The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Great-Grand daughters of Thomas
Jefferson, who are now living in Florida
in comparative poverty, have on exhibit
ton at the Centennial show specimens
of fsh-scale jewelry. The material used
is the large scales of certain fish found in
the Southern waters. These are bleached
and then fastened into brooches ear rings,
and necklaces,
A. c. Van Tine, ex-postmaster of San
dusky, had ahearing before United States
Commissioner White, on Saturday at
Cleveland, on the charge of forging his
name to five money orders, payable at
the Sandusky postofice, during the lat
ter part of the time he was postmaster
there. Commissioner White decided to
hold the accused for appearance before
the next term of the United States Court.
Bail was fixed at 50, 500.
The British ronclads in the Mediter-
ranean will shortly be incrlased to nine,
and with the additions will bring the fleet
there up to 20, with 5000 officers and men.
1t is probable that the channel squadron,
consisting of seven ironclads with nearly
a, 900 souls on board will move to Glib
raltar
The Democracy Of Ashland county
have nominated the following most ex-
cellent ticket: For Auditor, William T.
Albelsor Sheriff; Joseph Moore; Prose
cutting Attorney, Byron Stilwell; Recor-
der, J. P. M. Goodman; Surveyor, John
B. Weddell; Commissioner, Mcclure,
Davis; Infrmary Director, John M. Rit-
chic.
AT Sandusky o., on the 9Th. John Ran
dolph and Pat. McNamee while blasting
were killed by premature explosion.
Hon. Thomas Beer has been renomi-
mated for Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas by the Democrats Of the Seneca
Crawford division.
The Crawford county Democratic ticket
for 1876 Isl For clerk, D. c. Cahill; L.
M. Walker, commissioner; S. Roarick,
infrmary director, and Peter Bauer, coro.
ner.
Mr.. John Adams, of Knox and Samuel
M. Hunter, -of Licking have been nom
mated for Judges in the Delaware-Licking
district
The Ohio Democrat nominates Colonel
George w. Manypenny, of Columbus,
for governor of Ohio in 1877.
The Democratic congressional con-
ventlon, for the 10th district, will be held
at Bellaire, on the 9Th of August.
The jury in the case of Sterling, of
Youngstown, charged with outraging and
numbering a young girl about fourteen
years of age, which has been on trial the
the past week. after being out twenty
four hours, could not agree and were
discharged. They stood eleven for con-
viction and one fol acquittal.
Chicago, June 9.-The marriage ofMr.
K. S. Mccormick and Miss Katherine V.
Medill was solemnized last evening, at
the residence of the brides father, Mr..
Joseph Medill, editor of the Chicago
Tribune.
Among the pottery exhibited in the
Chinese department at the Centennial is
a shallow soup bowl, made of bronze
metal and enamel, (which is four thousand
years old. There are four hundred pie
ces Of chinaware dating back thousand
years.
Houtzdale, Pa, June I2.--Yesterday,
the congregation of the Catholic church
assembled in their new but unfinished
building. Just as father Meagher began
service, the gallery and floor underneath
fell with a terrific crash, killing D. c.
Nelson, contractor of the building and
wounding thirty others, some seriously.
Berne, June I2.-Serious inundations
occurred in eastern, ,Switzerland,caused by
heavy rains and the melting of the snow
in the mountains. Railways are much
damaged. The whole Canton of Thur
gia is submerged. Many bridges and
houses have been carried away and
several persons drowned. At Fraune-
field, the capital of Canton, four inmates
of a house were killed by falling walls.
rhe Federal Council delegated a mem
Der to proceed to Thurgla and offer assis-
tance to the inhabitants.
Babcock's S trial for alleged conspiracy
in the safe burglary case is set down for
September Io.