The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04

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JAMES HOWARD MILLER was executed at
| Ozark, Ark, last week for the murder of his
mistress one year ago. He became Jealous of
her, dragged her from ballroom by tho hair
to his home and there SO badly rnaltreated her
that she died from the effects. Several thous-
and people witnessed the execution.
REV. A. W. PAIGE, of New Haven, Conn.,,
has pleaded guilty to the charge of sending
obscene letters through the mails, and been
find $500, and cost of prosecution. In default
he was taken to the Hartford County Jail.
| New Haven seems to furnish an abundance of
bad ministers.
| Ar Constantinsple Greek has been arrested
for having in his possession an internal ma
chine. He claims that he is an English sub
ject He first admitted, then retracted the
statement, that he contemplated an attack on
the Sultan, and asserted that the machine was
bought by his brother. who was consequently
arrested.
A FEARFUL fight occurred near Seward, Neb.,
at a school-house where nightly religious meet
ing have been held lately. A party of men at
tempted to break up the meeting. A lively
scufae ensuei, in which many shots were ex-
changed and eight persons wounded. William
Bates died on Friday from his wounds, and
Levi Bates is probably fatally wounded.
| An umbrella-vender named Harper ffty-hve
years of age has been arrested at Toledo, Chic,
for the abduction of q sen-year-oh girl from
her home at Maumee nearly agar ago. He
had rooms rented of people to whom he repre-
sented that the child was his own daughter,
but with whom, the girl relates, he has lived
| in the capacity of husband. She was powerless
in his charge, he using, she now says, the
most blood -curdling threats against her life if
she ever dared to betray him. He will doubt
less get the benefit of the law.
The Republicans of New York State at their
convention at Utica on the 25th instructed for
General Grant. It was "Resolped, That the
Republicans of New York believe the renomi-
nation of U. s. Grant as Presidential eandi-
date is of urgent Importance; and the delegates
this day assembled are called upon and in
structed to use their most earnest and united
efforts to secure his nomination. motion
to erase the name of q. S. Grant and substitute
therefor the name of James G. Blaine was lost
by a vote of 1so to 2l7. It was q field day for
Conkling.
AN inquiry into the fall of the bridge over
the Firth of Tay, on the night Of December 2s,
by which many lives were lost, is proceeding
at Dundee before the Board of Trade. Several
painters who painted the bridge last summer
testified that they saw numerous bolt holes
empty, found bolts in holes where there should
heads, and bars loosened and nuts unscrewed
that one of the supporting columns of the high
girders was cracked from top to bottom, and
held together with four hoop-bands that some
times the oscillation of the bridge was so great
they feared it would fall.
1t is thought at the Treasury Department
that the total receipts from customs for Febru-
ary will be nearly $15, 900 900, and from inter
nal revenue about So 900 900. Taking this as
| basis, it is estsmated the total customs re-
| ceipts of the Government for the fiscal veal
| ending June 80 next, will be about 81 900 =
900, and from internal revenue SILT 900 900,
thus making the total income of the Govern
ment, including receipts from miscellaneous
sources, about $500 900 900. 1t is calculated al
the department that the total expenditures, in
cluding the sinking fund and interest on the
public debt, will foot up between $275, 900 ,O0(
l anu pZfOJVVVtOVus 1uAn "ouAU Aco'o =" PAohs ~
the Government of about S25, 100000
TIE usual modern Kentucky unpleasantnes.
has assumed nm animated form in Lincoln
County, resulting in the death of one man and
serious wounding of two others. Sam Williaml
and Clay Powell, of Hustonville, were return
ing home from the search of a stolen horse
when they were attacked by two men whom
! they met in the road. Williams was shot il
, | the breast and Powell in the abdomen. Will
, liams dsmounted, and getting shotgun, sLo
one of the assassins, named Rowsey, mortally
wounding him. The sheriff went in pursuit o
his accomplice, named Curry, but failed to fins
him. When he returned, Rowsey's clan
twelve in number, had surrounded the hous
Il into which he had been carried, and swere tina
the sheriff should not interfere. The man wa
dying.
q AT Troy, N. Y, the polisners in Hoyt
t Wynkoop's nickel-plating establishment strucl
n for an advance of wages, which, the proprie
tors failing to accede to, has resulted in seyera
serious encounters. Two of the strikers en-
tered the building, and after assaulting Georg
and John Wynkoop, were elected. In tn
u evening John was again assaulted with
stone with which he was struck in the face an
knocked down, whereat his two brothers
George and .Herat, came to his assistaac,
}, The attack was made by thirty of the work
men. Herat was wounded in the head and ha
: his arm broker. When John Saw that hi
Z. brothers could not rescue him, he drew his re
4 yolver and fred seven times. -Four Of the as
/. sailants were shot, Dunn, the principal al
d lacking party receiving three balls. He wi
probably not recover. Eight of the assai
ants have deem arrested.
q The National Democratic Committee assen
a bled at Wizards Hall, Washington, ON th
ID 23d inst, for the purpose Of selecting the tin
AZ and place for holding the National Nominatir
Convention. After all the representatives
the respective States. had presented the nan
10 of the city of their choice for the coming col
~ vention, and at some length, of course, pr
no sented the why's and wherefores of the superb
70 advantages accompanying such snggestio
10 an informal vote was taken resulting
foIlows: '- -o- it--
at Cincinnati i................A Philadelphia
he Chicago jackson, Msss.
\. St. Louis. Eugene City, Oregon
IT. Baltimore. -us,
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lis Inc loimai oaiio' was lnen taAen, WIN I
following result:
Cincinnati . "a Washington