The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ues. The United States customs authorities are
keeping register Of Canadians leaI ing for the
United States from each station, and during three
weeks Of this month no less than 1900 persons
have left by the Delaware & Hudson and Yer.
mont Central railroads alone, to settle in the
manufacturing districts OF the Eastern States OF
these ten.twentleths are French Canadians from
Montreal and surrounding districts
A dispatch from Forked River, New Jersey
says that over 800 families have been utterly des
titute by the great forest fire. The berry indus
try Is gone. The loss in the southern part Of
Ocean county is S75 600.
The Milwaukee Sentnei's special says the
Touring mill Of H. Buckner at sheboygan Falls
was struck by lightning and burned Saturday af
ternoon. Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000.
The Pullman Palace Car Company will begin
to-day the erection of large manufacturing es.
Lablishment at Kensington about FIVE miles south
of Chicago. The company will make this Its main
point Of supply for cars.
A ST. Paul dispatch OF Saturday says the dead
bodies Of W, A. Weeks and J. H. Pagenkopf have
been found near Lake Benton, Lincoln county
The manner of their death is unknown. The
Coroner is investigating
Captain POtter,oi the Constellation, and United
States Consul Brooks and some members of the
Relief Commission, will remain in Cork until the
cargo of the Constellation is discharged when
they will return to Galway The citizens of Cork
will give banquet to the officers Of the Constel-
lation next Thursday night.
The Senate subcommittee on the Indian ap.
Precipitation bill will report to the full committee
on Monday and upon the recommendation Of
Secretary Schurz and Commissioner Trowbrdge
will adVise:an increase Of certain amounts grant.
ed by the House and supply the omission affect.
ing small tribes and specified agencies.
A San Francisco dispatch from Hanford, Tu.
lare county says. AT HanfOrd Saturday morn.
ing, Harkhurst railroad agent for leasing lands
to settlers, was waited on by band of armed set
tiers and asked when he intended to leave town.
On answering that he would leave in the morn.
ing he was allowed to go. The breach between
the railroad and the settlers still prevails Both
sides are determined
The last descendant Of Fernando COrtez, the
Due de Montelcone, died the other day at Naples.
His fortune estimated al 19 900 900 Of francs will
give rise to litigation as the Duke has left no di.
rect heir.
Six months ago Pole named solinski, of Pitts.
burg, buried six months old child. The other
day, in order to change the place Of interment,
the remains were exhumed. 1t was found that
the child had turned over in Its coffin after bu.
rial.
A Chilian cavalry captain recently rode upon
the brink Of preciplce going at gallop though
1t was in the gray oftte morning. He went over
with shrIek and the troopers who were follow.
ing also failed to check their horses and took
the terrible leap, All three were killed,
A lawyer named Stevenson, who believes in
spiritualism, drank poison to kill himself and,
meeting an Alderman Of the town, drew jack
knife and told him he was going to murder him
so as to have his company to the spirit land, but
the Alderman suddenly sprang upon him, and
seized the knife in time to save his life. The
| lawyer recovered from the dose.
Benjamin Singleton, a negro fanatic, was before
the Senate Exodus Committee Saturday and ad.
mitted he was the cause of the exodus having
sent circulars and general information to all
parts Of the South, and had endeavored in every
way he could to induce the negroes to leave the
South, The exodus investigation is ended,
The Treasury Department has been swindled
by a man who pretended to be the administra.
tor of another man, who was alleged to have
been drowned at sea with a number Of United
States bonds in his possession The bogus ad
ministrator had the bonds reissued and re-
deemed. 1t now appears that the first bondi
were not lost and they have been again present
ed for redemption.
| Archbishop Purcell made an address at High
Mass at the Cincinnati Cathedral on Sunday
which, despite the rain, was crowded on the oc
casion His Grace's voice is weak and tremuous
and 1t was with difficulty that he made himself
audible to over third Of his auditory. In con
clusion he said, in voice broken with emotion
I now sOlemnly declare before Almighty God
Bishop Elder and this congregation that not one
| dollar Of the money that was entrusted to my
care was lavished in luxury by myself or agents
or expended in any manner for our personal ben
| eft, and no matter how unworthily may appear
In your eyes, l humbly ask that you pray to God
Almighty for me-" Many Of the congregation
were affected to tears by the Archbishop's re-
marks.
A most disastrous food at st. kits one of the
Leeward Islands, whereby 292 persons lost theil
lives in three hours Basseterre seems to have
suffered most severely, Whole portions OF thai
town were swept away, and sand and mud GOV
cred the streets In some places to the depth oil
IL feet.
New Orleans, April PA gentleman just from
Jacksonville, Fla, states that duel was fought
there three days ago, just beyond the city limits
between two Cubans named RAfaal Toledo and
Yndabiro Pima, both cigar makers. Three shots
were exchanged and Toledo was killed. There
were no seconds. The affair was witnessed by a
boy.
Wm. P. Gillespie, Of Columbus, Indiana, on
his death bed few days ago, made confession
that he and two others, whose names are not Civ.
en-, killed wealthy stock trader named James
Jamison ten years ago, and divided between
them large sum Of money found on his person,
Jamsons body was never found and that is the
first clue to the manner Of his death.
Deadwood, April 27.-White stock thieves kill.
ed John Deffebach and run off 15O head Of Of
horses from Inysn Kara Mountains, so miles
west of here, Tuesday, the goth inst. Defebach
was one Of the heaviest stockmen In the West
He leaves q wife and five children. The same
band, disguised as Indians, have committed nu.
merOus depredati0ns In this vicinity In the past
two months. A party from here has gone in
pursuit.
FOREIGN NEWS.