The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-20


on the very days of public executions will
furnish strong argument to open with.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Philadelphia
says that the " Birth Place of Liberty" SO
called from the fact that in the building
Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of
independence, was badly scorched by fire
Saturday night. 1t was a monument of in
terest to thousands of Centennial visitors.
A DISPATCH from Frankfort, Kentucky, to
the Associated Press Agent at Louisville,
says E. H. Taylor, the great distiller, has
been acquitted of charges brought again
him of attempting fraud. Taylor, it will be
remembered, failed for something like a
half million last summer and then disap-
peared.
A CINCINNATI stock-driver, named
Fritsch, in a drunken mood, killed a crony
of his, Jake Horn, in saloon at the Stock
Yards, by stabbing with knife. After his
arrest when questioned about the matter,
he said he killed Horn, " only for foolish
ness" 1t is considered cold-blooded and
unProvoked murder.
THE Galveston Nstrs' San Antonio special
reports engagements in Mexico between
a
Mexcalero Indians, in which two Indians
were killed and three wounded. Their
camp and property were captured and de-
stroyed.
Four young lads, while skating on the
river, at Elyria, Ohio, were precipitated into
the water by the breaking of the ice.
Three of them succeeded in reaching the
shore, but the other one, Ned Topliff. a son
of John A. Toplif, of Topliff & Ely, car
riagc trimming manufacturers, was drowned.
GEN. JOHN N. HARLAN, the newly ap-
pointed Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, met the other JUS
tices in the robing room on the 10th and
had a cordial welcome. He subscribed to
the ironclad oath. Judge Harlan then, after
the usual formalitics, tsok his seat on the
bench.
LATE dispatches report further trouble
on the Texas border. State troops and
Mexicans had fight at Elesario on Friday,
in which five Texas Rangers and merchant
named Ellis were killed by Me1icans. Gov
ernor Hubbard has telegraphed the Presi
dent for assistance. The matter is not seri-
ously regarded at Washington.
Gently at Fort Wayne, Ind, by the freaks of
a man named Frederick Sheerer, who sud-
denly lost his reason, and threw his infant
child from the second story window, and
drove his family out of the house and de-
molished his furniture. He was finally
captured by squad of officers, who placed
him in a cell at the County Asylum. His
child was fatally injured.
A CONFERENCE between the lessees of the
canals and Board of Public Works of Ohio
has resulted in an agreement that appiica-
ton shall be made for the appointment of
receivers, representing both interests, to
take charge of the canals until litigation or
Legislation is. had deciding upon the respect
i've rights of the parties. Mr.. Peter That
cher is recommended by the Board for re-
ceiver, and Col. Parrott by the lessees.
CONSIDERABLE stir was created in polit-
cal circles at Washington on the 18th from
the fact that Senator Conkling, of New
York, and Senator Gordon, of Georgia, had
| personal spat in the secret session of the
Senate. Conkling having charged Gordon
with uttering an untruth, Gordon resented
| it, and used such language as to induce lis
| teners to believe that it "would be settled
in the usual way"
A colored man was shetland killed in Mad
ison County, KY, on Friday, by white
man by the name of Amerine. A musket
loaded with wad of brown paper prepared
for the purpose of soaring him, was used
1t was found upon examination that the
wad had penetrated the heart. Death was
| instant The colored man had been in the
| habit of riding Amerine's horse, and he
thought to thus intimdate him in the future
GEORGE NJ. LUCUs, prominent railroad
man of Illinois, was found dead lately in hi
private Office, at Aurora, Illinois, with
fearful wound in the left temple. Hi
death is wrapped i'll mystery, and it il
generally supposed that he was victim tc
foul play, as there could not be found in tn,
room anything resembling weapon whicl
caused the wound, the same being mad
with a revolver, thus denying the theor,
that ne committed suicide.
A BOILER exploded a few days since, a
the foundry of Clark & Buck: in Vincennes
Ind, shaking the whole city as by al
earthquake. Two men were killed outrigh
John Miller, boiler maker, and Jane
Coleman, citizen who was not employe
) about the works, but had called there o.
business. Miller was blown against tn
side of Mr.. Bucks house. in the adioinin
yard; nearly all his clothing was torn fror
t his body, and the top of his head torn of
Coleman was terribly cut to pieces.
| AS the train due at Columbus, Ohio, a
ten p. M, over the Short Line, was nearin
: Lilly Chapel few evenings ago, two shot
: were fired at the train, though no seriou
a damage resulted. The first shot passe
! over the engineers shoulder and out at tn
8 opposite window of the cab, and the secon
passed through the window of the car an
+ out at the opposite side, narrowly missin
i the head of q passenger. The train ws
D again attacked by cowardly gang whe
e nearing Georgesville, and numerous ston,
r hurled through the windows, though Il
}. passengers were injured. 1t seems to ha,
| been an organized affair along the line