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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
EAOREEIRLE MURDER AT
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s Father sI.oots lie. Son.

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On Thursday, Msjor McCurdy, of
CardiDgtOn, Ohio, shot his son.
Thomas McCurdy between u and /
O'Clock D, m. and killed him almost
instantly. " 8"f
1t seemsJthe son killed was born.
of Majors first wife, and he is now
married to third wife of most re-
putable character. Suspicious were
aroused as to his fidelity to his wife.
The son sympsthizing with his
wronged step-mother, incurred the
Majors displeasure. The matter,
incurred a quarrel on Thursday,
which resulted in a fight at the
break fast table after the old gentle
man had asked blessing. During
the day, he threatened to kill his
son. Deeming it unsafe to live any
longer with the family, Thomas left
home with the intention of remoV-
ing to FIT. Wayne. Desiring to get
some clothes which were left in his
fathers clothing store, he, fearing to
enter, requested some of the neigh
desirous of. getting into trouble, he
went to the store in person. The old
man ordered him out. He remain
ed firmly on the door step or sill.
Whereupon his father took Smith
and Wesson's revolver from a
drawer, advanced to the door, and
Immediately fired. The ball entered
about six inches below the chin, cut
the wind-pipe, and severed one of the
arteries leading to the heart, causing
death in ten minutes. A post NOR
tenn examination revealed the fore
going fact. So
Great excitement prevailed, and
there was considerable danger OF
lynching the ho&ry- headed murderer
| on the spot -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01

THE Red river OF the north, rises
in Elbow lake Minnesota, and after
flowing south and south west turns
north west and north and empties
into lake Winnepeg, British Ameri'
ca. Its whole length Is some 700
miles. In its first 100 miles it is the
connection between many small
lakes. The Hudson bay company's
settlement, known sometimes as Ru
pert's land is along this Red river of
the north. It is here the small war
is raging between Governor MeDou-
gall and the French and Indian half
breeds. In this region there is quite
q mixture of civilization and savage
ry. Fort Garry, the abode of the
Governor of this fur-trading colony,
is one of the few places now left that
still bears about it the old border char
acteristics. The people there, great
and small dress after a sort of mOdi-
fed Indian fashion. When the Gov
ernor gives a ball, the halfbreed
dog drivers are there upon an equal
footing with everybody else, leading
out the white bellies ofthe place-Who
are few in Lumber, of course-to the
festive dance During the long Gov
ernOrship Of Sir George Simpson,
Fort Garry was the scene of many
droll adventures. once, while Sir
George was bathing in the neighbor-
ing river, some Indians stole his
clothes. There were several ladies
on a visit 10 the fort at the time, and
their confusion may be imagined
when they encountered the portly
Governor walking coolly across the
courtyard 10 his quarters, clad solely
in natures garb. The principal fac
tors Of the company were perfect au;
tocrats, keeping an especially tight
hand upon the Indians and half
breeds, whose peccadinoss were very
usually expiated by prompt hanging.
Bears used to be currency at Fort
Garry, and, very probably, are yet
taken there at par.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
FoREIe NEWS RY CARLE.
Great Rritain-EGects OF the
Suez Canal on Freight

Great Britain-EGects OF the
Suez Canal on Freight
LONDON, November 25.-The com.
pletion of the Suez Canal is already
having the effect of seriously depre-
cIRting freights to Indiana and China
around the Cape of Good Hope,
THE TIMES OF THE SPANISH
THRONE.
The Times in an article On the
Spanish throne asks why Spain
should not have an upstart dynasty
as well as as France and Sweden ?
Why the son of Duke La Tore, or
of Count de Reus can not answer for
King as well as any scion of an old
kingly race I? If royal Prince is
needed why should Spain seek fur
ther than the children Of the own
Bourbons Why not recall the
Prince of Asturias, rescue him from
his mothers influence and qualify
him for the station, the right to
which he has not forfeited by any
fault of crime of his own.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
LoNDoN, November %. = Dis
patches from Rome announce religi-
Gus exercises preliminary to the
opening of the Eumenical Council
have been ordered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
SHOOTING OF A NEWSPAPER
MAN.
LoreI IeaIousr! AIurder.

AOVeS bealOusy HAurOeE
NEW York, November 25, 1869.
Mr.. Albert D. Richardson. we'll
known from his long connection with
the Tribune, Of this city, was last
night attacked while in the publish
ing office of the Tribune, by Daniel
Mcfarland, a lawyer of this city,
who shot Mr.. Richardson in the
bowels, infiicting a wound, from
which his physician says he cannot
recover. He was taken to the Astor
House. The assault is the result of
a long standing feud.
Mcfarland is said to be a very dis
sipated man. and subject to drunken
frenzies. His wife, a very attract
i've woman, finding it impossible, it
is said, to live with him with any
degree of comfort, nearly three years
ago separated from him and com
menced an action for a divorce
It was about this time that Mr.,
Richardson's name first begun pub
licly to the use in connection with
hers, Mrs. Mcfarland supported her
self by her labors as an actress, and
by her pen.
About the middle of March, 1867,
while Mr.. Richardson was waiting
upon her home from the theater, he
was attacked by Mcfarland, the
husband, in Amity street, who fred
two shots OF a revolver at him,
woundIng him severely, but not
dangerously. After the second shot
Mr.. Richardson grappled with his
Would-be assassin, and threw him
on the ground, where he held him
until an officer came up.
The affair made some stir at the
time, but was soon hushed up. A
few weeks ago Mr.. Richardson,
learning that his friendly and init.
mate relations with Mrs. McFar-
land led to a light use of her name,
published a card in the Tribune set
ting forth the fact that Nc Farland
was trying to get divorce; that he
was acting in the matter as her friend
and that he intended marrying her
when she should be free from her
bonds.
This seems to have exasperated
the husband, who last night success
full ly carried to completion the de-
sign in which he had formerly fail
ed. Mr.. Richardson entered the of.
flee, asking for some paper. While
the clerk was handing them to him,
fell, pierced by a ball frSm a pistol
he placed not six feet from his body.
Mcfarland, after firing the fatal shot.
walked quietly from the Office aud
made his escape. He is now in Jail.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
A. MeGREGOR, Editor.
sPECIE PAYNIENTs.

Ii is evident the powers that be,
have determined to return to spe'
Gle basis. They found it profitable
to inaugurate . paper money flood a
few years ago and now they see profit
unto them in a return to the consti-
tutional currency in part only. The
only question with them is-what
profit shall it be to us?
In all these changes ofOur moneta-
ny condition, LABOR is the sufferer.
Money feeds and grows and wakes
strong in bonds and claims, while
labor foots the bill and grows lean
and suffers. Labor, for time may
be deceived by appearances, but full
soon the realities OF heavy burdens
and consequent suffering undeceive.
The new system of taxation, estab-
lished in 1862 exacts It's millions year
ly from tie People. The internal re-
venue plan then inaugurated, has
given onr people taste OF European
robbery. We begin to know how
the aristocracy of the old world do
their business. Our bondho.ding
crew have modelled theirs after Eu~
rope. Ten years ago ewAmericans
supposed they would live to see obi
Gus stamp duties, business licenses,
income taxes &C., fastened upon US.
But they have been, and the general
government by this means has been
collecting from two to three hundred
millions yearly.
These enormous burdens the people
have submitted to and borne with
wonderful doeility; and the radical
leaders seem to think they will be a.
BILE to retain their hold on power no
difference what exsctiOns they inn
pose. For years they have been
drunk with power aud have acted
accordingly. 1t is said to be a very
long lane, however, that has no turn
In 1t. History furnishes notable ex-
anpIes Of wonderful submission to
power. We are not the first that
chose Issacbar for a model!
''Issachar is a strong ass, couching
down between two burdens:
"And he saw that rest was good,
and the land that il was pleasant;
and Bowed his shoulder to bear, a:d
became q servant unto tribute"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
THE GALLONS CHEATED.
Escape of Conrad Meier from
Jail-He is not missed for
Twelve Hours.

Escape of Conrad Meier from
JaiI-He is NOT missed for
Twelve Hours
From the Toledo COMMERCIAL
Conrad Meier, who was to have
been hung on the 9th inst, but who
was granted a reprieve until the Sth
of Decem ber by the Governor. made
his escape from the county Jail on
Tuesday night under very singular
circumstances.
1t seems that Meier on several oc.
casions had requested the privilege
of sleeping with q felloW-prIsoner,
and on Tuesday night, when the
turnkey was locking the prisoners in
their cells he thought both of the
bsrths in the cell of the prisoner
with whom Meier wished to sleep
were occupied, and supposed Meier
must be in one of them, as he was not
in his own cell. 1t is said that the
berth in which the turnkey suppos-
ed Meier was sleeping had been ar
ranged in a manner which gave it
the appearance of being occupied.
After locking the doors of the var
iOus cells, the turnkey went below,
to the cellar. for the purpose of hav-
ing a supply of coal taken TO the hall
in which the cells open.
There are three heavy iron doors to
be passed before this hall Is reached,
all Of which were left open
and without any person to guard
them. -1- -
Meier, instead of being in the
berth with his fellow prisoner, had
concealed himself in the water closet,
and when the doors were all swunS
open and no one about to see him,
he took leave of the Jail and drew
upon his legs for life and liberty.
The { rnkey secured his fuel, lock-
ed the three windows, slept soundly,
and yesterday morning carried the
prisoners their breakfast-but Con-
rad Meier's rations were not called
for, and search revealed the fact that
he did not sleep in the cell with a
| lfelloW-prisoner and that he was
gone! Twelve hours was time
enough to give him a good start, and
no doubt the. heeting fugitive i'm
proved eYerV moment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
AnARENG DEED.
Robbery Of n Merchant in tLc
Bank Of fCOmmcrce-H1IeT Thief
Escapes with $4,000
From the New York WOrld-l

From the New York World.l
One of the buldest exploits of its
kind that has recently been chrOni-
cled was accomplished by an un-
known thief at the Bank of Com
merce, corner of Nassau and Cedar
streets, yesterday, at l p, NJ. A
London Merchant, sojourning for a
brief period in this city, presented
himself at the desk of the paying
teller of the bank with q draft of
81 800. The money was duly paid to
him, and he stepped to a desk not
far from the door and began to
count il. Each bank note as he eX-
amined it he laid on the desk Il little
to the lett of the place where he was
standing He had thus disposed of
81, 200, when some one tapped him
on the right shoulder. He tarAed
and beheld a well:dressed and gen
tlemanly-looking parsonage, who
politely informed him that he had
dropped a bank note, pointing to
something on the floor, and then
passed on. The merchant stopped
and picked up what he found TO be a
fifty cent stamp. He was about to
proceed in counting his money,
when he was struck aghast at the
discovery that the bills he had laid
at his left hand side had disappear
ed! In a moment the truth burst
upon him, He turned, but the
stranger had disappeared. He went
to the door, but 1t was too late to
catch the culPrIt. -g
/ Detectives have had the case in
hand, but there is little hope thai
the daring and adrOit robber will be
| caught. Four of the bank nOtesstoleI
were of the denomination of 81, 0O(
each, and two of the denomination
of 500 each. The 81 900 bills werC
mum bered A, 32.605: B, 3s, 282; B
l3. .S46; CO, ,25a. The $1o0 bills were
thus numbered: G. 5,768; q, 98I
| 6Q7 -. .. ...
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01

The New York Democrat, Brick
Pomeroy's paper, with all the stun,
ming emphasis of separate lines, de-
cIares:
''The Democratic party Of the Unit
ed States is sadly in want.
1t wants brains.
It wants honesty.
It wants pluck.
ItwantS integrity ofpnrpose."
Yes; and 1t wants votes and victo'
ries: but as it can't get the articles g.
numerated by the Democrat. it Will
not be able to get the votes either.
Rep. d; ReD.
The stunning" pair of beauties
who-corruscate their genius through
the Rep Dc Rep, we perceive, sgree
with Pomeroy exactly as to the lack
OF "brains" in the Democratic party.
How these eoneeited WORTHLESS pity
us!
Our neighbors seem to think their
''votes and victories" come from the
"bfafns'' they carry. Medesty, no
doubt, prevented them saying, ifyOu
pOCA OCAAONAoso OAAy Ao0 6ACAA LII IL
ty brains as zee have, you might
then hope for ''Yotes and victory" ("
Smart men are a great help to par
tyI Aud good mirrors enable them
to see themselves-''nota as Others see
them" -
The Democratic party never need
ed brains and votes and victories suf-
ficiently to run after the African race
for them, at all events.
We know not how much Pomer0y
and his Democrat did towards max
ing New York and New Jersey Dem
Ocratic all over, as they are, but by the
rule of our neighbors the victories
and votes' indicate the 'brains'
somewhere. There are more such
victories coming-mark that!
Concoited gas bags now may have their say.
eFor cats will new, and dogs viii have their day
Hood not the growlers they will still complain.
And think that they alone possess the brain.
Conceited Jacks who think the world ne'er saw
Such mighty craniums filed with wit and law.
In thesc--Grcnt Moscsi Solomons we sect
II with their self concetts we could agree.
But let Il pass-thc world will wag its way.
And bowwow black guards bark their own brie
day. re -..r.. ... "..'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
..HAIsD TIMES COMING"

A leading New York paper of Sat
urday last, has q long article upon
the depressed condition OF trade and
the causes of the present stagnation
of business. The article commences;
''For some time complaints have
been frequent of the depressed eondi'
tion ofbusiness, and during the last
three months they have become al
most universal. The scarcity of mo'
ney, excess of importations, and the
difieulty Of dIsposing of the crops in
the West at a profit to the farmers,
are among the reasons given for this
state of affairs; but whatever the
cause, the fact is undeniable that
business is almost 8t stand-still. Ru-
mors of failures and of difficulty in
meeting engagements are common,
collections are difficult to make, and
people are grumbling at the made
quacy of their profits to sustain their
present high rents & other expenses.
These expressions of opinion are
heard in all branches oftrade, though
more common, perhaps, among dry
goods merchants. In the retail trade,
Including the small dealers along
Sixth, Third. and Eighth avenues,
the same condition OF thiRgs is re-
ported. Many stores in all parts of
the city are unoccupied and cannot
find tenants, and 1t is said that 1t has
not been so difficult for many years
to re-let stores whose. e.lesses.expire on
the 1st of May. For the past sixty
days the amount Of business that has
been done by this class of dealers has
been very much below the average,
and their receipts have hardly been
over 90 per cent, Of what they were
last year" ,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE
CONVENTION IN CLENE-
LAND.


The "strorg minded" of the ''weak-
or sex" and the ''weak minded"
of the stronger sex, had a conven-
tion In Cleveland last week and drew
crowded houses a part of the time.
On Thursds y evening the convention
adjourned sine die. Henry Ward
Beecher was elected president for the
ensuing year. The following are the
final proceedings as reported by tele-
graph.
Mrs. Rebccc Kickoff recited an
original pom, 'To the Convict's
AIother,n with dramatic effect.
An Ex-Governor OF Kansas said
he was called here as some rougher
material. lie believed woman's tons
que should he heard here; he believ-
ed that organ others, the tongue, was
made for talking. a voice: That's
So" and chJ ers. In Kansas women
have every thing but the right to
vote, and in educational matters they
have that right, and, in doing that,
have every principle involved in
voting conceded.
Mrs. AmCs, of California, said she
was here to show that there is no
movement in New York, Boston
Chicago or : {. Louis, but the women
ON the Pacific coast are interested in
the matter. They had come to plead
the woman's cause, and come too, to
plead the cause of those not diScon
tented, but who ought to be. She
heard objections as to who will take
care of the children if wives go into
public life. Ithad been often answer
ed. Anna Dickinson was q perfect
little bird around the house. Any
gentleman here would be glad to eat
a dinner Of her cooking. To murder
genius was worse than infanticid0 or
child-Inurder. 1t is the murder of
the light that came. as Christ's, to
save the world. When women ap-
proach the ballot-box they will put
on its moral clean shirt. cloud
cheers, and the greatest sensation of
the season.
The presiding officer said that he
had been requested to announce that
there are now in the hall one or more
noted pick-pOckets. Persons stand
ing IN the aisles would take particu'
lar notice. A voice from the plat
form, ''Thieves are on the platform
noW.,I #~H
At this juneture every part of the
hall was deusely crowded. Nearly
two Thousand persons were present,
many of whom were standing in the
aiSles.
MISS Lilly Peckham said she was
from Wisconsin, but'represented no.
body but herself.
The evening session was devoted to
speech making. Mrs Livermore
congratulated everybody upon the
success of the Convention. .ms
Adjourned sine die.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
wants More Protection.

In 1867 a concern in one of the
Middle States had $450, 900 invested
in the speculation of pig iron. 1t
produced thirty-five thousand tons a
year, and the profit on each ton was
from ten to thirteen dollars-an sg-
gregate of $3.50, 900 at the lower rate,
of $55o,000 at the higher figure, or an
annual profit equal to $4,000 over
the entire capital invested. This
concern is now clamOring for protec-
ton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
LOUIS.
Accident 10 the Steamer Rubi-
cOII-A Brave PiIOt-Presence
OfNTind Displayed.

ST. LOUIS, November q.
Captain Blake, of the steamer Ru-
bicon, which arrived to-day from
Memphis, gives some particulars of
an accident which happened to his
boat last Saturday. A fire was dis
covered at two O'Clock in the morn
ing under the pilot house, which,
with the upper part of the texas, was
in a moment or two all blaze, and
burning 1erOciously. The boat i'm
mediately headed for shore, the pilot
VIM. Riley, standing at his post
until the wheel itself caught fire,
nor did he leave It till the boat Ian
ded, Meantime Captain Blake and
crew trained The hose and brought
three streams of water to bear on
the FIRE. As soon as the boat touch
ed shore all the passengers. fifty
FIVE in number, twenty-five of whom
were women and children, safely
landed, where they remained until
the flames were subd9e, when they
all returned to the boat, and she pro
ceeded on her voyage. This fire is
supposed to have caught from sparks
lodging against the pilot house at iR~
tersection with the hurricane roof
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01

THE ten largest Libraries in the
United States, with the number of
books in each, are as follows Libra
ry of Congress, Is3, ,ooOi Boston Pub
New York, I3s, 600; Harvard Libra
~, Cambridge, $4,000; Mercantile
Library, New York. 1O4, $500; Athe-;
neum Library, Boston, 100000;
Philadelphia Library, SO, 600; New
York State Library, Albany, 76, 600
New York Society Library, 81, 900 /;
Yale College Library, 80, 900:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
THE ARREST OF GEN. BUT
LRR.

An order OF arrest has been issued
by Judge Jones ofthe Supreme Court
against General b. +. Butler, at the
suit of Mrs. Florence, OF New Orleans,
charging him with feloniousiy approS
priatlng three jeweled, gold hilted
swords, formerly the property often.
Twiggs, and worth $50, 600, and q box
Of silver ware, valued $50, 900. His
bail was fxed at SO, 900, to be furn-
ished Or Friday. The general was
permitted to go on parole.-Is Telegram,
Ahal Justice comes slowly but
nevertheless surely The cock5eyed
tyraat thief of New Orleans Will now
have an opportunity to disgorge> his
plunder. Push along the banI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
An Audacfous Outrage.

-. PHILADELPHIA, November %.
Last. evening the house of Thomas
Evans, on Frankfort street, WIS en-
tered by two burglars during the
absence of hIr. Evans, an engineer of
the Fire, Department. The. house
was Fausacked, and the thieves sue
ceeded in getting 500 Mrs EVans
was seiZed and gagged to prevent
alarm. While bound the thieves cut
off nearly all her front hair, but un-
bound her before leaving.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01
THE Rock vile Indians

THE Rock vile (Indiana) Rept6Ei-
can says: An affary occurred at Mecca,
in this county, on Friday last, be-
tween Frank RedfOrd and Jonathan
p. Cnrtis, which resulted in the in
stant death OF the latter, Curtis,
hired Redford TO convey his family
from Mecca, to Rockville, and froIa
Rockville so. Annapolis. BEDFORD
proceeded to Mecca, when a contro-
versy arose concerning the terms of
the contract, in the course of which
Curtis seized hammer and hurled
1t at Redtord. AT this juncture Red
ford presented n revolver and fred,
the ball taking effect In the left breast
OF Curtis, in the region OF the heart,
causing instant death"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01

SEVERAL gunboats have been
building for Spain in New York, for
use in the Cuban waters or elsewhere
and last week the government off,
cials sued out a libel against them
and took possession of them. They
claim they are designed against Pc
ra BY Spain
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-01

CHARLES SUMNER is about to lee,
ture in Philadelphia and other towns
in Pennsylvania. He has but one
piece. "Sixty minutes In Africa"
''ChaWles' lives in Africa, dreams OF
Africa, has no narrow conceit of any
thing but Africa, and Africans. His
lecture viii pfsOprae pat paoaey in
HE pure.
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GOING EAST.

$40 A. M, Lightning Express, daily, con-
Meeting at New York for Bcston and all New Eng
land cities, and stopping at all principal interme-
diate stations and connecting points. Il
Sleeping coach is attacheS= to this train at
Cincinnati, running through to New York.
sos p. M, Cincinnati Express, Sundays ex-
cepted, stopping at al important points on main
line and connecting at New York for Boston and
New England cities <-f
A Sleeping Coach accompanies this train from
Meadville to New York.
3,S6 p. M, Accommodation, Sundays ex-
ce pied. -.
700 A. NJ, Accommodation, Sundays ex-
cepted -e-#--
$40 P. M, Way Freight, Sundays excepted.