The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
LATE NEWS,

| Mn Sarah Finke for murder In assisting lice
Jackson to commit suicide In September last, was
concluded to day with verdict of acquittal. She
| is II years old.
Sullivan, February l5.-Albert Waugh, Beducer,
and Joe Carrico and Tom Shepard, murderers,
broke jail about one o'clock last night They
tore out the inner casing of iron and made th cir
way through the brick wall
Calvin Stewart has been sentenced to be hanged
April sth, for the murder Of Ira Cole, railroad
fireman, at Dover, NJ,
A Mr.. Maxwell, with his wife, daughter and
four men, are reported to have had three days
fight with Indians, recently, near the Yellowstone
ryer and to have killed eight Of the red rascals.
Peter Myers, an lnsolyent banker, OF Carthage,
NO., was tried at Neosho Thursday, and convict
ed Of felony In the management Of his business,
and sentenced to two years in the Penitentiary.
ST, Louis, February 15.-A special from Macon.
NO., reports fatal ARRAY In the western portion
Of Macon county. William Abbott and John b.
Merrill, brothersin.laW, had a dispute over q
piece of land on which Merrill lived, and from
which he refused TO move at Abbotts request.
Abbott raised sAot gun and struck Merrill with
the breach The shock caused the gun to go OF
and Abbott received the load In his side, causing
instant DEATH
New York, February l6,-Cammeyer & Mason,
shoe dealers in this city, have failed. Liabilities
SlSO0O0
February 17-Ths eyeninga fire broke out in
the sxth.story iron.front building known as the
Excelsior block on the south side OF Twenty
third street. near Seventh avenue, the building
containing six stores, Nos ZIG, to 226 inclusive.
Tho Tman ird ltrnat pranhytarian nbnnOh M
joining 1t on the east, and the Scotch CovenRn-
ters' Presbyterian church. on the west side, were
entirely destroyed. The total loss is VRriously es
timated at from S5OO.0OO to S1.OOO0OO.
Feb, 1s.-Joseph P. Wall, who kicked his wife
to death, was sentenced to-day to Is years In the
State Prison, and advised by the Judge to bring
civil action against the parties who sold him
liquor and sue for damages,
Feb. 14.-Forged checks to the amount Of sI4.-
| 900 have been discovered on the Corn Exchange
Bank and checks aggregaHng 5000 on the First
National and Chase National banks, The Grim
inal, who has disappeared, was clerk In the first
named bank.
Chester, Pa Feb. 19-Daniel Lees cotton and
woolen mills, at Leiperville, two miles from this
city, burned this afternoon. Loss, S35 0OO insur-
| ance 5000.
Galveston, Texas Feb. l9.-There was q fifty
thousand.dollar fire at Waco this morning.
Among the sufferers are the Waco National Bank,
S. W. McNiiller & Co., H, Renick, Flint q Ora.
ham, Siegle & Carnibe Levine Bros, and Walter
Davis.
Rockford, VT, February 16.-There are forty
cases of poisoning from using water of an infect
ed well. No deaths have occurred since Monday,
but several are expected,
Calcutta, February 16.-Hostllities with the Jo-
walks have been resumed. force Of British
cavalry numbering $50 defeated the enemy yes
terday, killing six, including one leader. Six
English troopers were wounded Three JOWah
leaders were captured,
London, February 16-Advices from Cape Town
Of January Goth say: There have been numer-
| GUS encounters between volunteers and insur-
gent Kafirs last week, in which the Kafirs
were defeated, many of them being killed and
wounded.
Osceola Pa, February 16.-John Brennan, alias
Curly John, notorious Mollie Mcguire, was ar
rested yesterday at Houtzdale, charged with the
murder of Burns, a mine boss
London, Eng, Feb. II, '7S.-The coastiug steam
| er. G. M. Palmer, has been sunk in collision
| near dhTWlGu rUuTl6Gu pGIbOup WOlO hLOWhOus
Terre Haute, Feb. 15-The prisoners confined
in the jail at Sullivan Ind three in number, es-
capped last night Two of them, named Shepherd
and Carico, were held for murder. They are sup
posed to have crossed the river. Men are in pur'
suit
Elizabeth, N. j., Feb 1S.-The Plainheld Saw
| ings Institution has closed its doors.
II T Ouic L Taanh n
Freeze and Harry G. Greece, charged with EN-
bezzling moneys of depositorS in the State Saw
ings Bank, to-day retracted their plea of not
guilty and pleaded mon vult contendere." They
appear Monday next for sentence
John T. Ables was hanged at Carthage, Mo-,
Friday afternoon, for the murder Of John L. Lane
in 1874 Infdelity of Ables' wife was the cause T
| the crime.
Robert McEver, the notorious criminal VIII
killed his benefactor, Colonel VIM. Gregg, Of Au =
gusta, Ca, at Grunitville Factory, three year
ago, has been sentenced to be hanged on the 18th
of March, at Aiken, sc.
The officers of the POstofice Department esti-
mate the revenues of the Department are now
suffering not less than quarter of million dol
dars per month by the food of stamps sold by
Postmasters at small country offices, at discount,
for use In cities and towns. The Postmasters at
st. Louis alone shows his Office defraUded Of rev.
enue to the amount of $4,000 per annum in this
way,
scheppers Brothers, manufacturers Of worsted
goods at Philadelphia, suspended payment on
Saturday with very heavy liabilities. They have
two large factories and employ over 900 hands.
The President on Friday sent the following
nominations to the Senate; BayRrd Taylor, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to Germany; Jehu Baker, Illinois, Minister Resi-
dent to Venezuela; VIM. f. GOodlocky, Minister
Resident to Belgium.
A large sash factory and several other build
ings at Miles, Mich, were destroyed by fire Friday
afternoon. Several Of the factory employees were
severely injured by jumping from windows.