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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-01

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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
A Famous ArmOrer.

Andre de Ferrara was the most famous
armoror of modern times. He first came
into note in the Highlands of Scotland
1t is said he was the only person who
could forge armor that would resist the
Sheffield arrow heads. or make swords
that would vie with the best weapons of
Toledo and Milan. He is supposed to
have learned his art in the Italian citv
whence he was called, to have practiced
it in secrecy among the Highland hills
as his genuine blades were all marked
with a crown. Before his time no man
in Great Britain could temper a sword
in such a way that the point should
touch the hilt and spring back uninjur
ed He is said to have worked in a
dark cellar, the better to enable him to
perceive the effect of the heat upon the
metal, and to watch the nicely of the
tempering, as we'll as possible to serve a.
a screen to his secret method of work
ing. Many of his blades with new bas-
ket hilts, are to be found in the Scottish
regiments of the present day. journal
of Applied Science.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Terrible Accident-Three Firemen
Killed and others Injured.

New YORK, September IA. About
half past 10 this morning, while expert
menting with Mrs. Uda's patent aerial
ladder. in Rutgers Square, an appalling
accident occurred, which resulted in the
death of at least three men, and proba
bly, two or three others. Itappears that
as soon as the ladder had been put to
gether and placed in position, in the CEN
ter of the square, the Chief mounted to
the top, followed by eight or ten of his
men, ranged in various points along the
ladder The ladder looked to be nearly
one hundred feet in height. The men
had not been on the ladder more than
a half minute when it swaved back
ward and forward, and suddenly snapped
in two. The men were instantly pre-
cipitated to the ground, three of them
being killed outright, and as many more
dangerously, if not fatally, injured.
The bodies were Immediately remov-
ed on trucks. The Chief was among
the killed. Later information says it
was VIM. H. Nash, chief of the battalion
and not the chief engineer, who was kill
ed. The others who were killed out
right by the fall were Philip Morse and
VIM. Hughss. The Aerial Ladder
Company had been ordered out for
practice, and while the men were going
through the evolutions the accident oc-
CURED.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Somerset Grain Market.
CORRECTED BY AsHBRooK & co.

CINCINNATI, September 16.-Cattle-
Receipts liberal. but very few of which
are good butcher qualities, the offerings
being principally of common to medium
grades, which NEE: with a quiet market
Sales to day ranged as follows: Com
mon 81 1908 75, fair to medium S4G35,
and good butcher grades S. 25@5 75.
No extra qualities offering.
HoGs-Receipts moderate only, and
market rather quiet for common grades
and good butcher qualities. Good
stockers and good light hipping Hogs
are more active and market firm. Sales
to-day ranged as follows: Common
stockers S6S6 so. good do Sc 65@6 90.
common light S7C97 so, good light 81 rs
al So, and good to extra butchers 81 90
as 20.
SHEEP-Market steady at So 5O@4
75, according to quality.
LAMBs-Scarce and market firm at S4
50@5 IS for fair to good
PITTsBURG, September 16.-Cattle
receipts from and inclnding Sunday, up
until noon to-day Sc cars of through
and 200 cars of local, against 56 cars OF
through and 1S5 cars of local same time
last week. Sales 2,63L against 2,279;
market more active and stronger, and
while better prices were realized in some
instances there were no general advance
as compared with last week. Included
in the sales were cars choice Southern
Ohio Steers at 7c, and cars of 925 to
a50-pound Texans and Cherokees at 4(9
42c, stock Cattle 394c. Receipts of
Hogs SO cars. against 81 cars the same
time last week; market dnll for grassers
but good corn-fed Hogs are scarce and
higher; Philadelphia Hogs 9}M92c
YorkeIs corn fed 8@8Ic, grassers 7GG73c
Receipts of Sheep S5 cars, same time
last week 63 cars; market dull for CON-
mon and medium, but best grades are
holding their own; some or cars of
extra brought SIC, prime, 100 lbs, 520
53c, 90 to 95 lbs 44@42c, Indians 4!@
52c, Lambs dull at 43@5Ic.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
The Decrease of Forests in Europe.

Judging from statistics recently pub
lished the time is not far distant when
France, Holland and Belgium will be-
gin drawing upon this country for their
supply of oak timber. In the former
country, notwithstanding the diminu-
tion of the area devoted to forests the
consumption Of oak timber has doubled
within the past fifty years. For the
manufacture of wine casks alone 15,-
100000 cnbic feet are annually required, /,
whilst for building purposes 100000
cubic feet and in railway carriage con-
s'ruction 10000 cubic feet are used per
annum. In 1852 S4,000,000 worth of
slaves were imporoted, which figure had
grown to S20.00O,O00 in 1874 Belgium
and Holland, altogether not as large
consumers of timber as France, have
no forests to draw upon, and have to
look to other countries for their supply
Italy, too, has cut down almost all her
forests, whilst Spain and Greece are al
most woodless. OF the other European
countries Austria has but few forests re-
naming, and North Germany, although
better provided than some of her neigh
bors in the way of timber, has, neverthe-
less, within the last decade, begun cut
ting down her young trees. Norway,
Sweden, Switzerland and Russia are at
present the thickest timbered of the Eu-
ropean countries, in the former one
fourth of her area being in forest; in
the second one-half, in the third one
sixth, and in the fourth one-third of
their total area being given up to the
growth of timber From the above four
countries all the others in Europe will
have to draw their supplies, and 1t
would seem as though, Notwithstanding
all the care exercised in replanting and
in forest culture, and at no distant dav
the time will arrive when their forests
will be exhausted by the constant drain
upon them. Then other sources will be
sought for, and Canada, the northeast
ern and northwestern sections of the
United States, will become lumber
marts of the world, and from these
boundless forests the timber necessary
for the use of Europe will ultimate
ly be taken. Already America is ex-
porting large amounts of timber to Eu-
rope, and the exports grow every year.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
The Western Storm.

1t is asserted that no such rain storm
as that which prevailed in Wisconsin
Wednesday night ever before occurred in
that section. On the Wisconsin Divis-
ion of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad, for circuit of about twenty
FIVE miles, and especially between Law
renee and Shopleer, the rain came down
in torrents for nearly three hours. 1t is
the general opinion that waterspout
must have bursted over that point. The
rivers and creeks soon became terrific
streams, carrying along everything in
their path, destroying nearly all the
bridges and numberless culverts in that
section, and great damage generally re-
suited, particularly to the railroads. A
number of trains on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad were ditohed
and wrecked, and the loss of human life
was quite considerable.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Cold BIoOded Murder-A Man Shot
Down while Sowing Wheat in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Correspondence Pittsburgh Telegraph

Correspondents Pittsburgh Telegraph
Another of those cold blooded muir
dere, which are giving America an un-
happy notoriety, and entiiling the Con-
tinent to the name formerly given by
the Aborigines TO Kentucky of the
Ozark and Bloody Ground" was per
peirated yesterday Goth in<i.,) in Henry
Clay township, Fayette county, Pa, on
the old Glover farm that is already
known in criminal annals for the muir
der of Alpheus Glover, killed by Jacob
Stop or Staub, couple Of years ago.
The present victim was a brother of
Alpheus, and a fine, stalwart man, six
feet high, In good health and vigor, aged
about thirty years. He was engaged in
sowing wheat. and was shot from behind,
three balls lodging in his breast one
passing nearly through and lying under
the skin, from whence it was taken at
the inquest A boy named Shrader,
German, was in the field with Elias w.
Glover, but at some distance. Hearing
tue rnOAS3 anu hOk @NVAs5 A@AAeAH ihN TAoAA
ed towards where he had last seen him,
and went close enough to see him lying
on the ground apparently dead or stun
ned He fed in terror and gave the
alarm. Some of the neIghbors examin-
ed the woods last night and found what
they term 'nest," where two men had
laid and the marks where they had rest
ed their guns on the fence, TO make their
aim sure and deadly. Suspicion strong
ly pointed, strange to say, towards
brother of the victim, named Horace L.
Glover, generally known as Harris
with whom Elias was known to be at
feud by their neighbOrs. 1t is claimed
that he can establish an abb. If so all
the better. The abb is not regarded
with as much reverence at this day as il
was by the elder Weller. But for the
sake Of humanity we would fain believe
it in this instance.
The great cities no longer have
monopoly of bloody crimes. For this
secluded section of country, apart from
the two murders mentioned above, has
very bad reputation for other cowardlv
and cruel things. Shooting horses and
cattles, stabbing them, docking them,
and, worse still, cutting ont the eyes
and other cruel mutilations of inofFen
sive brutes, have been of frequent oc
currence,,.
Even in that "good old time" we hear
so much of, when all men were honest
and women were true, tradition asserts
that crimes, even to blood, were com
mitted among these grave old hills and
hidden forever from human ken by the
rugged rocks that gem the hill sides.
Persons disappeared mysteriously, and
were never accounted for, while crimes
of lesser note defed the law and its min
iSfarS
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Keep Your Indians at Home.

Gov. Osborne, of Kansas, in reply to
formal demand by the Indian Bureau
upon that State for damages amounting
to $50, 900. for the killing of four Usage
Indians, fatty refuses to make repara-
ton. He says it's the business of the
Interior Department to keep its Indians
ON their reservations, and that when
they happen into Kansas they must ex-
pect to get killed. People on the Kansas
frontier are little sensitive on the sub
ject of roaming redskins, and if Secreta-
ry Delano really values Usage hides at
$12.500 apiece, he can save money by
keeping them out of the range ofKansas
bullets. This thing of paying for In
dians that don't exist is getting too COM
mon ANYHOW
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Curing Corn Fodder.

Here is new, and we think practical
idea about curing corn fodder-an oper-
alton which has been met with almost
insurmountable difficulties by nearly
everybody who has attempted to raise it.
The Ohio Farmer is the authority for
the statement: A farmer in Ontario
Co., n. Y, sowed oats broadcast, in the
usual AMOUNT and then drilled in corn,
using three bushels of corn to one of
oats. When the oats were ripe, the
whole crop was cut like grass, and the
dry oat straw, absorbing the moisture of
the stalks, rendering the whole easily
cured. One of our correspondents, last
year, stated that he cured his fodder by
placing it in the NOV between alternate
layers of dry straw, and that his cattle
and horses devoured the straw with as
much relish as the fodder AS corn fod-
der is a difficult thing to cure when cut
green, these suggestions should be acted
upon, when the fodder is put in the
barn
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
A FOur-Legged Inebriate.

4 gentleman living near New York
recently had barn raising on his place,
in which a number of his reighbors as
sisted In accordance with his old ems
tom he brewed for them, with his own
hands, several gallons of punch, upon
which being an expert, he expended
much labor and thought. When the
ingredients had been combined to snit
his taste, he carried the punch in a
bucket to the scene of operations, and
invited the men to partake Of it. They
excused themselves for moment, wish
ing to complete their work, whereupon
he placed the bucket upon bench and
retired. When, about half an hour af
terward, the men prepared to do Justice
to the punch, they discovered to their
consternation that the bucket was empty
The chief proved to be an Alderney
heifer, which was found in a very dis
graceful state of intoxication. She had
scented the favorite connection and
drained it to the last drop. The animal
recovered the next day, but those for
whom he punch was intended were oh
liged to quench their thirst with lager.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Elk-ShOOting in Colorado.
TGeorgetown Miner. |


Elk are found in almost every part of
the Park, generally in the timbered
country or on mountain slopes, singly
and in bands of ten and fifteen, accord
ing to the season, with proper care they
can be stalked as near as $50 yards, but
a good hunter who '.jumps" herd at
500 yards will bag three-fourths of the
number before they are out of range.
When dressed they weigh 300 to ! 200
pounds; but as a dozen tall fellows,
their shapely horns laid back. go crash
ing and laundering through the thick
pine forest, leaving a storm of branches
and dust in their wake, each elk may
easily be estimated to weigh ton. If
wounded at close quarters in the timber,
they are dangerous foes, and quick and
accurate shooting is needed, unless the
hunter prefers to climb tree, which IL
an awkward predicament, detrimental to
temper and garments, provocative of
unfeeling remarks from comrades when
one returns late in the night to camp.
The beauty and majesty of the stately
creature require no description, and often
will the hunter grieve over his glory
LAID low; yet elk steaks and roasts are SO
nice, his hide makes such excellent buck
skin, and his branching antlers form
such an elegant trophy and memento,
that tears are seldom shed at his demise.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
MouItOn Refuses to have q NOlle
PrOseqni Entered in Beech
er's Suit Against Him
For Libel.


District Attorney Britton, of Brooklyn
has addressed letters to Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher and Francis D. Monlton.
suggesting that the public interest would
he best served by entering nolie prose
qui in the case of Henry Ward Beecher
against Francis D. Moulton, for libel.
Mr.. Beecher, in reply. concurs in the
disposition o. the case suggested by the
District Attorney Mr. Motion says
he can not acqniesce in the action pro
prosed, and concludes his letter as fol-
lowe:
81 am indicted of libel in charging
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher with Grimm
al intercourse with a femal member of
his congregation. The charge is true.
He knows it TO be true, and whatever
the imperfections of mans tribunals,
the Supreme Ruler will some dav re-
veal the truth, and vindieate the right.
For speaking the truth, and nothing
but the truth, and that too, under chal-
lenge, and in defense of my character
and the character of her whose good
name is dearer to me than life ITSELF
have been arraigned as a criminal, com
PEELED like felon TO plead with uplift-
ed hand, subjected to the ignominy of
bonds against an escape from Justice;
loaded with obloquv by the pnDiic press,
frowned upon and avoided by society,
and now, after the Indictment against
me has served its purpose by discredit-
ing in advance witness of Rev. Mr..
Beecher's guilt, and it is apparent to you
as il is to the world, that | am innoc-
ent and must be acquitted, at this mo-
ment. and under these circumstances,
am requested to acquiesce in a nolle
prosequi, and to suffer my aceuser to es-
cape the penalty of his perjured pro
secntions. Never, sir, never | demand
trial, and shall be ready on any rea-
<onable notice to make good my defense.
Very respectfully
"FRANCIS d MOUITON
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
How the Girls Scared a Burglar.
[St. Louis epuhlican.)

One of the best incidents of the bur
glar season, an incident which occurred
early in July, now sees the light for the
first time. Just before the Fourth of
brief visit with his wife, leaving the
house in charge of the oldest daughter,
who had only younger girl with her
for company. A hired man slept in one
of the lower rooms of the house at night
in order to afford protection. Every
thing passed off pleasantly until nearly
the time fixed for the return of the
father and mother on the 2d or Sd day
of July. Previous to the departure
from the city of the gentleman referred
to he had purchased a lot of fireworks
amuse the family, and these fireworks
were stored in one of the upper rooms.
On the evening of the I'd the young lady
and her companion retired as usual,
fearing nothing, since the hired man
was sleeping as usual down stairs. In
the course of the night they were awak-
ened by a noise at one of the lower win
dows, and discovered that burglar was
irving to effect an entrance. The noise
made did not awaken the hired man, and
the alarmed girls dared not go down
stairs to arouse him. At the same time
they feared to let the burglar know of
their presence, having the wrong i'm
preston that should they scream the
burglar would suspect them to be help.
less, and so come in boldly. In the ex-
tremity bright idea occurred. They
resolved to let off the fireworks. The
rockets and crackers were found, taken
slyly to n window above the one where
the burglar was at work, and as many of
them as could be ignited at once lighted
and tossed out together. There was
great report, the air was full Of fire for
moment, and the terrified burglar
bounded away at full speed, evidently
supposing himself the target for half
dozen revolvers! A more original way
of getting rid of robber was certainly
never devised
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17

According TO the Atlanta Herald,
General JOS. E. johnson has received
and accepted from the Khedive of Egypt
the appointment of Commander in
Chief of the Egyptian army. The Jour
nal says that Joe is to get 100000 aa an
outfit. and is to receive $4,000 annually
as his salary. besides the honor of hav-
ing supreme control of the Khedive's 3
army; and, we add. the beauty of the
thing will be that JEFF Davis can't re-
move him. The Sultan's powerful
Viceroy in Egypt already has a number
of American soldiers, both Confederates
and Unionists, as officers in his army,
and we doubt not these will gladly ac-
cept Joe johnson as their Commander
in Chief.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17
Mules and Horses.

Whatever may be said of the horse as
an agricultural laborer above the mule
at the North, certain IT is that the posi-
ton Of the Arkansas correspondent of
the American Farm Journal, favoring
the mule in Southern agriculture, is
we'll taken Mules on an average are
more valuable than horses, are not SO
subject to disease, and are not likely to
run away in wagoning and plowing, are
longer lived. will do more work, and re
quire less feed and attention; they are
stronger, will draw heavier loads. and
stand a great deal more hardship. and
are in every way preferable to the horse
for general farm use. Mules come in
earlier, being ready for light work when
three years old. They will then do
enongh work on the farm TO pay for their
feed, and after having attained the age
of four years, they are ready for any
kind of service. But the horse (coltl
must be kept until he is four years old
before he is worked at all. and when he
is four he must he 6rst-rate colt to
bring as much as the mule will at two
years old. But assume the animals are
both required for farm work, see what
difference there is in favor of the mule-
The working life of mule can be safe
ly estimated at thirty years, and that of
a horse at ten years. So while mule is
working its life out, three horses are re-
quired to do equal service. Bat these
are not the only items. The saving of
teed is at least one fourth, or not less
than 647 bushels of corn and 427 tons
of hay. These amounts, added to the
original saving in purchase of animals
show an advantage in favor of the use
of the mule over the horse OF over ST.
600 during the ordinary life of the ami
NAL. The mule is less dainty about
food, unground grain and dry feed be-
ing just the thing for him. There are
still other advantages in favor of the
mule too numerous to mention.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17

William A. Beach, the lawyer, has
played seven-up with the learned pig,
Ben, at Saratoga, and been beaten. He
Heard of the wonderfnlly-trained brute,
and went to the show tent late Mt night,
when his party we're the only visitors.
Ben was aroused from n sound sleep.
They cut for deal, Beach in the usual
way and Ben with a sidewi-e poke Of his
snout. The hog cut highest, and the
lawyer dealt for him. Beach passed, and
Ben after having his cards shown TO him
picked up bit of pasteboard inscribed
Yes" which meant that he "took it
up" In that way the game was played,
the pig winning.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-17

Theodore Tilton leaves Brooklyn to-
day to begin his lecture season, and will
deliver his new lecture, "The Problem
OF Life" tomorrow in Port Jarvis
Thence he goes to Binghamton, Syracuse,
Utica, Albany, Cortland, Ithaca, and to
many other points in New York. His
agents have arranged that he shall lee
ture in New York city on September
10Th, the same night that Mr.. Beecher is
to be received in the Brooklyn Academy.
He will not lecture more than two hun
dred nights, or if his health continues
good, possibly two hundred and twenty
five nights. Mr.. Tilton does not expect,
even in the most remote way, to speak
of the scandal, and his agents say that
he will not allow his intimate friends to
broach- the subject. Mr.. Tilton receives
800 night for his lecture, and more in
larger cities. He is to speak every night
except Sundays and on Christmas.