The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-08
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

The Committee on Naval AHdlrs are
about to commence an investigation of Sec
retary Robeson's administration Of the navy.
THE Communistic threats at San Fran
cisco have alarmed the Chinese, who have
addressed letter to the Mayor asking pro-
lection.
REV. VIM H. WYCKoFF, Secretary OF the |
American Bible Union, dropped dead in
New York recently, while taking his Gus
tomary bath.
AT Detroit, the wife of Samuel III. Steele. |
while in crazy fit, raised an ak and chopped |
her husband about the head so that he will
probably die. She was at once arrested.
| JOHN WELSH nominated for Minister to
England, was President of the Board OF
Finance of the Centennial Commission, and
| is a prominent merchant OF Philadelphia.
AT Wilton, Wisconsin, Mrs. VIM. Van
| VOORHEES, poisoned herself and three chill
dren, and then set fire to the house. The
remains were taken from the burning build
ing in a badly roasted condition.
A BRAKEMAN named Charles Smallhouse
was instantly killed the Wabash Road at
Attica, Ind, while coupling cars. His re-
mains were sent to Fort Wayne, where he
leaves a wife and child. He was thirty
years old.
THE wife of Stephen May, of Mechanics
vile. New York, left her house, taking her
four children and throwing them into
creek, and following herself. The eldest
child, aged nine years, got ashore, raised an
alarm. and the mother and one child were
rescued.
: THE present year has been peculiarly fatal
to actors as well as Admirals. Saying
nothing of less noted representatives OF the
stage. Davenport, Fox and Adams have dled
: in this country, while Titiens, famous IN
oDera, breathed her last in England week
T or two ago.
9 AN ATTEMPT was made on September 20, to
+ assassinate President Barros, OF Guatemala,
bv Felix Paies, fanatical priest. The
President was dining. The priest entered,
. drew a revolver and fired. The first shot
d missed. The President then closed with
d him. During the struggle servant entered
d and shot the would-be assassin dead.
: THE Grand Jury of Allegheny County
V has issued subpenas to Governor Hartranft,
IS Adiutant General Latta, General Branton
n and others, to testify in the case of General
Pearson, charged with murder. All named
- having been summoned as private citizens
responded, except Governor Hartranft, who
L sent letter to the Court giving his reasons
a THE Treasury now holds $343, 81 900 il
70 bonds to secure the National BANK clrcula
E. ton, and 500 to secure puplc oe
N posits. United States bonds deposited 1ol
Of circulation during the week, ending NOV.
III 1857 $50; National Bank circulation out
q standing, currency notes, $317 ,567, III gol'
notes, S., ,432, 100; internal revenue receipts
Il Nov. 5, $366,S37 81; customs, $242,756 9l.
'o THE Republicans have over one hundre'
H. majority in the French lower house, and
Ke they can fuse with the Orleanists throug
ILL the hate of the Imperialists, which bot
le share, they may hold their own very wei
ce 1t is not votes, however, hatthey most nee
re-. fear. The army is formidable elemen
ed under control of the administration, an
l., bullets rather than ballots have unhappll
n' been the most potent forces in Frenc
VI politics.
hu A PASSENGER train on the Utah Centr
ire Railroad, coming south in the forenoon, ,whe
nd near Pennington, was lifted from the trac
dy and turned upside down by the wind. TW
nd passenger cars and the baggage car WEI
es turned over. Goals from the stoves we
in scattered through the cars, but the fir
- were put out before any damage was don
up Several persons are badly hurt but are e
eH' pected to recover.
uc' A SPECIAL from East Liverpool, Obi
Gu saws: Ralph Wintergill, of that place, C
the his wife's throat with a razor, causing h
TIL death in few minutes, and then gashed /
ms. own throat, seyerlng the Wlnoplpe, anu
The ficting wound which will probably resi-
,,,J MI 70 ahOnt for
= :. years old, and have not lived amicably
Il ~ Maher for some time past, owing to jealou
on the part of the husband, who intimat
that the alienation of his wife's love frt
him was the cause of the tragedy.
, nf BENJAMIN VALENTINE, a conductor on
r;os Atlantic and Great Western Railway, VIII
ngb making a coupling in the yards at Mari
iblv Ohio, slipped and fell under the movi
nv train, cutting him about the hips, right
e at and left arm, from the effects OF which
nere died, after terrible suffering. He leave
lit wife at Dayton, Ohio. She was telegraph
arly for, and kindly furnished with spe'
they train, but arrived too late.
and REDDY WAITER, a notorious characte
OF the Tenth Ward, Pittsburg, and convic
we of robbing railroad cars and shooting at
laily officer who arrested him, was sentences
aiu the penitentiary for seven years. AS
rn"o officers were taking him over, crowd OF
90el 9l friends collected ON Sixth Street and
'Neu. M tackled the Deputy Sheriff having him
49, charge The prisoner, handcuffed, made
escape.
bo AT Canton, Ohio J. B. Ecker, residin
COW the lrst Naro' pull' nre III iii' 'ooh,''
We Shortly after there was fearful explos
ctive 1t is supposed that some 'ime curing
,rous night powder had been deposited in the
the from the outside by some malicious per
able The force was so great that the bricks o1
had chimney were blown around indiscl
f.". nately The roof of the house was pi
lifted and the upper end blown out.
Eng Eckers little boy, standing near the 81
q sew was thrown into corner of the room
pup. was not hurt. The kitchen is consider
eonie! wrecked.
8, III THE Senate, in executive session,
), - firmed the following nominations: Wn
i1ooof oe Upton, Second Comptroller of the Trea'
I ioo James Gilfillen, Treasurer of the u
o+har States; Alfred NJ. Wyman, Assistant
Ioa,, urer of the United; Frank Gilbert, U
Douht States Assistant Treasurer at Chi
;, and John p Hoyt, of Michigan, Govern
but if Arizona; John casper 0. Neprasha,
n 1881. of Arizona; Marsden c. Burch, [
be apt States Attorney 1or the western Distl
Michigan; S. S. Matthews, United
Marshal for Eastern District of Micf
n who III. I'll. Bates, OF New York, ExamlI
mt all Chief of the Patent Office; To be 70
ing for ters-Homer A. Kenyon, at dwight;
III. Mellen, Amboy; VIM. Landermil