The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-08
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS

Il
MRS. SARAH JANE HALE, the authoress
and editor of Godey's Ladys Book, died in
Philadelphia on the 30th ult.
HARRISON PAGE, the negro desperate of
Claiborne County, Mississippi, for whose
capture there was a reward of 81 900, was
snot and killed on Thursday morning, the
first instant, by F. G. Pierce, an amateur
detective from Vicksburg.
GEORGE EINsIG, convicted of murder in
the first degree, at York, Pa, for killing his
wife, committed suicide in his cell by cut
| ting his throat with razor, and then hang
ing himself with a piece of rope and towel.
BoYToN arrived safely at New Orleans,
badly tanned by the sun and somewhat IA
| tigued from the Ohio and Mississippi River
trip. He was welcomed by large crowds
along the river bank from Carrollton to the
foot of Canal.s.reet.
A TRAMP named Jones, while at work at
a'circular saw in the City Work-house, at
P.ttsburg, was thrown against the instru-
ment with terrific force, and was cut open
from his head to the stomach, the wound
presenting horrible sight. Hedied almost
A GALVESTON Nears' special from Griffin,
Texas, says parties from the neighborhood
of Poeeose River report that the kiows
are killing herders and driving off stock.
Mr.. Belcher and one of his men were killed
on Saturday, and another on the 23d. There
are fears of general massacre. The In
dians number sixty.
SENATOR LOGAN has been published as
"no gentleman by Congressman Lowe, of
Alabama, for refusing to receive challenge
from the irate Congressman. The latter had
declared the Senator raised troops for the
Confederate armies at the beginning of the
war, which Logan pronounced maliciously
and infamously false.
EDWARD FRANK, young man employed
in Hoffman's store, at Freeburg, ILL.,, met
with a terrible death the other night by the
explosion of barrel of kerosene, the gases
of which ignited from a candle he had
taken with him into the cellar. The build
ing was also badly wrecked, the west end
being blown out and the roof displaced.
THE humble residence of Michael Butler,
in Grand Rapids, Mich, together with its
contents, was burned the other morning.
Buffers two children, aged nine years and
three months, respectively, perished in the
flames, although herculean efft rts were
made to save them. A fremah, named
Richard Cicotte, ives seriously burned while
trying to effect their rescue.
MARK GRAY attempted to assassinate
Booth because the latter is not precisely
his ideal of an actor. The man Reed, living
near Pittsburg, killed Williams the other
| day, because he had come into his (Reed's)
house and bothered him by his "pompous
airs and talking as if he owned the house" !"
Truly, people are getting to be wonderfully
fastidious and exacting nowadays.
For over week, disastrous fires have
! ragged in the woodlands in the northern part
of Cape May County, New Jersey. More
damage has been done by them than any fire
that ever occurred in New Jersey. The
exact area burned over is estimated at
| thirty thousand acres, and not less than
four million cords of wood have been de-
stroyed, besides hoop-pole timber.
| FoRTY-NINE failures were reported in
New York City during the month of April
| in which the total liabilities amounted to
81 ,199, 1888, and the assets are estimated at
$633, ,12l. Compared with the preceding
month, this shows large increase in the
aggregate of liabilities, the month of March
having forty failures, with liabilities to the
mount of $480, ,449, and assets of $211 ,754.
In the month OF April, 1878, there were
seventy.three failures, and the total iabili.
ties were Sc. 100000.
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR, of New York, has
written a long and elaborately prepared re-
ply to the letter of the committee from The
Belmont Conference asking him to accept
the nomination for Governor next fall. He
refuses to accept the nomination and in the
most positive terms asserts that he has per
manently retired from politics. He dis
courses upon the present condition of the
Democratic party of the State, pointing out
the danger it is in, and most earnestly and
eloquently urges peace, harmony, and
unity.
w. F. CAssABAHM, First Assistant City
Treasurer, committed suicide lately at San
Francisco by shooting himself through the
head. He left a note addressed to the
Coroner, stating that he had been led into
stock speculation by Alex. Austin, late
City Tax Collector, who also suicided, a de
aulter to large amount; that he had los
thirty.five thousand dollars in speculation
had used twenty thousand dollars of thu
city's money to cover margins, and being
unable to make it good, saw no resort bu
to follow Austin's example; had Away
borne a good name, and could not bea
the disgrace of public exposure and prose
cution. Deceased was a native of Ger
many; age fifty.
CHARLES F. FREEMAN, of Pocasset
Mass, a few days ago, killed his fve-year-ol,
daughter. The man is Second Adventist
and has been attending revival meetings
About a week before the murder, he claime'
to have received " wonderful revelations
and had not eaten or slept since. III
says the Lord directed him to sacrifc
his little daughter and declared she woul
rise again in three days. He sent word t.
neighbors that he would make the reveIs
tion known and offer an orthodox sacrifice
In the afternoon a number of Second-AC
ventists assembled at his house, but tn
child had then been killed. The little on
was transfxed with knife, and. her bloc
poured out upon a table, improvised as a
altar.
THE Kentucky Democratic State Cor
vention met lately at Louisville, and unan
mously nominated DR.. Luke P. Blackbur
for Governor, and J. E. CantreIl for Lieu
|, enant Governor. B. w. Hardin was nom
, mated for Attorney General. A resolutio
, was adopted declaring the belief of th
Convention that "Samuel J. Tilden an
Thomas A. Hendricks were duly elected
President and Vice President of the Unite
!. States in November, 1876, and should hay
been inaugurated as such, and that tt
manner by which they were cheated out
said Offices was fraud upon the people
The Convention demanded of the part
. "that they should be vindicated, and ca