The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-23
NsSs Summary,

IN the child aodueIloh ease, Is SUN ii ~
tody.
John Walters, who fObbed John 2.
Jones, of Huntington, Indiana, OF elght
hundred dollars q few days since, has been
arrested at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
brought back to Huntington, where he
was lodged in jail to avail trial.
The largest room in the world under a
shingle roof. unbroken By pillars or other
obstTuctions, is at st. Petersburg, IN Rus
STA, and is $50 feet long and $50 feet wide,
1t is used for military displays in rough
weather and can be converted into a ball
room at night.
SIoUx CITY, IA, July ia dispatch
Just received here from the Yankton agen-
cy, near Fort Randall, Dakota, states that
a small party of Sioux attacked the Pom
cas- st their agency, in Nebraska, yester-
day. The Sioux lost two killed. The
Pcncas received no injury.
P~IrrsBuRsa, July ls.-Judge Stowe
sentenced Ehjah Hall, John A. WOOD and
Charles Wenzeii, convicted for maintain
ing keno establishments. Wood was SEN
fenced to q fine Of $500 and twenty-four
hours imprisonment Hall 5000 and thir-
ty daysin Jail, and WeDzell$500 and thirty
days. David Strain, who attended the
wheel at n Of these. places, at g salary
of twelve dollars per week was fined 500
and got thirty days. The Court expressed
g determination to stop the business, if
there was any way to do it.
John Doe, alias Henry L. Allen, who
attempted to swindle some of our banks,
got five years in the Penitentiary. 4
batch Of offenders conyIcted of illegal traf-
fc in liquor also got their dues. Alice
Lincoln, for keeping q bawdy-house, was
fined $500, and promised to leave the city.
GALVESTON. July IA News special
! from Jacksonboro, Texas, the 10th, via
| Dallas the 18th says: On the 18th Major
| Jones with thIrty-f four men fought a large
war party of KioWas, Comanches and
| Apaches in Lost Valley, Jacks County,
killingth three and wounding three that were
seen. 1t was supposed others were killed
and wounded among the rocks in the
mountains. Major Jones command lost
two men killed, two wounded and fifteen
horses killed and wounded. The fight
lasted three hours. The number of In
dams were estimated at one hundred and
twenty-five, all armed with improved
breech-loaders and well mounted. They
used no arrows. The Indians retreated
in the northWesterly direction. Major
Jones did not have q sufficient .orce TO
pursue them.
OMAHA, Neb July I8-Professor Wat
son, of the University Of Michigan, accom-
panied by other astronomers, left this city
for the West yesterday on their way to
stations in China and Japan where they
will observe the transit Of Venus. -Four
car loads Of astronomical instruments pre-
coded them.
W1LKEsBARRE, July lG,-On Monday
last, a circus exhibited at Nicholson, Wyo.
ming county, and after it had left there, G
Mrs. Robinson discovered that her two
daughters, aged twelve a~ndfourteen years
who had gone to the show, were missing
On Wednesday Mrs. Robinson caught uI
with the circus at DunmoTe, in this coun
ty, where 1t was exhibiting, and inquired
for her children. She was almost craZeC
by anxiety. To her horror she Learned
that the men who had abducted her daugh
tiers had been discharged the day befor
and no one knew whittier they had gone
The police Of Scranton were informed an
are tracking the miscreants.
UTICA, n. Y, July IA special dis
patch TO the Utica Herald from For
PLAIN says: An attempt was made thi
morning to wreck and rob the pay car c
! the New York Central Railway. Pay
=, master Reed left Albany with some $50,
900 and a force of six men. The would b
= robbers had placed distractions on tn
) track at a secluded place, well chosen 70
, such q crime, near q piece Of woods. Tn
. work train came along and discovered th
) obstruction in time to flag the pay car.
Later information is thstthe work traiI
after removing the distractions, left
man secreted TO watch the track. 500
. he saw two men come out OF the bushe
and place u huge tie across the up TRACK
= He started for them and they ran. Tn
= superintendent was soon on the spot, an
the pay car was stopped and the men CAV
chase, but failed TO catch the rascals.
. LITTLE Rock, July 16.-On the 49,
: of March last, Sid Wallace, the Johnso
county desperado. was hung at Clarksvill,
he Was from one Of the best families /
: the county, and having a large connection
2 his father having beer a Methodist presci
or and orce amember of the Legislator
: tho execution Of young Wallace create
o great excitement a. the time, and vel
goance was threatened By Wallace's friend
against all engaged il it. Deputy Sheri
Kline conducted the execution. Yeste,
= day morning Rlinel left this city for Clark
= hAAACs Al OOLABd1J VIII = lOuIS Mdn 1dH
" ed Banks. They arrived at the depot ha
8 mile from GAINESVILLE at two o'clock, ar
a started on foot for town. They were FIRE
% upon from the roadside by some unkuoW
person. Kline was MORALLY wounded ar
II young Banks slightly. A man name
Robinson, a cousin OF Sid Wallace, WI
has been in the county but a short tim
was arrested, charged with the shootin
j. and was recognized as the party who fire
d on him. Kline had no warning Of his il
tentions.
LONDON, July ! 6--The various q
counts agree that Bismark's escape WI
u miraculous. His hand was touching 8
hat when wounded. His c-oachman lea
ing q second shot, struck the would-be q
sassin across the face. a number of o
lice have been TO Kissengen TO protect 81
msrck from q repetition of the attac
Evidence has been discovered betokeniI
conspiracy.
E. CLEVELAND, O., July 1.-THE La
Shore and Tuscarswas Valley Railway b
= been placed in the hands of q Receiver.
B. Thomas having been appointed 10 su
Office by the United States Court the f.
lowing appointments have been made
Ar. Thomas, to wit: w. w. Card, S.
perintendent and Chief Engineer w
Il h. Grout, Auditor and General Freq
Agent r. S. Chamberlain, Receive
Cashier W. L. Holden, General Passe
. ger n Ticket Agent; Chas. Fellow
. Master Mechanic.
feet thick and was brought to the surf.
and secured. This was done too after Sc
eral hours Of ordinary dredging with hoe
entirely without success.
LIMA. July ia little son of Nc
Cook, who resides in the eastern part
town, while playing around a e~istern, 81
ped in and vas drowned before assistal
could reach him.
Theodore Tilton presented his his h
rowing tale against Henry Ward Beec
It in writing, IN Monday night. The CO
mittee work in secret.
Mr.. Blaine's constituents should
che upon him to explain why three fourthl
ian the towns Of Name have lost populut
&C., under Incorporation of his protective tar
in. and why it is that tho prosperity Of
of State has been so retarded, whilst tina
eI. Massachusetts has been beyond all pre-
as dent.-Rangor Commercial.