The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

SENATOR LAxAR, Of Mississippi, has been
seriously ill.
FIVE THOUSAND Pittsburg miners struck ON
the 18th inst.
TIE Tichborne case will be called in the
middle of February.
JAS. STEWART PARSELL is to visit Indians
polls after February IL.
GOVERNOR WILTz, of Louisiana, was inaug-
urated on the 18th inst.
FRANK LEsLIE's will has been probated. 1t
disinherits his two sons and bequeaths all to
his wife.
GEN. GARFIELD has been elected United
States Senator of Ohio by both Houses of the
General Assembly.
TIE lower House of the Legislature of New
Mexico has passed bill appropriating $780,
900 to the expenses of fighting the Indians.
Masonic emblems have been discovered in
the foundation of the obelisk, at Alexandria,
Egypt, under the pedestal on which it was get
up by the Romans.
The aggregate Indebtedness of the State of
Wisconsin is $2,252,O57. The Indebtedness of
$1O,115,S9s.
EDISON Acknowledges that there is something
defective about his lamp; yet he names the
weak point, and says he will remedy it at an
early day.
QUEEN VICTORIA subscribed $4,000, Prince
Albert $4,000 and other members of the Royal
family $500 toward the relief of the distressed in
Ireland.
JOHN c. FREUND, editor of the Musical and
Dramatic Times, New York, has suddenly dis
appeared. He leaves behind him family and
debts that amount to from $150, 900 to $780,
900.
SAYS dispatch from Calcutta Five thousand
Mohmunds who crossed Cabul River near
Dakka, have been completely defeated. Gen.
eral Dowan arrived from Lundi Kotal too late
to cut off their retreat.
MISS Lucy RHErr HORTON, who, ON New
Years bay shot the son of Senator Morgan,
was arranged in the Police Court at Washing
ton ON Saturday. She was held for the action
of the Grand Jury.
The belief entertained by the Government
that foreign workmen took considerable part
in the disturbances at Pesth is now confirmed
by later developments, and large number of
them have been arrested.
Ar Freedom, Pa, Saturday after noon, eight
hundred dynamite cartridges, stored in an old
blacksmith shop, exploded with terrific force,
fatally injuring one man and blowing the
building to atoms.
A TERRIBLE food is reported on the Island of
St. Kits, by which two hundred persons have
lost their lives, an immense amount of property
was destroyed and the whole island made
desolate.
LOUIS AUTENOT, an Indianapolis butcher,
instantly killed Robert Keifer, butcher, with
huge knife the past week. The knife was
inserted in the mouth and drawn down through
the throat.
Z" ONE hundred more colored emigrants on
their way to Indiana from Goldsboro, N. c.,
and several hundred more will shortly follow" :"
is the nature of telegram to the Associated
Press from Petersburg, Va.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch says that Captain W.
G. Wilkinson, leader of the band at the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, shot himself and then
his wife. Cause, domestic trouble. They
were both found dead in their bed.
MAJOR MORROW, with 200 men, has had a
fight with Victoria and his Apache followers,
lasting two hours. The bodies of seven In
dians were found on the battle ground. Only
one soldier, Sergeant Gross, lost his life, and
two others severely wounded.
NAT. SMITH, a negro confined in Jail at At
lanta, Ga, for an attempt to rape, was taken
out by unknown men, carried five miles and
hanged. When found he had a gun-shot
wound through his breast, apparently made
after being hanged.
/ THE latest from Maine is that so far as the
Republicans are concerned they intend to sub
init the matter to the Supreme Court. They
adjourned on the 18th inst. for that purpose
and two Governors.
| VARIETY shows have received their death
blow in Cincinnati, so far as that city is con
cerned at the present, at least. Mayor Jacobs
refuses to license any of them upon fhe by.
po:hesis that their existence is demoralizing tc
the public mind.
NEGRO named Chas. Smith was hanged by
mob near Walton, KY, the past week for al
legged arson. The officers were taking him from
Rising Sun, Ind, to Burlington, Ry., for in
carceration. He was an escaped convict from
the Frankfort, KY, penitentiary, and formerly
a native of Virginia.
| In the case of Abe Rothschild's, at Galveston
Texas, charged with the murder of Diamond
Bessie, the Court of Appeals has revised tn
decision, which will give the defendant a nev
trial and doubtlessly a change of venue. 4
I diana oh hat otb schiId now stands fa;
chance of ultimate acquittal.
NEWS from Wilks- Barre, Pa, says that war
rants have been issued for the arrest of VIM
Allenbaum, OF Plymouth, Wesley Williams, o
Plains, and man known as " Big Yank, !" ais
| of Plains, charged with the murder of VIM
Keating in 1872. 1t is alleged that KeatinI
was beaten t, death and his body burned witt
brush. Allenbaum has been arrested.
AN old man seventy years old, long truste
as bank cashier, and now an "honest de
faulter." Such may be said of J. H. Rhorel
of the Savings Bank of Louisville. Appre
bending that something was wrong, the direc
tors of the bank were examining the book,
When they finally said Now, Mr.. Rhore
we will examine your books" Rhorer wrote o
slip of paper: Deficit, $67 ,oOO," handed
to them, and then walked to the Jail and CAV
himself up.
The National House Committee on Educs
tion and Labor will report favorably on Repre-
sentative Goodies bill prohibiting Chinese i'm
migration, striking out the section, howeve
which provides for abrogation of Articles an
of the Burlingame treaty. The bill prohibit
carrying more than fifteen Chinese passenge
on any one vessel, but excepts from the prt