Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-21
Death of an Old Citizen of Stark

Death of an Old Citizen of Stark
r County.
CANTON, o., July 20.
DIR. P. Wallace, formerly resident of
Massillon, but latterly of Canton, died here
last Saturday. He spent upward of forty
years of his life in Stark county, and was
one of her most respected citizens.
-- Weather.
Yesterday the rain poured down in tor
rents, completely flooding the streets. No
more cases of sun stroke.
Death of a Distinguished Pianist.
I a.. - ST. LOUIS, July 20.
One of the persons who died last week of
sun-stroke was Michael Angelo, formerly
distinguished as a pianist and harpist. He
was an Italian by birth, and has Travelled
with Madam Anna Bishop and other prom
inent singers, in Europe and America.
Personal. l7
INDIANAPOLIS, July 20.
Captain James L. Trumbull, an old resi-
dent of this city, and for year past Super
intendent of the St. Louis Division of the
Merchants Union Express Company, has
been appointed assistant general Super
intendent, with his headquarters at Chi
cago. e=E
Morton and Hendricks Expected
Senators Hendricks and Morton are both
to come home shortly, and will be publicly
received by their respective friends.
Singular Accident.
~ PITTSBURGH, July 20.
James Dunovan, a tavern keeper of this
city, met with a singular accident on Sat-
urday night. He was removing a cork
from bottle of mineral water, when the
bottle exploded, and fragment of the
glass struck above the right eye, severing
an artery. The unfortunate man almost
bled to death.
Accident ON Railroad.
An accident occurred on Saturday to an
emigrant train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at New Hamilton station, one hundred
and sixty-tive miles east of this city. Twen-
ty persons were injured, none fatally. All
were enabled to proceed on their way, with
one exception.
Hottest.
The weather yesterday was the hottest of
the season. At O'Clock the Thermometer
indicated log deg. in the shade.
Sum Strokes.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.
Yesterday was another very warm day,
and the shower of last night did not cool
the air any. There were four cases of sun
stroke, two of which were fatal.
There were five hundred and fifty-five
deaths in this city last week-an alarming
increase.
City Politics.
Ex-Mayor Gilpin will probably be NOM
mated by the Republicans next Thursday
for District Attorney, vice Hazlehurst and
Mann, withdrawn.
Strike Settled.
The strike at the Gas works has been
finally settled. and no more trouble is an
ticipated. 3D.
Died.
Rev. r. T. Hill, Missionary to Liberia,
and formerly a member of the Congress of
the country, died here on Saturday.
Saengerfest.
The great Saengerfest at Reading, in
this State, opens to-day, under the most
auspices. es.lE15. los ra,. a.
Suicide.
Robert Wilson, an insane man, cut his
throat with pocket-knife, in West Phila-
delphia, yesterday, and died at once.
Loss by Fire.
OswEGo, July 90 ~.
James Holroyd's knitting factory was
burnt yesterday morning. The building
was owned by George Ames. Total loss
$4,000; insured for $4,000.
Sum Stroke.
ROCHESTER, July 20.
There were three cases of sun stroke on
one fatal.
Sentenced.
- .aa Boston, July 20. O.
James A. Boyden, convicted of attempts
ing to evade the payment of taxes on 600
barrels of distilled spirits, was sentenced
to fine of $4,000 and imprisonment five
months. ia-. ag-