The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-09-22
NEWS ITEMS.
Gold closed at 136.

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A slight shock of earthquake was
felt at Sacramento on the 14th.
The steamship Holsatia, for Liver
pool on the I4th, took $50, 900 in
specie.
Ihe Humboldt Centennial was
generally celebrated throughout the
country on the I4th.
The receipts OF lumber at Toledo
since the opening of navigation have
been 20, 700, 900 feet.
The steamship City of Antwerp,
with the Harvard crew on board,
arrived at New York yesterday.
JEFF. Davis and DIR. Chas. Mackay
have returned To Edinburg from the
north OF Scotland, and propose go.
ing to LendOn. -.
Waddy Thompson was arrested at
st. Louis on the 14th, on a charge Of
being implicated with Perry Faller
in the revenue frauds at New Orleans.
Bernard Hogan, while riding in a
street-car In Philadelphia, ON the
18th, was shot and fatally wounded
by one Quinn. The assassin escaped.
Moses Woodside, a well known
and highly'esteemed citizen of Ly.
kens Township, Crawford County,
Ohio was killed on Saturday, by
being run oyer by railroad train
He was seated in light wagon, and
endeaVored to cross the track at the
time. The deceased was In his fifty
ninth year. --.-
Official reports form st. Domingo
state that General Cabrot was defeat.
ed by President Baez about the 25th
of August, on the plains of San Juan,
with loss of thirty'one killed.
The steamer Phantom, of the
Evansville and Caro- line, exploded
her boilers about 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning near Cumberland Island,
killing six men and wOunding many
more.
The fillbusters arrested on a schoo.
ner of New Bedford, on Tuesday
night, have been detained till in.
structions can be received from
Washington. Meantime. they are
net allowed to communicate with
any one.
Aman named Albert J. Gould was
arrested at Toronto, Canada, on a
charge of forgeries to the extent OF
500, 900 in Monroe County, New
York. A preliminary examination
took place before a police magistrate,
and the prisoner was remanded.
Senator Brownlow publishes a
card stating that he has disposed Ot
his interest in the Knoxville Whig,
but that the paper will continue to
support the Republican cause. He
says so many of the Union men OF
Tennessee have gone astray that he
would advise his Northern friends to
accept Tennessee Republicans only
tor what they are to-day.
General Jordan, in command in
Cuba, makes an appeal to the people
of the United States to send shoes,
| clothing and medicine for the patriot
soldiers, and clothing for the patriot
women in Cuba. They have men,
arms and ammunition in plenty,
but the above articles are much
needed, and can be sent to Francis
Darr, No. 90 Broad street New York.
The New York Tribune claims to
have information that certain parties
in that city, in connection with
\ European capitalists, have entered
into combination to buy $50, 900, ,OOC
in gold. in order to force the premium
to high figure, and calls upon the
Secretary of the Treasury to take
measures to ascertain the truth OF
the statement, and, If found true tC
use his power to the benefit OF the
public.
By the provisions of the new Con
stitution Of Virginia. the Stay Law
is abrogated, and the Legislature is
prohibited from passing any law tC
| StaV the collection of dabfa This
will bring most Of the land property
Ofthe State under the hammer of the
Sheriff, A large portion of the judg
ments are in favor of northern credi
tors against merchants, who in turI
hold judgments against the farmer:
and planters.