The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-05-25
OHIO STATE NEWS.

SIX hundred miners went ont on . strike at
Salineville last week. They demand . resamp-
tion of their old wages.
MARTIN KELLEY suicided ct Van Vert by
jumping in . we'll. He made . fruitless attempt
to suicide some time ago By cutting his throat.
JOHN FLoTo, of Steubenville, while attempt
ing to board . moving train, fell under tho
wheels aud had his leg cut OF, from the effects
u which he died.
On TEE 18th inst. mercury went below tho
freezing point in many sections Of the State,
accompanied by . white frost, but no material
damage was done.
HUaH srERIINa, son Of Professor Sterling
of Kenyon College, Mount Vernon, il charged
with criminally assaulting Sarah Ann Perrin, .
domestic in tho community.
THE trial Of J. D. Watson, for bribing legis-
lntoKs has besn dxed for May 29 that OF Rep
reseutatives Block and Wright for June 4, and
Of Fred Newburgh, on four additional indict-
ments, for June Is.
JAoos MEYER, aged twenty-thEee, and living
hanging. He was young man Of excellent
character, but was suffering from mental de-
preston, caused by horse kicking him IN tho
head some time ago.
MARTHA Troy has BEEN delivered to Officer
Seiders, Of Jackson, from Holmes County. She
ID charged with stealing three horses and q
buggy. She was sent from jackson County to
the Penitentiary about . year ago for horse
stealing, and stole these on her road home.
TIE National 0feenback Labor party will
hold its State Convention ut Columbus ON the
same day that tho Republicans have fxed for
that svent-June Z. Thay propose to get out
. new departure on the platform, nominate
Judge and Member Of the Boaad of Public
works, and run vigorous campaign.
JoHH MANOR, Celina grocer, while examin-
ing samples Of James Cathcart, Of the firm of
Mcintyre q Co., Of Dayton, Ohio, was acci-
dsntally shot by the discharge Of = thirty-two
caliber revolver in the hip pocket Of Cathcart,
which caught on . chair spindle whom attempt
ing to reach in tho sample case for goods. The
ball entered Manor's leg below the knee and
came out ten inches below, indicting severe
and probably fatal wound. No blame is
attached to Cathcart, ~ the discharge was
purely accidental.
A DEKP laid scheme has just been unearthed
ct Armwell, . few miles west Of Akron. The
salient features are Is follows Penwell Ru-
dolph, Medina County man, lately returned
from Michigan, where he WAS in the Peniten-
tiary for horse stealing. He is charged with
fraudulently procuring large sum Of money
and With swindling his (Rudolph's) wife out oi
sixty-fve acre farm and trying to poison her,
and with carrying on claudestine correspond
snce with two young girls with view of secur-
ing possession Of valuable property to which
they were heirs. He il also said to have tried
to induce Tinslsr to get rid of his own wife and
Join his Rudolph's) scheme to marry the young
girls mentioned, then kill them, and get theiI
money. Burlison secured Rudolph's arrest and
he il now in Jail at Medina.
Mrs. EVA HUMPHREY, . young widow with
two children, suicided at Toledo few nights
since by jumping into the river while Q, ferce
storm Was raging: To Mrs Dallas whitney, 1
sister living It Adrisn, Mich, she left the fol.
lowing letter Of explanation 81 have felt fol
some time that my life conditions were growing
intolersble, and that some day should grow
desperats and do that which yon viii, doubtless
al blame me for, not knowing the circum
stances that surround and govern me- You
can not know, and must have much charity fol
one who struggled along and tried for the bes,
to care for those dependent on her. To-day
feel that am poorly fitted to care for ever
myself. am 20 lonely, SO tired of struggling
alone. Ny burdens have grown too heavy fol
my weak shoulders, and I must give up.l
leave to the tender mercies OF the world my
two boys. What viii become Of them know
not. have battled fox them - long - / can.'
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