The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Baltimore, March I5.-Five prisoners
(colored), one being charged with rape
and FIVE with arson, escaped from the
Kent county Jail yesterday
Louis Bleyer was arrested at Milwau-
kee on Friday for threatening an assault
upon Governor Ludlngton. Abystanlder
interfered to prevent the assault, and IN
the fight that ensued, Beleyer was
knocked down and severly punished.
New YORK, March 17.-St. Patrick
day in the morning was dark and dreeary'
but after heavy shower the sun shone
out from the clouds bright and warm,
but the brisk wind and brigt sun could
not dry the streets which where heavy
with mud notwithstanding there was
the usual parade of military organizations
and civic societies.
Returns from the ice crop on the
Hudson indicate that the supply is sever
al hundred thousand tons short.
Celestial thrift The 1000 Chinese
in California annually deport to China
surplus earnings to the amount OF SIS,
100000
The Republican Legislature just elect
ed in New Hampshire will choose
United States Senator, as the term of
Hon. A. H, Cragin (Rep.l will expire
next March.
Thursday afternoon man named
Beatty was found in box car in freight
yard, at Meadville, shot through the
heart. A revolver was found on his per-
son with which it is supposed he COM
mitted suicide. He was about thirty
years of age.
Tohn Ward, watchman in Soil & Fran
els distillery at Peoria, shot and killed a
tramp and desperate named Max smith.
on Wednesday night; Smith was ordered
offthe premises but refused to CO.
W.R. Davis, the defaulting treasurer
of Kansas City, who absconded last fall,
was arrested at Chillicothe, Thursday.
lie contesses MS gullI'
Cutting down salaries from the highest
to near the lowest is still going on all
over New England. The expenses OF
running the mills are now at their mini
mum.
The California decision exempting
mortgages from taxation strikes from the |
tax.roll fifty-four millions Of property in |
San Francisco alone.
The severe surgical operation perfor-
med upon the throat of Fernando Wood,
in the removal of an abscess which |
would otherwise have terminated fatally |
within forty-eight hours, his physician
says, will disqualify him from partici-
patton in public affairs for at least six
The funeral of Mrs. Carl Schurz took
place Saturday afternoon from her hus-
bands house in New York, No. 40 West
Forty-second street. The Rev. o. b.
ofAciated. The remains
were taken to Woodlawn for burial.
Omaha, March I7.-Willard Randall
the supposed murderer of Mrs. Klein
berg, received his sentence to day of ten
years in the penitentiary. This is the
lightest sentence hat could be passed.
The evidence was entirely circumstan-
tial.
Wade Hampton Bolton, of Tennessee
lately deceased left the following pro-
vision in his will: Il give and be-
queath to the widow and children OF
General Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
known as Stonewall Jackson, who fell
at the battle of Charlottesville, Vir-
ginia, $40, as history tells me his
widows furniture was sold after his
death for deb"
New Orleans, March 2I.-A Browns
Vile special says dispatch received to
day from Rio Grande City states that |
news was received Of a battle at Oakaca,
Mexico, in which the government forces |
we're defeated with loss Of 1900 men |
and all their artillery and wagons. No |
further particulars have been received.
The news comes over the Mexican gov
ernment wires to Camargo, and may be |
considered reliable. The revolution in
this section progresses slowly. Gonzales |
and Peya are still near Matamoras, and
Cabria, with his small force, remains in |
the city, but are short of ammunition.
London, March II "A Madrid telegram |
reports that in the Cortes on Thursday |
Senor CASTELAR, made four-hours speech.
He criticized the policy of the Ministry |
generally, but dwelt chiefly on its course
on the religious question. He declared |
that Ultramontanism had created the |
civil war. The House was crowded. All
the Ministers were present, but remained
silent. The spectators in the galleries
several times applauded the speaker.
Canovas del Castillo and Pavia willreply |
to CASTELAR,.
Sierra Leone, February 28.-The war
at Cape Palmas is about ended. The
attest fighting was about three weeks ago.
When the Goeboes attacked the town of
Tupman, but were repulsed with heavy |
loss. The United States frigate Alaska
md arrived at Cape Palmas. The cap
tain was instructed to arbitrate between
he Liberians and Goeboes There was
20 be meeting on the 10th of February,
when it was thought treaty would be
gned.
Roberts, F.x-President of Liberia, died
At Monrovi he 25th of February, and
vas buried Lmilitary honors the next
lay.