The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-12


Louis Saturday night, March 80.
A Tuscon dispatch says General Mariscal
was nominated for Governor of Sonora by
.he Ures Convention. There was no oppo. s
sition. ,
The commission of Edgar NJ. Marble, of
Michigan, to be Assistant Attorney General
Of the Interior Department, has been signed.
Oakley Hall, the fugitive ex-Mayor of New
York, arrived in Liverpool, Saturday, March
30 on the steamer Victoria, on which he
took passage March II, at Boston. He i'm
mediately took the train fer London. There
seems to be no doubt as to his identity.
In the municipal election at Cincinnati
on April 2, the Republican ticket was
elected. Robert Moore, Repub., for Mayor,
over Johnston, Dem, received. about l 800
majority.
Chicsgo had big freshet on the Sd. Seven
square miles of the city were under water.
In Chicago at the April election, in each
case the Republican candidate was elected:
For Mayor-Heatb, 3O,391; Smith, 1890.
For Treasurer-Larabee, 26,154 Briggs, 49,
OO6. For rAttorney-Tutbill, 1884; Hyams,
q, ,567. For Cierk-Butz, 2S.5l0; Ruhbaum,
2O,SS6. The Council is largely Republican,
Dut1 dS III bOLuC pdl y 4lAcS "CiC NV |
drawn, the victory in that branch of the gov
ernment is rather one of reform than Of
party. The Council will consist of twenty
eight reform members and eigh: opponents
to refvrm.
The Democrats have carried Little Rock,
Arkansas, by 134 majority for Fletcher,
Mayor. They also elected the Treasurer and
four Aldermen. The Republicans elected
the Police Judge, Warwick, and two Alder
men.
The earliest returns from Vermont indi-
cate that the Republican candidates for
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor are
elected by from four hundred to six hun
dred majority, and the remainder of the
Republican State ticket by from one thous.
and to two thousand majority. The Gen
eraI Assembly is said to be Republican.
| In the st. Louis municipal election, the
Republicans elect their President of the
Board of Assessors, President of Council,
Comptroller, Auditor, Collector, Treasurer,
Inspector of Weights and Measures, Coro-
ner, Marshal, President OF the Board of Pub
lie Improvements, and eight out of thirteen
members Of the Council, and the Democrats
elect the Register, Sheriff, Public Admins
TRAITOR, and Eve members of the Council.
A supposed FIenchman entered house
on Twenty-seventh Street, New York, the
other night, and taking Lucy Freeman aside
and upbraiding Eer because of the life she
was leading, lighted q match and set her
clothing fIe. The girl ran into the par
lor, thence into the street, where police.
man extinguished the flames, butnot before
the girl was too badly burn ed. SIZE died
soon after being admitted to the hospital.
The Louisiana Commissioners arrived il
New Orleans on April o, designing to begin
work next day.
, The New England Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, at a receu
, session in Boston, passed resolutions pro
E testing against the action of the new admin
istration in making terms with Wade
Hampton.
, Congress will meet in extra session or
June 4.
! A fearful tragedy occurred in New
York City on the 5th, in the Office o
Messrs. Jewett, 1872 Front Street, white leal
q manufacturers, when a bombsbeli exploded
e instantly killing George W. Jewett, o
|. Port Richmond, Staten Island, the head o
s the firm, and son of John Jewett Orvil
L D. Jewett, a relative, and also mem
n Der of the firm, had his left hand shattered
r and suffered internal injuries. He wa
taken to Chambers Street Hospital. Josepl
It A. Dean, of Orange, N. Y, had his kne
8. pan fractured and suffered internal injuries
d Both Mr.. Dean and o. D. Jewett refused, 6
last accounts, to make any statement of tn
!. terrible affair. The theory of the police
W that George W. and Oryille D. Jewett b'
ia came involved in dispute, and the she
At must have beea used as a weapon. Thi
theory is strengthened by the discovery {
a two revolvers and knife in the room
es When one of the revolvers was found i
Or barrel was warm and one of the chamber
i'd empty, with an exploded cap on it.
re The New York Times publishes frol
to authentic sources the true story of the e:
r. plosion at Jewett's, revealing that a di
ne bolical crime was perpetrated. Orville
ut Jewett was admitted to the firm of whic
at his father, when alive, was member six
be seven years. simply because of that relatio
On ship. He has been somewhat wild, al
es paid little attention to the business, whit
,r. seems not to have been to his taste. He W
ny absent the past winter, yachting at Bermud
and on his return recently expressed d
he sire to withdraw from the firm. His pal
at ners did not wish to make any change
lie the business, and opposed his retiring; b
be he persisted in the determination, al
Il. finally became so disagreeable that tn
no conceded his request, and agreed to pi
him two hundred thousand dollars for his
'as terest. The necessary papers were draw
up, and were to have been signed en- the d
to OF the explosion. Young Jewett, probab
es- crazed with liquor came to the office arm
T. with hand grenade, pistol and a dir
1T; Some angry words passed, and he pulled t
y; grenade from his pocket and threw it on t
raj floor. An explosion followed. The une
M was killed, his own legs broken, and
received three terrible wounds in t
-is- abdomen. He then drew pistol, and
'rd tempted to shc OF himself through the hes
he but his aim was ineffective. He died t
nat same evening in the Hospital. Dean, W
led was injured by the explosion, is understo
os- not to be in dangerous condition.
nd Kaee Solheim, girl eighteen years of al
ZEN who lived on Cherry Street in Cummil
raj vile, Ohio, committed suicide few nigi
ne ago, about half-past eleven o'clock,
er- shooting herself through the heart. Sit
ing ness is said to have been the cause of t
IN rash act. The young lady was daughter
'oo DIR. Conrad Solheim.
TED At last Abe Rothschild, the alleged M
'te- derer of his wife, "Diamond Bessie" Moo
Rothschild, has been taken from Cincinn
to Texas TO stand his trial for the crime. ]
na' counsel used all procrastinaiiug means
niy their disposal to wear out the patience
nSs the Texas authorities; but there is an end
'eu all things, and an end was made to tn
,: ,els dilatory motions, when Judge Matson, in
I'eS Probate Court, dismissed the application
'oy a writ of habeas corpus asked for by Ma
anu =. Blackburn, the prisoners counsel.
Mills & Jago, hip-owners and brokers
oh' st. Johns, New Brunswick, are in fnanS
onS trouble. Their property will be placed
ave the hands of trustee for the benefit
i,a' creditors. Liabilities 100000. The ass
'he would not now realize fifty per cent. j.
e'.' resides in England.