The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

bestowed on the latter.
Three gamblers compelled by their victims at
Darbyville, Fla, TO refund their winnings, went
to jacksonville, obtained warrant and sher-
ifs posse to serve them. In the fight which fol-
lowed one gambler was killed
J.J. Pratt OF Braintree, Vt was srrested for an
attempt to poison a company of Frenchmen EN-.
ployed by George Spear in cutting logs on land
claimed by Pratt. Paris green was found
sprinkled on the dinner Of the men.
Additional particulars Of the accident on the
Carolina Central Railroad on Wednesday night
state that four persons were killed and three in
jured.
Mary Ferguson, aged 6l years, Of Brooklyn, N.
" died Of blood poisoning ocoasloned by run
ming pin in her forehnger while washing,
A heavy FIRE destroyed a large part Of Bridge.
water, Nova Scotia, Sunday, Two children in
the upper story Of a dwelling house were burned
to death,
David t Ewing of Fort Dodge, Iowa, dropped
dead Of apoplexy at Meadville, Saturday, where
he was visiting friends,
A man jumped on a train at Neelyville, Mo
and shot three passengers, one woman danger.
Ously wounding them, and then escaped into the
woods. No reason ie known for the act,
A Canadian Christmas party Of six, return
ing from an evening visit, met with sad fate.
The horses attached to the sleigh took fright at
an approaching train, overturned the cutter on
the track, and four Of the inmates were instantly
killed.
The Hudson RIVER Tunnel is slowly dragging
along, and they promise to finish 1t in three
years. 1t is 20 feet under the clay bottom of the
river, and encounters no rocks till nearly at the
New York shore. The workmen are kept alive
on compressed air, which they like better than
common air. Only four to five feet Of the tunnel
are made every day, working gangs Of 20 to %
men, and working all night.
Petroleum is giving out in the Bradford, Penn.
sylvania district, as It gave out in previous dis.
tPicts. Oh Creek now gives less than one
thousand barrels day The days Of cheap pc.
troleum have passed. II costs to produce 1t now
from S1.6O to So barrel Of crude oil. The large
showing Of profits by the Standard OIL Company
has carried too much capital into the business,
and conservative producers have been compelled
to sink wells to keep their lands from being
drained by their more reckless neighbors.
At Elizabsthtown, KY, last week, at the Magis.
trste's court In this county, two litgants, David
Carter and Bud Harrington, became involved in
q difficulty, when Harrington drew pistol and
shot Carter in the mouth, the ball coming out at
the back Of his neck He fell on the floor and
lay in an apparently lifeless condition, with the
blood running out of his ears and mouth. Car.
ter's son then shot Harrington down, and Carter
raised from his pool of blood and crushed Hair.
ington's head into jelly with sledge hammer,
and sank back in his bloody bed. When our in
formant left the blood.curdling scene, Hairing'
ton was dead, and by his side lay Carter welter-
ing in his own blood, ItWa thought impossible
for him to live.
George Martin, young farmer Of Robertson
county, Tenn, was shot dead by Mrs. Hester, a
married lady % years old towhOm Martin made
q Ajocular remark about her divorce suit.
Hackensack N. j., Dec, 2S.- Congressman
Voorhis was arraigned in the Bergen county
court for trial on the charge of embeSzlement.
The case was set down for the next term (Apri)
Of court. The bail remains the same.
New York, Dec. 2S.-The storm on the New
residences at Monmouth Beach were damaged to
the extent Of $4,000 The roads about Long
Branch are blockaded with snow. Some drifts
are ten feet Deep On the Bluff bulkheads and
portleOs Of hotels were carried away
There is an effort being made In New York to
stop this coddling of condemned murderers that
has become distinctive feature of the criminal
annals Of that city. An arrangement has been
made by which the murderers will not be allow.
cd to see those silly people who load them down
with flowers.
Chicago, Dec. H-The young Canadian wo-
man, sister to Mr.. Robert T. Hidden, assistant
manager Of the Bank Of Montreal In this city,
shot herself through the heart at her brothers.
residence in thif city. The affair was very sin.
eular one and mysterious. The Coroner's jury,
after thorough investigation of all the facts in
the case, made verdict that Miss Hibdens death
was the result Of an accident.
Titusyille Pa, Dec. 7.-Will MCCambridge
Teller In Roberts Bros bank Of this city, who fed
year ago, taking $1,000 in bonds and money
was captured at Buffalo and brought { here to-day.
He was arraigned before Justice Strauss on the
charge OF embezzlement, pleaded guilty and was
remanded to the lookup in default Of 5000 bail.
He will be taken to Meadville jail tomorrow.
The Ave persons killed on Saturday while
crossing the railroad track near Clendenb erry,
Ont, were all witnesses In the great Biddulph
murder trial, and were to be again called upon
10 give test imony in that case the Oath Of next
month,
Within the last 48 hours four tramps have been
found in q dying condition from being suffocated
by the gas of lime kiln, in the lower part Of
Richmond where such characters are IN the
habit Of spending their nights. Two Of these
mentioned have died.
During an alteration on Friday, In Halifax
county, Va, between Marion Winbish, white
boy aged II, and negro boy about the posses.
sion Of an axe the negro attempted to assault
Winbish with hoe, when the latter dealt him
blow on the neck with the axe, almost seVering
his head from his body, The negro died In ten
minutes.
A special telegram from Henderson, Kentucky,
reports that John Humphreys, is dying from by.
drOphobia from bite of a mad dog received five
years ago,
The grain commission house OF W. P. McLaren
Of Milwaukee failed yesterday owing to the fail
ure Of thel Chicago branch last week. Liabilities
about Sl5O0o0.
A Midway Kentucky, special says that Theo-
doTe Lee shot and killed Chris. Lawson, his
brother. in.lsw, on Christmas night after being |
severely and dangerously stabbed by Lawson.
An aged negro, Robert Nicholson in Temporal
~ rage yesterday, at BarkstOwn, Kentucky, shot |
and killed Thomas Applegate, a lad eleven |
years old, who offended himliwhlle visiting his
house.
John Shaw, while sitting at the window Of his
residence at Glen Falls, N. Y, Monday evening |
was shot dead by unknown assassirs.
Mrs. Henry Johnston was burned to death by
fire in her dwelling at Trenton, N. j., on Christ