The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-01-31

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has issued cir
| cular to depositors, announcing the omission
| of the semi-annual dividend, and that the
| charter provision would be enforced for
bidding the withdrawal of money before the
second Wednesday in April. The bank on
| the Goth of November had about So 900, 900
deposits, with $2,2s2, 900 invested in real
estate mortgages. Other savings bank in
Pawtueket require notice for the with
drawal of principal, but pay interest on
| demand.
| The failure of Piatt, Hubben & Co., of
Monticello, Illinois, has been announced.
| The debts of that firm amount to about
| seventy-eight thousand dollars, due to one
hundred and sixteen creditors, but the debts
of the individual members of that firm and
| those connected with them will amount, it
| is affirmed, to about two hundred thousand
dollars. VIM. H. Piatt is creditor of the
| firm to the amount of twenty-five thousand
dollars. John Piatt, a relative of the
parties, man supposed formerly to be
worth at least one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, has put all his property into
the hands of Trustee.
A Rio JANEIRo letter says much talk has
been caused by the confession of man that
he was the real author of the murder and
burning of the family of eight persons in
1852, for which wealthy planter and three
of his slaves were executed in 1856. The
| tragedy occurred near Machai, and the
murderer says that he was assisted by some
| dependents. He forced the house in the
| dead of night, secured all the inmates,
outraged the i'll fated woman, and then,
driven to desperation as he foresaw the
consequences, he had deliberately murdered
| the whole family to destroy their evidence,
and set the house on fire in the expectation
that their death would be ascribed to acci-
dent.
THE South Carolina Supreme Court has
decided that Circuit Judges must be
elected by ballot instead of viva voice.
This decision Gusts all Circuit Judges
elected prior to 1877 by the Republican Leg
islature, and retains Kershaw and Wallace,
elected last year by the Democrats. 1t was
a constitutional question involving the con-
struction of the word ballot. The Supreme
Court was divided, Associate Judges Mclver
and Haskell agreeing that ballot was re-
quired, Chief Justice Willard dissenting in
practiced by the Republicans. When the
decision was announced Judge Town
send Immediately adjourned the Circuit
Court.
A BISMARCK special to the st. Pau
Pioneer-Press says official information from
Gen. Miles's post, at Fort Keogh, says new
, was received there that Sitting Bull is a
, Frenchman's Creek with over one Thousand
lodges, including the escaped Nez Perce
and the refugees from the agencies. Thes
, last number eight hundred warriors, ant
{ Sitting Bulls own camp two thousand thre
hundred, all well armed. The principa
: hostile chiefs are with him-Black Moon
| Four Horns, Long Dog, and Red Bear. Tw
E companies of infantry have been sent t.
Fort Peck to hold it. Indians from Sittin
Bulls camp have been seen within ten mile
, of Peck, and an attack upon both that an
Keogh is among the possibilities. Miles ha
: only five hundred men.
THE marriage of King Alfonso of Spail
to his cousin, the Princess Mercedes, thir
daughter of the Duke de Montpensier, wa
celebrated at Atocha Church in Madrid
January %, with great splendor. His Ms
, jesty left the royal palace at thirty minute
past ten in the morning, attended by
numerous and brilliant suite. He went i
state to the church to await the coming Q
the Princess, who, with the Duke an
Duchess De Montpensier, arrived at clever
The marriage ceremony, with high mass an
: TIE Deum, lasted till nearly one. Among thos
presentwere QueenChristina and King Fra,
cisco, the Kings grandmother and father th
Special ambassadors from France, Austri'
:, Russia, and England, the Apostolic Del,
= gate, the Count and Countess of Paris, th
grandees of Spain, Senators and Deputie
Foreign Ministers, and other dignitarie
u Numerous crowds thronged the streets, an
enthusiastically cheered the King and Pril
u cess on their passage to the church. Aftt
: the ceremonies the King and Queen returne
to the royal palace.