The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-12-07
STATE AND NEIGHRORHOon.


STATE GEOLOGICAL REPoRT-The Co.
lumbus Journal announces that the report
of the progress of the State Geological
Corps for the year 1870, will contain over
500 pages and will be ready by January
1st. twill contain reports from ] S New
berry, Chief Geologist, E B Andrews, Ed
ward Orton and h Klippart, assistants
T G Wormley, chemist, and several local
assistants. Mr.. Newberry will give q
sketch of the structure of the lower coal
measures in Northeastern Ohio. Mr..
Andrews will report mainly of the Goals in
Southeastern Ohio. Mr.. Orton will have
an article on the geology Of Highland
county, and Mr.. Klippart on SURVEYS of
the Geology and Agriculture Of the Mau-
NEE Valley.
The New Lisbon Patriot says that cadet
Edwin P Brewer of that Plac ,ts been
dismissed from West Point f.. narrasing
and Improperly interfering with ID cadet
sentinel on duty
We understand Mrs. Jacob Cunningham
of this place, has commenced suits against
A ] McIlvaine, of the Minerva House, and
Simon Woesner, the "Coocoo," for selling
her husband whisky She claims 81 200
of the former and $1,000 of the latter
The cases will likely come up at the next
term of Court. McIlvaine will have a
hearing in Carrollton and the "Coocoo
will be tried in Canton, the alleged offenses
having been committed IN different coun-
ties.-NnerUG Commercial.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND MURDER AT
CoLuMBUs-Charles + Garner, residing
in Delaware county, has been in the habit
of supplying Rusk's butcher shop, Colum-
bus, with hogs and sheep, and other par
ties with butter, eggs, &c. Rusk gave
him check for 5000, and it was known
that he had other money. On the 2Sth
ult, in the afternoon he started home in
live stock wagon. In leaving the city
some boys saw strange man get into the
back of the wagon and crawl forward and
crouch under the seat. In passing the
toll-gates the same man was seen IN the
wagon in such a position that Garner
could not see him. At Alum Greek, at
Deans bridge, two miles from Columbus,
Garner was struck with blunt instru-
ment, inficting three WOUNDS, which frac-
tured the skull. He was then robbed of
some 500. When struck Garner fell for
ward in his wagon. Before his situation
was discovered he recovered in part his
senses and started homeward. At the
house of Mr. Windsor he was taken from
the wagon and doctor sent for. Medical
examination shows that the skull was so
badly fractured that ten different pieces
have been taken from it. Nohopes of his
recovery are entertained. There is no
doubt the man the boys saw get into the
wagon, was the robber.
Great excitement still exists in the city
over the murder of Mr.. Garner he died
on Sunday last. John Barclay was ar
rested on Sunday morning last in Madison
county, and is in the county Jail at Column
bus. There seems to be no doubt of him
being the man who was seen secreting
himself in the Wagon of Mr. Garner prior
to his starting home. Onapproaching the
covered bridge, he was seen to get out and
the blow with the hammer upon the head
was given while on the bridge. He had
been in Mr.. Gamers company, saw him
get two hundred dollars, and just before
getting into the wagon bought hammer
at a tin shop. The accused IS q single man
26 years old, and has bad reputation.
A Adjective PROMOTING CRIME.-The
city of Springfield has for long time been
the scene of frequent and desperate burg
laries highway robberies, and the like /;
and the present Mayor determined to put
an end to this state of affairs. So, in con-
junction with member of the Common
Council, he made a contract with one
Burnside, detective, who, for the sum
of $40. 1000, agreed to ferret out and bring
to Justice the whole tribe of rascals who
were preying on the community A large
number of arrests were made, but on the
trial of one of the cases it appeared that
from 1861 until March the detective was
q convict IN the penitentiary, where he
| was regarded as most desperate and un-
| principled character, while evidence was
brought forward to show that the money
which he had received from the city he
had lavishly spent in the endeavor to Sc
duce young men into the commission OF
crime. so that he could have the credit OF
arresting them.
There are In Cleveland, according 10 the
| school census Just completed, "a, 544 chill
| dren of school age The girls outnumber
the boys by about 1900. In the whole
county the children number IS, ,499. Out
side Cleveland the number of boys is Just
about equal to that Of the girls.
The recklesness of the Butler county
| 70 farmers has become proverbial, as the
following challange, recently published
will show:
will bet $40 IS that my hired hand
can take longer to go to the harvest field
get back to dinner quicker, eat more, dc
less, and bear down harder on a panel
fence than any other hired man. within
fifteen miles ofthe flag g-staff of Butler.
GJoHN UROINE."
Ex-senator Allen sold this week, to Mr.
Julius Voeatter, of Pittsburg, one hun
dred and ninety head of fat cattle, raiseC
on his Fruit Hill farm, which averaged il
weight 1,4Sl pounds. at about FIVE dollar
per hundred, receiving for helot $13. $50
The Major has still about twenty-five,
head for sale. As they were fattened al
most entirely upon grass, they yielded 1
very handsome margin. MAJOR Allen l.
one of the few statesmen who are success
full business men.-ChiLlicothe AdceTtlSeT
Nov. II.
Capt. E. Penrose Jones, of the United
States Arsenal in Columbus, died on Sun
day last, aged "a.
The Sentinel is exposing little Tamman.
rings of radical plunderers that sfiie
Cadiz, in Harrison county.
PittsburG.