The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-27
LATENEWS

KENT, 0, September "a AT Polk, Ohio,
last night j. Smith, a tramp, lost his left
foot while attempting to get on a moving
freight train.
LANCASTER, o., September "a. The de-
composing body ofa young man was found
this afternoon in corn-feld near town.
A bullet-I ole in hi1 heart and a revolver
near him were evidence TO the Coroner
of suicide. His shirt is marked John F,
Davis.
FOREST, o., September 24.-Mrs. Steph,
ems, while driving with her daughter to.
day, south of town, was thrown from her
carriage in consequence of the horses
frightening at passing train, and was Sc.
riously injured by her head striking
against fence. 1t is feared she may moi
recover,
KIRBY, o., September 24.-About nine
o'clock last night two men attacked Levi
PriCe.a section foreman, AN the Pittsburg
Ft Wayne and Chicago Railroad, while
driving in his buggy, two miles out o.
town, striking him with clubs and fraCtur'
ing his skull and otherwise seriously in.
iuring him. He may recover. No clue tC
The perpetrators.
PITTSBURGH, September 20.--The Pleas
ant Valley Passenger Railway Company't
stables in the suburbs of Allegheny City
were partially destroyed by fire early thil
morning. The cars and horses were al
saved. Loss about $4,000.
A party of eight Colored men became
involved in quarrel at the corner o
George and Elm streets, Cincinnati OF
Monday night. Pistols were freely useC
and four of them were wounded, one
Charles Blackston, it Is thought. fatally.
George W. Conrade, of Circleville, the
largest boot and shoe dealer in that town
has been Shermanizcd. That s,the Sher.
iff has closed him. The extent of the LA
bilities are not known.
The fair representing the states of Ohio
Michigan and Indiana, opened at Toledo
on Monday, under the most favorable
auspices. The exhibits in the various de-
partments, especially those of live stock
and fine arts, are unusually fine.
About one o'clock Monday morning a
fire broke out in Marsh's cigar factory at
Coshocton, and before it could be exiting
uished five buildings were destroyed,
The loss on buildings will aggregate about
40,00O and $4,000 on contents, on which
there is about $4,000 insurance, $500 OF
which is in the Home of Columbus.
I
General Hoods new home brigade con.
sists of nine children, all under 8 years
of ag :, including three pairs of twins.
They are officered by four nurses, a gov
erness, his wife and mother-in-law. The
corps" is said to present fine appear.
ance on dress parade.
Joseph Eicher's large new barn, situa-
ted one mile and half west of Wooster,
burned to the ground about eight o'clock
Tuesday evening, together with its con-
tents, consisting of grain and other pro-
duce. Loss estimated at $4,000 on which
there was 81 900 insurance The fire is
supposed to be the work of tramps-
Six European steamers sailed from
New York Saturday taking 255,O0O BUSH
els of grain, and large shipments of but.
ter, cheese, oysters, and Kentucky blue
grass seed for Hungary.
CORTLAND, N. Y, Sept "a "A package
containing Government and railroad
bonds, certificates ofstock mortgages and
promissory notes, estimated at 5000 000
was stolen from the First National Bank
of Cortland Satur daV.
GAMBLER, o., September 20.-A young
man named Thomas Carpenter went to
bed last night with a pistol, and woke up
during the night with hole through his
thigh, He will recover.