The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-03-03
NEWS ITEMS.


The Nevada mines have produced,
the past year, precious metals to the
amount of S26, 600, 900.
The opening of the Pacific Railroad
is to be celebrated on the 4th of July
next, The Governors of the various
States are to meet at Chicago to take
part in the ceremonies.
Advices from Shanghai, of Jan. 30,
state that business was generally quiet,
and no political excitement. At ia
pan the regular installation of the
Mikado was confirmed.
Two deaf mutes, Mr.. Shepherd
Taylor, of Dayton, and Miss Mary E.
Price, of Summit county, were mar
ried at the deaf and Dumb Asylum,
Columbus, on Monday. The whole
ceremony was performed in the sign
language.
John Layman and Rosanna Weist
were recently united in marriage at
Fort Wayne, Indiana. The bride
was sixteen and the groom sixty
years of age. A lew days previously
Mr.. Layman's mother, aged ninety,
was married for the third time.
A horrible accident occurred in a
tannery at Fremont, Ohio, on Satur-
day last. A number of persons were
looking through the building, when
one of the number, Mrs, Sophia
Royce, q widow sixty years of age,
had her dress caught by q cog reYOIv-
ing rapidly on 8 shaft, and was IN
stantly L horribly mangled to death.
: The much-talked-of prize fight be-
tween Gallagher and Alien took place
at Corral Island, fourteen miles be-
lou 81 UnVrT- rnhnHtdoyy offnrnnnn
In the second round, Allen attempted
to make a feint, ana received a blow
on the jugular vein, which knocked
him stiff and ~senseless, and ended the
fight.
Mrs. Cynthia Clark, living near
Eastern Rapids, Michigan, went to
visit a neighbor a few days since. To
reach the neIghb0r 1t was necessary
to pass through a small piece OF
woods, and she requested her husband
TO come after her in the evening,
fearing that che might not be able to
find her way back. The husband
failed to go after her, and she started
to return alone, but got lost. and was
found about ~forty-eight hours there
after in the woods, dead, having per.
ished with cold.
The bodies of two men were found
in Maumee Bay, on Monday, lying In
| an open boat, and bearing evidence Of
having persisted with cold. Investi-
| CATION has discovered thaC the names
1 of the victims are Martin Golden and
Nathan w. Edron, who were engaged
in removing the remains of the for
mer lighthouse keeper at West Sister
| Island TO the main land, and in at
tempting to return the boat capsized
when they dashed themselves to II
and died from exhaustion and expo
sure.
Attorney General Evarts sent
communication to the Senate yester
day, in compliance with the resolu
ton thereof, stating his reasons for
suspension or delay of proceedings IL
certain cases of whisky fraudsi in New
York. This action was Occasioned BY
necessary investigation of the charge.
preferred by Judge Fullerton agains
District Attorney Courtney and Mar
shall Marry, upon the conclusion o
which he ordered the trials to proceed
In no case were orders given for
discOntinuance of the proceedings.
A divorce, without the aid of tn
law, took place at the Union .Depo
in Cleveland on Monday last, MI
and Mrs. Bigger arrived from ODER
lin, or a visit to some friends, AM
when coming out of the depot, tn
lady suddenly slipped down, bumpini
her head severely on the stone side
walk. She at once construed he
husbands neglect to support her b.
|, Offering her his arm into a neglect c
? proper duty, and her long pent-u
feeIings broke forth. Almost befor
she had regalned her feet she regi:
: tered the VOW that henCeforth the
; were two instead OF one, as the la,
J intended they should be-. AS the
passed up the street they arranged tn
terms OF separation, and Rigger CAV
his wife half of all the money the
babe each other farewell. The viii
I went to her friends, and the husban
, put up at a hotel until morning. J
fs unnecessary to say, that this W.
not the first time the parties discove
: ed they were totally unsuited to eac
: other.
? Railroad connection between Sa
ramentO and San Francisco will
! complete In time for first thrOug
{ train over the Pacific railroad.
8 Eight companies of United Stat
troops will soon be forwarded, to r
= inforce those already in Arizona, az
the campaign against the Indians wi
be pushed with a vigor never befo,
known.
In New York, in Tuesday nigh
Edward Finn was murdered /
q roughs on the Ice, while crossing Il
river. Three of the murderers, Tho
Nugsnt, Michael Nickel and WI
Robertson, all youths, were arreste
r The ~pPlAeipal a~ssailant. Robert Rtc
ct has not yer heen secured,