The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-16
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Grant arrived at Washington Monday
The coffee trade In the east is stagnant in conFe
auence Of recent failures
Il is said that Gould has purchased the controls
ing interest In the Iron Mountain railroad.
Since January LIST eight failures have occurred
in the coffee and tea trade Of New York.
The official vote Of Texas is just snnounced'
Hancock's majority In the State is S5COO
During the past week FIVE United States officers
have been killed in the west by Illicit distillerS.
Chief Medicine Bull was accldently shot by the
discharge OF the revolver Of Mr.. Beverly, ageu cy
clerk at the Brule agency His injuries are not
serious.
On Monday United States Marshal, L. G, Lullery
of fCInCnnati, arrested P. B. Conn, proprietor OF
The steubenville Herald, on a charge Of using the
United States mails for the transmission Of OBJ
scene and libelous matter.
The funeral OF two OF the iremen burned 10
death on last Saturday night, at Cincinnati took
place Monday morning and were largely attend
co. Three others were buried Sunday afternoon
Private individuals are contributing for the bene.
Atof their families,
Judge Downing Of New Yoak, Monday refused
to auash the indctmC mt for libel, On the grounds
of misjonture, against Chas. A. Byrne, Louis A
Post and Joseph Hart, editors and proprietors Of
the Truth and Kenwsrd Philip, for writing and
publishing an editorial libeling Gen. Grrfeld'
Police Justice Smith Of New YORK, on Monday
ordered the discharge Of Chas. Pelham Clinton
alias Lord Courtney, in custody on charge Of
obtaining money on false pretences He wassub
sequently arrested and taken to Utah where he is
wanted to answer charge Of forgery.
AT Dubuke,:: Monday morning, Hiram s. Hold.
brook, local agent Of the American Express Co.
while lying in bed fred bullet into the brain of
his sleeping daughter, two years old, who was in
crib by his side and then shot himself in the
head, He was in poor health and was naturally
sensitive, which are the only causes known for his
rash act. His wife had left him only fifteen min.
utes before to prepare breakfast Holdbrook died
in three hours and the child cannot survive the
day
Railroad Commissioner Berestcher OF San Fran.
cisco, was shot and killed Monday evening by
Antoine Fischer, President of the German Work.
ingmen's club, The murder was tho result of an
election feud
Several Of the Jesults expelled from France
have reached Montreal, and In the spring will 20
to farming at.Ioks, on tract Of eight hundred
acres provided for them by the Seminary of St.
sulpce.
Secretary Thompson, Of the Navy, has definitely
accepted the chairmanship OF the American
Committee of the Panama Canal Company The
subscriptions to the enterprise In the differeL
countries are more than double the amount re
quired.
Mathew Miller and Sylvester Webster, colored,
quarreed at a church door in Pleasure Ridge
Park, KY, the other night, when Webster shot
Miller fatally.
steamerlBstavia brought 81, ,899 40 British gold
into New York Saturday. During the week s4l24
900 in silver has arrived.
HenrylEnderise, formerly Swiss consul al Chic |
ago, charged with swindling his countrymen in |
Michigan out Of $1,000 which he held in trust for
them.
Baggage and express car on the Cincinnati !
Southern railroad burned at La Grange, Kenluok K
Monday. All trunks burned except four, ana
mu Oh valuable property lost