The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The bonded Indebtedness OF San Francisco is
S8S630 with over million in the treasury.
A man stood on the bank Of river at Laredo,
Texas and cooliy fred with rife at the human
heads which now and then appeared above the
water. He was q good shot. and three Of the
swimmers were killed. He was Sheriff, the
other fugitlves cOnvicts
Daniel oNeil was arrested in Chicago on a
charge Of murder He was not considered guilty
and had good reason to expect speedy release;
but his reason gave way under the excitement,
and he constantly imagines that he hears tide
hammers on scaffold which is being erected for
his hanging.
An educated white girl, aged II married full.
j5looded negro aged 49, at Allegheny, Pa, Her
AFelatives endeavored 10 cause a separation, but
she would not at that time part from her hus.
band, who was a well behaved intelligent man.
However, after year Of matrimony she has vol.
UNFAIRLY severed the connection by elopement.
Her second choice is mulatto.
Thirteen trunk railways hauled 45,557 900 tons
of freight in 1873 for which they received Sl12.
0O4.646. In 1870 the same roads, with an increase
Of over 20 per cent. In their mileage, moved g.,
092599 tons, for which they received 16Sl1, 49,
an increase Of only per cent, in receipts while
the tonnage increased 45 per cent. Low rates,
however, are what the public demand.
Forty disguised men took Rube Caruthers from
Jail at Benham, Texas, and hung him. He was
on trial for stealing cattle,
Owing to the immense grain crop the canals
leading to tidewster have increased their earn.
ings 80 per cent, over last year.
The custom receipts last year were SlS6 500 900,
and the internal revenue receipts 1924 100000.
The satinet mill of B, F, Larned, Auburn, Mas.
saohusetts, was burned Saturday, Loss $4,000.
insured for 10000,
Some drunken men attending circus at Nor.
ristown Tennessee got into a row with officers OF
the law Town Marshal James I. Richardson
and Ben F. Richardson were killed and Sheriff
Loop dangerously wounded,
Alfred Lynn, aged 10, fell from the Valley
bridge, a distance Of 80 feet, at Franklin, Pa,
Saturday, and was instantly killed.
Additional charges have been preferred against
Elijah Alliger the New York insurance broker,
accused of negotiating a $1,000 stolen Hannibal
and ST. Joseph bond In February last the First
Natl Bank Of Westport, Connecticut, was robbed
Of large amount Of securities, among which
were S1l 900 in bonds belonging to Francis Sher.
wood. These were traced to the Third Natn
Bank of New York, where 1t is alleged they were
hypOthecated by Alliger.
The duel between James Hope, editor of the
Norfolk, Virginia, Landmark and Colonel Wm.
Lamb, Mayor Of Norfolk was prevented by the
arrest of the Mayor as he was leaving his house
for the place Of meeting at A o'clock Saturday
morning. He was taken before a magistrate and
bound over In the sum Of $4,000 to keep the
peace.
Max Sevinger, a collector, while walking
along First avenue in New York Saturday eve
ming was set upon by two men, one Of whom
seized his arms and the other rlhed his pocket.
book and seized his watch and chain They
then threw him into the gutter and fed SEWN.
ger, who was uninjured, gave chase when one Of
the thieves discharged revolver al him. The
ball missed the object intended and buried itself
in the neck Of Otto schwenger, Is years old, a
butcher boy The young man was taken to the
hospital where the injury was pronounced fatal.
The thieves escaped.
David GAlivan shot and killed John Atkins,
the boss herder, at Rosewood agency, last Mon.
day, probably in selEdefense. He was taken to
Yankton by steamer and turned over to the au-
thorites. 0l Tuesday night at Fort Pierre, a
row occurred in dance house between two Dor.
der characters known as "Texas George" and
"llfkansaw." The former was shot dead by the
latter, At the end Of the Northwestern track 60
miles east of Fort Pierre George Baker, Calamity
Jane and Others attempted to start bagnio. The
citlzsns interfered and a row ensued, in which
Baker was shot, but not fatally.