The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-10
REHLEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS,

INC last year.
SIR FRANCIS GRANT, the famous portrait
painter, and President of the British Royal
Academy, died suddenly Saturday.
A BUCK has reported at Poplar River In
dian Agency that Sitting Bull was badly
wounded. probably fatally, in quarrel
with some of his chiefs.
THE Indian war has broken out afresh on
the border, and the inhabitants are COM
PEELED to arm themselves for protection
from or pursuit of the redskins.
EARLIEST election returns from Colorado
indicate the election of the entire Republi-
can State ticket by majority over the COM
bined Democratic and Greenback vote.
THE news of the bank failure in Glasgow,
Scotland, created considerable distrust at
Chicago Thursday, particularly in wheat
and provision circles, and prices went down.
PLANS for railway up Vesuvius have
been completed, and the work is to be ge-
gun at once. The cars will be drawn by
wire rope, moved by a stationary engine.
The road is to be ready within year.
JOHN LIMBER was run over by the cars
and instantly killed at Talmadge, Ohio,
Friday night. He had just returned from
the Akron Fair, and was intoxicated. He
leaves wife and six small children in very
destitute circumstances.
JIM. GLENN, ESQ.,, of Cincinnati, received
telegram Saturday night, from St. Louis,
saying that a strike had taken place there
in the shoe factories, and requesting him to
notify the Crispins of Cincinnati. Mr.. Full
ler, the foreman of the striking establish
ment, went to Cincinnati to get men to go
to st. Louis.
THE Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
at Chicago, Wednesday, discussed the prop
osition to establish home in that city for
disabled railway employees. tits believed
that fee of five centsper month from each
of the eight hundred thousand railroad en-
ployees of the United States would more
than support the institution.
GOVERNOR NICHOLS, of Louisiana, has
issued proclamation offering rewards for
the arrest and conviction of the parties who
hung the colored man Broadheart, on the
7th of September, in West Feliciana Parish,
| until he was nearly dead, and then beat him,
| and also beat his wife and two children !;
also for the arrest of the murderers of
| Feliciana Parish.
| A DISPATCH from Ogallala, Neb., dated
October 4, says: The Indians are crossing
the North Platte River, six miles north of
| here. A party of COW boys who started from
| here this morning to scout, overlook party
of Indians killing beef, exchanged shots,
and made the Indians drop the beef, one
horse, one mule, blankets, lariats, hats, etc.
They are going north as fast as possible.
Nearly all the ranchmen are here with
horses.
DEPUTY U. S. Marshals Woodard snd
| O'Donnell have returned from successful
raid on the illicit whisky distillers ofSharp,
Baxter and lizard Counties, Arkansas. The
Marshals' posse consisted of twenty men.
Ten prisoners were captured and taken to
Little Rock. One very large still, with
mash and whisky, was destroyed in lard
County, and another in Baxter County.
The raid was confined to counties border
ing on the Missouri line.
| REPORTS have been received at the mil
itary headquarters at st. Paul, Mimi, dated
the 9th, that both Spotted Tail and Red
Cloud Sioux have left their reservations in
the Black Hills. The supposition is that they
are about to join fugitive Cheyennes in a
descentupon the Hills. Much solicitude is
felt for the safety of the cities there, which
are protected by only four companies of sol.
diers. At Newport the Seventh Cavalry is
under orders to march.
| HENRY GREENEBAUM was arrested at
Chicago Saturday evening for the embezzle'
ment and larceny of $685. 900, as President
of the German Savings Bank of that city.
The warrant was sworn out by Theo. Weber
| of the boot and shoe firm of Weber Bros.
whose home is now in Europe, but has been
here some time investigating the books Of
the German Savings Bank. He alleges that 6
large portion of the above amount wat
stolen by Greenebaum, in bonds and secu
rites, few days before the bank failed
about year ago, which was the prime
cause of the failure. Greenebaum was taker
before Justice Foote, and gave bonds il
the sum of $4,000 for his appearance Octo
ber Is.
A SALE of imported Jersey and Guernsey
COWS and heifers, held in New York re
Gently, attracted large crowd of cattle
dealers, among whom were one or two
ladies. The animals were imported by
Edward P. P. Fowler, of the Island o.
Jersey, Southampton, England. The bidding
for the cattle was brisk, and the pricel
realized were, in most cases, unusually
bigh. The largest amount paid was tina
iven for a solid cream .fawn, five hundred
and seventy.fve dollars. Another cream
fawn brought three hundred and twent,
dollars. One hundred and forty-fve dollar
was paid for one-week-old calf of thi
animal. The prices given for the rest o
the stock ranged from one hundred ant
eighty to five hundred dollars.
THE cotton waste factory owned b,
Robert Bishop & Sons, Boston, was burne'
Saturday, October 5. Loss $50 900. Seventy
five men are thrown out of employment. /
dispatch from Junction City, Lane County
Oregon, gives an account of fire Saturda
morning that burned Gilmore's Hotel an
six other buildings. Loss about $5O,0OC
Incendiary. J. I. Maybury & Co.'s fourin
mill burned at New Orleans. Loss est
mated at $25, 900. A fire broke out in tn
Passaic Rolling Mill, Paterson, N. J
!, Saturday night, completely destroying il
The loss is estimated at $100, 900, and is sal
to be fully insured. The machine shol
grist mill, saw mill, and other property b.
longing to E. Lyon & Co., of Southampton
Mass, were destroyed Saturday afternoon
Loss $4,000.
TIE walking of both OLeary and Hught
v at New York, on Saturday, was very poo
e O'Leary, after several stops, left the trac
q at 40, at which time he had complete
4 three hundred miles. Hughes, after NAL
n ing three miles, left the track at 5 :56. 4
s returned again at 7:55, being then eight
Q miles behind O'Leary, who came on Il
track again at six p. ni., looking and wal
ing as fresh as at the start. He was loud
applauded, and during the evening was pr
\ sented with several bouquets. After col
+ pleting his 399th mile, O'Leary was tax,