The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-13
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS.

AT Portland, Me-, Walker, Democratic
has been elected Mayor by
forty-six majority.
JOHN r. CLAY, broker of New Orleans,
killed himself, owing to financial embar-
rassment.
In recent fire at Georgetown, D. c.,
three children of Daniel Martin, colored,
were burned to death.
HOOD ALsToN, formerly connected with
the st. Louis Republican, and correspondent
of the San Francisco Chronicle, died at Bay
st. Louis, recently.
THE President Immediately after the ad-
journment of Congress, issued his procla-
nation for an extra session to convene on
the 18th of March.
EDWARD F. SMITH, livery stable-keeper
of South Portland-ayenue, Brooklyn, su-
icided by hanging, in his stable; cause, bu-
siness reverses.
THE Potter Committee have made ma
jority and minority reports. The Repub-
licans and Col4ocrats could not agree as to
the facts abou. teese.
The ,acsn, bSeeno, Nevada, has been
almost e troyed by fire. The loss
is estim lst OF seps 900, With an insurance
of only the dimensioia ae lives were lost.
FoRTf-EIGHT citizens of Tatchitoches,
who were cleared by jury of charges of con-
spiracy during the late election, were, Sat
urday evening escorted by military and
music to steamboat at New Orleans, and
left for home, while salute was fired.
DURING the progress in the hearing of
chancery case before referee, at Pontiac,
Mich, D. C. Buckland became so angered
at some remarks of the opposing counsel,
Charles Draper, that he picked up chair
and dealt him a terrible blow on the head,
and, it is feared, fracturing the skull.
A FIRE at Silver City, New, destroyed
eighteen buildings, on both sides of Main
street, including the station-house, few
small business houses, and number of resi-
dences and lodging houses. Total loss
about fifty thousand dollars. Insurance
light. The fire started in Chinese wash
house.
THIS is the seventh call for an extra ses-
sion in the history of the Government.
President Adams called an extra session in
1897, Van Buren, in 1887, Harrison in 1S4I,
Pierce in 1856, Lincoln in 1851, Hayes in
1877 and again in 1879, he being the only
President convening Congress twice in ex-
ira session.
THE last resort adopted by Archbishop
Purcell, at Cincinnati, in his financial dill
culties, has been to transfer all the prop
crty in his possession to Edward Purcell,
his brother. His liabilities are reported by
Of e61 loro ,har
of suits we're entered in Court against the
Archbishop, compelling an assignment
REV. SIDNEY NJ. STRAY, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of East Lake George,
Glen's Fall, New York, was exhibiting re-
volver to his wife, when it was discharged,
wounding her. Thinking he had thus ac-
cidentally killed his wife, he placed the re-
volver to his own head and fired. The
wounds are not thought fatal.
MISS MAGGIE MAGNus, aged twenty
years, daugher of William Magnus, was run
over and frightfully mangled and killed by
train on the L., N, A. & C. Ry., at New AL.
bany, Ind, Saturday morning. She was
hard of hearing, and the engineer did not
see her until the train was within fifty feet
| of her.
AT the mining hamlet known as New
York, six miles north OF Youngs
town, Ohio, three children of VIM
Miller and two of Fred. Zeller
ate apple.parings that had been wrapped up
in green window-curtain paper, fatally
poisoning one and the others suffering
greatly from the effects of the poison.
In the hurry and confusion of the last
hours in the House, the Senate amendment
of the Arrears of Pensions Bill failed tc
pass, and goes over with other unfinished
business. Whether it will be taken uI
and passed at the extra session, or avail
the regular, depends upon the disposition
of the incoming Congress to make shor
work of the session.
C. C. CURTIS. clerk in Wingo, Elicit 4
Crump's boot and shoe establishment, a
Richmond, Va, was shot fatally on Monda.
morning by George Poindexter. 1t is al
legged that on Saturday Curtis used i'm
proper language to a lady customer, tn
iancee of Poindexter. Poindexter COW
hided Curtis, and subsequently the latte
went to Poindexter's place of business, wit
the result stated.
THE body of boy named Tommy De
Frates, missing since February %, has bee
found west of Jacksonville, Ill. On that da
, he was hunting with his cousin, Albert d.
, Frates, and the latter says that Tommy play
fully pointed a gun at him when it was dil
charged, wounding him. One theory
that Tommy, thinking that he had kille
l his cousin, wandered off and shot himself
others assert that Tommy was killed b
Albert.
A KANSAS CITY (Mo.) dispatch says tn,
t Michael Carolon was assaulted while in b
e store on East Levee. He was sitting on th
a counter, when an unknown man came to
f window on the porch and shot through tt
. glass. The ball entered Carolon's body j
the back, under the shoulder blade, an
passed through the lower part of the hear
e killing him instantly. A companion sittir
|, near sprang to the door and shot was Fl irs
it at him, but missed. Officers went in pu
suit of the assassin, but with no likelihot
of capturing him.
. AT two o'clock on the morning before Il
= close of the Congressional session, whi
; the Senate was considering the Arrears
!, Pension Bill, the question recurred on Il
,e Shields amendment, placing soldiers of t
q Mexican war on the same footing in rega
le to pensions as the soldiers of the war
!: 1872. Mr.. Mitchell moved to amend th
le no person who served in the Confedera
y army, or occupied civil positi
is under the Confederate Governmel
III shall be entitled to pensi
" under the act. The amendment was d
s. agreed to-yeas "a, nays 26, party vo
m with the exception that Conover and P
terson voted with the Democrats in I
negative. Mr.. Hoar offered an amendmt
namely, provided that no pension sh
ever be paid under this act to Jeffers
ID Davis, late President of the SO called Sou
j. Confederacy. Mr.. Hoar said Mr.. Da
n spurned the clemency of the republic
a day. A warm debate occurred, in VIII
II, Messrs Garland Shields Maxev Thurm,