The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-03-24

cerned in the conspiracy resulting
in the assassination of Gen. Hind
man. have been arrested, includ-
ing Charles Porter, who fired the
shot.
The Missouri case involving the
eonstitutionality of the test oath,
will be argued before the U. S. Su-
preme Court, by Senator Drake
in behalf of Missouri, and Mont
gomery Blair and ex-Attorney
General Evarts in behalf of F. P.
Blair, Jr.
A good deal of dissatisfaction
is felt at St.Louis at the prospects
of the removal of military head
quarters to Chicago. 1t is esti-
mated that st. Louis would there
by lose more than one million dol
lars per annum in expenditures
for Quartermaster stores, &c.
Ex-President johnson, Mrs.
johnson, Judge Patterson and
family, and Robert Johnson have
left Washington for G~reenville,
Tenn. Nh. johnson accepted an
invitation from the citizens of
Lynchburg to partake ofthe hosp1-
taEties of their city; and was there
a day. sr
Mrs. Jenny Aslof, living about
ten miles north of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, while engaged yesterday
morning in putting her house in
order, in the absence of her hus-
band and the other members Of
the household, a~ccidently dis
charged a loaded gun, the con-
tents passing through her breast,
causing instant death. 1t is sup
posed she had taken the gun from
behind a bureau, where it was
kept, and in doing so, by some
means it was discharged, with the
above fatal result.
The Pittsburg Conference of
the NJ. E. Church is now in session
at New Philadelphia, Ohio, Bishop
Ames presiding. At its session
Thursday last, communications
from the missions at Valparaiso,
South America, and Bulgaria,
were read. Rev. j.. II. Vincent,
editor of the Sunday School Lit.
erary, delivered a very spirited
address on Sabbath School teach
ing. Prof. &C McCabe, Agent
of the Loan Fund of the Church
Extension Society, was introduce
ed, and made a brief address on
the aims and objects of that So
clety, and afterward sang several
songs in his peculiarly effective
manner.
A dispatch from Jacksonville,
Ill. says Robinson, who is confin-
ed under suspicion of being the
murderer of the Hon. Murray Nc
Council, maintains a calm and
confident demeanor, and express
es confidence in his ability to con
vince the Court and,community Of
his innocence. The same author.
ity says that a halfwitted boynam.
ed Andrews has confessed that he
killed Mcconnell that he had q
dispute with him about eleven
dollars which was due him, and
was so exasperated that he took
a hammer and struck him, killing
him instantly. The boy is left
handed, and it is admitted that
the blow must have been struck
by a 1eft-handed person.
Three men, named Darnell, got
on board the stamer Belle Mem.
phis, on wednesday last, at Oar
nelPs landing. They requested
the captain to land at Island No
Ito. as another party wished te
come on board at that point, Al
the boat landed three men by the
name of Lane. appeared on the
bank, and one started on board
with his wife. Just as he. got tc
the foot of the stairs he was shot
dead by the Darnells who then
ran back to the boiler deck and
shot the other two Lanes dead.
who were standing on the shore
The Darnells then requested that
the officers of the boat would take
good care of the murdered mans
wife, as she had been a respecta,
BILE lady before marrying Lane
and then all three went on shore