The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-05

IxrELLIerScE from New Orleans says that
it is reported that duel took place between
Maj. E. A. Burke, of the Democrat, and Maj.
II. J. Hearsey, of the States. The duel was
fought on Metairie Ridge, near that city, with
pistols. Distance ten PAGES. After firing two
shots each mans friends interposed, and the
difficulty was adjusted. sa
The Indian Appropriation Bill appl lopriates
in the aggregate u, ,4s3 ,645, which is s21s,533
less than the appropriations of last year. The
principal items of decrease are for Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail Sioux, 5000 less than last
year,. Yanktsn Sioux, $4,000; industrial
schools, ST, ,0o0 expenses Of Indian Commits
sion, 81 500.
4 DISPATCH from Rome says the accounts
from Terra Di Lavoro, Naples, continue to be
terrible. The population Of seventeen COM
munes especially afflicted numbers 80, ,3s2 per-
sons. Of this number 81 $40 have been at
tackled by fever up to the 18th of December
last, of whom 5,o2s have died. This fever
means famine. Government aid is not suffi-
cient.
P. A. SAWYER, Fusionist Secretary of State
of Maine, has yielded, and under protest given
up all the property in his possession. Sawyer
delivered to the Republican Secretary of State
the State seal, returns of votes for Governor,
county officers, Senators and Representatives,
Council records, and all reports of the Execu-
tive Council of 1879 relating to the election re-
turns.
Ar the Post-ofice Department, on the 31st
ult., bids were opened for carrying mails on
star routes in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina and other Southern
States east of the Mississippi River for the en-
suing four years. In all these States every
county seat is given daily mail, for the first
time in the history Of the Government. There
wereo over sixty thousand bids.
ousroxER entered hardware store in
Syracuse, N. Y, to parchase pistol. While
the clerk was elucidating upon the merits Of
an excellent weapon, the customer snapped it
to see if the spring in the lock was all right.
1t was, but the clerk didn't live long enough to
close the bargain. An examination proved the
weapon to have had three cartridges placed in
it, one of which was discharged with the fatal
result mentioned.
TEE grand jury Of Hamilton County, Ohio,
has found an indictment against VIM. Schaller
for the killing of Harry Baldwin, nearly yea,
ago. The indictment was Endorsed murder in
the second degree. The grand jury seem to
have found the bill under the impression that
a complete investigation ought to be made and
that Sshaller ought to stand the test oft, in
asmuch as he is the only man known to have
fred pistol in the vicinity of, and on the
night of the tragedy.
UNITED STATES DEPUTY COLLECTOR DAVIS,
of Nashville, Tenn, has made an extensive
raid, destroying seven illicit distilleries and
capturing fifteen men. Andrew Breeding, one
of the raiders, was captured, but escaped. He
was fred at, but without effect. One Of Davis
most Efficient celaborers in the revenue raid w4s
Campbell Morgan, formerly an illicit distiller,
with whem Davis had two fights, but who
since the amnesty, has been one of Davis
truest and best friends.
The Census Committee of the Senate has re.
ported, in executive session, IN favor Of al
Supervisors who have been named except
about thirty, to whom objection of one kind OF
another has been made, and who are held
Nearly all of these are for Southern States, and
Three Illinois nominations and one from In.
diana are withheld. The entire list for New
England, the Middle States and the North.
western States is reported favorably.
A SPECIAL from Sherman, Texas, says that .
party of drunken roughs, while creating dis.
turbance in . bagnio, were ordered to leave by
the City Marshal, Sam. Ball. One, Alf John.
son refused to go, and Bail forcibly ejected him
When outside johnson drew pistol and sho
Ball in the breast, inficting probably fata
wound. Ball seized Johnson's pistol, ant
drawing his own weapon shot johnson dead
Johnson's brother and several other roughl
shot at Ball, one shot cutting the skin of hi
face, the powder burning his eyebrows ant
binding him. Ball is in critical condition
An awful story of double murder is just re-
ceived from Fort Concho, Texas. A soldier
named Lee, belonging to Company F, wa
jealous of woman named Maggie Dwyer
| from camp. A colored man named Williams
eonfesses that he and Lee together went to th'
house when Maggie and the little girl wer'
both asleep. Lee only intended to kill tn.
woman, but the first blow he struck her will
the back of the Ak the little girl awoke ant
screamed. Lee then struck the girl to pre-
vent her being witness. She was killed, tn
AZ sinking deep into her skull.
0FFIcrR Stage, of Parkersburg, W. Va.
has writs Of ejectment for about thirty men
who, it is alleged, have squattsd upon a tras
of land containing 1900 acres, on Hughe
River, belonging to a New York party, an,
from which land the squa tiers have cut thous
dams Of dollars worth of timber, denudin
over ene thousand acres of growth of tn
finest timber in the State. Stage found an
posted several thousand ties and great quan
| tity of slaves ON the land near the mouth Q
Hughes River, and notified twenty-five Q
more of the men to leave. It Is said that sew
eral Of Them, who are noted rough characters
propose to resist; and if they do, there will b
lively times on Hughes River in few dayl
as the officers propose to eject them and ras
their shanties to the ground.
TIE Supreme Court at Barnstable, Mass
has declared Charles N. Freeman, the seeon
Adventist and Pocassett child murderer, insane
Freeman, at the close of the hearing, shoe
hands with quite a number of his friends in tn
court room, and was then conducted back to tn
Jail. He expressed himself as being satisfe
with the result of the hearing, and will be gla
to change his present quarters for some NOR
comfortable, if it is Gods will. He was vcr
careful, however, not to acknowledge, by th
slightes concession, that he considered himse
insane in the least, but if he was to 20 to a
asylum he rather preferred Danvers as bein
near his city home. at am mo- insane becau.
they say so," he said, "and would rath,
stay here for years than to do anything to ad
init, in any way, that am insane. If al
convicted of insanity, the Bible must be sh,
up" .e.
Jim Keene's Ride.
A Newport (R. I.) correspondent q
the New York Tribune says: Mr.. Jane
R. Kaene the well known wheat snecr