The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-18
GFyERAL NOTES.

A dispatch from New 1orK says Inc
earthquake shock on Thursday night
appears to have been more extensive
than was at first imagined. At Wash
ington Heights it sounded like pro-
Ionged roll of thunder; at Spuyten Duy-
vii, the people kept their lights burning
all night, fearing a repetition. The a.
larm was general in these districts, and
rocking and rumbling sensation was
felt. At West Mount Vernon, White
plain, Kensico, Mount KiscO, and ka-
tonah, houses shook, windows ratified,
and several instances were reported
where persons fell out of bed. Ceilings
were cracked, and fears were entertained
that the houses might topple over.
Many agree in describing the sound as
resembling a terrific explosion. At
Dobb's Ferry, houses were violently sha-
ken and bells were rung. The concus-
sion lasted about five or six seconds.
At Mount Vernon the whole town turn
ed out in alarm. Several occupants of
the hotel were thrown out Of their beds.
The proprietor was frightened, and rung
a general police alarm. In Rockland
county much damage was done by break
ing ceilings, glassware and crockery.
The people rushed into the streets in
their night clothing. Many persons
were seriously indisposed, through fear.
A statement of the condition of affairs
in all the manufactures and industries
employing large force of employees in
the city is published to-day. In build
ing trades stagnation continues, and
nearly seven thousand men are idle. OF
shoe makers one thousand are idle. The
iron interests are very much depressed,
and nearly six thousand employees are
idle. The cabinet-makers are doing on
ly half their former trade. Twenty
five hundred are idle. Over two thou
sand printers are idle. Twenty-four
hundred coopers and sugar refiners are
idle, and about ten thousand unskilled
laborers. In round numbers, over 30,-
600 men are unemployed, exclusive of
patch.
DRIVEN From THE SCHooLs.-The
indianapolis Daily Sentinel, Democrat
ic organ, says: "a special dispatch to
the Sentinel from Terre Haute gives an
account of curious action on the part
of the School Board of Brazil. In obe-
dience to the orders of that body, it is
stated that the School Superin-
tendent Mr.. Wilkinson, ordered
all the colored scholars
out of the schools. They were conse-
quently dismissed to the number of thir-
ty-fve. 1t is clear that under the State
law these thirty-fve children should
have been formed into a separate school,
but if the Board of Trustees had neglec-
ted up to this time to provide for the
colored children in any way, and had
permitted them to mingle with white
scholars, it was piece of absurd blum
dering to turn them out into the streets
before securing proper accommodations
for thm. A few weeks more of mixed
schools would have worked no contami-
nation. The law of Indiana provides
for the education of negro children, on
equal terms with white children, and if
the dispatch reports the condition of af-
fairs at Brazil truly, the Trustees are
"A ying in the face of the act of May. IS
1869, to say nothing of natural justice.
The Board is Republican in complex
ion."
EAST AND WEsr.-The St. Louis
Republican says: 1.-THE hostility to le
gislation in favor of the West, shown
by Eastern Congressman, has been
prompted by the interests of the manu-
featuring and commercial classes. The
improvement of the Mississippi, the re-
moval of the Instructions at its mouth,
and other projects of a similar charac-
ter have met with no favor from the
members of the National Legislature
from Eastern States. This unfriendly
action may possibly have retarded de-
velopment at the West, but has not pre-
vented it. The natural advantages of
the country, it's intellectually rich re-
sources, have proved triumphant. If the
Western delegation in Congress are true
TO their constituencies, true to the best
interests of the country they represent,
the West is now able to take care of it.
self, shape a commercial policy adapted
to its wants, and by SO doing become in
dependent of the exactions of the East.
Wei have no animosity against New
York or Boston; but because we have
of our own section we counsel the peo
pie to pay tribute to the East no longer.
Let the West look to its own interest
and secure its own destiny the East
can take care of itself"
A new civil rights bill is to be prepar-
ed. At meeting of the House Judi
ciary Committee on Friday last the va
rious pending propositions were discuss
ed, and the indications now are that the
Committee will agree upon some new
measure. Mr.. WHITE of Alabama,
to accord to the colored people equal
rights with the white people, but he
was not in favor of mixing the races.
He was willing that the negroes should |
have the same accommodations in hotels, |
churches. schools, cemeteries, &C., and |
that attention should be as good for the |
blacks as whites, but desired that they
should be kept separate. All bills re-
lating to the subject were referred to a
committee, consisting of Messrs. |
Butler, Poland, and White.-[ Pitts
burgh Telegraph.
A Mysterious basket, addressed to the |
station -master at Clapbam Junction, on |
being opened was found to contain a |
living child. The station master de-
clining the gift, a porter volunteered to
accept it, and took the basket and child |
On lifting the child G900 was found IN |
the basket. The story goes that that
station maeter then demanded tho haslat |