The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


,troved by the fire now sweeping to the sea. The
nonnlaton was all out last night, t1rning the
flames from the direction Of the thickly settled
places. Three dwellings and out houses were
burned.
Milford, Pa, May l4-The terrible forest fires
continue. Over three millions feet OF lumber,
vast amount of valuable timber and several
dwellings and barns ere burned Six thousand
acres are ablaze this morning, with light rain
falling. The steam saw mill OF David Dale q
Son, at Moscow, burned lastnight
John Hall, a young man aged %, was instantly
killed at the Valley forge in Sharon, Tuesday, by
falling from the top of the hoisting house. dis
tanCe Of 55 feet '.
Investigation into the affairs Of the first Nation
al Bank OF Augusta, Me-. revealed the TACT that
the late Cashier Israel BoOthby who suiclded
February Sd, was deiaulter for over S8O,OOO' ..
Columbia, S. c., colered man named Bird,
employed by the Charlotte, Columbia Augusta
Railroad, killed his wife with an ak, and then
cut her head off Tuesday night The murderer
then went to a pond few miles above Columbia
and drowned himself
E. Carter alias L. B. Jones, has been sentenced
10 be hanged at Huntsville Texas, on July I'd, ior
the murder of W. X, spaulding, near Dodge, July
24lh, 1879.
The forest fires on the POcono mountain line Of
the Delaware 4 Lackawana railroad cover an
area twenty miles wide. Over 100000 feet oil
lumber have already been destroyed at Toby
hanna,
Columbus, Ga, negro drowned the baby Of
his paramour in street cistern and then hid In
the lattice work Of the Western Railroad bridge
over the river. His mother told the officers Of
the place of his cOnceslment, They appeared al
either end of the bridge and demanded his sur
render, but the fugitive jumped forty feet into
the river, and, being uninjured by the jump he
sought the deepest water and drowned himself
The village of stuyvesant, MY, was destroyed
by fire Thursday morning involving loss ol
over $500 O0O Among the buildings burned are
the posofRCe, railroad depot, Clapp's hotel, sIuy
vesant iron foundry, st. Mary's Church and all
the buildings on both sides of the railroad track
covering a radius of over square mile The
residence of Senator Wendover is destroyed A
tramp, giving the name Of James Smith, was ar
rested charged with causing the FIRE
Fifty Indians attacked an emigrant party goiRg
west in Presidio county, Texas, Friday and kill
ed man and woman, and wounded two ohel
men, The 81 Paso stage picked up one wounded
man,
The bark Annie Burr arrived at New York from
Liverpool, with william Thompson, seaman, II
irons He killed Henry Metcalf the secondmate
in fight
A cyclone at Rosebud Landing, Dakotah, las
Wednesday, completely demolished the ware
house used for storing Indian supplies.
The house OF one Miller, near Wahpeton, Dako
tab, was destroyed by fire, and his two little boy
perlshed in the flames.
Charles Gardella, an organ grinder, has beer
arrested at Wilkestarre, Pa, charged by his ter
years old daughter with having shot dead al
other FIVE years old daughter ten years ago.
Two whites and FIVE negroes were publicl!
whipped at New Castle, Del, Saturday. Tht
blood was brought from the back Of coloret
burglar. A ten year old boy received five lashes
The suit Of Father Stack against Bishop o Hart
In WillsmspOrt, Pa, for $4,000 damage for re
moval from his pastorate, has been decided IL
favor of the defendant
Five notes iorslOOOO each, drawn by the lroE
Mountain & Helena Railway Company by VII
liam Bailey, President and dated at Helena, Ark
about February ooh, $780, payable three year
after date to the order of L. Thomas and Jack
& Co., and Wollen, Webb Il Co.'s bank, Indianap
oils, were stolen or lost about April ooh. Tn,
public are cautioned against purchasing them, al
payment has been stopped,
The Chicago & Alton, Illinois Central and othe
leading roads in Illinois have cut down rates from
four 10 three cents a mile, Other western road
have taken the same course, and the Atchison
Topeka Il Santa Fe, which dropped from six Il
four cents year ago, reports that its passenge
business fully justihes the reduction.
mob of one hundred masked men surround
ed the jail in 0sceOla, NO., about o'clock Thurs
day morning, and took therefrOm three mel
charged with murder and hanged them.
The California court has decided to take u
Kearney's case, and a further trial will be hat
next Monday.
Crookedness has been discovered in the &C
counts Of the cashier Of the Scranton Saving
Bank, which suspended about two years ago,
The settlers about Hanford, Gal, at publ
meeting after the late atfray, In which severO
persons lost their lives by settlers refusing to b
diSpOssessed passed resolution holding the rail
road company responsible for the tragedy, an
pledging gtheir honor to prevent further bloodshed
Another relief meeting for the Milton sufferer
was heldin Philadelphia Monday, in the Mayor
Office, and committees were appointed to soicl
contributions. The amount collected was S90OC
The Grand Opera House at Milwaukee wa
damaged TO the extent of 5000 by FIRE saturda
evening. 1t 10 supposed to be the work Of an in
cendiary, as there have been other attempts Il
bnrn the building,
A party OF 25 men started on the Doth Of las
month TO recover the stock stolen from John Del
huCt, murdered In the Inysn Kara Mountains
Black Hills, and to avenge his DEATH They cam
upon party Of n Indians, killed four Of then
and captured " horses. Joseph Rhodes, one o
the party was killed.
At Angola, Ind. Friday evening, David Fry
the paramour of Mrs SIMS tn, with whom he lived
went home drunk, his mistress and her oldes
daughter being absent at dance Fry, II is sup
posed, upset lamp, which set FIRE to the build
ing, burning himtelf and the three younges
children Of Mrs. Smith to crisps.
Benson Jones, Of Plttsburg, young business
man of good family committed suicide by shoot
ing Sunday night in the water closet of drink
ing saloon. He had been drinking heavily fol
some time In consequence Of the girl to whom hC
was engaged marrying another man. This wal
his third suicidal effort.
New York, May 1s,-Five thieves early thil
morning boarded q schooner at anchor in Flush
ing Bay. Awakened by their tramp, mate
armed with two revolvers, rushed on deck snc
was received with fusiade, but all the shots
missed him, he then fred upon the thieves who
nasllly retreated TO tEeir beat, which was upset
IN @ thelr haste TO get away Four cllnging to the