The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-12
sTATE AND NElaRBoRHooh


Newark o. sune 7.-sAmuel Sargent, wealthy
ana prosperous cllxen OF Hanover this county,
committed suicide by hanging early this NOM
ing The cause is unknown.
Cleveland, o., Jude 1.-THE fury iu The casa Of
the state vs. the jaRitor OF the Homeopathic MedI-
cal college and members OF the faculty, indicted
for unlawfully conceaing the body Of the late
late Eiwln French, Il O., rendered a verdict OF
guilty as TO the Janltor and DrS. J. Edward Smith
and N Schneider. The latter is dean Of the COL.
lese faculty. The other defendants were aa-
quilted
The First NAllons Bank Of Columbus obtained
two jpdgmenls ~ confession fors2l O2i against r.
Q, Hanlotat hin the Common Pleas Court.
THIS morning E4caton was issued, and tho
Sheriff levied on about no acres Of land and all ths
personal properly Of the defendants. used for the
purpose Of carrying in thenlHery business Mr..
Hanford's household furhlsure aud goods werO
also levied upon.
Pitsburg, Penn, June A "A daring robbery Waa
peTpetrated aboutsix o'clock yesterday morning
at the othce OF Il. B Gilbert, Deputy Collector Of
literal Revenue, at JohnstOwn, Cambria county
MI Gilbert was busily engaged In making his re.
port for May when he was seized from behind BY
two masked men bound and gagged and the safe
which he had opened only few minutes prior 20
the assault robbed Of between 81, 700 and 81, 800.
Ptsburg, June 5 by the explosion of boiler
at Brysn's Brick Yard at Freedom to day, John
Bryan add Frank Matheney were instantly killed,
John Powell and Frank Bryan fatally, aud D.
Grim, W, Erwin and Joseph McDeSmott, seriously
Injured. Low water caused the accident.
Cincinnati, June ga Ave story building sItu-
ated on the corner Of Pearl aud Ella streets,
owned by Henry Beuder, and occupied by Pos .
q Co., extensive dealers In railway aud telegraph
supplies, was destroyed by nre at an early hou T
this morning The estimated lose on the building
is in the neighbOrhood of S2) 900; stock aud ma.
ohinery A5,NO. The building was literally in
sured.
Gen. Buford Of Louisville, KY, has sold his
famous stallion "Eugraver" 20 Gen Harding OF
Tennessee for $1,000.
Mrs. Smith aud Cove Bennett, convicted Of kill
Ing Police Officer Smith, in Jersey City, have been
sentenced to be hanged July 25th.
The new steamer Arizona, Of the Williams d
Guion line, which is the largest steamship atiOat
except the Great Eastern, arrived In New York on
sunday from Liverpool, on her hrst trip, having
made the run from Queenstown in seven days.
Commissioner Fink gives notice o. a reduction
on through freight rates from Chicago to Missouri
river points Of FIVE cents on secoud and third
classes. II is rumored that Notwithstanding the
recent agreement Of the Niagara Falls Conference
| to the general rate Of fifteen cents on grain TO
Eastern points from Chicago, several agents are
now contracting for freight at ten cents per hum
dred pounds.
ztnesvllle. June 9-The stables Of Putnam
Crouch, of the Zlnesville Street Railway ComDa-
n.y. situated In the Ninth ward, was totally de-
stroyed by FIRE las. night Fifteen head
Of mules andt wo horses perished in the
flames The loss to the company in mules, horses
and feed and building will reach over s. 0OO n
insurance, It is supposed to be a case of incen-
| diaTism