The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

fenced to imprisonment for life.
Parkersburg, W. Va, Jan. 1.-Two young ruff
fans broke up the services in church at VIII.
Jamestown last evening ard were arrested to-day
and brought here and confined in jail until the
next Circuit Court.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 1.-THE blasting fuse
factory Of Toy, Bickford & Co.. of simsburg, was
blown up yesterday, and Lizzie Wall, aged 20;
Ann Wall II; and Nellie McNulty, H. were
killed Mrs, Alexander Kerr and Peter Dolan
were slightly injured The accident was caused
BY friction Of machinery
The vote by which George G. Vest was nomina.
ted for United States Senator from Missouri was,
Vest II, Glover 48, Phelps7, Allen A, Hardin 4.
The miners in the Greenville Pennsylvania
District are all idle, the men refusing to work un-
til two months wages, now due, are paid.
The Democratic members of the Wisconsin Leg.
islature nominated ChiefJustice Ryan as their
candidate for the United States Senate.
Two recent Mexican events are suggestive The
insurgent chief Lerma, who had captured Topic,
has been defeated by Gen. Escudero, land so of
his adherents Immediately hanged" and about
the same time the insurgent Bravo and IA follow
ers were killed in Coima or Michoacan. The
leading motto Of military justice in Mexico wo'G
seem to be that proCrastinaton is the thief of
time.
Cheyenne, Jan. 16-A passenger on the coach
from the north to day reports that on Tuesday a
party of soldiers found the bodies of two unknown
men near the Fort Laramie and Fort Mckinney
road. One was hanging TO a tree, the other lying
on the ground, 1t is supposed they were horse or
cattle thieves hanged by ranch men, who, being
short of rope hanged one, and, when dead, cut
him down and hanged the other.
Crab Orchard, Jan. 17.-John Feril was tried
to-day for the brutal murder of G. w. Sutton on
the 10Th inst. Circumstantial evidence indicted
his guilt, when Isaac StaplstOn, who was arrest
ed as an aCcomplice turned States evidence and
made clean breast Of the whole affair, stating
on oath in effect that Feril had loaded his gun,
an old musket, with shot and pieces of nails,
which he empted into the back of SuttOns head
literally blowing his head to pieces. The object
of the murder was for his money and watch,
very common silver watch, and probably ten or
twelve dollars in money. Feril was senton with
out bail.
The Brooklyn Electric Light Company has a
capital stock of S25OO,OOO, a charter for 50 years.
and territory including Lond Island, Coney Is.
land and Shelter Island.
About 5000 fishermen built quite city on the
ice at Ssginvw Bay, where they ply their trade
The present winter is favorable for the city.
Charles Francis Adams has purchased land at
Kansas City, Mo-, and will erect cotton mill
and cottages for workmen.
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across the ocean this season, so that American
game and quail are to be found upon tables and
in restaurants Of London and Paris
Davenport, Iowa, Jan. 10 George Davenport
son of the founder of this CITY, has been hopeless
ly embarrassed financially through borrowing
and paying interest," and bad speculauons. A
few years ago he was worth S4O00nO. Several
foreclosure suits are pending against his estate,
the largest bein that of the Connecticut Equita-
Dle Trust Company for s125,OOO. Others are from
SIC, 900 to $4,000.
Statements from the books of leading cotton
manufacturing establishment Of Lowell show
that the average Of earnings of girls in the mills
in 1860 was 1926 per week against 81 "a in 1878.
The price of board in 1860 was 81 25 against 81 rs
in 1878, that while they eVrned but So OF a week
more than their board before the war, they earn.
ed $3.50 week more last year.
The Grand Central Bank in New York, small
concern, has closed its doors. Cause, no bust
ness
Sam Cook was hanged in Greenville, Alabama,
on Friday, for the murder of Primus Caldwell,
two years ago,
Pendleton (oregon) dispatch says the third |
Of the Indian murderers was hanged on Friday. |
He protested his innocence to the last
The lower house Of the Louisiana Legislature |
has repealed the charter of the Louisiana Lot |
terry Company by vote of 60 to 20.
On Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, all the bu-
siness portion Of the town of Allensvile KY, was
destroyed. Loss $4,000.
g. NJ Mills & Co., said to be brokers for Jay |
Gould and other we'll known operators, have sus. |
pended. Northwest advanced too rapidly fo- the |
bears.
The Jefferson county (Ark) jail, at Pine Bluff |
burned on Saturday night. The prisoners were |
removed uniniured The prisoners fred the |
building.
memorial to Congress is being extensively |
signed in Chicago by leading merchants and |
manufacturers, asking early and favorable &C. |
lion on the Texas Pacific Railroad bill.
Hong Kong telegram reports that Lawrence |
D. Hall, the clerk who embezzled about $4,000 |
from London and San Francisco banks, was ar |
rested on his arrival by the steamer Oceanic
The call Of ten per cent Of the subscriptions to |
he Exposition fund in Cincinnati has had the |
9fectto bring in, In some cases, entire subscrip.
ions, in many others 25 and so per cent, SO that
here now appears to be no doubt Of the compile. |
ion OF the buildings, and the opening Of the Ex-
position in August next
The Teller Committee have left New Orleans
or Charleston. Before leaving, It was ordered
United States Commissioner Lane take testimony
u witnesses not examined for Natchitoches, Ten
as and Calahoula parishes; that Morris Marni
epresent the majority, and B. F, Jonas the mi.
1Ority. The testimony so taken will be transmit.
ed to Chairman Teller, and treated ss If taken by
he committee.
A Pullman car on train No. 4, Ohio & Missis.
ippi railway, due In Cincinnati at halfpast sew
N yesterday morning, was thrown from the
rack by broken rail near Grand Pit, II miles
we're ]. E. Nathan Of New York, who had his
houlder dislOcated, and Mack Therry of New
FORK, who sustained q simple fracture Of the
light leg just below the knee.
Lieutenant Governor Hull Of Florida, has been
indicted by the United States Grand Jury at Jack.
Onville on the charge Of conspiracy, with others,
D obtaining false returns Of the election in Bre-
ard county. Hull was the Democratic candi,
ate for Congress at the late election from the Sc.
Ond district, and holds certificate Of election
rom the Governor He Is presiding over the Sem
to at Tallahassee, and telegraphs that he will
rive in Jacksonville without service Of war
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The scout, Girard, testified on Saturday before
he Reno inquiry, giving lengthy account of the
lovements Of troops on the day Of the Custer
lassacre, describing the condition and situation