The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-05
STATE AND NElGHBoRHooD.

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New Philadelphia, Sept 1,-Burgars broke into
the store Of Neider Huser d Friebleys, at Gna-
denhutten o., last night and secured dry goods
aud money to the amount Of Sl25. No clue to the
| thieves.
Buoyrus, Sept. l.-Mr, william Bayer, one Of
the FIRST settlers Of this county, was found dead
thismorning, He was very Aeshy man, weigh
ing nearly three hundred pounds. Heart disease
was the cause,
New Orleans, August 3l,-A dispatch 10 tho
Howard Association from Canton, Miss, saws
there have been twenty-five cases of yellow fever
In the last twelve hours. Send six coored nurses
If possible, and FIVE white, The nurses will be
sent TO morrow.
Jackson, August 3l,-One death from yellow fe-
yer is reported here to day, causing considerable
excitement, Many persons are leaving the city.
superintendent David Fanery, Of the Western
Union Company, has gone to Grenada, to reopen
telegraphic communication. Three Operatom
are down with the fever.
An insurance agent named e. p Spencer has
been arrested at Geneva, Ohio, for embezzsment-
The Eleventh Ohio Regiment 0. N. @. goes Into
camp at Findlay, September 10th. Governor
Bishop and other distinguished persons are ex.
pected at the reunion Of the old Ohio Twenty
first Regiment, which takes place on the same
day
son Of the DR.. H. Mott, who was murdered last
year in Benton, was arrested on Wednesday for
setting fire to Sarah Cantners barn, and allowed
to depart on $500 bail. The affair Is the result OF
bitter feud between the Knapp and Mott fac.
tlons.
Akron, August 2S kilograms received here to.
day from Cleveland indicate Jim Williams col
ored man, arrested for burglary, who was found
with several Akron watches on his person, has
peaChed duplicating one Jim Mcneil, a noted
Akron pimp and hard character, Officers are az.
ter Mcneil tonight
The residence of u. r. Prentiss, a farmer, three
miles west of here was entered by burglars, who
secured 500 in cash.
Workmen have been put to work digging on
every section Of the Valley Railway in this vicin-
ity, Its promised completion by fall will probably
be accomplished,
Chicago August 31,-Three hundred and sew.
nty-fye petitions in bankruptcy were filed dur
the day, the registers office closing at midnight.
The last petition was that Of A. j, Bell, debts,
$4,000, with no assets,
Cincinnati, August 3l-Oyer 100 petitions in
bankruptcy were filed to-day. The most promi-
nent are McNeal " Urban, unsecured liabilities
100000, available assets s33,O0Oi George NewbuTg-
er Ironton o. liabilities, $4,000, assets, $4,000;
Joseph Leighton, Cincinnati, liabilities $4,000,
assets nominal
New York, Sept 1-Petitions in bankruptcy
filed here yesterday, 89l grand total since the
law was established. 1880.
Victoria is reported to have said, not long ago,
when she had given an order to one Of her do
mestcs Il am Queen of Great Britain and EN-
press of India, but have, not power enough to
make one Of my servants iiut coals0 on the fire If
shs has been hired, to LOOK >%aer tie bed,cham-
ber"' y
General Joseph EA Johnston, in accepting the
Democratic nomination for Congress in the Rich
mond (Va) district made a modest but very hap
py little speech He said he accepted the nomi-
nation with gratitude, but with diffidence, con.
scious that he owed 1t to the partial kindness Of
the delegates rather than to any conspicuous
qualifications he possessed for the position, but,
General Johnston declared, he was conscious he
possessed one fundamental qualification for pub
lie ofiCe-conscienHous devotion to public duty.