The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-04-10
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NE Ws

d lHe chpslZiHg OF schooner III EeIe
in Chesapeake Pay. Captain Hsgar and 8
crew of three men were drowned.
3. Ell. DORSEY, Agent Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, committed suicide at his
residence in Martinsburg, w. Va. Finan
cial troubles. He leaves wife and -four
children.
THE boilers of the Seward Steam Saw
Mills, near Henryyilie, Clark County, Ohio
exploded, killing B. T. Seward and David
Conover, and severely injuring several
others.
THREE boys, named Kelly, Gilbert, and
Smith, were drowed in the Ohio River, op
posite Wellsville, Ohio, by the upsetting OF
their skiff. They rowed out to ride in the
waves of the towboat J. N. Nixon, which
was passing at the time.
LEXINGTON, KY, celebrated her one hun.
dredth anniversary on the I'd of April.
The day was beautiful, the city was crowded
WITH visitors, the professions were large,
and the speeches were eloquent and re.
ceived with enthusiasm.
THE Belmont Oil Works, owned By VIM.
l.. Eikins & Co., Philadelphia, were burned
down, recently. Frank Callaghan and John
Greaves, workmen, were burned, the
former fatally, the latter seriously. Loss
estimated at from S75 900 to 100000.
AT Greenville, Miss, few mornings
since, Matt. Chrismore, a well known sport
ing character, was found murdered in his
bed, his head crushed by an iron bolt, bis
throat cut, and body ripped open its entire
length. Suspicion points to an associate
now in Jail.
A FIRE broke out, at Lebanon, KY, in
the wagon factory OF A. w. England at
midnight, and destroyed $4,000 worth of
property insured for about SIS, 900. There
were sixteen houses burned. Considerable
distress is caused among workingmen and
mechanics.
GEORGE RoCKEY was found in an insen-
sible condition early in the morning, lying
near a fire in the woods, about four miles
south of st. Paris, Ohio. 1t is supposed
that he was under the influence of liquor,
and had lain down, and his clothing took
fire and burned him SO badly that he only
lived short time after being discovered.
SECRETARY SHERMAN, on Saturday, de-
termined to accept all orders for four per
cent. bonds received Friday up to three
o'clock, amounting to about $4,000, 900 in
excess of outstanding five-twenties. This
makes the sale of $l0S, ,000,0 of four per
cents in one day.
HON. SAMUEL FL. BUsKIRK, exJudge of
the Supreme Court, died very suddenly at
indianapolis on the evening of April 3,
after an illness of two weeks. His con-
dition had never been regarded serious, and
in the morning he said he felt better than for
several days, but at night, in attempting to
raise phlegn, he ruptured blood vessel
in the right lung, and expired almost in
stantly.
THE United States steamer Plymouth,
from Boston, March Is. for cruise to the
West indies, has -eturIed, yellow fever
having broken out when three hundred
miles southeast of Bermuda, Eagan, the
boatswain, died of the disease. The ship
came from the West Indies last fall, with
the yellow fever on board, and it was
thought fumigation and the frosts of winter
here had destroyed all the germs.
The body of George Rockey, whose home
is near Addison, Ohio, was found in a fill
near his home early the other morning
burned to crisp. 1t was only identified
by the papers found in his clothing that
had escaped burning. 1t is not positively
known how he was burned, but, being
found near a log heap that hsd been burn
ing, it is supposed he had gone to it to
warm himself, and had fallen in. He had
been at Addison the day previous, and was
under the influence of liquor.
A CALL has been issued by many colored
clergymen, teachers, and social directors of
the colored people of Louisiana for con-
vention to meet in New Orleans April II, to
consider the condition of their race in
Louisiana. They say: "We regard with
grave apprehension the wrong and outrages
from which so many of our people suffer
to-day, and the alarm which has Influenced
them to a general exodus from North
Louisiana and the turbulent parishes in the
State"
DEBATE on the Army Bill was finished in
the House Saturday. Many amendments
were offered by the Republicans. but all
were voted down. At four o'clock a vote on
the main question was reached, and the bill
with it's riders passed by 122 to 14S. When
the vote was announced there were applause
on the Democratic side, and Kisses on the
Republican. The majority was larger than
anticipated, as all the Greenbackers voted
with the Democrats The House then ad
journed till Tuesday, to cut off the introduc
tion of bills on Monday.
INDIANS who are believed to be struggling
Sioux and Gros Ventres from the North, are
raiding in the Yellowstone Valley. They
ran all the whites in the vicinity of Terry'l
Landing, on the Yellowstone, into the mil
itary post, and captured all their horses ant
cattle. johnson and Stearns' house in tht
valley was attacked by band of seven In
dians. johnson was killed and Stearns wa
badly wounded. Another band of Indianl
ran off all the stage stock. Troops hav,
been sent out from Fort Custer, and TIVE
companies go from Fort Keogh in pursuit
SHORTLY after twelve o'clock Friday
night Harry Watt, cigar maker, of Daven
port, Ia, and his wife's sister, Louise Fill
ter, TOOK prussic acid, aud died within
few moments of each other. Watt was
young man, but has been married severa
years, and has children, and his domesti
life always seemed pleasant. Miss Filte
was twenty-one years old, and had live'
with the family for several years past. /
Coroner's investigation revealed that i'm
proper relations probably existed betweel
them.
REPORTS from Davis City, Decatur Co
IOWA, say the citizens, in view of the lon
series of lawlessness and crime by a gan,
Of desperadoes, led by Irving Tucker an,
one Tartar, on Monday banded together
seized Tucker, and hung him. Tartar wa
also captured, and said he was ready t.
swing il he was allowed to kill Topliff an
Frisbie, two citizens against whom he had
| grudge. But he was taken from the mo
and placed in Jail. The mob then went t
the bagnio of Martha McLain, tore dow
the house, and destroyed its contents. Dul
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