The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-10

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temporary Receiver of the New Jersey
inventory of its assets. The Chancellor
lecreed the company insolvent, and ap-
pointed Governor Parker Permanent Re-
,eiver.
On Tuesday morning, May l, the father of
The boy who was murdered near Euclid,
arrived in Cleveland, aud went to the
cemetery vault, where he at once recognized
the body as his son. The name of the
boy was Louis John Henry
Schwand. His residence was Buffalo, New
York.
Edgar NJ. Moore, the boy who shot and |
killed Mabel Hall, a ballet girl at the Theater
Comique, in ST. Louis, about year ago, and |
who was convicted of murder and sentenced |
to be hung on June l, has had his sentence |
comrnuted by Gov. Phelps, of Missouri, to
imprisonment for life.
Samuel Orr, terrible young desperate,
was hanged in Mt. Vernon, NO., ON May 3,
for the murder of George W. Davis, a
wealthy farmer of Christian County, Mo-,
on December IL, 1873.
John w. Jones, colored, married, aged
sixteen, committed suicide lately at Terre
Haute, Ind. He jumped into Otter Creek,
north of the city. Cause, marital difficult
ties. He was non compos.
VIM. Lesser and Henry Ditzie, the boys
arrested at Buffalo, New York, on the charge
of numbering Louis Schwand, at Euclid,
Ohio, have been discharged.
The extra session of Congress has been
postponed till the 18th of October.
The steamship, Etna, arrived from Liver
pool, reports that April 80, in latitude 4S
degs. 81 min, longitude 33 degs. 20 min, they
signaled the steamer Sidonian, of Glasgow,
from New York for Bristol, disabled, and re-
quiring surgeon. She sent the ships sur
geon ON board, who reported that oa the 29th
the boilers exploded, killing the captain,
three engineers, two fremen and one trim
mer, and injuring the cook. The rest of the
crew were well. When the surgeon of the
China went ON board the men were all dead
but one fireman. When asked the cause Of
the explosion, he answered: l will tell you
in the morning." but he died in few
minutes, aad it was impossible to learn the
cause.
Luke Doucet arrived at Halifax recently,
says he shipped at the Pubrico ON the Ameri-
to the Bay of Island. Newfoundland, where
the vessel was wrecked in gale several days
ago, and all lost except himself and another.
In the case of C. T. Crittenden, Door.
keeper of the Virginia House of Delegates.
charged with raising the pay certificates of
members, the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Fores0ss Items
The Japanese insurrection appears to be
not yet ended, as was formerly reported.
| If it had been crushed there would be no use
indeed for recalling to Yeddo the uncle of
the Emperor of japan, who has been study
ing in the Prussian Military Academy. A
cable dispatch says, in fact, that this Prince
has been suddenly summoned home from
Berlin to take command of the Japanese
army against the insurgents.
The Herald cable specials from st. Peters.
burg say that Russia has 1000 men on the
Danube and 125. 1000 men in the Caucasus,
while the opposing forces of the Turks are
100000 men along the Danube, and $4,000
or less, in AsiaMinor. Both sides exhibit
weakness in skilled Generals, and the posi-
ton in Roumania is unfortunate. Austria
and Russia are contemplating an agreement
whereby Bosnia will be ceded to Austria.
The English Government has issued s
proclamation of neutrality. Nevertheless,
the British army and navy are beins
strengthened.
Servia has not yet formally declared her
self, but the significant news comes that tn
, Permanent Committee of the Skuptschin
, has protested against any forced occupation
of Servian territory by the Turks.
/ A telegram from Ti1is states that tn
: Russian administration has been establishe
in the district of Kichangeral, near Kar
l The Russians have occupied Dgwin Digyir
in Turkish George, the inhabitants receiyin
: them as friends, and surrendering the
y arms to them.
A dispatch from Ragusa says the first el
engagement since the expiration of tt
armistice occurred ON April 80. A Herr
e govinian insurgent force attacked the Turl
;, ish vanguard near Nevsigns, killing fftee
IS On April 80, in a fight before Kars, tt
r. Russians are reported as having defeate
s the Turks.
n A letter to Paris paper states tn
e Austrian artillery service is being suppl,
with superior field guns and an unusu
e quantity of ammunition.
m A message from Vienna gives the folio
7, ing account of the battle of Kars: "T
a center of the Russian army 10000 stror
at under Melikef, attack ed Muk htar, fvs,mil
rs from Kars, on April 20. The Turks foug
desperately. The Russians, supported
"a their powerful artillery, succeeded in d
N lodging them from their positions. Mukht
u, called out all his reserves, and attempte
ID on the Both, to recover his lost ground, wi
u 10000 men, but was defeated and driv
back under the guns of Kars. The Russi
'k losses were considerable, and those of t
ne Turks enormous"
III A dispatch from Russian source
VII nounces that the Russian troops have tax
% the fortress of Bayazid, Armenia.
~ seryia has concluded loan of twel
- million francs with the French Union Co
"a merce Bank. Recruits are still arrivil
:: and the formation of volunteer corps to
- company the Russians is spoken about.
h. The Roumanians have taken military o
,st session of Kalafat. The occupying fo
numbers nine thousand men, with TWEEN
lie four Krupp guns. They will fortify and
er fend their position against any attempt
a Turks may make to occupy it. The r
id manian government is celebrating up
ef steps to be taken in consequence of
in Turks firing upon an unfortifed town. I
.ge Russian batteries at Barboshi fred upo1
IN. gunboat and forced it to retire.
I'm Several Russian merchantmen have
ng ready been captured by the Turkish fleet
1b- The frontier of Persia has been entir
at closed on account of the plague at Re-
Of and Tabriz.
no -Four Russian infantry regiments, W
thirty-two cannon and two thousand {
of sacks, have arrived in camp at Barboshi.
The Biiloir, the Partisan who murdered
;ol. mistress and cut in pieces her body, has b
in guillotined. He bequeathes his snuff boz
six President Mcmahon.
,rk A Pera correspondent declares that
inc evacuation of the Dobrudscha had been
rye solved upon. The Turks are slowly fall