The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

second class ior current expenses.
A band Of Mexican bandits recently robbed
party Of three women and two men, near San An.
tonia, Texas, stripped them tied them to trees and
left them TO starye,
Methodist preacher named Knox hailing
from the North, was arrested last week at Waynes-
boro, Tenn, charged with attempting to outrage
woman near that place.
Subscriptions to the four per cent loan for the
month of January 1879, Slj3, ,Sjl l50 Calls In the
same period, l5OOOoOOO.
The third insallment of the Mexican iudemni.
ty, 100000 has been paid to the State Department
The British Minister has informed the Depart
ment of State that pleuro pneumonia having
been detected in large droves of cattle on the
ship Ont9riO, from Portland, Her Maesty's Gov
ernment are considering whether they can retain
the United States from exemption of part four OF
he fifth schedule Of the act of 1873
Lancaster, KY, Jan, 81 John H. Dlckerson,
dry goods merchant and produce dealer at Buena
Vista, Girrard county, made an assignment yes.
terday for the benefit of his creditors Liabilities,
$1,000; assets about the same debts principally
due Cincinnati parties,
The vote of Texas at the recent State election
aggregated 240 8l2, an increase of 80643 over the
presidential election of 1876, or IA per cent.
which, the Galveston NelOS thinks indicates a
population in November last of at least 6S5 900,
The Massachusetts, Legislators have finally
yielded to the strong popular demand for re.
trenchment by cutting down their own pay,
which has been as high as $3.50 and $3.50 of late
IN INIT oIo {,,tL
nual stipend was but 5000
Montreal, Jan 9O.-J L. Cassidy & Co., whole.
sale crockery merchants have failed Liabilities
$4,000 assets nominal.
Macon, Ga. Jan. 80 Yesterday the store of Mr.
Wittikine, in the country, was discovered in
flames. The front door was broken open, and
Wittikine was found near the door, burned to a
cinder, and his skull broken. No clue to the per-
petrators Of the murder was found and great ex
element prevails.
dispatch from Khost, Afghanistan, says
&c neral Roberts had no sooner evacuated Atond
capitol Of KhosD than it was surrounded by
MOngals. The British returned and rescued the
chief whom they had left in authority, burned
the fort and then returned to camp. In their re.
treat they were harrassed by the Mongals Gen.
Roberts has abandoned Khost for the present as
he IS convinced such disturbances will be inces.
SAINT"
Andrew Richie, a broker of Montreal, has been
committed for trial for obtaining advances on
fraudulent warehouse receipts,
The trial of Feltus, editor of the Courier at
Bloomington, Indiana, for the murder of County
Attorney Rodgers, on Christmas night, is now in
progress,
In 1868 there were erected in New York City
2Oli buildings at an aggregate cost of s34 439 400
In 1878 the number was 1872, costing Sl5,2l5,2OO
paragraph is going the rounds to the effect
that the National Capital Life Insurance Compa-
ny used $685. 600 in 1875 ITO influence the Connec-
ticut Legislature" Influence" is good.
Hon. John Cadwallader, for many years Judge
of the United States District Court, Eastern Dis.
trict of Pennsylvania, died ofty phoid pneumonia
q. his home in Philadelphia, on Saturday, the
25th instant, in the 7ith year Of his age. He was
grandson Of General John Cadwallader OF Rev
olutlonary fame.
Sam Hill shot John R. Simmons dead in At
lanta, Ca, on Friday night.
A serious outbreak Of peuro pneumonia has
occurred among the cattle at Hull England.
The residence of A. ]. Knox was burned at Ce-
lima, o., on Saturday. Loss $500; insurance $500
The Sanitary Council at Rome has been invok.
ed to take precautionary measures against the
plague
Several thousand engineers, boiler.mak ers, ft-
ters and dock laborers struck at Liverpool Satur-
day.
The fremont House at La Harpe, Ill.,. bHrned
Friday night from the explosion Of coal oil
lamp. Loss, S5,OOO
The Saratoga Mil, Ave miles north of Urban a,
O.. OF the C, S, & c.. Road, was burned Friday
evening. Loss, 900.
Mullarky & Co., of Montreal, wholesale boots
and shoes, have been attached. Liabilities about
S5OOOOO, $500 900 being secured.
At Mount Clemens, Mich, Saturday, the resi-.
idence OF George H. Crane was totally destroyed
by FIRE. Loss, 81 500.
Mrs. Alice Swift, the wife Of small grocer In
Second avenue, New York, has just become heir
to a fortune of 100000 In England.
The cabin of Edward Tolliver, on Brush Creek,
La Rue county, KY was burned Saturday morn.
ing, and child aged six perished,
The old Ladd homestead, near Leesburg, Ohio,
owned by Jonathan Ladd occupied by Richard
Glade, was entirely consumed by fire Saturday.
Loss, 81, 600
Intelligence from Lexington, oVerton county,
Tenn, reports the destruction by the revenue
raiders Of four Illicit concerns, and the arrest Of
ten Illicit distillers.
The number of hogs packed from November to
date at Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Indianapo-
lis, Milwaukee and Louisville is $40 1888 of which
number Chicago is credited with 25l4, ,SS3.
Nearly 10000 bids have been received for carry
ing the mails in Missouri, Iowa. Illinois, Miehi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota A month will be
required for opening them and making awards.
The residents Of Elizabeth, N. j., are in fever
of excitement, for the city is bankrupt The debts
aggregate 100000 and the treasury is empty.
Ring rule and too much Improvement did it.
United States Marshal Wheat, Of Nashville, Sat.
urday served on all the railroads there notice to
appear in the United States Circuit Court to an.
swer bill aled by the holders Of the Tennessee
bonds
Punch Long, convicted Of burglary and sen.
fenced to eight years imprisonment in the Penl'
tentiary, along with Alex. Lemley, arrested for
horse stealing, escaped from the Wheeling w. Va,
jail Saturday evening.
The barn and dwelling of Mrs. Henry McCusey
OF Dandy, Mich, Friday night, together with
three horses, nineteen cattle, forty.fve head OF
sheep, wagon, reaper and 400 bushels Of corn,
were destroyed by fire.
An old lady named GOodhue, Of Coshocton, o.,
fell into the fire Friday night. When picked up
the flesh fell from off the bones into the fire, She
is sixty five years Of age and partially paralyzed
on one side,
The number of emlgrants landed at Castle Gar.
den during the past month was 2 100. which ex-
exceeds the number for the corresponding month
OF any previous year Rlnce 1866. The emigration
for January Of last year was 1oOas