The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

GEN. LEW WALLACE, United States Minister
to Turkey, arrived at Constant inople last week.
HAM. WHITE, the Texas mail robber pardoned
by President Hayes, has been arrested for new
crimes of the kind, for which he is noted in
Colorado.
THE Order of Merit, made vacant by the
death Of Thomas Carlyle, has been conferred
by the Empress of Germany on Prof. W. D.
Whitney, of Yale College.
SITTING BULL arrived at Bismarck, d. T.,
yesterday on the steamer General Sherman,
and saw, for the first time, a locomotive. He
showed marked dread of the iron horse.
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred at Woolner's
distillery, Peoria, Illinois. in which one man
was instantly killed and sixteen others scalded
and bruised, nine of whom died from the
effects of their injuries, and several others, it
is stated, can not recover.
THERE was long race won by the English
steamship Lord of the Isles over the Gleneirty
over a course of IA, 600 miles from Yokohama
to New York, by the way of the Suez Canal.
The race began on May "a, and ended July 80,
the loser coming into New York Harbor six
hours behind her rival.
MINISTER MORTON arrived in Paris last week,
and presented his credentials on the LIST inst.
Mr.. Morton's first task was to persuade the
Minister of Commerce that American pork is
free from trichinosis, and try to get the decree
of prohibition against its importation with
drawn.
To AN inquiry by an interviewer, last Satur-
day, in regard to President Garfield, to
whether there was any noticeable change in his
condition, one of the attending physicians
said: eyes, his skin has lost the yellowish
tint it had and has assumed pinkish hue. Then
we think also that we observe gain in flesh
for the last few days. He is improving In every
way, and will get we'll"
The Comptroller of the Currency reports
that the National Banks held on April %, 1881,
at the commencement of refunding operations,
$213, 123, 500 of 5 and 6 per cent bonds, $685.
100000 of ~ per cent. bonds, and $102, 600.
600 of per cent. bonds as security for circula-
tion, and $4, ,000, 900 of Pacific Railroad Is,
making total of over 1854, 0OO, 900. The total
amount now held is $362 6ss, 900. They now
hold SIS, ,0O0, 900 more extended 31ss than they
held of 5s and Is at the time refunding opera
tions commenced, and about $11, ,0OO, 900 less of
per cents. All of the 5 per cent. bonds held
by banks have been extended, excepting $4,-
6O7, ,450, which are owned by 100 different Ma
tional Banks.
AN OFFICIAL communication, published in
Turkish papers, states that Mahmoud Pasha
and Nouri Pasha, brother-in-law of the mur-
dered Abdul Aziz, addressed petitions to the
Sultan, confessing their crime, and asking
clemency on the ground that the conspirators
acted under the orders of Murad Pasha who
succeeded Abdul Aziz, and that this led to the
communication of their sentences of death tc
exile. The Pashas who were condemned to ex-
lie for the murder of Abdul Aziz, on arriving
at Jiddah, Arabia, will be escorted to the ou:.
skirts of Taife. They will there be delivered
to the Mecca authorities, who will be held re
sponsible for their safe keeping.
A LITTLE negro boy, whose parents live at
Georgetown, a settlement of colored people
near Charlottesville, Va, met with an accident
| which was believed would prove fatal. Failing
| from tree upon the sharp point of stake
| the right side Of the boy was penetrated, ant
! his liver pierced. A physician was called, ant
ON reaching him found the liver protruding ant
| considerably torn, 80 much SO that he Clipped
| of a portion of it about the size of marble
The exposed organs parts were replaced, and
few stitches placed in the orifice to prevent it
| protrusion. The liver was torn in the left edge
where there are not many blood vessels, ant
the hemmorhage was not great, but the sur
| geon anticipated Inflammation, and probably
fatal termination. To his surprise the boy i'm
proved rapidly, and is entirely well, and doe
not complain of inconvenience or suffering il
| any way. The accident occurred about 81,
weeks ago, and the boy is now running abou