The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.


child at Bath, n. B., recently.
In Cincinnati, the Government has laid
its hand on "crooked " whisky. One dis
tillery and three rectifying establishments
were seized.
CATHERINE E. BEECHER, sister of Henry
Ward Beecher, died ON May IL, at noon at
the residence of Thomas K. Beecher, in
Elmira, New York.
NEAR Augusta, Me-, Saturday, Jason
Scribner, small farmer, XII led three of his
children and then attempted suicide, his
wife and oldest child escaping him. Scribner
is in prison.
IN the Indiana municipal elections, on the
7th, both parties claim gains and good
showing of straws," but it is possible that
the municipal elections are no indications of
party strength.
ALTER Y. SHINDEL, of Danville, Pa,
and w C. Kohler, of Hanover, Pa, students
at the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg,
Pa, were accidently drowned by the upset
ting of boat in Spring Lake.
Mr.. NATHAN STEWART, one of the oldest
Oddfellows in the State of Ohio, dropped
dead suddenly, on the 18th, while perform
ing his duty of janitor at the Oddfellows
Temple, corner Home and Fourth, Cincin-
natl.
AT indianapolis, recently, man named
Jessie Noble was shot and fatally wounded
by Fred. Hoffman, an alleged cattle thief.
Noble was assisting Officers Williams and
Conroe in making the arrest. Hoffman
escaped.
THE schooner Geno capsized in squall
on Lake Pontchartrain, the other day. Cap
tain Spiro and all on board were lost, ex-
eept Lewis Kline, aged fourteen, who clung
to the wreck and was rescued by the steamer
Camelia.
ADvIcEs from Texas say the band of
| train robbers that has for several months
| been plundering the Houston and Texas
| Central and Pacific Railroads has been
broken up, and number of the gang
| arrested.
AT Decatur, ILL.,, tramp, named Edwards,
shot and killed a well-known citizen named
R. G. Simmeral. The tramp was caught in
the act of stealing harness, and, while SIM
neral attempted to make an arrest, the
tramp fired a shot from revolver, killing
Simmeral almost instantly.
HENRY HEINMAN, employed by the
Wabash company as helper in the\round
house in Lafayette, Indiana, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with butcher
knife. He was found lying ir his cellar.
No cause is assigned for the deed. He
leaves family of wife and four children.
CYRUS F. YORK, freight conductor on
the Wabash Railway, aged thirty-fve, was
knocked off the train one mile east of Fort
Wayne, Ind. Thirteen loaded cars passed
over him. Both legs and one arm were
taken off, and the body crushed beyond
recognition. Deceased leaves wife and
three children.
THE Grand Encampment, 90. o. F., Of
Ohio, convened at Lancaster on the 7th in
great strength, all the encampments in the
State being represented but one. Excursion
trains brought immense throngs of people te
the city, and all the day the streets were
jammed. A Grand Patriarchal parade tool
place in the afternoon.
PORTER BROWN was hanged at Mahoney
Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Saturday, May II
at twelve o'clock, for the murder of DR.
Evans, March IA, 1877. Brown made full
confession, and asked forgiveness. Their
was no excitement and very little sympa
thy for the doomed man. Brown was cain
and collected at the hour of execution.
THE coal miners of st. Clair and Madison
counties, Illinois, opposite st. Louis, hav
published an appeal, asking for provision
to keep their families from starving. The,
say they have been working for from on
cent to one and half cent per bushel, a
which they can MT make more than fror
four to five dollars per week, sum total
insufficient to support them.
THE wedding of Senator Don Cameron t
Miss LIZZIE Sherman was celebrated a
Cleveland on the 9th inst. The costume
and floral decorations were magnificent, an
the happy couple received 100000 wort
of presents. The bridal party left, after tn
, wedding festivities, for New York, tn
| "s upper" and a handful of rice bein
thrown after them for good luck.
r HosMER NJ. DoRsT, of Findlay, Ohit
a young man aged twenty-five, was browne
, in Blanchard River, near that town, fe'
! evenings since. A friend was with him
the time, but for some reason was unabl
, to render assistance. The river was dragge
D discovered, but by that time life was el
e tirely extinct. His tragic and sudde
, death caused great gloom where he was we
E | known.
9 MOTT, the spirit materializef of Memphi
,, Mo-, whom thou ands have Hocked to Sc
was exposed Monday by J. 81. Pattee,
Monmouth, ILL.,, who attended seance an
squirted aniline through a ring he had pr
o pared for that purpose into the face of OF
It of the spirits which appeared at the ape
O ture of the cabinet. The face at once di
:. appeared, lights were brought in, and Mo
, was found with his face covered with an
,, line stains. The affair created great excit
ment in Memphis.
: :. EDMUND MEGY, the recognized leader
y the Commune in New York City, and wi
" is said to be the individual who caused Il
T. death Of Archbishop Darboy, of Paris, al
Is Chief of Police Greyboy, was arraigng
s lately in the New York court, charged wi
IS threatening the life of Harry W. MARI
o. attache of the World newspaper Justi
10 Smith soundly lectured Megy, telling hi
. that the Commune was not an institu ion
l. this country, and it' principles would n
10 be tolerated here. He held him in $500 b,
es to keep the peace.
- DURING the late North Carolina election
there was fight at Weldon. dispu
III arose as to a negro's right to vote; wor,
ge and then blows. Capt. J. L. Emery "
struck on the head and badly hurt. Eie
or ten shot were then fired at the riote
ae John Pdrnell, a negro, was shot in t
mouth and breast. He died in five hou
Another negro was wounded in the should
nj The Sheriff, Republican, spoke to I
rioters. Then prominent newspaper m
spoke. Next the Mayor of the tov
Emery and Robt. Day were bound over
$1,000 each. The excitement was great, q
,;s people were wild at the time During
no riot the polls were closed
en- THE arrival on Sunday by the steamsI
to Germanic, of Captain A. Griffenberp, of