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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
shot by One Of a Band orrhieves.

CLEVELAND, o, April S.-For
months past residents of North Fair
field, a village in Huron County.
this state, have been annoYed b7
the depredations of an organized
band of thieves. Late last night Je-
rome Stevens, one of the leading men
of the town, heard a noise in bis
barn. He went out and found q
man carrying off a bag of oats. He
bounced upon the thief and a des-
Derate struggle ensued. Stevens is
a powerful man and was geteing the
better of his opponent, when the lat
ter shot him through the abdomen,
in%flicting a mortal wound. The man
then escaped. There was great ex-
element in the village and a Vigi-
lance Committee was organized to-
day. Two men have been arrested
on suspicion and both will be hang
ed if it can be proven that they are
members of the gang.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
In East st. Louis.

EAST ST. LOUIS. April 12.-Not-
withstanding the assertions OF var
ious companies that they would re-
sumo business to-day, but little was
doing IN several yards. The great
difficulty is 10 ger sufficient men 10
do the work, The Louisville and
Nashville road is still at a complete
standstill. No freight has been re-
ceived and none sent out. at Is
just as bad to-day" said one Of the
employees, las i, has been all along.
We cannot get men to do the work,
az the strikers are more licensed at
this road than any others. We nave
sent out no freight to-day, and | am
afraid he will not be able to do so
for a week at least. We have not
even an engine fired up" There was
a little excitement at the Louisville
and Nashville yards early this norm
ing. At about 4 o'clock two guards
belonging to Company II were seat-
ed at the ends of the yards. Sud
denly two shots were heard, and
the bullets whizzed over their heads.
They started up, but could not see
the peasons who did the shooting,
as it was foggy. The shots were
fired from a window.
The indianapolis and st. Louis
received a large train of freight, con-
sisting of thirty-six cars, this morn
ing. Very little work was being
done, men being scarce. The Cairo
Short Line was also at a complete
standstill.
The Vandalia road received but
one train and sent out one, and is
also receiving all the freight it can
get. The Ohio and Mississippi peo-
pie seem to be very busy, and sew
eral teams to-day were unloading
cotton.
The Chicago and Alton, and Chi
eago, Burlington and Quincy, were
doing as well as they could with
their small forces, while the Wabash
road, which has enjoyed the protec-
ton of the United States Court all
along, was doing considerable bust
ness
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

One of the Democratic Commits
sioners of Lehigh county has been
arrested for q violation of the cleo
ton laws by promising offices to Sc
cure his election. He was entirely
too prolific Of promises, and when
elected hadn't positions enough to
go round. So, one of the disap-
pointed aspirants squealed, and a
prosecution has been commenced.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

THE sweeping Republican MAORI
ties at the Ohio and Indiana cleo
tons last week have startled, if not
terrified the Dem 1catic leaders of
the country, and they are casting
about them for the cause. They are
quaking in their shoes over the out
look Tor the future, and are begin
ming to tremble for their majority in
the next House. The South ig be-
coming aroused on the tariff ques-
ton and the spoilsmen are falling
off from an administration from
which they reap no benefits. The
Democratic party was never before
so cut up and divided, and it re.
ouires only a determined and united
effort on the part OF Republicans 70
secure a majority in the next House.
II Morrison's amended free trade
bill, now ready to be reported, and
which largely reduces the duty on
sugar, and places coal, salt, lumber,
wool, ores, etc, on the free list, pass.
es the House, it will be the straw
that will break the Democratic cam
els back, and will almost inevitably
secure to the Republican, a msjority
of the members of Congress tina;
will be elected next fall.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

WHEN the Knights went 10 Mr..
Hoxie to arrange their grievances,
they demanded that he should dis
charge all the new men he had tax
en- on after they struck, and restore
every last one of the strikers to their
former positions. Suppose he had
done so? Would not the men thus
discharged have an equally serious
grievance to resent? If after being
taken into the service of the railroad,
wouldn't they be apt to ask why
they were turned out? What is
sauce for the goose should be sauce
for the gander." The knights struck
because one of their members was
discharged, and low they demand a
Wholesale discharge OF the men who
took the places they voluntarily
abandoned. They should emem.
Der that it's a poor rule that won't
work both WAYS, and that the Amer.
ican public always sympathizes with
those who are for fair play.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Burning Of a Mail Car.

CLEVELAND, April S.-One of the
mail cars attached to fast mail train
No. 4. which left Chicago at $50 D.
NJ. yesterday ON the Lake Shore
Railroad, was burned at ] o'clock
this morning at Oak Harbor, O..
three miles east of Sandusky. The
car contained mail for Cleveland AL
bany, Boston, Springfield, Mass,
Buffalo, Hornellsville, Erie, Pa,
Rochester, Syracuse and New York
city.
rhe car also contained O casket in
which were the remains of q moth
er and her newly born babe, en- route
from st. Paul to New York. The
remains were in charge of A. T.
Fetlleton and his mother. The car
was side-tracked and burned to the
ground before any Of the contents
could be removed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

CHAIRMAN COOPER bas issued his
cali for a meeting of the Republican
State Committee, to be held in the
building of the Union Republican
Club in Philadelphia, on Wednes.
day, April l4th, for the purpose OF
fixing the time and place for the
meeting Of the Republican State
Convention, and for the transaction
of other business. We hope thai
there will be a full attendance OF the
members of the Committee from the
rural districts, and that they will
insist upon a later date than June
for the Convention.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Red Pepper in his Eyes.

CORY, Aril during the past
week two handsome young ladies
from Akron, O., have been canvass
ing this city for the sale of silver
ware. A male teacher in the public
school made their acquaintance and
on Saturday evening last sent them
an improper note. They showed it
To their landlady, but she declined
aGvice. Preparing themselves, they
sailed forth and inquired for the
teachers boarding place. Meeting
him near the Baptist Church, they
filed his eyes with red pepper. A
passer-by led him TO his boarding
place and summoned a physician.
He will not loose his eyes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

CHARLTON, Iowa, April Con
Tuesday night Thomas Kelly and
his wife murdered Charles Archi-
bald, aged 70, in their kitchen, and
dropped the body through a trap
into the cellar. There they pounded
the body to pieces to make sure OF
death, mangling it in a horrible
manner To cover their guilt, the
remains were then dragged into the
murdered mans back ward, where
they were found Wednesday morn
ing. A bloody trail led to the Kelly
residence, and the pair were arrested.
la their cellar was found the muir
dered mans coat, a club and solder
ing.iron covered with blood and
hair. Ia the coal shed was an old
tin can containing s2.230. The Kel-
lys are in Jail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

TIE result of the election in Gin
cinnati last week sheds q good deal
of light upon the methods of the
Democracy in last years campaign.
In the now famous precinct A,
Fourth Ward, Of Cincinnati, in DC
tober 1885 the Democratic vote was
returned at 926 and the Republican
vote at As. At last weeks election
the Democratic vote was 292 and the
Republican vote was 20S. Thus in
this one precinct the Democratic
loss on former vote was 634, and the
Republican gain on former vote was
l55. Total Democratic loss from an
honest count 7S9.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

TIE Secretary of the Treasury is
very kind TO Collector Dowlin, Of
this district. He has created several
e offices for him, in which active
Democratic partisans are saugly en-
sconced. The scoffers, however, in
sist that the main object is to pro-
vide places for the henchmen OF
Congressman Boyle, who is laboring
Tor a denomination. Twas but 8
brief time since, that the Democrats
were bawling themselves hoarse over
the Swarm of useless internal rev
enue officials kept in Office by the
Republicans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

THE Nashville Register has taken
alarm at the free-trade proclivities
of the Democratic majority in Con-
gress, and reminds its brethren that
one-half of the Democracy of the
South are old line wings who are
Henry Clay protectionists. Section
alism and the war drove these men
into the bosom of the Democratic
party, but they carried with them
the protective principles they had
been taught at the feet of Henry
Clay, and they begin to feel
like asserting themselves against the
heresy of free trade. The South
has as great an interest as has the
North in protecting her home indus
tries from foreign competition, and
she will not much longer be kept
solidly Democratic by appeals to
sectionalism.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

LIZ Judge Mcpherson Of Lebanon
county is correct in his view of the
law requiring physicians to be
registered, the doctors of the state
lad better begin to 'look a leetle
out" The learned Judge fined
a physician, Segularly registered in
8er&s comfy, fox practicing in Leb-
anon county without q license there
also. The law provides taat nothing
in it shall be construed to prevent
any physician or surgeon legally en-
titled 10 practice medicine or surgery
in the State in which he resides from
making professional visits in the
Commonwealth, and TO the layman
Judge McPherson's Interpretation of
the law appears to be strained and
against public policy. or course,
the Supreme Court will be called
upon to finally settle the matter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
A MAJ with a Chip in His Throat

B~IRDsB)Ro, april 6.-Fourteen
months ago Philip Arnold was hew-
ing posts when a chip flew up and
lodged in his throat All efforts to
remove the bit of wood were fruit
less. aud Arnold was disabled from
work. A lump the size of a pint
cup formed on his Beek, causing ex-
crutiating pain. The unfortunate
man bad about d~espaired of securing
relief, when to his establishment the
other day the chip worked its way
out Of his neck, leaving an opening
through which the windpipe is dis
tinctly visible. Arnold is now do
ing well and expects to recover COM
pletely.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

CIYcfNNATI. April 0-Thc election
here yesterday resulted in an
overwhelming majority for the En-
tire Republican ticket. ranging from
1000 to nearly 1000. The result
will make both the Boards Of the
Common Council Republican and
also the Board of Education. TIE
weather was cold and d~isagreeable
IN the morning, and in the afternoon
there Was a snow storm, which con-
tinued ali night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Ths Letter She wrote I'm Her Blood
OMAHA, April Laura Phillip

OMAHA, April Laura Phillips,
a pretty and well-educated young
lady from V~aliscoe, Iowa, commit
ted suicide yesterday in a very sen
sational manner. She took blood
from her own veins and wrote with
it the following note, which was
found on her pillow: Il, Lausa
Phillips, hereby sell my soul to the
devil, in consideration of which he
agrees TO give me wealth, beauty,
and the power TO overcome all my
enemies" She had taken a heavy
dose of morphine. Her home offer
ed her every comfort, bat she left it
and came here three years ago.
Step by step she went to degradation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Gowen and Garrett Form an Alliance

PHILADELPHIA, April Sit wa!
stated to-day that Mr.. Robot Garrett
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, has made an allianct
with Gowen in support of the latter:
scheme for the rehabilitation of The
Reading Company. II is understood
that Mr.. CARROTS move in uniting
with Mr.. Gowen is promoted oy .
fear hal if the syndicate succeeds
in acquiring control of the road, the
management will be in the interest
of the Pennsylvania road, and will
be hostile to the Baltimore and Ohio
regarding its New York entrance
over the Reading road.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Ruined al Monte Carlo.

LONDON, April San American
lady, Mrs James Whitcomb. has
met with heavy losses at Monte Car
~, and has made three desperate Al
tempts at suicide. At first she tried
morphine, then she opened a vein in
her arm, and at Cannes she threw
herself into the sea. Each time she
failed, however, to accomplish her
aim. She has since been placed in
an asylum, as the only reliible
means of keeping her from another
and perhaps successful sensational
attempt at suicide. Mrs. Whitconbs
husband was formerly Auditor Gen
eral of Minnesota.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
An Appropriation tor the Alabama
Sufferers.

WAsHISGToN, April 7.-Mr. For
ney, OF Alabama, to-day reported 10
the House from the committee on
appropriations the joint resolution
introduced by Representative HeTs
bert making an appropriation for
the relief Of the sufferers by the Ala
bama floods. The committee c C
ommended an appropriation of
$4,000 instead of $4,000, as pro-
vided in the original resolution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
New Use For a Fruit Can.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, April O.
Yesterday, at the sale of the effects
Of Mrs. Henry Kendall, deceased,
there was found an old fruit can
that. on being opened was shown to
contain $500 in currency and sill
yer. AT her death, about one month
ago, a cloth was found which had
$40 in gold sewed in it, and that
was supposed to have been all her
ready money, so that this makes a
happy surprise to the heirs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
The Campaign Orators Time APP
breaches.

Little Rock, Ark, Democrat tDem.)
They will soon be telling you that they
have had a "hatful of letters asking. them
to become candidates for the Legislature
They will tell you how the railroad COM
panies will be forced 10 pay their d1es how
the high salaried officers must be cut down
and the exorbitant fees paid to sherifis.
clerks and justices OF the peace must be re-
duced. The chief talk will be the rights o.
the laboring classes and the tyranny of the
"bloated capitalists, and the extortions o.
the municipalities He will talk ol
these things by the day and the week, now
he is going TO smash things and put tn,
bottom rail on top" when he gets 10 TIA,
Legislator" Just wait until he has made
his pretty little speech, and then quietly
ask his views on the free pass question
Put it this way "Will you take free passe'
from the railroads should they offer them II
YOU ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Death from HydrophObia

BALTIMORE, April Con Christ
mas day a small lap dog bit Dr.
Warren, a young physician. He
c~auterized the wound. Several
days ago he exhibited symptoms OF
rabies, and died to-day with the ter
rible diseaee. The dog had been
run over by a vehicle and the young
man made an attempt to take 1t
home and nurse it, when he was bit
ton
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
shaeier's Nerve.

PfTrsBuRG, April S.-Yesterday
the fingers of Henry Shaefer's left
hand caught between an elevator car
and the frame, 80 that be could not
move the elevator up or down with
out tearing the arm off or crushing
it. He asked a fellow workman for
a knife and deliberately cut the fin
gers off. He then lowered the ele-
yator apd had a doctor dress the in.
jured member.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

CONGRESSMAN BENNETT, of North
Carolina, declared in a speech in the
House the other day that the South
err people regarded the doctrine, ito
the victors belong the spoils as
Gods gospel" No intelligent per-
son viii dispute the gentleman's as.
sertion. and honorable men will
give him credit for his blunt and
manly declaration. 1t would be
easier for a leopard to change it;
spots, than for a Bourbon Democrat
to willingly surrender the spoils.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Increased sale Of Postage Stamps

WASHINGTON, April The books
OF the Sixth Auditors Office, ID. Nc
Conville Auditor. closed with the
quarter ended December 81, 1885,
show that the value of stamps sold
for the same period was si0,75S,S63.
81. This indicates an increase OF
1882 04.74 in the value of stamps
sold over the preceding quarters
sales. The introduction of the
special delivery stamps, designed to
secure the immediate delivery of let
tiers, account,in part, for the increase
of stamps sold. No commission is
allowed Postmasters for the cancella-
ton of special delivery stamps.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

EVER since his inauguration the
gossips have been insisting on the
marriage of the President. 1t is
now telegraphed from Buffalo, his
home, that Miss Folsom, of that
city, has announced to her intimate
friends her engagement to the Presi-
dent, but that the time for the cere-
mony is not vet fixed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Temperance Jubilee in Rhode Island

PovIDEscE, April S.-The temper
anee people held a great jubilee
tonight. One handred gus were
fired in honor OF lis prohibition
amendment, and the largest hall in
the city was packed hy a iubilaut
audience who listened to speeches
of thanksgiving that their little
State had been the fourth in the sis
terhood of States to put prohibition
into the fundamental law. A Law
and Order League was formed al the
close of the meeting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

HoN. JosEPH PULITZER, of New
York. has resigned his seat in Con-
gress, intending to devote his entire
time to his newspaper, the New
York World. Mr.. Pulitzer has sell
dom been in his seat during the
present session, and his Democratic
brethren will therefore scarcely note
his loss
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Governor Pattisen asked 10 Arbiira,s

HUNTINGDON, April Sit is re-
ported to-day that the Clear6eld
miners desire their difficulties with
the operators adjusted by Governor
Pattison, who shall act as sole arbi-
traitor. a great number Of the min
ers r suffering for the want of
necessaries Of life and those who
have been questioned on the subject
expressed themselves as extremity
anxious to end the strike.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

The Republicans Of Rhode Island
last week reelected Governor Wet
more by a handsome majority, and
secured a solidly Republican As
sembly. This ensures the reelection
of Senator Aldrich, and the ReDub-
licans of that little State are conse-
qusntlv happy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

A constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the manufacture ana sale
of liquors in Rhode Island was car
ried at the election last week by a
majority of over three-ffths. The
vote was the largest ever polled in
che State
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

TEE papers of Westmoreland
county are tearing their hair over a
fve-mill county tax levied by their
Commissioners. In this county we
have a six-mill tax, and are trying
IN taks il cnolly and philosophically.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
shooting Himself in The street

CoNNELLsvILLE, April 7.-Dr.
Frank Findley, a bright young ply
stefan. committed suicide here to
night by shooting himself through
the brain on the public street.
Whisky was the cause. He made
a similar attempt about a year ago,
but failed to wound himself NOR
tally.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

AND now it is Charles A. Buckalew
that the Democratic press is trying
TO boost for Governor. Let it be
Buckalew, by all means Hartranft
knocked the stufing out of him in
1872. and Beaver can repeat the feat
and not half try.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

THE Clearfeld county miners are
asking the Governor to act as arbi-
traitor between them and their en-
blowers, and therein they show their
GOOD q in the choice of the trib-
unal. if net of the Judge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

The House settled the question Of
unrestricted silver coinage on Thurs
dav last, SO far as. this session IS
concerned, By a vote of 126 ayes to
163 NAYS So there is 10 be some
check at least to the limitless issue
of silver dollars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

WATERFORD, April S.-A terrific
storm visited this locality yesterday.
The snow is from two to five feet
deep. The largest reaper and now
er mandatory almost destroyed.
Business is entirely suspended.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14

OUT OF the six New England
States. four Of them have prohibit
tory clauses in their constitutions.
The exceptions are Massachusetts
and Connecticut.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-14
Another Proposed Pension increase.

WASHINGTON, April S.--The HOUSE
Committee on Invalid Pensions
last week instructed Representa-
tive Conger to report a bill to ln=
crease the pensions for loss OF a
limb below the elbow or knee to so
per month above the elbow or knee
to $50 per month, and at the shout
der or hipsjoint, 10 s45 per month