The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-11-13
NEWS ITEMS.

-Four Cuban officials captured on
board tie Vlrginius, sailing under United
States celors, were shot by the Spaniards
on the All inst. al q =
The reported loss of fourteen lives
BY the blrning of the steamer Baya1ian,
IN Lake Ontario, is confirmed.
Several of the iron-works in st. Louis
have stopped work, and many hands are
thus out Of employment. .al
Several mills in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts have partially suspended.
Five hundred hands are thrown out
of employment oY the atoppage of the
Manchester, N. E., Print Works.
The Maine Central Railroad has dis
charged 800 workmen-
Owing to the suspension of various
mills and factories over $4,000 workmen
are now out Of employment in Philadel-
phia. asa
The banking house of McVay & Co.,
Pittsburgh, Pa, and the manufacturing
firm of Schoepper Brothers, of Philadel-
phia, suspended Friday.
The Cincinnati Gazette has been fig
uring up the mortgages which that city Is
carrying. 1t finds that, on taxable value
of $l80,000.000, and an estimated value Of
$35O,OO0,00o, there is only $27, 000,0Q0 Of
mortgages IN all Hamilton county.
"A IRE on Saturday night at Girard,
four miles from Youngstown, burned the
Ashtabela, Youngstown and Pittsburgh
Railroad depot and three other frame
buildings, The fire originated in a saloon.
The loss is about 5000, partly insured,
Mr.. Strauss, a Hebrew farmer of
Jackson co., O., sixty years old, was muir
dered Saturday evening. The murderer
was stealing potatoes, and when remon-
strated with, struck Strauss a fatal blow
on the temple with 2 hoe. The murderer
was arrested.
Alfred Walthall, an old citizen of
Greenvlfis, Ohio, fifty years of age, COM
mitted saieide Saturday morning by hang
ing himself with a halter in his stable
Financial trouble is supposed to be the
cause of the act. sa4
The Surveyors of the Northwestern
boundary line this season advanced the
line as far west as the Big Muddy river, a
tributary OF the Missouri river, which
crosses the boundary line about 45O
miles west of Pembina, Minnesota, and
200 miles east of the Rocky Mountains,
They will resume operations next summer
and carry the line westward to the Rocky
Mountains.
The Chinese have taken to largely
adulterating their teas, In London there
are 100000 pounds in bond which have
been condemned as unfit for consumption,
and notices have been given to merchants
in China that all spnrleus teas willhenee-
forth be destroyed. A
The war department estimates are ten
millions in excess Of the current year, be-
ing $56, 800 600, against $40, 0oe. 900. The
Indian Bureau estimates are 100000
for the next fiscal year against $5,000,0QO
Tor the present one,
BY the annexation of several towns
in the lower part of Westehester county,
New York, approved by the voters at the
late election, New York city will increase
its population by nearly $4,000. AS the
the city and county of New York in 1870
was 942,292, this will give the city an ag-
gregate population of 100000 Dr. more.
The financial storm has not yet af-
tected Boston and its vicinity 30 severely
as it las other large cities of the North
Most of her building mechanics arr, stih
employed at the prices paid during the
season, and the work now in hand will
keep q large portion of them busy until
the close of the year.
John Lynch, q section boss on the
railway, neal Kokeno, Ind, was run over
killed by a freight train, on Saturday
night.
Reports from Memphis ere very en-
couraglng. Business on Saturday was
more animated than at any time since the
close OF last season.
"A party attempted to take fOrcible
possession OF q homestead in Peseaderos,
Cali a few days ago, when one man was
killed and others wounded by shooting