The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


General McDowell's testimony in the Flt2 John
Porter inquiry, Thunday, was important. He has
corrected a mistake in dates in his pamphlet on
the case, which has gone unChallenRed for Ska
teen years, and whi, h has placed General Porter
in very false position. 1t Is most important
point for the defense, and, as a morning paper
says, Porter seems to have General Mcdowell in
corner.
Tie corner stone Of the new Court House was
laid at Wooster On Wednesday of last week with
appropriate ceremonies.
The barn Of Dennis Daily was totally, and the
dwelling house of Mrs A, J, Harris, partially de-
streyed by fire at Fremont on Wednesday, Loss
about 81 900,
Pomeroy, o., Oct 1.-THE Middieport Woolen
Mills Company, OF which John Scheimer ia man
ager, made an assignn ent last night, to James H.
Laws, Of Cincinnati, who is the principal credi.
tor Liabilities and assets not yet stated
Akron, Oct. 11.--Three full grown bears were
discovered in Bath, this county, yesterday. One
of them was captured A calf was recently killed
and devOured by the beasts. sporkmen are
securing the woods for the remaining two.
The house Of Mr.. B. Hilbeth, of sprir gfeld,
this county was buIglarized Of s75 worth Of prop.
erty last night Ttsmps are suspected.
New York, Oct, 1.-THE grand jury of Hudson
county, New jersey has indicted Jenny R. Smith
for the murder Of her husband, Police Officer
Smith, q short time ago.
Ashland, KY, oct. 1.-THE coal miners Of the
extensive mines Of the Norton Iron Works came
out of the banks to-day on q strike and COM
PEELED the men engaged in loading ore for trans
IN Nbn lie D.
mand an established pay day, and reduction in
prices In the company's sore. The furnace will
likely blow out
Halifax, oct 1.-the Merchants Bank of Prince
Edwards Island, Charlottown closed It's doors
yesterday, and will probably be wound up. Gross
liabilities, SS660O0; total assets S564,C0O James
Duncan Co. owe the bank $4,000, Of which
92OO0 Is secured. Duncan's estate will only pay
hfty or sixty cents on the dollar to unsecured
creditors. The bank loses by this firm $4,000 in
addition to losses by the firms involved through
Duncan.
Galveston, Oct, l1-A Eetrs special from Gid.
dings says VIM P. Longey, generally known as
Bill Longley, was executed here TO-. day, in the
presence Of vast crowd, for the murder of VII.
son Anderson In March, 1875. Lopgley made A
those he had injured, warning his hearers to fore
go revenge, as it was passion which brought him
to the scaffold At 237 p. m. the drop fell, he
moaned couple of times and his arms and legs
worked spasmodicaly few seconds In eleven
and half minutes life was pronounced extinct
Longley was noted desperate, and had killed
eight men, six white and two negroes, besides
shooting several others who survived,
Detroit, Oct. 11.-Lste advices from Clio in le-
gard to the Conquest family, whose chsrred re-
mains were found in the ruins of their home yes
terday, state that Mr.. ana Mrs. Conquest were
found with their thIoats cut from ear to ear and
skulls crushed In. The baby's throat was also cut
The Coroner's inquest is now in progress. No oclue
to the perpetrators Of the horrible deed.
Cleveland, Oct. lL-After being out nearly a
day the Jury in the Mullyne murder case came
into court today with verdict Of not guilty,
This justihes the shooting and decides that il was
done in selfdefense. 1t is understood the Jury
came to the conclusion that the killing was the
result Of midnight row among bummeIs, and if
the defendant had not fred he would have re.
ceiVed terrible whipping or possibly have been
murdered. Mullyne was discharged from Gus.
tody
ON0u"OOhi ~ - ONt' -ADOub OuC uuuuItu
and twenty-five Indians made their appearance
in Red Water Valley, thirty miles from here, this
morning. and burned several stacks Of hay. The
ranchers organized party and started in puHuit
of the Indians this evening.
Salt Lake, Oct 12-Tbe trial of Collett for COM
picity n the Aiken murders, is still progressing
There is nothing in the evidence to show that
Collet did any killing. The evidence for the de.
fense is that the Corpses, although found could
not be identified, and that Collett was on a mis-
sion in Idaho atthe time.
Goshen, Ind, Oct 11.-A farmer named Leon
ard Coy, aged 60 years, living eight miles east Of
Goshen, fell from en- apple tree this evening,
breaking his neck,
Hastings, Oct 1l,-several months ago Charles
H. Berry committed extensive forgeries at this
place, at Nashville and vicinity, and, when dis
covered, escaped. He was recently captured at
Fort Worth, Texas and to-day brought back here
and locked up.
The jury In the Billings murder case, on trial at
Balston, N Y, after beirg ont long time, failed
to agree, and were discharged. The jury stood
II for acquittal and one for conviction.
At the request Of the Bank Commissioners Of
Boston, a temporary injunction was Issued yes.
terday afternoon restraining the Lexington Saw
ings Bank from further trantsctirg G business The
business will be wound up without lots to the de-
pOsitors
Prof L. D. Williams, for 20 years Professor Of
Natural Sciences in Allegheny College, Mead
vile, Pa, died yesterday morning at O'Clock, ct
his residence, few miles from MeadVille. Re
was in his 65th year.
Jesse R. Oakley, the defaultDg cashier Of the
Merchants Exchange National Bank, Of New
York, who fed to Europe in 1870, but who return
ed recently and pleaded guilty, was sentenced
yesterday In the United States Court to FIVE years
at hard labor in the Albany Penitentary.