The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27

Onerb VINO were COnnne0 In the jail mere,
awaiting trial on the charge of burglary,
made their escape this evening by saving
off the bars of the cell and slipping out
of an unlocked door while the Assistant
Sheriff was lighting the gas.
Ashland. o., Dec. 14.-Paul Baughman,
young man highly respected here, was
accidentally shot with rife yesterday at
WadsworUh, Ohio. The ball entered his
right eye and came out near his right ear.
Doctors say he will not recover.
George Shafer, who has been the son
Of comfort for years to Akron reporters
as the fountain of items, has been senten-
Ced to the Ohio penitentiary for three
years. Cause; ConCealing stolen goods,
Peter Thatcher, of Cleveland, and
Charles A, Palrott, of Columbus, have
been appointed receivers of public works
of the state, by the Superior Court of
Montgomery county, and their bonds
placed at $4,000. The receivers started
out Thursday morning to make arrange
ments for the collection of tolls.
A peculiar SANDER suit has just been
commenced in the Common Pleas Court
of Morrow county, the plaintiff,Rev. Fra.
ziers Clymer, of Bucyrus, Ohio claiming
damages to the amount Of $4,000 on
account of the circulation by the defend
ant, Mr.. Benjamin Texter, who is one of
the wealthiest farmers in Morrow county
of the report that the plaintiff was aftliCt-
ed with venereal disease.
An armed mob took possession of the
town of Osecola. Mo-, Friday night, and
distracted all the tax books from the
Court House. The trouble grew out of a
railroad tax, which had been levied to
pay certain judgements against the coun-
ty for past due interest on railroad bonds.
Wilkesbarre, December 17.-On Satur-
day eight strikers were tried and ConviC-
ted of riot. They interfered with the
running pumps at Briggs shaft, near Scran-
ton, last September. This afternoon Judge
Handley sentenced the leader, Thos. Mo-
ran, to one year and nine months i'm.
prisonment at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary, five hundred dollars fine and costs
of prosecution. Three others were fined
ten dollars each and sentenced to three
months imprisonment in the county Jail.
Chicago, Dec. 2O.-W. F. Wightman,
speCulator, filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy to-day. Secured liabilities,
$4,000; unsecured, over $4,000; assets,
about $4,000.
James L. Campbell and Frank L. Camp
bell, real estate dealers, have failed. Liza
bilities, $l29,000; assets nominal. Besides
this James L. Campbell is individually
indebted in amounts aggregating over
$250,000, and Frank for about $4,000.
Eleazer W. Densmere,a member of the
firm of Field, Densmere & Co., commits
sion, filed a petition in bankruptcy and
asked that his partners, George Field and
Chas H. Field, may be also adjudicated
bankrupt.
Sanford B. Parkhurst also went into
bankruptcy. His schedules show his Sc
cured debts to be $4,000, and the unsecu-
red $4S,818S2, besides $250,S0l on dis.
counted paper.
Henry U. Darby followed in the same
line with $l1 1865 of secured debt and
$l362490 of unsecured, besides 1929
due on accommodation paper. No assets
beyond exemption,
Chester, Pa, Dec. 20.-The banking
house of George Baker suspended this
morning. Baker declines to make state
ment at present,
London, Dec, 20.-The gable of Mines
Hotel, Edinburgh, which was weakened
by FIRE, fell to-day, burying several per-
sons in the ruins. Ten are missing.
Three bodies have been recovered.
Later-Ten persons were killed by the
fall of the gable of Mines Hotel, Edin-
burgh, yesterday.
Newburg, N. Y, Dec 19.-Mr. Thomas
MONEYS house, at West Point, burned
yesterday, and his two children, aged
three and five years respectively perish
ed in the flames. They were locked in
the house at the time, their parents be-
ing absent. When found the children
were clasped in each others arms lifeless
and Charred.
San Francisco, Dec, 19.-The Cosmopoli-
tan Savings and Exchange Bank anuoun-
Ced its suspension this morning. It was
small concern, only about $4,000 hue
depositors. The directors claim that they
will ultimately pay dollar for dollar.
Cincinnati, Dec. 19.-Three men called
at the house of V. Harris. merchant OF
Rockport, Pike County, ILL.,, at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning and induced him to
60 to his store and sell them coat for a
man who, ,tLey said, had just died. While
Harris was unlocking the safe to get
change the men knocked him senseless
and robbed the safe of $1,000.
Toronto, Dec 21.-Charles E. Williams,
the alleged Chicago forger, was remanded
till to-day. His $4,000 in bank here, has
been enjoined.
New York, Dec. 22.-Six steamers left
this port for Europe to-day, carrying
large Cargoes of grain fresh meats and
oysters. The grain shipments amounted
to 10000 bushels.
Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-The assignees
Of the Reading Savings Bank furnish q
statement to the United States Marshal
which shows the liabilities to be 1864, ,SO3,
and estimated assets $936,79S,
Paris, Dec. 23.-ProCeeding in the
Councils General confirm the belief that
the recent elections turned the scale in
favor ofthe Republicans. The Left have
a majority in forty-fve Councils instead
of thirty-six, as formerly.
Wheeling, W. Va, Dec. 21.-Charles
Erwin, an only son, aged 15 while out
! cunning was killed by his gun going off
prematurely as he was loading. The trig-
ger caught in his pants and the ramrOd
and charge tore away one side ofhis face
and head.
VIM. Lytle, only son of Joseph Lytle,
of Copley, had recently gone to Michigan
to work in the lumber woods, and was
instantly killed by falling tree.
B. E. Smith, surviving partner of the
banking house of Bartlett & Smith, at
Columbus, Ohio, has brought suit against
prnminant pamhlara of that citu 10 re-