The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-11

just recently been made in Ireland-the unfor-
tunate victim on this occasion being Thomas
Brennon, named in the cablegram as an unin-
fuential politician. He was arrested at Balla
for a speech made to an excited crowd at
thrown in Jail at Castlebar. He was greeted at
stations along the railroad by crowds of en-
thasiastic sympathizers, who cheered Justify as
the train pulled by. In London his arrest is
not regarded favorably. Being uninfuen-
tial politician, this interference of Her
Majesty's Government will bring him into
popularity and public notoriety, and will in a
great measure give unwonted prestige to his
utterances.
SPECIAL from Lincoln City, Ind, says P.
E. Studebaker, of South Bend, has had nice,
plain italian marble monument erected over
the grave of the mother of Abraham Lincoln,
on the old farm of the Lincoln family, near
that city The monument is four feet high.
16 4 inches broad and inches thick, and rests
on an italian base 10 inches high, and that on
a sandstone base q feet high, making total
height of 6% feet, with the following inscrip-
ton: "Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of
President Lincoln died October 5, 1918, aged
thirty five years; erected by friend of her
martyred son, 1879" The greater part of the
old Lincoln farm is now owned by Mr.. Lewis,
of Cincinnati, but the plot containing Mrs.
Lincoln's grave has been surveyed and will be
decided to Spencer County. The monument
was erected November %, in the presence of
about one hundred persons.
THORNTON 7. BAKER appeared at the Sheriff's
Office, at Lancaster, Ohio, and gave himself up
to answer to the charge standing against him
on the Common Pleas docket. They are grand
larceny and embezzlement. He is a son OF
Jacob Baker, the defaulting ex-County Treas
urer, and at the time of the defalcation was act
ing as his fathers deputy, and when the mat
ter vas exposed he jumped the country, it is
alleged, with 500 900 or $50 900 of the peoples
money, leaving his father and other parties to
stand the brunt of the peoples ire. Old man
Baker was arrested, and several Indictment
found against him, but this case never came up
for hearing, a compromise being effected, by
which he has paid back into the Treasury some
SIT 900, and other parties proportionate sums.
The amount of the whole steal was in the
neighborhood of SAC, 900. Thornton was
taken before Judge Wright, and released on
S., 900 bail, his fathers two brothers, Samuel
and Daniel, and Samuel Cherry, going on the
bond. Jacob Baker is now lying danger
ously i'll, which is probably the cause of his
sons return.
THE following circular has been issued by
the Secretary of the Treasury relating to the
sale of bonds:
TREASURY DEPT, OFFICE OF SECRETARY,
Washington, Dec. 8.
The Secretary of the Treasury hereby gives
notice that proposals for sale to the Govern
| ment of 81 900 900 of any six per centum in
terest-b bearing bonds of the United States,
known as Skies of $751; will be received
| at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of the
| United States at New York until noon Of
Saturday, the inst, at which time bids will
| be opened and awards declared. Bonds thus
| purchased to be applied to the Sinking Fund
as provided in Section 1863 of the Revised
| Statutes OF the United States. Proposals should
state the character of the bonds offered whether
| registered or coupon, and under what acts
| they were Issued, and may be for any amount
| not less than S., 900. Offers must be for the
| sale of bonds with accrued interest to and in
cluding the 9th inst, and each proposal must
inclose a certified check for per cent, of the
amount offered. Checks of unsuccessful bid
| ders will be returned as the result is as
| certained, and those of others on the following
business day when the bonds must be delivered
and payment in lawful money will be made as
soon as they can be duly examined. Right is
reserved to reject any or all bids, and waive
any defects. [Signed] JOHN SHERMAN, Sec'y
ANDREW TRACY was hanged at Smithport
Pa, last Thursday for the murder of Catherine
Reilley in September of 1878. Miss. Reilley
who was an accomplished and beautiful young
lady, was a cousin to Tracy, and the cause
which led to the commission of the crime was
the opposition of the Catholic Church to theil
marriage. The girls father had declared ht
would prevent their marriage if it cost him his
life, and Tracy's brother who is a Catholic
priest, was equally as determined in the mat
ter. The girl had evidently given the matter
up, for later she became engaged to another
named Thomas Carol. Tracy hearing of this
at the time mentioned, while she was walking
with companion, stealthily approached from
behind, and placing a revolver to her temple
shot her dead. Tracy was a young lawyer
and before this trouble, gave promise of a pros
porous life. The hanging was botchy work
The rope broke and let the man fall on the fal
pavement below in an unconscious condition
He was raised, new rope procured, ant
| another effort was made. He recovered con
sciousness ere he was hanged the second time
but said nothing except to murmur a praye
| in an undertone.