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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

The Senate agreed to the report of Con-
ference Committee on the Allen substitute for
the Horr Redistricting bill-yeas 81, nays 10.
A message was received from the House to the
effect that it had also agreed to the Allen sub
stitute. John B. Gregory, Of Scioto County,
was appointed and confirmed Chief Engineer Of
the Board Of Public Works for the term of two
years. beginning May "a. message was sent
to the House, informing it that this body was
now ready to adjourn. The President signed
all of the bills that cama by message from the
House, when he callei the Senate to order and
spoke as follows:
"SENAToRs-The time of adjournment has
arrived. The work of the regular session is
closed. The character and wisdom of the work
will now be submitted to the people. It ID my
opinion that it will meet their approval. In
any event, the action Of this body bears upon
its face the evidence Of true courage and
sincerity always and deservedly
appreciated.
81 desire to return my sincere thanks to
Senators for their uniform kindness and respect.
''It is hoped that at our assembling next
January we shall meet without one missing and
invigorated in health and strength. have
now the last duty to perform, and declare the
Senate adjourned until tho I'd day Of January,
1883, at ; o'clock p.m." -1. -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
THE HOUSE.

Brigham's Senate bill to establish an Agri-
cultural Experiment Station was passed. A
resolution to pay Miss Sullivan $40 for short
hand reporting for the Bribery Investigating
Committee was adopted. Mr.. Robinson SUBJ
mitted the report of the conference committee
on the Redistricting bill, which had already
been agreed to by the Senate. The report was
agreed to and the bill became law-yeas &C,
nays 50. 1.-THE apportionment is given in our
State news Items.-ED.] As soon as Mr. Miller,
Of Mercer, could get the floor, he sumbitted
the following protest for the Democratic side,
which was ordered spread upon the journal Of
the House:
Whereas, The Republican majority of the
House have, in violation of Justice, fair dealing
and rules of common decency, perpetrated an
outrage upon the people Of this State in the
passage Of an infamous Redistricting bill under
the gag Of the previous question, therefore,
We, the undersigned Democrats, in the name
of liberty, the rights of man, and fair dealing,
do hereby enter our protest againat such fraud
and outrage, whereby thousands Of Democrats g
are deprivei Of all representation in Congress,
and We call upon the people to rebuke said in
fanny at the polls" He
Signed by twenty-eight Democratic members.
After the passage of number of minor bills,
and the signing by the Speaker Of the Redis-
tricting bill, the House adjourned till January
2, 1883. f,'5
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

IT Is believed that even newspaper
correspondents are occasionally capable
of exaggeration. At all events they are
now telling of boy in Paris who has q
telescope eye. One eye is as large as q
silver dollar and the other as small as
French pea. Up to few mon tbs ago
this large eye was d no use. But after
an operation on it an astonishing change
occurred. The eye became telescopic
in its range, and the boy could expand
or contract the pupil at will. At night
he could see the rings and moons of
Jupiter and the newly discovered satel-
lites of Mars. Then it was discovered
that the smaller eye was microscopic, a
drop of water appearing to him through
it as world of life. The oculists, micro
scopists, and astronomers of Paris are
said to be in state Of great excitement
over the boy.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

"THERE are two sides to everything" I"
said the lecturer !; J" I repeat it, there are
two Sides" At this juncture tired
looking little man stood up in the front
seat to say: swell, if you've no oh =
jections, will just step out and see il
there are two sides to this hall. I
know there is an inside, and if find
there is an outside you'll know it by my
not coming back. You needn't be
alarmed if I shouldn't return" And as
he walked up the aisle he was followed
by the admiring eyes of the whole au-
dience. Their sympathies we're with
him, but they were deficient in moral
courage.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

Mrs. DoNNoUaHT's husband left her
in Providence and went fortune hunting
to California four years ago. He sent her
money occasionally, and now, having ac-
cumulated $40, 900, has returned to his
old home. But he finds that his wife
married Thomas Frockleton, in 1879,
and has since had two pairs of twins.
Frockleton says that she told him she
was a widow, and he is willing now to
give her up, but Donnought doesn't
want her under any circumstances. Thus
between the two she falls through, and
the twins come tumbling after.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

assassin. Singular indeed is it, that
right on the heels of this farce one
Maclean shoots at the crown head of that
country and is acquitted on the ground
of insanity. Now, it is question
whether Maclean is as crazy as Guiteau,
and it is self-evident that Guiteau knew
he was committing . crime against the
law
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

Col. r. g. INaERsoLL has been reply
ing, in New York, to Talmage's assaults
and at his lecture Sunday night, speak
ing of his defeat for the Illinois Govern
orship, he said:
They say I was defeated for Governor Of
Illinois because was an inidel, and that I am
an infidel because was defeated. That's logic.
Now I'll tell you. They asked me whether
was an inidel, and I said was! I was de-
feated. preserved my manhood and lost An
Office. II everybody were as frank as was,
some men now in Office would be private cti-
zens. Iwould rather be what am than hold
any Office in the world and be . slimy hypo-
scrite
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

A CHICAGO firm has hired Mason, the
soldier who tried to assassinate Guiteau,
- salesman in their store for one year,
at q salary of 81, 800, after he is pardon
ed from prison. As salesman, Mason
being inexperienced, would evidently
not be much Of success, but as an ad-
vertising card, he would probably be
worth ~ 800 for year or two.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

IrHAs been decided, and the decision
was hair-breadth escape-13 to 12-
that women can not be educated for the
medical profession at Harvard College.
That Governing Board came pretty
nearly getting tied on women that time.
1t La stated that the Faculty does not
object to the women themselves, but the
time-honored principle Of educating men
only must be maintained. That lets the
women out.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

WE RATHER dislike to mention il, but
IL is somewhat q strange coincidence
that neither Mr.. Jesse James. Of Mis-
souri,, nor the assassin of the President,
chewed tobacco or used whisky in any
form. Great criminals eschew small
vices, and therefore those who indulge
small vices can never be great criminals.
We mention this for the benefit Of small
boys. II you expect to ever be pro-
fessional human scalper and eisenhower,
disdain the use Of whisky and tobacco.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

TIM expense Of browning the Czar at
Moscow will be ten million roubles,
almost eight million dollars. In other
words, enough money to feed and clothe
$4,000 peasants for year will be wasted
In gliding the ceremonies of tottering
dynasty. The nobility OF Moscow and
6t Petersburg have volunteered their
protection to the Imperial family, and
the Czar has accepted the proffer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

TIE President has transmitted to
Congress letter addressed by the Min
lister Plenipotentiary Of Mexico to the
Secretary Of State, proposing a conclu-
non convention between the two coun.
tries for defining the boundaries between
the United States and Mexico, from the
Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean, by the
erection Of durable monuments.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

THn Bible used in the United States
Senate in swearing in Senators has been
stolen. 1t has been in use for fifty
three years, and every Senator admitted
in that period was sworn in upon that
Bible, and had kissed it. Somebody
probably wanted a relic.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

CAPT. HoweArE stole $3.50, 900 govern
nent funds, and now, that he has
escaped from prison, Marshal Henry
offers $500 reward for his apprehension.
Five hundred dollars is very clever. If
that is all his carcass is worth, the Cap
tain may feel that he is tolerably secure.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

THE Queen Of England does not for
get those in death whom she held in
high esteem In life. On the anniversary
Of Lord Beaconsfeld's death, she sent
two wreathes of immortelles and prim-
roses TO be placed upon his grave.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

TIE London Spectator has an exalted
opinion Of the wonderful strides indIvid-
ua possessions are assuming in America.
1t says "that years hence English for
tunes will appear very paltry compared
with American" The Spectator had in
its minds eye Vanderbilt Gould and
the fry who are following in their foot
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

THE year 1882 has 80 far made rather
. good showing in disastrous events.
Missouri, Kansas and Pennsylvania have
all suffered devastating cyclones, and
there have already been several shocking
oalamities.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
JUMBO Is the name Of mammoth ele-

JUNO Is the name Of mammoth ele-
phant This mammoth elephant belongs
- p. 7. Barnum. P. T. Barnum is q
great Snowman, and will come along
presently with thi, elephant and his
show. He expects everybody to come
10 this show and pay fifty cents to see it.
Therefore we read a great deal about
Jumbo. Jumbo is big enough no doubt,
but them he is not near so big as an Ohio
man, looking at it from an Ohio stand
point
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

A PHYSICIAN Of Paterson, N. j., was
called in haste to attend a lady who was
suffering excruciating torture from the
lacerating effects of sixteen false teeth
which she thought she had swallowed,
but which were soon found under her
pillow. The recovery was instantaneous,
as was also the dismissal of the doctor.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

QUEEN VICTORIA, who went to Men
tone, France, for her health, has re-
turned suddenly and clandestinely to
England. That seems to be about the
way royalty has to travel nowadays to
escape any stray bullets that may be
AyiuQ around.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

TIE President recommends Congress
10 make a law prohibiting trespass on
Indian territory Sy white settlers, max
ing the first offense Unable in the sum Of
$500. and the second, $1,000. We
ratother think the President is reaching
for Captain Payne, Of Oklahoma fame.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

Am now De Lesseps is going to flood
the Sahara Desert from the Mediterra-
mean Sea, the French Cabinet Council
approving OF his plan. Scientists say
that the great desert is above the sea
level, and this being true, and De
Lesseps being great man, we suppose
the time hns arrived when we shall see
"water running up hill"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

CoxaREss is endeavoring to regulate
oleomargarine. 1t Is to be sincerely
hoped that it will succeed to that degree
that The honest butter-maker may be pro-
tected.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

SENATOR MALONE, the Virginia Read
justor, readjusted his family affairs the
other day by presenting his wife with q
set of diamonds valued at $40, 900. There
Is no reputation about that.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

GovKRNoR CRrrrENDKN, Of Missouri,
b Of the opinion that Frank James is
dead We feel pretty sure that the
Governor hopes he is, at all events.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

To sAr1ArE his blood-thirsty appetite,
King Theebaw caused the butchery of
hfty-four persons. II liz TO be hoped
that this will last him for some time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

burning and sinking of the steamer Rodgers.
special cable to the New York Herald from
Irkutsk, Siberia, April Is, says: 81 have this
morning received startling news from Mr..
Jackson, special commissioner, who was sent in
search Of the Jeanette survivors. He ap-
parently forwarded the dispatch by courier. It
ran as follows: "From the banks of tho
Aldon River, April 6, 1882. II have Just
met courier bearing dispatches from
W. b. Glider, Herald correspondent, with
the Rodgers, whom the courier had accom-
panied from Kolymsk. on the Kolyma River, to
Verkhoyansk, four hundred miles north Of
fakutsk. Glider had made the journey Of two
thousand versts among the Chuckches. He
was sent forward with the news that the
Rodgers had been burned and sunk that
lieutenant Berry, with the officers and crew,
thirty-six in number, are at Tiapka. near Cape
Serdze that vessel should be sent for them
as early as possible
The extent of the damage by cyclone in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, is estimated in
round numbers at $1,000, 900. Three persons
were killed outright and six fatally injured.
The blast was instantaneous, terrific, and ire
sistible. Its path was marrow, but merciless.
In shape it was like q funnel, the little end
being In front, wedge like. "a few minutes
after o'clock in the afternoon" SO the storm
is described by an eyewitness, "a cloud, blue in
color, appeared over the western horizon. Al
most instantly I noticed the roof of an immense
barn on the hill being lifted of and carried, in
detached pieces, out Of sight, leaving the barn
q complete wreck" The course of the storm
looked as though gigantic scyths had taken
an immense sweep, moving down everything in
its course across the country. Ayoung boy named
Abner Jerrett, who was riding q valuable
horse homeward, was blown, without an in
stant's warning, from the back of the animal,
more than 100 feet, into the middle Of plowed
field, but was unhurt. The horse was struck
by flying scantling from the church, which
passed through his body as apin would through
a fly. He was killed on the spot. The air was
filled with flying fence rails, part Of roofs,
timbers, and debris all kinds. man named
John Bundorf, in the path of the storm, was
lifted from his feet, and carried q long distance
and impaled on fence rail. His injuries are
fatal. A log house was blown away like a pile
of matches and the inmates severely bruised.
A hundred or more houses and barns were
wrecked. i
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

ENGLAND made great fuss about the
"farce at Washington referring to the
tedious trial Of Guiteau-and advised
this nation TO make short work Of the
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

The cost Of education in New York
city for year is $500, 900; cost of
crime, S5, 900, 900.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

THERE is no doubt but that the people
Of the Pacific States want Chinese immi-
grafton stopped. In voicing this senti-
ment, the San Francisco Bulletin says
Tho veto u . unique document smong our
State pspcrh II reserves all its tenderness for
the Blk Chinese companies, and slaps in the
face, 80 70 speak, three sovereign States OF the
Union. II upholds aavery after bloody war
wAged to destroy u, and puts the "lobby y
abovs the American Congress- re = u -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Tm elongated Oscar W. Ilde has
made e25, 900 out of his lectures.

The assurance has gone out that there
win be plenty Of peaches in Southern
Indiana
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-27

THE art of praising caused the art Of
speaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-27
MONSIEUR DURAND,s GOOD LUCK
A Fortune Of Five Million Dollars Be-
queathed TO a French Wi2-Maker.

Five or six days ago Mr.. John Durand a
French wig-maker. who was born in New Or
leans: reached st. Louis. and will remain there
until he receives tidings from France of legacy
amounting to s50OO,0OO recently bequeathed
him by an aged uncle whose name he bears. OF
late years Mr.. Durand and his wife, the couple
being childless, have resided at Frederick, Md.
Recently they came West ON a visit, and, while
in Dubuque, To-, received the following letter
from Father Mahoney, of st. Johns Cathedral,
Milwaukee:
ST. JOHN's CATHEDRAL. MILWAUKEE. WIS.
October 81. 1SS2.-Mr. D,ua,ad: Mr.. John
Gourie. OF France requests me to write to Won
ana INFORM you that your uncle, John Durand,
OF Brleche, Department of COrage France is
DEAD. In consequence you will receive COM
petence, if not fortune, and therefore YOU
should take steps Immediately to secure yOur-
self. The proper way. l suppose. is to appear
before magistrate and send to the court in
France the legal documents proving your iden-
tity as the nephew of Mr.. Durand. The legacy
amounts to S5.000,000. l congratulate you and
nope you will manage it we'll"
Here follows some gooGfsadyfce and the an
pended postscript: ''Youwill write immediately
to your relatives in France and have made out
In Dubuque the legal documents proving YOUR
identity. and send them to the supreme court
Id France. l myself sincerely hope that you
death you will have no reason to regret having
received it. Your friend in Christ
VIM. MAHONEY."
The necessary affidavits were promptly for
Warded to the attorney alluded to in Father
Mahoneys letter, and Mr.. Durand came to ST.
Louis where he will await the reply The for
tunate wig-maker is fOrty-nine years of age and
has been well to do during the greater portion
OF his life. 1t has been his custom to visit
France annually, always making his home with
his uncle When in that. count r! About eight
months ago he saw the old gentleman for the
last time, and explained to him that he had met
with financial reverses. The subject came up
one day in conversation, and was only referred
TO incidentally. Mr.. Durand, ST., replied that
his nephew need not be worried, as he would
make provision for his always having enough to
eat The uncle was merchant of Breiche and
had amassed an enormous fortune. At the time
alluded to he was ninety-five years of age, the
last score of which he had been afflicted with
dr0psy. He had Outlived his wife and children
and manifested great affection for the American
nephew, who was his nearest relative. When
the namesakes parted last spring it was with
the understanding that they should meet again
within year, but death decreed otherwise and
the notification from Milwaukee was the first
tidings that MIR. Durand received of his aged
benefactOr's demise. When ATTORNEY Gourie's
reply reaches America Mr. Durand will return
TO France and take possession of his riches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-27
SHORTENING TEE SESSIONS OF
SCHOOLS.
One Session and No Recess.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The question of doing away with the midday
rece'S and shortening the daily session in the
public schools is being discussed in the east
The experiment has been tried in Albany. and
has met with the approval of both teachers and
parents The Brooklyn Eagle favors such a
change in the schools of that city. for the
reason that it would relieve teachers of the
Responsibility of watching over a number of
children crowded together i'm a small ward
AMI would encourage the children to work
harder In school in order tc get out earlier As
rule, there are No sehooi-yards large enough
to accommodate the children turned into them
for fifteen TO twenty minutes a day. and it is
true that children find it anything but agreeable
TO be given recess, particularly in incement
weather. The intermiSSion of school wcrk
Causes a loss of double the recess time. and it
effectually breaks the. thread Of study. so that
teachers find it difficult to do as good work
after recess as before. Ii is. therefore urged
that the recess be abolished and the schools
closed at one O'Clock" The Eagle says
that parents indorse the Plan because
IT relieves them of the necessity of
preparing lunches. ard, again, very many favor
1t because it prevents social intercourse to any
great extent between the children, which, in
pubic schools, Is just IS well. 1t would enable
Children to get through their work uninter-
ruptedly and to get home at the family lunch
hour. The teachers would be relieved of the
dlsa"reeable task of watching over herds of
Children thrown together In small yards where
play Is impossible and where great care is re-
quired to keep children from guarreling The
sum total of work would be the same and the
children would be better off at home than play
Ing in the play-yards of the majority of public
schools" Altogether the plan seems to be a
good One and might be adopted in the west
with satisfactory results.