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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Mississippi Regulators.

Jackson. July PA band Of young men
styling themselves Regulators, near Union.
Newton county, have issued a decree thai no
negro snail work on the farms IN that vicini-
ty. The band contains about fifteen mem
bcrs they have killed three negroes and
wounded several Others. A perfect state of
terror prevails and the entire county Is great
ly excited over the matVr. Everyone cor
dennis the a%trOcious and bloody action. and
ii is determined that every member of the
band shall be made To answer for his crime.
Mr.. j.. NJ. Kelly was here yesterday 10 see
the Governor and was Told to arrest every
one OF the young outlaws at all hazards.
About twenty citizens, headed Ivy ofiioers
armed with proper warrants. are now after
the young desperadoes and their speedy cap
lure i looked for. IL seems when the at
tempt was first started To regulate the ne
grocS that it was more in fun than anythi ng
else, but the regulators nave now undertaken
in earnest 10 execute their designs. Their
actions can hardly he accounted tor and are
a surprise 10 every one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
A Matrimonial Young Man.

READING. July @-How the young man
TO wed Nicholas Andre : daughter, AT { isurci,-
vile. without her father consent when she
was under age, came out to-day. She Is but
twenty. He went 10 the tour House in this
city and made affidavit that he was twenty
seven and she twenty-four and in thai way
he obtained the license, laying himself open
to Il prosecution for perjury. He then took
the girl 30 Ioiebrookdaie, where they were
married by Squire fresh. IL seems that
during the winter months he had alternately
visited beth Mis- Andre and Miss Zetner. of
Pennsburg, who. after his marriage. brought
suit against him for breach of promise He
made love 10 both and finally engaged him
self Ia both. \ reporter visited thurchviIle
this afternoon and learned thai a. that place
and Pennsburg are about twenty miles apart
the two young ladies had never heard Of each
other.
As Miss Zebner pressed the day of their
wedding. he left his bride OF a few hours.
went to No%rristown, and upon representing
that there was no legal impeachment To bis
marriage with Miss Zebner, obtained a IL
cense. He then drove her across the country
10 Squire Kulp. of Pleasant Run. but this
official, having heard of the young mans
marriage with Miss Andre, gave hin a good
lecture and refused to perform the ceremony
An investigation was followed by his prompt
arrest a few hours later. Miss Zebners faith
er iirst went his bail. but when he heard
how he had deceived her, he surrendered
the young man and he is now in the Norris
Jail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Damage by Hail in Dakota.

81 PAU, July 25.-Dispatches TO The
Fioaeer Press give count OF very destruc-
tive hailstorm last night in Dakota and
Minnesota. At Mayville the storm of Fri
day Is reported to have destroyed 10000
acres of grain. The storm broke with all it,
force directly over the village of st. Thomas,
Oak, 1t divided into two parts, one travel
ing westward and the other part jourueyiug
eastward. This storm destroyed everything
in lis path from 81. Thomas across the Red
River into Minnesota, four To six miles in
width and fully thirty miles in length.
The damage from the storm Is incalcula-
bic at the present time, but will reach $50
900. Many ~ the farmers wiz be left en-
tirely destitute. Marshall County. Mimi
was also visited last night with a terrible
hailstorm, the strip devastated being nearly
six miles wide. The storm began about two
ni,e- west Of Argyle and stretched ac-oSs the
towns of Middle River, Alma, Toldol and
ComStock, and perhaps further.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Fatal Riot at a Picnic.

PIrrsBURGH, July 25-Laie this evening
"a, Il picnic party of about fiity employees ri
Pier Dannais x Co, brewers, together with
their families, were preparing to leave Blair's
Grove near Glenwood Station ON the Balti-
mare and Ohio Railroad where they had
spent the day in p~icnicking, a party OF three
unknown men vino had been lettering
around the grove demanded drink OF beer.
The supply being exhausted they attacked
one of the wagons, over which Henry Hams
had charge. Hams resisted the assault, and
was struck on the head with a large stone,
crushing in the skull and killing him in
stantly. In the fight and excitement which
followed eUs Dollar received "a lrightful
wound on the head from a club, and Thomas
Hlhart had his jaw broken with a stone.
The three strangers maale their escape.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Killed by His Wife.

PnTsBrEGH. July 25-Thomas Dallari. i.
colored miner of Mcdonald, Pa, died L.
night from the effects OF injuries received "A
week ago IN a quarrel with his wife. DaI-
lartl frequently assaulted his wife and on ilc
night Of the 9Th inst. he ann home intox
Gated and commenced abusing her. She re-
lHoIIsirated with him, but a. he evinced no
disposition to desist in his ili%-treatnlent She
.'rcw a cin Of carbon oil over him and then
81 aTe "a as clothing. His cries brought
assistance, and the flames We're e~xtinguishe,l.
but he was 81 terribly burned that all effort
10 save his life were without avail. and he
died 10 night in great agony. Mrs. ballard
has not been arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
A Texas ~LynChing.

LUNG. July 2l.-lslsi night Il mob OF
armed men entered the town and, %oycrpow-
ering the guard around the Jail, entered aud
riddled Porter Sorrell. a negro. about twenty
years odd. with bullets. killing him instantly
Yesterday afternoon Sorrcll went 10 the resi-
dance Of Robert Dukes and demanded Of
Mrs. Duke money which he claimed was
due him. The lady referred him 10 her lus-
band. who was at work in the field Sorell
became insolent and Mrs. Dukes tool out a
revolver and commanded the negro 10 leave.
lie stepped outside and picked up Il piece of
wagon tire and returned and again demand
ed his money.
She ordered him 10 leave, when he sprang
upon her and, wrestling the pistol from her,
heat her over the face with il in a friehttnl
manner. some dogs. attracted by the noise,
attacked the negro 80 v%iciouSly that he was
compelled t. fee. a posse found him az his,
mothers cabin and placed him in jail. where
his corpse now l.. Mn. Dukes i dying from
her injuries.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Elijah Pelton's 200 Live Rattle
snakes.

SrsQUEHANNA, Pa, July H.-Eljah Pelton
Of Hawlcy has captured alive this year, and
has nov in his possession, probably the larg-
ci collection of RattIcsnakes ever brought
together at one time. There are near 300
specimens in the collection. lie has tliem all
in a mammoth ,igc. which he calls a den
Pelton captured the most Of these Nononious
Serpcnts early ia the spring, when they were
coming out of ihcir deus, nj which time, 1t
l. alleged. they are The most deadly, owing
to the long time the poison has lain undiS-
turbel In the reservoir at the base OF the
fangs. Peltou affirm, thai the fangs ofnone
of the reptile, have been removed YET he en-
ters the den in the midst of them all. and
handles them with %impuniry. The din made
by their rattlcs when Pelton goes in among
them j. almost deafcning. some of the
snakes are of size. The owner of
,lis collection of the dcadliest of reptiles in
tends To take his den 10 Coney Island and
other summer resorts and place it on exhi-
bition there. He has refused an offer of $500
for his rattlerS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Tobacco and Liquor Money.

WAsHINGroN, July 25.-Internal Revenue
Commissioner NiIlers preliminary report of
the work of his bureau during the year end
eel June 30, shows that the total collections
for the year were S1l8.902 SIS, an increase of
-, 49, ~ a compared with the previous
year. The increase was made W. ~ follows
= 1881 90 ON spirits. : ,500,l74 on tobacco.
81 1919 on fcrmented liquors. The amount
was reduced by a decrease of ~, go on banks
aud bankers, and a decrease of s20.554 in
miscellaneous receipts. There was an IN
crease OF 2522l2lI2 IN the number of cigar
cites manufactured an increase of l51 .925.-
80 in the number of cigars, an increase OF
Sl10l0,574 in the number of pounds of to-
hacco. and increase Of 81, 60S, los in the nuni-
her of gallons Of spirits distilled from grain
aud other material, and an increase of 81,
524.9S0 in the number of barrels Of ierment-
ed liquors, a. compared with the previous
fiscal year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Playing With Dynamite.

CHIcNeo. July 23-rwo little boys, Her
man Jacobs and Eddie kroucke, while play
ing in Yankee" alley, between Bissell
street and Sheffield avenue, yesterday, found
a round lin box about two inches in diane
ter and shaped like a backing box, Ii was
tightly closed. and something ratified inside
like money. The boys took it into the back
yard and put the box IN a %chopping block
and struck il with All AK. An explosion oc-
CURED which was heard three or four blocks
away. The boys were thrown on their backs
kroucke received a very severe wound in
the left arm and Jacobs sustained several
severe wounds in the face, one piece of metal
striking him in the jaw, passing thruuglI his
mouth and our at the check. making'a bad
wound. 1t l. supposed that the ean was
filed with dynamite and thai II was thrown
into the ally by Anarchists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
A Texas Editor Assassinated.

NAuoDoCREs. Tex, July 2l.-par~on Jim
Truitt, editor Of the Timpson Times, limp
son. Texas, was murdered last evening. Tru-
itt and his wife were sitting III the room talk
ing. Mr.. Truitt had his back close 60 the
open door. The murderer placed the muzzle
ofhis pistol close 10 the head of his victim,
who turned, and at the same moment the
bah entered his head just above the eye,
coming out at the back of the head. rruiit
die-i FIVE minutes after being shot. Just be-
fore dark a man rode up and paid q negro
boy fifteen cents to show him where Trditt
lived. Tying his horse a short distance
away, he noiseles>ly crelt up. fired the fatal
Shot, mounted his horse and fled, hotiy pur-
sued by a cousin of the murdered man.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Lorenzo Dow's Shingles.

NoRwicH. July 2l.-They did things well
ily or one hundred year ago. The oldest
shingles on a house IN this state cover the
.,of on the old Dow homestead, in which
the eccentric preacher Lorenzo Dow, lived
At Oxolrlxo Lake, eight miles west Of this
CIV. Ia the town Of Montville. Lerenzo put
the shingles on himself He drew them on
his OK cart from tine Connecticut river. They
were rived and planned and joined by hand,
and the marks oi the clamps in which they
were held while they were being prepared
arr plainly visible on them vet. Mr.. \. b.
Nars. who dwells in the Dow house. says
that the shingles apparently are just a. sound
a. on the day when they were nailed TO the
r~afters, sixty-five YEAR, ago. Not one l. mis-
sing. and none are rotten or punky- He says
tllat they Will last for sixty ar seventy year
longer. Lorenzo liked good work. aud after
he had put them on lac said 10 his neighbors
that they were going To last 10 the day Of
Judgment. or thercabouts. The Dow house
slightly decrcpit; it l. shaky the gables
slgged, and the walls arr weather beat
Ii ison the shores of Lake ONoboxo and
looks desolate and forsaken-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28

ACCORDING 10 a Harrisburg Telegram to
the Pis'sburg Dispatch. under date of july
oath, Lieutenant Governor Chaunoev f.
Black, who is anxious Ia succeed PattiSon
as Governor, asserted that the platform Of
the coming Democratic STATE Convention
would, among things. contain a resolu-
ton IN -~unequivocal condemnation of
sumptuary laws. Il presume it will
take this position said Mr.. Black. be-
cause itis Democratic, and the party nev-
er took any other ground or supported
men who did"
The Philadelphia Reoord. one of the
most outsPoken Democratic Papers of the
State. takes the same view of the subject.
Says that journal in an extended editor
nal article; ~There will be- pnobablv no
disposition among the Democrats of
Pennsylvania to initiate the Republican
dodge On this question, as they are OPP
posed TO Prohibition ~ q r~ioiofioa If The
personal rights Of he iiadisidaal. involving
at the same time a ruthless confscatim of
property. > Because the Demo-
crats are opposed 10 Prohibition as alike
wrongful and futile, they are compelled
as a logical outcome of their position 10
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Attacking Negroes in a Train.

JACKSON. Miss, July 2G.-Last night a a
special train OF thirteen coaches heavily load
cd with passengers. most of whom We're ne
sroes, was leaving Nicksburg 10 return To
Meridian, brickbats and stones were hurled
into it throuh the windows by unknown
miscreants outside in the darkness. one
young negro was struck ON the head and
rendered unconscious. Just before the train
reached Bovina, pistols were fired into the
ear and one colorcd man was shot through
the shoulder. When two miles east of elm
ton the train was again fired into. this time
by a man standing upon the embankment
of Il cut through which the train was passing
and Il young man was shot through the leg
The train passed here late at night. All the
injured were taken 70 their homes. V, clue
has been obtained locating these dastardly
acts or indicating the motives of the would
he asSaSS5uS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Manganese Discoveries in Vir-
ginia.

BALTIMORE, July 2l.-The Maattactare0
Recori of tomorrow will publish an article
stating that one Philadelphia and two Balti-
more companies have commenced the devei-
opment of extensive manganese property in
Shenandoah county, Va. An analysisof the
manganese in these mines shows "a per cent,
binoXiGe and 81 per cent. metallic. II has
been pronounced excellent for steel making
by a number of manufacturers. Prepara-
tons are being made fer getting out the
manganese in large quantities. surveys are
being made to connect these mines by rail
with the coal fields al West Virginia. lm-
men,e iron deposits have been discovered in
the ne%ighborhood, and English capitalists
are investigating with a view To the erection
of steel works.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28

THosEwhoSe memories canexfend back
To the camTrign of two years since, will
remember the stereotyped charge made
hv Mr.. Hendricks and repeated by his
Democratic followers. thai the Republican
administration WAS boarding in the treas
ury a surplus of S40o, 100000 which it Was
necessary t release and put in circulation
by a change of party power. All state
ments To the contrary we've denounced ar
Republican lies. 4 howl Was raised to
open the books, and the ~insinuation
was made that if this enormous surplus
did not exist. il had been stolen by Re
publican officials. Well, a few days since
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury FAIR
child and L. ;. Treasurer Jordan testified
iu.fore the senate Committee on Finance
that there was no surplus in the Treasury
in excess Of sl0O.000,000, the greenback
redemption fund, and s40,000,O00 a. a
working balance, and that it had been
the policy of the Republican Administra-
ton to pay off the public debt with all
the funds in excess Of sl40,0O0,000. Thus,
Democratic officials under oath have
nailed upon their fellows the greatest
Democratic lie of the campaign of 1884,
and their party must accept the alterna-
tive Of admitting they lied then, or that
since they were in power they have
squandered or stolen the missing $780,
10000, which their own party officials
now swear Il not in the Treasury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Killed by Lightning on her We'd
ding Day.

CoPLEY, Pa, July D-Anna, the ls-year-
old daughter Of James Bean, IA farmer living
near this village. wa to have been married
on saturday evening To George Lawson a
young merchant Of Copcly. Miss Bean had
Il i%avorite Jersey COW which She called Daisy.
and which she always MIXED herself. Al
milking time on saturday afternoon a thnn-
der shower cameup. The girl took her milk
pail and started for the barn.
Il am going 10 milk Daisy for the last
time. she said to her mother a, She went ont
OF the door.
While milking in the barn lightning struck
the building. The girls father ran 10 The
barn. The bolt had killed both the girl and
her cow. and they lay side by side IN the
.f.U
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Famine Threatened in South
Carolina.

CoLUMBIA. July 2i.-Mr. Benjamin Aston,
a prominent planter of Georgetown county,
writes Il the Georgetown E,qairer giving Il
doleful account of the condition of things.
He says: II looked over the prospect and
beheld only one dull, dirty, yellow mass OF
water. No signs Of life presents itself except
the fast-running current and the birds of
prey that soar over head." Men have been
to him asking for work and saying they had
eaten the last food in their houses. ThouS-
ands. he says, are in the same condition
where he is and elsewhere in the county.
The disastrous result of last years cropping
caused many to begin this year in debt, and
they are stopping from what they might
otherwise do. Mr.. Aston thinks his pco-
pie are ON the brink of famine and suggests
the converting of the Legislature for relief,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Had no Faith in Banks.

JAMESTOWN, July 24.-Three months age
Patrick Ryan, an oil tank sauger of North
Clarendon, was killed while walking on the
railway track. His widow received 5000
insurance money, sl.s0O of which she placed
in a glass jar, and putting the jar inside a
piece of iron oil well tubing, buried all in
"a neighbor of Mis-. Ryan hired 4 hand nam
ed Edwards To dig a ditch for him. Day
before yesterday il was discovered that The
laborer has, in digging, found Mrs. Ryan's
jar of cash, and it is supposed that he appro-
priatcd it and then left for Canada.
The loss is severely felt by the widow, who
supposed her fortune safer in lis hiding place
than il would be IN a bank.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Ar Unprovoked Murder.

BEADFoRD. July 25.-At Mt. jcwett. a
small hamlet twcnfy-one miles south of here,
John Z. Thompson, a railroad construction
bo>s. Yesterday killed a man aud successfully
deiel the town to arrest him. Johnson,
who was drunk. sauntered into the Brewer
House and picked upa quarrel with John
Yohp. a good-natured young bartender.
Without the slightest warning Thompson
drew . revolver and shot Iohe in tie side.
and the injured man staggered into a hall
WAY and died.
Thompson staggered our of the barroom
and though n hundred men stood around
MOI one of them dared To arrest the murder
er. He reloadel lis weapon and walked the
streets for an hour, drawing hi weapons,
when anyone approached After keeping
the town under martial rule for an huur he
grew nervous and surrendered, and was tax
en- To- Jail by four men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
He Would Die Sooner than
Work.

BALTIMORE, July 2i.-rhomrts Conway, 4
youth of IL years. died to-day from the eff
leet Of Rough ON Rats. which he took yes
terday. 4 few days ago his father, who Is
an industrious steamboat engineer, old him
a living for himself. He said lac would die
before he would 90 To work. His father was
determined, and yesterday Thomas procured
a package of the poison. a part of which he
swallowed. His family did not believe him
when he swallowed the poison. but he grew
worse and died this morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Two Children Burned to Death.

READING, July 24-While the wife of Hu-
dolph Roth, of Conewago, was ironing last
night the house caught ire. The frightened
woman dropped her work ank hurried away
for assistance. meanwhile leaving two chill
dren, aged 6 and 5 years, in the house. BY
the time She returned the dwelling was 50
completely enveloped in flames that all eff
forts To save the children had to be abandon
ed, and they were burned to death.
The fire i supposed 10 have been caused
by a defective Hue, IL il originatedin the at
tic. The children were in bed at the time, and
were doubtless suiiucated without awaken
ing To-day large crowds visited the ruins
and viewed the blackcncd remains of the lit
tie ones. Mrs. Roth was 50 overcome with
grief tina medical aid had to be summoned
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28

Thar the Republican party has a large
majority in this State Is an nndisputed
fact In square fight with its ancient
enemy-the Democratic party-it always
comes out ON top. 1t has been defeated
only when it, fonnes have been divided.
In view of thess facts, il must be evident
TO the most ~unobserving that he who fol-
lows after side ISSUES. or aids in the for
nation of new organizations, is simply
giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Divide and conquer" is the watchword
of the Democracy. while on the Republic
can banner is inscribed the warning.
United We stand. divided we fall"
There is no installing the object of either
party, or the significance of the notices
under which they rally. Choose yel
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
Fleeing from the Drought.

FoRT WORTH, Tex, July 24.-Throughout
yesterday wagons loaded with families and
their effects from the western counties were
streaming through the city. They are flee
ing from the drought prevalent in the IVES
tern counties, and have come here in quest
of work. They give most gloomy accounts
of the condition and the lack Of wafer for
stock. 1t has not rained in some of these
drought-stricken counties for over IA year.
Hundreds of families are abandoning their
cattle and homes and going eastward To keep
from starving To death. The situation l.
critical. Rain seldom falls in this druughty
district during August, and 10y the time rain
comes it is feared there will be nothing left
in the country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28

LANCASTER. July 26-Harry Beck, ageI
. years, a son Of C. :. Beck, saperintcnd-
ent Of the Millerssille Street Railway. hired
a coupe Al about two O'Clock this morning
and after drinking heavily at different
saloons, ordered the driver TO take him To
his fathers home, at Millersville four miles
from this city, where his wife and young
child were. When almost within view Of
the house, Beck shot himself the ball pene-
trating the temple and causing death a few
minnie I,t.r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
The Wheat Movement.

TolEpo, O., July 2i-The movement of
wheat Ia this point 81 early in the season *
average of four hundred ears daily for the
past five days. There isa scarcity of curreli-
cy for handling this vast amount nf grain,
simply because the banks here don seem to-
have provided for such an early movement
One of the heaviest grain dealers here was
compelled To hold n consignment twenty
hours in consequence. 1t is thought the
difficulty will be promptly settled within Il
few days, and that the movement by the first
troll of one firm. No increase in receipts is
looked for. but at the same time there will
be no decrease of the present volume.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
M arried to a Child.

GREEysBuRG. Ky. July 23.-Ciem Bishop,
aged seventy was married on Monday 10
Rette Boston, his ward, aged not over nine.
Bishop i Il backwoods doctor and preacher,
possibly without diploma or license. His
wife died two weeks ago and the neighbors
threatened To take from him this girl, whom
he had adopted, To thwart them he procIr-
ed a license and was married by David Judd.
He precented a certificate from the girl 10
obtain the license that She was t~wcnty-seven
years of age. The official who gave the Ii
ceIse suspected something wrong and sent a
messenger 10 recall it. but he reached the
place just after the marriage ceremony had
been performed.