The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-15
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS

HERBERT and Edward Beers, brothers,
one years, were drowned while bathing at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Friday evening.
A GENERAL fight occurred near Jones'
Landing, Arkansas. Friday, at political
meeting, resulting in one colored man be-
ing killed and several other parties being
wounded.
THERE were coined in the United States
mints in July, $4,000 double eagles, and
1,s47 900 standard silver dollars, including
minor coins. The value of coinage was
So, 1888.
THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue
indicates his purpose to accept plea of
guilty and suspend sentence upon all vio-
lations of revenue laws in South Carolina,
whether indicted or under bonds.
DURING recent heavy thunderstorm at
Portsmouth, Ohio, colored man and his
horse were killed by lightning, and several
other persons injured. 1t is rumored that
several other persons were killed.
]. c. DowNEY, formerly conductor on the
Baltimore & Ohio, fell off freight train of
which he was brakeman, and was literally
cut to pieces, Thursday night The accident
occurred on the Louisville & Nashville line.
Deceased was from Ohio.
The southeastern portion Of Mercer
County, KY, swarms with red foxes. For
some years past there have been very few
hounds in the country, and these destructive
animals are raiding hen roosts, sheep folds,
ETC., to an alarming extent.
A SEVERE storm visited Washington on
the 5th. Houses were swept away by the
! flood, and several persons were injured by
| lightning. The Patent Office, Smithsonian
Institute, and other buildings were struck
and considerably damaged.
AN accident occurred on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near Hoods mills,
Maryland, in which one man was killed.
several wounded, and an entire freight train
wrecked. The train collided with wagon
crossing the track, causing the accident.
LULY DEAN, an actress at Hart & Martins
| Variety Theater at San Antonio, Texas,
Friday evening received letter from the
| attorneys having the settlement of the
family estate at Buffalo, New York, in
forming her that she had fallen heir to
100000.
FRANK ROE, arrested Saturday and locked
up in Chicago police station, committed
suicide early Sunday morning. He was
found by Lieutenant Barrett suspended
from the bars of his cell, life being scarcely
a leather belt, and with it hanged himself
A YOUNG man named Ed. Lemon, at the
close of his days labor, Friday evening in
the Williams neighborhood, about ten miles
from Bedford, Ind, rode horse into White
River to water him. While in the water
the horse took cramp, and young Lemon
becoming caught in the harness, both he
and the animal were drowned.
CHARLES GRAHAM, the engineer of the
freight train which collided with passen-
ger train on the Panhandle Road at Mingo,
has heen lying is very critical condition
at his home in Pittsburg. AS the conductor
has been arrested and committed to prison
it was thought Mr.. Graham would also be
in custody, but up to Saturday evening nc
steps in that direction mad been made.
SUPERINTENDENT Mike Burke, of the
Mississippi and Tennessee Railway, re-
ceived telegram Saturday morning from
the agent at Grenada, Miss, which stated
that there were six deaths in that city
Friday night, and there were thirty.fve
sick people within a radius of four hun
ared yards of the depot. The citizens were
greatly alarmed, although the physicians
of Grenada say it is not yellow fever.
REV. OWEN DORSEY, of the Protestan
Episcopal Church, writes giving encourag
ing accounts OF the condition of things a
| fhn oho &
not among savages, but farmers raising bet
ter wheat than the whites. The Omaha
furnish all the supplies for the market Of
the town of Decatur. They have supplied tn,
agent with seed wheat" He says drunk
enness, oaths and fighting are unknown, al
/ are very friendly, and are pleased to fin,
that can talk with them"
A GREAT storm passed over Pennsyl
| vania on the night of the 9th. The report
from different parts of the State show th
storm to have caused much damage to prop
erty but no loss of life is reported, with tn
; exception of Phenixville, on the Readin
D road, where Robert Townsend and Edwi
Roberts, of Philadelphia, while bathing i
the Schuylkill River, took shelter under
:. tree, and both were struck by lightnin.
Ao"useHu pelHS INSTANTLY killed, Wn1l
e Roberts was thrown distance of fifty fee
q into the water, from which he was taken b
friends.
n ATERRBILE tornado passed over Wallin,
n ford, Conn.,, about six o'clock in the ever
6 ing, August 9, and blew over houses, Ill
. rooted trees, and caused the greatest deva
tation. 1t is estimated the killed will nun
Il Der at least twenty, while the wounded wi
o reach twice that number. The Telegram
u wires and poles were blown down, maxim
e it impossible to communicate directly wit
d New Haven on the south, or Meriden {
r. Hartford to the north. Word was final
i sent by the up seven o'clock train to tt
two latter places, and on the next down e.
- press, which leaves Meriden at half-pa
IL seven, came physicians and help. The grea
70 estexcitement prevailed, and widest rumo
E. are afoat as to the loss of life. The stor
se was general in the State, doing great da1
,r age.