The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-13
STATE AND NEIeRBoRHooD.

OF treasurer Blose's bondsmen. until new bonds
man ls secured. New discoveries of iIregularitie,
IN the tax collections are still being made and
lhe commissioners have ordered the refnnding on
oVercharges to cease for the present
Akron, Feb 6.-William D. Miller of Chautau.
qua county, N Y, formerly Of this city, was ar.
rested here today by Sheriff Lott Of Mayvllle, N.
Y, for embtzzing S422 from James McAllster. a
farmer near jamestown, the proceeds of large
quantity OF pork. Miller was at one time worth
$50 900.
MI Gilead Feb, ~. W. Fleucky, prominent
farmer residing near this place, has Just made an
assignment for the benefit Of his creditors Assets
$4,000 liabilities not definitely known, but quite
large. 1'''
Ashlaoula, Feb. 7-Waldeck & Cramer, bakers
ana confectioners, made en- assignment last even
Ing Liabilities and assets unknown.
Cambridge o., Feb. flames r. Forsythe Of
Adams township, this county, made an assign.
ment yesterday, Liabilities about $1,000.
Rochester, Pa Feb IA man named Hutch.
inson was arrested yesterday and placed in the
Beaver jail charged with the murder of his faith
er. The family live near Independence eleven
miles from here, and few days ago the father
and son became involved in a quarrel which re.
suited In the son throwing stone al his father
striking him on the forehead and causing death
some time afterward. The son claims that he
threw the stone in sef.deiense and that his faith.
er frequently beat his children.
Wheeling, Feb 7.-Alfred e. snedeker. ward
conductor at the Baltimore & Ohio depot, fell IN.
der the wheels Of an engine This morning, and was
run over and instantly killed. his body being hor-
ribly mutilated snedeker had uncoupled the
engine from an Outgoing Hempfeld train, which
II was assisting up the Sixteenth street grade and
was about to climb up on the engine when he
slipped and fell, with the result stated. He was
thirty years of age, and had been in the employ
OF the Company abOutseVen years.
John Mitchell, aged thirty.hve was killed Sat.
urday evening near Huron, Erie county, by being
run over bya Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern
Railway train. Mitchill was drunk and walking
on the track at the time.
While Mrs, Pratt Of Delaware, was at work in
the kitchen on Friday she fell into faintiug fit
across the stove and remained In that position for
some time, entirely destroying the pupil OF one
eye aud otherwise burning her face.
Thomas Mendenhall, a prominent business man
OF salineVille, o., made an assignment Saturday
to Frank M. Atkinson.
A Mrs. Hoffman, an aged lady Of Cleveland,
died Saturday from the effects OF coal gas, which
she inhaled few nights since.
AT Akron, Saturday, Darius Weeks, a iuryman
In the case OF The State VS.. Cartwright charged
with resisting an officer was stricken with paraly-
sis In the Courtroom.
Matt Harris, a notorious negro desperate, was
arrested in sandusky, O., Saturday afternoon, on
the charge of attempting to murder Henry Eicher
a saloonkeeper of that city.
The trial of Brown accused of burning the rec.
ords was commenced at Columbus on Saturday.
About thirty witnesses have been Summoned by
the State. George L Converse and Colonel Groom
appeared for Brown, aud Prosecuting Attorney
Clarke and George X. Nash, for the State.
Saturday night the house Of a farmer named
Daniel Franz, near Dayton, was broken into by
masked robbers. They bound the family and by
threats of shooting them forced Franz's wife to
reveal where the money was concealed in the
house, amounting to $500 in cash and S25,OOO in
notes and bonds. The robbers made their escape
with this booty.
In the Ssndusky City Council Saturday night Dr.
E. Stanley was expelled foralleged unparliamen.
tary conduct The Council proceeded to regular
business and Stanley remained in his chair and
answered AYE" and may" when votes were call.
ed, He said this several times when the lPresi-
dent ordered Marshal Berrigan to forcby eject
him. The Marshal then walked the doctor out.
Whereupon Stanley Immediately swore out a war
rant against Berrigan for assaultand battery. The
constable was summoned to appear before Justice
Bitner, and gave 500 bail for his appearance on
Wednesday evening.
Youngstown, Feb. 1O,-A boy two years old, son
of John McGinn, pudder at Brown, Bonnel &
Co.'s works, got hold of revolver this evening,
which was accidentally dscharhed, the ball en-.
tering his brain.
Cincinnati, Feb, 10.-During the Emery Bros,
fire this morning John BrOckmeir, who keeps q
saloon in the same building, was badly burned
while rescuing two children The latter were also
badly burned about the feet legs and head. The
total loss is now placed at $1,000.
Cincinnati, Feb 1O.-William Runyan and wife
and Granville orent and four of his family, Of
Queensville, Ind. were poisoned on Saturday by
eating buckwheat cakes 1t seems that farmer
named Hall had placed arsenic in his barn to kill
rats portion of it become mixed with the buck,
wheat which he afterward sold TO parties named
Runyan is quite i'll and the others will probably
recover
The total amount of the liabilities of Adae &
Co.'s saving bank, Cincinnati, with the exception
of European creditors not yet reported is an.
nounced to be S695,267.
The Striking Miners Association of Ohio have
posted notices in the vicinity of the Union Mines
near Cincinnati, warning men at work there thai
If work is not stopped by Thursday next dam.
age will be done.