The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NE WS.

nlDlted at the Sapltol bu1IOlng, WASH
ington.
Mr.. ADoLPH AMsEN, of st. Louis, form
erly Cincinnati Merchant, was shot by
burglar.
GENERAL ANDERsoN's attorneys have
made application for new trial at New
Orleans.
A STRONG tidal wave has swep. the coast
of Peru, causing some damage to ships at
the guano deposits.
SECRETARY SHERMAN says the subscrip.
tions to the new loan indicate high de-
gree of Government credit"
THE amount of Turney's embezzlement
from the Bank Of North America, New
York, of which he was csshier, is reported
as less than $100, 0,000."
MINISTER FOSTERS visit to Washington
and his statements of Mexican affairs have
created an impression favorable to the
recognition of the Diaz Government.
The President has appointed as honorary
Commissioners to the PARIS Exposition,
Floyd P. Baker and Eugene L. Meyer, of
Kansas; Thos. II. Buckler and Robt. NJ.
Mclean, of Maryland.
A FIGHT occurred lately between revenue
agents and Jackson County (Tenn.) dis
tiller named Morgan. The latter was twice
wounded, and after surrendering, his dis
tillery was destroyed.
The Memphis Grand Jury has indicted
James Dawson for manslaughter in killing
Cornelius Griffin, by recklessly shooting at
negro who was refused admission to the
Jail, and was berating Dawson.
The Sacramento River overfowed, few
days since, and spreading over the low
country below Sacramento for distance of
thirty miles, destroyed property OF the
farmers to the amount of one million dollars.
GENERAL ANDERSON, one of the Return
ing Board at New Orleans, has been found
guilty of altering the returns from Vernon
Parish. The jury recommended him to the
mercy of the Court. The trial of Wells has
not yet taken place.
THE Chief Justice at Washington has al
lowed writ of error to the Court of Ap-
peals in Maryland, to bring up for review a
decision of that court, refusing to allow
Charles Taylor, colored, to practice ct the
bar in Maryland courts. of record.
THE Committee on Federal Relations in
the Maryland House of Delegates, to which
was referred the memorial of Hon. Mont.
gomery Blair, calling upon Congress to re
open the Electoral question, has reported
unfavorably on the memorial. Mr.. Blai,
being absent, the report was postponed till
his arrival.
IN the examination by steamboat inspec
tors into the cause of the wreck of the
Metropolis at Philadelphia, the principal
witness examined was DIR. Green, of the
Metropolis. His testimony was to the
effect that the ship was rotten and totally
unseaworthy. He brought to that city frag
ments of rotten timber.
ALL the bodies recovered from the wreck
of the illfated Metropolis have been buried
along the beach, from the scene of the wrecl
to a distance of ten miles north. Th,
graves are simply marked by two stakes
indicating head and foot of grave. Their
are no marks identifying the corpses within
the graves. The survivors having all left
there remains no one who can identify tn
dead.
A WASHINGTON note says that the bill
agreed upon by the House Committee o.
Pacific Railroads, for the benefit of tn
Northern Pacific Railroad, extends the tim
for its completion ten years and reduce
the land grant in Washington Territory
taking away such portion of land as wa
heretofore embraced in the appropriation
for constructing the road from Pen
dOreille to Puget's Sound.
THE engine of train No. 7, ON the Littl
Miami Railroad, that left Cincinnati at hal
past eight on the evening of the 9th, ran o
to cross-tie near Cedarville, Ohio, place
across the track, it is supposed, by tramp
who had been put off of a train the nigf
before. The engine was turned over th
bank, and the engineer, Charles Robert
and the fireman, Frank Gardiner, receive
severe scalds. The postal-car was ais
thrown from the track.
A FIRE occurred on the second floor
, 554 Sixth Street, New York City at la
hour the other night, caused by bedcloth
; taking fire from stove. Four children
Thomas Cassidy, who occupied the fo'
and keeps junk shop on the first foo
: were suffocated. When discovered two
them, John, aged two years, and Jane
] aged fifteen months, were dead; Josep
! aged five years, and Thomas, aged fe1
. years, were insensible, but it is thoug
their lives would be saved.
The Metropolis survivors went to Phil
: delphia. The officers and crew went
e New York. Officers of the Metropolis we
r examined at the Custom House at Norfo
a. before the Inspector of Hulls, J.J. Dumb.
4 view to ascertaining the condition of t
ship when she sailed. Captain Ankers al
. First Mate Dickinson both testified she W
q in good condition and entirely seaworth
r that the whole trouble was caused by t
e unskillful loading of railroad iron.
e A PROPOSITION made in the House
l. Representatives, lately, to instruct t
"a Ways and Means Committee to report b
for the restoration of the income tax
- ceived the unexpected vote of 165 ayes to
~ noes. The committee was not so instruct
le owing to the lack of two-thirds v,
re necessary to suspend the rules. The div
es ion, however, shows how the House "
le stand should the question of the reimpe
le ton of the tax be brought before it.
p Mr.. Ross had an interview in Baltimo
lately, with stray waif, boy fir
Demerara, who was supposed to be Chal
Ross, ON account of a strong resemblan
IN The examination was most thorough, 6
10 consisted principally of tests of memo
'ls The boy was found to be entirely ignor
ns as of any incident connected with the ca
~ history of Charlie Ross, and while there
oo remarkable resemblance in some respe
hv between the two, the father was convin
n at the first glance that his journey
N destined to be fruitless one.
sir HON. NEsToR MAxoN was killed il
duel with M. De La Pena, at Matamo
Texas, on the 5th inst. Maxon was secon
he by VIM. Kelly, and Pena, by DIR. Con
ro- Two rounds were fred without effect, W
ow Pena announced himself satisfied;
he Maxon demanded another round, and
nd shot through the body, and died almost
lis, stantly. All the parties are residents
hol Brownville. The cause of the enmit
unknown. The deceased was a promi1
lawyer. His untimely death casts gl
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