The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A young man named FRANK LaWrence insured
his fathers life for 81 OOO and then poisoned the
old man.
AdyiCes from Valparaiso Of the 9th ult., state
by an explosion OF shells In the arsenal, twenty
persons were killed and half the building de-
stroyed.
At public meeting In Palestine Friday eve
ming, one Patrick Welch, a lecturer agaisnst Ro'
manism, was nearly hit by a stone sent crashing
through the window.
Rev. Edward Cowley, Of the New York shep-
herds Fold convicted of cruelty to children, was
sentenced Friday to pay $3.50 and undergo one
years imprisonment
A pauper on q town farm at Corinth, Va.
named william Terrill, aged 70, killed another
pauper, Aaron Terill, aged 70, and then cut his
own throat.
The steamship Hibernian, from Liverpool, re-
ports terrific gales during which the seas were
shipped, which swept overheard one seaman, and
injured carpenter and seaman.
On account of negligence on the part of the
Clerk of the Supreme Court, In furnishing the
necessary papers, Charles Colby, who was 90 be
hanged at Santa Cruz for murder, had to be res
pited.
An engine and 10 freight cars were ditched
near Renick, on the st, Louis & Wabash road, Fri
day night by running iuto an open switch. John
Brennan, the engineer and the brakeman were
seriously injured. similar accident also occur.
red the same night on the Hannibal and ST. 10
road, the engine and seven freight cars being
ditched, but nobody was hurt. The damage in
both cases is pretty severe.
The Treasury Department On ThurHday pur
chased $4,000 ounces Of fine silver for the San
FRANCHISES, New Orleans and Philadelphia Mints,
At q session Of the Senate Exodus Committee on
Thursday A, B. Maynard, editor Of the Indianap-
oils Sentinel corroborated the testimony Of pre-.
vious Witnesses in regard to the destution Of the
emigrants who had reached Indiana, their desire
10 return to North Carolina, their assertions that
they had been deceived by Perry, and the alb
Bence Of any demand for their labor In Indiana.
Considerable excitement was occasioned In the
village OF Hazleton Friday by the discovery Of the
dead body of Thomas Miller, with his neck broken,
He had been drinking the night before. 1t is sup
posed 10 be q murder. No clue to the murderer
yet
At Detroit last week 16 year. old named Henry
Loewer, an apprentice in the saw mandatory Of
A. &P. Miller. had his foot caught in the betting,
and before the engine could be stopped he was
whirled four times around the shafting and when
extrtcated 1t was found his neck was broken.
A terrific boiler explosion at Barton q Bah,
cocks distillery, Peoria, ILL.,, killed two men,
fatally injured two Others and badly burned and
scalded three more.
At meeting of the merchant steel manufac
turers Of the United States, held In the Astor
House, 1t was deemed injudiclous to make other
than slight advances on the present card, and
that only on part Of the list.
Both Houses Of the General Assembly of South
Carolina passed the bill to facilitate the compile
ton OF the Blue Ridge railway, which Will sup
ply the missing link connecting Charleston with
the Cincinnati Southern Railway, via Knoxville.
An Ottawa, Ont. dispatch says Colby's bill to
amend the Petroleum act proposes to remove the
present discrimination against American coal oil,
by making the test more uniform. The test for
Canada oil will probably be increased and that
ofAmerican oil reduced.
D The scenes witnessed upon the grounds selected
for the hanging at Murfreesboro of Burrel Smith
and John Hall, the negro assassins OF Major
Hugh, bore more striking resemblance to q hol-
iday occasion than one Of death. Preparations
were IN progress for regular barbecue, fat pigs
and sheep being roasted for the occasion.
AT Louisville, KY, Thursday afternoon OF last
week, James Thompson, Of the Picket Tobacco
Warehouse, drew from the Second National Bank
$1,000, placed the money in his coat pocket and
started for the warehouse. When at the corner
of Seventh and Main streets two men who had
followed him iostled against him in a rough man
NJ N hot uuou hn YTa
one of the men turned around and started rapidly
UP the street. Thompson seized hold Of the other
man, who protested that he was gentleman, and
when Thompson released his hold on him he also
ran off, Thompson then discovered that the
package Of 81 900 was missing. AT this hour Of the
day Main street s crowded, and 1t Is strange that
the parties escaped so easily. There is no clue
yet as to the whereabouts Of the robbers
The New York Tribunes canvass Of Pennsylva
mia Iresulted: Blaine first choice, 1888; Grant
first choice, 2S7
william McDougall engineer on the Bee Line.
struck Conductor Reed, Of the Belt Railroad, over
the head with chair In saloon at indianapolis,
Saturday. Reed died that night.
Four men were buried by a sHOw slide near
Franktown, New. Saturday morning. William
Foul was rescued badly injured, Samuel Kenne.
dy, Alex. McLAne and John Burney have not yet
been found.
One dlBtillery was destroyed Friday night In
Gilmore county, Ca; and six moonshiners arrest
ed in Lumpkin county. The revenue posse con.
cealed themselves Just after dark near the distil
lery run by armed outlaws, At midnight two
distIllers entered, fred up and began work. The
revenue officers slipped upon them Atealthily and
by preventing them from gaving tho alarm
brought them ere daybreak out Of the county.
One Of them was found to be JEFF Self the noto.
rious ringleader Of the Choestoe moonshiners
Harriet Henk, widow aged 90, Of Patterson,
H. j.; was found In her room on Saturday morn.
ing murdered, outraged and robbed Of gold
watch and some money.
A dispatch ff0In Cleveland says the examina-
ton or the books Of Berthold landau; the missing
Treasurer Of Kescher Bhel Barrel, was concluded
yesterday, and shows q deficit Of nearly $4,000,
j. J. Wilson, Of Boston, was captured on satur.
day at Chicago, and ls In the Central Station for
attempting to folge the name ofM. Stone, Of the
Daily NsOs and to get $3.50 from bank thereby,
EA Greenvllle special says the jury, after 81
hours deliberation, brought in verdict Of muir.
der In the nrst degree against Monroe Robson,
who was on trial for the murder Of his brother
in.lAw, Wiley Coulter,
Charles Manke who WaS on Friday convicted
Of the murder Of John Atlof, was on Saturday, at
Buffalo, sentenced by Judge Bvrker to be hanged
April 2d. Manke expressed willingness to die,
and interrupted the Judge number Of times by
using vile epithets and abusing his counsel.
Advlcea from Caracas, Venezuela, Of the 9Th
inst, state a rising occurred at Clndad, Bolivar
on the Goth ult. General Castillo Cortes, com.
mander Of the place, was killed, and the rebels
proclaimed General Oolina their chief. Gresham
Blanco was taking active measures to suppress
the rising, Three steamers and 1000 men are
} ready for the campaign.
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