The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-11-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Christian Convention in Cleveland on the 10th
and 11th of November.
2 Movsp CITY, ILL.,, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday. Over one hundred
houses were burned.
An Illicit still has been seized in Chicago.
1t was browns patent medicine establish
ment.''
! II. ii. HENDERSON, commercial editor of the
San Francisco Chronicle, the De Youngs' paper,
has committed suicide. -. o fs
A DISPATCH from Cabul Ola London says that
the Ameer has finally placed his abdication in
the hands Of Gen. Roberts, and that it will
probably be accepted.
MINISTER KAssAs is to 20 to Bucharest to
formally recognize Roumanian independence
and establish relations between US and
Roumania. E fI4tr
An Alexandria correspondent reports that
Cleopatra's Needle, while being removed for
shipment to the United States, was seized by
creditors Of the Egyptian Government.
NEWS from London says that the South Staf-
fordshire nail-makers have resolved to strike.
The interests of twenty y-eight thousand men
are involved in the movement.
TIE steamship Amazon, the largest vessel
on Lake Michigan, was wrecked the other day
near Grand Haven, Mich. The loss is placed
at $15o, ,oOe,S - ftltE8
Two men, John Snodgrass and Ike Muncy,
near Marietta, Ohio, the other day, quarreled
about a woman, Miss Mary Smith. Ike
Muncy is dead. Es
The Arizonia indians are said to. be starving,
and an appeal has been made to the War De-
partment, by General Mcdowell, asking for
aid.
MRS. MARY E. LoUNsBURY who murdered
her husband, at Stratford, N. Y, September
oath last, has been adjudged insane and sent
to an asylum.
A NEW commission has been appointed to
1t seems to be about time that that thing was
through with.
TIE hog slaughtering season of 1879-sO has
already begun, reports from Chicago, Cincinnati
and other porkpacking centers giving the most
fattering prospects for a spirited season.
GEsERAL GRANT telegraphs to General sher-
man declining to attend the soldiers reunion
at Washington, he (Grant) having agreed to be
at indianapolis on the 18th and goth Of Novem-
Der, to attend the soldiers gathering there.
MISS MARTIN who was so brutally assaulted
by German named Harris Deborer, at
Minonk, ILL.,, a week ago, died, and the citizens
| of the town gathered at the Jail and demanded
the body of Deborer. They were chagrind to
learn that he had been removed to Peoria fol
safekeeping.
A TRAMP, in company with some umbrella
tools and photographs, went to sleep in a
strawstack, near Columbus, Indiana, the other
day, and, without being disrespectful to the
poor fellow, as the Irishman would say, he
walked up gored to death. He had been
literally torn to pieces by q mad bull.
The fuctuatien in the wheat market still
keeps up the backbone breaking operation
Spectators are getting knocked down like pins
in a bowling alley, who set themselves up a:
targets to be shot at BY European Possibilities
Yet those best informed respecting the Euro.
pean market still advocate the opinion that or,
the middle of January wheat win have ad
vanced to $1.5O.
| The unveiling of the Thomas statue
Washington gives promise Of something NOR
than an ordinary event. The Governors Of al
the States have been invited to be present, an,
the military band at Columbus, Ohio, and tn
forts about New York and Baltimore have beel
ordered there. General Anson McCook, o
| New York, formerly Of the I'd Ohio, viii
be one of the speakers of the day.
wHEw Wisconsin has been swindling tn
Indians, tool At least recent dispatch fron
Milwaukee says that they. are expecting rea
sensation there in the shape of . suit agains
three of the wealthiest men ID the Northwest
ern part Of the State, who have occupied hig
places in the State and National Government
charging them with swindling the Indians an
the Government in getting possession Of fin
lands. "Lo! the poor Indian"
IT is question now whether Greenfield wi
j get new trial. 0swego County, New Yorl
where he has had three trials upon the charg
of numbering his wife, has by reason of hi
prosecution incurred a debt of $40, 1000, which
correspondent says, bids fair to bankruI
the county. The prosecuting officers declar
that the recent developmsnts is only despei
! ate effort on the part of the friends of Green
field to save guilty man from the gallows.
The report is received that Spotted Tail
Indians, in Southwestern Dakota, have had
serious outbreak. Last week warrior she
Henry Young, an agency employe, claiming h
heart was bad from mourning for his sister
death. Agent Newell arrested The Indian, an
! during the entire night his comrades from hill
} fired on the camp, AMI eventually compelle
Newell to surrender him. The Indians the
rewarded the escaped warrior. The troops al
l17S miles away.
TIE fact that the women who were capture
by the Ute Indians escaped without injury hi
created good deal of surprise. 1t is state
on good authority that Chief Douglass, of Il
J rebellious Utes, is an ardent lover of Mi
r Meeker, who was with her mother, and tn
q | that was the only thing that saved them fro
death. wesshall expect an early edition of
: ten-cent novel upon this incident. 1t is
clear case of Pocahontas and John Smith, on
!, Pocahontss was on the wrong side, and so W
John Smith. ,a.
! The following four things are attributed
7 the recent outbreak Of the Ute Indians, a,
!, doubtless there il much truth in them. "
z know that aa rule the "pale-face" haye lit
: regard for the redskins, and much less for th'
O word 50 far g keeping their promises with a
origines is concsrned. A correspondent nam
these charges in tho following order: Repeat
ges and Iessening amount Of fations issu
= to the Indians, no head chief the same
70 Ouray il here, Ute Indian for interpreter u
Is friendly to Meeker, and plenty Of bad whis
70 furnished by the ranckmen.
s. THR notorious Underwood War in Kentuc