The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


extending eastward, doing great damage, The
loss Is heavy.
The American Tract Society held its annual
meeting in New York. The available resources
during 1873 were $4,000, and the expenditures
the same time 100000.
st Paul, May i1.--A meteor, one foot in dame
ter with blazing train, fell at WOrthingLon, this
State to-day, exploding just before reaching the
earth, with a noise that shook buildings.
Meadvile, Pa, May 11.-Quite an extensive
fire Is raging In the pine woods just north OF this
city. A large amount Of lumber is reported
burned.
Watertown, N. Y, May 11.-This afternoon Rob.
ert Harris and Dell Shaw, while attempting to
cross Black River in row boat a short distance
above Big Falls, were carried over and drowned.
Wheeling, May lion Saturday at midnight
the engine house Of the Preston Coal Mining
Company at the Austin Mines Preston county,
West Virginia, was destroyed by FIRE, letting the
engine and machinery down the shaft. Loss,
about $500.
New York. May THE suspension OF White.
more, Peet Post & Co., wOOlen and dry goods
commission merchants Nos. 346 and 343 Broad
way was announced this afternoon, aud took the
trade by surprise, as 1t was one Of the largest
houses In the line, and had always stood very
high.
Wheell pg, W. Va, May 9-The residence of ].
O. Harvey located in the suburbs of this city, was
totally destroyed by fire this morning, the occu
pants losing all their personal property. Loss,
$500; no insurance.
Erie, Pa, May 9.-The condition of Elliott the
defeated pugist, to day was such that his friends
thought 1t safe for him to start for home, and he
left on the o'clock train east, accompanied by
Goss Smith and Campbell.
Louisville, KY, May Sat supper time to.nigh :
Bridget McDonough, servant in the Gait House.
this city, endeaVored to leap from the elevator
while in motion. Her head striking the frame
gateway caused the gate to fall breaking her
neck, The girl was thrown eighty feet and hor
rlbly mangled.
Wheeling W, Va, May 9-The Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold their semi
annual conference In this city on the 18th inst
to arrange the Episcopal work for the latter half
Of the year.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 9-Wm Watkins, anoth-
ervictim Of the Stanton shaft disaster, died to.
day, 1t will be necessary to food the line to the
depth Of three hundred feet In order to extln.
guish the fire. The damage will be very great,
The National Womans Suffrage Association,
which has been in session In st. Louis, adjourned
Friday after adopting platform and the election
Of officers to serve the ensuing year. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton was chosen President; Susan B.
Anthony, Vice President, and long list of hon.
Orary Vice Presidents.
Mrs Mary Ann Proctor has sued the Manhattan
(N W Eye and Ear Hospital for twenty thousand
dollars for the loss OF her sight, she alleges
through the negligence OF the hospital surgeon in
performing an operation The surgeons afirms
that the loss of her sight was the result of disease
Meadville, Pa, May 11-Last night ]. T. Cor.
man. baggagemaster at shenango Station, in at.
tempting to get off freight train at Greenville,
was instantly killed by being drawn under a
train. The wheels passed over his body, severing
both legs, It's supposed that his foot caught in
the car steps as he attempted jumping The de.
ceased was unmarried and aged twenty years.
VIscranton, Pa, May 11.-Extensive forest fires
are causing great destruction .of timber around
this city. The village of Tobyhanna, twenty
miles from here, was entirely surrounded by fire
this afternoon. Citizens turned out and fought
the flames, finally getting them under control.
Unless rain comes soon the destruction OF proper.
ty will be immense.
"Red Leary," awaiting requisition in New York
from the Governor of Massachusetts, for compile.
ity in the Northampton bank robbery, escaped
from Ludlow Street Jail last week, by the help of
confederates, who hired rooms in an adjoining
house and cut hole through the walls into wa.
ter closet Of the jail.
Charleston, ILL.,, May "a strange young man
was found late last night near the railroad, lying
insensible, with his head injured He was stripped
Of his coat and his money and valise was gone
To-day he become somewha: conscious, but on "
remembered that he was attacked and robbed. It
is thought he will die. He gave the name of Chas
Davis of Cambridge, Ohio.
Meadville, May O.--L. L. Luse, managing editor
ofthe National YindicatOr, Greenback paper, and
former editor Of the Linesville Citizen hastily de.
parted from the scene of his labos last night
leaving a large number of creditors to mourn his
acquaintance Luse was a Methodist minister in
good standing until the Greenbsek craze turned
his brain. ParSon Plummer is thus left editor and
proprietor Of barren reality Luse is supposed
to have gone West.
The only mine now in full operation in the Bra.
I'll block coal district, Indiana, is the Seller q
McCelland mine at Harmony, three miles east of
Brazil. Threats were made that the men employ.
ed would be compelled to abandon work, but the
strikers turned their attention to the bituminous
mines at Newburg, three miles west of Brazil
where the miners were compelled to leave their
work.
Detroit, May 11.-At 0 o'clock this morning a
tre broke out in the Tribune Block, occupied by
the Post and Tribune newspaper. It destroyed the
news room of the paper and badly damaged its
editorial rooms. The rest OF the building, oceu
pied chiefly by the Post and Tribune lob office.
was deluged by lwater. The Calvert Lithograph
Company and Michigan Farmer were also slight
sufferers. There will be no suspension of the ma,
per. The loss cannot yet be accurately estimated
but s fully covered by insurance The FIRE ia sun.
posed to have originated from spontaneous conn
bustion Of oiled rags in the press. room.
Chicago, May 1O.-shortly before o'clock this
afternoon fire broke out on the corner of Union
and Twenty second streets in Palmer a Fullar,s
lumber yard and dry house, which burned fierce.
ly until O'Clock, and although then under con.
troll 1t will probably burn the greater part of the
night The dry house was completely DESTROYED.
together with 100000 feet of shingles and 1000
OOOfeet OF lumber The proprieto1s give their loss
Gtsl52,OOO, but as their estimste Is based on tbe
selling price OF the material 1t Is probable that
more accurate estimate would be S1O5 O0O The
IOtal insurance is about $4,000. About dozen
cottages and houses were ruined. The loss IA ca
sured. P"-~' III
THREE COLoRED MEN HUNG.
Fayetteville, May 9-Rlchard Lee, a negro
burglar was publioIv hanved hero 10 d,u r.