The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

captured,
dispatch from San Francisco says the town Of
Shasta was one'thrd burned Monday. The pOr-
ton destroyed embraces large portion OF the
business part of the place.
Nearly ore thousand cars Of wheat agaregatinR
about 100000 bushels, were received al Toledo
during twenty.four hours ending at noon Mon.
day being the largest amount ever received there
In the same length Of time.
A committee of citizens Of Wallingford Conn,
was appointed Monday evening to receive and
disburse all contributions for the aid Of sufferers
by the recent tornado Stanford has sent 500, and
one church In New Britain, Sunday, contributed
400, The New York, New Haven Il Hartford
Railroad has ordered It's agents to sell tickets to
Walngford and return at half fare Tuesday the
proceeds to be given In aid Of the sufferers.
A freight train on the East Ohio & Mississippi
Railroad collided with the special west consist
Ing Of the engine and caboose, near North Yer
non, Ind, on Saturday. A man named Beverly,
who was riding on the special, was killed. The
hremen and engineers, who jumped from the en-
glnes, received slight injuries.
At o'clock on Saturday afternoon. two men
entered the exchange banking house Of Grimm Il
W. ht hlhNlhuAi luhluHh NullG lub thbultT WHh
making change for one the other abstracted 5000
Both men escaped Two men suspected were ar.
rested on Chicago train at Elmwood twenty
miles north, and were lodged in jail at Anderson.
Under instructions from Washington the post
Office authorities at San Francisco are making
preparation to transport 100000 in gold from
that city to New York as third class mail matter
Business men there are at loss to understand the
action of the Government more particularly in
view Of the recent transactions in which the Gov
ernment paid out about three millions In New
York to correspondents Of San Francisco bankers
the latter paying like amount plug a small per
centage iuto the sub Treasury here.
William Torrey, cashier of the First National
Bank Ashland, Schuyl,ill county, Pa, hrs been
arrested charged with falsiiying the books, mis-
appropriating the funds and embezzng He was
bound over to appear at the next term of Quarter
Sessions in PottsYille in the sum of $1,000 upon
each charge, Torrey has been cashier Of the
institution since 1872, and is brother.lnlaw Of
Robert Gorrell It's President The bank closed
its doors about one year ago and went into the
| hands of receiver.
The Republican campaign OF Indiana was
| opened last week at Richmond by Gen. Ben Har-
rison.
The Government the other day purchased 1 2O0,.
900 ounces of fine silver from the Nevada Bank Of
| San Francisco
A little Bigbee river packet, the Fanny w., ex-
ploded her boilers at Wavery, Miss, Friday, kill
ing the captain and mate.
Philemon B. Hunt, of Lexington, Ken, has
been appointed agent for the Indians Of the Kio-
wa, Comanche and Wichita Agency, Indian Ter.
rltory.
gang Of tramps in california attempted to
board freight train one night last week, bu
were driven of by the train hands, one of thei 1
number, however, being killed by a brakeman
whom they had assailed with sticks and stones.
The yellow fever continues to spread in New
Orleans, and cannot be arrested on account Of the
filthy condition of the city, which is in wo-se
sanitary condition than for fifteen years past
The Health Board is about to snstitute more
| rigorous dlsintecting system and hopes to arres
the epidemic by this means.
great storm of wind and rain visited New York
and New England Friday, doing considerable
damage to property and proving disastrous to life
in some localities, especially in Wallingford
twenty or more persons killed outright and twice
that number injured.
The Cabinet on Friday again convened with
reference to our relations with Mexico. The Sec
retary of War has received kilograms from Gener'
al Ord, asking what action he should take If the
United States troops, in following fresh trail af
ter a raid had been made from the Mexican side
of the river should in following the raiders, NEE
with opposition from Mexican troops. This ques
tiOn together with the general aspect of affairs on
the Rio Grand as reported to the War Department
was the subject of earnest attention 1t was de-
Cided that there was no reason whatever why the
| former orders to American forces should not be
fully carried out and the President directed the
Secretary of War to telegraph General Ord, reiter'
ating the existing orders with reference to the
protection of American interests and prompt pur'
suit and punishment of fraiding parties, After the
adjournment of the Cabinet Secretary McCrary
and General Sherman were in consultation with
reference to instructions to be sent to General Ord
and telegram will be sent that officer advising
him of the intention OF the Government to de-
mand that Outrages upon its citizens shall cease
and instructng him to carry out the provisions oil
the present orders to follow and punish raiding
parties,
Bloomfield, August 13-A portable EaW mill en-
gine near this place blew up this morning, Chas
Wallace, engineer, and G. NJ. Jones, sawyer, were
instantly killed. Wm, Wallace was 80 badly
scalded that there is no hope of his recovery and
James Welsh was seriously hurt.
sabina, August 13-Whilea man named Decker
was clipping with Allen Cox's wife. Mr. Cox was
clipping with one Ben COchran's wife. They went
through this place early yesterday morning, on
their way to a station on the Narrow Gauge.
Sunday a Bucyrus stranger was arrested on g
charge of rObbing the postOtiice at Mt. Vernon
The charge was made by John Anderson, profes
sing to hail from that place. Anderson was dis
covered to be a fraud, and the stranger was re
leased. Anderson was arrested, and aCknowl
edged his object as that of plundering his victim
Steubenvile, August 13.-It has been ascertain
ed that one of the unknown victims Of the late
railroad accident was William Wiley, of Green
field Ind. The Coroner received a telegram thil
morning to forward the body to that place but 4
is in such an advanced state Of decomposition
that the request will not be complied with. The
petients at the Hospital are all doing we'll exCep
a lad named Bomerlaine, who is expected to die
Tonight there is quite a large meeting at the
Cramer NJ E. Church for the purpose of organic
lug Law and Order Society similar to the one In
Pidsburg to aid in the enforcement Of the new
Sunday Ordinance, closing saloons, DC, which
takes effect next Sabbath.
Canal Dover, August 12.-0n Friday Louis Oh
cOtt man about 90 years of age, ChOked to dealt
while eating dinner at the house of F. Buerkel
this place. A piece Of meat lodged in his throat
STATE AND NEIGHBORHOOD,