The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-22

Committee met recently, and, in accordance
nth resolution adopted at a previous
Meeting, Mr.. P. B. S. Pinchback was ex-
'elled from the organization, by a vote of |
2 to 4.
The express messenger on the train from |
Mobile, which arrived at New Orleans at |
OILS p. m. on the 18th, reports that at
Lookout Station a man boarded the express
,ar and presented pistol at him. The
messenger made rush at the man and re-
ceived the ball in the hand, disabling him.
The highwayman then grabbed five hundred
dollars, in a package, leaped from the car
and escaped.
The West.
On the night of March IA, six Cinnamon,
employed in clearing land, near Chico,
Butt County, Cal, were attacked in their
cabin by gang of whites. Three were shot
dead, the fourth soon after died, the fifth
being beyond the hope of recovery, and the
sixth, who wassslightly wounded, escaped
by feigning death. He says that after fin
ishing their work the murderers set the
cabin on fire and fed. He extinguished
the flames and gave the alarm. A public
meeting was held in Chico, next day, and
resolutions were passed, deprecating the
crime committed, and pledging the citizens
to use all means TO bring the perpetrators to
justice.
General Brecftfes.
The objections to the will of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt have been filed in the
Surrogate's Office, New York, by his son,
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, who AYERS that the
l1o g.. 1hok &c = h. To-
will of the deceased; that it was not signed
by either the testator or the witnesses at his
request that the deceased was not in sound
mind when the document is purported to
have been signed; that it was procured by
fraud and the undue influence of William
Fl. Vanderbilt, and that by a desire to
concentrate his fortune in the person of
William H. Vanderbilt the deceased had be-
come incapaciated from making fair will,
and disregarded his other children.
The jury which has been for some time in
vestigatiDg the Ashtabula railroad bridge
disaster have returned a verdict, deciding
that the fall of the bridge was the result of
defects and errors made in designing,
constructing and erecting it, and for neglect
in carefully inspecting the bridge and in re-
pairing the errors in its erection the railroad
company is responsible for the disaster.
Peter a. Penwell and wife, owing to do
mestic disagreements, took arsenic la ely, in
Elmira, New York, with view to suicide.
The poison failing to cause death, Penwell,
with an ak, killed his wife and then cut his
own throat, but not sufficiently to keep him
out of Jail.
The. Exchange Bank, of Canandaigua
New York, has failed. Liabilities, $4,000
to 100000; assets not over $4,000 to
100000.
The Hon. Simon Cameron has resigned
the position of United States Senator.
Don Cameron is the successor of his
father in the United States Senate, having
received the unanimous vote of the Repub
McMichael.....The contest over the will o.
the late Commodore Vanderbilt has been set
tied, by all the contestants Withdrawing OBJ
| jections to the probate of the will. The
trial was to have commenced on the 18th, but
the whole matter was arranged between
William II. Vanderbilt and the contestants
before the Court opened. Among the coun
sci were Secretary of State Evarts, Judge
Matthews, jeremiah 8. Black and Davit
Dudley Field, all of counsel in the late Pres
idential contest.
The earliest reliable news from New
Hampshire state that the vote of the Stat,
by counties, in all but twenty-four towns
shows Prescotts majority will be 3,00t
strong, if the remaining towns go the sam,
as last year. The aggregate vote of the
State will be over 1900.
The result in the First Congressional Dis
trict is so close that it will require the off
cial returns to determine the result. AL
but seven towns give Marston Rep. 1855
Jones (Dem.) 1887.
As far as returned the House stands 2O
Republicans and 140 Democrats. The Re
publican majority will be somewhat reduced
by the towns yet to be heard from. Th
Senate stands eight Republicans to fou
Democrats, and the Council four Republi
cans and one Democrat.
The Republican Caucus at Columbus, o.
the 18th, nominated Hon. Stanley Matthew
as United States Senator from Ohio, in tn
place of John Sherman, resigned.
Stephen s. Jones, editor of the Philosopl
zeal Journal, at Chicago, was shot dead in hi
Office, on the 18th, by DIR. W. C. Pike, VIII
Immediately gave himself up. Jealous
was the cause. All the parties involved ar
spirituslists.
Peter B. Sweeny, whose name was assoc
ated with Boss Tweed, and who has been a
exile for the past five years, has returned t
New York. He has notbeen taken in custod,
because it was arranged with the Attorne,
| hot ha
present at the trial against him all proceed
ings, civil and criminal, SO far as a
resting him, should be suspended during th
trial and for thirty days afterward. Th
trial is set down for the Sd of April. Th
claim against Sweenyi is that he is liable
the same way that Tweed was rendere
liable in the suit that was recently trie
against him, and in which there was ve
dict for the people of $6,OOO,0OO.
The Coroner's jury in the case of the c.
lamity at st. Francis Xavier Church, hav
returned the following verdict: "We fin
that Margaret Kelly and others came t
their death during panic on the stairs {
the western gallery of st. Francis Xavie
Church on the night of March
1877. We further recommend ths
the Police Department shall furnis
an officer or officers to be
all churches of the city during divin
!, services whenever requested to do so by th
pastor of the church or other authoritie
We consider the construction of th
church and the mears of exit entirel
safe"
Late advices from New Hampshire
Returns are in from every town in tn
First District. Jones tDem.) has 4
: plurality. In the Second District, all br
, one town and one ward give Briggs (Rep
1882 plurality. All but three towns in th
| Third District give Rlair (Rep.) 1,1t
plurality.
AtLancaster, Kentucky, recently, G.
Kennedy broke from the guard who WI
taking him to Jail, by order of the Court, I
! answer the charge of numbering his broth'
? prisoner, fled to an old house, where TWEEN.
s five men joined him, and defed the a.
1 thOrities, The guard fred on the housa an