The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-20
LATE NEWS.

The Long Island Savings Bank OF Brooklyn
failed last week,
Baltimore, Sept 14.-In discussion this after
noon among number Of Ward politicians Incl
dent to the Democratic primary election yester
day, fight occurred in which Andrew Waidner
an active local politician of the nth ward, re
ceiyed blows from which he died almost instant
", his neck having been broken. Thomas
Friese has been arrested, charged with having
dealt the fatal blow The parties to the aftray
were under the influence Of liquor
In the ruins Of Hale's piano factory at New
York yesterday skull burned and twisted, was
dug up. The remains Of five persons have been
recovered.
Sharon, Pa, September 14-The loss by the fire
last night was about s25 OOO about half Of it is in
sured. 'I 80
Springfield, Sept. 14.--A later estimate places
the loss Y the burning Of the Boston and Albany
railroad shops at a quarter Of million to three
hundred thousand dollars.
San Francisco Sept. t6.-Yesterday afternoon
at sargents rancho about two miles from Rock
ton, Placer county, Mr.. Sargent, his foreman,
Xavier Louis 0dOr, and Mrs Odor, were bruhlly
murdered by Cinnamon. The citizens assem-
bled and drove the Chinese out Of town and de-
stroyed the Chinese quarter.
DAYTON, Sept. 16 -Four prisoners made their as.
cane from the county jail this afternoon whileb be-
ing transferred from their ward. They reached
the roof of the jail and climbed to the ground by
The lightning rod The rod broke with one Of
them, negro, and he was captured after run.
ming short distance. 0fiCers are on the lookout
for the others,
Cincinnati, Sept. 15-Lewis Myers, County
Treasurer from whose office at Wapakonctta, o.,
some thirty thousand dollars were claimed to
have been stolen on the night Of Sept 6th was
yesterday arrested, charged with completely in
the robbery
Chicago, Sept l5.--The last banking institution
that has closed its doors is that Of Emil Josaphat
and Josaphat himself has lit out for parts un-
known, The bank did not do a very large bust
ness, but its suspension has nevertheless been the
means ofrobbng few citizens, mostly Italians,
/ OF their savings.
Burlington, Iowa Sept 14-The Parsons defal-
cation will certainly reach sl000O0 The School
District is out sS6 O00 the Bank s5OOOO, and other
int rests suffer more or less. Parsons carried on
his pecuations at the Bank by abstracting money
from the reserve fund.
Detroit Mich, Sept. 14.-Last night a German
girl, named Sarah Schmidt, working al the Sum.
mer Hotel, seven miles above the city, started to
come to town on foot, having wagon spoke in
her hand as protector. When about half way
to the city she was attacked by three tramps, who
tore her clothing and gave her blecl eye and a
bloody nose The girl got mad after While and
clubbed the fellows out Of the highway into the
| field and never once called for help and had no
thought Of fsinting Three men, supposed to be
her assailants visited drug store at midnight
and exhibited broken jaw, several scalp
wounds three broken fingers and two noses bad
y out of joint thus corrOborating the girls state
ment thatevery time she struck somebody hol-
| Tered.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 12.-Word has been re
ceived here Of the death this morning, at Freder.
ick, Nd, of Rev. Father John McElroy, the oldest
Catholic priest in the United States. He was born
in Inniskillen, Province OF Ulster, county Fer.
menaugh, Ireland, in 1872 Coming to America
in 1903 he was ordained priest in 1917
Tifin, O., September 12.-Near this place yester-
day, at the farm Of John Austin, just norih oil
Tifin tramp stopped &C Mr. Austin's house FOL
ouething to eat, and while being fed found that
Mr. Austin was afflicted with rheumatism, and
recommended to him tea made Of jimson weed
as sure cure Mr.. Austin, without second
thought had some tea made as recommended
ana drank some of 1t, and in less thaa ten min
utes wasa corpse, after suffering untold agory.
A, farmer named william Snyder, was found
dead in field near steubenvjlle on Tuesday
There is some mystery about It, al
On the llth near Fremont o. Noah Mc6lomer
ty, an old citizen Of that place was found dead In
corn field. He was found submerged In mud
he was subject 70 fits, and tits supposed that wa
thec Of his death. a,