The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-05

/ 1879, and lasting three days. A novel feature
! of the next meeting will be the formation
/ of a grand encampment.
| ANDY ARMSTRONG, late mate of the John
Porter, an Ohio River steamer, has arrived in
! Louisville. He is the only survivor left of
the entire crew who remained on board, and
the picture he paints of the terrible fate of
| the Porter is horrible in the extreme, re-
calling in some of its CHASTITY details the
Ancient Mariner of yore. The men who
shipped at Louisville were all taken down
before they reached Cincinnati, himself ex-
| cepted. He says the 81 uation of things
| frightened away both nurse and doctor.
/ At GalliPolis, Ohio, people with shot-guns
prevented the boat from landing, and when
his las companion died they would not per-
NIT him to come ashore to bury the body,
which was cast into the river. Armstrong
was given fifty dollars, and fled here, where
! his family lives. He thinks the disease
which is moving down SO many is not yell
low fever, but fearfully contagious, what
ever it may be.
THE Tennessee Nationals, in Convention
at Nashville, nominated Judge E. II. East,
of Davidson Comfy, for Governor. Reso-
lutions were passed demanding the abol-
ishment of national banks, the issuing by
government of legal tender paper money,
receivable for all dues, public and private,
including imports, as well as the principal
and interest on the bonds; in other
words, an absolute dollar, equal to gold
and silver; that the government issue
no more bonds; that the government retire
all national bank notes, and alone issue
money; that public lands should be held
in trust for homes of American citizens !;
that postal depository be established, cer-
tificates to be issued on deposites payable
in legal tender money; graduated tax on
all incomes over 81, 600; the establishment
of labor bureau; a thorough system of
public schools; the abolition of the convict
contract system, and no more importation
of servile Chinese.
THE following was forwarded from Mem
phis to Washington:
MEMPHIS, August rs.
To His ErceIency, President Hayes:
In behalf of the yellow fever stricken
South, we respectfully request you to exer-
else your discretionary power in the ap-
pointment of a special commission of the
ablest physicians and chemists in the coun-
try, for the purpose of scientifically investi-
eating the cause, natnre- treatment. md
future prevention of the fearful epidemic
now raging. Congress will undoubtedly
make suitable appropriation to reward the
commission for services so valuable to the
country.
[Signed] CASEY YOUNG, M. c.,
]. r. FLIPPIN, Mayor,
DR.. r. T. BROWN,
Seu'y Board of Health,
A. D. LANGSTAFF,
Acting President of Howard Association,
c. G. FISHER,
Chairman Citizen Relief Committee,
JNO. S. TOOF,
Secretary Chamber of Commerce and Cot
ton Exchange.
! A PRINCETON kentucky special to the
Nashville american says: ]. w. Riggs and
J. w Luttrell, suspected of the Ratliffe rob-
berry, were tried, but no evidence was pro-
duced and they were dismissed. The charge
against thea of carrying metal knucks was
| sustained. While their trial for this offense
was proceeding, George Ratlife obtained
3 conclusive proof that they were the men
who chloroformed his wife and did the rob.
berry. A negro youth appeared in the
court room and saying "Them's
: they" he pointed Riggs and Luttreu out
4 Both broke to run, and AL. Ratliffe shot
Luttrell as he was going out the door, and
r George and William Ratlife shot Riggs
r who died at the foot of the Judges bench
Public opinion is in favor of the Ratliffes
/. Riggs hailed from Iowa, and Luttrell from
r near Knoxville, Tenn. Riggs requested t.
e have his mare, which he was suspected tt
4 have stolen, sold and the money applied tt
$ his decent burial. He did not want hi
s people to know of his death. George Rat
l. life is Cashier of Princeton Bank.
n The Kansas Republicans, in State Con
e vention at Topeka, passed resolutions OF
finances as follows: The public credi
e should be sacredly maintained, AM
. all the obligations of the governmen
early securing of currency, con
= vertible with coin, and, therefore
- advocate the gradual resumption of speci
. payment by continuous and steady stres
!. in that direc ion. That the blu for the re
W habilitation of the silver dollar, passed b
,f the last Congress, should be so amended a
to place the silver dollar upon a perfec
=. equality with the gold dollar, in respect bot
- to coinage and circulation. That as th
:. greenback currency, originated by the brai
= and maintained by the blood of the Repul
lican party, has proved to be the cheapes
- :. safest, and most convenient medium of e,
:. change for the people ever adopted, we d
- clare ourselves in favor of a repeal of tn
~ national banking law, and substitute
~ therefor of the currency issued by govern
W ment, and demand that it be issued in su
fcient volume to fully accommodate IL
e. wants of business, and that it be made pa
't' able for all debts, whether public or pr
~ vate, unless otherwise specified by contrac
Ie. A VERY mysterious abduction case
ar reported at Cleveland, o from Ft. Wayn
OF Ind, the person abducted, young ms
ne named Freeman r. Green, seventeen yea
Oh old, being found in the latter city. TT
". story the boy tells is wonderful. On We
Oh nesday evening, the 21st, he went for rio
with his mother, and when they return,
ess he went to the stable with the horse to IL
d. hitch and remove the harness. Viii
ed doing so he was approached by son
ny person from behind, who put his hal
ng over young Green's face, causing him
Tn turn giddy and lose consciousness. T
ew next felt himself being carried along ]
ne some men. He did not recover his sens
no till daylight Friday morning, when
Fe IouHo nluselI lying Oh moving 1relg
ad. car between two pieces of lumber, and
St. bundle by his side. When the train stopp
he got off, and on inquiry found he was
ust Berea, thirteen miles from Clevelan
of The train left him, and he det,
nd. mined to walk to the city. On the way
tel, opened the bundle, and found some bre
the and cheese, and on eating of the same he |
of came violently SICK. He recovered a
oss managed TO reach cleveland, when ne sc
,us. a letter to his mother, who came and to
rtb him to Fort Wayne. Two diamond stu
Bay were missing from MS snlrt1ront, and
are a seal ring from the smallest finger of