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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07
LOnd0n's Poverty.

A London correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer says: Every day /
meet. the most pitiable looking objects.
imploring charity only by their looks,
for they dare not reach forth hand.
Begging seems to be poor investment
here. They don't get rich and retire
like they do in Americs. / never saw
such squalor and wretchedness in my
lifetime in America as can see in Lon
don streets in one day. don't like the
extremes here. Here the papers are
howling because the Government does
not expend more money in buying
paintings for the National Art Gallery,
while under the very shadow of that
magnificent ediice people are writhing
in proverty. Another thing that strikes
me are the innumerable charita bic insti-
tutions see on every hand, all support
ed by private charity. They have asy-
lums for cripples, blind, and aged and
The orphans. But there is no charity in
English law like there is in the Ohio
statutes. These people are cared for
here only when they cannot care fol
themselves, and often not then; while
the broad humanity of our law gathers
the young under shelter-not merely tC
shelter, but to educate and nurture into
manhood and 'womanhood and usefu
citizenship. The subjects of English
charity go from the asylums to thu
graveyards, while they in our countr,
go from this kindly shelter into active
and useful life, and repay an hundred
fold the money expended for their com
| fort BY the State"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

TREASURE TRovE.-A large lump oi
silver was recently found by Mr. Will
liam Templin, on hiS farm in Cook,
County near Newport. II weighs two
hundred and eighty pounds and If con.
yerted into coin would probaly be worth
about $4,000. There is no other silver
in the vicinity, and by whom and when
it was buried is an interesting question
over which the curious minded will puz-
zle and perplex their brains. DeSoto in
his searches through the South might
have passed the country and made the
deposit.-E. TSna. Echo
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07
Compulsory Kissing.

Everybody in Paraguay smokes, and
every female above the age of thirteen
chews. am wrong. They do not chew,
but put tobacco in their mouths, keep it
there constantly, except when eating,
and instead Of chewing it, roll it about
and suck it. Only imagine yourself
about to salute the red lips Of q magnif-
cent little Hebe, arrayed with satin and
flashing with diamonds, as she puts you
back with one delicate hand, while with
the other she draws forth from her
mouth brownish black roll Of tobacco
quite two inches long, looking like &
monster grub, and then depositing the
savory lozenge on the brim of her SOM
brers, puts up her face and is ready Tor
a salute. / have sometimes seen an oy-
er-delicate foreigner turn away with a
shudder of loathing under such circum-
stances, and get the epithet Of the savage
applied to him by the offended beauty
for his sensitive sqneamishness. How
ever, one soon gets used to this in Para
quay, where you are, perforce Of custom,
obliged to kiss every lady you are intro
duced to, and one half you meet sre real
ly tempting enough to render you re-
gardless of the consequences, and you
would sip the dew of the proffered lip in
the face of a tobacco factory-even in the
double-distilled honey dew Of old Vir
ginia.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

Twenty years sgo there was but sin.
gle house in Minneapolis. Last year us
ing but one e-seventeenth part of the cap
acity Of her motive power, she manufac-
tured three and aquarter million barrels
of -four, nearly two hundred million feet
of lumber, one hundred and fifteen mil
lion feet ofshingles and thirty-three mil
lion lath, besides carrying on many 9TH
er branches of manufacture.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

Beman Follett, of Saratoga, had q
child stolen from him twelve years ago.
The child-stealer recently died in Belle
vue Hospital, New York, but before dy-
ing confessed the crime he had commit
ed, and steps have been taken to restore
the child, now young man, to his faith
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07
An Oshkosh judge got four bars d
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An Oshkosh judge got four bars Of
soap for marriage Zee.
A western paper speaks OF its con-
temporary os "tho Boone organ Of bot
tomlcss stupidity
A country editor advises Queen lsa-
bella to advertise IL She wishes 70 hnd
the throne she lost some time ago.
A Stark County, H., woman commit
ed suicide the other day because no cir
cus-comPany had visited heF vicinity FOR
two years.
"Are there any fools In this town
asked a stranger Of newsboy yesterday
IL don't know" replied the boy are you
! lonesome?"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

A Chicago clergyman tells this story
and so 1t must be believed: 81 once
married handsome young couple, and
as took the bride by the hand at the
close of the ceremony and gave her my
warmest congratulations, she tossed heI
pretty face and pointing to the bride
groom, replied, 81 think he is the one tC
he congratulated
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

Chief of Police Savage, Of Boston, who
has kept a record Of the cases of drunk
enness and the crimes attributed to in
Temperance in that city for several years
says that during those years the Hub has
had at one time free rum, at another "A
license law, and yet again for time n
prohibitory law vigorously enforced; and
yet there is no variation in his statistics
furnishing the least indication of when
one policy prevailed and when another.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

"Iron seems to be rising. As iron
makes railroads and the railroads make
the country, this is the best sign Of the
times that has yet appeared" So says
the Philadelphia Press, and the logic ia
correct. Already we have assurances that
the Fall trade will resume its activity Of
two years ago, If It does not prove really
an unusually profitable season.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

An exchange says: "There are two mil
lion beehives in the United States. Ev-
cry hive yields on an average little ov-
er twenty pounds of honey. The aver
age price at which honey is sold ia twen-
ty-fve cents pound, 30 that, after pay
ing their own board, the bees present ms
with o revenue of %, ,eo0,o 600"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

Il IL too bad that the Mayor ofGrass
City, Kansas, is dead, for the local paper
says that "if he hadnt but one chew Of
tobacco he'd divide il with friend"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

There are said to be in Boston, over
twenty firms exclusively engaged in
sole-leather cutting, ready for manufac-
turers' use.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

Snow Is still found on the summit Of
Mount Washington.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-07

''Come in," said voice within.
I opened the door and recognized, still
seated on a chair by the window, the
man whom / had seen packing the
valise, task he had just completed.
He was a muscular man of forty years,
with clean-shaven face that wore an
expression of craftiness. He seemed
somewhat confused when entered, and
he said:
"Ah, 1 thought it was the porter
Haven't you made a mistake?"
Without replying deliberately lock-
ed the door and put the key in my pock-
ct, while he stared amazedly.
Il see you are getting ready to leave,
remarked, sarcastically.
ayes, but-but-"
Suppose you stay IN New York lit
tie longer" [ interrupted.
"Why, sir. what do you mean?" he ex
claimed, rising from his chair.
"Oh, nothing of any great conse
quence," replied cody. perhaps yo
won dr. object to my taking look int
{ at valire, eh?"
Perhaps you'll do me the kindness
get out of my room," he retorted.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
Latest General NEWS.

The Supreme Court of Maine has decided that
women cannot be jutices OF the Peace or hold
any ether office designated by the Constitution
OF that State, but that the Legislature may au-
thorize women to hold any effioe created by that
body.
Professor Marsh's exploring party returned to
New Haven on Saturday, and an early repor. Of
the scientific results of the expedition is again
promised.
At Manchester. N. H., on Saturday, servant
girl named Hattie Beaman murdered her illegit-
Innate child by cutting of it's head with pair of
shears.
John Neville, aged eight years. was kidnapped
y, West Hoboken, on Thursday night. He was
playing with another child whom carried of.
private letter from Cuba, received in New
York, asaerts that seven slaves were fogged to
death recently near Cardenas.
General Sheridan expresses cutter disbelief
in the reports telegraphed from Sioux City Of
the presence Of prospecting miuing parties in
til, Black Hills country. All the adyices receiv-
ed from military sources show that no white
men have penetrated that region since the Gus
ter expedition last summer.
young man went into barber shop In Bos-
ton, on Saturday, took up razor and cut his
throat while standing before mirror. He was
desperate for want OF work.
At Charlsstown, Mass, yesterday, VIM. II.
Jones murdered Mrs. o. r, Barry at her resi-
dence, and then cut his own throat. No cause
IL assigned.
The funeral OF Hon. Ezra Cornell took place
on Saturday at Ithaca, N Y. Business WAS gen
orally suspended, and many of the houses were
draped in mourning.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
FIFTH EDITION.
THE CHARLIE ROSS ABDUCTION.
ANOTHER CLEAN OF LIGHT INTO THE
MYSTERY.
ONE or THE ABDUoroRs SHOT.
CONFESSION OF HIS CoMRADE.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IA.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IA
information received by detectives from Bay
Ridge Long Island, is to the effect Of the shoot
ing of two men while attempting to commit a
burglary. One WAS killed instantly and the 9th
or made statement before dying that they had
been concerned in the Charley Ross abduction.
Their names were William Moscher and Joe
Clark, a las Douglass. They had been suspect
ed by New York and Philadelphia detectives Of
being concerned in the abduction, but the search
proved unavailing until this attempt at burglary.
ANOTHER eTArFMENT OF THE AFFAIR
NEW YoRK, Dec. u
This morning, Supt. Walling received die
patch from Fort Hamilton. stating that two men
named Wm. Moscher and Joseph Douglass were
shot and killed there Las. night, while attempt
ing to commit burglary. Douglass, before
dying, declared that Moscher knew all about
Charley Ross, who was stolen from Philadelphia,
and detective was at once despatched from the
Central Office to identify the burglars Moscher
is supposed to be the man who wore the goggles
and induced the boy into the buggy.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The burglary was attempted on the residence
Of ex Judge Rulett van Brunt, on Coney Island
Plank Road, at Bay Ridge, Long Island. The
Judge saw. them endeavoring to force an en-
trance and fred two shots, both Of which took
effect one killing Mosher instantly and the other
wounding Dougherty. The latter states pos
lively that it was Mosher who abducted Charley
Ross.
THE ooNrEssIoN-How THK ALARM WAS GIVEN.
New YORK, Dec. IA.
The confession Of Moscher, the dying bur-
alar, was made to Rd Herken, a sailor living near
who WAS aroused by the alarm. he said Mos
cher was a married man, and had six children,
but he never knew where ROSES child WAS con-
| cealed.
The men are believed to have been river pi-
rates. Their boat was found moored to the shore
about half a mile from Van Brunt's residence.
1t appears that on effecting an entrance into
Judge vanBrunts residence the thieves sprung
a burglar alarm which connected with an ad-
| Joining residence and aroused the inmates,
VIII turned out the burglars.
Discovering they were liable to be captured
left cautiously, firing two shots at the pursuing
party and ran. They were then fired upon with
the effect stated.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
Obituary.
JAMES o. DOUGLASS, ESQ.


The deosase of James O. Douglass, Esq. which
took place at his residence at Buena Vista, this
county, yesterday, calls for more than passing
notice Mr. Douglass was the nephew OF John NJ.
CLAYTON, and one OF the two nearest relations
OF that great public character who sorrowed
him, the other bsng Mrs. Joseph z. Comegys
OF Dover, sister to MIR. Douglass. Their moth
ar was Mr.. Clayton's sistcr. MIR. Douglass was
born in Kent county, aud for many years served
as Pawn aster in the U. 3. Navy. His vile was
q Miss st Clair, who died several years ago,
leaving him two children, one OF whom daugh-
ter. now survives.
At the death OF Mr.. Clayton, Mr. Douglass and
Mrs Comegys, as his nearest of kin, inherited
most Of his large estate, to the former falling
the fine property of Buena Vista, on which Mr.
o. resided at the time OF his death, his miscel-
ianeous library, and most OF his valuable collec'
ton OF papers. To these last named Mr.. Doug
lass had made 1t his pleasure to add very largely,
especially i'll the departments relating to State
and Natsnal aff iirs having in view their use Tor
historical and biographical purposes. II may
be doubted whether more valuable collection
of the kind is anywhere to be found in this
State
Mr. Douglass was gentleman OF extensive
information, and fine cultivation. He lived II
fue style at his elegant home, but had suffered
severely from protracted ill-health, and for th'
last year or two has been very feeble, 30 tina
his death was not unexpected.
DEATH OF RICHARD M. JANSEy.
Richard NJ. Janney brother-in-,aw Of the lat,
Johns Hopkins died in Baltimore at six o cloc
on Saturday morning, from heart disease: Mr
Janney was in the sixty-ninth year OF his age
He was a native OF Virginia, but has resided ii
Baltimore for the past forty years. He was
prominent member OF the Society OF Friend
[Orthodox), and an elder in the church corne
OF Eutaw and Monument Streets
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

1T is charged that Byron and Scott had no
taste for music.
The Chicago Tribune says that at takes about
quart of powder and three pounds of lead TO
arrest man in Arkansas.
st. Louis recognizes woman's right to the
extent of furnishing employment to two street
lamp lighters of the fair sex.
Anna Louise Gary and Max strakosch stout
ly deny the report that they are married or have
such intent, and they ought 10 know.
Twenty thousand eggs of California salmon
have Just been presented by Prof. Bard, United
States Commissioner of Fisheries, to the Cana
dian Minister of Marine.
Among the young ladies who are to make
their debut in Washington society this winter,
are daughters of Senator West, Admirals Wor-
den; Porter and Poore, and General Emory.
When and where the next intercollegiate re-
gstta will be held is to be decided at conyen-
ton of representatives of the various college
boat clubs at Hartford, Conn, next Tuesday.
Minneapolis, Mimi. has just Witnessed the
inception Of new journalistic venture IN the
shape Of daily paper printed on postal card, =,
"Post Baby"
Mr.. Charles Nordhof, for many years Mr..
Bryant's able and trusted lieut. snant in the man
agement of the Eoening Post goes to the ma
tional capital this winter IS chief OF the New
York Heralds Washington buroau-
Mrs. Polly Blckford died at North Wakefield
Me-, recently, wanting only one day OF being loi
years Of age. She had retained her mental pow
ers in q remarkable degree until within q few
weeks and though finally obliged to wear spec
| tacles, had boen able TO leave them of for ter
| years past.
| "A very sad piece of news Is telegraple'
| from Washington. 1t seems but too true ths
| Commander William B. Gushing, Of the Unite'
States Navy, has become insaue, He was .
| wonderful fayorite in the service. and his gal
| liant feat in destroying the rebel ram Aibenidri
| won him undying fame.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
The coatesv.lIe Rolling willie.

At Twelve o'clock on Thursday night, says the
Coatesyille Union, the extensive viaduct mills
that had been running on half time, and we're
entirely closed on the death Of one of the firm,
i. B. Worth, started again, Mr.. Steele, the sur
viving member of the firm, taking full charge.
We understand these mills have enough orders
on hand to last all winter. .,,
Beale's Iron Works at Parkesburg are still
running, and have, we understand, liberal
amount Of orders on hand.
O. e. Pennock q Co.'s large works are making
full time, and are hurried to fill their orders.
',cold saw is being erected at their works s 10,
the purpose of saving cold iron such IS old
plates into covers, etc., and when completed
will be quite an improvement and advantage to
the works.
The works OF Huston & Penrose are running
aa uanaL
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
Labor Notes.

The Boston Advertiser publishes statement
showing that the railroads in Massachusetts
have not done as well as in former years. They
have been forced to increase their capital stock
and debt and have earned less in the gross,
while their operating expenses have not peeh
diminished.
The trouble with the rollers at tho Birdsboro
Rolling Mill and Nail Works, regarding tnen
wages has been satisfactorily arranged, and the
works resumed operations, this morning.
A Philadelphia exchange says That care,
full examination OF affairs in Phiadelphia would
prove that there are not as many unemployed
workmen now as a twelvemonth since
All the iron and steel works and the lock fac
tory in Norwalk, Conn, employing over lioo.
men are idle. About 500 men connected with th'
building and quarrying are also idle
The Tredegar iron works at Richmond, Va.
ordinarily employing 1000 hands, now have
force OF about 200.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
The object OF king KaIakaua's Com.
ing.

Tue great object of the visit of the Hawaiian
King to the United States is to aid in the nego-
tiations OF reciprocity treaty. 1t is considered
in Honolulu that the present seems to be more
opportune timo than on any previous occasion
to eject such an arrangement which, it is be-
lieved ON all sides, will be OF the greatest ad-
vantage to every part OF the islands. Public at
tenton it is said has been turned TO the
subject by the recent discussion on the
Canada treaty, and the section OF the
Union now calling for that treaty will be
more likely to vote for a similar treaty with Ha-
waii than II the Dominion question of reciproc-
ty was not up for approval The planters and
foreign residents in the Islands desire reclproc-
itv with the United States, and in 1855, 1897 and
1869 unsuccessful attempts we're made to bring
it about More recently the government offered
to code Pearl River Harbor, six miles from
Honolulu, as an uducement to our government
for such boon, and it will be remembered that
Major General Schofeld and General Alexander,
United States engineers proceeded last year
from San Francisco to the lslands, and made Q
survey OF the territory and port in qnestion'
A bill recently passed the Assembly, IN
| tended to authorize the King and his MINISTERS
| to effect a reciprocity treaty whenever the op-
portunty offers, without reference to the LegiB'
| lative Assembly. A provision OF the Hawaiian
constitution makes it necessary that any treaty
affecting the tariff shall be passed upon by the
| Assembly before it can be binding. The anxiet,
| to have such treaty was 80 great that major
| ity of the Assemblymen voted for the Dill, al
| though warned that it confcted with the con
stitution. King David will, therefore, be fre
| to act as he deems best, and Whatever arrang
ment he may succeed in making will, no doubt
be ratified by legal authorities in HIS OWN eeun
l
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
NewAdvertisements, To-day.

Agents wanted ps page
go per cent commission, Sd page
Philadelphia Burial Case Co, 3d ge
Jurubeba, Sd page
A Man In Ruins-Clty Item
The Most Unhappy Person--City Item
Wheeler n Wilson sewing Mach ne, 81 page
Musical Entertainment-Old Union Church
Funeral notices
Mortgages for sale-heynolds Co
Public sale of furnlture-RoT bo ham FIAiin
Holiday goods--E Bringhurst Co
simaruba Btters-E McInall, Jr, "revty
Boots and shoes-Turner Co, Brevity
City Laundry-Brevity
Carpets shaken-Ferry, Breviy
JInderwear-C Morgan, Brevlty
Fine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Co, Brevlty
Felt hats-DubeI, Brevity
Primera cigars-Singles Il Son. Brevlty
Sporting material-Hindle 4 Brevity
Fine cothing-Gouert. Brevlty
Sewing machines-Grover Il Baker. Brevity
Cheap Furniture-Harman, Breviy
Whitmans confectlon5-Miss Maxwell, Brev5
Hardware-W II Billany
Driving gloves-J p d ughten, Brevity
Coatlngs-Bayne, Brevity
Oysters-Fullmer's, Breylty
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
SECOND EDITION.
The pacific Mail subsidy.


ARREST OF REousANT WITNESS -TEsTiMoNy OF
RUFUS HATCH, DIRECTOR
The congressional committee Of ways and
means seem to have gone with some determina-
ton into the inquiry as to to the corruption
fund by means by which 1t is alleged the Paclf-
ic Subsidy was lobbied through Congress-. On
Saturday last, the sergeant alarms or the
House Of Representatives, under authority OF
the committee, arrested at hotel In New YORK.
Richard B. Irwin, the agent OF the company,
who is said to have expended S750.000 Of the
company's money, in putting the subsidy
through. He will be taken to Washington TO-
day, providing he does not get away. Irwin has
frequently before been looked Tor by the ser
geant at arms, but generally happened to be In
Europe or somewhere else, and 30 his testimony
has never been obtained. The arrest was made
in spite of Mr.. Irwin's excuses of important
business in New York and i'll health, the COM
mittee fearing that he would slip of to Europe
again.
sworn and examined before the committee, on
Saturday He testified that there were some
items Of the accounts for the year 1879 which
had not been satisfactorily explained to tho
stockholders. These items consisted solely OF
payments made to Richard B. Irwin, their San
| francisco agent, to the aggregate amount OF
| 9750000, the original checks for which Mr..
| Hatch exhibited TO the committee. There are
| six of these checks, numbered consecutveiy, sll
drawn on the National Bank OF Commerce. OF
| New York, to the order Of Richard B. Irwin, and
| signed for the company by Theodore +. johnson,
treasurer pro TEN, and T. w. G. Ballows, vice
president. Witness stated that these are the
only checks of the existence Of which he has any
knowledge, that have been drawn outside Of the
regular business Of the company, or which ap
peared to require explanation. So far as witness
knows, the company has no record Of the check
except the check book.
There are, however, very large entries on the
books of the company for several months before
and after the date OF these checks (namely, Ma,
"a, 1922 which indicate large stock operation
in Wall street, or money losned to bankers ant
brokers witness thought 1t probable that thu
checks in question related to or were connected
| with some of these operations.