The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-20
STATE AND NEIGHBoRHooD.


sandusky, o., June l6.-Last Wednesday H. n
Core, Of Toledo, came here In search Of employ
ment He hired row boat that day and started
lor harblehead, eight miles distant. FlOm that
time I'LL last night nothing was heard OF him
Last evening mis- body was found near Cedar
Point, three miles from the city floating in the
water The remalus were brought here and an
inquest VIII be held tomorrow.
Lima o. June 16-Henry MCGOWAN q we'll
known coored man Of this city, died very sud.
Denly this morning at ten O'clock He went 10
church as usual and was assisting In the opening
exercises, when he complained Of being sick. He
was lald on seat by friends and expired In
fifteen minutes. The supposed cause heart dis.
ease
Columbu' o. june l6-T c. Mendenhall, Pro.
fessor Of Physics In the Ohio University, has ac-
copied similar position in the Royal University
In Japan at salary Of IS 900 gold and expenses 70
and from Toxic. Ills win sail septeEs berlst
Dresden, O., June 16.-Whle Pullman q Ham
iltons show was in this place yesterday, several
OF our neighbOrIDg farmers were taken In by some
confidence men TO the amount Of about 5000 Ona
elderly farmer lost $50, but recovered 1t By hay
ing the parties arrested.
Painesville, o., June l6.-John Brakeman, who
attempted the abduction OF Miss Mary Durham,
and. failing, tried to shoot her yesterday had q
preliminary examination before a Justice Of the
Peace, on Saturday evening on the charge Of an.
sault with intent to kill He was bound over To
the Court of Common Pleas on $500 bail.
Woverly, O., June l5-Ata Mass Convention Of
the Democracy of Pike county for the purpose OF
electng Delegates to the State Convention reso-
luton was offered by Hon, John W. washburn
and adopted, indorsing Senator Thurman for the
Presidency IN 1880
Andrew Roy late Mine Inspector, has puTchas.
ed coal farm near Eureka in Jackson county,
and will shortly bygn to mine coal on his own ac-
count
Ravenna, o., June 16-The extensive drygoods
establishment Of ]. S. Smith, for many years
leading merchant was closed last night by the
Sheriff.
Rayenna, o., June l5-W H. Woodruff, book
and news dealer, assigned to Andrew Jackson
Saturday, Assets, $50 in stock. Liabilities 49,.
QUO, The machine works of stockwell, Bragg &
Co who failed few weeks ago, have been pur-
chased by Cleveland narties, and the entire works
will be removed to that city.
The works Of the Eureka Cooperative Foundry
Association, on Gest street Cincinnati was burn
ed on Sunday. LOS on building aud contents,
s5jOuO; insurance on both, $4,000.
The time and place for holding the convention
fOr the Fifteenth Congressional district, composed
OF the counties OF Richland, Knox, Holmes Co.
shoctOn and TuScarawas has been fixed by thS
committee at New Philadelphia TusCalawas Coun.
| ty on Tuesday, the second day of July.
A daring highway robbery was committed two
miles south of sandusky city on Saturday night.
John Burns Of Marblehead a small town eight
miles from here was walking along the Coum.
bus pike when he was attacked by two men, who
Knocked him down and, after desperate strug
gle, robbed him ofabout SlOO, and left him in the
road insensible aud BILE ding from many wounds.
| No clue to the hiehwaymen.
The case of Wesley Ecker indicted for attempt
ing to burn his photograph gallery in Canal Dover
last April, which has been on trial at New Phila
dephia, was given to the jury on Friday afternoon
and on Saturday they returned verdict of gull
ty. He was sentenced TO the pententiary by Judge
Patrick for five years.
conflict between burglars in Wall Works'S
grocery and policemen took place at zanesVlle
on Sunday morning. After half an hours battle
STRIPPING of about eighteen, Fred. Randall and a
stranger whose name the authorities will not give
were taken with eight empty revolVers in their
possession. Randall has broken Jail at Kansas
| City. TWO Others All Wolfe and Reynolds, color
ed, were subsequently, secured. Goods taken at
many of the recent burglaries were found in
their possession.
Youngstown, Ohio, June 17-Dr. Arthur Kelly
a leading physician, was to day sentenced in the
| Con mon Pleas Court to six months imprison-
ment in the County Jail for an Indecent assault
on Inez Nicholson aged twelve years,
Tihln, June ia daring highway robbery was
committed late Saturday night near this city that
equals Jack Sheppard in his best days. Lewis
Hale and Plus Pecher, two young men who had
been in the city all day. left for home at about ten
O'Clock Passing saloon known as Clippers" !"
they noticed three men who appeared to watch
them, but thought nothing further Of 1t. Reach
| ing O pOiut in the road near some woods three
men with their faces masked sprang before them
and with leveed revOlvers demanded their money
or their lives. Hale started to run aud was
knocked senseless with bludgeou. PeCher then,
under cover OF the revOlvers emptied his pockets,
the robbers getting about $40. After riiing the
| pockets of tue insensble man they left them and
came toward the city. Two men were arrested
to-day and at the preliminary trial could give no
satisiact ry account Of themselves, and they were
| bound over to Court