The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-30

Edward Dawes, workman on the AR
Line railroad at East Hampton, Connecti-
cut, was killed on Thursday by the prema-
ture explosion of blast, which sent him
fifty feet in the air Two others were in
jured, probably fatally.
On the 18th inst. a general strike took
place at the Des Moines Rapids improve
ment, at Keokuk, Iowa, on account of an
increase IN the number of hours for labor.
On Thursday number of the armed strik-
ers made an attack on several gangs of
wOrkmen who had resumed work. 1t was
reported in Chicago that eleven hundred
rioters had possession of the works, and
proposed to hold them. A large number
of police have been sent there from Chicago.
The custom receipts for last week were
$3,4O5.O9O.
Mahlon Chance, of Ohio, yesterday sail
ed from New York to assume the duties of
Consul at Nassau.
The smuggling operations of Wolff & Co.,
In New York, are believed to amount to
half million of dollars.
There are 900 men at present employ
ed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A large
number will be discharged in few days
A man named John Ulrich, clerk in
drygoods store in Indianapolis, commit
ed suicide Thursday by cutting his throat
with penknife.
Thos. D. Carr, the confessed murderer of
fifteen persons, was hung at St. Clairsville,
Ohio, for the murder OF Louisa c. Fox near
that place in January. 1859.
Jacob Gable, most respectable gentle
man living near Charleston, Indiana, was
killed on Wednesday BY the accidental dis
charge of pistol in the hands of his son
Harmon.
The Germans of Memphis held mass
meeting on Wednesday night, and appoint
ed committee to procure signatures to a
memorial protesting against Congressional
interference in that State
The steamer Dolphin, from Philadelphia
for Richmond, was burned to the waters
edge, on Tuesday, at Patuxent, Maryland.
The crew barely excaped with their lives.
The fire is supposed to have been acciden-
tai.
The Senate Thursday spent five hours
in Executive session in the consideration of
the San Domingo treaty. Mr. Sumner
spoke four hours in opposition to its rat
ifcation, and Mr.. Morton spoke in favor
of 1t. 1t is believed that it will fail to Sc
cure the necessary two-thirds vote.
a man named Manning Vanderheiden
was murdered last Wednesday night by
three robbers, who went to his residence,
near Troy, New York, for the purpose Of
robbing. They crushed in the skull OF
Vanderheiden with bludgeon. Wander
heiden's son-in-law, Ed. Alexander, fired q
gun to alarm the neighbors, when the rob-
bers at once fled. Much excitement is
caused by the tragedy.
A meeting in sympathy with peace
policy toward the Indians will be held in
New York City on Friday evening next
at the Friends Westinghouse. The Cher
okee delegates, now IN Washington, are
expected to attend, and it is understood
that the principal Chief; Downing, Colonel
Adair, Colonel Vaughn and others will be
present and explain the mode of life, and
social and political system of the Cherokee
Nation, These delegates are very intelli-
gent men, and two Of them can speak Eng
lish with influence.
A special dispatch from Manchester
Ohio, says that-on Sunday last, while ], C.
Rhinehart, school teacher and E. ]. Con-
mel, carpenter, were walking on the high
way they were met by drunken man
named James Huff, who drew pistol and
shot ConneI dead Rhinehart drew pis-
tol and shot Huff through the body, but
before he fell he returned Rhinehart's fire
mortally wounding him. Rhinehart and
Huff died a few minutes after.
New BEDFORD, March 24-Theodore L
Parker. a grocer, aged tWenty-one wears
B. Chapman. aged forty years, who board
ed at the same house. She then shot her
self through the body She is still living
but gives no reason for the deed