The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


the increased use Of improved machinery.
Not only silk spinners from Maoclesaeld, Gov.
entry, and other English towns have emigrated to
Patterson, N. j., lately, but there are large add.
lions from the French and Swiss silk centres
Over 1000 operatives have been added within the
year Just closing.
The hat factories In Adamstown, Pa are busier
now than they have been for years. Wooden
goods have advanced in price, and four factories
are kept running day and night to al the orders
on hand. About 500 operators are employed In
these factories.
The Carbon Iron Company at Perryville, Car
bon county, Pa, are so pushed with work that
they have got to build another foundry, so as to
turn out the work that is required at short notice.
About 500 hands will be employed when the
foundry IS complete,
AT East Saginaw last week James Stewart & Co.,
extensive wholesale dealers In lumbermen's sup,
plies salt and shingles, are doing business Of
100000 annually, was closed by the Sheriff under
an attachment, at the instance Of Detroit credi
tors, The cause Of the failure is attributed to
unluohy speculations In Chicago options and salt
contracts.
Whitehall. N. Y, Jan. S-The glycerine build,
Ing Of the LaAin & Rand Powder Company at
Oak Ridge, blew up this morning, fatally inIur'
ing two men. .sh.H,I 2g
A few miles east Of Galveston, Texas, on the
Sth, M A. seay, insane, went to the residence Of
JW Ladd, ten miles east OF here and shot Ladd
dead without the least proyocation. He then
went to Samuel Tubb's house and shot him fiVe
times. Tubbs is not expected to live. seay then
went to Mr.. Logan's farm and informed Logan
what he had done. Before he could be prevent
ed he placed his pistol to his own head and blew
The Democratic caucus Of the Maryland Legis-
lature at Annapolis nominated on the 9Th for
United states Senator, Hon. A. P German, Cor
man received 81 votes, Whyte %, and Wallis g.
German is a member of the State Senate.
In New York city the business co immunity was
startled Saturday by the announcement that
Benjamin B. Bogert, the Treasurer of the Pro.
duce Exoha' ge, was deiaulterto to the Exchange
in the sum Of $4,000, and had committed sui
eide. He had been its Treasurer ever since 1t
started, was considered sound financially and
had excellent credit, spEt arH
7. B. Richards, father Of Professor Richards, Of
Yale College, was killed Friday at the Stamford
Depot by the Harlem railroad train.
The House Committee of Commerce has In.
stTucted Representative Townsend to report to
the House, with the recommendation that 1t be
passed, a bill making Portsmouth, o., a port OF
entry Is lr
Escape Of Deadwood from being destroyed by
fire second time was miraculous. lot Of tim
Der on the hillside caught ire from a miners
torch and made blaze that at one time threat.
ened serious Conhagration, ~. r.
The Reading hat factories are granting the ad
vance in wages asked by the men, and work is
resuming,
Governor Long, Of Massachusetts,, submitted his
message Friday showing the State ia not alto.
gether healthy financially. .,a...-
The funeral OF six OF the victims Of the FIRE in
the Turner Hall, New York, took place Friday.
The services were very impressive and we're wit.
messed by 10 900 people,
orville Grant says the Generals foreign tour
cost him $4,000, He says II his brother is nomi.
mated for President he will have to accept because
he owes what he is to the American people.
The Tennessee River Improvement Convention
held at Nashville Friday adopted q resolution
asking an appropriation Of 1OOOOO,0OO for the
completion Of the work Of improving that river.
The anniversary Of the battle Of New Orleans
was celebrated by solemn mass at the New Or.
leans cathedral, parade Of the military and the
firing Of salute. Flags were displayed through
out the city.
The Committee on the relief Of the Poncha In
dlau0 decided 10 recall Mr.. TiLbles from the East
he having succeeded in raising $4,000 to defray
the legal expenses Of the Ponca habedS corpus case
at Lincoln.
At Weston. Ind on the river on Sunday keg
ofp0Wder exploded In the foreOastle of the Idle
wild, blowing off her forecastle and her larboard
hull to the waters edge, badly injurlng nine Of
her eolored crew. . i
At Rrie, on the 11th, Captain G. L. Pierce, a
young lawyer Of that city, formerly Clerk of the
Courts, was choked to death at dinner to-day
while trying to swallow a large mouthful of meat
A bottle OF brandy was found in his pocket and
1t 10 supposed he had been drinking, ..
AT Belleyille, Ind, on Saturday while william
Milliken and Henry Crane were fighting about
dog, Edward Mllliken came to the assistance Of
his father and fatally stabbed Crane. He escaped
without arrest
The steamship City Of New York, which ar.
rived Saturday morning, brought 1855 900 worth
Of gold bars. ,si.,,.,e
ACLeanIboro, Ill.,, Is In a terrible state of ex.
citement, little girl, aged twelve, having given
birth 10 q child. t@V ln,N 1
During Saturday severe snowsiorm ragged In
Sierra Nevada along the line OF the Central Pacific
railroad, delaying trains and doing some damage
Philip Ford & Co.; auctioneers Of New York
have become financially embarrassed, and Ford
has been lodged In Jail to recover A4O6 on the
ground Of alleged false representations made by
Ford as TO the financial condition Of his firm in
procuring goods on credit
Tho NOrwalk Experiment, for many years
champion Of the Democratic party has determin.
ed TO abandon the old fashioned hand press
which the paper has been printed on since 1885
and is putting in cylinder press and engine.
A loaded freight car became detached from
train on the Columbus q Toledo Railway at
Marion, and was precipitated over an embank.
ment OfRbout 30 feet, turning Commpletely over.
Tho contents ofthe car escaped Injury. A boy
named William CusiOk who was upon the car
jumped for his life and received very serious in,
jurieS, bis wrist being Sprained and his arm |
fractured.
Early Sunday morning the dead body OF Frank
Mathews was found in a field short distance
from bis residence in Franklin township, Colum.
bianA county. He was last seen at summitville
Saturday evening after dark, when he started for
home, and II Is supposed when near his home he
sat down on the fence to rest, ard was attacked
by stroke of appoplexy hich caused instant
DEATH as the sltion in which the body was
found would indicate that he had not moved at
Ter he fell,
Henry Porter, William Haney and Edward
Macdonald, were arrested at youngstown Sunday
night one Of them Haney, tried to pass two
bogus silver dollars at housa of iL faro Tho |