The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

CAPTAIN A. H. COATES, a well known tug
owner, shot and killed himself and wife at
Mich. Cause not known.
THE trouble between the Chicago shoe
makers and manufacturers was amicably
settled Saturday afternoon, and the men will
return 10 work this morning.
MRS. MARTHA J. DARETY has been ar
rested at London, Ohio, for the murder Of
her son-in-law, Samuel Armstrong, who was
found dead in bed with his wife, on the
of the 21st inst.
JACOB HADDoCK, of Warwick, Canada,
was instactly killed by lightning lately, on
his way from church. His wife and two
children were in a carriage with him. The
wife escaped, but the children were seriously
burned.
A THREE-YEAR-oLD child named Owens
fell into the hydraulic at Connersville, Ind,
and was drowned. The body was found by
the mother as it was passing over the falls
formed by the old canal-locks, a few rods
from the house.
AT Grand Rapids, Mich, a doctor was
called to attend Miss Helen Brown, sixty
years of age, who had cut her throat She
was dead when the doctor rerched the
house, soon after. She had attempted
suicide three times before.
JAMES LoCKARD, an aged citizen OF Del
phos, Ohio, while trying to cross the canal
on the railroad bridge, Saturday, lost his
balance and fell into the canal and was
drowned. He was intoxicated at the time.
I n 1orr 70 mil lp
children.
A FIeHT between Revenue Agents and
Illicit distillers occurred on Friday in the
mountains, near Lebanon, Tenn, in which
over one hundred shots were exchanged,
resulting in the killing of several moon
sinners and the wounding of two Agents.
Assistance has been sent the officers.
Hon. w. H. CHENEY, one of the oldest
and most highly esteemed citizens of Nc.
Lean County, Illineis, committed suicide
at an early hour Saturday morning at his
home in Saybrook, his manner of death
being hanging. His body was found sus-
pended from crab-apple tree near his
home.
JENNIE TUCKER, daughter of the Rev.
NJ III. Tucker, of Leavenworth, Crawford
County, Indiana, committed suicide by
hanging on Friday, and it is supposed tha
disappointment in love was the cause Of
the deed. She was eighteen years of age
remarkably handsome, and had a splendid
reputation.
BoGARDUs and Carver, the great shoot
ers, have left their guns and taken to the
newspapers. They have written themselves
into the worst of friends, and probably nc
match will be made between them. Carver
now says plainly that Bogardus is afraid
to shoot with him, and calls Bogardus al
artful dodger.
ROBERT MITCHELL, colored, was hanged
Friday, at Union Springs, Ala, for poison
ing his grandmother and step-grandfather
in April, 1877. Ten thousand negroes wit
messed the execution. Mitchell confessed
the crime several times, but on the scaffol,
professed innocence, and declared himsel
ready to die, and asked them all to NEE
him in heaven.
THOMAS N. BOYD was shot in his eel
in the Jail at Versailles, Indiana, O.
the night of August 10, by vigilance con
mittee, composed of about seventy or eight
armed men. The crime for which he wa
imprisoned and awaiting trial was for a
aggravated attempt to commit rape upo
an estimable young lady named Matild
Stevens, who lived at Moore's Hill. Ind.
AT Saluda, N. c., Saturday, James Johl
ston shot and instantly killed Charlie
Riley. The latter had gone to Johnston
house and after giving Johnston goo
thrashing took possession of Mrs. Johnston
and sent her to his house. Whether st
consented to the abduction is not know
Riley, with a drawn pistol remained, an
continued to abuse Johnston, when tt
latter, getting his dander up, picked up
shotgun and emptied heavy load of buc
shot into his prosecutors stomach.
AN unprecedentedly heavy fall of RAJ
visited Muscatine, Iowa, on August 90, raj
!, ing the streams crossing the city fifteen fe
in short time. J. G. HonePs three-sto
brick tailoring establishment was pa
tally carried away, with the entire co
tents of each story. The first and secol
+ stories of Fulliam's drug store fell, al
e some tenants barely escaped. The steam
n Favorite and the yacht Endymion we
: torn from their moorings and carried wi
the current, but were recovered. Neal
every resident suffered, and reports frt
Il the country show the damage equally gre
Il there.
"a THE Republicans of Tennessee met in CT
" vention at Nashville, and nominated HI
u Emerson Etberidge for Governor. The
l. lowing resolution was offered by Xenoph
,r Wheeler, of Chattanooga, and produced
Is commotion: Resolved, That we cordia
o indorse the administration of Preside
,s Hayes, as both able and patriotic, and Q
that commends itself to all fair mind
= = men without regard to party" A mott
~ to table this provoked an animated disc
OF sion, in the midst of which the Charm
Id said if this resolution was rejected he wo1
ne withdraw from the chair. The resolut
lie was finally referred to the Committee
d. Resolutions, and Withdrawn by its auth
,d just before adjournment.
in The live stock dealers of st. Louis h
ad made up fund of five hundred dollars
"a the benefit of the yellow fever suffer
in the South; two hundred dollars
n- which are sent to the Howard Associat
-" OF new orleans, Tie same amount TO
,u- Howard Association of Memphis,
Sc one hundred dollars to Grenada, Mississi]
ms The Hebrew Young Mems Literary Ass
alton also passed over two hundred dol
for the same purpose, and appointed C
mittee to solicit additional subscripti
a Aid was also sent from Chicago, Milwaul
at New York and other Northern cities.
ne Jackson, Mississippi, dispatch of the
ie5 says that the panic there produced by yel
:eu fever, is unparalleled. People are fe
,so from the pestilence in every direct
III Jackson is almost deserted, bust
,a,' of all kinds suspended, and nothing tho
OLE of except to escape from the scourge.
hos situation is truly horrible. On the s
,itb day it was assuming more appalling
one portions in New Orleans, Grenada,
)re. Memphis, and the citizens, were q
ong rapidly.
-" THE reason lightning never strik