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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Glowing Accounts from the Black
Hills.

ST. PAUL, MINI, January 24.-Spe-
cial dispatches from Bismarck to the
papers of this city contain glowing ac-
counts from the Black Hills country.
A party carrying the mail between Bis
marck and the Black Hills had returned
and gave wonderful reports of the rich
ness of the country. The report ia vouch-
ed for as thoroughly trustworthy.
Twelve hundred men are now in that
portion of the Black Hills through
which Rapid Creek runs. The average
diggings was one dollar per hour to each
man, and they saw $137 taken out in six
hours by four men. The next day the
same force in the same time took out
SIP. California Joe, person of re-
nown among miners, saw thirty-four dol
lars taken out of one pan, there being
one nugget worth twenty dollars. All Of
the returning party brought specimens
of gold of splendid quality. They all
agree in statements regarding the beauty
and richness of the country, and say
Clusters report was not at all exaggerat-
ed. A large party is preparing to start
from Bismarck for the Black Hills, and
will take a large amount of goods. Bis
marck merchants complain bitterly that
the Pacific Northern Railroad refuse to
run trains to that place during the pres
ent open winter, so that supplies for the
Black Hills may be sent forward from
that place, which is much the nearest to
the best digRings.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Creeping of Rails.

The Creeping" of railroad rails has
attracted some attention of late, and,
while we do not attempt to explain it
we offer point on the fact that on lines
running north and south, the western
rail "creeps" faster than the eastern rail
that is, this strange movement of the
rail toward the south IL more marked in
one rail than in the other on the same
track. Furthermore, it has been noticed
that on such a line the eastern rails
wear out the faster. Both of these points,
we think, can be explained by the mo-
tion OF the earth as it turns from the
west toward the east. Everything that
has free motion is dragged after the
whirling globe; every wind that blows
and every tide that moves feels tie influ-
ence, and our train going north or south
is pulled over toward the east, and nat
urally presses the eastean rail most
heavily. The western rail, being reliev-
ed of its share of weight, "creeps" more
freely and quickly. 1t is also noticed
that the wheels that run on the eastern
rail wear out the first, and we can but
think that this earth motion is the true
cause. The practical eide of this IN that
the eastern rail and wheels should be
stronger.-[Scient American.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
SOME RSET, OHIO, -.

Murders and revolving outrages have
become SO frequent throughout the
country, that the people, in the form of
vigilance committees, have in numerous
instances taken into their own hands
the matter of furnishing all offenders
that are captured. This method of dis
posing of criminal cases seems rather
rough in a country which boasts of it's
civilization, and where the courts are
unobstructed; but it "a a mighty effec-
tive way to bring the evil disposed to
realization of the uncertainty of their
existence. The slow process of the law
seems to many to be inadequate to rem
der protection to society from the mon
sters now at large in the country. And
it must be admitted that few unscien-
tific and informal hangings will do more
to rid State Of murderers and other in
tolerable beasts in human shape than
any other conceivable proceeding the
people can adopt. But the matter Of
violating law in this way, is more or
less attendant with danger to innocent
persons, and should be resorted to only
when it becomes a foregone conclusion
that in no other way can the guilty be
reached, and appropriately punished.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Horrible Case OF Murder and Lynch
ing.

A young man named c. F. Melting, Of
Barboursville, w. Va, had been missing
for several ly~, and search having BEEN
instituted on Saturday, his body was
cut. M-ling's wife and man named
Edward Williams, who had been paying
her improper attentions, were arrested.
and Mrs. Melting confessed that she
and Williams killed him. On Saturday
night Williams was taken from the Jail,
and hanged hy mob. The parties were
assured bv minister that sufficient evid
ence of their guilt had been obtained,
and that the Jail was surrounded by
mob of excited people, but both denied
any completely in the act, although the
minister continued praying with them
and asking for a confession. The mob
finally forced the keys from the jailor
took Williams out and placed him un-
der a tree in the Court House yard,
where with a rope around his neck,
standing on barrel, he made confession:
He expressed the hope that the crowd
might obtain Gods forgiveness for their
crime, aa he had for his, and declared
that he was happily started on his jour
ney home to heaven. He died after fif-
teen minutes of terrible agony. Mrs
Melting was then brought out and, after
placing her in front of the dead muir
derer, the crowd called for her confession.
She said Williams had been her para
mour for three years, that she had been
trying for the past three months to pol
son her husband, without success; that
Williams struck Melting on the head
with an axe while he was asleep, We'd
nesday night, afterwards cutting his
throat. She assisted in destroying the
evidence of the murder and in burying
Melting. She accused herself of being
the cause of the murder, but begged
pitifully for life. Though the feeling
was very strong against her, and the
crowd voted unanimously for her execu-
ton, no man could be found who would
put the rope around a woman's neck,
and she was returned to the Jail. Will
liams, body was left hanging until cut
down by the authorities Sunday morn
ing.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Grant and Lee at AppOmattOx.

General George II. Sharpe, during the
war a member of General Grants staff,
delivered n lecture in New York, on
Thursday evening. on the LAST Hours
of the Southern Confederacy" He de-
scribed the surrender of General Lee,
ard of the interview, of Generals Grant
and Lee IN the Parlnr of small brown
house in the village of Appomattox.
The lecturer, who was at the interview,
said that Grant sat in a rocking chair,
not appearing to the best advantage, as
he was without his sword, and his coat
was buttened up so carelessly that but
tons and button holes were in the wrong
places. Lee sat proud and majestic,
dressed in new niform that he proba-
bly, wore then for the first time, every
particle of his dress neat and soldier-like
down to the well-poli-hed spnrs. GRAM
apologized for not being equipped, hav-
ing ridden out without his sword Lee
bore himself with composure, and be-
straved his agitation only when the roar
of four hundred guns proclaimed the
victory of the Union. Then General
Lee glanced reproachfully toward Grant,
as though to say, You might have spar
ed mo This -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Young Man Who Kills the object Of
His Love Lynched in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, January 26.-Last Satur-
day, in Plainview, in this State, young
man named Frank Hathaway shot and
killed Nettie Slayton because, as is sup
posed, of unrequited love. Then, with
the same pistol, he attempted to kill
himself, but failed to accomplished more
than an ugly wound in his breast. He
was taken to hotel and placed under
guard On Tuesday night, the 25th inst.
about midnight, about fifty masked men
drove up to the hotel and proceeded at
once to Hathaway's room, rushed by the
keeper, put out the lights, took the
young man from his room and hung him
to a tree in the back yard and then quiet
ly drove away. All was done quietly
and within a space of five minutes.
There is, as yet, no clue to the perpetra-
tors of the lynching. They apparently
came, SO it ia said, from some distance.
This is the second case of this kind
known in this State.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28

1t cannot be denied that the present
indications of the year 1876 being a
peaceful one are not very strong. Proph-
cts of evil always abound, but no one
can consider the present condition of af-
fairs in Europe without seeing reason to
believe that serious troubles are i'm
pending. The great nations are all pre-
pairing for war, not for peace. England
has at length taken a stand which will
render it almost impossible for her To
preserve neutrality in the event of a
collision between the continental powers.
Her interest in Egypt, whatever may be
said in its favor. undoubtedly exposes
her to do some dangers. Honor will
oblige her to defend the interest which
she has acquired in the Snez Canal.
Sometimes the general anticipation of
war has the effect of preventing it, and
we hope it will so turn out in the pres
ent instance. But 1t is not less certain
that the political atmosphere in Europe
is at this moment heavy with black
clouds.-[N. Y. Times.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Be Cautions Against Another De-
luSe.
fBostop SATURDAY. Evening Gazette.


II has often been source of regret
that no records have come down to Hs Of
antetiiluvian time, and that the history
of The woIil during that period is
comparative blank. II is true that We
have few neagre particulars abont
Cain. Noah, and some other individuals
hut all desirable details of the state of
society, manners and customs, and the
inner history of the time, are wanting.
Now, a wealthy Englishman, who has
deeply felt the lack of intelligence upon
this subject, and the impos-ibility of ev-
er remedying it, has determined, that
the second deluge shall not leave re-
populated world in the same state of
ignorance regarding ourselves. He has,
therefore, ordered IA 900 strong bottles
TO he made. IrIo each he has inserted
a printed volume containing history of
the world since the time of Noah. The
bottles have been sent to Greenland.
where they are buried in the ice; and
the reflection that these bottles may be
found by one of the distant generations
who may survive the general destruction
of libraries and civilization amply re-
pays him for the expense and trouble he
has been at. He has made no provision
for the difficulty that may he experience
ed by postdiluvian people who have
no knowledge of the language in which
these books are printed, but he probably
remembered how key to the Egyytain
hieroglyphics was found, and trusted to
similar happy chance to reward his
fore-thought. His action must cause
The most profound satisfaction to prevail
in all quarters. and we may now view
the approach OF the destroying waters
with Indifference since every precaution
has been taken to have our history sur
vive the universal wreck of matter on our
earth. We have hitherto been some
what averse to another deluge-but now,
let IL cOmel
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Railway. y.Fares 70 the CentennIal.
philadelphia Correspondence Baltimore Amer


ican.l
The general ticket agents Of the rail
roads are progressing in their arrange
ment- for the prospective increase of
travel during the coming summer. All
the usual round-trip tickets that are
issued every year will include opportun-
tiles for visiting Philadelphia and the
Centennial. The reduction will be TWEEN
ty-fve per cent. from all points in the
country east of Omaha. The Pacific
railroads are not participating in this
movement, and having the monopoly of
travel to and from the Pacific, very lit
tie liberality is expected in that quarter.
If they should join in the arrangement
1t will greatly increase the travel both to
and from all parts of the Pacific Coast
The present arrangement is {" issue tick
ets good for thirty davs, and extend the
time for the sale of round trip tickets
from May 10 to October 81. Passengers
will be permitted to stop over at all
places on the ronte except within a GER
tain distance from Philadelphia which
properly includes local travel. The diff
erence in fare between New York and
Philadelphia on round-trip tickets east
ward or westward is fixed at one dollar
only. For instance, the fare between
Chicago and Philadelphia and return
will be S32, while from Chica- 10 New
York and return il will be S33. The
four trunk lines will have building on
the grounds, which will be model rail-
road station, to be used as an American
tourist ticket Office, and to be managed
by the companies in concert. 1t is un-
derstood that trains will be started be-
tween New York and Philadelphia ev-
cry twenty minutes during ten hours of
the day, besides ample night trains with
sleeping cars. All the railroads here
abouts and to the east and west are ad-
ding to the number of their cars and
locomotives in order to be prepared in
time for the rush. The only exception
known of here is the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and the inactivity ofthat
sturdy competitor for travel and freight
to and from the West is a matter of snr-
prise to all who have paid any attention
to the subject.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate.
Dwelling House and Lot for Sale.

DY VIRTUE of an order of sale to me direct
ID ed, issued from the Probate Court of Perry
county, Ohio, will offer for sale at public auc-
tion, on the premises in Somerset, Ohio, on
Saturday. the 4th day of March. 1876,
At o'clock in the afternoon. the following
real estate, to-wit, situate in Somers't, Perry
County, Ohio: Being the North west half of a
certain parcel of land, 100 feet in width, and
165 feet in length, estimated TO contain 16, 500
square feet, nearly half an acre, more or less,
and beinS the same premises conveyed 10y Nor
man L. Drummer, by deed dated May 15 1870, TO
Eli K. Clayton in fee simple, and which deed
is recorded in the records oil said Perry county.
Vol. II, page 213 and 2l4. Said Northwest half
of said parcel of land is described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the eastern side of the
Newark road, commonly called Perry street. $50
feet Moth 40o West from the intersection of
said Perry street with North street aforesaid, I'm
town o! Somerset, and at the Southwest corner of
the remaining half OF said parcel Of land; thence
North 5Oo East through ssid land to the alley
165 feet; thence North 40o West along said alley
so feet, TO an alley; thence South 500 West
along said last named alley l65 feet TO said Perry
street, and thence South 40o East along said
Perry street so feet, to the place of beginning.
containing $3.50 square feet of land. more or
less, and being the homestead premises occu-
pied by said Eli X. Clayton at the time Of his
death, free and clear of dover.
Terms Of sale. One-third cash in hand,
day of sale; one-third in nine and the residue
in eighteen months from the day of sale, with
interest on deferred payments, and to be Sc
cured by mortgage on the premises. Appraised
NOAH KARR, Admir- of
Ell X. Clayton, decd.
Jan 21 1876 4fw5
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Mr.. Beecher And His People.

[From the Pittsburgh Telegraph
Plymouth church troubles seem TO be
as far from settlement az ever. The at
tempts made within the last six months
to adjust the troubles, or rather to bring
the two-fold controversy into the way of
adjustment, have resnlted thus far in
eomplicating the quarrels and in extend
ing their area.-At length two or three
questions respecting Congregational poll
ity or church order. have become mex
tricably mixed up with the question of
Mr.. Beecher's guilt or innocence, and
for the outsider, at least. it is not easy to
see how, in consistency with the princi-
pies asserted by Plymouth Church, any
tribunal can be cor stitnted capable of
restoring either general confidence in
Mr.. Beecher or general harmony be-
tween his church and other churches in
fellowship with it. Important repre-
sentatives of the Congregational pOlity
take strong ground against the method
in which Plymouth has been wont to
deal with disaffected or Objectionable
members. and the Plymouth people in
cluding the pastor, seem all the more un-
likely to reform their discipline or to
make it comfortable to that of other
churches, for the reason that they evid-
emily feel quite able to walk alone, ma
ny of them thinking that condition of
entire independence would be most fay
orable to the prosperity of their church.
Such state of isolation appears most
likely to be the issue of the debate.
AS to the case of Mrs. Moulton, the
outcome of the attempt to obtain mu-
tual council has been most unfortunate.
The parties are now SO completely in
antagonism and so hopeless of ultimate
agreement that they have dismissed all
reserve in the expression of their mutu-
al irritation Ex-Judge Van Cott, Mrs.
Moulton's representative in the discus
sion of the preliminaries to the propos-
ed council, having in letter to his
client characterized Mr.. Beecher's Ian
guage concerning her as "coarse," Mr..
Beecher, for the first time Except while
giving his testimony in court), lost self
possession, and in a speech to his con-
gregation charged Judge Van Cott with
"falsehood" and denied him "the in
stincts of gentleman" Whatever its
provocation, this speech has not produc-
ed an impression favorable to the speak
er.
Another incident which has not en-
hanced Mr.. Beecher in public estimation
has been his protest against the invita-
tion of the Rev. DIR. Burlington and
Storrs to sit as members of the mutual
council. Both being gentleman of the
highest character, we'll as clergymen
of shining reputation, Indifferent people
can not we'll understand why they shonld
rot be presumed capable of doing just
ice, or. at any rate, of Judging impair
TALLY in a controversy between a neigh
boring church and one of its members
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Two White Men and a Negro Taken
from Jail and Hanged at Charles
fnn

CHARLESTON, w. VA, January 25.-
A crowd of about four hundred men en-
tered the city tonight about 9 O'Clock,
in small squads, and coming from every
direction, they proceeded quietly to the
Jail and overpowering the officers, took
away Rufus Estept and John Dawson,
who murdered Thomas Lee about four
weeks since. While this was going on a
colored speaker addressed a large crowd
of negroes, and with frantic yells they
rushed for the Jail, and took therefrom
Thomas Hines, who had murdered the
colored man Dooley to-day. All three
murderers were taken to Campbell
Creek bridge, the scene Of the murder Of
Lee, and about three miles from here,
where all three are doubtless now hang
ing dead. The crowd was sober and de-
termined The fact that no less than
five murderers were lying in Jail, with
little prospects of trial, and the furth-
er rumor of troops being telegraphed
for from Washington, caused the speedy
punishment of these murderers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28

r. c. Saffell, Esq, died in New Straits
Vile, this county, on Monday, the oath
inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, of Consump-
tion. His death, though not unexpected
to many, was yet surprise in its sud-
denness.
His remains were brought TO this place
on Tuesday morning, and placed in the
parlor of the Central House, where a
large number of his friends and ac-
quaintences gathered to pay their last
respects to the deceased. At 1:30P. NJ,
he was inferred in the NJ. E. Cemetery.
The Court Of Common Pleas now in
session, adjourned through respect to the
deceased, and the Bar attended his fun
eraI in body.-[New Lexington Tri-
hnno
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28

EDITOR Press: Your last Issue con-
tains from the majority" his coup de
grace, as follnwa:
Hereafter, we propose to give the
Tribune Correspondent letting alone,
leaving him TO smell when and where he
pleases." That is begging for quarters"
from what he supposed might come.
We "let up."
Had he, in the first place called around
10 the sanctunl Of the "chief of the scav-
engers," with the pleasant countenance
and smiling face Aaron. though "bald"
is pretty, we wonld have, if on good
cause shown. made any explanation de-
sired, consistent with the facts, and sa we'd
him pouring through the columns Of the
Press, such intestinal effnsiOns, and de-
flaming himself in an attempt to con-
ceal the Truth nnder the protecting
mantle of "a tissue of falsehoods."
TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
Sale of Real Estate.

DY VIRTUE of an order of the Probate Court
I'D of Perry county, Ohio, TO me directed, i
will afer for sale at public auction upon the
premises hereinafter described, on
Monday, the 7th day of February, 1876,
between the hours of / and 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 No.
8, Township No. IL, Range No. II. after taking
of 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 and 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 Fnnderbcrg
therein. Appraised at s946.
Terms of sale: One-third cash In hand; one
third In one year, and the remaining third I'm
two years, with interest from the day Of sale;
the deferred payments 20 be secured by mort
gage on the premises sold,
NOAH FUNpERBERG, Guardian
Of samuel Funderberg, person Of weak mind.
January 7, 1876 S0w5
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
A Card.

EDITOR PREss:-Permit us briefly,
and finally, to say through the columns
of the Press, that we have no mndifca-
tions to make in the notice which We
published in reference to Miss Hease's
resignation as teacher. What we said
then, we now say, and must ever affirm:
for we have said no more and no less
than the truth. Concerning our official
conformity to onr "Odh of Office and the
La'p. we cheerfnlly refer our citizens to our
official record on the face of the minu-
ties of the proceedings of the Board of
Education. which can at any time be
fonnd in the Office of the Clerk Of the
Board. We herewith give notice that
we will engage in no public controversy
through the Press with the majority.
d. NJ. WEIsMAN,
E. A. HEssE.