The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-03
LATER NEWS.

New YORK CRY has raised $4,000 for the
Michigan sufferers.
FRANK HArToN has formally taken possess
sion of the First Assistant Postmaster Generals
Office.
THE official returns of the election in Iowa
give Sherman majority for Governor of So
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THE striking rolling mill men at Cincinnati
have returned to work at the old prices until
the new scale shall be established at Pittsburg.
THE COW boys are reported as having taken
possession of the portion of Arizona lying
south of San Seimon Station and east of Toni
ston
QUINCY Ol.) dispatch of October 80, says
the ater from the overflow is steadily spread
ing over thousa nds of acres of fertile land,
and the loss to farmers will be very heavy.
The flood is tn greatest ever known at this
season of the year.
THE Apaches have made their appearance in
Sonora, killing family near Rancho Santa
Cruz, beyond Magdalena, and running off the
stock. General Otero, in command of the
troops, has sent a force to cooperate with the
American soldiers, who are believed to be in
pursuit of them.
THE ship County of Aberdeen, arriving at
San Francisco from Rio, reports that on Au-
gust 9, in latitude 1896 degrees south, longi-
tude 81. 80 degrees west, between and II am.
she passed ten corpses. Some of them, from
the clothing, appeared to be seamen, while
others were nude.
In IRELAND 400 leaguers are in prison. There
are now $500 cases before the Land Court, g.,
800 being entered on the 29th ult. A crowd of
700 persons attacked the police while serving
summonses at Bellmullet, County Mayo, and
were fred upon by the police. who wounded
several Of their number. There is talk OF
transferring the Land League headquarters to
Paris.
ALLEN HENDERSON, from Tennessee, in q
saloon at st. Louis, became involved in a quar-
rel, and drawing his revolver, shot three times,
each time missing his aim hut hitting inno-
cent persons who happened to be present
George Bridge, street railroad conductor,
was killed, and John Savage, travelling sales
man, it is thought, was fatally wounded.
AFTER forty-seven days out from Glendale,
Montana, the highest navigable point on the
Yellowstone River, Paul Boyton arrived at
Omaha, Nebraska, ON the 30th ult., having
travelled $500 miles in that time. He had
fallen away forty pounds since he started, and
saws he has been repeatedly shot at by hunters,
and annoyed good deal tyinquisitive Indians.
He is continuing his trip to the mouth of the
Missouri River.
The business portion Of Edgefeld, G.. Fl. :,
South Carolina, has been totally destroyed by
fire. only three stores in the town being lefr,
containing insufficient provisions to last forty
eight hours. The fire broke out Just before
daylight in the livery stable of the Tillman
Hotel, and burned furiously until $50 p. M,
when the flames exhausted themselves. The
loss is estimated at 800, 900, distributed among
thirty five persons or firms, and generally moi
insured. It is thought the fire was incendiary
SIX members of the FIRE Department at Dan
vile have been arrested for incendiarism. 81
many buildings have been burned of late tha
detectives were employed to investigate tn,
matter, and with the result as stated. Will
the exception of the chief engineer, stokers ant
| drivers, the company were volunteers, ant
these men proposed by the frequency of fires t,
compel the corporation to pay the entire de
partment salaries. They accomplished tn. i
point, but they will now study the matter owe
behind the lars. I.s
The following is from Chinese exchange
pirate chief has been creating commoiiol
at Ningpo and its waters. He is said to hav
come within several miles of the town, AM
levied blackmail freely. He doesn't care TO
the Chinese gunboats, and has had sveveral en-
gagements with them lately. A reward 0
5000 has been offered for the pirates head
An encounter took place September 15, nea
Ningpo, between q Chinese gunboat an
pirates. Upwards of two hundred pirate
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