The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-10-11
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

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on old wages.
THE President has issued proclamation
placing all unsold public lands in the State
of Arkansas in the market.
THE Pennsylvania Coal Company's miners
at Pittston have almost unanimously re-
solved to resume work upon the Company's
terms.
THOMAS WILLIAMS, who guided the raid
ing party against illicit distilleries in Law
renee County, Tenn, is reported murdered
in that county.
A PARTY of prospectors from the Black
Hills, who had been enticed into the Big
Horn country by false reports of a guide
known as Charley" hung him to a tree
and left him.
| THE coinage at the mints of the United
States for the month of September, 1877, was,
double eagles, s4,492 200; trade dollars,
81 ,677 900; half dollars, $40S, 400; quarter
dollars, s349,6O0; dimes, $129,OOO; total,
81 ,059, 200.
FoRGERIEs on the Canadian Bank,
similar to those committed in the Western
States, have come to light. The Bank of
Montreal has lost $4,000; Union Bank, of
Bank of Ontario-all said to be vlctimized.
| A WOMAN was arrested at Ironton, Ohie,
for selling ginseng root to DIR. Ellison.
| When he came to examine his purchase he
found in each root pieces of old nails. The
side that the nails were driven in was
neatly pasted together, and almost defed
detection.
| THE Most Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley,
Archbishop of Baltimore and Primate of
the Roman Catholic Church in America,
died at eleven o'clock on the morning of
October g. at the episcopal residence, ad-
joining St. Patrick's Cathedral at Newark,
NJ.
| A STATIONARY boiler, used at the Hayden
| Coal Works at Logan, Ohio, for drawing
cars to the screen, exploded the other
morning, killing Samuel Matheny, the
engineer, and wounding John Sterling. The
boiler had been in use several years, and
became defective through usage.
AN enthusiastic Workingmen's demon
! stration occurred at Wilkesbarre, Penn,
recently, the occasion being the release from
prison, under bail, of Hovey and Harrison,
leaders of the mob during the recent riots,
who have been imprisoned at Pittsburg
They were escorted through the streets by
one thousand and two hundred Working
men.
THE fast freight train on the Delaware &
Hudson Road ran off the track owing to
misplaced switch, recently, near Melrose
Station, N. J. Patrick Riley, the engineer,
was scalded to death, and Michael Merrick,
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was badly injured. The section watchman
reports that he examined the switch half an
hour before the accident.
THE little low water steamer, Comfort, ex-
ploded her boiler at Pipe Creek, sixteen
miles below Wheeling, Va, few days ago.
Captain Kirkbridge, Pilot Umsetter, and a
passenger named Soupless, were killed. The
wounded are Rev. Mr.. Baer, of Pittsburg;
Andrew Harrison, the mate, and several
passengers, whose names are unknown.
Cause of the explosion not known.
THE Indian chiefs while in Washington
concluded to go to the Foundry Church on
Sunday. 1t was the first day of their
acquaintance with the toggery of civiliza-
ton, and as the day was warm they carefully
removed their coats at the door and filed
down the aisle among the astonished
worshipers in their shirt sleeves. The
chiefs complain of want of attention by the
Washington officials.
THE New York Democrats lately met in
Convention at Albany and nominated the
following State ticket: Secretary of State,
Allen o. Beach; Comptroller, Frederick P.
Olcott; Treasurer, James Mackin; Attorney
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: Engineer and Surveyor, Horatio Seymour,
jr. A strong resolution, among several
others, was passed. denouncing the Return
ing Boards, aad declaring that the Demo:
cratic candidate was legitimately elected
President.
A FEW mornings since the body of an
unknown man, apparently about thirty
years old, was found in a horribly mangled
condition about three miles south OF
Michigan City, Indiana, on the track of the
: Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Rail
l road. 1t is supposed he attempted to steal
ride and fell between the cars, two trains
passing over him. There was nothing about
him by which he could be identified, as the
body was torn to pieces and scattered along
the track for rods.
L
man, of Chicago, has filed voluntary peti
}. ton in bankruptcy. Preferred debts, three
= thousand dollars secured liabilities, one
n hundred and 6fty-fve thousand dollars
q with securities valued at one hundred ant
f nine thousand dollars. Unsecured debts
4 one hundred and thirteen thousand dollars
= with seventeen thousand dollars due on dis
: counted bills, and thirty-three thousand dol
lars on accommodation paper. His asset
a are of character whose value is not easil,
l. determinable.
IS A MEXICAN mob of four hundred strong
II lately took possession of the town of Yslet
Ii and San Lizaro, Texas. The county official
Y were made prisoners by an infuriated rabb e
O and the cry is "Death to Gringos" ant
n Viva Mexico" Letters received at For
= Davis state that Mexicans in large number
have captured and held in custody all tn
. officers of Ell Paso County. The lives o
all white men are threatened. There wer
r, no troops on the frontiers, and a horribl
st massacre was imminent. Judge Charles q
n Howard is a prisoner and bound wit
ID ropes.
a DIR. WAGONsELLER, of Pekin, ILL.,, wa
+ thrown from his carriage on the track of tn
nj Indianapolis, bloomington ana Wester
! Railway, near the west side of that towr
d' and disabled so that he could not help hin
r. self. Before he was discovered, freigh
Tn train came around the sharp curve from tn
ed west and the whole train passed over hin
n. severing both lower limbs from the bod,
al The tfain men discovered him when too lat
be to save him. The doctor leaves a wife an
of family.
A TELEGRAM to the Courier-yJournaI, frol
Richmond, KY, speaking of the killing
at Perry White, by Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, fe
is merly United States Minister to Russi
ce gives the following verdict of the Coroner
*, Jury: Perry White came to his death /
,e- pistol shot wound inflicted by C. M. Cla
ne Sunday, September 30, 1877, testimony beiI
is given under oath by c. NJ. Clay, he bei1