The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-27
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

Twenty thousand people witnessed the cere-
monies.
EDWIN A. ANDREWS, cashier of the
wrecked Greenwich Bank, Washington
County, New York, hanged himself few
days since.
DURING the session of Congress just
closed 6,629 bills were introduced-more
than 5000 of the number in the House of
Representatives.
IT is roughly estimated that the aggregate
of the appropriations made by Congress for
the fiscal yesr ending June IS, 1879, will be
about $1,000 600.
THE schooner Eothen sailed from New
York, June 10, for the Arctic regions, to
search for the relics of Sir John Franklin.
A distinguished party accompanied the
schooner as far as Sandy Hook.
THE Maine democracy IN Convention in
dorsed the Potter investigation, favored leg
islatioa to secure to each man, as nearly as
possible, just reward for his labor, and op-
posed further issue of Government bonds.
A BRILLIANT but select wedding took
place at the White House on the 10th June.
The Presidents niece, Miss Emily Platt, and
Colonel Russell Hastings, of Illinois, were
the contracting parties, Bishop Jaeger, of
Ohio, oficiated.
FARMERS in Coshocton and Muskingum
County, Ohio, have received notice anony-
mously telling them that they must not use
their reapers, mowers and other machinery,
and threateng the destruction Of their prop
erty by Fl e ii they do SO.
The body of farm laborer named
Brunner, was found the other morning on
the track of the B. & o. R. R., in the north
ern suburbs of Newark, Ohio. The passing
| train had terribly mutilated the remains,
rendering recognition almost impossible.
AT Newport, R. l., George Tiffany, twelve
years old, the son of a wealthy gentleman
in New York, with his tutor, VIM. Smith,
were fishing from the rocks at the foot of
Narragansett-avenue, when Tiffany slipped
| off the rocks. The tutor sprang in to save
him, and both were drowned. Smith was
formerly principal of the Dayton, O., night
school.
| MOSES A. WHEELoCK, for twenty. seven
years Chairman of the New York Stock
Exchange, committed suicide recently, at
his boarding-house, in Twenty-third street.
He was ffty-three years of age and leaves a
wife and three sons, the eldest twenty-three,
and had an active and prominent business
career. Dissipated habits is the alleged
cause.
The following are the horrible particulars
of ferocious attack by savage bulldog on
four boys who were bathing near Lewiston,
Maine: A boy named Egan, seven years OF
age, bore the brunt of the attack, the others
making their escape. Egan has eighteen
wounds, which are all over his body and
legs. The dog literally ate large piece out
from under the arm, so that the ribs can be
seen.
THE grave of Perry Bowsher, the muir
derer hanged at thillicothe, Friday, was
robbed the same evening. Some unknown
parties exoavated sufficient earth to reacf
the head of the coffin, bored through the lie
} with brace and bit until piece could b
t broken off, and then, dragging the body t.
the surface, carried it off, in what direc
ton is not known, but it is thought to Gin
, cinnati.
, THE body of man, found in Lake Erie
at Cleveland, was identified as being that o
John Sem, a well-to-do farmer of Bricks
> vile. few days before he was placed il
q he county Jail for abusing his family, an
e he was bailed out He was to have ha
i, his trial before Justice, but not appearin
j. in court the bail was declared forfeited.
is supposed that as soan as he was release
i he started for the lake.
= w. G. WILLIAMS, Wells-Fargo expires
r messenger at Salt Lake, Utah. has bee
n found guilty of robbery, which occurred o
!, he Utah Central two years ago. William
II was found bound and gagged when tt
5 train arrived at Salt Lake, and elaine
y it was done by men who entered the car
lie the last stati and hen jumped off. Seve
a teen thousand dollars were stolen, whie
have not been recovered.
HENRY J. BETEMEYER, a young me
aged about twenty-seven, shot and instant
killed in the most premeditated and CO
at blooded manner an o d German nam'
lv Frank H. Voss, at the lower end of Bremt
h and Kossuth-avenues, st. Louis, Wedne
M day. Betemeyer fired two shots, one b'
to taking effect in the base of the brain, Il
e- other in the heart. The murderer was
In rested. The cause of the act is said to
;e, some trivial grudge against Voss of ty
ne years. standing.
a. THE nirety-seventh anniversary of
ae battle of '76 was celebrated in an old fort
No Columbia, S. c., Tuesday, the 18th, wi
;s great enthusiasm, despite the most unfav
nd able weather which had prevailed
on sew raj days. Fully five thousand peo]
;se assemb ed to participate in the ceremoni
Owing to the peculiar character of the s
pss the star redoubt, which is an earthwork,
L | oil faofu 0f
is fort, are nearly as distinct as when eva
ex- ated by Lord Rawdon.
icy AN Austin New dispatch says: The
are NOR is current in town that the Shosho
'lll have left Smoky Valley in body and G,
OK north, headed for Beowawe. on the Gem
, ,m, Pacific Railroad. 1t is supposed they
leu on their way to join the hostile Bannot
" These Indians have always been well trea
IL by the whites, and can not have any gr
Va, vmo ances against the white people. They N
w., in their route north, cross the line of
~ G. P. Railroad somewhere between Ba
+bo Mountain and Palisade.
Oes THE Matthews Committee of the Sci
eep met on the 21st June, and james E. An
let, son was called. He refused to testify W
ten cut counsel. He said he had no desir
en-; throw obstacles in the way, but Sen
ing Matthews was a lawyer, looking after
nelr interests, and he did not see why he sh'
not have lawyer to look after his
interests. 1t was decided that, in the
sence of the Senate, the Committee ha
power to punish Anderson for conte
). and the Committee adjourned subjet
u III the call of the Chairman.
oaeo JOHN O'CoNNoR, expelled from the
the ha. ,o.",'' as' %as. was arres'eu a'
ure, nnaaa, , - .a.' ttn o oy oni'ea o'a.es "a
nave n. ~ sne onaike oi senuing Io
tied, missioner oi rensions: Inc ohense,
procured blank applications for pen
,en+ of one Arnold, Cincinnati agent for
~ -" curing pensions. To these blanks