The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.
rfems fross9 the Capital.

he Copifai, for libel and also for seditious
writing, indictable under both the common
and statutory law. District Attorney Wells
was directed to take the necessary steps. A
recent article in the Copital principally in
vited the official action Just determined
upon, but it is understood that previous
articles in the same paper, regarded as
libelous upon the President, will be officially
noticed in a criminal prosecution for libel
on the President.
Copgressmen Ellis, Colonel Burke and
Counselor Cavanac, of Louisiana, called on
the President few days ago, and explained
TO him the condition Of affairs in that State.
The President replied that he was satisfied |
that General Nichols was acting in good |
faith in preserving the status quo, and he
therefore had no intention Of changing his |
instructions to General Augur. In the |
course OF the conversation the President
said that General Nichols should not be
held responsible for the freak of the crazy
man who shot Packard.
The extradition treaty with Spain is rati
fed on both sides, and announced by Presi-
dental proclamation.
The West.
On Wednesday evening, February 81, at
haIf.past six o'clock, a small band Of In
dians made an attack on Spearfsh City,
small mining town near Deadwood, D. T.
About one hundred shots were exchanged.
None OF the miners were injured, owing to
the darkness. The damage done to the In
dians is unknown.
On the evening Of February "a, near
Crook City, Indians attacked ard captured
Dick Durn's and Hornick's and Evans's
cattle trains, killing two men, McGonigle
aud Riley, and wounding another severely,
named Jones. The three men were con-
nected with the trains. Lieutenant Cum
mings, with soldiers and citizens, are in hot
pursuit of the Indians who captured
Broughton's cattle ON False Bottom.
The South.
Four parties, named Holt, were arrested
at Nashville, by United States Marshal
Wheat, on dispatches from Chattanooga and
Atlanta, charging them with having partic-
pated in the murder of Lieutenant Nc
Intyre, in Northern Georgia, recently, while
the latter, at the head of force of revenue
officials, went to break up wildcat dis
tilleries.
General BreUftfeS.
Harvey Vance, young man well-known
in indianapolis, blew out his brains with a
shotgun few days ago, while sitting in an
armchair in his room, in fit of sickness.
Harvey was discovered, sitting in his chair,
the gun across his knees, and the whole top
OF his head blown off. He had placed the
muzzle against the temple and pulled the
trigger. The bullet lodged in the ceiling
and penetrated out of sight.
Abe Rothschild, a man who attempted
suicide in Cincinnati on Saturday morning
February II, was placed under arrest during
the day, charged with the murder of {
woman found in the woods near Jefferson
Texas, several weeks since. The murdered
woman is now supposed to have been
mistress of Rothschild, and was known il
Cincinnati "sporting circles by the nam,
of Bessie Moore. 1t is alleged RothschilC
was at Jefferson, Texas, about the time o
the murder. Rothschild shot himself in tn
head with pistol and at last accounts
was thought he would not live.
rAbram Johnson, living thirteen mile
northwest of Kokomo, Indiana, went thre
miles west Of his home to transact som
business few days since. He transacte
his business, and had returned about on
mile, at p. M, when he met three men in
spring wagon, who stopped and asked hil
his business, to which he replied that he wa
running q planer, and one of them sal,
"You are the man we want to see hay
something to sell you." While one ma
attracted his attention, another strnck hi
on the back of the head, knocking hi
lifeless. They then robbed him of twent
five dollars, threw him in the WACO
hauled him within two miles of Delphi, p
him in hollow log, stopped the .openii
up and left him for dead. After lyil
there thirty hours he became conscious, a,
seeing the light, worked himself out.
arrived home, a distance of fifteen mil,
and is now lying in a critical condition.
Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborou
died, on the morning of February 20,
typhoid pneumonia. This is the sixth des
among the Rear Admirals within four or Fl
weeks.
Hon. A. c. Branham, State Senator FRI
Jefferson County, Indiana, died on the 2(
of February. He has been prominen
connected with many of the railroad a
other public interests of the State.
The approaches to the st. Louis brio
were burned on February 10. The damai
were estimated at$5O,OOO. While the brio
was under repairs, railroad passengers w
transferred by ferry.
A boiler exploded at the Clifton wv. '
keg factory on the aftern DON of February
at half-past three o'clock, making fear
crash, and houses for q mile and
around were shaken. There we're four pers
killed and nine wounded. The woun,
are all expected to recover. The fact
was owned by Holland & Maxwell, and
great loss to them. A. A. Holland, one
the proprietors, was dangerously hurt in
Dally. Morgan Barker, a boy, was bio
into the air and down bank distanc,
seventy-fve feet, and escaped unhurt.
fearful fight was witnessed by crowd
the river bank.
The State Prohibition Convention me
Columbus Ohio, February %, and adopte
platform favoring the prohibition of
liquor traffic and against the employm
in public service Of persons who sell lfq
or are addicted to the habit of drink
liquor, and demanding female suffrage
compulsory education; favoring the us
the Bible as text book in the public SCH
and the observance of the Christian s
BATH. State ticket was nominated.
Hester, Tully and McHugh, three M
Maguires, have been convicted of murds
Pottsville, Pa.
General Andrew Dennison, Postmaste
Baltimore for nearly eight years, was fo
dead in bed Saturday morning, February
aged forty-six years.
Bulla & White, grain and stock dealer
Richmond, Indiana, have suspended.
assignees hope to pay seventy.fve cents
the dollar.
Mrs. Hiram Young, Of Island Point,
mont, recently deserted by her husb
murdered her two children.
John Reed committed suicide at Ma
kuckee, Ind, few days since, by blov
the entire top of his head off with a shot
Cause, temporary insanity.