The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-17
LATE NEWS.


daughter, Miss Grace Fassett, and Mrs.
Harriet Mcdowell, all of Albany, were
driving in Central Park Saturday, the
horses took fright and dashed OIL. The
driver was thrown from his seat and IA
tally injured. Mrs. Renwick, seizing the
child, leaped from the carriage and late
tonight was unconscious. The child was
unhurt. Mrs. Mcdowell also jumped
from the carriage and was instantly kill
ed. Miss Fassett, retaining her seat, was
not injured, and the horsesSwere soon
stopped.
A dispatch from Providence, Carroll
parish Louisiana, to Gen. W. I. McMil-
Ian says: We captured the burglar last
night that has been breaking into hous-
es about here. He was prowling around
our place to make another attempt on
our store. I brought him to town, and
turned him over to the authorities, and
he was put in Jail. Last night he was
taken out of Jail, and shot by crowd Of
disguised men.
The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot is
dead.
A Slight difficulty has arisen between
France and England relative to the New"
foundland fishery.
All fort garrisons of Baltic ports have
been made up to their full strength.
The Russian modified army of the north
is concentrated on the Baltic coast.
The insufficiency of supplies for the
subsistence Of $4,000 Indians at Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies is due to
the failure of contractor to carry out his
agreement. The supplies are now on
their way, and will reach the agencies in
few days.
Petitions are in circulation at Washing
ton for the removal of Fred. Douglass
from the Marshalship Of the District Of
Columbia, because of animadversions up
on the people of Washington in a recent
lecture in Baltimore.
At Columbia, South Carolina, Friday,
the committee appointed to investigate
the charges against Associate Justice
Wright made report to the House, re-
commencing co that he be !mpeached for
drunkenness and incompetency.
Tabular statements of the sales ofmate-
rial from the navy yards under Robeson
are now preparing at the department
| Secretary Thompson seems to want to
know whether it was the material or the
government that was sold.
Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Caro-
lima, is among the distinguished Ameri-
cans registered in Paris. 1t is long
time since he was distinguished.
Mary Hamilton Schuyler, the widow Of
George Schuyler, and a well-known soCi-
ety woman, has just died in New York.
She was a granddaughter of Alexander
Hamilton,
II has been decided that Tweed has
not told enough to entitle him to dis
charge, and the old man will have to be
put on the rack again for while longer.
Commodore Benjamin ]. Totten who
died a few days since, at New Bedford,
Mass. was born in the West Indies, and
entered the navy from New York state
on the 4th of March, 1923 then about
eighteen years Of age.
San Francisco, May 10.-There was
remarkable tidal wave at Gaviota, San
Luis Obispo county, to-day. Between
7,lO and 7.30 A. M. the sea rose and fell
twelve feet three times. No damage is re-
ported.
The Rolling Mill at Canal Dover, was.
sold last week for $4,000, to the Tuscara-
was Coal and Iron Co.
Cleveland, O., May 10. On Wednesday
last man by the name of James War"
nicke went to the house of a Bohemian
woman living on Elk street, and finding
there little girl three years old alone,
deliberately, and to satisfy petty spite
AGAINST the child's mother, placed the
little girl upon hot stove, burning her
back and extremities in horrible man
ner Warwick was arrested. he is q
married man and has family.
A number of Polish laborers engaged
in fight at Berea, Ohio, Thursday even
inc. in which Fred LuCa was instantly
killed and John Skarey fatally injured.
A large six.story brick building in Al
legheny City, Pa, the mandatory OF the
Excelsior Coffin Works, fell with terri
fic crash about noon yesterday. Few
persons were in the building at the time.
Eugne MCGeary, contractor, was buried
in the ruins.
Columbus, May II. George Stramer, q
farmer residing near Delaware, was killed
by the cars yesterday evening while re-
turning home on the track.
Columbus, May IL. A girl named
Minnie Hamilton committed suicide here
to-day by taking a dose Of arsenic. 1t
was the third attempt at her life within
a short time, No cause is assigned.
United States Judge Emmons Of De-
troit died on Monday aged So.
Ex President Grant held a reception at
Independence Hall Philadelphia on Mon
day with large attendance.
The statue of Fitz Green Halleck, the
poet, was unveiled in Central Park New
York on Tuesday by R. B. Hayes. The
poet Bryant introduced Mr.. Hayes.
General Valdez and his 600 soldiers in
the state,of Coahuils, Mexico, pronounced
for the Lerdo government on Sunday
morning.
The Polish insurreCtion tale is canard
The wife and child Of DR.. Aver have
applied for guardian for him.. Inc doc,
tors brother and other relatives resis'
the appointment.
The nail.plate heaters Of Wheeling re-
tnrned to work Monday at the old price
seventy cents per ton. All the mills were
to be running Monday.
Two Mexicans murdered man at San
ia Cruz California to obtain money to g
to a circus with. They got IS from hi
body, went and enjoyed theperformanc'
and subsequently were lynChed.