The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-10-23
LATE NEWS.

Pittsburg, October 19.-The ashes of DR.. lie
Moyne were removed from the erematory at
Washington on Friday, a day earlier than expect
ed. The weight of the mass was seven pounds.
DR.. LeMoyne In life weighed 2OO All stories as
to the promises Of the DOCTORS will, respecting
the disinheriting Of those Of his family who re
fuse to embrace the cremation idea are absolute
ly groundless,
Madison, Ind, October 18-William Howard
ex City Treasurer, who was shot In an alteration
with Major Simpson, editor Of the Star, Thursday
night, died at 8 o'clock this morning. Simpson
was out on bail, was reapeSted, also John R, Nc.
Partridge, local editor Of the Star, who is impli-
Gated in the affair.
The Manayunk Fire Insurance Company o
Philadelphia has decided 10 close up, business
not being prof able enough to warrant It's con.
tinuance.
A verdict has been repdered in Albany, N. Y,
for slOOOO in favor Of Nancy V. Campbell,
against OrsOn L, Champion, in breach OF prom.
ise suit
Thomas ard John Deal, Of Toronto have been
found guilty Of kidnapping Robert Jaffray, some
weeks ago. Jaffray is leading merchant and
politician.
Bush fires are so extensive along the line of the
ST, Lawrence Ottawa Railroad that gang Of
men are engaged night and day battling with the
flames.
Four Of the prisoners who escaped from the
jail at Cambridge, Mass. have been recap ured.
Their names are Buzzell, freeman, Fisher and
McNslly,
A party of Indians passed near Eagle Pass Tex
en- route to Mexico, and killed horses and drove
off cattle. Indian signs are becoming numer.
Ous.
Five prisoners made their escape from the Mid.
dlesex county jail at East Cambridge, Masg on
Saturday night. Two Of the prisoners, Mortimer
Johnson and John Buzzel, were under indict-
ment for murder, each having killed an illegitl.
mate child. The other three, Thomas Fisher
Albert DaBiels and Andrew Freeman ere old
offenders.
The Committee on Commerce Of the United
States House OF Representatives and Senate, for
the purpose Of comforting with the merchants Of
the principal cities with view Of advancing the
business prosperity Of the country, met in Iston,
Saturday morning, but, owing to the absence OF
Representatives McLane and Townsend the com
mittee adjourned until Monday morning.
The county jail at Breckenridge, Mimi, burned
on Monday night. The only prisoner, colored
man named Henry Wilson, burned to death.
F L. Brsntley, Marshal Of whitesburg, Ga. shot
and killed two negro girls last Saturday night
The murder was wanton and unprOvOked. Brant-
ley escaped,
Tanners, Webster Bros. and Lincoln & Miller,
togetherwlth several adjacent sto es in Malone,
N Y, were entirely destroyed by FIRE on Tuesday
Loss, $4,000.
One Charlie Murtz, Of Btidgewater, Pa was
committed to jail for an attempt to burgarize the
house Of Mrs. McCulloch. Mrs Daniel Miller who
was inside watching, seized and held the boy un.
I'll arrested,
A dispatch from POttsville says: The slight rain
fall Saturday had little fleet the water supply,
aid the prolonged drouth is seriouIly felt at the
oolleries. Turkey Run, Pine Fore,t and Lower
Kansch Creek Colleries have suspended for want
OF water,
John Zilch Of Bellsire, 0,proprietOr oithe Bel
laire Opera House, attempted suicide on Sunday
evening. The rash act was caused by grief over
the olandtttine marriage o. one OF his daughters,
girl II years of age, TO a man named Harrison
Groves, 10 whom he was bitterly opposed.