The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-30
News Items.

Corbett, the prize-fshter will play at the
Worlds Fair in a $4,000 theatre, to be
built by Chicago capitalists.
Sheriff Rogers, Of Jasper Tenn, success
fully pleaded with mob and thereby saved
three negro murderers from lynehing-
Mr.. Blaine !. said to be slowly bat surely
recovering from the recent attack that gase
his family and his friends 50 much concern.
For stealing a wagon load Of buggy whiIs
Perry Shaw was hanged by the neck until
nearly dead by mob in Peltis county, No.
President Higginbotham, Of the Worlds
Fair, has addressed letter to each Congress
man and Senator urging that Congress re-
consider its action and allow the gates to be
opened on Sunday.
The Rev. DR.. John ". Scott, father of
Mrs. Harrison, IS dangerously i'll in the
White House. The fever which followed
his cold is now characterized by spells Of
deliriun. and the doctors 80 years are tell
ing against him.
The libel case Of s. Pat Foley, Pittsburg
Democratic politician against the editors Of
the Pennsylvania Argus, was tried at Green's
burg Saturday. The jury found the defend
ants not guilty, but to pay one third and
Foley twO-thirds of the costs.
Last Sunday evening two dogs belonging
10 Daniel Weaver, Of East Knobbs Miffin
county, were attacked by large bear near
his residence. Mr.. Weaver went 10 the
rescue of the dogs, when the bear attacked
him, almost disemboweling him. He has
since died.
Judge Dean, Just elected ajustice of the
supreme court, has not yet sent in his resig-
uaiiou es common pleas judge in Blair eoun-
ty. It is stated that he will not resign until
near the beginning ofthe year, as he has
prids in finishing up the pending business
as close as possible.
A remarkable man was Jonas Leinbach,
a farmer Nho dwelt near Fleetwood. Pa,
and who expired Friday at the age Of y
years Mr. Leinbach's distinction lay in the
fact that he was the father Of 26 children.
He was twice married and each wife was the
mother Of 10. He offen said that number Is
had no evil influence upon his affairs.
A Jury at Pottsville, Pa, has acquitted
Constable Isaac Phillips OF a charge of kill
| ins Michael o'Donnell, a Justice of the
Peace, of Honey Brook. The two men were
political foes and couple OF months ego
they met in a saloon in Honey Brook, had
hot argument and separated. In a few
minutes Phillips met ODonnel upon the
street and shc; him dead.
Sam Lancaster. aged %, large, power
| fully built man, who lived at Jonesboro.
Tenn, strolled into a liquor saloon Friday
and offered to bet crowd that be could
drink six lager beer glasses of whisky, one
after the other, one condition that he would
treat the gang if he could not do il and the
gang pay for the drinks il he did. He drank
the whisky, fell down in heap on the floor
and died.
"The Breakers" the elegant and costly
summer residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt at
New Port, R. L, is mass Of smouldering
ruins. The fire also destroyed all the yalua-
bic contents of the villa, including furniture
brie-s-brac, wearing apparel and costly arti-
cles of every description. The fire was dis
covered by Mr.. Vanderbilt himself, about
4:S0 p. m. Friday, and within two hours the
building and contents were totally destroy
/ ed
A dispatch from Charleston, S. c., says:
A colored 'Yoodoo" doctor, B. W. White, is
in jail TO having pretended to give medical
treatment to Cara Webb. young woman
of his own race. When he was called in
fortnight ago, "Dr" White declared that
Clara vas infected with reptiles, and to get
nd of them he began eupping her head
Clara died, but her husband and father both
swear that White drew forth all sorts of
Teptils. Investigation has shown that the
''YoodOo" doctors frequently carry around
small snakes and lizards, with which to
/ dupe patients.