The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-20
STATE AND NEIGHBoRHooD.

Three cOnvicts escaped from the Ohio pe1iten-
tiary early Wednesday morning, before the wall
guards were placed on duty. The %convicts are
James H. Cooper, a seventeen year man from
Lucas county; James Fay, a tOur year man frord
Montgomery county, and R, ". Adams, a Ave.
year man from Hamilton county. The prison
authorities offer a reward OF 200 for the arrest Of
each man.
The Marshal Of Winchester, franklin county,
returned to the Ohio penitentiary Saturday Coop
er and Adams. two of the cOnVicts who escaped
from the penitentiary Wednesday. The men,
when captured eleven miles from the city, were
clad only In their underclOthIng. The other con.
vict who escaped with them was supplied with
money and citizens clothing by outside friends.
The colored miners at the Silver Creek mine
have individually entered into contracts for one
years labor over the screens at rs cents per ton at
present, but the priceIto be subject to auctuatiOn
in the Mahoning Valley.
CircleVille, May 19.-Joseph spangler and John
Stevens, Of Salt Creek township, got into alterca-
tIon to-day In regard to a horse, in which Ste.
vens shot ~spangler in the head, producing prob.
ably fatal wound. Officers are after Stevens.
Mlllersburg, May 18.-W, H. Lenocker, living
east OF this place, was shot this morning by the
accidental discharge Of a pistol which he was
cleaning. The ball entered at the wrist and came
out near the elbow.
New Philadelphia, o., May l8.-Yesterday while
some workmen were engaged in draining a
swamp near Dennison. this county, they found
the body off male infant, wrapped In a flannel
skirt, which is supposed to have been in the stag
nant water several days, No clue,
Albert Miller. a member Of Combany D., Eighth
Regiment, went to sleep in a rear window Of the
second story of the building In which Is the
armOry, and while in that condition fell to the
ground, a distance OF about twenty feet, He es.
capped with only body bruises and a sllghtshatter.
ing Of the left arm.-MasSilOn american.
During a shower Monday forenoon, John
stroll, ageu 90 years, who lived two miles south
o. ElgertOn, o., was killed by lightning. He wa
fishing at a small lake in that vicinity, and, the
shower coming on, he took shelter under a small
oak tree, which was struck by lightning with the
above result.
The coal bank at the New Philadelphia Sal
Well caught fire last week from a FIRE kindled to
drive out the foul air. Failing to extinguish the
fire the entrance was sealed up with the hope that
the fire would die out for want of air, The indi-
cations are that the FIRE is slowly dying out, but 1t
will not be safe to open the entrance for several
days yet.
West Liberty, o., May ia terrible FIRE this az.
ternoon destroyed the business part Of town. A
young lad becoming outraged at his mother reius'
ing him permission to 60 fishing, set the barn on
fire, A high wind soon spread the fire in every
direction. There being no FIRE engines here, tele.
grams we're sent to Urbana and Bellefontaine for
aid. Both towns quickly responded with engines
and hremen. After eight hours hard work the
fire was got under control, but not until three
business squares in the centre Of the town were
in ashes, Estimated Total loss, sl5OI0OOi covered
by insuradCe.
Urbana, o, May 12,-Word is received here
from the authorities interested in Cook Hovey's
case, at Canada, stating that the extraditiOn pa
pers have not been signed yet by the Governor
General, and grave doubts are expressed that they
never will be-,
Marion, o., May 12.-To'day two girls were
brought here and put in jail, charged with an at.
tempt to kill their step. mother, residing at Larue,
in this county. They came from Kenton about 10
o'clock last night, and broke into their fathers
residence, and commenced shooting at their step
mother, who escaped and took refuge in a part of
the house occupied by Mr., Hastings, They were
arrested at Kenton and brought before Squire
Copeland at LaIue, and bound over In the sum Of
500, in default Of which they were brought here
and irGi: Grated IN jail,