The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-03-23
Personal and General.

counties there are 2ooOOo more acres Of
wheat than we're grown last season.
A perpetual free stall for sick horses at the
University OF Pennsylysnia's Veterinary
Hospital costs 5000, aud the same for an
ailing dog $1,000
One miners life was lost for each los ,24S
tons of The 2.0so.9Ss tons mined in the
schuyIkill district last year, or one miner
out af each s52 employed.
Joseph Miller, the young farmer who was
stabbed in the breast by O. p. Smith, IN
fight at grange meeting near Greensburg
ten days ago, died Thursday.
A number of persons are still shipping
apples from various points along the rail !
road in this county. Notwithstanding the
immense quantity that has been shipped
there are still thousands Of bushels unsold.
The late Anna Sharp, of lancaster, be-
queathed her entire estate of 5000 to the
First Methodist Church. Naomi Frances
kesh, who died last week. left 81 900 to
Mennonite Church at Lancaster. Her es-
tate Is valued at $4,000.
One Of the notorious safe burglars, who
was captured at Eikton, Nd. Friday, broke
away from his captors hast night and escap-
ed just as he was about to be led through
the Jail door. He lied down the railroad
track, and has not been seen since.
Charles Shaw, known all over the country
q Cfrar.la
church sieeple, in South Liyermore, Maine
last Thursday, fell and was instantly killed
He had climbed scores of the high spires in
the big cities, and was a marvel in his way
Suits have been filed in the U. S. Circuit
Court at New Orleans by attorneys represent
ing the heirs Of six Of the Italians slain by
the populace ofthe Parish Prison on the I4th
of March last, against the city of New Or
leans, claiming damages to the sum of So
600 in each case.
The arrival of the steamship Indiana at
dbau, Russia with food from Philadelphia
for the iamishing peasants, was none too
soon. The sending of other ships with aid
is advised as the distress is increasing.
Corn is wanted TO save horses and cattle, or
farming viii be impossible
The Rev. George Sweet young Method
ist minister. was struck blind while preach
ing al Ottumws, Iowa, Sunday In the
midst of bis discourse his sight gradually
failed, and he became totally blind. He
was compelled to stop and announce the
fact to his startled congregation.
But seven ext. S. Senator's survive, who
were in that body during the memorable
sessions Of 1SG0 '6I, just preceding the late
war of rebellion, viz: Trumbull, of Illinois,
Harlay, Iowa, Kennedy, Maryland, Rice and
Wilkinson, Minnesota, Clingman, North
Carolina, and Doolittle, Wisconsin, now
Chicago.
Secretary Foster arrived from England
Thursday. He had a rough experience.
While sitting on the upper deck the steam
ship gave sudden lurch, throwing him
against the rail. He struck heavily on his
head, receiving severe shock and blaeken-
ing his right eye Otherwise the sscre tary
is in good condition, his health being much
improved.
The Electoral College this year will con-
tain 4S more electors than that Of 1883 or
total of444. -Four years ago 2Oi votes in the
college were necessary to a choice. This
year 223 votes will be necessary to elect. In
1883 Cleveland received los votes and Har-
rison 223. The Cleveland States of that year
now have 275 votes, and the Harrison States
269 votes.
The terms of FIVE Common Pleas Judges
of Pennsylvania will expire with this year.
They are Michael Arnold, Democrat, of Phil
adelphia; Edwin II. Stowe, Republican, OF
Allegheny; John b. Mcpherson, Democrat,
Schuylkill. and Arthur G. 0lmstei, Repub-
Hcan, Potter. The successors to these will
be elected next November and the death Of
JudoA D. -----i--'as an election in
lancaster.
Two Percberon stations, each worth
5000. belonging to David Pulliam, the
horse breeder, who has a farm four miles
from Lesvenworth, Kansas, killed each other
in terrible combat Saturday. They got
together in an exercising yard and the at
tendants were unable to separate them
Each would strike the other with his fore
feet and kick and bite huge pieces Of flesh
out Of his enemy. They fought for half an
hour, when one was dead and the other died
in few hours.
Arthur Williams is under arrest in Aus
traiia charged with five atrocious murders
committed near Liverpool, England. The
body Of a woman and child, supposed to be
his former wife and child, were found ce-
menled beneath the floor of his handsome
villa. IL is now believed that he has killed
three other persons, two of whom were his
wives and the otler his children It is sup
posed he killed his wives TO enable him to
marry again. The victims have been hack
ed in such way as TO lead some of the au-
thorities to believe he is Jack the Ripper"
Further developments establishing his iden-
tity and proving his crime are expected
soon
one-aTmed man named James Taylor is
in the New York Tombs charged with hav-
ing more wives than there are States in the !
Union. That such an individual should I
have been an irresistible wooer viii strike !
most persons as singular The success of
this particular Taylor in pressing his suits. /
however, is readily explained by the discov-
cry that he was patron of monthly mat
rimonial journal, aud that he systematically
noted with cross those advertisements of
fair ones in quest Of partners which struck
him as being most promising. Taylor gath
cred in fresh helpmeet from each monthly
issue, thus keeping up continuous honey
moon. Mr. Taylor's matrimonial career
may serve as a warning to the fair ser
against the folly of association with plausi-
Die adveniurers of whose antecsdents and
Characters they have no knowledge.
Half Rates to Clergyman on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
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