The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-19
REVIEW OF DOMESTIC NEWS

abused his family, and SO exas-
perated his daughter Mary, deformed child
of seventeen, that she fatally felled her
father by blow on the head with an ak.
i4E Tsrre Haute Saengerfest was in.
itiated on the 9th, and the Cincinnati
Saengerfest on the 11th. Both cities made
a holiday of the occasion. The buildings
were decorated, and the cities were filled
with visitors.
EDWARD PARR, convicted of the murder
of his daughter in Philadelphia, was
brought before the Court to receive SEN
tence, wnen he took strychnine, and fell to
the floor in convulsious. A prompt appii.
cation of the stomach pump saved him for
the time.
JOHN BROWN, aged seven, and James
Lahey, aged eleven years, were playmates
in New York. They quarreled over their
play, and tahey, who is the stronger
of the two, kicked and beat his little friend,
who died, apparently from the effect of the
Sicks of the quick-tempered Jimmy, who is
row held for murder.
RETURNS to The Department of Agricul-
ture indicate an increase in the area planted
in cotton of somewhat over one per cent.
The average condition is ninety-six. 1t was
ninety.nine last year, The average eondi.
ton of winter wheat for June Is ninety,
against ninety last year. The acreage
of spring wheat sown is about four per cent
over last spring.
A TExARKANA, Texas, dispatch says that
news has been received of q terrible duel
hat
cattle thieves, near Burlington, on the Red
River. The two men met, armed with
reyolvers, according to agreement. They
fought at ten PAGES, and both were killed.
Wiley fell at the third fre, but raising him.
self on his elbow, sent ball through the
brain of Jacobs, who also fell dead.
THE Cincinnati Freie Press says that from
the 11th to the 18th of June (Saengerfest
season) Cincinnati was the Germaneet city
in America. She has, besides, German
Mayor and a German Director of the re-
nowned College of Music. Cincinnati has
more Germans in her Council than any
other large city in America. She is the
festival city Of the German Saengerfest; she
has even German Rhine.
'Mein Lieb;chen, was whilst Du noch mehr7''
We may thank the Saengerfest of 1870 for
the Music Hall.
THE following Supreme Court Judges
were elected in Illinois: First District for
the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Breese, John Fl. Mulky, Democrat, of Cairo
Second District, John Scholfeld. Democrat,
reelected; Third District, John M. Scott,
of Bloomington, Republican, reelected
Sixth District, Benjamin T. Sheldon, of
RockfoI d, Republican, reelected; Seventh
District, 7. Lyle Dickey, of Chicago, Demo.
crat, reelected. The new Supreme bench
will, therefore, be composed of the above
Judges and Judges A. M. Craig and P. H.
| Walker, who hold over.
THE failure of fury to convict the Yoa.
kun brothers of murder, at Bakersfield,
Cal, displeased the populace. A mob broke
in the Jail at night, and one of the prisoners
was quickly hanged to the bars of his cell,
a moose being thrown over his head, and the
rope pulled through the grating. Then the
| lynchers went to the others cell door, and
found that he was fettered 20 the floor. As
they were unable to enter, they tried to
lasso him, as they had done with his
brother, and then choke him to death by
pulling at the rope but he lodged the moose
successfully. So they killed him with their
reyolvers, firing SO recklessly that two OF
their own number were acciden tally
wounded.
THE inauqura az O the twentyfirst
Saengerfesiin Cinciuu1 =: pronounced q
splendid affair. The city was prof usely
decorated for the occasion, and during the
day procession o. five thousand people
traversed the city, the streets being lined
with spec ators. 1t is estimated that at ieas
seventy-fve thousand people from variou:
parts of the country attended the opening
ceremonies. In the evening, at Music Hal
Mayor Jacob delivered an address O
welcome. The oratorio of "St. Paul" wa.
performed by a chorus and orchestra Mad
Otto -Alvsleben, Miss Josephine Yorke, Mr.
Alex. Bischoff and Mr.. Fran Remmer
rendering the solos. The festival LASTED
four days, and was most successful.
Mrs. JANE L. d. J iULL, aged 6fty-eight
wife of DR.. Alonzo J. Hull, was ound dead
in her bed at No. 14O West Forty-second
street, New York City. Her hands and fee
were tied. She was blindfolded. A gag
was in her mouth. A trunk at the bedsid,
was opened and rifled of its contents. Al
examination of the PREMISES showed an en-
trance had been effecteu through tfe from
door, which was open, and all other part
of the house secure. Her fingers wer
badly torn, and friends say one large dia
mond ring an. one emerald had been takel
therefrom. Que of the chambe rmaids, VIII
passed the night in room near the one il
which Mrs. Hull was murdered, says sh
was awakened during the night by
scream, but was unable to say at what hou
that was. She paid no attention to tn
noise, thinking some one had the nightmare
When the people in the neighborhoo
learned of the crime, a large crowd gath
cred, and detachment of police was needle
to preserve order.
AT Boswell, Indiana, recently, about on
hundred and fifty persons were takin
shelter in a low lumber shed fror
severe thunder storm, when a thur
der bolt struck the shed, sep,
rating and passing down each side of i
killing instantly two men, Mike Vagina
and Lew Shermes, and fatally injuring job
James and John Lane. Lorenzo Stou e
, Dr.. J. w. Green, Samuel Gay and anothe
name not learned, were sersously injured
AT Buffalo Gap, Dakota Territory, o
Thursday night, by sudden rise an
overflow of Beaver Creek, caused by
water spout, eleven persons were drowned
Their names were Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Rhode
Oliver Rhodes, Frank Reed, Clyde Rhode
: Cliff. Rhodes, and Maud Rhodes, all EN-
grants on their way to the Hills from Mil
County, Iowa, and four men going from tf
Hills to the railroad, names unknown. Fl,
minutes from the first alarm the who
country was flooded. and the water sui
sided almost as quickly as it rose.
THE Minnesota Greenback party in Coz
vention has nominated the following Sta
ticket: For Governor, Asa Barton, Far
bault County; Lieutenant Governo