The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
O. Calhoun, nephew of the famous sena.

Nearly 600 men thrown out OF employment by
The HarrlSOn wire mill fire at st. LOUIS
Judge Kelley, of Philadelphia, has consented
TO run as greenbaCk candidate for speaker of the
House.
Over 100 lost sheep have been gathered into the
KuAker fold at Greenwich by Rev. Noah McClain,
Of Bellefontaine, and Rev. Alice Burgmsn Of
Van Vert.
The Alliance & Lake Erie narrow gauge have
lust received IS new fat cars, o locomotive and q
cabOOSe, and are building new station house at
BraceVille
RumOred that the Pennsylvania company will
concentrate the shOpV OF its % roads, employing
10000 mechanics at Columbus, where 1t owns a
large tract Of land,
Rumored that DR.. Rutler, Of the Athens insane
asylum, will be made superintendent Of the Co.
lumbus asylum, and that DR.. Gundry will get the
Athenian institution,
Dashing young L'Hommedieu, Of Ashtabula,
convicted Of shooting at Fargo father Of one OF
alleged victims Of his lust probably fed to CleVe
land for safety.
Three employees OF the New York Pennsylva
MIA h Ohio Railroad were killed at Cory Sunday
morning,
Della, daughter Of DR.. Walters, Of Bucyrus,
did not profit by her experience in accidents
two years ago. She has had cousin Henry
Smith arrested on a charge of being the father Of
accident2
Geo. Carlisle, of Columbus drew his revolver
in family fight Sunday and Policeman Lynn
entered the house just in time to have his club
llu hu hnl
from Carlise's gun,
j. Ranney, of Bellefontaine, obtained divorce
Saturday from q girl whom he married some
months ago to please his pa, who believed her
charge that Ranney was the father of her acci,
dent. RAnney finally showed that prominent
citizen was the cause Of her ruin.
Rev. Sample, of Allegheny, arrested for seduc
ton of his niece, Cora Pointer. Sample says it's
sample Of blaokmail. Cora says not
Bradford, Pa, December 19--A hre, caused by
the careless handling Of gas stove, broke out in
the Applebee House at Duke Center near here,
OF $50 this morning and before 1t could be stop
ped burned nine building and the business part
Of town. The guests Of the Applebee House were
yet In bed, and several Of them had narrow
escapes. Among them was Anna Eliza Young,
Brighams nineteenth wife, who lectured here
last night. She was taken out from a second
story window but lost her clothing, gold watch
and chain and other iewelry, besides consldera-
BILE money and the proceeds OF several lectures.
San Francisco December 19.-Willism and
Charles Mullen, brothers, owning farm near
Santa Rosa, were killed yesterday by Albert and
Frederick Quackerbush, also brothers and Claim.
ants Of portion Of the farm held by the Mul.
lens. The Quackerbus brothers surrendered
themselves 10 the authorities claiming to have
acted in selfdefense.
Warren, December H.-Lsst night, after eight
hours' deliberatlon, the jury In the Parks murder
case brought in verdict Of guilty In the second
degree" The verdict was a surprise to many who
had predicted something lighter.
youngstown December l6 Judge Spear to-day
sentenced the Harrof brothers, convicted Of
murder IN the second degree, to the Penitentiary
for life.
John Burke, Of youngstown, while doing some
repairing on the HazeltOn Furnace stack Friday,
fell to the ground distance Of sixty feet, and 1t
~ feared his Injuries will prove fatal.
1t costs $4,000 per In round numbers to run the
State Reform Farm.
Foreign gold still keeps coming. The steamer
Celtic landed S9700 900 In coin and bullion on Sat.
urday In New York,
Another horrible accident occurred at a knit.
Hng factory in Elkhart, Indiana, Saturday, the
result Of young girl wearing her hair loose
around machinery. The young lsdy's entire
scalp was torn of.
Chicago, December 20.-Jones & Mcdonald,
who have for some months been embarrassed in
business, failed this morning with liabilities at
about $780, 900, and assets secured, approximating
N5000O.!
Fort Scott, Kas, December 2O,-Wesley Welch
deliberately shot and killed Charles Whitney
here this afternoon. 1t appears that Whitney
was too intimate with Welch's wife while Welch
was in Colorado last summer. Welch came home
and took his wife to Nevada, NO., 10 get her out
Of Whitney's way. Whitney followed them, took
the woman from her husband and brought her
back to this city, Welch returned, and meeting
Whitney in q saloon this afternoon, and without
speaking word, drew a pistol and shot him
dead. WelCh surrendered himself to the officers,
Russia is this year importing grain, tallow and
wool, the very things with which she has been
accustomed to supply half the world.
Darling" she said, "tell me something about
your hrat Wlie's lover Eyes but my frSt wife
did no! ask me anything about yours"
Ravenna, December 2O-At o'clock to-day,
Francis Barton, aged 78, quite inhrm and very
deaf, was killed by being struck by a switching
freight train, at the Main street crossing Of the
Cleveland q Pittsburg Railroad. Barton's skull
was crushed, causing death In about two hours.
Crestline December 2O.--TO day at noon Thom-
as ellison was brought to his mothers on Main
street in perhaps dying condition. He was
crushed between two freight cars at Gallon last
night, He is q fine young man abOu! % years
old, and had just been promoted to yardmaster
Of the Gallon yards.
Burglars at Crestline have broken into ten or
twelve houses at night within the last week and
obtained some good hauls In money and jewery.
The Railway Commissioners II Georgia have
Issued orders to all railway companies in that
State to reduce their passenger fare from Ave
cents to three per mile, It seems they are vested
with full power,
New York, December Alan experiment OF
lighting Broadway with electricity was made last
night by the Brush company. Fourteen blocks
Of Broadway were successfully illuminated 1t
iB estimated that the lamps OF 1000 candle power
would cost ~ cents an hour or 40 cents for the
16 hours that the city gas lamps are now kept
burning. The company will be invited TO send a
bid for lighting square mile Of territory.
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REBELLIONs ABROAD.