The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-26
LATE NEWS.

while IN bed at home, was shot four times by his
brotherin.law, Charles Callahan. Caiu chased
Callahan, aud as the latter reached the kitchen
he seized carving knife and cut hi, own throat,
dying almost instantly, Cain cannot live,
Cincinnati, Dec l5-At Fairbank, short dis
lance below the city ou the Ohio River. William
Plow met william Myers on the road tins mOru'
ing and was beaten to death by club IN the
hands of the latter The affair is the result Of an
old grudge. ...U
General +. siegel has start q on alecturlng tour
He will lecture in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa
and Illinois during the winter, and has prepared
six lectures, three OF which he will deliver in
English as well as in German
John Bright recently told some Scotch clergy
men that iflhey were 10 Oansn whisky from their
houses and the consumption Of II from their 80
cial habits, they would do much to withdraw
leading source Of the poverty and suffering which
curse Scotland.
Phlladelphs, Dec. H-George W. Huntsnger
ex President OF the Philadelphia Coal Com pany,
was discharged this morning from the charge OF
misapplying moneys of the company, but was
Immediately taken before a magistrate on the
charge Of embezzing $4,000 belonging to the
Philadelphia Coal Company in lS76and 1877. He
was held in $4,000 bail.
Saratoga Dec 49, The First National Bank
suspended to-day, growing out Of the defalcation
of County Treasurer Wright A run was thus
precipitated on the Commercial Bank, and It's
doors were closed.
Cleveland Dec l4.--Atan early hour this morn
A., inh vi md
stationery establishment was badly damaged by
Gre. This establishment is one of the largest of
It's kind iu the West The firm expect to have
their presses aud machinery running at an early
day. The loss on stock is probably total, which
is 900 and as close as II is possible TO estimate
the loss on machinery building, etc, is $4,000
making total loss of $50 600; insured,
New York. Dec. 49, The police tonight arrest
ed Red Leary and John McCarChy, alias
Butch" Captain ByrneS intimates plainly that
the prisoners are known to have been among the
planners and perpetrators Of the Manhattan Bank
robbery
Governor Wade Hampton, of souh Carolina, is
recovering
The Dell Roy Coal and Coke Company, Of
Cleveland was Incorporated Saturday by Charles
B. Stuart and others, with a Ganital stock OF $780,.
600; also the N rlh American Life.boat and
Launch Company, OF Youngstown by Chauncey
H. Andrews and Others with capital OF s5OOOO
Iu Cleveland, saturday, the arches under the
sidewalk in froutof a new building on Superior
street gave way, letting bout one hundred feet
of tagging fall in. A woman and a child who
were on the sidewalk disappeared in the cloud
Of dust which the falling stones made, but were
soon rescued. The child was unhurt, but the
woman receiyed some severe injuries.
Columbus Dec. 4-Max strakosch called al
the office of The Columbus Democrat this evening
for the purpose OF rebuking the editor on account
OF some str lures. Mr., Allen o Myers, the editor
assaulted Mr. StrahosCh and kicked him down
stairs The injured manager is consulting law.
yer.
Paterson, N. j. Dec 12.-Ths afternoon man
and boy attempted to drive wagon along Liue
Falls turnpike, which was submerged by the
iIeshet. They missed the road and drove iutO the
channel OF the river above Pasaic Falls The
wagon-bldy with the man aud boy fnated #.
swiftCurr bore them towards the rapids ard
plunge of seventy feet beyond Some gentlemen
who were on the bridge Just above The boiling
rapids, hastily tore the reius from some horses
standing there and made lines which the man
aud boy caught as they passed under and were
saved. The wagon body pluDget over the fails
Mansfield. Dec. 16 Dennis o. 8ren, saloon
keeper. was arrested this morning for the seducs
ton of his wiie's sisters daughter girl sixteen
years old, and for an attempt at abortion.
There are still 10 tidings of the missing cotton
mill proprietor, Jesse Duvall, of ZAnesville. The
mill has been closed, throwing out of employ
ment about sky CIR and eight or ten men.
young man named Nefr fell on a circular saw
at Chand' 'erviIle ten miles south OF Zanesville,
Friday, and one of his arms was badly mangled.
The saw performed two successive amputations
before the unfortunate man could be rescued
Charl Johnston, brakeman on an east bound
freight train, fell from tr IN while In motion, at
on Sunday, aud was seriously in
jnred about the head his nose being completely |
split open and his chin mashed. g
The following named prisoners have been sen.
fenced to the PeuitentiAry by Judge Beer from
Upper SanduSky: Frank Baker James Monroe
and Peter st Clair, each Que year for larceny, and
Joseph Mcintyre one year for highway robbery |
A, F Bartgess, young lawyer of Akron, was
arrested on Monday charged with making an in-
decent assault upon the person Of Mrs. Mary Van |
0rman, on Saturday Jast while the lady was in |
BartgeSs Office on legal business.
A case Of probable murder by poisoning was !
developed al Delaware on Monday as q result of |
an inquest upon the body of oliver Houston, a |
tesmSer, who died under suspicious circnm- |
stances December lst An analysis Of the stOm
ach revealed a large amount Of strychnue. |
Many rumors are exant aud circumstances po mt |
very strongly to his wifeand cousin, who board.
ed with them, as the guilty ones They were
placed under arrest.
John Foster, a clerk in the store Of Jas Naugh.
ton at Columbus, has been arrested for Obtaining
goods und false pretences.
Hon.J. H. Benson, resident of Cardingon
Morrow county, has made an assignment In
Assets, about $40 600; liabilities
probably So 900.
Josenh N. Bllllngsley the dashing eolored bar.
Der who was arrested at Dayton some time ago |
aud taken TO Eaton for trial for burglary and lar.
ceny, was sentenced to the Peniientisry for three
years '... On tA t f