The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-13
FLAMES.
An $4,000 Fire in ncKessport, Psnnsy1vanla

An $4,000 Fire in McKeespOrt, Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh, Nov. ga fire occurred at McKees.
port, Pa early this morning by which the Wash
ingtOn House, a large grist mill, and other build.
ingS we're totally destroyed, entaiing loss est.
mated at $4,000. The fire originated In the Rrist
mill by the heating OF the journals Of the machin.
cry in the third story.
Nine Hundred Head OF Cattle Burned.
Cincinnati, Nov. S-The cattle pens of ]. W
Goff Il Co., Eighth and Evans streets, are burn.
ing. Tie pens were filled with cattle belonging
jointly to Perrin 4 GOf, distillers and Fort, Sad
Ter & Co., butchers, numbering 200. Nine hun.
dred and thirty head were consumed In the main
portions of the pens. Three hundred In the
southern portion, separated by brick wall were
saved The total los is estimated at $40 00O fully
insured. The fire is supposed to be incendiary.
The nens were valued a. SIS 0O0 and insured for
S4,250 The cattle were insured for $50 0 in
Cincinnati, Philadelphia aud New York cOmpa-
MES.
Fire in Delaware, Ohio.
Columbus, Nov. "A FIRE broke out this morn.
ing in the stable of w. White, situated near sew
eral other buildings to which the flames quickly
communicated and destroyed two stores and fiye
barns. The loss is estimated atSOOO
Large Fire in Napoleon.
Toledo, November "a special FROM Napoleon,
Ohio, to the Commercial states that a disastrous
Ere broke out at that place at 2:3O q, m. to-day,
consuming nineteen buildings. The court house
ana county offices were entirely destroyed, and
the town hall badly damaged, The loss will reach
about SlQ0 00c, about one half of which is cover.
ed by insurance.
An Arrest for the Burning Of Bethany College.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 9.-on Friday evening
last Thomas Cheek was arrested at his home In
Jacktown, Pa, for setting FIRE to Bethany College,
IN Brooke county, some weeks ago, which caused
the partial destruction Of that edi1ce The ar.
rest was made by Deputy Sheriff Curtis, aud the
prisoner was brought to Bethany Saturday morn.
ing. The people turned ont IN great numbers and
were in such state OF mind that the Sheriff was
afraid that the people would take the law into
their own hands and summariy end Cheeks fate
by lynching. The Sheriff accordingly removed
Cheek TO this city, lodging him In the county Jail
last evening to await HIS preliminary hearing
frame cottage and brick dwelling adjoining
on Wood street, were totally destroyed by FIRE at
SO'clock this morning The dIe originated in the
rear of the cottage, occupied by a man named
Bowers. Loss $500 on which there was an insur.
HnCe Of 5000.
Other Fires
New York, Nov 8-Fre in 2Ol Grand street
Brooklyn, damaged the stock and building s82,'
600.
Whitehall, N. Y, Nov. GA large FIRE at Fair
Haven, this morning, destroyed the hotel and
three stores In the same block. Loss 835 0O0
Cincinnati, Nov. "a RlVertOn, Ky, special to
the Gazette says: The pennsylv lvaniG furnace was
partly desNsoYed by 6re Last night, and one OF the
boilers exploded. Loss, s. 900. II belongs to the
Eastern Kentucky Railway Company.
Cincinnati, Nov "a Gazette special from
Green Castle, Ind, says; Fire destroyed the saw
mill Of Alex Plckell. CarpentersVille, together
with a lot Of lumber and tusInets room Occu-
pied by G. W. CorWin, last night, The loss on the
mill is "a GOO; no insurance. COrwin's loss iS 49,.
900; insured for IS 0OO Lumber valued at IS 600,
owned by l.. Miller & Co., of Chicago, was de.
stroyed.