The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-01-24

is valued at about s., 600, 200; coal nearly
81 900 200; shipments of live stock, $4,000
head, valued at 81, 100000 number of cattle
now in the State, about 100000; valued at
| s., ,000 900; while the value of ships will be
about another million.
RIoToUs disturbances among the COM
munists on labor questions have been rife
in San Francisco, California. Several of
the ringleaders were arrested and i'm
prisoned, and the military were put under
arms to suppress the unlawful demonstra-
tions. The act introduced in the LegisIa-
ture making incendiary language felony,
has become law, taking immediate effect.
| THE Territorial Legislature of Utah, COM
posed almost wholly of Mormons, listened
| to some plain talk from Gov. Emory, the
other day, upon the subject of polygamy
and kindred Utah denominations. He re-
minded the members that if they neglected
to provide the legislation necessary to
abolish these practices, Congress would
have 10 take hold of the matter.
THE Minnesota Senate has passed Joint
resolution favoring simply repeal of the
act of Congress demonetizing silver, and
| for restoring silver to its position prior to
/ 80, dc d SUBSTITUTE loT One TIE
Senators and requesting the Representatives
to vote for the Bland bill, after voting down
an amendment favoring making the silver
dollar equal in value to the gold one.
THE Rev. Mr.. Sturks, who has been inves-
| tigating the advantages of Hayti and San
Domingo for a large number of colored
people in Florida, who desire to improve
their condition by emigrating, has had an
interview with the President, and laid the
situation before him. The President en-
bodied his views on the question in brief
letter to Mr.. Sturks, in which he gives his
advice against it.
THE fishing schooner, Little Kate, is re-
ported lost, with her entire crew of thirteen
men, all of South Boston. The names are:
John A. Hines, Captain; Martin Hines,
Owen Hines, jr., Michael Hines, Thomas
Hines, Michael Cosgrove, John King, Pat
rick King, Martin Fay, Morgan Flaherty,
Michael Flaherty, Thomas Glynn, and
Michael O'Donnell. By this disaster seven
women are made widows and twenty-one
children made orphans.
CHACHAPoYAs, the capital of the Anna
zon, has been visited by an earthquake,
which demolished several houses and dam
aged many more. Fortunately there was no
loss of life. The walls swayipg to and fro,
the groaning of the roofs, the noise of
falling tiles, the walls cracking and throw
ing out clouds of dust, combined with the
shrieks, groans, and desperation of the
agonized Inhabitants, made frightful scene.
Callao also experienced severe shock of
earthquake, but no damage was done.
A SERIOUS railroad accident happened on
the Connecticut Western Railroad, just be-
yond Tariffville, Conn.,, about twelve miles
| from Hartford, at ten O'Clock on the even
ing of January Is. An excursion train, re-
turning from the Moody and Sankey meet
ing at Hartford, fell through the trestle
bridge into the Pennington River. Two en-
gines, one baggage and four passenger cars
went down. Twenty-Five to thirty are re-
ported as serious y in jured, and the number
of killed is estimated at from fifteen to
twenty.
THE Inauguration of Governor R. NJ.
Bishop, at Columbus, Ohio, on the 14th,
was very imposing affair. At least twenty
thousand people marched in the procession,
though the day was gloomy and drizzly, and
the streets muddy. The evening was quite
as lively as the day. Besides grand ball
at the City Hall, and a reception at the
Capitol, there were dances and entertain
mends of all kinds over the city. The
Governors reception at the Capitol was a
very informal affair. John T. Gale took the
Speakers chair in the House, and Governor
Bishop and family were escorted to the
front seats, when Hon. George L. Converse
made the welcoming address.
A FEW afternoons since duel was fought
at the junction of the Atlanta & Georgia and
Savannah & Charleston Railroads, three
miles from Savannah, Georgia, between
Walter A. Harley, a lawyer, and Robert
Fishburne, Clerk of the County Court of
Colleton County. They fought at ten PAGES
with Colts revolvers. Harley expressed
his intention in note to his wife to fire in
the air, and did SO, Fishburnes pistol being
discharged at the same time. Harley fell
mortally wounded. The ball entered the
right side, severed the bowels, and lodged
in the abdomen. Fishburne and his party
returned home. The parties were brothers
in-law, having married sisters. The difficulty
originated about difference in local poll
ties, both parties being Democrats.
JUDGE M. WOOD, of Henry County, Mo-,
has been indicted for arson, in burning a
stofe belonging to the County Grange OF
Henry County, about month ago. Judge
Wood had charge of the store, and, it is al.
legged, contrary to instructions, had pur.
chased goods to a considerable amount, and
when the fire occurred owed some 81 800 to
ST. Louis and Cincinnati merchants. 1t is
also said that instead of their being $4,000
| ofc cfo fho Of fba ni
the fire, as claimed by Wood, there was but
$4,000 worth. 1t is further charged that
several thousand dollars have disappeared
unaccountably, and that the arson was com
mitted to destroy the evidences of dis
honesty. Wood was formerly Judge of the
Henry County Court, was a farmer of prop
erty, and was regarded as man of strict in
tegrity.