The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-06

The OLD plates nave Dten uesLOycu, pus ioi
very small sum there could socn be new and
more acceptable plates engraved. All that il
lacked is an appropriation by Congress.
A Bank Teller Skips
The indianapolis Central Bank publishes the
following card: "Arthur Mueller, the teller Of
the Central Bank, left our employ and the city
on Monday last, and We have examined his &C
counts and the accounts of the bank, and find
everything correct, save an overdraft on his
account of 81, 200. His abrupt leaving is solely
owing to the arrangement of his own private
business"
DR.. Lamson's Case.
The case of DR.. Lamson, the American,
recently sentenced to death by an English
Court fer tho murder of his brother-in-law, has
assumed an important place. From an
authentic source it is learned that Secretary
Frelinghnysen has sent cable Dispatch to
Minister Lowell, instructing the latter to make
application to the British Government for the
stay of proceedings prayed for by the New York
petitioners.
A Terrible Explosion. .-
room of the Vulcan Powder Company, San
Francisco, and Immediately q fire broke out in
the room, the flames communicating across q
passage separating the grauulating from the
drying-house. In the latter were about three
tons Of powder, which exploded, blowing the
building to atoms. Eleven men at work in the
building-six of whom we're Chinamen-were
instantly killed. Four others were probably
fatally injured.
Triple Murder and Suicide.
Near Palmyra, Arkansas, Mrs. J. M. Ballard,
with her three children, left home, presumably
to go to b fathers. Next day she and the
three children were all found dead in a creek
in the neighborhood. The necks of the two
eldest, aged five and seven years, were broken,
but no marks Of violence were on the youngest,
aged three years. It is supposed that after
killing the two eldest, Mrs. Ballard drowned
herself and baby. #.-
An Ex.Governor NJ . Per.istent swindler.
Ex-Governor Moses, Of South Carolina, has
been again arrested in New York on charge
of swindling. 1t il alleged that he repre-
sented himself to be brother of Gov. Col
quit, of Georgia, Anthony White, of Green
tille, 8. c., and Gen. Curtis, State Commits
sioner of North Carolina that il was after
banking hours ha ma. ont a, finds and
w.ntaS tba ..,o,,,r,od.t;or ~ h.v;no .ov,.
ch.cr. ...h.d T-ha-. ,-;t,..s.. t,,;.
time and some of them promise to press their
charges. oAs - .
Train Robbery Rewards.
Dick Little, the train robber, surrenderd to
the authorities under the conditions that he
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A rAtei shss Underssood Hts business.
Robert Bleum, young married man OF
Cleveland who has lived happily in his do
mestic relations, on rising few mornings ago,
took . revolver from bureau drawer, and,
without word Of warning, began shooting al
his wife, who was still lying in bed. He fired
two shots at her, and then shot himself, fall.
ing dead instantly Both balls discharged al
the wife struck her in the forehead, but in an
oblique manner, and fattening on the skull,
but without fracturing it, both glaaced OF, and
it is thought she will recover.
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A a;.r.t.,, f-or, Mon-oa Io,,;s;.r, March
"a ranorta . tarr;ec bnrricane A. The Mo
crra r,I.co a, c.h;,,s and nor+;or ~ -;n,
bou,a rere blov,, dovn on tha Coo,,er ,,1.n
t.tion all tba bonses incInd;no the dve,I;no.
we're destroved i w scarboro1,ob Io.t 4 Gin
bonsa and tvo ..b;ns n tba T,nda,inr ,,1.c,
ver pl.ntat;on all the bousea vere DESTROYED
The Carpenter plantation lost a clubhouse ani
two cabins loss. s25 600. An old colored woman
on the Ludeline place was blown avay. he,
BODY has not vet been found. Several negroes
are reported killed.
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