The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-16
LATE NEWS.

New York, Jan. IA fire here late this even.
ing destroyed s75OOOO worth ofproperty.
The ice gorge in the Cumberland river, was the
greatest ever known. 1t extended from shore to
store, and in breaking tore up the largest trees.
The revolution has ended in Panama by the
peaceful retirement Of Gen. COrresso from the
Presidency of the State. j. B, Cassora succeeds
him.
Norfolk Va. Jan. 4-The recent heavy rains
caused an extensive raise In the Roanoke river
The water near Weldon is as high as during
the great freshet Of 1877 and the river is still ris
ing.
The Courier.J Journal'sspecia received Tuesday
night report great destruction of property all
along the Kentucky river. AT Beattysvllle, a
large number of boats that were in the harbor
were torn from their moOrings by the floating
ice and sunk causing loss Of fifty thousand dol.
lars.
Commodore John Guest, of the United States
navy, died Tuesday at the Portsmouth navy y.yard
of which he was the commandant of gastric fe-
yer and heart disease, combined with kidney diff
fculty. He was born in Missouri and entered
the navy from Arkansas, Dec. l6, 1887.
Bradford, Pa. Jan. 14.-At half past seven this
evening the glycerine factory Of King Co., one
mile and half from this city, took fire and ex-
ploded. There were seven hundred pounds In the
factory at the time No persons was hurt. The
shock was very violent and a number Of windows
in the city were shattered. The excitement was
high for an hour or more until the result was
learned.
San Francisco, Jan. H-The Grant Powder
Works of BOrdmann, Milsen q Co., situated about
half a mile southwest of Golden Gate Park, blew
up this afternoon. Four white men and an un.
known number of Cinnamon were killed The
works were completely destroyed and man
buildings in the neighborhood occupied by EN-.
ployes including the superntendents residence,
were wrecked. The explosion occurred in the
nitre.gyeerine house.
Capt. Thomas Blair, the Office of the fifteenth
United States Infantry who married the widow of
Gen. Gordon Granger several months ago, was ar
rested in New York Thursday evening" at the in
stance Of the War Department and is now held q
prisoner on Governors Island to await further or
ders from Washington. But little is known as to
the nature Of the charges but 1t is supposed that
the forgery Of official signatures to paper pur-
porting to be his discharge from the service will
be the leading charge. It's alleged by the Amer
can consul at Glasgow that Captain Blair, whose.
real name is Nichols, has wife and children
in Scotland.
Baltimore, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Bolivar for
Europe, aground at Mount Patapsco, got off this
morning and proceeded down the bay.
Boston, Jan. 1.-THE grand jury has presented
Two indictments against NJ Frank Paige who re-
Gently failed, charging him with conspiracy 10
defraud his creditors.
The late cold snap extended artherIsOuth than
winter usually does. Even Southern Georgia and
Upper Florida had snow and sleet storms, and
many ludicrous effects are reported. One effect
is not all ludicrous, however-the probable de.
structon of the entire orange crop north Of PLAT
ka, Florida.