The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-01-03

burning the prairies south of Bear Paw,
and that Sitting Bull is on Miles battle
ground, and has been joined by Lone Deer's
band of seventy-fve lodges"
VIII. FULLER, highly respected citizen
living near Boykin's Depot, in Southhamp-
ton County, Va, was murdered Monday be-
fore christmas. He went out early that
morning to shoot wild turkeys from blind
erected on the low grounds of Meherrin
River. AS he did not return home that
night, on Christmas morn a party of neigh
bors went out to search for him. He was
found lying few feet from the blind, with
a dreadful knife wound in the breast. A
gunshot wound had carried away the entire
right side of his head. His clothing was
badly burned by the wadding from the gun.
Mr.. Fuller's gun was lying across his breast
fully loaded.
EXPRESS train No. 4 and freight train No.
7 collided one mile east of Cheyenne, Wy,
a few afternoons ago. A dense fog prevailed
at the time, and neither saw the others
approach until they were within one hun
dred yards of each other. When Engineer
Weeks, of the express, discovered the
engine and applied the air brake, when he
and his fireman jumped, the fireman receiv-
ing no injury, while Weeks escaped with a
dislocated ankle. On the freight engine
were, Michael Mcguire, engineer, and
Michael Callahan, fireman, the latter of
whom was killed instantly, and the legs of
the former cut off, and his death occurred
two hours later.
THE following dispatch was forwarded to
Washington by General Mcdowell:
To the Adjutant General, Washington:
General Kautz has just received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Cape Bowie, Arizona,
| dated oath:
"Lieutenants Bucker and Toney, Sixth
| Cavalry, have returned.
"rhey struck the party that killed the
mail rider December 14th, east of STEMS
| Peak range, and killed one. Five days later
! they struck them in Old Mixico, surprised
a ranchera of thirty-four Wickups, de-
| stroyed the camp, captured sixteen horses,
| fifty saddles and lots of stuff, which the
renegades had taken from the train. Fifteen
| dead bodies found on the ground with evi-
dences that more had been killed. The
mail matter was recaptured."
The Star and Herald, of Panama, says
/ A rebellion broke out at Punta Arenas
which the Governor was at first entirely un
able to quell, and was organized solely fol
the purpose of exterminating Captain Gin
galde, chief of the garrison. The rebels
after cruelty assassinating the captain, Sc
fire to the buildings, including the hospital
with all the patients in it, stole $1,000 from
the treasury, and robbed all the Commercial
houses. In the confusion they were killing
each other. Of the houses composing tn
colony only about half remain standing
The total number killed is forty, with four
teen wounded.
THE New York Evening Post says the firm
of Meter & Co, No. 2 Exchange Place, ha
notified the Stock Exchange of its inabilit
to meet its contracts. No failure has oc
CURED in Wall Street for many months tha
has caused more comment. The firm ha
been regarded as one Of the prominent GEL
man houses of the city. 1t was recent
discovered that the Meters were larg
makers and sellers of puts, calls and straC
dies. The First National Bank loaned theI
recently 100000, and the Third Nations
! Bank $4,000, but the officers of both sa
/ they held ample security. Judge Otter
! hoefer, counsel for the assignee. said the Ii;
bilities are between $150,OO0 and $780, 00(
and would not exceed the latter sum. 1t
, impossible to name the assets until the
have been collected and examined.
A SHOCKING tragedy has just occurred &
Farmville, Va. Col. William Randolp
Berkley, an eminent lawyer of the plac
: was seated in his office, conversing with NJ
Alfred Moth, Cashier of the English an
American Bank, when knock was hear
at the door, and Col. Berkley got up I
answer it. On opening the door, shot ws
fired from without, and the Colonel fe
back with ball in his temple. Immediate
: afterward Capt. VIM. II. Kennedy entere
e the office, and, stepping behind Coz. Berk
ley's desk, placed pistol to his own hea
and fired. Mr.. Moth says all he heard W;
;, a remark by Capt. Kennedy, as he first fire
u which intimated he had some grievan,
against the Colonel. 1t is stated Kennei
+ made three previous attempts on his ov
/ life, and for a long time has been in moot
e and Respondent condition. Col. Berkel,
: died instantly. He leaves large famil
He was member of the law firm of Berkelt
E, & Berkeley, of Richmond. Kennedys 7
l. covery was regarded as impossible.
;. A COPY of the following document
a. been furnished by the Department of Stat
i on application of the Director of the Phi
~ adelphia Mint:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE May 1, 1906
Robert Patterson, Esq, Director of Mint:
"SIR-In consequence of the represent
ton from Director of the Bank of t
: United States that considerable purchas
- have been made of dollars coined at t
- mint for the purpose of exporting them, a
- as it is probable further purchases and
~ portations will be made, the President
10 reefs that all silver to be coined at the mi
e shall be of small denominations, so that t
y value of the largest pieces shall not exec
- half dollar. I, am &C.,
Ae "JAMEs MADISON
w. G. PRYDE, of the Memphis Detect
~ = Force, killed his wife and child, about t
:, o'clock ia the morning, recently, under
w cumstances that justified the Corone
=, Jury to return a verdict of death by
% cident Pryde's story is, that about G
o'clock he arose from bed, in which was a
-, his wiIe and child, to come up into the C
~ early. prompted by the numerous burglar
:! and robberies that have recently ira
pired, but, finding it too early, he laid do
again and dropped asleep. An hour later
oe awoke, startled, as he thought, by some
. .or trying to get in at window, and mad
~ grab for his pistol, which was under his
,sy low. In the haste of pulling it out it
~ discharged; the ball passed entirely thro,
hg the lungs and liver of the child, entered
re, left side of his wife, passed through
hu bowels, and lodged under the skin on
7As opposite side. Both the child and mot
7h' fingered in great agony until death cam,
their relief.
at
7or THIS principle of trying to "ca
red up" when work is behindhand, is
led bane Of housekeepers. A woman wit
ng house To keen and family of child