The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
REVIEW or DOMESTIC NEWS.

The jury trying the case of Chastine Cox
the murderer of Mrs. Hull in New York City,
brought in verdict of murder in the first
degree. The Judge sentenced Cox to be haAg ged
On the 29th of August next. i
THOMAS J. HILBERT, a young medical stud mi
Of Detroit, was fatally shot the other morning
by self acting revolver. He. had got sut Of
bed to serve customer, and going out was shot
by the pistol under his pillow.
THE funeral of Hon. William Allen took
place on Monday, and the service was one of
simplicity there was neither singing, flowers
nor eulogy. The procession, however, was
very imposing. .- Es1
'SPARKs from q locomotive on the Louisville
b. inch of the o. and NJ Railroad set fire to the
me ad,w of Judge Howard near Jeffersonville,
IND, and the flames consumed six acres of fine
tiint thy before they could be stayed.
Ar Point-aux Trimbles, fifteen miles from
Quebec. pleasure yacht on the st. Lawrence
River containing fifteen persons, was upset by
a squall, and eight of the number were
drowned. 41 ,ft4s4-.
JOHN BREcKINRIpGE, colored, for outrage of
Miss Berry, was taken from Jail at Millersburg,
Ky, and hanged by mob. Lucius Webb, col
ored, at Knoxville, Tenn, for an offense of the
same character was taken from the Jail by a
mob of one thousand, and shot through the
head, the wound proving mortal. Fs st
SPECIALS from Northeastern Texas give
accounts of heavy rains, accompanied by terrific
thunder storms. Near Jefferson, S. Thurman
att he'd tN cd
and himself hurled fifty feet from the wagon.
At Kildare lady named Evans was killed, and
child badly injured while in the house. be-.
The counsel for Chastine Cox, the murderer
of Mrs. Hull, convicted and sentenced to be
hanged August 20, has obtained from Justice
Potter, of the Supreme Court, stay Of pro-
seedlings on a writ of error granted by Judge
Noah Davis. The case win not be ordered be-
fore October.
THE Pennsylvania Democrats in Convention
at Harrisburg nominated D. E. Barr, of Ale
ghapy County. for Treasurer. Among the reso-
luiions passed. the Convention declares that the
Democratic party of old, favors a constitu-
| tional currency of gold and silver, and of paper
convertible into coin.
BY way of Halifax we learn that the steamer
State of Virginia, from New York for Glasgow,
went ashore at Table Island. Three men and
FIVE children were lost in the surf while land
| ing. The vessel had seventy four passengers,
one hundred and twenty -four head of cattle,
| and gene raj cargo. Sixty cattle were saved.
THE Treasury department. has issued
| warrants on the last batch of acquisitions from
the Secretary of the Interior for arrears of pen
sions, amounting to $l.805,o0 to which add
the amount heretofore paid, IS, OBS, 900, making
the total to date since July l, 1879, of IA $40
| 600. Of the total amount appropriated, 1885,
| 000, 900, there has already been paid
$40 ,210 900.
| A DISASTROUS confagration occurred recently
in Buffalo, at Pitts's Agricultural Works,
entirely destroying the immense establishment
with the exception of the store house, contain
| ing finished machinery, and the Office building.
The supposed cause was spontaneous combustion.
| The works were established in 1851 by John A.
Pitts, but had lately been merged into stock
| company, of which Mrs. Mary A. Braylcy was
| President
| A FIRE at Morgantown, Ind, commencing at
midnight, destroyed large portion of the town
Eleven business houses and residences were
swept away in the confagration. The fire
| originated in livery stable, and before the
| citizens could be aroused from their sleep the
fire had gained such headway that all efforts tc
extinguish it were futile. The fire was moi
| discovered until several buildings were ablaze
Two or three persons barely escaped with theil
lives. The loss is severe one for this town
and especially to many persons whose home:
and business were consumed.
The Milwaukee SentinePs Watertown dis
| patch say the National Greenback party O
Wisconsin held its annual convention in tha
place, and nominated the following ticket: Fo
Governor, Colonel May, of Vernon for Lieu
tenant-Governor, W. L. Atley, of Racine fo
Secretary of State, G. W. Lee, of Grant; At
torney- General, George B. Goodwin, of Mil
waukee; Superintendent of Public instruction
W. Fl. Searles, of Marathon State Treasurer
P. A. Griffith. No Germans were named OIL
the ticket, though they claimed representation
The Convention was largely attended and en-
thusiastic. The platform did not differ essen
TALLY from the one adopted at the Convention
two years ago.
The Iowa Prohibitionists met in Convention
at Cedar Rapids, and agreed not to nominate
State ticket, in view, resolution said G
the great questions of the perpetuity Of tn
government now prominent. resolution ia
voring constitutional amendment prohibitin
the manufacture, importation or sale of alcohol
liquors except for medical and mechanical pur
poses was adopted. Those dissenting from th
action of the Prohibition Convention after il
close nominated the following State ticket: Fo
| n nf boil ion
tenant Governor, Frank l.. Campbell, of New
ton Supreme Judge, J. M. Beck Superintend
ent of Public instruction, Professor j. A. Nasl
! of Des Moines.
A VINCENNEs, Ind, correspondent of til
, Cincinnati Enquirer says that about three weeI
ago Mr.. Gaultney, of Sandborn, was walkin
along the road and observed water -moccasiI
a species of snake which abounds in man
marshy places, lying directly in his path. I
pick up club and attack the reptile, was tt
, work of an instant, but when he struck at il
, three more of the same species Joined in tt
fight, and the battle ragged briskly. He su,
, ceeded in preventing them from biting hin
, however, but was covered with their saliv,
from the effects of which he was taken sic
and for three weeks lay in great agon,
luesuhy OF tne uay previous death came to n
relief 1t is said that Gaultney presented
most disgusting appearance few days previo,
to his death, the flesh having all sloughed fro
his bones, the effect of the poison with whic
his system had become impregnated.
SEVERE storms visited cities of Massachuset
on the 18th July. In Boston, the duration
the storms greatest violence was about twent,
five minutes, and in that period great DANA,
,, was done to life and property. Reports fro
,, various points down the harbor contain accoun
of serious damage and distressing accident
Many small yachts and other boats were cal
sized. Tho most serious disaster reported
,, that of the small schooner Myrtle, of Charlie
tom having on hoard six nersons consisting