The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-01-31
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

HARRY BARNY, prisoner in the work
house at Wheeling. was shot by guard,
while. trying to escape.
CHARLES A. EAsToN & Co., one of the
largest cotton brokerage houses in New
York City, failed Saturday.
SEVERAL Washington Cd. c. banks re-
sumed specie payments on Thursday by
paying small amounts of gold for green
backs.
THREE members Of the Louisiana Re
turning Board, their bail having been de-
elared forfeited, were rearrested Saturday
night.
LARGE numbers of failures are reported
daily of prominent merchants in various
parts of the country, and the runs on banks
are increasing.
A RUN was made on the Oddfellows' and
Clay Street Savings banks in San Fran
cisco, lately but the officers expressed their
intention and confidence in paying all
demands.
After protracted trial the jury in the
case of the State of Georgia against ex-Gov.
Bullock, for defrauding the State while he
was Governor, has brought in verdict of
not guilty.
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED has made application
to the Supreme Court for his discharge
under the poor debtor act. He was taken
to the Court, but the hearing of the case
was postponed.
FIVE hundred tailors began strike in
Chicago, January 81. The demands of the
tailors are for an increase OF from twenty
five to forty per cent. on the wages they are
now receiving.
BROWN CoBLE, a colored preacher, was, on
Saturday, sentenced by the Supreme Court
of Tennessee to be hanged at Winchester on
March IA, for the murder of Felix Gardner,
on June %, 1876.
MURPHY, the temperance advocate, was
introduced to his audience in Washing
ton, Monday evening, by Representative
Frye, of Maine, who is said to have defended
Murphy, years ago, in trial for his life.
OFFICER Martin Kunkel, Cincinnati
policeman, a brave and efficient officer, was
shot dead few mornings since by gang OF
burglars, while in the act of making an
arrest in conjunction with other policemen
MIKE BRADY, serving three years term
for grand larceny at Toledo, escaped from
the Penitentiary Saturday by climbing ovel
the wall. Eight hours after his escape he
was returned to prision by his wife, living
in that city, who lately completed term il
the penitentiary.
JOHN DAVIS, Frank Weaver, and JOSEPH
Davis, supposed to be the murderers O.
officer Kunkel, were arrested near Indian
apolis, in the country, and taken to Cincin
natl. A regular skirmish fight was hae
between the murderers and officers of h'
law before they were taken.
G. w. CoLLANDER, of Painesville, Ohio
committed suicide the other morning b.
hanging. His 1ifeless body was found sus
pended in the barn, by his wife, and GU
down by a neighbor whom she alarmed
Deceased was upward of sixty years of age
| Insanity is said to be the cause of the act
/ JACOB and John Huntzenger, late presi
dent and cashier of the Miners Trust Com
pany, louisville, Pennsylvania, have beer
gentenced each to two years in. solitary con
finement, to pay fine of five hundred dol
lars, and to refund Thomas Kerns
prosecutor, twenty-four thousand dollars
with costs.
PHILADELPHIA leads the cities of tn
world in it's provision for the comfort o
the laboring classes. The people are bette
housed and fed there than in any Europeal
or other American city. The last enter
prise is a restaurant where bowl of goo
soup and slice of bread can be had for on
cent. 1t is immensely popular.
THE Mormon apostles propose genera
overhauling of the estate of the lamente
Brigham Young, with view of sitting ou
from his private effects what property bt
longs to the Church. Facts are develope
showing that the distinction between Bris
ham the Prophet and Brigham the indivit
ual was overlooked to the extent of abou
s., 900.
The Spanish commission appointed fo
the purpose have made solemn examin,
ton of box of bones at San Domingo, sal
to be the remains of the late lamented Chri
topher Columbus. Nobody in the part
being able to recognize any of the effects
) belonging to the explorer, photographs wei
taken, and the expedition returned to Spail
where more formal inquest will be held.
The government of Mexico has institute
, inquiries to ascertain what officers Of tt
, Mexican army invited Lieutenant Ward,
! the United States forces, to cross I'M
e Mexico. The government has determined
$ oppose the crossing of the boundary
J. American troops. The newspapers consid
D Minister Fosters trip to Washington vel
e significant under the present circumstance
Mr.. Comfy, United States Minister Res
1 dent in the Hawaiian Islands, Whites tt
Department of State that in recent fire
5 Honolulu over $25O,oOO worth of proper
4 was burned, including the wharves al
. Government warehouses. The Custom-hou
. was saved. The King himself worked at Il
! brakes of the hand engines. The Cover
= ment loses $50, 900 and an American citiz
4 named Hopper $4,000.
q OVER 100000 trade dollars have be-
O sent East during the present month, f
IS domestic circulation. The profit in shippi
trade dollars to the Eastern States is thr
d per cent. Secretary Sherman has t
e matter under consideration, and it
!; probable that the trade dollar coinage W
e for a time be wholly suspended, or t
e Philadelphia Mint will be opened for t
It same coinage, in order to place Easte
iOAoOIo VI OuAllulI upOH dH cQud1IUy WI
10 the Pacific Coast.
- DR.. BRoILEs, acting in the capacity
= Vice Grand of lodge of Odd Fellows
70 g Breckenridge, Texas, preferred chars
- against DIR. Miller, brother Odd Fell
a and physician, of lying and swindlil
# They met on the street and Miller shot
N Broiles with pistol, missing him, but
,e bullet from the latter's pistol enter
r. Miller's breast, killing him instantly.
ye Broles was from Murfreesboro, Tenness
i'd and DIR. Miller used to be one of the edit
rs of the Burlington (Ia.) Hasek.Eye.
N A VICTORIA dispatch says the stean
m California arrived IRON Wrangel and Sit
IS. The people of Sitka are In fear from WI
of protection from the government. I
* Sitka and Hutzinn Indians were at ,
1e when the steamer arrived, but ceased h
e. tilities while she lay there, and commen,
ne again as soon as she left. Large numb
ne were seen assembling in war paint. I
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