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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Successful Raid on Gang Of Car
Thieves.

CLEVELAND. O., February "A sue
cessfnl raid upon party of freiRht-car
thieves was made at New London. on
the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
and indianapolis Railroad, few days
ago, which resulted in the arrest of
Monroe. Mei<ner, and David. Mary and
Emery Sheldon. The plans of the rob
bers were, when trains were stopping for
wood and water, to emerge quietly under
cover of darkness from an adjacent woods
and force open car doors by means of
jimmies, while part of the gang stood
watch, in order to apprise their cnnfed-
crates of danger, or rush to their assist
anee in case of attack. Once inside the
cars, they would wait until the train
started, when the rumbling noise would
conceal their movements, and then toss
out small boxes or such goods as they
chose. The officers of the road, aided
by special detectives from abroad. and
some members Of the Cleveland police
force, carefully perfected their plans,
and laid in wait for the robbers A gen.
eral rush was made as they Approached
the train, and promiscuous shots were
fired by the detectives The robbers.
however, succeeded in making tenipor-
airy escaped, but were afterward pursued
and the -four named secured at a point
nine miles south Of New London. One
of the gang named Reuben Sheldon is
still at large. The parties were arraign-
ed before Justice Adams, of Norwalk,
and steps preliminary To trial taken
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
A Little Girls Extravaganza.

The Providence Journal says: "Tha
attention of detectives Swan and Wal
dron was recently called to the fact that
a very Young girl, apparently not more
bright appearance and richly dressed,
had engaged a private box at the theater
for four successive nights this week,
which she paid for herself and occupied
with young companions. She was ''shad-
owed" and her life ascertained. They
revealed an extravagance and inIepend-
ence unparalleled in one so young. She
engaged hacks continually, sometimes
paying as much as SIS and $40 per day
for their hire alone, purchased furs,
dress goods, diamonds, and other jewelry
with a lavish hand, and was equally ex-
travagant in other ways. There ia an
absolute knowledge that within a few
months she has squandered upwards of
$1,000. She is an heiress in her own
right, and the money she obtained from
her mother, who was her guardian, on
various pretenses-one that she was
favorite of well-known wealthy gen.
tleman who invested it for her. and 9TH
ers that she needed it for books at school
contributions and Sunday school, and
the like. She accounted for the articles
of her purchase by saying that they
were given to her by the gentleman
above alluded to. The precocity of
her powers of deceit and the plausibility
of her representations were very wonder
full for one so young, and her mother
and grandfather were completely deceiy
ed. When the facts were made known
by the confession of the girl in the pres
ence of the detectives they utterly as
founded. The lesson of the painful case
is very evident. and the blame attaches
almost in an equal degree to the shop
keepers and others who sold articles to
so young person TO such an extent
without inquiry"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
DISASTROUS STORM.
Seri0ns Da- age in New York. Phil
adeIphia, Washington and Other
Places.

NEW YORK, February "A heavy
gale prevails here To day, and telegrap phiS
communicates north and somth is brok
en- in many places In this city sign-
hats and walls Ay freely through the air
Dispatches from the outside report the
carrying away of roofs and steeples.
The heaviest storm of this winter il
raging in the neighborhood of Rutland
Vermont. The snow is drifting badly
delaying trains.
White Hall and Saratoga report the
storm as fearful and the telegraph work
ing badly.
Montreal says foot OF snow has fall
en- since last night.
In Providence, Rhode Island. the gale
is very heavy this afterroon. One of the
/ spires on the tower of Grace Church has
blown down.
In Woonsocket a new brick French
Catholic Church, newly finished, WAS
| blown down level with the basement.
In New York there is no abatement OF
the gale, which has swept from the bay
and river every description of sailing
craft At the Office Of the United States
Signal Service, in this city, the rate of
the wind this morning was reported at
sixty six miles an hour.
In Brooklyn a row of private resi-
dences was unroofed.
PHILADELPHIA, February 2.-Much
! damage was done at the Centennial
Grounds. The tower of Agricultural
Hall, and of the New York State Bnild-
ing, were considerably injured, A three
| story frame structure at Forty first street
and Edeu avenue, and a one-story brick
building at Forty-third and Lancaster
streets; were blown down. The tin roof
of the Trans-Contenental Hotel, near
the Centennial Grounds, was partially
carried away. as was the roof of the
Farmers Market in Camden. The roofs
of six houses on Sixth street were blown
a distance of seventy feet. Communica-
ton from points south Of Philadelphia
is very 6tfuI, but line men, to re-estab-
lish the connections everywhere by even
ing, are at work along the coast from
Maine to Florida. The danger signal is
flying.
MOUNT VERNON, IND, February p
The storm Yesterday and last night set
adrift and swept away a dozen houses,
and one school house in the inundated
river bottoms above here, and many of
the occupants barely escaped. They
took refuge in trees and barn-lofts, some
being exposed to the cold fortv-eight
hours before rescued, but nothing more
serious than frozen feet and ears is re-
ported. A number of horses and cattle
were lost.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-In Wash
ington the ferceness of tbs blasts awoke
many persons, who sought security in
the lower rooms of their dwellings. The
tower of the Methodist Church is sever
al feet out of perpendicular, and great
crowds are in the neighboring streets
awaiting its fall.
DETROIT, Mich, February "A ter
rife storm of wind and snow swept over
the State last night. This morning is
the coolest of the season; thermometer
at MackInaw 25o below zero.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

Some sixteen members of the whiskey
ring at Indianapolis. having been found
guilty Of the charges against them, were
on Tuesday last, sentenced to the peni-
tentiary and other prisons for various
terms, and to pay fines of various sums
from $500 to 81, ,00O OF the disposal
of the cases of this batch of prisoners,
the Commercials correspondent says:
INDIANAPOLIS, February, lin the
United States Court, this morning, sew
eral of the prisoners in the whisky cases,
before sentence was passed, pleaded hon
orable wounds and faithful service in
the army, and various other reasons, in
mitigation. Judge Gresham admitted
the unpleasantness of his duty, but
could not allow sympathy to make him
forget the crime they had committed.
He drew a decided contrast between Of
fcers of the Government and distillers.
The former are trusted servants in the
pay of the United States, while the latter
are not trusted, but are watched by
Government officials. Therefore, the
former ought to have increased punish
ment. He then announced that those
officers who had betrayed their trust
should have two years in either cf the
penitentiarIes they might prefer, and
pay fine of one thousand dollars.
Then followed the case of James K.
Hill, Deputy Revenue Collector Hill
protested his innocence before God and
the world. The Judge, in sentencing
him to three years in the penitentiary
and one thousand dollars fine, remark
ed that his crime was of a deeper dye.
because of his high position in the Gov
ernment service.
In passing the sentence of those who
had been laborers about the distilleries,
the Judge again remarked the difference
between their crime and that of the
Government officers, and gave them six
months in the Gibson County Jail and
five hundred dollars, with the exception
of Thos. J. Robb, distiller, whom he
gave one yeae in Jail.
The only case remaining being that of
John w. Bingham, Colonel Trusler
stated to the Court he had couple OF
affidavits showing Bingham's wife in a
critical condition, and that a sudden
shock to her nervous system might prove
fatal, and as further fact that Govern
ment officers in New York wished Bing-
hams affidavit in other cases. He there
fore asked delay in passing sentence.
The Judge replied that since these facts
had come to his knowledge he had
thought much about. what was best to do,
that although there will be a popular
clamor for BiDgham's sentence he
thought, as question of humanity, the
sentence ought to be deferred; that
Bingham had recently lost a brother,
who, no doubt, had died of remorse;
that the Government could afford To
wait few weeks before passing sentence,
and he was perfectly willing to take the
responsibility of postponing it for the
present.
The prisoners we're given into the
custody of the United States Marshal,
and will, tomorrow morning be taken
to their several destinations.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
A Woman sheets a Tramp.
From the Monros,Ille o., spse,ator.l

From the MonroeyiHe (0-l Spectator.
Week before last tramp-the same
who was locked up in onr Jail on Mon
day night of last week ON charge of
drunkenness and di~ordrrlv conduct
called at the house of Frank Wheeler,
who lives same TWO or three miles east
Of this place. near the railroad, and ask
ed for cup of coff-e and good meal.
Mrs. Wheeler prepared good meal for
him, which he ate, and then, discover
ing that the lady was alone, he insulted
her and attempted to outrage her. but
was prevented by her getting hold of the
shotgun and ordering him off, He at
first refused to go, and told her she dar-
ed not shoot. But when he s.arted to-
ward her the second time she shot at
him, the load taking effect in his thigh
He than ran out 10 the railroad, and in
a few moments another tramp came to
the house and asked for some rags to tie
up the injured mans wounds. She
supplied the necessary bandaYes, and
heard nothing more of the tramps for
some time after. On last Friday she was
again left alone, and while near the
smoke-house attending TO some work,
she saw the two tramps coming toward
her again, and ran toward the honse.
One of the fellows-the same she had
previously wounIed-calIed her to stop
H. / sL.
time fred a revolver at her. She, how
ever, escaped to the house and locked
the door before they could gain an en-
trance. The fellows went to the window
raised it, and we're abont to enter the
house, when Mrs. Wheeler again got the
gun and told them TO keep out or she
would shoot. "Shoot and be id" was
the answer given, and one of them, the
same she previously wounded. being
halfway in at the window, abe did shoot
the load taking effect in his arm and
shoulder. The other tramp picked him
up and carried him TO the woods near
by, where he left him while he went to
Norwalk for physician. The wounded
man was taken to Norwalx, when il was
found necessary to amputate his arm.
His wound proved 40 serious. however,
that it was found impossible to save his
life, and on Saturday he breathed his
last.
Our Marshal informed us that he at
tempted to outraged a woman in the
west end of town. a short time previous
and il seems from all accounts that he
was a villain, and we'll deserved the fate
he met. 1t would be well for our farm
ers to see that their wives are provided
with suitable weapons for selfdefense
when 1t becomes necessary to leave them
alone, even for a short time. as the
tramps are becoming bolder and more
villainous every day and almost every
paper we take up we see some story of
outrage and insult. If few more such
fellows were treated as this tramp was,
the matter would soon be remedird, and
it behooves all to be on the alert, and
well armed against their attacks.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Awful Tragedy in Vermont.

BosToN, February IA special from
East Lyndon, Vermont, states that 81
las Wilder, a resident of that town. kill
ed his father ana mother, this morning,
with an AK, and then cut his wife'a
throat. He then hung himself. His
wife was alive at the latest date.
NEWPORT, VT, February There
is a terrible excitement at East Lyndon
over the tragedy of to-day. 1t is sup
posed that Wilder was laboring under
temporary insanity, snperinduced by
excessive excitement and passion. The
details of the tragedy are most horrible.
His ia ther and mother were aged respec-
lively seventy three and seventy years.
The immediate cause of the affair was
an alteration. with his wife, who, in al
tering a pair of overhalls, had made
them too short. After angry words,
Wilder started for shed, saying he
would get an axe and end the trouble.
His wife followed him and seized the
axe, when he drew a dirk, and stabbed
her and left her for dead. Then taking
up an axe, he started for his father who
had followed him, and struck him n
fearful blow, crushing through his head.
At this point he appeared still further
infuriated, and next attacked his moth
er. killing her with three fearful blows
over the head and breast. Leaving her
in front of the door he returned to the
shed, and found his father had crawled
into the kitchen. He struck him as he
lay upon the floor, the axe crashing
through his head and remaining in the
floor. He then cut his own throat, and
death not ensuing at once, ran to the
barn, fastened rope around his neck,
and jumped from beam, breaking his
neck, and causing instant death.
The father and mother are both dead
His wife. il is thought, may recover.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

The world is disposed to look with a
certain degree of compassion npon the
thefts and other crimes of similar na-
ture, of the poor devils who are victims
of pinching poverty; but the law, never
theless, metes out the full measure of
punishment to all offenders of this
character, when they can be reached.
For the already well.to-do persons who
follow criminal practices from choice,
and in no wise from seeming necessity,
the world is disposed to have no COM
passion; hut the law nevertheless, is u.s.
ually most tender with them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

A Bridegroom at Amsterdam, New
York, was so bashful that he is said TO
have looked as if "struck by club"
At the clergyman's house his sister
pushed him into a seat and pulled of
his hat He stared. When it was time
for the ceremony to begin it was found
to be difficult task to get him in posi-
tion, but this was finally accomplished
and the solemn services commenced. the
sister standing up" next to her brother
and keeping an eagle eye on the entire
proceedings. Whenever 1t came the
youths turn to answer, the sister had to
prompt him, which she did, audibly and
severely. When the ceremony ended
the clergyman received a bag of beans
for his fee, and the sister said "there
now" by way of announcing that she
abandoned the poor devil to his fate.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

Col. Mcguire pleaded guilty. in the
United Stotes District Court at St. Louis
on last Wednesday, to neglect Of duty in
relation to the whisky irregularities, the
Government Withdrawing the count
charging him with conspiracy. The
District Attorney stated in Court that
the Government had been unable to
trace the payment of any money to Ma
guirc as a member of the conspiracy OF
ring. For his neglect of duty, however
Mcguire will have to undergo punish.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

LosT-NoTEs.-On Sunday, the 10Th
inst, between the residence of Lawrence
Cover and Slabiown, or between Slab
town and Thornville-two notes: one, Of
$27500, on Samuel Chalfant. and the
other, of $4,000, on John Blackburn, and
both assigned to the subscriber. ANY per
son returning the same TO me will he lib
orally rewarded. Persons are cauIioned
against purchasing or trading for said
notes. J. NJ. RANDOLPH,
3S-3w Thornville, Ohio.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

Brooklyn has another horror. An Al
satan, on Thursday last, enticed fell
low workman to his house, piled him
with liquor until he was unconscious
and then deliberately cut his head of
with an ak. After the murder the per-
petrator took from his victim three dol
lars and half f!-price of his life-and
then proceeded to cut up the body.
which he packed in boiler. This is
one of the most strocions murders on re-
cord, and its perpetrator should have
short shrift.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
To the Public.

As above stated, we have taken charge
Of the Meat Shop. 50 long conducted by
our father; and we beg TO state to the
public that it will be our aim to supply
them with the best in our line. the mar
ket affords; and at reasonable prices.
Soliciting a share of patronage, we are
Respectfully,
e6w2 Lou. KULLMAN & Bro.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

The San Francisco Chronicle describ-
ell a performance by child acrobats, in
which boys, aged respectively FIVE and
seven years, were crnelly compelled to
accomplish difficult feats. The loafer
who lives by these exertions wrote a
letter to say that the frequent falls Of
the boys in the course oftheir feats were
the interest Of the spectators. A report
er, however, found by investigation that
those falls had covered the children
with bruises, and that whippings were
the incentive to exertion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Change of Firm.

Having disposed Of my interest in the
Meat Shop and the butchering business
to Lon. Knllman & Bro. am desir-
Gus of closing my books, and to that
end, respectfully reqnst all who know
themselves indebted to me to call and
make settlement at their earliest con-
venience. Without further notice, all
such accounts remaining unpaid by the
LIST of February 1876, will be placed in
the hands of an officer for collection.
GEORGE KULLMAN.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Temperance and Apples.

[From tbs New York Express
The Temperance men" of Maine,
having failed to enforce the most string
ent prohibitory law ever enacted, are
before the Legislature for more law.
The bill they ask for prohibits the man.
nfacture of intoxicating liquors under
penalty of $500 fine or six M onths' hard
labor, for the second violation both the
fine and the imprisonment, or a year of
hard labor. The exception is not cur
rant wine, nor elderberry wine. nor Po-
land spring water, but anybody may
manufacture cider from apples grown in
the State, and sell it in quantities Of a
gallon and upward. Cider from Maine
apples, it is supposed. is less intoxicat-
ing than cider made from other States,
and hence this discrimination. The bill
any purpose. 1t may he seized at any
time, in any place, and destroyed at
once. The burden of proof that the ar.
ticle is not intended for sale rests with
the owners or claimants. No matter
how the case is decided, no action will
be permitted to recover liquors seized
and destroyed City Marshals may en-
ter all dwellings. and, if he find liquor,
may then and there pour it into the gut
ter An officious Marshal can awaken
passengers in a sleeping car to search
their carpet bags and smash their TASKS
The penalty for selling is not less than
| imprisonment with it, and clerks and as
sistants of persons who sell liquor are to
be treated IA principals.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
NICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Garden

is the most beautiful work Of the kind
in the world. IL contains nearly $50
pages. hundreds Of iine illustrations, and
fonr Chrome Plates Of Flowers, beauti.
fully drawn and colnred from nature.
Price 35 cents, in paper covers; 65 cents,
bound in elegant cloth.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

On last Tuesday, the Rhode Island
House of Representatives passed, with
out division, bill providing that land
occupied or owned by churches, schools,
colleges and charitable institutions,
shall no longer be exempt from taxa
tion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Sale of Real Estate.
Monday, the 7th day of February. Is7

D1 NlRID r. of an order OF the Probate Court
ID of Perry county, Ohio, TO me directed.
will offer for sale at public auction upon the
premises hereinafter described, on
Monday, the 7th day of February. 1876,
between the hours of 1 aud O'Clock, p. NJ, of
said day, the following interest in real estate
situate In Thorn Township. Perry county, Ohio.
being the one undivided eighth part of the re-
mainder of the Southeast quarter Of Section Ne.
3, Township No. 49, Range No. II, after taking
off so acres from the North side Of said quarter
section, said remainder containing 81 acres
more or less being the South part Of the same
quarter section, devised by Noah Funderberg.
SEN, deceased, bv his last will aud testament
dated March 18th, 1926, To his eight children all
Of which Is now owned by Jacob Funderberg
except the above named one-eighth part con-
sisting of the interest Of Samuel fnnderberg
therein. Appraised ut s945.
Terms of sale: One-third cash in hand; one
third In one year, and the remaining third In
two years, with interest from the day Of sale;
the deferred payments 10 be secured by mort
gage ON the premises sold,
NOAH FUNDERBERG, Guardian
OF Samuel Funderberg, a person Of weak mind.
January 7, 1876. 39w5
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Vick's Floral GuI,Ie.

This is n beautiful Quarterly Journal.
finely illustrated, and containing an ele-
giant colOred Frontispiece with the first
number. Price only 25 cents. for the
year. The frst number for 1875 just Is
sued. Address
JAMES WICK, Rochester, M
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

We pay cash for butter and eegs, and
will take either (at the highest market
price) in eKchange for goods.
10 DITroM A HUH.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

j. S. Termer, the Quincy hank rob
Der, died Thursday night of consump-
tion. He maintained the truth of his
story, and gave the names of his accom-
plices-Hilsey, t!Iief of Syracuse, New
York; "English Tom, a cockney burg
lar. and a man. name unknown, at pres
ent in ST. Louis hospital with bullet
wound In the thigh. He tried to tell OF
a diamond robbery in St. Joseph. Mo,
in March, 1875, but died before the par
ticnlars were given. He said $4,000 Of
diamonds and jewelry were buried on
the Iron Mountain Railroad, near
Bonneville. Mo. The proper effort will
be made to ferret the matter out.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04

Prepared cocoanut tfor cake, etc.
eitron, fancy coiored sugars, pFunea,
dates, cnTrants. raisins, nuts of'ali kinds,
French and common candy 10 great va
rieties-All TO be found at Hsadquartera.
DITroE 4 HUI.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Seeds

Flower and Vegetable Seeds
are the best the world produces. They
are planted by a million people in
America, and the result is, beautiful
Flowers and splendid Vegetables. A
Priced Catalogue sent free TO all who
enclose the postaRe-a cent stamp.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
Farm for Sale.

I0k ACRES-one mile east Of Somerset, on
IUO RehObOth road. IL is adapted % eitIer
sI0cK or grain; Is well watered with never fnil-
ing springs; has choice fruit, consisting o. $50
apple trees, pears, cherries and quincea.
plum orchard Of the best varieties of damH0na,
cages, etc Also, peach orchard Of 250 trees
OF the very best varieties. Good buildings; 30
acres Of good timber, and fences all Ia good re.
pair For particulars, call On or addreu8
GEORGE W. CANWOOD,
Oct. 20, 1875 29u Somerset Ohio.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-04
A Saw Mill Wanted.
1,430 ACRES

of timber land four miles from the Ohio
river, down grade, three miles Of dist
ance free turnpike. Oak, poplar, pine,
900 acres good for corn or wheat-bal.
ance fine and waverly sand stone-great
inducement to purchaser-call and con-
suit
MARTIN KAGAY,
Somerset, Ohio.