The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Reading, Pa, Nov Or. H. Brown, one Of the
heaviest dry goods dealers In this city failed to-
day, after business life Of nearly twenty years.
The depressed condition of business in the iron
country is given as the cause.
New York, Nov. pa man named KOehl In
formed the Erie railroad officials that while riding
on an Erie train from Buffalo he had been robbed
of 20 900 marks, German money, equivalent to
5000.
London, Nov. ala dispatch from Paris says
the duel between Gambetta and Fourtou took
place to-day They fought with pistols, thirty
FIVE PAGES Of ground selected was at Chatillon
neither party wounded.
New York, Nov. 21-The four pounds Of cal
cined residum, which was all that remained Of
the bodily frame 0 the late Joseph Henry Louis
Baron de Palm, Grand Cross Commander of the
Holy sepulChre, (Knight OF Malta) Prince Of the
Holy Roman Empire, late Chamberlain to His
Majesty the King of Bavaria fellow of the The
osophical Society, ETC., after his cremation at
Washington, Pa. were last night cast into the sea
with appropriate ceremonies.
St. Louis, Nov. 22--The steamer War Eagle, Of
the Keokuk Northern Line, while backing out
| from SavertOn landing, seven miles from KeOkuk,
| this afternoon struck some rocks, broke holes In
her hull, and sunk in four feet of water. She had
no freight, and will be pumped Immediately.
The next Legislature of Louisiana will stand :
Senate, Democrats, %: Republicans, II, House
of Representatives, Democrats, 70; Republicans
IS; Nationals, Q; Independents, 2,
At the last election IN louisiana vote was had
on the choice of State capital, and returns thus
far show that New Orleans received 26,985 votes
and Baton Rouge 5,754 votes
On the Pan Handle Railroad in Jefferson Coun-
ty the other day two cattle kicked the door Of
ear oper and jumped out while the train was
RI inning at twenty miles an hour and escaped.
Cincinnati, Nov. 23.-The railroad war is virtu.
ally at an end. The New York Central this morn
ing put its tickets at old rates. S18 to New York.
The Pan Handle and A. & G. W. are still selling
drawback tickets at S4 and straight tickets at $40,
but it is ur rderstood these roads will also resume
old rates tomorrow.
Nine convicts, six black and three white, were
publicly whipped on Saturday at New Castle Del
aware, five being also pillored,
Charleston, s. c., Nov, 21.- United States Com
missioner Virgins, who has been making election
arrests in Balnwell, was arrested on charge OF
having accepted bribe to compromise case
when State Solicitor in 1870. He was released TO-
| day on bail. Commissioner Sam Lee OF sumpter,
who is also Probate Judge, was arrested yesterday
at sumpter for failing to keep open the ONCE OF
Probate Judge. He refused to give bail and went
to jail.
dispatch from Berlin reports that Gen. Kauf'
man in presenting sword to the Afghan Envoy
at Tashkemd for transmission To the Ameer, de-
cl ared that whoever sided with Russia need not
fear that hair Of his head would be injurtd.
A coblegrsm has Just been received by George
Pull man, of ChiCsgo from the American Con
sui at Lisbon, Portugal, stating that Charles W
ANGEL the defaultiDg secretary OF the Pullman
Palace Car Company, has been arrested there
and that $50 900 of the money taken by him has
been found on his person. It is believer that
there will be little difficulty in securing his extra
dltion.
The British force advancing from Quettah has
arrived at Kusklak ten miles distant. The colo
is intense About 100 men are sick in each regt
ment, Warm clothes are urgently required Anx
iety ia felt regarding the weather A proclama
ton of the Viceroy has been read to the Beooch
chiefs stating that war will only be.wsged against
the Ameer, and advising the people to remain al
their homes. The Quettah column numbers
$3.50 men. A division CON Dmanded by Lieutenant
General Donald Stewart numbering $3.50 men
has left Mooltan for Quettah.
At meeting in De Ruyter, Madison county, N
Y, It was voted to repudiate the bonds OF the
town. amounting to 100000 InformaliLy in the
bonds is alleged. The bonds are payable In 1890
and we're issued in aid of the Western Extension
Midland railroad.
At Lagrange, KY, Sumo 6ay night, 40 armed meI
aroused Captain Joseph Russell, jailor, from hi
bed and took the jail key from him, went TO the
jail, secured negro ravisher, George Williams
took him two miles west of that place and huns
him. The negro confessed that he had ravishel
the eight.year old daughter of Jack Barbour The
mob was very orderly. The crime was committed
last Tuesday.
The City Bank Of Atlanta, Ca, has suspended
business, with liabilities of about $4,000. The
trustees will endeavor to compromise with the
creditors at so cents on the dollar.
Tallahassee, Nov. 2i.-The Supreme Court decid
ed the three precinct returns rejected by the
/ Alachua county canvassipg board are good ant
valid and has issued peremptory writ TO the
board TO canvass them. These precincts gave Bis
bee majority Of 450, and by their rejection by The
canyassing board elected Hull, Dem, Bisbee'
} majority now stands about zoe In the district.
General freight agents In Chicago have agreed
on the following rates for fourth class freghts t
90 into effect on Monday: To New York, 40 cts
Boston, 45c. Grain rates five cents less than thu
above The prices are considerable advance,
The New York and Chicago express collidet
early yesterday morning at Winona station, or
the Great Western Railway, Ontario One en-
CINE and two cars were wrecked. The driver
firemen and seven German emigrans on the ives
bound train were injured and taken to hospital
Great excitement prev ails at Newburgh N Y
over the sudden flight Of ex'Alderman Edward
Highly. wooden manufacturer, who recently fail
ed. He sailed for Europe on Thursday, and ru
mors connect him with some queer bHsines
transactions as Manager and Treasurer of th
Quassalck Woolep Mill Company
The funeral of Fix of the miners killed by tn,
explosion In landlord Bros coal shaft at Sulli
van, Ind, on Thursday evening took place ol
Saturday afternoon two Of the'eight corpses beinl
sent TO other localities for intermept. The bodie
OF the two landlords were placed In hearse
and the other four In large wagon Two thous
and people were in the procession, The Blue Rib
bon Club, Of which five Of themen had been mem
bers, marching In body.
Jacob Roos, for many years night watohwsl
about the post.oflce in Chicago was arrested a
halfpast one yesterday morning by Fpeeia
agents, having just taken from the carrier depart
ment about 100 letters and carried them to a pri
vate room for the purpose Of opening them. HI
has been under suspicion for some time on &C
count of the mysterious disappearance Of business
letters from the post-oHice for months Roos mad,
a clean breast of bis guilt confessing to stealing
large amount of money in letters, He was ont
time well paid clerk in the railway service a
Cincinnati
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