The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-07-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

ar. Seward an5 party sailed from
San Francisco, Tuesday, for Sitka.
The miners at Whita Pine are on
strike on account OF reduction OF wa
ges by the leading companies. "a
The bark Onward, arrived at Portland,
Oregon few days since, with three
hundred Cinnamon.
The Commissioners OF Clarke County
offer a reward OF 81 900 for the arrest of
the murderer of Mrs. Ormsby. y
Hon. Asa Packer was nominated for
Governor By the PennsyiYaina Demo-
cratic Convention at Harrisburg, on the
14th.
Senator Morton, of Indiana, has been
invited to open the campaign for the
Republican party in Ohio, at such time
as he shall select -..-tf
The United States Commissioner at
New Orleans, yesterday, issued a war
Keith, on charge OF completely In the
recent frauds on the customs.
The State Temperance Convention in
session at Mansfield, on the 14th, nom
mated J. e. Ingersoll, of Cleveland,
/ for Governor, and DR., Wadsworth, OF
| Cincinnati, for Lieutenant Governor,
| Another caveSin occurred at the Cam>
bridge tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, on Tuesday night, by which
| two men, AUGUST URBAN and CHARLES
MYERS, were inst antly killed.
The President has issued his proclaS
nation ordering a vote on the adoption
of the Jackson Constitution, in Missls-
~ippi, on the S0th or November, The
disfranchising clause, the clause dis
| qualifying rebels from holding Office:
the clause forbidding the leaning of the
credit of the State, and tast-Oath for
| ofhce-holders are submitted to separate
vote. .-
On Thursday George Burk and John
Stewart, two prisoners confined in the
Jail at SteubenVille, made their escape
from that institution by cutting a hole
through the roof, and by the aid of arope
climbing to the ground. They seem to
have prepared for the event by securi nE
tools and rope, by what means is not
known.
Gold closed in New York on satlIr day
at 1889.
Miss Jennie Whittier. aged Is. and
Miss M,GIegor were drowned in the
Merrimac, at Lowell, Mass, Friday,
while bathing.
A Democratic Mayor has just been
CHOSEN In Omaha. All his associates on
tue sane ticket were also elected.
Governor Walker of Virginia, was
serenaded at Binghamton, n. Y, on
Thursday night, by the citizens. he
made speech in response, saying his
election in Virginia was . triumph of
the reconstrucuon measures over car~
pet -bagger>.
The Democrats of Iowa have nomInat-
ed George Gillespie for Governor,
and A. p. Richardson, editor of the
North Iowa Times, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. 3. ~.
The laying OF the shore end OF the
American part Of the French cable COM
menced yesterday. The cable, from its
satisfactory responses, Is thought to be
the best yet laid.
The Indians are committing depr eda.
hons again in Arizona, Two mail car.
rters were recently killed by ADaches,
near Tucson. The mails were captured
and destroyed. =.
A Fire in CleYsland, on Thursday
night destroyed twenty or thirty oars
of coal oil, valued at between $50, 900,
and $50, 600, and upon which there was
but trihing insu rance. It was held by
Cleveland factors for Eastern parties.
A Terrible tornado swept over Lex.
ington, Missouri, on the 18th. The Cau'
casian newspaper effice was wrecked,
and many houses unroofed, and other.
wise damaged. Trees and fences are
blown down in every direction, and the
growing CROP and fruit trees destroyed.
Lopez has again defeated in Paraguay
and the allies have established there
a provisional government.