The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-03
REprEw- OF DOMESTIC NE FS.

Mrs. THOMPSON, widow of Postmaster
Thompson, Of Memphis, has been appointed
Postmistress at that city.
THE New York Republicans in State
Convention, at Saratoga, elected Roscoe
Conkling Chairman without opposition,
and unanimously indorsed the financial
policy of the President.
CHARLES STEARNs suspended himself
with his left hand from an upper window in
Boston. in full view of throng in tn
street, aud cut his threat with razor in
bis right hand. He fell to the ground and
died.
SPECIAL dispatch from Richmond,
Ky, to the c9idier-Jo,onal, says Robt.
Richardson killed Martin Harlan with a
pitchfork, near Kingston, while at work
thrashiDg Richardson was arrested. Both
were regarded as peaeeahle men.
BY boiler explosion at the school slate
factory at Slstington, Pa, Frank Kennel,
engineer, was instantly killed ex-ConEtable
VIM. Hunt was badly wounded, several
others injured, and the engine house and
wash house completely wrecked.
Hon. ADDISON LAFLIN, ex-member OF
Congress and naval officer at the Port of
New York during Grants administration,
committed suicide recently at Fitehburg
Mass, hy hanging himselfin the garret of his
house. He had been in bad health for some
time.
The Democratic State Convention of
Nevada, on the 23d September, adopted
hard money platform, advocating the re-
mcval OF all restrictions on silver, and NOM
mated for Governot L. R. Bradley, present
incumbent: Lieutenant-Governor, J. NJ.
Adams Congress, W. E. J. Deal.
The New York Democracy in session at
Syracuse elected Erastus Brooks Chairman.
Resolutions passed affirming the following
principles: Gold and silver coin and paper
convertible into coin at the will OF the holder,
the only currency of the country; steady
steps toward specie payments; the honest
payment of the public debt; congratulating
the State and the country upon the prac-
tical relative value of this greenback cur
rency of the government with gold and sill
yer, the preservation of the public faith,
and a tariff for revenue.
| A MOST terrible and disastrous tornado
afternoon at five o'clock. Houses were un-
rooted, fences and trees blown down, and
every species of damage done. The Presby.
tsrian Church, just completed at cos of
| twenty thousand dollars, is totally de-
stroyed. The loss can not be less than fifty
! thousand dollars. The streets were literally
blockaded with debris, consisting of roof
trees, and bricks. So far as heard from
there was no loss of life, but narrow escapes
were numerous. 1t is impossible to give sn
accurate description of the storm and its
work. It came from the southwest, and all
the damage was done in five minutes.
The Nebraska Democratic State Conven
ton, which terminated on Saturday, was
stormy throughout-sott money against
hard money, the soft money men predomi-
mating. Four of the Greenback candidates
all being Democrats, were nominated. The
ticket is: J.. w. Davis, for Congress
Greenback; DR.. A. Bean, Congress, shor
term; J. r. Webster, Governor; F. J
Mead, Lieutenant-Governor; Benjamin
Palmerton, Secretary of State; E. H. Benton
Auditor; S. H. Cummings, Treasurer
Greenback J. S. McCredy, Land Com
missioner; S. II. Calhoun, Greenback
Attorney. General; S. L. Barrett, Superin
tendent Public instruction John D. Howe
Greenback, Supreme Judge.
AT the Republican State Convention o
Connecticut, Charles B. Andrews, of Litch
field, was nominated for Governor b.
aeclamation, Henry c. Bobinson, of Hart
ford, declining the nomination. Davi
Gallet was nominated for Lieutenan
Governor; David Terrence, Secretary G
State; Tallman Baker, Treasurer; Cbaunc
Howard, Controller. The platform of rese
lutions demands the payment of Unite
States bonds in the standard money Of th
world; that all currency shall be redeem
able in coin, at the will of the holder, an
that coin and currency shall be kept at pa
2 with the gold standard of the world. Th
platform is also opposed to the issue of leg
tenders in time of peace, and indorses tt
Administration.