The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-08

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general fight about young lady, resdlting II
Charles Theis, jr., being fatally shot by
Joseph Ritter. Both the victim and his muir
derer have been regarded as estmable young
men, and moved in good society.
A TERRIBLE tragedy has just occurred a
Barboursville, Ky. Mr.. William Msssner wa.
returning home on horseback, when he was at:
tackled By his SON in law and the SON in Jaw ;.
three brothers and throe others, all armed with
revolvers, who literally riddled his body with
bullets. The men were arrested.
NEAR Silver Lake, twelve miles from War
| saw, Ind, the farmhouse of a Mr.. Holloway
burned, consuming his wife and sixteen months
old child. Mr.. Holloway was away at the time
and foul play is suspected, yet suspicion rests
upon no one in the community. If there was
foul play, in all probability it was perpetrated
by tramp.
ACCORDING to report, Brick - Pomeroy has
| " wicked partner" in the person of Mr
Foote, associated with him in the publication
of Pomeroys Democrat, at La Crosse, Wis
He has been arrested charged with setting
fire to his Office and to the Opera house Build
ing and also charged with forging the name OF
The drought that prevailed over three
months in the most fertile portions of Cuba has
done immense damage. The tobacco crop in
Vuelta Abajo is almost destroyed, and planta-
tions are unusually exposed to fire. It is est-
mated that the total sugar crop will not exs
ceed 4tO, 900 tons. The insurrection In the
east of the island langushes, but robbery and
vagtancy increases fearfully.
PEOPLE of Honey brook Township, Chester
County, Penn, are in terrible state of alarm
over the depredations of band of Welsh
Mountain thieves, who are burning their barns
and driving off their stock. Marauders robbed
the county school-house of a large Bible, nailed
it to a tree and posted notice, with skull and
cross-bones attached, stating if the Horse In
surance Company followed them up to make
arrests fearful DISSOLUTION would follow. Mem
bers of the Detective Company have had their
horses and cattle poisoned.
The I'd of April was gala day for the hang
man. At Louisville, Robert Anderson was
hanged for wife murder, and Charles Webster,
for rape; at Windsor, VT, Edward Tatro was
hanged for the murder of Mrs. Charles W.
Butler; at Washington, D. c., James Madison
Wyatt Stone, mulatto, was hanged for the
murder of his wife at Macon, Miss, Andrew
Macon and James Brown were hanged for the
murder of Tarlton Macon, and Samuel Boiler,
for the murder of Frank Reed at West Baton
Rouge Parish, La, Gustave Breaux, colored,
was hanged for the murder of Jean Cazes.
A DISPATCH from Cohoes, N. Y, says the
strike in Harmony Mills has become general,
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excitement is great. Five hundred looms are
operation, a few French weavers ha wing re-
turned to the mills, but these explain that they
will only use up the filling on hand, when the
looms now running would be stopped. The
more turbulent strikers declare this was a
subterfuge to enable the men to remain at their
looms, and significant cry of "Out, or conse-
quences," was sent forth in tones of rage. A
force of police are held in reserve to meet any
emergency. The Harmony Mills are equipped
with 275, 900 spindles and $4,000 looms. They
give employment to 5000 operatives, among
whom $125,0OO are distributed every four
weeks.
IT is related from Paris that decrees against
unauthorized religious societies have been pub
lished. The first concerns Jesuits only, while
the second affects all unauthorized congrega-
tions. The first decree says: "The Govern
ment, considering that further tolerance can
not be extended to society against which Ma
tional sentiment has declared itself, have re-
solved to dissolve the Association, and the
adjustments occupied by its members must be
closed and vacated within three months, which
period may be prolonged until August 81, in
the case of educational establishments attached
to the society,"" The second decree provides
that unauthorized congregations must apply to
the Government for authorization, and that
such bodies shall not ask or eventually OBJ
tain authorization shall be dissolved. The de-
voted friends of Premier de Freycinet affirm in
the most absolute manner that he will go no
further than dissolving the Jesuit establish
ments.
NEWS from Bradford, Pa, reports the de-
struction by fire of the business portion of the
city. The fire originated in the Sawyer
House, at "a Main street, and it is thought to
have been caused by the antics of drunken
man who in all probability upset his kerosene
lamp, and was, later, taken from the ruins
charred mass. The flames spread rapidly, and
in few moments enveioped the entire build
ing, the proprietor jumping out of second
story window to save himself. There was no
breeze, but the fre-alarm was not sounded
sufficiently and the Department did not arrive
until the fire had gained great headway
The woolen building ignited with the rapdity
of tinder, spreading on the east side to Apple
bee Il Rogers grocery and to Holmes whole
sale liquor store. On the west side the flames
speedily got beyond control, and, though
dozen streams were put on, they had not the
slightest perceptible effect. The Titusville
House, large four-story wooden building,
was soon wrapped in flames, and the confagra-
tion was materially aided by twenty five bar
rels of kerosene, which had been placed in the
rear of the hotel. These burst, and the burn
ing oil was scattered in all directions, setting
fire to one or two small buildings in the imme-
diate vicinity. The scene at this time was i'm
pressibly grand, and it seemed to be a hope
less task to save the town. Ten buildings were
on fire at once, and the flames were of prodigi-
GUS height. The Academy of Music, a large
building withstood the fury of the devouring
element for some time, but finally burst out in
a moment into sheet of flame, and all pros
pect of stopping the, hie in that direction was
we'll nigh sabandoned.s The fire was now
spreading on an sides, SO that concentrated ef
fort was impossible. Several buildings were
torn down, and finally after over three hours
of hercuean' exertion on the part of the fire de-
partment and citizens, the fire was got under
control about nine O'Clock, when the fire had
burned nearly out where it originated. 60
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