The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-04-11
LATE NEWS.

The specie shipments to Europe on Saturday
amounted to 100000 gold coin.
The Manchester, N. H., Print Works have shut
down temporarily on account Of the dull times
At Wheeling, W. Va, the residence of Alexan.
der Rogers was robbed of 81, 500 worth Of jewelry
by tramps.
At Wilmington, Del, on Sunday, VIM. Thomas
blacksmith, killed his wife and himself. Drink
was the cause.
The United States steamer Wyoming sailed on
Saturday from the Brooklyn navy yard with the
exhibits for the Paris Exposition.
The Lotos Club of New York gave an elegant
entertainment on Saturday evening TO Bayard
Taylor United States Minister to Germany.
Bath, N. Y, April 7-0ne of the buildings Of
the steuben county poor house. near this place,
was burned last night, and fifteen inmates per-
ished The fire was SET by an insane pauper.
East Stroudsburg, Pa, April 5-Edward MalVin
brutally murdered his wife while she was In con-
finement on Wednesday night, twelve miles from
Gouldsboro station. He was arrested and lodged
In Stroudsburg Jail tonight. Our citizens are
highly incensed and suggestions Of lynching are
current,
The dies flor the new dollars arrived in San
Francisco Saturday. II Is expected coinage will
be commenced this week. There is about 100000
ounces Of fine silver at the mint, and good sup.
ply outside, mostly in the hands Of the Nevada
Bank.
Seven of those who were injured by the oil ex-
posion, caused by the collision Of trains at slat.
ington, Pa, on Friday, have died, namely: VIM.
Shoemaker John Koeher Irvine Beers, Daniel
Reber, Arthur Williams, Irwin Clark and John
Rohback. Several still are in critical condition
The steamer Sandy Fashion blew upat Cat etts
burg KY, on Saturday The lOsp on the cargo
and steamer is about sS,OOO Joseph Newburg, of
Richmond, KY, and Alphonso Osburne, pilot
were killed, and moment after the explosion
man pulled headless body from the water, but
dropped it to save a man struggling near him.
Mr., Newburg's body was taken to Cincinnati on
the steamer Bostona tonight by delegation OF
Masons. Mr. Osborn was buried to-day The
sunken hull will be raised tomorrow, and 1t is
thought a number of bodies will be found there
The Massachusetts Legislative Committee on
Railroads reported on the question Of further
State loan of $4,000 900 to the New York New
England Railroad. A majority Of the committee
favor the loan. One minority report favors the
consolidation of the New York Il New England
and Boston & Providence railroads. The other
opposes further aid.
Cincinnati, April "a telegram has been re-
ceived from the proprietor of the Lick House, San
Francisco, addressed to Mrs Vance, stating that
her husband, ex Congressman j. L. Vance, who
mysteriously disappeared from this city short
time since, was there and that he was insane.
At Patterson, N. j. James F. Preston and E. X.
Rose were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the
Merchants Loan and Trust Company, TO pay each
a fine of $500 and costs. Preston was then sen.
fenced to one year In the State prison and $500 fine
for larceny and embezzlement, in connection
with the same matter. Preston was cashier and
Rose director of the defunGt bank.
The case of Bugbee of indianapolis, the forger,
is fully as bad as at first represented. His brother
andsan officer of Boston bank are examining
the books, but decline to make statement until
they have finished. 1t does not appear that any
effort is being made for his arrest; although he has
been heard from west of indianapolis. Bugbee
is the administrator of a former partners estate
with a bond given in the sum Of S65 600. His
bondsmen are apprehensive they may be in
trouble.
Col, o. L. Shepherd of Newport, Rhode Island
a retired officer of the United States army, has
been tried by court martial for negecting to pay
over the fund contributed by brother officers in
1864 for a monument on the Stone River battle
ground, and President Hayes has approved the
sentence, which is that sheperd be confined with
in the limits of the post at Fort Adams for one
year, and thereafter until the money $1,000, with
interest from 1884, shall be paid. Col. Shepherd
was pat under arrest Saturday.
On Saturday evening, a fifty horse power boiler
in the engine room Of the Boston Stamping Man
ufactory of Zavery & Co., Third street, exploded,
Three men were killed another was fatally in
jured and six others more or less wounded. The
boiler was hurled through the brick walls Of the
engine room and the wooden walls of the build
ing enclosing it, 1870 feet across the canal. The
main building five stories high, and in which one
hundred persons were at work, was considerably
shattered, and on the one side nearest the engine
room every pane of glass was broken.
A dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says: "The
through express train on the Texas-Pacihc Rail
road was stopped and robbed Friday night at
Eagle Ford Station. The express messenger and
mail agent surrendered WlLnOuJ rehlstduCe' 4ue
passengers were not molested, The amount sto-
len is not known. The robbery is supposed to
have been committed by the same party that re-
Gently robbed train at Hutchings and Allen
Station, on the Central Railroad.
Topeka, KS, April 6.-The strike on the A. I. &
s. f. Railroad does not progress much. New en-
gineers and iremen arrived to-day, and will be
put to work at Emporia. The excitement is in.
tense, the strikers having the open sympathy of
the citizens. A number Of engines have been
ditched and some violence has been offered. A
committee of citizens Of Topeka visited superin'
tendent Morse to- day After hearing the story of
the strikers nothing was concluded upon, but the
strike will probably end now unless collision
occurs between the Brotherhood and the new en-
gineers, No freights have gone out since the
strike commenced, and the strikers are determ.
ined that none shall. Passenger trains all run
though, somewhat late.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 9.-Bullsrd, ex.member
Of the Legislature from Delaware county, who es-
capped from Sergeant alarms Gayner, q few weeks
ago, has been arrested near Meshoppen, Wyom-
ing county, where he had been visiting relStVea.