The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-04-18
LATE NEWS.

Toronto, April 12.-At Myersburg last evening,
Bertha Wynn, aged l6 was killed by school
teacher named Shannon.
Trenton, N. j., April l2-Michael Lynch was
fatally shot by James Mccartney in a quarrel
about dog fight
Wheeling, W. Va, April 12.-Wednesday night
q skif containing six young men Of Martins
Ferry capsized in the river just above this city,
Frank McKim, Herbert Crowl and Peter Milli-
gan were drowned; the others were saved, James
Greer one Of the party, rescuing Thomas Jordan.
sunbury, Pa, April 12-Peter McManus and
JACK ONeil, Molly Maguires, have been lodged
in Jail on the charge Of being implicated in the
murder of Frederick Hesser, near Shampkin, De.
cember 10th 1874. Six other MOlle Maguires
have beer arrested and charged with burning
schwenk's coal breaker at Mount Carmel, in
June, 1875,
Galveston, April ia NelOS reports another
train robbery on the Texas Pacific road at Mes
quite Station, thirteen miles east Of Dallas at ten
o'clock last night. When the train stopped at the
depot, the engineer and fireman were taken from
the engine and placed under guard. The ex.
press messenger and route agent barricaded
tn mselyes in their car but the robbers saturated
IL with coal OIL set FIRE to 1t and forced them out
The express and mail were then plundered. Con-
ductor Afford and two robbers were wounded
It ne plundering party numbered fifteen or TWEEN.
ty. The passengers were not molested.
Fonda, N. Y, April 11.-Sam Steenburgh,
awaiting execution on the 10th inst for the muir
der Of s, Parker at Amsterdam, on November
nth, made full confession last night He says
he has committed eleven different murders, the
first when only fourteen years old Also to the
innumerable burglaries, robberies and incendiary
fires In aud around Amsterdam The story hor
rible in the extreme and nearly ell corroborated
He says he murdered Parker
New York, April 11.-LauncelOt FOgarty, aged
40 years, No $50 West Forty.second street, killed
his wife, aged IS years, early this morning, and
| then killed himself. FOgarty about year ago
went to Chicago. from whence he returned few
days since and endeavored to take possession Of
a GROCERY store which his wife had started during
his absence, he claiming he had sent his wife
money from Chicago, helped stock the store,
owned the furniture and that he had other pro.
nriaterV right. The woman objected to his inter,
ference and had him taken yesterday before po-
lice magistrate, who dismissed the case, admon.
isbed Fogarty, however that he must not annoy
the women Last night he visited the house after
the women had retired and secured admittsnce,
with the result above stated.
New Orleans, April l2.-The Galveston NetOS
special says that Ia dispatch was received nom
the City Of Mexico stating that on the 9th inst,
Minister Foster officially recognized the Diaz
Government.
Harrisburg, April 19-The Board Of Pardons
has postponed decision in the seofJack Kehoe,
the Molly Mcguire sentenced to be hanged, until
| the May meeting.
jacksonville, Ill, April A-In row this eve
ming At the African Methodist church, in this
oity, Tobias Hannss shot Clarence Hubbard dead
and mortally wounded VIM. Baker Hannas has
not yet been captured.
Richmond, Va, April 13.-To.day, while Mrs
Julius Timberlake was attempting to extinguish
some burning grass in the yard of her plantation,
| in Henrico county. twelve miles from this city
| her clothes caught FIRE and she was oremated in
few minutes Parties ran to the rescue of the
unfortunate lady but 1t was too late.
Fall River, April I'D. A. Chase, defaulung
Treasurer of the Union mills, has resigned, and
Thomas E. Brayton, Of the firm of Thomas E,
Brayton & Co., cotton buyers was chosen to the
| flee.
New York, April 12-Mrs. Catherine Reenan, Of
BROOKLYN, bitten by a cat about amonth ago, died
this evening in commissions. The physicians are
satis ed that the case is clearly one Of hydropho'
] bia.