The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-23
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.
AT Fort Wayne, Indiana, after services in
the church, the funeral of young lady
was suspended because the face and lips

ton dealers, ana Nau0Dergef, hraus,
Lauer Il Co., ami Edwin Bates & Co., in
volved loss, it is estimated of s., 900.
THE New Jersey Legislature organized by
electiDg Republican offic ais of both Houses.
The Governors message was entirely de-
voted to local affairs. The State debt de-
creased 100000 the past year.
ROBERT STERLING, of Mentery, Michigan,
a man about twenty yeals old, while return
ing from hunting in the; evening, under
took to suppress dog-fght with the butt
of his gun and accidentally shot himself.
He died instantly.
A DEPUTATIoN of woman 4suffragis.s
called on The President few dag rs ago,
and charged him with neglecting TO men
tion women in his messages. The President
promised that he would consider, and in
future would act according to his lights.
A DISPATCH from Atchison, Kas., says
that the fire work OF tramps destroyed the
round-house and machine shops of the
Atchison & Nebraska Railroad, in that
city, January 15. Four engines and ali of
the repairing machinery of the company
was destroyed. Loss about 100000.
THE thirteenth Legislative Assembly
Dakota met on January 14th, and organized.
Governor Howard's message says The Terri
tory has been wonderfully prosperous the
past two years. He states the indebtedness
of the Territory at SIT 900, and asks for a law
authorizing an immigration Board.
OSCAR CARLSON, a Swede; Edward
Monlse and Samuel Thayer, Americans,
and one Chinaman, were killed by recent
explosion at the Grant Powder Works, at
Golden Park, California. One thinaman
was badly injured, and number of whites
and Chinese more or less hurt. The dam
age to property is about $4,000.
The wrestling match between Colonel
James H. Mclaughlin, of Detroit, and
Andre Cristol, the French athlete, Graco-
I:oman style, best two in three falls, for five
hundred dollars side and door money,
came to an unexpected and sensational ter
mination at Detroit, Cristol having his col
lar-bone broken in the first bout.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has issued
his eighty-frst call fer the redemption of
Five.t~e ~enty bonds of 1865, Consols Of 1865.
The call is for 100000, sI2,00o,000 cou-
pons and $S,000,000 registered, principal
and interest to be paid at the Treasury on
| and after the 14th of April next, when the
| interest will cease.
| MARTIN BERGER was hanged at Pottsvile,
| Pa, January 16, for the murder of Patrick
Burns, at Tuscarowa, Pa April 10, 1870. He
is the nineteeath Mollie Mcguire already
hanged for murder in Pennsylvania. Two
others, Peter McManus and John O'Neill,
alleged murderers of aesser, at Shamokin,
December, 1875, are yet to be dealt with.
ii-FHF-B te delegation, latefrssiisiting Wash.
ington City, had an interview with the
! Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The visit
of the Utes is satisfactory to them as well
as to the Department. A medal and small
sum of money were given to each of the
Indians. The question of compensation
to the Utes for land relinquished by then
from the proceeds of the sale of these lands
was satisfactorily settled.
THos. DowD was hanged at st. Andrews
Charlotte County, N. B., on the 18th, fol
the murder of Thomas Edward Ward, a
New River, on the Sth Of September last
His death was instantaneous. About si1t,
persons were present. The rope was Gu
and Dowd was jerked into the air, and die,
without struggle. Death seemed to b
instantaneous; ten minutes after the rop
was cut, Dowd was pronounced dead.
CHARLES SHARPE and James Mcdonnell
convicted of the murder of George <
smith, at Audenreid, on the night of Nc
vember s, 1868, were hanged at Mauc
} Chunk, Pa, on the 14th of January. !
reprieve arrived from Governor Hartrani
| opo-b al TO ho Iror oil s,,e
thirty seconds too late to save the live
of the two men adjudged guilty of tn
murder.
THE Teller Committee has left Ne
Orleans. Previous to departing, it We
ordered that United States COMMISSIONS
Lane take testimony of witnesses not e:
| amined for Natchitoches, Tensas and Cat
, houla Parishes, that Morris Marks represe1
the majority and B. F. Jonas the minorit
+ Testimony SO taken will be tran smitted
Mr.. Teller, and treated as if taken by tt
Committee.
THE National Temperance Christia
Union of Ohio has a movement on fo
to amend the Constitution of the Stat
which shall determine that no fermente
!, brewed, compounded, or distilled ma
v vinous, alcoholic spirits, mpounG
, liquors, or highwines shall be importe
II made, vended, bartered, traded, traficke
;, or otherwise held or given away in t
= State, except for medical, sacramental,
mechanical purposes.
;, WHILE the fi'een-year-old SON of Jo
u Usher, in Detroit, Mich, was playing will
companion in snow-house, IN the yard
b the rear of his fathers premises, the 70
e OF the structure caved in, covering the be
E with great mass of snow and ice. o
J. boy managed to escape, but young Ust
II was SO completely hemmed in that by t
time help could be summoned, and the b
dug out, he was suffocated. When rescu
- slight pulsation of the pulse was motto
IL bic, but he died almost Immediately.
II THE fire at Worth and Church-stree
P New York, has caused, it is said, the 8
le pension of six or eight small insurar
e. companies. The block in which the fire
e, CURED was regarded as valuable in goo
at stored there as any single block in the ci
"a In insurance offices everybody has been
- work ascertaining to what extent the &C
A' panies are interested in the fire. One
the Presidents remarked: "If we hav
he few more fires like those of this week, ,
o. must expect panic among the compani
es As it is, 1 hear couple of companies heay
w interested are in very lame way"
to A NEW YORK correspondent says tha
no is stated upon authority SO trustwor
sst as to leave but little if any doubt of the
ne tire correctness of the report, that \
ne Stewart has said to at least two person
~, gentleman and LADY, within the last
he days, that the body of her husband
@ @os been recovered; that it had been delive
T. to Judge Hilton, and that it has b
" % placed by him in a secure vault and v
~ guarded, there to remain until
tv. completion of the crypt in the 81
NJ art Memorial Cathedral in Garden {
ANOTHER disastrous confgration occu,
in New York City, on the evening of
18th January, involving loss of over
Ose million dollars. The FIRE broke ont in