The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Ffe,ns Srows fhe Capital.

signed. j. ID. Defrees is MS successor.
A bill is in the course OF preparation, and
will be introduced in the House at the extra
session, reducing the army to 10000 men.
The report is circulated, though it can not
be authenticated, that the subject of reduc-
ing the number of pension agencies through
out the country has been considered by the
administration, and that the number OF sucn
agents will be reduced to twenty.
The foreign trade for March and the
three-quarters of the current fiscal year Is as
follows: Merchandise imports in March,
$47, ,4ss,013; exports, s45,953,sl0. For the
nine months ending March, the exports
were S47O, ,es5, 1872; imports, 1914, 1854, $50; ex-
cess Of exports, $I55, ,230, ,s52. Specie imports
exceeded exports $5,3s1,597
The State department has received from
our Minister to Mexico official information
Of the arrest of the American Consul at
Toapulco, and Secretary Evarts has in
structed our Minister to enter formal pro-
test, and demand from the government of
Mexico an apology and full reparation for
the outrage.
The South.
Three of ten colored Lowndesville
murderers, Wightman Allen, John Allen,
and Jenkins Whitner, were hanged at Abbe-
vile Court House, South Carolina, on May
4. The other seven have had their sentences
commuted TO imprisonment for life. John
Allen admitted his guilt, but the other two
proclaimed their innocence.
The husband of Mrs. Shaw, of Milledge-
vile, Georgia, who was killed not long ago,
has been arrested on the charge of murder.
Two negroes had been previously arrested
for the crime, buta little daughter said her
father had killed her mother.
The West.
Chin Nook Sow was hanged May a, at San
Francisco, for the murder of one of his
countryman on the 19.h of December, 1875.
He was convicted solely on Chinese testi-
mony. An appeal was taken to the Su.
preme Court, which confirmed the judgment
OF the lower court The execut on was set
for April 13, but the Governor granted stay
OF proceedings until the 4th of May, to en-
able him to review the evidence. The pris-
oner to the last maintained his innocence.
he was very reticent, declining to converse
much, merely requesting that his body be
surrendered to his friends without mutila-
tion.
Emerson, Fisher & Co.'s Carriage Factory
at Cincinnati, was DESTROYED by fire a few
nights since, throwing seventy-fve men out
OF employment. A large amount of stock
and machinery were destroyed. The loss
is estimated at little less than 100000.
Tbe Franklin Cotton Mill, at Sanquoit, N.
Y, built in 1912, and owned by Fl. D.
Brownwell & Co., was burned a few nights
Tba l.
of the watchman's lantern. Loss, SIT 900
insurance, $4,000. One hundred persons
are thrown out of employment.
Political.
In the recent municipal elections in In
diana, the Republicans of Madison have
eight Councilmen aud the Democrats four
same as last year. The Democrats elected
the Marshal, Clerk and Assessor by tn,
usual majorities.
At Fort Wayne, the entire Democrati
city ticket was elected by an average major
ity Of a thousand, except the nomine
for Marshal, who is defeated by the Inde
pendent Democratic candidate by twelv
hundred.
AtRichmond, the largest vote ever pole
elected the entire Republican ticket. heade
by Gen. T. w. Bennett, by majorities rang
ing from 80 to 1856. The Council poll
icaliy, is unchange ea---Republicans, s; DEN
ocrats, 2.
At shelbyville, the Republican ticket we
elected by maiorities ranging from % to IA
---Republican gain.
At Lafayette, the Republicans elect tn
Mayor and Clerk, the Democrats tt
Marshal, Treasurer, and Assessor. Esc
party elects three Councilmen, whic
leaves the Council Republican by one m
jority.
At indianapolis, the Republicans elect'
their city ticket.
At Jeffersonville, Mayor Warder was
elected, and the entire Democratic ticket,
the largest majorities ever known in tt
Democratic stronghold.
Benerel Brepftfes.
A dispatch from Cleveland announces t
finding of body at Euclid, on Lake Err
believed to be that of p. P. Bliss, who W
lost in the great Ashtabula railroad disast
The testimony that the body is that of Bli
seems to be positive. 1t had been frozen
cake of ice, and carried fifty miles from t
scene of the disaster.
A decision has at last been reached in t
case of Ann Eliza Young against Brigh,
Young. Judge Schaetfer in, Salt Lake Ci
has decided that the marriage was poly
nous, therefore null and void, but ii
the plaintiff was entitled to services
menial.
A terrible railroad accident is announC
near Chicago, on the 3Oth of April. A swi
engine, with ten persons On board Jump
ha
two terribly injured--the engineer hagi
his legs broken.
An agent in the interest of New Y,
bondholders blockaded, ON April 80,
West end of the Lafayette, Muncie a
Bloomington Railroad, at Lafayette, W
locomotives. All the Cincinnati, Lafaye
and Chicago trains were blocked betw,
Lafayette and Templeton. Communicat
by telegraph was also destroyed. Crowd
excited citizens thronged the scene
trouble, and riot being considered i'm
nent, the Mayor of Lafayette ordered
militia under arms. The cause of the bio
ade was default in the payment of inte
to mortgage bondholders.
An old feud eliminated in a terri
tragedy few days ago, at DeKalb, KEN
County, Mississippi. John F. Gully
prominent Democratic citizen, was wayl
and assassinated. Upon the afidavits
two negroes, several alleged conspirator
the assassination were arrested. A Ia
party of men fred upon the prisoners,
ing j. p. Gilmer, A. Mcclellan, John CHS
and David Rosser, and mortally wound
William w. Chsolm all were white Rer
licaus, except Rosser, who was a Democ
1t is concluded that the body foun
Euclid, Lake Erie, is not that of the siDe
evangelist Bliss, lost at Ashtabula.
Proceedings looking to the recovery
over $150,00o,o0O, are to be instituted in
courts Of Pennsylvania by the heirs of
Henry Becker, who lived in Philadelphi
1901. The property claimed consists of
or seven blocks of buildings on Y
Avenue in that city, and extends from '
to Green Street. In addition to the Il