The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-24
S7ATEAND NEIGHBORH0OD.

Circleville o., May lS.-The banking.
house of s. Mar6eli, Son q Co. is closed
this morning, and considerable anxiety is
felt outside as TO the condition Of affairs
Probably only temporary suspension
Four heavy failures are also reported at
South Bloomfield, in this county.
A special dispatch from Mt. Vernon,
says that on Monday evening, while g.
M. Shafer and wife, of Mt, Liberty,
Knox County, were out riding, their team
took fright and ran away throwing both
out ofthe Carriage Mrs Shafler received
injuries that may prove fatal.
A terrible accident happened at one Of
the Clay Mills Middlebury, on Thurs
day. Barney Suedon was drawn under
the heavy grind wheel and his body
crushed so that recovery is impossible.
Mary Slough, servant girl, Delaware,
attempted suicide, via cistern route, but
was pulled out.
One hundred and twenty-five babies
we're exhibited at the Toledo baby show
on Thursday.
A special election wac held at Mt. Yer
non, on Monday, TO decide whether city
property should be taxed two per cent,
payable in three years. for the equipment
of the Cleveland Mt. Vernon q Colum-
bus Railroad shops, A great deal of in.
terest was manifested, a large vote polled
and the tax bill carried by over 400
votes. t
About two weeks ago Archie Payne, a
young man employed as collector for the
Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company at
Columbus started out to collect some
bills and has not since been heard from.
On Monday the suit of clothing he had
on when last seen was found in an alley
near his Office smeared with blood. His
file of bills was with them, and a memo
randa showing that he had collected $l32.
His friends fear he has been murdered.
One colored and about twenty-five
white men want the Republican nomi-
nation of Sheriff for Jefferson county.
indianapolis, May 2l.-Major G. W..
Backbu of Cincinnati, was arrested in
this city tonight on Ia charge of embezzle-
ment and will be returned to Cincinnati
in the morning.
Mansfield is to have "musical festival
and brass band tournament" on the 9Th
and 9th of June next Among the bands
expected to be present, the Columbus
Barracks band is mentioned
The twenty-second anaual meeting Of
the Catholic German Central Association
of the United States commenced at Cleve-
land Monday with large attendance Of
delegates and others.
Colonel Moore, who succeeded George
w. G. Johnston as Mayor, says he would
rather climb thorn tree barefooted than
tackle the Sunday business.-Cn, En.
On Saturday, A. Langendorf's barn, in
South Akron, was set on fire by little
son ofthe owner. After the fire the char
red corpse of the child was found in an
out house which adjoined the barn. 1t
was thought that after setting fire to the
barn he ran into the outhouse in fright,
was unable to escape, and was burned.
Friday night the house of George u.
Betz, living about two miles west Of LIE.
tonia, was broken into and 5000 stolen.
Betz had been to Franklin square, and
upon returning home found the burglars
still upon his premises, They succeeded,
however, in making good their escape,
Since that time no clue has been OBJ
tanned.
On Saturday, at Upper Sandusky, judge
Beer sent five recruits to the Ohio Peni-
tentiary. Isaac Thompson, colored, for
four years, for attempting to commit
rape upon the person of Miss Nellie Seq
ner; Isaac Neitz, for two years, for an at
tempt to poison his wife and child;
Charles Simpson, Robert Markwell and
Edmund Rarridon, for burglary, were
sent up for two years each.