The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


and was last seen in st. Louis on Wednesday
There is no knowledge outside of the Express
Company of how much money is missing, but 4
is known that the above amount is surely uDac
counted for. The Express company have beer
trying to keep the matter quiet but the fact leak
ed out. Bell has been In the cOmpanys employ
for FIVE years, and has worked up from position
as porter.
The ex xKhedIve. before his departure from
Egypt secured the neat little sum Of $4,000 600 ai
sou venir.
The New Orleans mint ia now turning out ell
yer dollars as fast as the coming machine can bC
run. About 1000 Of the dollars win be coined
this month.
In the midst of her wedding festivities thu
bride Of John Burr, Of Wallingford, Connecticut
saw one Of her old admirers, and that night sht
eloped with him.
Prof George Long, an eminent English scholar
who was selected by Thomas Jefferson, in 1924 Il
be member OF the faculty at the University o
Virginia, and who returned to England in 1926
died In London few days ago.
The trial of the Rev. H. H. Hay den, for thC
murder of Mary stannard, at Madison, Conn.,, will
begin at New Haven on the 10th of September
A speck of steel is said to have been fou1d IN
Mary 5tannard's neck that just fits in a nick in
Hayden's knife,
The Seneca county Democracy met in conven
tion at Tifin, on the l6lh inst, and nominated
for Representative Amos Decker, on the second
ballot; John w. Barrack, for Treasurer G. B
Heppel, Prosecuting Attorney; J. W. Fry, Com
missioner; James E. Magers, Infrmary Director
and VIM, Smith, Coroner. There were 2ll dele
gates. The delegate plan Of making nominations
seems to be in pretty general operation all over
the State, and the results are quite satisfactory.
During the year 1878 there were 27OS medical
students graduated from the fifty nine colleges
of the United States. As the statistics show that
in this country an average Of 800 people support
one physician there must be q constant supply
Of over 1900 patients who must pay the hand
some sum OF 81, ,976 900 year, in order to allow
each doctor only So day.-BoSton Globe
Chicago, August 21-Detectives here this morn.
ing arrested James johnson, a Swede, who last
Saturday night killed James Gibson, Marshal Of
Barry county, Michigan, at Middlesville, Michi.
gan. He acknowledges his guilt
Boston, August 2l.-Nicolo Infantino and An
charged with the murder OF Joseph f. Frye vi.
cenEo Bsndiera, alias Charles Frost was commit.
mitted on the charge Of melting the murder 10.
seph Donate was held in bonds Of ten thousand
dollars TO answer the charge Of harborng the
murderers.
San Francisco, August a. In the twenty third
District Court TO day, John H. Burke brought suit
against J. G. Flood and James V. Coleman, execu.
tors Of the estate of W. g. oBren deceased, to re-
cover S26, OILS 900. This ia duplicate Of the suit
against Flood Fair, Macky, ct al, now pending,
and Is brought 10 prevent the distribution Of the
0'Brien estates.
LeaVenWorth, Kan, August 21-Fred M, spaul.
ding, the defaulung City Clerk, who has been
missing for some time, was arrested to night, he
having Just returned as is supposed from Free
port Ill. He was found by officers at his house
about IL and taken into custody. He takes mat.
ters very cooly, and says he has returned to take
his chances,
The steamship LessiDg, from Europe, last week
brought three hundred and ten thousand dollars
in gold coin and bars, ..
ia. Barksdale, who shot Dixon, was released
on $4,000 bonds last week.
Reports continue OF great damage done by the
storm in New Brunswick, and in many ports
travel Is almost suspended, bridges being swept
away. boom OF about fifteen million feet at
Mramichi was broken up and must be rerafted
at q heavy expense.
Chas. W. Parker, construction keeper at the
charlestown navy yard has been discharged on
the ground that his accounts show serious irregu
laElties.
MH. George W. Jones, at one time United States
Senator from Iowa, has been forced by poverty to
seek the nomination for Sheriff of Dubuque coun-
ty. He is eighty years old. Henry M, Rice for.
merly United States Senator from Minnesota is
County Treasurer at st. Paul.
United States District Attorney, James T. Lane,
ofIoWa, while registering at the Palace Hotel In
San Francisco, the other day, was tapped on the
shoulder by his brother, Samuel Lane, whom he
had not seen for twenty.seven years. The broth
ers emigrsted from PennSylvania when young
men, James stopping in Iowa and Samuel going
ou to the California gold helds and they had long
given one another up as dead.
John Hohstsdt, Of Hishgate, VT, was folder
in the Rsr Of 1912, and Obeyed the orders Of Gov
ernor Martin Cbitenden, Of Vermont, calling the
Vermont militia home from across the lake. For
this Mr. HOhstadt and others were declared de-
sertef BY the General Of the American army.
Many yeArs ago he moved to Missouri, and dur
ing the evil war seven Of his sons served In the
Union army. He Is now eighty yearB old, and he
has applied 10 Vermont for an honorable dis
charge 80 to his record in the war Of 1872 10 that
he can Ole without stain on his NAME
TuscOla, Ill., August % Yesterday George
CLARK was fatally shot by his step.son, Hugh Nc
Guire, who met him In the street and told him he
had cOme all 3he way from Kansas to kill MIN for
deserting hiAIyMcGuiIe'G mother. Mcclure gave
himself up to the authorities.
Little Rock, Ark, August 2l--Mrs. Clarke, wife
Of Prof. Clarke, OF BerryVille College, Carroll
county, Arkansas was accidentally killed last
week by a falling tree. The Professor and fami
ly and several students had been camping at Eu.
reka Springs for some time for health and recrea.
ton, The party were seated at what was intend.
ed 10 be the final dinner before breaking up the
camp, when, without warning, a large tree half
burned IN two near the ground, was discovered
TO be falling All started up except the LADY,
who having an infant In her arms was embar.
Tassed in her movements, and was caught and
crushed by the falling tree. With motherR
foreth0ught, however, she held her Dabe al arm,'
length and IL was not harmed. She died In a
halfhour.
Up to Sunday night there had been 2S2 deaths
from yellow fever at Memphis, The greatest
number Of deaths on any day was sixteen-on
August IA.
A farm laboreR at Ardleigh, England. went 10
the help Of a man who was being overpowered by
AlunAhc In his charge, and in danger Of being
killed. he was absent from work an hour and
half, and was prosecuted by his his employer for
hve bhillings damages on account Of loas OF seryi
COS, and the court decided against him for not
getting permission from his employer before 10.
Ing TO the rescue Of man who was liable 10 be
killed at any m0ment.-W0rld.
STATE FAIR.
Columbus, August 26-The after dance at the
State Fair to-day was small. The display In ev.
dnrn nzannan Ihnnn Of