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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07
A Bad Story from the Black Hills.

A Pittsburger who went to the Black
Hills last March writes to the Pittsburg
Dispatch that after thorough examina
tion of the entire Deadwood country he
finds that there are no mines worth
working, and that it would be folly for
any man without capital going there
with the expectation of making a for
tune. But he thinks that so far as
quartz mining is concerned, the country
cannot be surpassed anywhere, the rocks
being exceedingly rich in gold, this being
especially the case on Battle Greek,
about sixty miles southeast of Deadwood.
He is confident that capital lying idle
could be proftably employed in the
vicinity of Hayward City, there being
plenty of ground not pre-empted. There
are now fifty-two stamp mills in the
vicinity of Deadwood, and employment
sufficient for one hundred at Hayward
City. The climate is much milder at
Hayward City than at Deadwood, about
two inches of snow in the former to two
feet in the latter. AT the former place
stock have been known to hunt their
living all winter and come through all
right. For quartz mining and stock
raising, the writer thinks the section
unsurpassed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07
The Bear Flag.

The history of the bear flag was re-
counted by John S. Hittell, at the last
meeting of the San Francisco Pioneer
Society. Captain J. G. Fremont, at the
head of an exploring expedition sent
out by the Government of the United
States, having entered California with
out leave of the Mexican government,
was encamped at Mount Gabilan, in
February, 1876, when dispute arose
between him and native Californian
about horse which the latter claimed
as stolen. Fremont refused TO surrender
the horse, and defied the Mexican au-
thorities, who had no troops that could
safely attack the American ritiemen.
This defiance irritated the Mexicans,
and threats were made against the
American settlers. Fremont was invited
by these settlers to declare war against
Mexico, but declined to take so bold a
step.
The settlers organized themselves, and
decided to anticipate an attack from the
enemy. They captured Sonoma by a
night attack, and thus started revolu-
ton. "We must have fiagl' cried
the rifemen. The wife of a settler sup
piled the muslin, and house painter
outlined huge star. Put IN griz-
zly!' suggested a rifleman, and his COM
rades shouted, "Yesv' eyes"
So the bear was painted, standing
nearly upright (his position when about
to close with formidable foe), facing
the star, and beneath him were the
words, California Republic" The
paint was obtained from wheelwright's
shop, and the execution did not excel in
| artistic merit. The party had Sonoma
early on the morning of Friday, june
II, and the flag was hoisted the same
evening. On the 18th Commander lde
issued proclamation on behalf OF the
! Republic of California.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION

The Arctic expedition in search of
the relics of Sir John Franklin has
been announced to certainly start early
in the month of June. The enterprise
is baced by the ill-stared Polaris, and the
expedition will be in charge of the ex-
pedition will be in charge of Thos. F.
Barry, who returned from whaling
trip last GUNNER with some of Frank
Inns equipment, which he obtained
from Esquimaux. The whaling
schooner Eathem, owned by the firm of
which Mr. Morrison is member, is de-
tailed for the trip. She is now in the
Antartic ocean, where her crew are
catching seals. She will be back in
April, and then will be fitted out for the
expedition to Hudson Bay, from which
sledge parties will go North to the place
where Franklin and his party are sup
posed to buried. Mr.. Morrison says
the exploring party will not return here
until the fall of 1880. They will not
reach Republic Bay until September.
The sledges will be built, Esquimaux
hired, dogs procured and provisions
selected. Having accomplished sledge
journey of twelve hundred miles, our
men will be obliged to wait until the
snow is on the ground. Hence they
will not start before October and will
reach the point at which the cairn
of the Franklin expedition is
buried about midwinter They will
have to wait till next June before dig
ging for the cairn, for while the snow is
thirty feet deep ON the ground nothing
can be done. Mr.. Morrison calculated
that the party will be able to return tc
the ship about the middle of October
next year, and it will have to remain il
the ice until the following spring, wher
the schooner will go on a whaling voy
age and return to New York in the fal
of 1880. Mr.. Barry will be accompanied
by Mr.. Peter Boyne, who was five year
with Hall in the Arctic regions, anC
about half q dozen other hardy men
The cost of the exploring party will no
exceed ten thousand dollars, of whicl
it is expected good part will be raisec
by subscription. The firm announce
however, that they are responsible fo
the expedition, and will assume the en-
tire expense if necessary. Of cours
the great incentive prompting the en-
terprise is the reward of 920, 900 offere
, by the British government for the re
, covery of the Franklin records.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

A BILL has passed both houses of the
Pennsylvania Legislature providing that
any director, manager, or agent, or other
officer Of any corporation who shall sign
or otherwise consent TO the publication
either generally or private, to the stock
holders of such corporation of any un-
true official written or printed state
ment Of the business or affairs thereof,
which statement shall have tendency
to give TO the shares of stock in such
corporation greater or less apparent
value than they should really possess,
or otherwise defraud any person or body
corporate, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and be liable to penalty
of not more than 5000, and to be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for period
Of not less than six months nor more
than two years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

GENERAL AUGUSTUS WILLIcH was
found dead in his bed, at St. Mary's,
Ohio, on the morning of January %. It
Is supposed he died of heart disease. He
was highly esteemed personally. The
General was born in Prussia in 1910, and
obtained a military education. In 1853
he came to this country to organize a
force to operate against Hamburg, but
he gave that up and began the peaceful
occupation Of a carpenter, until he
found better scope for his talent in an
engagement with the United States
Coast Survey. In 1858 he became editor
OF a Workingmen's paper in Cincinnati,
and when the war broke out he became
a private soldier in the famous Ninth
Ohio, where he was soon promoted to
Adjutant, then to Major, and before the
close Of the war TO Brigadier General.
He was afterward Auditor of Hamilton
County, and at the expiration of his
term, removed TO Auglaize County, Ohio
where he resided at the time of hi
death.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

FRANCE probably presents more, and
more ingenious, modes of earning live
lihood than does any other country.
There is man in Paris who manufac-
lures worms for anglers. He calculated
on beginning the trade, that the thou
sands Of anglers who now and then catch
n minnow in the Seine have no time to
lose in the search of bait, and set up
worm-making. He breeds them out of
the foul meats he buys off the chifonniers,
and feeds them by the thousand in i'm
mense tin boxes. His emulator is an
other man who has process for the
breeding of worms for nightingales. He
gets them out Of bits of cork mixed with
bran and -four. A lady living in the
Faubourg Saint Germain matches ants
for pheasants. She has a room full of
Them, and is well known by the keepers
of rare preserves. This is a trade that
has been over hundred years in the
family, and is hereditary. There are
red, brown and black ants, and they
swarm in the heated room, walking up
and down, as well as in and out of cor
ners, Planks and barrels.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07
Sitting Bull-The RumOrs of his In
yasiOn of the United States.

The following dispatch has been received
through General Terry, commanding the de-
partment of Dakota:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE YELLowsroNE,l
FORT KE0GH, M. T., Jan. 26.
Fl" To the Assistant Adjutdnt General, Department of
Dakota, 81. Paul:
"Quite large band of Indians from the
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies crossed
the Yellowstone at the mouth of Cabin
Creek, December %. Reliable information
reports Sitting Bulls camp as five hundred
lodges at Woody Mountain December 80 /:
also, that almost daily additions of Indians
from the agencies above named have been
received, one party consisting of one hum
dred warriors. Indications show that the
camp was making preparations to move
south. In addition to the large camp above
named many lodges of hostile Indians were
camped beside Live Rock and Frenchmat,s
Creek. The previous report of Sitting Bull
having been on this side is confirmed The
order from the Adjutant Generals Office,
regarding recruits for field infantry is re.
ceived. i would recommend that they be
fully armed and equipped, furnished with
government transportation, and sent under
the charge of the officers of the regiment
now East via the Stanley trail to this place.
The winter thus far is unusually mild, No
| snow.
"[Signed,] NELSON A. MILES,
"Col. Com. Dis"
General Sherman has received a dis.
patch from Lieutenant General Sheridan,
stating that the reported crossing of Sitting
Bull into United States territory is not CON
hrmed, but that should the rumor be true he
will at once dispatch troops to Col. Miles at
J Fort Keogh.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

IT is stated that, for three years past,
certain students of Harvard University,
more wealthy than studious, have been
accustomed to purchase examination pa
pers from the printer. By thus know
ing in advance the questions to be asked
mt examination, they were enabled TO
pass perfect examination papers. II is
said that as many as twenty members
of the last graduating class at Harvard
would have failed TO pass the examina-
tion for the degree of A. B. but for this
underhaud purchase system. The cor
ruption has but lately come to the ears
ofthe Faculty, and the printer, who has
been making money by breach of trust,
has been discharged. This is the second
case Of recent occurrence of students
buying up examination papers-the first
being the bribery of tutor, by fresh
men, TO show the paper he was to give at
an examination about to take place.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

PRINCE HENRY VII, of Reuss, Ger
man Embassador to Constantinople, who
is mentioned in the latest war kilograms.
comes of curious family, which traces
its descent back to Henry the Fowler,
the great German Emperor, who died in
$50. Ever since the beginning of the
eleventh century, all the heads of the
house have been called Henry. At first
they were distinguished by descriptive
appellations, as Henry the Rich, !"
Henry the Stout" or Henry the
Valiant" but subsequently they adopted
numbers a. more convenient, and in
the year 1904 it was settled at family
council that the figures should not run
higher than one hundred. When Henry
@ Is reached the next Prince is Henry l..
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

You've King Humbert, according to
IN anonymous correspondent in La
France, disclaims the idea of being called
a Prussian. The writer describes how
four years ago, just as he was about to
review the troops in commem-
Grafton Of the Constitution, he said,
pointing toward the Vatican and laugh
ing, g. will bet that over there they are
praying that il may rain on me and the
soldiers" He then added in more
serious tone, "They call me Prussian !;
why should / be? / do not forget that
France contributed no less to our enfran-
chisement, and before Prussia. My
mother was an Austrian, and my sister
has become French. AS for me, am
Italian, and nothing but Italian; but
am passionately Italian, and if the
French clerical party wants to get us
into a mess ('nous Greer des embarras' }
they will throw us into the arms of
Germany, and it will be their fault, not
ours"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07
American Hares.

An interesting description of the
"Jack rabbits" of our Western Ter
ritories, with life-like illustration, is
furnished by DIR. Elliott Coues to The
Country. There are three kinds of the
"Jack" or "Jackass rabbits )" they have
wonderfully large, long ears, which are
so conspicuous when the animal is
listening-and it is almost always ON the
alert-that its safety is thereby COM
promised. When squatting closely with
its ears folded back, it might be stepped
on before it would be seen, its color be-
ing in close unison with its surround
ings. 1t bounds off when startled, max
ing leaps of eighteen or twenty feet, but
keeping its legs stiff as it touches the
ground, so that the muscular effort by
which its long jumps are made does not
appear, and it seems to skim the land as
flat stone may be made to skip over the
water. The leaps grow shorter as it gets
further away from its pursuer, ard when
it at last stops, its long ears suddenly
rise in the distant view. Indians snare
these hares in numbers, by means of
nets; white men think such game be-
meath their notice in regions where
buffalo, elk, deer and antelope reward the
hunters toll.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07
EDITORIAL OLIO.

CRANBERRY culture is worth more to
Cape Cod than are the fishing and whal-
ing interests, which have greatly de-
clined in the last five years. Cranberries
can be easily cultivated by using the
proper means, where they are not indi-
enOus
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

The Governor Of the leper settlement
on Molokai, one Of the Sandwich Islands,
Is dead. He was the son of an Ameri-
can father and Hawaiian mother, and
his name was William P. Ragsdale. He
was, until his banishment, the leading
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

An unclaimed package was recently
received at the dead letter Office from
the New York Postoffice, that contained
a roast spare rib, a1arge piece of roast
veal, several pounds of jerked venison
and several buffalo tongues, potatoes
and onions, pound of butter, a loaf of
fruit cake, lot Of candy, raisins, nuts,
oranges, apples, etc, several small
bottles of wine and whisky, two boxes
of cigars and two Limburger cheeses.
There were also in this same package
salt, pepper, vinegar, etc, for the season
ing, and cranberries for the sauce, and
in addition an abundance of -four and
Yeast.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

The dear-hunting season must have
fully set in. Every few days some lover
or other shoots his sweetheart.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

lawyer and orator in the kingdom and
his influence, was such that, had he SO
desired, he might easily have avoided
being sent among the lepers. He was
the first to discover the disease in himself,
his attention being called to the fact by
the failure of hot lamp chimney to
burn his fingers when he picked it up.
He Immediately gave the information to
the authorities, and insisted upon being
banished to Molokai. He was soon ap-
pointed Governor of the settlement, and
his rule of the eight hundred lepers has
been remarkably wise and kind. He
married a young woman there, and
seems to have tried to be as happy as
possible, with the certainty of death
before him. A cousin of Queen Emma,
a leper, is likely to succeed Ragsdale as
Governor.
SIAM is said to be preparing rapidly
for war. A torpedo defense is in pro-
gress; Gatling guns are talked Of; forts
put in order; and the telegraph line,
lately spoken of, together with railway
survey, will be put off till more peace
full times. The cause that may lead to
war is demand from China for a
renewal of the tribute. Siam, like Nepal
and Burmah, once sent tribute to Pekin
Siam every three years, Nepal every
| five years, and Burmah every ten. Nepal
gave up sending the tribute in 1857,
sending it again, however, in 1866
Siam declared her independence in 1852,
Just before her treaties with the Western
powers. The last Siamese mission had
been robbed on its way, and this was
offered as an excuse. Seven years ago,
however, Siam offered to send an en-
bassador to Pekin by a new route; but
the Chinese Government refused to hear
of any innovation, and has lately sent
letters threatening war in case the trib-
ute is not sent according to the old
| rroctiaa
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

Crops IN THE NoRTHwEsT.-A correspond
ent writing from WinnebagO City, Mimi,
says: "Since the 1st Of June l have trav-
eled over three thousand miles in Dakota,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio, and have watched the crops, and from
casual observation they would be pro
nounced good almost everywhere. But the
heat and rains have caused blight, which
will reduce our anticipated sixty million
probably about ten million bushels, Much
of it is of an inferior grade. From Winona
to this place, one hundred and sixty miles,
there is much uniformity in the appearance
of the crops. Farmers report much varia-
ton in the same neighborhood. Over one
half is now cut, and all are busy. There
being much straw badly lodged, the
machine men are having lively times in
keeping the harvesters and self-binders in
running order. There is fully half wheat
crop in the southern part of Minnesota, and
full crop in Northern Minnesota and East
ern Dakota. The Minnesota wheat crop
last year was forty million bushels, but the
increased acreage this year is so great that
this total will be largely increased
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
Have You DyspepsIa

With its attendant troubles, constipation,
headache, loss ofappetite, gloominess, water
brash, distress after eating etc? If so take
DaCoSta's Radical Cure and be well. Its re-
suit is astonishing, and sure relief is guar
anteed in every case, where it is used as di-
rected. 1t assists digestion, tones up the
stomach, strengthens the debilitated, re-
stores a natural appetite, and as liver reg
ulator has no equal. A clergyman of Phil.
adelphia says: at is the very fountain Of
health. To all who are suffering from a
disordered stomach or liver, or who need a
gentle spring or summer tonic, we say try
it, and you will thank us for the advice
Trial size 25c. Sold by John Keeshan,
Sixth and Walnut streets; j. D. Wells,
Fourth street and Central avenue; H. F.
Reum, Fifth and Broadway.
Also Agents for Prof. Parkers Pleasant
Worm Syrup, which is sure death to W orms.
Pleasant to take and requires no physic.
Price 25c. Try it,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
Suicide.

Mary Ible, aged eighteen years, about
seven months ago left her home and went
to work at the house of a gardener named
Fred. Ranking, on Spring Grove avenue,
opposite the Work house. Yesterday she
complained of being i'll, and said that she
was unable to attend to her duties. The
family told her to go to bed but later in
the day, not having heard anything from
her, they went to her room and found her
dead. She was foaming from the mouth,
and tin cup, which evidently had con-
tanned poison, was lying on the bed.
This at once led to the belief that she had
committed suicide, although no reason can
be assigned for this. DR.. Richardson was
called in, but could do nothing
The Coroner, to whom the case was re-
ported as one of sudden death and one in
which physician had been in attendance,
did not go out last night, it having been re-
ported to him that the physician would sign
the death return. This morning, learning
differently, he concluded to thoroughly in
vestigate the case.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

DRESSES WORN AT A PARIS WEDDING.-The
bride was not dressed in the usual silk or
satin, but wore an ivory-colored white
barege, which is the last new fashion for
marriages. The dress had a very long
draped train, the only ornaments being a
broad satin ruche or frill all round the bot
tom, with long satin scarf waistband and
a few small branches of orange flowers and
leaves on the front of the dress. The hair
was dressed low in bands; the veil came
over the forehead and enveloped the dress.
There were several young ladies dressed in
the new shade of pink. AS you know the
battle just now is between pink and blue.
Pink is decidedly the newest, but is very
difficult to wear, as so few colors mix well
with it. The only ornament l have seen as
yet that harmonizes with the fashionable
shade is lace, and therefore blue is not van
quished, and is likely to continue long
fashionable The brides mamma wore a
sapphire watered silk. This kind of
silk is very fashionable; the waistcoat was
embroidered with rich Indian gold pattern
her bonnet was Italian straw, trimmed with
old AIencon lace I'D white and blue
feathers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
By GRAY & TGSCuBEIN, his Attorneys.
iV1O-6tW

T EGAL.-JOHN P. STOEVER IS HEREBY
1 notified that on the 22d day of October 1877,
the City OF Cincinnati. for the use of Joseph Nc
Douga assignee Of John Ryan & Co., filed its
petition in the Superior Court of Cincinnati O.,
against John G. Facheer Caroline Pryor, Michael
Scherlin, John d. H. WiCchers, VIM. Schneemann,
J. II. P. Doepke, Fred. Nagel, Richard Biermann,
+. Herman, John c. StOeyer John P. Stoever "a
minor, Catharine Stoever, Ann Stoever Sam'l J.
Winall, Fred. II. Moellenkamp. Eberhard Mtten-
dorf, Henry Halle, Frederick Brunstrup Vim. Goetz,
Catharine Erkenbrecker, Martha EWin, Thomas
Sanky and others, the object of which, among
other things is to sell all that lot the southeast
corner of Main and Mulberry streets as described
in L. B. Reeders subdivision, recorded in Book
No. 81, page 296 of Hamilton County Records,
measuring thirty-nine and three-fourths feet in
front on Main street and running back seventy
five feet and five-twelfths to brick
house fronting on Mulberry street. to satisfy three
hundred and nine and twelve one -hundrcdths dol
lars with interest from the 9th day OF September
1877, and five per cent penalty for the payment OF
the assessments for the improvement of Mulberry
street.
The prayer OF the said petition is for the sale of
said land to satisfy said sum- with interest and pen
atty as aforesaid.
You are required to answer said petition on or
before the twelfth day of October A. D. 1878, or
judgment will be taken by default
JOSEPH MCDOUGAL,
Attorney of the City Of Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, August l4th, 1878. au146tW
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14

HAS RARUs BEATEN GOLDSMITH MAIDS
TME?-We are inundated with questions
concerning the heat which Rarus trotted in
2:l3M last Saturday at Buffalo, and, owing
to the importance OF the subject, we make
one consolidated answer, and transfer 1t 10
our editorial columns
Section 2, Rule 60, of the National Trot-
ting Association provides that in all matches
against time the horse shall be allowed
three trials, unless expressly stipulated to
the contrary.
The report shows that Rarus trotted the
first heat in 2:17, the second in 2:50, and
after taking the word for the third, and
going as far as the turn, was pulled up and
brought back. After a short rest he was al
lowed fourth trial, which he trotted in
2:13H. When Rarus received the word ''go'
in the third attempt, that heat was thereby
started, and his voluntary Abandonment of
it was at his own risk. We decide that the
Judges were wrong in allowing him fourth
trial, that the race was finished when the
horse was Withdrawn from the third heat,
that the purse and pools have been wrong
fully awarded to Rarus and his hackers, and
the time, 2:13M, made in the extra exhibit
ton heat, does not constitute record. The
fourth heat was merely an exhibition, and
in no case can it govern wagers Oh the time
or result of the original purse.-[Spirit Of
the Times.