The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-08-07
NEWS ITEMS.

The British Parliament has passed
the bill granting the Duke of Edinburgh,
an allowance of $l25,000 year on his
marriage with the Grand Duchess Marie
Alexandrovna of Russia.
The Government troops haTe retsken
Seville.
The insurgents in Spain are seizing
church property and bell foundries-the
latter with view to obtaining metal to
coin into money.
The insurgents refusing to surrender
the bombardment of Valencia has been
resumed.
"A meeting will be held in Hyde Park
London, next Sunday to protest against
an increased allowance to the Duke OF
Edinburgh. Similar meetings are being
neld In other cities.
"A bridge is to be built over the Mis-
souri at Atchinson, Kan.
The German troops have evacuated
the French towns of Nancy and Belfort.
The italian Prime Minister denies
that the Government contemplates raising
. uew.loaa.
-Hollohan and Nicholson were hanged
Friday in Baltimore for the murder OF
Mrs. Lampley.
The cholera still prevails in Carmi,
ILL.,, in Missouri, in Columbus, O., and ex-
tensively IN Murfresboro, Tenn.
Geld has been discovered by some
army officers in Alaska.
There was large fire in Norwich,
Conn, Friday. Loss between $4,000 q
$l25, 900.
River Railroad Friday. A Saratoga train
was wrecked by some freight cars which
had run off the track. and several people
were injured.
The Hoboken Savings Bank has sus-
pended payment.
Two of the Pacific Nail Company's
steamers have been seized for non-pay-
ment of city taxes.
The public debt statement shows q
decrease during July of $780,
"A fire broke out in Chicago, on the
I'd inst, destroying the Singer Sewing
Machine Building. Loss estimated at
100000.
"A man named S. P, Dorsey, of Eden
Farm, KY, jumped from a window in the
Forest City Hotel Cleveland, TO the ground
g. distance of so feet injuring himself so
that he died in few minutes. 1t is sup
posed he was delirious from hard drink
ing.
On Thursday evening of last week,
on ARRAY occurred at West Salem, Wayne
County, Ohio, between Batthasar Hauck
and James Lyons. Lyons was instantly
killed. The particulars of the affair are,
Hauck keeps q small eating saloon In
West Salem, and Lyons being on spree
went into the saloon and insulted Hauck
and his family when Hauck ordered him
out when he refused to go, using threat
ming language towards him. Hauek went
up stairs and got his revolver and told
him to go out Of his house or he would
shoot him, two other men IN saloon here
interferred and told Hanck to put up his
weapon, which he did and they then took
LYONS out of the saloon and told him not
to 90 back again or he would be shot. He
was obstinate and determined to go back.
He went back into the saloon and went
through in to the bask part of the house
where he struck Hauek in the face. The
blow staggered HaHck who in attempting
TO rise and Draw the revolver from his
pocket fell upon the floor and on getting
up fred at Lyons. the ball passing IN
through the mouth entering the center of
the uDper law. and coming out In the mid
OF the f5r5i1eura md struck the ceiling.
The Ehot staggered Lyons, but on recoV-
erine he lungea in blow at Hauck which
struck him IN thetace, knocking him down.
In falling and almost simultaneously
with receiving the blow Hauck agained
fred st hi1a the ball penetrating the breast
near the heart and lodged In the spine.
Lyons EItaggered out in to the street and
fell down and immediately expired:
Hauck was arrested and Is now confined
in the Wooster jail.
"A lady named MoriaritY, of Newburgh
while riding on the Cleveland and New
burgh Railway was SO frightened at the
= ~ ~ II raaH
off the car and had q leg so badly broken
that amputation was necessary.
The New Lisbon grave digger has his
grave dug and his coffin ready.
james T. Whitesides, son of Jenkln
Whitesides, Ese., of Oxford Township,
Coshoeton county, was killed by lightning
MondaY evening Of last week, while plOW-
ing corn on the iarm of Jonathan Wiggins.
"A most disastrous fire broke out IN
Portland, Oregon, on the morning Of the
ID in which 300 buildings were consumed.
One hundred stores and 200 DIVE lings.
One hundred and fifty families are home
less and are encamped In the Public Park.
A strong wind arising made the fire spread
in all directions. kilograms were sent to
Salem and Vancouver for their fire depart
ments, who came at once to their assist
anee. One man was killed and tR 10 dan
gerouslY hurt. The loss is estim ated at
81 SOC, 900 and insured for 100000.
KINDA young man named David
Jones. fell from coal train on Which he
| was riding, at Ohlton, Mahonlng county,
Friday last, and the rear car passl Dg over
him he was instantly killed,
CnoLERA-Akron has had ONE fatal
case of supposed cholera. Robe It Smith
died last Thursday night, but physicians
are not agreed whether cholera or liquor
killed him. The next night the temPora-
I nv sickness of a child with cboleric symp-
toms was reported, but that Is all there
1 has been of the edisease.-BeaeoH.
"A threshing machine steam boiler ex-