The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-07
STATE AND NE1eHB0RHOOD.

Ashtabula, Feb. t.-About four o'clock this af-
ternoOn, snow plow, with two engines, running
very fast, ran into the rear Of a freight train q
mile west of Ashtabula. George Clemensand Jo-
seph Brant, both Of Erie, were killed. Arthur
Jones, Of Collinwood John sutter and Timothy
Sullivan, Of Erie, were severely injured. Two
engines, a caboose, and FIVE box cars were
smashed. .sl.s.. f.a.ssIa,. ....g. .a.
Ironton, Feb Ia bloody tragedy occurred this
afternoon about one and a half miles from town.
A, man by the name Of Smith shot and killed
his wife, and wounded his Atep son by shooting
him twice IN the thigh and his step'daughter in
the arm, aflerward shooting himself, the ball
passing through the chin and coming out at the
cheek bone, making dangerous If not fatal
wound. The boy and girl are not baaly injured.
Officers arrested Smith late this evening, at The
house where he committed the foul murder, and
he was convey ed TO Jail In wagon, There are so
many conflicting rumors that 1t is impossible to
get the facts Of this atroeious crime, .,-,, ar
Fifty families from the South Side will leayefor
Ravenna. Ohio next week, The heads thereof
are connected with the new glass works at that
place Pittsburgh Leader. 10 br. ..r...,
1t only takes thirty minutes to secure divorce
at Fort Wayne. -NdpOieoE NorthlDeSt. Ottawa
county can beat that, We were atthe court room
the other day when Judge Kramer called up a di-
Vorce case. and In less than Eve minutes he had a.
decree for his elient-- Port ClintoH Setrs 5a.
Troy, Feb. Last evenin three sharpers, stop
ping at the Hatfield House in this CITY, induced q
greeny. IN old farmer living near here, 10 go to
their rooms in tho above named hotel, to look at
and purchase sor2e nice cloth, cheap They in
duced him 10 take out his money, and take q
chance in some kind Of lottery they had, when
one OF them grabbed his money S6O) and ran.
Greeny Is looking for the parties now, but the
birds have flown. ','N' .' 500
ZanesYllle, Feb. 1.--Jef Moorehead was arrested
yesterday at Sharon, NObI county, and brought
here aud confined to-day, charged with the muF.
der OF John Brock in June 1871. About that time
the body Of Brock was found 10 the woods near
Sonora, with q bullet hole In his head. Through
a defect in the evidence, the cOrOnet's jury rem.
dered q verdict or accidental or 80 fshoohng
Whilelhunhng Suspicion was. however, always
attached to MOOrehead asthe peTpelrator Of the
deed, d,WhOi twas alleged, had lived on terms of
criminal intimacy with Brock'sWife. A few days
ago Ms Annie johnson, Brooks mother, sworea
out an affidavit agsinst Moorehead chsfging the
murder Of her son. The prisoner is twenty seven
years old, and Is considered bad aud desperate,
character. He is very rettceht, having but little
TO say on the subject Of the charge. ''aH' s.
Cincinnati Feb 1.--Philip Watson, colored, who
murdered bis wife with hatehet last September,
at CoVington. KY, was hanged in the presence Of
5000 spectators at II o'clock this morning. Pre-
Vious TO his execution he made an acknowledge
meht Of bis crime and expressed repentance.
AT Mantau Station, on Thursday, man named
Matthew Powers went into saloon kept by an
old man, aged seventy, named Daniel Coon, and
called for some oysters which, after eating he re-
fused 70 pay for and went out Of the building
through roar door. Coon followed him, and
asked him tPcTeuJ FOR the money. SOmS Gixsy