The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-21
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New Haven, June 17.-Rev. John S. c
Abbott, the historian, died at Fair Ha
ven to-day, aged seveuty-one.
Memphis, June IL Rev. S. G. Lusk
a prominent Baptist minister of Panolf
county, Miss, accidently shot himsel
Friday, producing instant death.
St. Johnsbury, VT, June 17.-MattheW
Welch, Patrick Doherty, and John Din
lev were drowned in the Passampsit
river this morning by the upsetting OF
boat. All three were intoxicated
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 17.-Hon. John
Petit died tonight, aged nearly seventy
years. He has been United States Sena'
tor, Representative to Congress and the
Legislature, Mayor of this city, Judge oi
the Circuit Court, Supreme Judge OF In
diana, and besides he has held numerous
subordinate positions. He was United
States District Judge of Kansas Territory
at the time of the border rufian troubles
in 1854, and has cut conspicuous figure
in public affairs.
Logansport, Ind, June lex United
States Senator D. D. Pratt died this morn.
ing. He was sitting in his chair, dictat'
ing to his daughter, Mrs, E. s. Hunting
ton, feeling as we'll as usual, when he
gave a gasp, and before his daughter
could reach him he was dead. he was
sixty-four years Of age.
Edinburg, June 1.-THE Scotsman
says: General Grant, on his return from
the Continent, will spend some days at
the residence of the Lord Provost of
Glasgow,
Boston, June 16.-Bishop Williams
sailed to-day in the China for Rome.
He carries large present of money and
two addresses to the Holy Father.
Berlin, June 16.-Herr Bebel, social
Democrat, and member Of the Reich.
stag, has been sentenced to three months
imprisonment.
Geo. W. Grover, under sentence OF
death in the Rockwell, Texas, Jail for a
series of murders committed by him in
1876, and who was to have been
hanged yesterday, in company with his
wife, who had been admitted to stay
with him, committed suicide night be-
fore last by swallowing morphine SNUG
gled into him by his wife.
Late arrivals from the West say Sitting
Bull is now between Wood mountains
and Fort Walsh, with three hundred and
fifty lodges. He intends to settle quietly
on Canadian territory. He shows many
trophies, including arms, wagons, and
the complete outfit of Custers party.
He iustifes hostilities on the ground OF
violation of the treaty respecting the
Black Hills.
Stephen R. Rinkley was hanged at
Newman, Ga, Friday, for the murder
of his wife four years ago. His brother,
q wealthy cotton broker of Memphis, has
spent $50, 900 in endeavoring to save him
from the gallows, and Gov. Stone, OF
Mississippi, and Governors Porter and
Brown, of Tennessee, together with Cen
erals Forest and Jackson, have written
repeatedly to Gov. Colquitt praying for
Executive Clemency on the ground that
the condemned was Of unsound mind.
But Gov. Colquitt declined to interfere,
and Rinkley was hanged according to
sentence.
New York, June 1S.-The class of 80,
of Princeton College, numbering nearly
one hundred young men, has been sus-
pended and required to leave town by
noon to-day. Cause, bull-dozing the fac
ulty.
New York, June 18.-James Brennan
tonight attempted TO assassinate Father
John FitzHartis. Catholic priest, while
leaving his residence to minister to dy-
ing man. Brennan attacked him with a
knife, cutting him severely. Brennan
was arrested and locked up. The cause
of the affair is understood to be disa-
greement upon money matters.
Mauch Chunk, Pa, June 18.-There is
q feeling of satisfaction and relief here
over the action of the Board of Pardons
in the cases of the Molly Maguires.
Some fears are entertained that an at
tempt will be made to rescue the prison
ers. Double guards have been placed at
the Jail and about town. The prisoners
received the news from Harrisburg
stoically.
Richmond, Va, June 19.-R. G. Mos
by, mail carrier, has been arrested by
special agents for purloining from regis
tered letters. Mosby is highly connected,
and said to be a cousinof John S. Mosby.
He was committed in default of 5000
bail.
Belvidere, N. J., June 10y yesterday
afternoon, mill dam just above Nor
wick on the Delaware, Laekawanna and
Western Railroad, which had become
considerably washed eld weakened by
the late rain storms suddenly broke and
precipitated a fishing party consisting Of
ten persons through the Hluice way.
Mrs. Reemers, her daughter Julia Reem-
ers, Miss Crowley and Thomas Pressler
were drowned. The owner Of the boat,
Marx Fisher, and James 0sfeIt were IA
tally injured by falling into the grinder
Of the mtll below the Bluice way.