The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK

W.
Cabell member Of Congress from the Filth Dis.
trlct Of Virginia, shot and MORALLY wounded a
desperate named E. o. Palmer, near Callans, Va.
No arrest has been made
The jury in the case Of Charles II. Hartwell
conductor on the Old Colony Railroad, on TRIAL at
Dedham, Mass, charged with manslaughter in
causing the accident at Wollaston has returned
verdict Of guilty, Exceptions were taken,,
The Grand Jury OF the Criminal Court Of Balti-
more has returned presentment for murder
against Denwood B. Kinds as principal and
against Harry T. Hlnds his brother, as an acces-
sorry before the fact in the killing Of Isaac D.
James,
A boat containing eleven Communists, sixteen
days from New Caledonia landed at Morton Is
land, Off the east coast OF Australia on March 10
The police took charge Of them. They suffered
considerably from the lack Of food and water.
The residence of Alexander King in Pi!tsburg
was destroyed by fire. Ten head Of valuable
blooded horses and six COWS were also destroyed
In the stable. Among the horses were the we'll.
known trotters Nellie Ellis, Nettie and Lady
lice. The loss is estimated at S7S,000
Charles Sweet deaf and dumb mute about
thirty eight years Of age, who separated from his
wife met her in house of illfame at Whitehall,
New York, and shot her through the head three
times He then shot and killed himself instant.
ly. The woman is still alive, but cannot survive.
A fire at Cos Cob, Conn.,. on Wednesday night
destroyed two dwellings and fve store houses, to.
gether with their contents The loss is about S15,.
OOO and falls on thirteen parties. A family named
Parks had a narrow escape,
A fire in stanahan's block, Union City, Penur
caused loss Of from $4,000 to 100000
Memorial Day was duly celebrated throughout
the South on Saturday.
The late election in Cuba resulted in the choice
OF a Liberal Conservative majority of Deputies to
the C0rtes. Their opponents, the Liberals, favor
immediate abolition of slavery, with indemnid
cation TO the slaYe.owners, but ignored the ques.
tOn In their platform, The Liberal Conservatives
advocate gradual emancipation.
John Shaw, dlssipated peanut pedler, Of Prov.
idence, was found murdered In his residence on
Wednesday. His wife says that he was killed by
q tall, thin young man, This story is contradict
ed by her son, who says no such person ever Wis.
tied the house. There seems TO be but little doubt
that the woman committed the deed.
Governor Talbot, Of Massachusetts, presided
and made the opening address at meeting held
In Faneuil Hail. Boston, to aid the suffering ne TO
emigrants in Kansas. Ex.secretary Boutwell,
General Banks and Judge Russell also spoke and
William Lloyd Garrison sent long characteristic
letter The Executive Committee Of the National
Emigration Aid Society has requested Edward
Mcpherson, of Philadelphia, to solicit contribu-
iOns for ihe destitute negroes
Three Indians have been arrested near Yaki.
ma, W. T., for completely in the murder Of the
Perkins family and firing upon other citizens in
July last On April IS three In dians entered the
sheriffs camp, and an attempt at rescue was
made One Indian was killed and one Of the
prisoners fell and was not seen again. One of the
Sheriffs ty was shot in three places. The In
dians drove off the SherifFs horses. II the horses
and prisoners are not returned 1t is feared trouble
will ensue.
Buffalo, April 24-Alonzo Lace proposed to
Lucy Wy nan last evening in Canaseaga and was
rejected. He then fatally shot her in the head
and shortly served himself in the same way.
New York, April 24-Albert c Deffarge, drug
gst at 256 West Twentysixth street, this morning
fatally poisoned his son, aged four years, and
himself. younger child will recover. Jealousy
of his wife is attributed as the cause.
Tere Haute, Ind, April A-Ell Martin, rich
bachelor farmer, was found on his place near
Camden, with his throat cut In several places. He
had been robbed and murdered.
San Francisco, April 26-Henry Smith, colored,
night Watchman of the Mint, was to-day arrested
charged with stealing about 10000 worth Of gold
bullion A small smelling furnace and about
$4,000 worth of gold ingOts were found buried in
the prisoners garden and 81 900 in goldw also
found secreted on his premises. His thefts have
extended over period Of three years.
The Rev, Edward R. Ames DID,, LID, Bishop
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died at his
residence in Baltimore early Saturday morning
in his 74th year. after a protracted illness from
diabetes and pulmonary troubles.
Paul Rieger, Front street merchant at San
Francisco, was murdered and robbed near Gale.
ma, Marion county, Cal, on Friday. He went
there on Saturday on fishing excursion. The
murderer Is supposed to be convict recently es-
capped from the Penitentiary.
The venerable Peter Cooper has a device for
propelling the ears on the elevated railroads in
New York by means Of an endless wire or chain,
and he has written letter to show how simple,
cheap, nOiSeless and safe his system would be.
n. Louis August Blanqui, who has been elected
10 the French Chamber Lof Deputies from Bor.
deauX, France, is about IA years old and an inVet.
crate Radical, who has passed many years in
prison for political offences.
Baltimore has come to be the fourth grain de.
pot on the continent. New YOIk's grain receipts
for 1878 were 152,S62 927 bushels Chicagos 1856.
6Ol,S76; Buffalo's 4.Oi6 O52; Baltimore's 4S597,-
All. Baltimore has increased its receipts 1852 per
cent. In the past five years.
John E. Polndexter, Of Richmond, Virginia,
who killed @, G, Curtis, March Sd, has been found
guilty OF voluntary manslaughter. The Jury as
sessed the punishment at two years In the Peni.
tentlary.
Six thousand Cinnamon are now employed In
the construction Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
OF California, which is being pushed forward at
the rate OF three miles per day. The track is laid
to Maricopa.
York, Pa April T.-George Einsig, convicted
Friday Of murder in the first degree for killing
his wife, committed suicide in his cell this morn
ing by cutting bis throat with razor and then
hanging himself with piece Of rope and towel
Albany, April 27.-The Superintendent Of Pub.
lie Works announces that the State canals will
be open for navigation Mays
Philadelphia, April 27.-At Phenixville, Penn.
sylyania, last night, Policeman Webster March,
In attempting TO suppress a disturbance was dan.
gerously injured with stone. He then fredtwO
shots at the assalants, killing one of them Frank
DeVlin, aud Wounding the other, James McClos-
Key, who however, escaped. March is under
medical treatment
New York, April H,-The steamer Rio Janeiro
ran down and sunk on the 26th in fog the bar
Velocity. The captain and ten OF the crew sue.
ceeded in climbing on board the steamer by the
anchor chain, but the steward and boy were
drowned
Chicago April 27-The iury In the case of Patar