The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-19


At Evansville. Ind, George Ginger acci-
dentally fell into one of the large corn bins
of the Evansville Elevator Company un-
noticed. He was smothered to death in |
short time. The body was recovered.
At the foot of the inclined plane at Madi- |
son, Ind, recently, a locomotive exploded,
killing two nen and wounding another seri- |
ously. The Bright is a powerful engine,
used for hauling trains up and down the
inclined plane. She had just safely landed
freight train when the explosion occurred.
The killed are: John Linley, engineer, and
J. Hausfader, passenger, who was riding
on the engine. The fireman had both legs
broken, and was otherwise injured.
Boxer, the negro who sole the boy Willie
Hanen, in Delaware County, was arrested at
Lrndon, Ohio, on the 18th, and taken to
Columbus. The boy was with him. Boaker
clsims that the boy left home with linn vol.
unfairly, because of bad treatment by his
parents. The boy did not deny the state
ment.
Reports from Omaha indicate good crop
of grasshoppers this year.
Ex-CoDgressman Lorenzo Sabine, at one
time confidential agent of the United States
Treasury, and author of several books, died
at Boston, Saturday, April IA, aged seventy
four.
Two pilot-boats, belonging to Smithville,
North Carolina, and having thirteen men on
board, are missing, and supposed to have
foundered in the recent heavy gales.
Several small vessels are ashore near Smith.
vile.
Wellington Watson, Detroit photo
grapher, suicided lately by taking poison
Business and domestic troubles was the
cause of the act.
Edward Booker, the Delaware County
child stealer, was sent to Jail on the 18th, tt
await trial.
Edgar NJ. Moore, the young man who sho
and killed Mabel Hall, ballet girl at th'
Theatre Comique, st. Louis, about a yea
ago, and who was convicted of murder il
the first degree, has been sentenced to b.
hanged on Friday, June 1.
Little Willie Haven, after thorough
interview in Columbus deni ed the stor
, told by Booker that he left his home il
Delaware County voluntarily. He had tray
eIed about a good deal with his abductel
and was very tired. He said he had bee
whipped sometimes, but he didn't want
run away from home, but Mr.. Booker toll
him to say he did on account of his whiI
pings. ~ tell you," said Bill, if get hom
1 won't run away" The public feeling wa
. strongly against Booker.
F0re11ss Itenss
t The position of England is the point G
It greatest interest. When Lord Derby n
luctantly consented to sign the protoco
d without including a pledge of Russian dis
), armament, he accompanied it with privat
written declaration to the Russian Envo
n as follows:
e Inasmuch as 1t is solely in the interest of Eur
J. pean peace that Her Majesty's Government h
consented to sign the protocol proposed by Russi
10 it is understood beforehand that in event of t
,t object proposed not being attained, namely: t
reciprocal disarmament on the part of Russia al
VI Turkey, and peace between them, the protocol
question shall be regarded as null and void.
at The Libertad brings news from the City
n Mexico to the 29th ult. The day previor
,g George Ainslie was arrested in the railro
be cars between the City of Mexico and We
ed Cruz, with important documents relating
OF a conspiracy in favor of the restoration
he Lerdo de Tajedas as President, in con-
is quence of which Senator Villada, Gene
ut Fuero, General Regules, Y. Hernandez,
ey gether with several other prominent p
nd sons, were arrested, and imprisoned in t
M Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. Republics
oil also announce that several pronunciamen
had occurred in the interior of the couu
eir against General Diaz. Among othe
ril Senior Olvera, in the mountains of Overeti
cir A dispatch from Constantinople MAJ
rd, 10, states that the Porte has telegraphe
IT'S, long circular to all the Ottoman repres
ley tatives abroad. The circular lays stress
'ed the Porte's desire for peace, and it's de-
ain mination to execute the reforms. 1t
hat not reject the protocol absolutely, but O.
in those points which admit of foreign in
un- ference in Turkeys internal affairs. 1t
ate pels the declaration appended to the proto
ady by Count Schouvalof, and says that
int Porte will only consent to send delegat
les st. Petersburg, and disarm, if Russia is
the posed to disarm at the same time. 1t
ask the powers to induce Montenegro to sho
le- more conciliatory attitude.
de- A Rome dispatch has the following:
the retirement of Bismarck, if only temporar,
JUS looked upon by the Vatican as an op]
the tune moment for resuming negotiations
lard Germany with the view of resuming
s of tions between Church and State, and s
ping the antagonism of the last few "
and The Faafula states that the represen tat
It at of foreign powers accredited to the /
sttle See have been informed by their Gov
code ments that in view of possible even
the Rome they can not leave during the col
l by summer.