The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-05-14
sTATE AND N-EIGHBoRHooD.


CLEVELAND, O., May About five
hundred coal beavers engaged in leading
vessels at the dock, struck yesterday for
an advance from II to 10 cents per ton.
A large number of the strikers assembled
on the docks at an early hour this morn
ing and persuaded a number of gangs of
men who were handling lumber to quit
work and Join them The police were
called, and the strikers dispersed. There
were 40 riotous demonstrations. No coal
and very little lumber was handled on the
dock to Gay.
The Ohio AID Pittsburgh Milk Compa-
my, OF Warren, Trumbull county, with
Sl00, 600 capital stock, was Incorporated
last week at Columbus.
Mr.. Mathew Broughton. of Peninsula,
was instantly killed on Thursday last. He
was handling a derrick was being used in
the erection of a bridge for the Valley
Railway. The derrick fell, through the
breaking OF I Of the gangs, and Mr..
BroHghton was crushed beneath it.
On Tuesday morning Of last week, after
breakfast, MIR. Christian Gross, of New
Philadelphia, went down street, and short
" afterwards returned to his home some
what labigued. he took OFF his coat and
sat w L. anu NOAA HA&AAN0 ~ 4S1AALk hdIm.
His blood was coursing rapidly for the last
time. HIs wife being present noticed the
charge, and in q few minutes he ceased 10
breathe. Mr.. Gross was a very worthy
citizen, and for the most of his lite a resi-
dent of this vicinity, having moved to this
place when quite young. he was about
90 years of age n passed over the river
without a siruggle.-O. Dem.
Henry Cries and Joseph Lytle, prison.
ers IN the Hancock county jail, the former
confined for forgery, abortion, seduction,
etc, and the latter on a peace warrant,
becoming tired of their quarters, broke
jail at FIndlay last week.
Sandusky township, Crawford county,
has a sensation in the form Of a skeleton
being found, supposed to bea Peddler that
was murdered by the Hlgbys, then resi-
dents of the place.
Mr.. John Adam Thoman, the banker of
.CEestlIpe, widely known throughout this
part Of the State, on Tuesday made an as.
Segment for the benefit Of ais creditors,
DIR. Edwin Booth being the assignee.
Bush Run. o., May 6.-The coal shaft
at Bush Run, Jefferson county, o., eleven
miles below Steubenville, owned by Peck
& Ramsey, exploded this morning about 8
o'clock. The noise of the explosion was
so great that persons living two miles from
the scene hesrdit distinctly The shaft
had met with g slight damage a few days
before, and repairs having beSn nude, the
furnace was re-staIted. 1t is not known
how the gas became fred. The railroad
track was literally covered with the debris
of the adJ oining buildings and sheds, and
the telegraph wires were all broken down.
No persons IN the shaft at the time,
and no accidents 10 life or limb are repor-
ted.
WILMINGTON, May &C. 4 Haynes,
colored Mail Agent, charged with robbing
mails, plead guilty in the United States
District Court, and was sentenced to four
years in the penitentIary. He is a broth
er Of the Secretary Of the State of South
Carolina, who was IN court.
PITTSBURGH, May 9-Samuel Jordan,
who was committed to the peuitentiary
for three years, from Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, for numbering his wife, was
taken to the insane asylum to-day. An
attempt was made during his trial to
prove his insanity, but it failed. Now af-
Ter serving his time out in the psniten-
tiary, there is no doubt about the matter,
as he was committed at the instance of the
warden of the p~eniteAtisry.
Charles G Blum, a music dealer of this
city, has made an assignment.
The last sensation in Circleville, Ohio is
a wedding, the groom being as black as
and a white girl of sixteen. An
other Of the same kind Is on the tapis.
BALTIMORE, May 9.-Charles II Jones,
convicted Of murder, was sentenc-
ed to be hanged.