The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-11-20
ANOTHER of those horrible, cold-b blooded

ANOTHER of those horrible, cold -blooded
crimes now so frequent in thecountry is just re-
ported from Frankfort, KY, and the perpetra
tor, in all probability before this reaches the
reader will have paid the penalty of his crime
at the hands of an outraged community. The
facts, in summary way, these: Several
years ago a man named J. J. Wilson, black
smith, upon the testimony of another black
smith named Thomas Hefener, was convicted
of grand larceny and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. Immediately upon the release of Wilson
at the expiration of his term, Heffner's shop
burned, and with it the disappearance of Heff-
ner. An investigation of the ruins resulted
in finding first the charred remains of small
boy, the son of the city engineer, Marcus
Jones, who, it is supposed, happened upon the
premises while Wilson was in the act of set
ting fire to the building, and it is supposed he
Drained the boy to close his lips as witness
against him. Further investigation resulted
in finding shoe, in which were the charred
remains of a mans foot, supposed to be that of
Heffner. Wilson has been arrested, and has
partially confessed the crime, and for all we
know, may now be in eternity.
THE reception extended to General Grant
Chicago on the 18th inst, was perhaps greater
in show and enthusiasm than that witnessed
on the Pacific coast on his arrival home. The pro-
cession five miles in length, flooded with
banners, flags and music, and a grand huzza
time in general was had. We can not give any
of the particulars telegraphed over the wires as
there are too much of them, and perhaps would
not if we could. The General is getting more
anyhow. However, the following is Grants
speech in reply to the welcoming speech of
ChicaSo's Mayor. The General said:
Mr.. Mayor and Gentlemen of the Committee
of Reception of Chicago, Gentlemen of Chicago
and of Illinois, feel very much henored by
the welcome which 1 receiving at your
hands to-day. I feel highly honored by the
pledge of welcome which has been uttered by
your worthy Mayor, which is something so
personal to myself it would hardly be in good
taste for me to respond to the language of it,
and it leaves, therefore, nothing for me to do
but to convey my thanks to this committee of
citizens of this city for the hearty reception
which they have given me. To one alluson of
my friends abroad 1 will say that in every case
j felt that it r tribute to cur own country.
1 will add, further, that our country
stands differently abroad in the estimation
of European and Eastern Nations from
"Hdt IL quarter Ol IL century ago An
American citizen is regarded in different
light from American citizens of quarter of
century ago. At that time it was believed we
had no nation it was merely confederation
of States tied together by rope of sand, and
would give way upon the slightest friction
They have found it was grand mistake.
They know we have now nation; that we
nation Of strong and intelligent and
brave people, capable of judging and knowing
our rights and 6etprminnd on all Occa sioDs TO
maintain them against either domestic or for
eign foes, and that is the reception you, a
nation, have received through me while L was
abroad.