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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
Boston Again Rurning,

A terrible confagration has occurred at Bos-
ton, which swept completely out of existence
several large and magnificent business struc-
lures in the " Burnt District" the scene of the
great fire in 1872. The fire broke out suddenly
shortly after IL a. m. in the second story of the
paper warehouse of Ride, Kendall & Co on
Federal street, and before a single stream
could be brought to bear on the fire, the whole
structure was a mass of flames. The building
was totally destroyed. It was costly build
ing; and worth $75 900, and contained 500, 600
worth of stock. The flames communicated to
the building fronting on Devonshire street,
occupied by the clothing firm of Pierce, Hardy
& Company and a general express Office, and
destroyed the building, worth $50 900, and a
stock of $50,O00 more. 1t then spread into
Houghton, Osgood & Co.'S book publishing
house in the old Cathedral building, and
damaged the building $4,000 and the stock
as much more. Here large quantity of valu-
able plates were totally destroyed. The total
loss is probably several millions, on which
there is bu. partial insurance, chiefly in foreign
Offices
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
Making Restitution.
[ London World.

A strange feature in the double murder
in Faubourg st. Honore, just now the
talk of Paris, is the fact that the mnr-
dered thought fit to write to the widow
of his master and victim to inform her
that it was only for the sake of robbery
that he committed the crime. II have
taken about ESQ.," he says in conclusion,
"with which money mean to make my
fortune, and pledge myself to return it
to you some day" Extraordinary as the
scruple may look this is not the first
time that murderer, without appar-
emily feeling much remorse for the deed
in itself, had given signs of being quite
awake to the pecuniary liability which
it entails. Thus, the Marquis de Salverte,
whose father was murdered at Santo
Domingo about quarter of century
ago, received by post, after the lapse of
few years, a sum of f8,000,. with no.
tice that it was a restitution of the
amount robbed, from the murderer him
self, who had made his fortune, but de-
clined to give his name and address. In
another case Partisan Senator was for
years in receipt of a monthly instalment
of G8 from London, the sender of which
was unknown, with notice that the
amount would be forthcoming to COM
plete the payment of a sum of $4,000
francs, robbed from one of his uncleE
after murder. What is stranger still
the receiver knew of no. relation of hi:
who had ever been, or was likely to have
been murdered.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
Transmissibility of HydrOphObia.

A man with hydrophobia was brought
to the Lanboisiere Hospital, having
been bitten in the upper lip by dog
forty days previously. He had had the
wound cauterized two hours after the &C.
cident, and had thought himself quite
safe till some of the usual hydr phobia
SYMPTOMS appeared. The day before his
death in quiet interval, he yielded him.
self, with the best grace, to the expert
mems in incubation which were made
with his blood and saliva. The result of
inoculating the rabbit with the blood
was negative Gas in the great majority of
previous cases of incubation with blood
of animals under rabies). But with the
saliva it was otherwise. A rabbit inoc-
ulated in the ear and abdomen, on the
11th of October, began to show symtOms
of rabies ON the 10Th, being much excited
and damaged the walls of its cage, while
it uttered loud cries and slavered at the
mouth. Then it fell into collapse and
died the following night. The rabbit s
body Git so happened) was not dissected
till thirty-six hours after death, and fur
ther experiment was made by taking
fragments of the right and left subnax-
Hilary glands and introducing them under
the ska of two other rabbits respectively.
These two rapidly succumbed, one on
the fifth, the other on the sixth day (bs-
coming viably i'll on the third) neither
passed through furious stage, however
the predominant feature was paraplegis
"a form of paralysis). The Important
practicle result is that human saliva
such as caused rabies in the rabbit, il
necessarily yiruleut, aud would prob
ably have corresponding eff cts on man
so that it should be dealt with cautiously,
and that not only during the life OF the
person furnishing it, but in post nsorten,
examination.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
The Mysteries of Tulare Lake.

Fourteen human skulls ranged round
ina circle, were found on an island in Tu-
lare Lake, CAL, a few weeksago. The mys-
terious reminders of some lost romance
were in the middle of the island, small
atch of grass, thick brush, and pigmy
cottonwood trees. No other bones could
be found near them. Near by on the
shore of the island were two huts of bas-
ret work, but both untenanted. Tulare
Lake probably is the most mysterious
spot on the continent. 1t is 800 miles
south of San Francisco, on great plain.
AS the traveller approaches, the water ap-
pears to be higher than the land. The
dry land OF the plain gives place to
damp soil mile or so before the water
is reached When the m ,rgin is found
at last one may wade out for more than
a mile and not get in above the knee.
The lake runs forty miles. The bottom
is formed of powerful clam shells, and
there are hundreds of small islands and
punches of tules. Millions of white
birds of the gull kind tenant the islands,
flock high in the air, or skim the still
water. In the Indian summer Just past
the whole lake was veiled in mist
Mounds have been found all along the
shore, and before many months the
whole bottom will show traces of sub
merged city.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

ONE of Cincinnati's millionaire,
Robert Mitchell, surprised his family by
distributing half q million dollars
worth of property among them on
Christmas. There were twenty-six per-
sons present at dessert when silver
salvers with envelopes addressed to the
members of the family and grandchil-
dren were passed around. The grand
children had money, the daughters and
daughters in-law valuable residences and
real estate; two of his sons 5000 in
accounts receipted standing against
them on the books of their fathers firm,
and two daughters receipts for the capi-
tai advanced to their husbands in bus
iness. 1t was a merry Christmas, in
deed, and amounted to distribution of
a good portion of his estate. There will
not be much of will to dispute about
in that family.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

Two murderers were lynched at
Golden, Colorado. The pair had cruelty
murdered and robbed popular man.
One was white man named Woodruff,
who had long been regarded as a sneak
ing, cowardly thief, and the other was
an Indian called Seminole to whom re-
markable courage had been attributed.
But their behavior when taken out of
the Jail by mob belied their reputa-
tions. Woodruff proved to be the stole,
for he argued his case calmly with his
captors, and, failing to convince them
that he ought not to be hanged, said
that he did not much mind hanging,
after all, if they did it neatly and
quickly. The Indian, however, showed
no pluck, but abjectly pleaded for his
life, and tried to put all the guilt on his
companion. He prayed to heaven for
mercy after the rope had been placed
around his neck, but Woodruff said he
guessed he had "no influence up there
and would "tske the chances just AZ
they stood"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THE year 1879 will pass into Ameri-
can history as a year of wonderful agri-
cultural prosperity. The cotton crop
is larger by half million bales than
ever before; the tobacco crop, 12,000.-
900 pounds, and the sugar crop exceeds
by rome zoo, 900 hogsheads all previous
yields. These are crops which belong
almost exclusively to the Southern half
of the Republic. In behalf of the
Northern States the excess of products
this year over the crops of any previous
year is, according to the Chicago Journal
of Commerce, 100000 bushels of
wheat, and from 100000 to 100000
900 bushels of corn. The hog crop also
is larger this year than for a number OF
years past, if it is not the largest ever
raised.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

WHAT the Chicago fire was to all
other fires, the destruction of the iron
bridge across the Firth of Tay, in Scot
land, the utter destruction of whole
train with three hundred passengers in
an instant, and complete fall of seventy
FIVE feet, is to all other railroad acci-
dents. 1t surpasses its predecessors in
the magnitude and the completeness of
the disaster, as well as the number of
lives extinguished. BY its unprece-
dented character it appalls the imagina.
ton, and by the suggestion of its posi-,
bilities increases the horror. 1t is un-
equaled in the history of railroad trav.
cling, and its tragic effect is heightened
by the fact that the bridge is alleged to
be one of the longest, and it was sup
posed, the finest in the world. Doubt
less it was occasioned, if not caused, by
the immense strain put upon it by the
fierce gale. What is curious is that il
is the third casualty of the kind occur
ring within two months.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
The Dirty UteS.

new YORK Star.l
The Utes live principally on bread
and meat. When they can't get bread
they live on meat, and when they can't
get meat they live on bread. When
they have great quantity of provisions
on hand they eat it all up before getting
any more. The same is true when they
have small quantity on hand. They
are dirty. They are even very dirty.
Their meat is generally permitted to lie
about on the ground or any place. Each
Indian family possesses any number of
dogs from eight to fifteen, and these
animals help themselves to the meat.
After they have satisfied themselves,
and when the Indians become hungry,
they cut out of this same piece on which
the dogs feed. They generally boil their
meat, but sometimes they broil it. They
put it in water and let it remain only a
few minutes, just long enough to heat,
when they take it out and begin to eat.
They use the same water and the same
pail for boiling over and over again
until the water becomes perfect slime
of filth. One pot generally does service
for the entire family. This particular
pot is a frying pan. When the Utes
get out of bed they wash their faces
and bathe the baby in it, after
which they bake the bread and boil the
meat. Then they eat out of the vessel,
and then the dogs lick up the leavings.
They clothe themselves with the skins
of animals or with blankets. They
generally take blanket or a skin and
cut hole in the middle of it, and throw
it over their heads, cutting arm-holes
and fastening the garment at the waist
with wide belt, while they close up the
neck with a buckskin string. When the
garment wears out they cut the string
and let it drop, but not before. Some.
times the Indians will wear as many az
five of these garments at time, always
keeping the cleanest one on the outside
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THE people of Panama welcomed M.
de Lessups by arranging bull-fght for
his entertainment. Possibly before the
festive feeling passes away they will get
up sample revolution SO as to show
him what lively and interesting region
it is that he is about to bore into. But
if NJ. de Lessups is going to stay upon
the Isthmus until his canal is COM
pleted he will have plenty of time in
which to examine fully the institutions
of the country.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
A Bad Year for Champagne.

Not a bottle of wine has been har-
vested in Champagne this years
disaster which has been unparalleled
for sixty years, 1t appears that the
grape did not ripen, and it has been
gathered only in order to prevent tres
passers from entering the vineyards
and damaging them. There is now q
stock of 72,000,00O bottles in Cham
pagne, of which st, ,O00, 900 or 40, ,000, 900
are in the hands of the great firms.
The remainder is of doubtful origin,
and even beyond the producing area OF
Champagne.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

A TYPoGRAHrcALs eror in q law
passed by the last Michigan Legislature
prohibited ssIooh-keepers from selling
to miners, instead OF minors, as intended,
but the IDgham County > authorities
have convicted a saIoon;kee, er under
the act, on the ground that the intent
Of the law overrode The error of let.
ter in the printed -statutes. The case
will go % a highercpurt....- ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

AMONG some notable events Of the
year may be mentioned the resignation,
in January, of Marshal MacMahon and
the election Of President Grevy as Pres
ident of the French Republic. Ihe
Khediye Of Egypt also abdicsted in
favor of his son., Senator iChristiancy,
on plea OF illhealth, resigned in favor
OF Mr, Chandler, and still survives him.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

Mr.. WoRMLEY, of Reidsville, Va;
had two sons Tom and Jack, both fond
of playing poker, but Jack was very
sharp at the game and Tom very dull.
When the old man died he left Tom
$50, 900 and Jack only 81 900, but he ex-
planned that 81 900 was stake enough
for Jack to win everything that Tom
had, and it was wise provision, for the
local newspaper says that 1t has so
turned out fe *4s 81
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

AFosTAsY from, or attacks on, the
Moslem faith are still capital ofenses in
Turkey. The penalty is now seldom in
fiicted. Yet but for the Intervention of
the English and German Ministers, the
Mussulman priest arrested for aiding in
a translation of the scriptures would
doubtless have lost his life. Even the
most liberal of the Turkish papers
called for his severe punishment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

The Socialists, at their National Con-
vention, at Pittsburg, decided to place
Presidential candidates in the field.
Considerable opposition was manifested
by members of the organization to the
project, and after a. heated debate of
four hours duration, Caleb Pink, of
Kings County, New York, A. E. Bishop,
of Chicago, and Osborn Ward were
selected and referred to the party, the
two names receiving the highest num-
Der of votes to be the candidates for
President and Vice President.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

IF the rumors of the experiences
during their captivity of Mrs. Meeker,
her daughter Josephine, and the third
woman captured at White River Agency
are true. the feeling of the Meeker girls
in regard to any policy likely to allow
the wretches to live, is easily explained.
These ruwors credit General Hatch
with saying that the Indians were
guilty of crimes worse than murder,
and that these women met with fate
to which death would have been prefer
able.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

OF all the poets who do not look like
poets, Robert Browning may be said to
look least like master of verse. He is
stout, comfortable, prosaic, and fine look
ing in figure and face: he looks, in
short, exactly like country squire of
moderate fortune. Mr.. Browning is a
sturdy believer in the doctrine of work.
He goes every morning regularly to his
study and there writes till noon-being
in this like Bulwer. He has no patience,
he has been heard to say, with writers
who are obliged to "wait for inspira-
tion -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

half miles OF railroad were constructed
in this country, of which three thousand
and ten were broad-gauge ana seven
hundred and :wenty-eight and one-half
narrow. This is the greatest number of
miles that have been laid since 1873,
snd the Rdiitcay Age says it is probably
larger even than that year.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

ForR hundred Gentle citizen. of
Salt Lake have protested against Gov
ernor Emery's re-appointment. They
charge that he has approved the repeal
OF the only territorial law under which
1t was possible to reach and punish
polygamy.l ~al ,.iils4 O. ...
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

GEN. FREMONT was sued by the
Government for an excess of pay which,
was raid, be received as major general.
After being on the calendar for many
years, the suit has just been discontinued.
The probabilities are that the costs
against the Government are twice as
large as the sum which it was sought to
recover.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THE belief is expressed aat Minnesota
farmers are making a mis- axe in selling
OIL their ,cung cattle 10 be taken out of
the state and fatted. The Fairbault
Repubtica nssys one dealer at that place
has shipped over thift en- hundred head
from Rice County and vicinity, and
estimate" that at least twenty thousand
head OF young stock have been shipped
out Of the State this year.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

The FHgo (Dakota) Argus estimates
that the Emigration To that State this
coming spring win be 10000 at the
lowest ealcnlatior.l 1t adds: ''trhere
is every. prospect that our next crop in
the valley alone wilt equal, If not ex-
coed, 10jO0o, 900 bushels of wheat
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THouGH Siberia rs more thar. half as
large again as the United States, some
of its Districts are already over-popu-
lated. The Russkoia Pravada says that
in the province OF robnisk there is no
Government land left for the settlement
Of the exiled criminals.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

OF six thousand camels which started
with the Russian expedition against the
Turcomans only three hundred sur
vived at last accounts, and these were
30 reduced that they were regarded as
sure to perish.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

The total production of honey in the
United States has for years past aver
aged about fifty million pounds an
nually. This year the supply is esti-
mated at half that quantity, owing to
failure OF the crop IN California, and a
partial failure in other States.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

MRS MALANIA BROWN, of New
York, has purchased the whole 1,400
acres of the historic island of James
town, in the River James. A dwelling
house and a paper mill are the only
buildings on the island, which is covered
with orchards
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

UTAH divorces don't count in Illinois.
In Freeport woman wh,, armed with
one Of those worthless instruments, had
remarrieds pleaded guilty Of bigamy, on
the advice OF her attorney, and was SEN
fenced to one, years imprisonment in
Joliet. ...a -,l. ~,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

Gov. BLAcKBURS, in his message to
the Kentucky Legisla ure, recommends
voluntary local taxing, to bring the
State aid to public schools up to the re-
quirements of each district.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

DrRINa the year, Rowell, the Eng.
lshmap, won the champion belt for
walking in the Unitd States; Weston,
the American. won the Ashley belt in
England; Parole, the American horse,
won several races at EPSON.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THERE is quite a general feeling
throughout Canada in favor of Canadian
indePendence. Tue feeling extends to
prominent politicians, and many who
have held high positions in the Govern
ment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

AN institution in London lately ad
vertised for secretary at salary OF
f300 per annum, and among the appli-
cants were two members of Parliament,
twenty-five clergymen, and seventy
three retired military and naval officers
besides large number of ordinary per.
sons, the applications amounting alto.
gether to over three hundred. ~.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

Two resolutions have been introduced
in Congress expressing sympathy with
the Irish. Pecps .Snn thinks more reso
lutions should be introduced, because
two wouldn't fatten canary.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

SPEcULAToRs I'M wheat have carried
the price ~ high that there is no profit
In shipping it from Chicago to New
York, or from New York to Liverpool.
The speculators will have no sympathy
II they get "nipred," but it will be un-
fortunate if they succeed in driving
England TO other sources of supply, and
prevent American farmers from finding
market ior their products.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

AND now we are told that the mil
lionaire and railroad magnate, Col. Tom.
Scotts first step in the railroad busi-
ness was made ms station agent, at
Holidaysburg, Penn.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

The lay Bridge Was regarded rs the
greatest engineer ny featevcr attempted
in Great Britsin. Itcertainly produced
the greatest railroad disaster.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

AT lat accounts Edison's carbon
horseshoe electric lamps were still burn
ing, having burned continuously for
near two weeks.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

FROM a yield Of 100000 In bullion
in 1865 the Georgia gold fields have
advanced TO $l 900 900 per annuu, with
a promise ef Ia ge returns next year.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

A pEsPAIRING swain in fit of des-
peration, recently declared to his unre-
lenting lady-love thatit was his firm de-
termination to drown himself, or perish
in the attempt.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

The estate of Ex-Governor Packer,
deceased, Of Pennsylvania, Is valued at
81 SOC, 900.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THERE is little doubt but that Edison
has now achieved ultimate and complete
succe with the electric lamp.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

A soHooLMAsTER at Johnson, lows,
has been fined for whipping girl pupil
because she corrected his mispronuncia
tion of word.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

J.C. FOOD, the California spe culstor,
having made SIG. 900 600 out Of Com
stockholders is going to try his luck in
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08
TOPICS or THE DAy.

GovEENoR CORNELL, Of New York
was inaugurated on the lst inst.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THE extra session of the Tennessee
Legislature, which lasted eight days,
cost the State an aggregate of$l2 LA 81.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

The latest advices throw doubt on
the report than Dan Rice has been con-
verted. cs -.-tL- E- ~.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

GOLD supersede-, As currency, in
Georgis.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

ACCORDING to the last census there
are 1874 men in France over 10l years
old, and 2,6l3 between 95 and 100
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

THE Inhabitants of Northern Persia
are threatened with fsmine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-08

DuRrs the past year three thousand
seven lundred and thirty eight and one