The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-09-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
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Secretary RaWlins was down. with
hemorrhage Of the lungs but Is not
better.
Another Ocean Cable to connect
Prussia and the United States is pro-
jected, and will be finished in two
years.
The CalffornM general election for
county officers and members of the
Legislature seOmeszOffz September 1;
that for Judges of the Supreme Court,
October 20.
Spain refuses to sell Cuba.
Rain fell at Philadelphia Pa,
Saturday, the first in "A days. 4
Emprss Eugenie has sailed for
Egypt, to be at the opening OF the
Suez canal. =
The war still goes on in Cuba.
Anew Jewish temple in Cincinnati
was dedicated last Friday.
Geo. II. Busby probate Judge of
Marion County Ohio. died last week.
The Governor has appointed J. r.
Garberson, to fill the vacancy.
The boat race, between the Yankee
and English College boys on the
Tha mes, last Thursday was very
close, but the English beat. -r- p.
The strong-minded women and the
weak-miuded men are having a Con
-ventiOn at New York on the suffrage
question, and, as usual there is some
very foolish talk. -.....a.. d.
More reports of seizures by the In
ternal Revenue Officers were receiv-
ed Friday by Commissioned Delano,
than in any one previous day during
the present Administration. The
report was received by telegraph
and mail from all parts OF the coun-
try. . b
The Commissioners of the Nebraska
Agricultural College will sell at
auction, in ltucOln. Nebraska. Sep
tembors23s zoo town lots, and 80, 900
acres Of land within a radius Of ten
mikes from Lincoln. ~ ts '.,as8
The Congressional carpet. .bageers,
who are travelling oR the funds Ofthe
Government under the name of the
Retrenchment Committee spent Sun
day at Salt Lake with Brigham.
A number OF temporary lady en-
plOyse of the Revenue Bureau have
had their terms OF service extended
till January / ext, and several have
received PERMANENT appointments,
Last Thursday night Jacob Strobe,
breakman, sat down on the track
of the Central Ohio Railroad, near
Bellaire, and went to sleep. An ap--
preaching. train did not awaken
him, and he was run over and cut to
pieces. . a. % ...
John Quincy Adams, was
nominated 1or Governor by the Mas
sachusetts Democratic State Conven-
ton, last week, and 0. s. Lamb for
Lieutenant Governor. #-.
About one hundred and fifty Ia
dians attacked .Dougherty's Gov.
ernmentsurveyiag party on thesOuth
side of the Platte, below AlkaH
Station, Sunday morning, and
succeeded in capturing the entire
outfit, except the men, who reached
North Platte Thursday morning.
A few days since a terrible outrage
was perpetrated by tWo.negroes upon
the person OF Miss Thompson, re.
spectacle young lady, residing with
Mr., Thomas Marshall, near Front
/ Royal, in Fauquier County, Va.
The negroes were arrested and taken
to jail, but the. indignation of the
community, was aroused to pitch
beyond endurance, and the next
evening. party of disguised men
forced open the Jail took out the
scoundrels and hung them. lI l. .
Commodore Vanderbilt was rnarri.
ed Saturday last TO Miss Frank Craw-
ford, daughter ofRobert l.. Crawford,
of Mobile. The Commodore is "a,
and the bride 80. - 80 Z;
The Tennessee Democrats elected a
Union Soldier. Hosia Townsend,
formerly an Ohioan, to the State
Legislature at the late election.
The murder of the circus man,
which took place at CRANKY, Mo-, on
the night of the 2lst inst, was com
mltted by one Jacob KiiIgour, who
Was forced from the tent in conse'
quence of refusing to pay his fare for
the second part OF the show. In the
dark, outside, he crept up stealthiIy
toward Lake and shot him in the
heart. The latter expired in few
minutes. AreWard of ], ,OO0 is offered
for the apprehension OF the murderer.
James McVey and Henry Arnold,
farmers residing near GreencastIe,
Indiana, were instantly killed by
lightning, on Wednesday afternoon.
Tney were at work on the house
when, a shower coming up, they
sought shelter under a tree, which
was struck by lightning.
The Davis party in Texas are dis
pleased with the President for re-
tanning in command of that Depart
ment General Reynolds, who, they
say, is committed to the interests of
the Hamilton party. The President
is said to have great faith in the
ability and integrity of General
Reynolds and Will on no account
remove him.
General S. F. Cary will speak at
Chillicothe on Wednesday evening,
September 1st.
On the 18th inst, one Albert
Brown, a negro committed a rape
on Lenora Harmon, white, aged six
teen years, in Troy township, Bed
tord county Pa. The family were
absent, and the wretch in. human
form took this oppOrtunityto accom-
pIish his design. The details are of
the most revolving character. The
negro Was lodged in Jail
Ben Buffers brother, deceased,
who was supposed to be worth two
millions sofdOllars, turns out to be not
worth a continental. Ben did all
the figuring in the settlements of the
| estate. Bully for Ben ..
THE SEABOARD AND. LAKES.