The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
LATE NEWS.


Portland Ind, May ,H.-MIs. Jones, living one
mile west of this place, has taken no food OF any
kind for 81 days. No moving Of the bowels for 30
days. She is sensible can not speak, has no
pain. During these 81 days she has taken no
medicine.
Farmer City, ILL.,, May 24-oliver Hurst, son OF
Martin Hurst, well known farmer OF this coun'
ty, while plowing in the field to day, unhilched
his horses and started toward the house as the
storm approached. When about so yards from
the barn both Hurst and his horses were instantly
killed by lightning,
Providence, May 26-This afternoon seven men
were preparing to have fsh fry on an Island in
Waterman reservoir smihfeld, when shower
came up and lightning struck the party Vim.
Colvn, Of scituate, and Danl Knowlton, Of
Greenville standing back to back under tree,
were killed. Eugene Knowlton, brother OF Danl,
and jeremiah Angel, his hired man, were injur-
ed their boots being stripped of, feet burned,
and limbs partially paray2ed The other three
were stunned, but not seriously
New York, May 25.-Whie a large quantity Of
grain was being received to-day on the third floor
Of building used for stables Of the horses Of the
| Sixth Avenue Railroad, the floor gave way, and
falling to the second floor the two were carried
to the ground, crushing three men at work nthe
stables. Two Of the men, John Carlin and Hugh
| NJ. Murtha, were taken from the rubbish dead
and the third, Francis BinGers, had an arm bro.
ken and body badly bruised
The cotton strike in England will beindehnite'
! ly postponed,
The Agcncic RuSSe says that so far all seems TO
augur well for the assembling of the Congress.
Great Britain has ordered from Berlin immedi.
ately two hundred electric lights for the British
fleet.
A Russian army corps has been ordered to Fin.
| land, where a considerable force has been con-
centrating.
John Holland an old and prominent citizen Of
st. Paul Minn committed suicidelast Friday by
hanging himself
Montenegro has assured Count Andrassy that
she intends to keep the peace and that her atti.
tude will be strictly defensive.
The Russian Government has ordered in the
event Of war, that all cruisers shall be manned
by regular seaman and mariners.
The Russo.Turkish Commission has failed to
agree upon line of demarCaton, the Russians
claiming several points which the Turks refuse
tn concede.
The anti Socialist bill has been withdrawn in
the German Parliament. the first clause of the
bill having been defeated by vote of 25l to 81.
The fire at Constantinople among the buildings
of the Sublime Porte was the work Of an incen-
diary. One and half million dollars, deposited
there, were lost.
The Austrian opposition to the aggrandizement
of Montenegro toward the AdratiC sea becomes
more pronounced. There is some talk Of Aus
trian occupation of Antivari and spitza.
Jesse Walker, colored, was hanged Friday af-
ternoon at FarmerVille, La, for the murder Of
Violet Kimmons on the 10Th of February last
Walker asserted his innocence to the lakt The
affair moved off quietly
While workmen were engaged in tearing down
a building on Mercer street, New York, yesterday,
the second floor gave way, and man named
FITZGERALD wss killed and Patrick Hart fatally in
jured several others were hurt more or less.
George W. Bishop, an ex.Judge of the Orphans
Court at Baltimore, was arrested Saturday,
charged with the fraudulent transfer and con-
version of 1000 in city bonds in which the es.
tate of minor had been invested by order Of the
Court.
George Watson and Alfred Rankin who lodged
at GOrmans hotel, Bellionte, Pa, ThuHday night
arose next morning and both drank by mistake
: from bottle of Carbolic acid. One Of them died
L soon afterward and the other is not expected to
recover,
The grand jury at New York ordered indict-
ments against the Board of Health and Board OF
Aldermen against the former for willful neglect
in issuing permits to offensive manufactures and
against the latter for neglect Of duty in issuing
! permits for street distractions,
In the Vo.burg poisoning case yesterday at Jer-
sey City, Rev. Mr.. Vosburg took the stand and as
, serted his innocence in the most positive terms,
He testified that he never administered tartar
emetic to his wife in any way, and never had tar
: tar emetc in his hands until he passed powder
over the table in the court room.
The London Standard says that the difficulties
, between England and Russia are in a fair way Of
being removed, and that the prospects of peace
are brighter now than they have been for some
time past. The Car is resoute in the matter Of
the retroCession of Bessarsbia, but has made con-
siderable advances in regard TO the limits Of Bull
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