The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-09

plosions occurred, and FIVE fremen we're
injured by broken glass, the front windows
being blown out. Heated and confined air |
caused the explosions. The flooring with |
the safes on it fell in. Marvin's damage is
5000; insurance $4,000. The building,
owned by the Orphan Asylum, was dam
aged $1,000.
General Brertftes.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, is in a critical
condition, and thinks his end is near. He
had hemorrage of the lungs, several days
ago, and appears to have been failing ever
since. He is nearly sixty-ive years old
having been born February IL, 1912. He
served sixteen years in Congress before the
Rebellion-from 184S to 1S59-and has
nearly completed his second term in the
House since the close of the war. He was
reelected, last fall, to the next Congress.
A San Francisco dispatch says: Referring
to the statement of the New York Herald's
Washington correspondent, that number of
American officers had concluded to offer
their services to Iglesias and raise force in
the southwest to invade Mexico, and estab-
Iish his claims, Iglesias stated that the in
| formation in the telegram is correct. "There
are," he said, "many good reasons why
this movement by nay friends in this country
| can be of no assistance to me in my effort
| to bring about change of Government in
Mexico, and l shall advise my friends to
the conclusion at which have arrived. For
this purpose intend to proceed East as soon
as possible"
General John Mcdonald, of whisky fraud
| fame, has received an unconditional pardon,
and was Immediately released from the
penitentiary at Jefferson City, Mo.
Albert 81. Prince and Joseph Palmer, de-
tected in stealing, recently, on the Boston
and Albany Railroad, leaped from the train.
Palmer was killed and Prince disabled.
A young woman confined in the County
Jail at La Crosse, Minnesota, committed
suicide lately by setting her clothes on fire.
She died horrible death.
Gov. McCreary has recognized Nichols
as Governor of Louisiana by issuing 8
requisition on him for the return of Maurice
A. Schwab, for fraud committed in Louis
vile.
Keeper easier, of Auburn Prison, New
York, while engaged with squad of con
victs in cleaning walks in front of the
prison, was attacked by VIM. Barr, con
vict, and horribly mangled about the head
causing instant death. Barr was recent!
transferred from the Insane Asylum, anC
supposed to be insane.
Gerhard Hessling, aged nine years, and (
younger sister, while out walking recently
in st. Louis, were run over and killed by {
street car, near the corner of Seventh an'
LAFAYETTE streets. The back part of tn
girls head was mashed and the brains scat
, tered over the roadway several feet. Th
BOYS neck was broken, chest crushed in
and one leg broken by the car. Conducto
John T. Dryden and the driver, Alexande
Mcdonald, were arrested and lodged in tn
calaboose to await the result of the Coron
er's inquest.
: Foreign items.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico say
: Disz has given orders to release from priso
3 a number of Spandiards arbitrarily arreste
l for refusing to pay contributions to th
: revolutionary Government. Armed resis
ance to Diaz is considered at an end for tn
J, present. The Church party tacitly couI
e tenances Diaz, but is really working to plac
r the Conservatives in power. geners
= opionion prevails that the Diaz GovernmeI
d will be of short duration.
l. A letter to the Panama Star and Heral
y gives the details of recent horrible scene
# at Cali, in Cauck Valley. 1t says that Gel
l. eral Pena, who commanded the Liberal
o was drunk, and gave his drunken soldie
n five hours freedom, during which the
e gave themselves up to every excess. Neith'
;, age nor sex were spared. Many Conserv
r tives were dragged from their hiding plac
= and killed before the eyes of their wiv
e and daughters, who met wor
d fate before they were killed
d turn. Eighty-seven houses in Il
e center of the city were plundered, al
d chul cbes robbed. The murders numb
d several hundred. Foreigners lose $500
r. to 100000 in Cali alone. In the subur
o. these scenes were kept up for several day
lie and the country was nearly ruined. Palmi
,e escaped the fate of Cali by paying 5000
Id ransom. The houses Of the italian Cons
It. and of an American merchant, named N
rs Cune, were plundered. Fears are entertain
N that the civil war will degenerate into W
ut of races. Foreigners are flying.