The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

The corporation elections took place Il
Pennsylvania last week New Castle
chose Democratic Mayor Titusville
Republican, Pittsburgh went about a
usual, &c.
South Carolina fails to pay the interes
on her bonds. South Carolina is IN the
hands of carpst-baggers which no doubt
accounts for this piece Of reputation
T. J. D. Fuller died Tuesday in Vir
ginia. He was four times elected to Con.
5ress. In 1857 he was appointed Second
Auditor of the Treasury by President
Buchanan.
Judge Moses, of South Carolina, broth
er of the Governor, is to be impeached.
Maquaketa, Iowa, lost $4,000 by fire
last week.
Uma'a Feb. 1.-THE passenger train
due at Ogden yesterday got out Of the
snow near Piedmont this afternoon.
Nashville, Feb l4.-About two miles
from the city this afternoon Felix Fudge
was stabbed and instantly killed by his
step-son, in retaliation for being beaten
and kicked. The young man fled and
has not been arrested.
The Southern Life Insurance Compa-
ny. of Memphis, has failed. Liabilities,
81, ,ll7000
Much damage was done to some of the
unfinished Centennial buildings by q Sc
we're storm, Wednesday of last week,
Adm, the triple woman murderer,
whose trial was to have commenced in
Cleveland Tuesday morning but was
postponed one week on account of a
technical error in the venue, was with
difficulty transferred from Jail to the
court house and back on account of the
crowd who followed. Exdressions of
Lynch him" were INDUCED in, but he
was safely locked up.
Cleveland, Feb. l5.-The Ohio State
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry met in
this city to day, and will continue in ses-
sion several days. The meeting will be
secret. A large number of delegates are
present. There are l,247 subordinate
Oranges in the State, with "a membership
of over 60000
The coroner's jury on the Robinson
Opera House disaster at Cincinnati, re-
port that there was bad management in
the sale of too many tickets.
Quebec, Feb. IA terrific wind and
snow storm prevails here, blocking all
railroads. A portion of the roof of the
Government buildings was carried away,
and two houses on Champlain street |
were blown down.
Cincinnati, Feb. 17.-Sunday evening
last destructive wind storm passed |
through Washington county, Ind, un-
roofing as far as heard from. six barns,
lemolishing seven DWELLING besides nu-
nerous out.buldings The wife and two
children of Thomas Nicholson, farmer,
received severe injuries by the overturn-
ng of his house. Joel Denny lost nearly
| thousand fruit trees. Some of the farm
ers suffered great loss in live stock. The
money value of the property destroyed is
'aid to be very large.
At Pitt~ton, Pa, on the 18th, an ex-
)loslon OF lire damp occurred in the Exc
er mine, in which were twenty-five men
1t work repairing tracks, &c. Four men
we're killed and several dangerously
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 16-The body
discovered floating in the Naugatuck
liver, below Seymour, last evening, was
recovered this noon. having lodged on
he dam two miles below Seymour Ii
las been identified as Oliver Walsh, 45
'ears Of age, who has been missing from
lis residence at Ansonia since November
IS, 1875. On that day he went to Sey-
nour to attend trial. There were two
arge gashes on the head apparently
made with an axe, which indicate that
le was murdered and the body thrown
nto the river. The body is we'll pre-
erved, having probably been frozen.