The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-19
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

cock County, Ohio, Savings Bank, CON-
mitted suicide few nights since.
The account Of the explosion of the st.
Bernard Coal Company's mines at Earl
ington, KY, proves to be hoax.
DISASTROUS floods were reported in the
New England States on the 10th and 11th,
and terrible storm. Bridges swept away,
buildings Undermined, &c.
Two Legroes were shot by masked mob
at Mt. Comic, Fla, Oh Saturday. They had |
stolen four hundred liars from a miller's |
wife, whom they also abused by beating.
PRINCE, Butler candidate, WAS elected |
Mayor OF Boston at the late election, r. .ceiv-
ing I9,546 votes to 1890 for Goldman, Re-
publican, and 431 for the Workingmen's |
candidate. His MAR was also elected in |
Lynn and Butler.
MARIA SETTLE, negro woman living |
near Shelbyville Tenn, was horribly muir
dered Friday night, December -. Neigh
bors going to her house on Saturday found
her dead body, terribly mutt ated, and
/ signs o! hard struggle.
The recent great storm in the Eastern
States did severe injury to many of the
mills A number were entirely destroyed
by the breaking of dams in Massachusetts, at
Ashfield, Conway, Whately and North Hat
field. At Lawrence and Lowell, Mass, and
Paterson, N. j., the mills were stopped on
account of high water.
GOVERNOR HAMPToN's leg was amputa
ted on the 10th below the knee. His imme-
diate friends say his condition is not uanger-
Gus. The Legislature elected Governor
Hampton TO the United States Senate. The
House, with two exceptions, voted for
Hampton. The exceptions were Miller and
Simmons, colored members, from Beaufort
who voted for Mackey.
In Cleveland, Ohio, lately, the arches
under the sidewalk in front of new build
ing on Superior-s,reet gave way, letting
about one hundred feet of tagging fall in.
A woman and child who were on the side
walk disappeared in the clond of dust which
the falling stones made, but were soon
: rescued The child was unhurt, but the
woman received some severe injuries.
WHILE the Brit sh bark Anyway was on
: the voyage from New York to Trieste, two
Greeks attacked the mate, fatally wounding
him, and afterward attempted to kill the
boatswain and seaman, both of whom had
their skulls fractured. The Captain fired
upon the mutineers, wounding one, when
both Jumped overheard, and were probably
t drowned.
: A DISPATCH from Omaha says: "Twe
; men named Ketchum and Mitchell, accused
' of stealing stock, and who recently killed
herder named Stevens, who was trying te
arrest them, were, on the 10th inst, taker
from the Sheriff of Custer County and hi.
4 posse by a body of armed men, who tie6
e them to a tree and burned them both tt
/ death. The mob was composed of twenty
5 FIVE men, nearly all herders, and masked"
l. ISAAC MIKE, while under the influence o
q liquor. went asleep on the railr al tracE
g near Pennington, w. Va, after having beel
r. elected from the Cumberland accommoda
i ton train going east. The westbound &C
, commodation train came along and strucl
him, cutting off both legs and mangling hi
Il body in frightful manner. The remain
rs were gathered up and carried in a sheet t
a Mannington, where the deceased has a wifi
is and six children.
"a THE wife of Michael Schney, residin
it eight miles west of Mt. Gllead, Ohio, wa
a burned to death recently. Mrs. Schuey ha
70 turned her back to an open fire to fasten tn
"A clothing of one of her children, when he
~ y, own clothing took fire. In her efforts t
A save herself, the fire was communicated to
bed and the dress of an infant, whose lii
was only saved by the timely arrival of NJ
Schuey. The unfortunate lady expired a
i'd ter four hours terrible suffering. Sh
an leaves five small children.
be WISCONSIN, Iowa, Central and Wester
ry Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Centr
M and Northern Illinois report heavy sno
- storms on the 18th and 14th, some of tt
= heaviest known for years. The depth
u snow is set down at from ten to thirt
ne inches, in some places drifting and serious
'e, obstructing railroad travel, and causing
81 suspension of business. At Fulton al
as Rock Island the Mississippi River is clost
70 by ice, and the pedestrians are crossin
,er In Chicago fully foot has fallen, with
.n fair prospect of more.
r. On Saturday, the 30th ult., two negroe
~ Henry Jackson and Henry Martin, enter
us the house of poor old couple, Charl
we SIocum and wife, at Nebraska City, al
ds strangled the old man, ravished his wi
or and robbed the house of three dollars a.
he seventy five cents. They were arrested
el few days, indicted for murder, and Sc
nd fenced to the penitentiary for life. Ne
=, morning, at three o'clock, mob of thr
hundred men overpowered the guards
the Jail, took the men therefrom, al
taking them mile away, hung them t.
5h1 tree.
In Hancock County, Tennessee, j. N. l
y" person, who had separated from his W
by some time ago, returned home, and duri
Ri a fight with his wife John Epperson, a o.
ties armed son, interfered to protect his moth
ion The father inflicted several serious wou1
of on the son, who, gaining possession of
:, knife, killed his father. Immediately af
Tom Epperson, another son, came up a
. asked John whether he took the faith {
Ing part. John said he had protected
In mother, when Tom fred upon him, and
the ran into the house. The mother now int
,nts fered to protect her one-armed son, and ,
,de- shot through the heart. As she fell lifel
ice. in the doorway Tom fired at his brotf
III missing him and striking another brotf
.Lr George, in the thigh another shot mis-
'no the mark and mortally wounded a sist
one Tom escaped. John Epperson was arres
er and acquitted on the plea of self-defer
we'll The tragedy occurred in the locality I
and dered famous by the Lee. Ledger fight a y
son ago.
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