely excels any other journal in the
county in the number Of its readers. II
has always labored for the best interests
Of the people Of the county, and its po-
litical course has ever been in accord with
the principles Of the party TO the support
Of which its best energies have been de-
voted. As in the past, it Will continue to
De in the future, ardent in the advocacy
of the true interests of the people, and
Jealous in bchalfo o { Republican principles
and measures. The HERALD enters upon
IFS six,ieth year with high hopes for the
future. The country l. prosperous, the
crops promise great abundance. labor is
meeting with its richly deserved reward, |
and there is every prospect % a bright
business future. Encouraged by the past, |
we hope in the future to sustain the
HERALDs well-earned reputation as the
journal Of Somerset County, and
10 this end the constant labor of it, pro
viii be unhaggingly directed.
4
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Vigilance Committee Wanted

st. LOUIS, June 9.-The residents of East
st. Louis have become thoroughly aroused
over the conspiracy, recently u~neanhed. To
pillage the banks and the residences of the
wealthier citizens. The act of the Mayor in
discharging the police force has left the city
wholly unprotected, and what he considered
a remedy has only aggravated the condition
Of affairs. 4 meeting of representative citi-
zens was held to day, and a committee was
appointed to wait on the Mayor and request
that a force Of trustworthy men be appoint
ed to fill the vacancies caused by the dis
charge Of the supposed conspiators. In the
event of the Mayors refusal to do this. a
vigilance committee will he formed and a
patrol of eight men in each ward instituted
for the protection 1f life and property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
King Ludwig, of Bavaria Depos-
ed,

MuSIcH, June l0.-The physicians appoint
cd To examine the mental condition of King
Ludwig have reported that his malady in
capacitatcs him from governing property
In consequence of the physicians report,
Prince Leopold. uncle Ia the King, has issu-
ell a proclamation, countersigned by the
Ministers, in which he assumes the Regency
and summons the Bayarian Diet Ia meet On
the 18th instant.
Count HolStein. who was instructed by the
Ministry Ia wait upon the King and ask him
To authorize the appointment ola Regency
Council, was arrested by order of the King
when he entered the castle IF Huhcnschwar-
gau. The King also gave orders that a
guard of gendanns be placed around the cas-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

IT has been an open secret for years
that King Ludwig. of Bavaria, was living
on the ragged edge between eccentricity
and insanity, but it was not until recent
~ that his mental condition became such
that absolute necessity demanded his ne
moyal from power. This poor mad King
has been induced to permit himself to be
removed To Berg Castle, where he will be
cared for. The deposed King was sin
cerely beloved by his subjects and his
life was without scandal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Petitioning Pardon for Fish.

NEw YORK. June I0.-The petition for IA
pardon for James u. Fish. the convict bank
er, is ready Ia be taken to President Clcve-
land. and it is understood that his friends
will 60 to Washington with the document
within a few days. II was stated that the
names attached 10 the petition would not be
made public until after the document had
been laid before the President. The names
are said to include those of IA majority of the
Directors of the old Marine Bank as well as
several presidents of banks belonging to the
Clearinghouse Association.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Dragged and made Crazy.

Erie, June "a. g. Benson. a well-tn-do
farmer. living eight miles south of this city.
al Sterrcttanna. was arrested here last sun
day morning and locked up for drunkenness
When searched lac had no money or valua-
bles. He was fined the same day and bor-
rowed money to pay the fine and left the
city for home. He was found the next day
hiding in the wood, near Sterrcttanna and
insane.
The police have learned that when he
came 10 Erie on Saturday night he had so
and a valuable watch. The theory 4, thar
he was drugged and robbed bcfur, The Off
cers arrested him, and that the effect of the
drug afterWari made him a maniac His
mind j. still derangcd, ~ that lac doe MT
recognize even his own wife and family and
Is unable to give any account ofbi. cy,,er-
fence in this city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

THE New York Tribune utters the fol-
lowing words of wisdom. which are De
culiarly appropriate at this time: The
exclusion of men vino damage the party,
who fight against it, principles, who seek
selfish ends regardless Of public interests,
Is especially important at this time. II
the Republican party returns a majority
of the House, and that majority behaves
badly or proves Incompetent, il will be a
heavy blow 10 the party, and the conse-
quences in the next Presidential election
will be serious
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Greenhack-Labor party of this
State has ordered a call for a State Con
yention 10 meet at Harrisburg on the 18th
of August next, to nominate a full State
ticket and tIansact such other business
as may be before it. All organized bodies
of Knights of Labor, farmers, trades I'M
ions, miners and laborers are invited To
send delegates to this convention.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
A Great Natural Gas Well.

PirrsBugGn, June "a remarkable natu-
raj gas well has been struek mt Cochran's Sta
ton, ON the Wheeling branch of the Balti-
more and ohie riilread. Gas ws~ struck a
day or " aao at a depth of 100 fe1 while
passing through a vein of CAMEL coal. IL
was believed to be only a vein of surface gas,
and drilling was discontinued 10 await de-
veloPments. Contrary To expectations the
flow grew stronger to-day. OF all of the gas
wells put down in this neighborhood this one
is without an equal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
A Bad Bank Scandal.

fRANKfoEr. June 1.-THE banking firm Of
Jacob Rauscher has gone into bankruptcy.
me resident member of the finn. Edward
W who j. charged with fraudulent hank
rup'cy and with embezzlins ssoo.ooo, has alb
sounded. The Chief sufferers by the tlilur,
arr firms connected with the London stock
Exchange dealing in American railway se-
tafr;si,-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
An Epidemic of Hydrophobia.

DAg. June l2-Twenty-h'e
head of cattle have died in this county our
ing the last few day- from hydrop'iohia,
,,.,snitt.d 10 them by half a dozen mad
dog. which have been running through ''e
country biting hog, cattle and horses, md
.,rc,ding the rabies through the medium OF
thor dog. Al Vermillion n man. a We
man and two children were bitten a few days
,gu. Fiay dogs have been killed in tins
,..,,ty and the board of health have order
.I all dogs not muzzled To- be shot. Two
horses. two cows md some hogs died Of by
drophobia at Gayville Yesterday. The report
has reached here that Bonholme and Clay
counties arr similarly afflicted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

The city of Buffalo has lost a distin-
guished citizen. Mr.. Bissel, his former
law partner, has given the city assessor
notice that Grover Cleveland has relin-
pushed his residence there, and accord
ingly his name has been erased from the
fay roll
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
New Zealand'S VeSuviuS.

LONDON. June 1.-THE latest advices from
Auckland, New Zealand. state that the vol
canie eruption AT Tarrl-Werra destroyed en-
tire villages in the district by swiftly covering
them in ashes. The surface of the earth for
many miles around the active volcano was
disturbed by the. earthquake which accom-
panied the eruption. Twenty-six dead bodies
have already been recovered from the ruins.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Grave Opening at Midnight.

Nrw HAVEN. Iune it-At midnight last
night the sexton of Derby graveyard At the
instance of a middle aged woman dressed In
mourning. opened a grave in the cemetery
and lifted of the lid nf the coffin. The sex
ton siirank back frum the Sickening sight.
but the woman removed from the hand Of
the corpse "A ring. and then bet down and
kissed his lip. The corpse, she said Wa that
of her late husband, whom she promised be
fore death to wear his ring through life, and
she had omitted To do 50. The lady belongs
"a one of Dcrby's oldest families. and paid
the sexton s2j for hi- trouble.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Horrible Suicide.

NEW YORK, June ia Finlaner named
Mathew Master deliberately placed himself
in front ola West Shore construction train
at New Winsor last night. He got down on
ms hands and knees and Deliberately laid
his head ON the rail jnst as the train reached
him. His head was crushed and his hands
and feet cut of. He was employed in the
brick yards.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
. AUDITORS NOTICE.

The undersigned having been appointed Au-
ditOr BY the Orphans Court of Somerset County
to take the testimony, lind and report he act>.
with an opinion. III the matter ofthe petition for
decree of specific performance OF contract ~ the
estate Of Henry peurud. deceased, and Ia di>trb-
ute the funds IN the hands Of Joseph Cuhlr. Al
mini>trntor of said deceased. hereby gives notice
that he will attend 10 the duties OF BIZ uppnlnt-
ment NJ his office in Somerset. Pa. on Thursday,
the 2ith ddy of Itne. 4. u. IS>6. at 9 O el0ck A. ~.
when and where all parties interested viii De
heard.
DENNIS MEYERS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
The Ex-PreSident Takes an
Outing.

NEW York. June ll.-EN-PreSident Ar
thur paid calls to-day for the first time since
his long illness began. He dropped in or-
mally at several places ON his way home
from a drive in the park. He seemed in a
most encouraging condition physically and
is showing signs of rapid improvement.
Part of to-day he devoted To business, In a
day or two hc expects tn take his daily air
ing on foot instead of in Il carriage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Crop Prospects in Kansas.

TOPEKA. June 11.-Secreiary sims, of the
State Board of Agriculture, estimates the
winter wheat crop at ll.000,00o bushels or 40
per cent. of five years average. Spring wheat
acreage is about the same a. last year: con-
dition - per cent. compared with the past
five years- Corn acreage Is IL peroent. above
last year condition l02, a. compared with
the five years past. Oats are large. but the
condition Is not over 20 per cent. Rye is
promising.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Would Like to, But Couldn't.

W,smSGroy. June 11.-Secretary Bayard
recently received a cable message from Minis
ter Cox. stating that the Sultan of Turkey
Cleveland, and asking that such a gift be IT.
ccived. The President. while approaching
the motives of the Sultan, felt that its accept
ance would he in violation of the spirit if not
the letter of the constitution, and a declina-
ton of the offer on these grounds was tele-
erra1IaJ
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
He Was Ready to Go.

SHREVEPORT, June 11.-on Christmas day,
1884, Dennis Boyd, colored, waylaid and
killed David Haas, with whom he had had "a
fight ut Golden Point, Bossier parish. He
WAS captured and had two trials, both Of
which resulted in sentence of death. He was
hanged in Bellevue. Bossier parish, to-day.
He ssid he had made his peace with God and
vas ready 10 &c.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Store Blown Up by Dynamite.

McoNNELLsBuRG, Pa, June 1.-The store
OF H. W Killing, in Burnt Cabins. Fulton
county, was blown up with dynamite last
night. The own was shaken from ceutre To
circumference. and the citizens appeared in
the streets in Il semi-nude condition. The
building was a total wreck. The author or
the cause Of the outrage Is not known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

The Republican primary election was
held in Blair county on Saturday last.
The contests for nomination were unusu-
ally spirited. Dispatches 10 the Pittsburg
papers say that Col. John 4. Lemon re-
ceived the nomination for Congress over
Col Samuel McCamant.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

WHEAT, corn and pork have steadily
dropped in price for a month before the
prospect Of the largest crops on record.
If the next month fulfills the promise of
the last, the largest yield Of food ever
harvested on this continent will DE gar
nered in August and September.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
4 UDITOR'S NOTICE.

In the matter of the estate IN the Orphans
Of David Schrpck. deed. Court Of somerset
lateo of L. Turkeyf0nt Tp. County. Pa.
Notice i hereby given that the undersigned
Auditor. appointed BY said Court t. make and re-
port a distribution Of the funds in the hands Of
christian Kreotr. administrators of Iavid Schrpck.
deceased. 10 and among those legally entitled
thereto. viii iii al his Office in Somerset B1ruugh.
an Tuesday. the 18th day Of June. A. u. 1N6, iur
the purpose uf attending 10 hi~ said appointment,
when and where all parties in Interest may at
attend. II. :. ENDSLEN.
AuJifYf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

TIK touching appeal Of our little neigh
Dor the Times for peace and harmony in
the Republican ranks, reminds Us Of the
fellow who Wa a christian, hut didn't
work nj ii murh."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16

SOME enthusiastic friend Of Gen. Bea-
versuggests that instead Of goinginto CON
v%ention, the delegates and others Assem-
BILE in mass meeting in capital park at
Harrisburg and nominate him by accla-
matinn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-16
Land at a Cent an Acre per Year

FoRT kEoGH. VI. r., June IA promi-
nent cattlcman i in Benton cn route Ia the
northwest Territory 10 complete the lease of
Il large tract of land. The lease is for p
years nj one cent m acre, for which no taxes
arr t" he paid to the Canadian government.
Extensive preparations are being made for
the herd of several thousand head which will
be driven from Wyoming this summer.