The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
STATE AND HEIegBoRH00D

wheeling, Feb. 2S Captain Paul Boyton The
ioolE swimmer OF the Ohio who Is now aoaino
uo"n the OHIO from Pittsburgh to the Gulf ar.
ri'eu mere to-day at 3p. M, Nearly two thousand
PERSONS awaited his arrival at the levee. The
river is literally choked with heavy ice.aoes. and
ne captain experienced many tight saueezes ON
MS perilous journey, He lectured In the Ooera
House to night aud will take to the water aga,u
in the morning
ParkeBburg Feb. 2s.J. W. Curry, of Noble
county, Ohio who is charged with having forgod
note upon the Batesville Bank, Of that county
was tracked to this State by Ohio officers dav an
Two since Yesterday Officer Mehen, with a noSse
ioll'Wed Curry into the back woods Of Writ conn.
W. aoout twenty miles from this city, and sue-
ceeueu III Capturing him without resistance. The
prisoner was searched, and 49, 900 found upon hiS
person. He was Just upon the point of leaving
ior Colorado when taken. Curry was brought m
'nis CITY last night and confined in Jail. It was
supposed ne would not consent to be taken to
ohio without q reqnisuon, but he says he is will
ing 70 80 without It, aad will be taken back TO.
day by Noble county oAi,er.
The trial of Isaac Thompson, charged with kill.
Ing In cold blood a man named Ice, OF Marion
county this state in 1854, when Thompson was
IN the UIited States Army will commence In the
united states Court tomorrow morning, the Off
GERS haYing finally succeeded In getting the forty
Witnesses who had been summoned
Welsville, Feb 2S William Melvin, an old
resident OF this place, dropped dead last evening
Whlle sitting IN chair at his residence. Cause
hesrtdlsease. He was aged eighty years.
Stpubnpvillo b. 90
G3O this morning. At last accounts he was ma
KING about four miles per hour, Notwithstanding
the river Is full of a jati g ice The weather ia
very cold He expects TO reach Cincinnati Fd-
day, March 7h.
Ripley has raised her full quota, $50 OOO for the
Columbus MarysHlle Railway, and her leading
business men are now stirring u the people along
the various routes between Ripley and George
town.
The receipts cf the Cleveland Post-oIioe for
1878 amounted to SiS9 l79 81, Of which Sil9 3sG55
was from the sale of stamps, as, 5OSGO from sales
of envelopes, $1,000 from postal cards, and the
balance rom miscellaneous sources. The Office
expenses were sG6l182O.
Andrew Hageman Friday brought suit against
Archbishop Purcell and his brother Ed ward ia
recover upon promigsory noe executed by the F.
Archbishop and his brother on the % Of Decem.
ber 1878, and made payable in thirty five days TO
the order Of Hsgeman The amount is 1885, for
which, with interest, the plaintiff asks Judgment.
Cuyahoga Falls o, Feb 2S -Abner Hitchcock,
an old resident aged &C. tell in paralytic stroke
while riding from supper last evening and did
not regain consciousness, He died this morning.
san2usky, March 3-Judge Watson sentenced
T. NJ Baker, jr, to two years in the Penitentiary
but warrant was received from the Governor by
means OF which he will be committed to the Re-
form Farm. Young Baker it will be remembered
was convicted on a charge of conveying tools into
the jail for the purpose of aiding prisoners to es-
cape.
Warren March AT 1880 o'clock last night
the interior of E, L Goes ,tore at Newton Falls,
this county, was discovered to be on FIRE. By
great effort Of the citizens the FIRE was extln-
guished after burning two thousand dollars worth
OF dry goods, which were insured for three thou
sand five hundred dollars The building belongs
to Alcott, Horton & Co., of Cleveland. The origin
Of the fire was incendiary
Mlllerburg March 9-Mr. Eli Uhl farme
living near this place, has just received intelli-
gence Of the death Of his Philip in the silver
mines Of Colorado, while, with two companions
he was endeavorng to rescHe six of his fellow la
borers from a mass Of snow which had slid down
upon them from the mountains aOove A second
slide took place, sweeping Mr.. Unl and one of his
companions into the depths beneath and dashing
them to pieces. The other man succeeded In
grasping shrub and holding TO it, thus saving
his life. Mr.. Uni leaves a wife and two children.
Akron, March 8.-James Henselman's dwelling,
near Spicers coal bank, three miles south Of thi
city burned to the ground Sunday with its con.
tents The family was absent at tle time. Loss,
1000; insurance, 5000.
Warren, March 3-Fields g. Son, clOthiers, to.
day made an assignment to Phineas Chase, the
proprietor of the National H luse. Mr.. Field
made an assignment two or three years ago, and
the failure so soon after the recognition was rath-
er surprise to many.
RaVenna, March 3,-Robert Risk In putting
loaded musket in a wagon to-day at Freedom
handled 1t in such way as to cause it to go of.
The load took effect in his hand, badly shattering
that member, 1t was necessary to smputate three
fingers.
At Youngstown, on Monday, Judge Spear de.
cided the Hale injunction case Of the Brown,
Bonnell Il Co, litigation. The decision is quite
lengthy and to the effect that Mr. Hale has not
right to vote the stock of joseph H. Brown which
he holds as collateral security The decision is q
victory for Herman c, Aver as against Hale and
the Bonnells. This does not end the matter, as
the whole question comes up in the quo UarrantO
proceedings in the Supreme Court.
At Millerburg, a man named John French,
weighing three hundred pounds, spoke disparag-
iugly Of party named Henderson. Upon said
Henderson meeting Mr.. French he (Henderson)
pushed him over and jumped upon him, and
seizilg board standing near, broke it to pieces
over his head. 1t is thought that FreEch's inju-
ries will prove fatal,