The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-07
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

forwarded 10 ashlngton.
The tide of immigration to Kansas is said to |
be rapidly increasing.
A DESTRUCTIVE wind storm, near Shelbyville, |
Ind, did much damage to property and stock |
August 2.
The post trading buildings of W. S. Fanstam |
& Co., at Deadwood, D. T., were destroyed by |
fire on the Sd inst.
The old German Theater, on Vine-street, |
Cincinnati, was partially destroyed by fire on
the Sd inst.
THE wife of Rev. Professor David Swing, of
Chicago, died near her old home at Oxford,
Ohio, last Saturday.
The internal revenue receipts for July
amounted to 50 500, 900 custom receipts, about
$13, 900 900.
NEAR Charlotte Center, N. Y, lately far
mer named Gorham Hunt went into hold to
pick berries, and was attacked by a bull and
torn to pieces.
New BRUNswIek dispatch says that row.
boat containing pleasure party of five persons
was run into by the schooner Haes in Raritan
River, and capsized, drowning two ladies, Mrs.
John Dunngan and Miss KateHoran.
Rev. EDWARD BARRY, pastor of the M. E.
Church, at a small village near Detroit, Mich,
was arrested upon a warrant sworn out by his ser
want girl, charging him with bastardy, last
Saturday.
The ex-cashier of the Canal Bank, at New
Orleans, named Chevalier Juounville has
turned out to be a defaulter. He embezzled
something over 800 900, covering period of
number of years.
The jury in the trial of Dr. Gates, of Iron
ton, Ohio, upon the charge of murder his wife
the victim--have brought in verdict of not
guilty. Another indictment stands against the
doctor shooting with intent to kill DR.. Stone
upon the day of the post mortem examination.
AoTHER-IN-LAw at Scootsville, Va, pois-
oned herself last week. 1t is the first case on
record. She caused her daughter to prepare the
dose for her 1.-THE daughter's) husband, but the
husband changed cups on her, and hence, de-
funct mother-in-law.
The Weston walking contest at Gilmore's
Garden, New York, is set for September %.
Weston is assured $4,000 of the gate money,
to be divided between the contestants under the
Ashley belt rules. The contestants are Weston, ,
Chas. Rowell, John Ennis and Blower Brown.
PETER PAUL, negro, at Kittanny, Pa, has
been attending camp meetings, and under the
fever of religious excitement, is said to have
become insane. As a consequence, he attacked
a married lady named Mccoy, and in his at
tempt to outrage her, injured her seriously.
Paul is in Jail.
BY the capsizing of pleasure yacht in the
st. Lawrence River, near Clayton, New York,
hve passengers out of twenty-one were drowned
Mrs. H. Persels, of Binghampton Mrs J. W.
Berkalew, of Kirkwood Miss Berkalew, aged
eleven, of Kirkwood; Miss Hattie Pollock, Of
New York; Mrs. Sarah Bostwick, of Kirkwood
In Livingston County, KY, two sons of Dr.
A. H. S. Boyd being i'll, their father determined
to give them santonine, but through a mistake
gave them some poison. In half an hour they
took spasms and one died in a half and the
other in three-quarters of an hour. DR.. Boyd
is one of the most respectable citizens of Liy-
ingston, and the boys were promising youths
DURING July the United States Treasurer
redeemed of I0-4O bonds $s7 81 5 ,45o, of 5-2Os
s36, ,450. In all 1923, 800 900, Of the pro-
ceeds of which $S7 1898 was paid out by
check, and $3S, $50 900 was credited to bank,
on their bond account. There are now ont
standing about SIS, 900 900 called bonds of all
, descriptions.
J ALL England is doing honor to our grea
American preacher. A telegram dated at GIas
gov, August 3, says: "The enthusiasm fo
Rev. Talmage continues unabated. During tn
! past three weeks he has lecturea nightly t.
thousands, and on Sundays he has preached b
tens of thousands, in ST. Andrews Hail. To da,
he preached to six thousand worshippers in tn
City Hall.
THE Siberian plague has made its appearance
among the animals in the district of Now
Lodogo. The government at ST. Petersbur
and Prefert district has adopted rigid measure
4 to prevent the spreading of the disorder Th
report of the cattle plague in Russia in 1877
shows that '212,76S cattle and 23,73O horse
died OF the cattle disease the Siberian plague
in forty governments of the empire.
: Hon. BLAND BALLARD, Judge of the Unite
j States Court, died suddenly at his home i
h Louisville, July 29. Judge Ballard was Dor
n in Shelby County, September 4, 1921, edu cate
at Hanover College, Indiana, studied law unde
Hon. james 7. Morehead, graduated at iran
sylvana, and began the practice of his profes
Il sion at Shelbyville. He moved to Louisville i
It 1910, and was appointed Judge of the distric
n by President Lincoln in 1861.
y DEADLY duels are the order of the day anon
y relations. At Frankfort, KY, two brothers-ir
law met on the street, drew their jack -knive
e and fought till one fell dead. This occurre
d near the spot where Buford slew Judge Elliot
II Near Columbus, Ind, few hours earlier, tv
- brothers, eating breakfast, drew revolvers, an
: fired simultaneously across the table, killir
both.
of A FEW days ago party of workmen
n 1 clro De-.
y Lick Creek, Garrard, County, KY, found
n curious deposit while excavating. Upon cru
IL examination the ore was found to be soft, of
:. peculiar grayish color. A specimen was fo
warded Immediately to a leading Indianapo
y chemist, who has thoroughly analysed it al
Dc pronounced it rich silver Intense cxcit
e, ment exists in the neighborhood, and
he anxiously await further explorations.
ne In anticipation of the early reopening
nc the North American fishing question, n
. Evarts will request that an American ma,
~ vessel be sent to cruise on the inshore fshi
W. grounds of the Dominion. Information of !
is cent date has already been obtained to cleal
ry demonstrate the extravaganza of the Half
,h tribunal. The object of the presence Of
al. American vessel is to secure the latest autho
re- tative information respecting these fisheries
:, basis of future negotiations with Great Br
- ain.
:. DURING July there was paid for arrears
pensions S., ,694 500, which exhausts the spec
Oh fund held for redemption of fractional curren
10 The increase for the month is Sc ,086,3
mt showing there would have been decrease
1856. 81 2,6Os, ,255.ss if arrears ofpensions had b
paid.
he The balances due the government from bal
on the bond account has been reduced duri
40 July more than 100000, 900. The total
me demptions of called bonds since January
he 1879, have been $5l3, ,b79 $50 from all procee
The of which 2O7 900 900 was paid by check,
all 1915 6,750 900 by credit on account All of
in amount paid in money was taken in gre
backs, and mono Of which was demanded