The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-31
NEWS SUMMARY.

destroyed the Opera House, valued at
S6S 900, and Russell and on's furniture
store. Loss SIS 900. Insurance on the
furniture store, 5000.
At Lamar, Barton county, Mo-, Mon
day night, an unknown man rode up to
the county jail, and, through one Of its
windows, shot and killed Hyronimus,
the mu derer of Col. Norris, aud fatally
wounded his accomplice, Dixon, and
then escaped,
Some thirty inspectors, weighers,
gaugers, etc., in the Boston Custom
House have been removed and the Off
ces abolished. The office of one Depu-
ty Collector has also been discontinued.
A reduction of the clerical force will take
place in the spring.
In the case Of Samuel Ridskopf, con-
victed Of conspiracy to defraud the rev.
enue, the U. S. District Court Of Madi-
son, Wisconsin, yesterday refused the
motion for a new trial, and sentenced
the prisoner to pay fine Of 5000 and
to be imprisoned one day in the Custom
House.
The suit of Josephine Mansfield
against the estate ofthe late James Fisk,
ir., to recover the value of two promis-
sorry notes, with interest, amounting in
all to S25, 200, resulted in favor of the
plaintiff.
A disastrous fire occurred at TOkei, ia.
pan, about 1000 houses being destroyed.
DR.. Hayes, the Arctic explorer, had a
reception by the Cincinnati Chamber OF
Commerce on Friday.
jefferson Rivers, one of the proprie-
tors of the Congressional Globe, dropped
dead yesterday of apoplexy.
The police authorities OF Philadelphia
claim to have reliable information that
Charley Ross was alive on December
18th.
Tom Ballard, the notorious Buffalo
counlerieiter and four other prisoners
escaped on Saturday evening from the
Auburn Jail, New York.
The steamship Colon of the Pacific
Mail line lost blade of her propeller
when leaving the New York dock on
Saturday for Aspinwall, and is at anchor
in the stream.
The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention of of the Fourth District of Ten
nessee, nominated Judge Samuel M. F.
Fite. of Carthage, TO fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of Hon. j. W.
Head
A daughter of United States Judge
at Boston. aged twelve years, while re-
turning home on Saturday from skating
was brutally assaulted and mutilated by
an unknown negro. The child is thought
to be fatally injured. The negro has
been arrested.
Extensive preparations are being made
by the cities of Memphis and Ulks for
celebrating the carnivals. 1t is stated by
those who profess TO know that the pa
geant on the night Of the carnival will
surpass that of last year, and that cos
tunes have been shipped from Paris
A nolle prosequi has been entered in
the cases of Cortlandt A. Sprague and
Marvin T. Rodman, Treasurer and As
sistant Treasurer of Brooklyn, indicted
about year ago for embezzlement, etc.
Sprague was tried and acquitted while
Rodman escaped trial by testifying
against Sprague.
The body of a young woman was found
on Saturday in the Medical College on
Ninth street, Philadelphia, whittier it
had been taken. it is alleged by the po'
lice from the Woman's Hospital on North
Twelfth street. The remains had been
packed in trunk, the legs being pinion-
ed behind. DIR. Perpentp alias Dubios
said to be the keeper of the Woman's
Hospital has been arrested.
There were about thirty members
present at the caucus of Southern Re-
publicans at Washington on Saturday
night. They appointed committee
consisting of Messrs. Maynard, White,
Mckee, Platt and Whiteley to confer
with the Senate Caucus Committee, and
consider what legislation is needed for
the interests of the South. The caucus
decided to vote in the House against
holiday recess.