The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-14

I addressed letter to Governor Robinson,
on behalf Of the merchants ofNew York,
representing that the commerce of that
city is and for the past two weeks has
been paralyzed by reason of unjust and
oppressive discrimination against it on
the part Of the trunk lines that center
there, and asking advice as to whether
} the facts supporting that allegation should
be presented to the Legislature, with a
view to action by that body.
New York, Feb. Io.--Theodore Rose,
welt, recently nominated by President
Hayes for Collector of this port died
Saturday evening,
New York, Feb, o-The new Amster-
dam Bank building was sold to day for
S42 900, about one>third Of its value as
estimated in the assets of the receiver.
St. Catharine, Feb. ga man named
Mcclure, alias Mccarthy, was arrested
at Thorold to-day charged with having
committed murder in Pittsburg, Pa. He
is said to be one Of the Mollie Maguires.
Cincinnati Feb. o.-Captain Mitchell,
Special Agent of the Treasury Depart.
ment, to-day seized Defendants distil-
lery at Foster, o. and therectifying house
of Pfeiffer & Co., Of this city, for alleged
violation ofrevenue laws.
Pottsvile, Pa, Feb. Io-The fire in
the Wadesville shaft coIliery of the P. &
R, Coal & Iron Company, discovered
two weeks ago, is still burning. AS all
other efforts to extinguish the fire have
been fruitless,a creek will be turned into
the mine tomorrow and the works food>
ed. This will cause much loss to the CONS
pany and the suspension of labor by
about 500 employees for the entire sea~
son.
Philadelphia, Feb. Io-This morning
one Of the arches of the bridge over the
Schuylkill river at South street fell in
carrying with it in rapid succession nine
other arches and completely wrecking
800 feet of the bridge. The portion which !
gave way rested upon piles in the marsh |
on the western bank Of the river and this |
piling has been gradually sinking in the
mud. A large number of workmen were
engaged in snoring the defective arch at
the time of the accident but they were
warned in time and all escaped uninjur.
ed. The bridge was built of iron and |
granite and cost originally $40 900. The
loss by the accident toNday is about $780,.
900.
Ex-Secretary Gideon Welles died on
the 18th inst, at Hartford Ct.
The Bank of North America of New
York loses eighty.fve thousand dollars
by a defaulting teller, victim to mar.
gins.
Baltimore, Feb. o.-Chas. Baker, aged
forty, keeper of a saloon on Light street.
shot his wife twice this afternoon, then
killed himself The widow may recov-
er, Jealousy is the cause.
St. Louis, Feb. o.-Mr. Adolph Amson,
the merchant who was shot by burglar
early yesterday morning still lies in
critical condition. None of the rest of
the family awoke until late in the fore
noon, and Mr., Amson was then found
lying in the bed covered with blood.
New Orleans, Feb. "a difficulty oc.
Cured between Captain James Trousdale
and Captain J M. May formerly river
men, The latter received two shots; one
went in the left side Of the chest, coming
out on the right side between the fourth
and fifth ribs; the other entered the left
side OF tn abdomen and passing through
the back, is still in the body. The doc.
tor gave an opinion that the wounds were ,
fatal. Trousdale was arrested. y
Mr.. Peter Cooper contemplates erect. a
ng and opening free Institute for girls, t
at Limestone Springs, South Carolina, on {
he same plan of the Cooper Institute in r
New York. He has purchased 500 acres S
'f ground at the place mentioned which @
S four miles from Spartanburg. His de- a
lire is to do something for the education
'tthe people ofthe South, and show that S
Northern man has some interest in the
southern people. a
1t was admitted in New York that Tur. !:
ley, the defaulting teller of the Bank of \
North America had stolen S283, 1000, in II
tead OF 100000, as was first reported
y the officers of the institution. The
heft had been concealed five years, for b
he reason that the banks accounts had y
lot been properly overhauled.
Mr.. Gladstone has just had a novel ex> 81
erience. Ten years ago he was riding 81
nto power on Parliamentary majority g
arger than that recently given against O.
i'm, and with every sign Of long and
Uninterrupted continuance ofpublic con. al
dence. Few would have thought in 1868 tc
nat the Peoples William" would live v
see his windows smashed by the riot W
US followers fthe then discomfted Dis. n
leli. m
Pittsburg, Feb. IA collision occurred
Enon Valley on the Fort Wayne Rails m
BAD ,at two o'clock. A local freight train Il
IN into. the rear of gravel train stand. Ell
lg on the main track. Martin Burnett. tt
Allegheny, the engineer of the freight te