The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-31

AuAAp hio hllhnblub W lhVIthbo thelI lOiCSht buu
are summoning half nay officers to active duty,
A special committee for the defense Of the Capi
tol has been formed at the seraskerate. A Berlin
dispatch says the return Of Russians toward Con.
stantlnople was only commenced after the Porte
had rejected the draft OF the new treaty demand.
ed by Russia.
st. Louis, Oct. pa HarllsonVile, Mo-, dis.
patch rays; The execution Of Richard T. Isaac
took place here to-day In the presence Of 800
people He left Jail at II o'clock, and arrived at
the scaflold, followed by an immense throng. At
l1.45 he made speech at thegallOws. He admit
ted the killing Of Henderson B. Clark warned
everybody against wrong and carrying concealed
weaponsi conjured everybody to turn to Jesus
and keep the commandments Of God.
Dublin, Oct. 25,-The death Of Cardinal Cullen
was sudden He only complained Of indlsposl-
tion Wednesday evening and grew worse Thurs
day, when the hearts action was found rapidly
falling, and he died at four in the afternoon.
Providence, Oct 25.-Esther Cahill, formerly
domestic in the employ Of Father Rogers, Of Brs.
tol, called upon that clergyman last evening, de.
string to be relieved Of pains in her head and
breast, which she said the priest had imposed as
penanCe Father Rogers not performsng a mira.
Gle, the woman struck him on the head with a
lamp cutting 1t badly and setting fire to his cloth.
ing and to the room, The priest leaped into an
adjoining Cistern, from which he was rescued by
neighbors, who also extinguished the flames in
the house. The woman doubtless is insane. She
surrendered to the police this morning, saying
she had killed the priest and burned his house.
She acknowledges the crime.
New York, Oct. 25.-The steamship City ofHous-
ton which left New York on the 10Th, for Calves.
ton, fOundered off the Frying Pan Shouts on the
23d inst. during fearful gale that day. The pas;
sengers and crew we're rescued by the Margaret
Of this city and are now safe at Fernandina, Flo.
rida.
The Grand Jury of sandusky county refused to
indict any of the lynchers Of william Taylor (col
ored Taylor brutally murdereda yOusg woman.
Al Canal Fulton Tuesday morning running
car on the Cleveland, Mt. Vernon & Columbus
Railroad truck Miss Lizzie sChrock, who was
crossing the track, and so badly injured her that
she will die.
At Fndlay on Tuesday morning lad named
Frank Bain, shot and instantly killed a despera.
do named Bill Burroughs.
Samuel Follz, ESQ, President of the First Ma.
tlona Bank of Newcastle, while oBt riding In
buggy on Tuesday, was accidentally thrown out
and instantly killed. Mr.. FOltz was about fifty
years of age, and leaves a very large circle of
friends to mourn his loss.
Miss Eta Smith is on trial at Fremont for at
tempting to poison the family of Mr. Stine. She
was a school teacher and sent on two occasions
veal, coffee, figs oranges and candy well sprinkled
with strychnine. Mrs. stine and several Of the
children tasted of the articles but they were bitter
and were thrown away. The veal was roasted
but tasted very bitter and was thrown away.
Robert Hurlbuu, Governor Bishops private sec.
retary, was buried at Delaware on Tuesday, hav-
ing died Of cancer. His tongue was amputated
last spring, The cancer was caused by excessive
smoking Of cigarettes.
The steubenvllle Herald proposes.lJohn sher-
man for President in 1880.
Colonel Burns of Mansfield Is out In card say.
ing he favors Senator Thurman for President,
greenbacks to Natlonal.bank notes. This is the
kind Of hard money man he is,
Lord Beaconsheld, prime minister Of England
is ill., having had an apoplectic attack.
Three tramps entered the house 'of farmer
named Thomas Lannon, near Parkersburg, W.
Va, Monday, beat the farmers wife and daughter
in brutal manner, seized everything that could
be of any use to them and decamped. They were
pursued but not captured,
Governor Hendricks of Indiana and ex-Gover-
nor Walker Of Virginia. are speaking to large
meetings in Pennsylvania. Both gentlemen, with
ex. Governors Curtin aud Bgler were present at
Philipsburg,t the last named gentlemen presiding.
Judge Agnew Of Pennsylvania is out in letter
tkat is bomb hell In the Cameron camp. He
exposes their scheming and trickery.
Governor Hendricks spoke in Pittsburgh on
Monday night and had rousing meeting.
Senator Thurman is still tarryirg in Columbus,
his old home.
The registry purging is still going on in Phila.
delphia and 1900 names have already been
stricken of The Democratic assessors were re.
fused admittance to the almshouse and they have
appealed to court.
The trial of Mrs. Lorena Alexander, for the
murder of Frank Weinbecker alias Suffering
Jack" on July II was begun at Bridgeport Conn.,
Wednesday City Attorney Holt testified that the
prisoner, while making complaint Of robbery
against Frank Bassett, stated that Bassett had
done enough to be hanged, and detailed the fact
of Weinbeckers coming to the house and being
chloroformed while asleep,the placing Of his body
in barrel attempting to sell it to DR.. Sanford Of
the medical school at New Haven, and ls ter dis
posing Of the body by throwing tinto ravine.