The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-05-07
News Summary.

News Summary.
Aiarge steam boiler of a paper nil at
Shawangan, N. Y. on the WalltuI Valley
railroad, 80 miles from Kingston, on the
evening Of the 2Id, exploded, and deuol-
ished the building, buryiug in It's ruins
many of the work hands, male and female.
Seven were taken ont dead and three IN
tally wounded.
ABRAMS s-Judges Scare and Ben
nett OF the Supreme Court, on their way 70
Little Rock, were seized on the cars, on
the 4Jh, by Capt. Williams. acting under
order OF Governor Baxter. We have heard
Of such proceedings bef Re N tins happy
land.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May THE K me
Guy Wooden Mills. owned by J. C.. Gs.s-
In1oIif, Of this city, were burned y sies-
day. Loss $4,000.
THE T~homasviile, Ga Times publishes
the confession OF Webster Lyons. the wife
prisoner who wa hung q few days Ego.
he confessed the murder Of his wife py
giving her ~stryclu-ne, aud s2iItLa, ne did
1t because he wanted 10 marry another
woman.
AN attempt was made 80 Little Rock,
D@NA IL ICY tNNAAA@t ~ IeaLs-s4HAlr .r" rEna-N
OF the Associated Press there, by shooting
at him Through the window Of LIs office
The act Is attributed 90 n of Brooks
partIsaus.
The Wisconsin railroads which Iesis.
the new law regulating passenger and
freight rates, have obtained opinions OF
Judge b. b. Curtis, Of Boston, and VIM.
A. Fvarts, Of New York, that the law is
clearly unconstitutional. Gov. Taylor has
issued q proclamation that the law WILDE
enforced.
CISCLEvILLE, o., May At oakland
twelve mile east, q man ramed Shupe, en-
ployed in a saw mill, had both hands saw
ed of to-day.
Five retailers and enc wholesale dealer
heretofore selling liquor IN this City, lid
not renew the Government license. Three
Of the largest villages IL this county are
fee from the traffic, and 40 Tar.tou none
but the druggists have renewed their L.
o-use. Several dealers E-Ie %Hy promised
,le praying bands they would u3j csuiiI-
ue after May l, have got lh" Gav.'a.s-
I,e=Ese I.t another YER
The 0uDeI ,l Akron ere sill c~taslElug.
Last week tl-y croWdeG Tue Mayors or
flee Oh ,D- occasion of III. lpIJl OF several
saloon Eeepers arrested for violating the
ordnance. Two were fined and four other
saloon Keepers were awaiting trial.
The NAPOLEON MURDER.-Tho BODY
Charles Waters, who was killed in Napo-
leon on The 2S.h Of Apri', by George Hol-
lugsLead, q butcher. wts taken TO his for
mer hCms in Euclid, ard inferred on sun
day morning. Holingshe.d, for whose
apprehension a reward Is offered, is nine
teen years OF age, five feet, four inches N
height, with dark hair inclined to be bushy,
smooth, full face and gentlemauly appear
ance, weighing about one hundred and
thlrty-fye pounds.
The London Times in commenting on
the failure of the Senate to pass the FL
nance bill over President Grants veto, re-
marks that it is probable that the danger
of increasing the paper currency has been
permanently avoided, and advises the sub
~stitution of United States Treasury cur
rency for the present National bank Issue.
On the Indian appropriation bill, Spsa-
ker Blaine called Mr.. Rtiney, from South
Carolina, to the chair in the Committee Of
the Whole. This is the first time in the
history of the government that a colored
man has occupied the chair IN the House
of Representatives. With a colored man
in the chair, a number OF white members
or the floor were speaking i~n.favor ofcivIl
rights tor the Indians.
Fernando Wood secured the adoption
of a resolution last week, directing the
Ways and Means Committee to INQUIRE
whether any member of the New York
Custom house has absented himself from
his Office to visit the State Capital to in
fuence or secure corrupt legislation, and
whether, to secure such legislation, Offices
in the Custom-house have been promised
to be given after the adjournment. The
prompt manner IN which this was agreed
to is accepted as a healthy Indication.
Mr.. George N. Beebe, a leading Demo
cratic member of the New York Assembly
which has just adjourned at Albany, is ed
itor of the SLHiUan County Republican,
the Office of which was destroyed by fire
IN Saturday night of the 18th ult. On
Friday his friends in the Legislature quiz
city raised a purse of &C. C0 and presented
1t to him. Both Republicans and Demo-
ocrats joined in the testimonial.
The newspapers and periodicals pub
hshed IN this country IN 1860 numbered
1851. In 1870 the number had increased
TO 5,78l. According to a recent state
ment the number had increased since that
time to 6,S75, more than one thousand
having been added in three years. OF this
number CAT are daiies, 6,I75 week.-Mrs.
and 1908 monthlies, etc.