The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK. .

The bill OF Senator Sullivan, authorizing the
Commissioners Of Wayne county to compromise
| with the sureties Of John Helman and Jacot
B. Koch late County Treasurers has passed the
Senate.
Bishop Elder, Of Matches Miss, received from
Rome telegram stating that his bulls Of appoint
ment have been forwarded by mail and request
ing him to go Immediately to Cincinnsu and ss
sumo the functions Of the office Of Coadjutor tC
Archbishop Purcell.
AT Nashville, Tenn, Monday, James Farris, Of
Hartford, Conn., was shot and killed by gamb
Ter named FeoIge PetWay. The murder was un
provoked The community is highly indignant
over 1t, Petway is in jail. Farris was with Coup'l
circus. His remains were forwarded home.
At Waco, Me-, Sunday night Will Hardwick
killed John French, a rival In love affair, and
then committed suicide.
In Hoboken the entire Democratic ticket was
elected John A. o'Neill (DemoCraD for Mayor
defeats the present Mayor, BsHon, Republican
There is a project on foot in Chicago among
prominent and wealthy Democrats TO start a two
cent morning newspaper on permanent basis,
Sixty Republican County Conventions have
been held In Iowa, and thirty mine previously.
OF the seventy.six thus heard from, hfty.nine
have chosen Blaine delegations, and seven Grant
delegations, while ten have elected mixed dele.
gatlons
Suit Is pending In the United States Court Of
Chicago concerning the oeomsrgerine patent,
which has brought out the astounding fact that
oleomargerine, which is never quoted in the
market and which Is not kept by any merchant
as SUCH has sale In the country OF 98 0O0, 900
pounds per annum,
At Neensh, Wis., early Sunday morning, three
masked burglars entered the residence OF Mrs ].
L. Coates, and with pistols at her head, demand.
ed her money. She refusing, they beat her into
insensibllity, ransacked the house and made of
with 1000 worth OF diamonds, watches, IeWelry,
etc. Mrs. Coates iS In critical condition. Two
other women were in the House at the time.
Samuel BartS, poor laboring man, residing at
Monroeyille, Ind, was recently notified that he
was one Of the heirs 10 an estate worth $500 900,
LEFT him by q relative in the old country, OF
whom he had never heard. AT Philadelphia,
saturday, he was paid his share, amounting to
S25 900 In cash.
Two checks purporting to be drawn by Gillian
schenck, County Treasurer Of Kings county, for
$500 and $500 on the National City Bank OF
Brooklyn and certified, are forgerieS and will not
be paid
Near Woodstock Junction, on the New Bruins.
wick Railroad, the baggage car and one .pAssen.
ger car overturned. The latter was nearly des.
troyed, yet Of the fifteen persons In 1t only one
was seriously hurt.
The body Of a man, nearly nude, was found
Saturday in the woo ds at Durham, Me-, dead, and
one arm missing, his clothes scattered about and
every indication Of sharp struggle for life,
Information received at Military Headquarters
stat that General Hatch, with part Of his com.
msnd, attacked 800 IRdians who were encamped
In the San Andreas Mountains. The fight lasted
SIX hours, when the Indians retreated, leaving
their dead behind.
The case Of James A, Whalen against Genera
Sheridan has been appealed to the Supreme
Court by the former. He claims S42O coo damages
alleged to have been sustained by being elected
from his plantation in Louisiana by General
Sheridan.