The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A dog was seen tugglng furIously at something
floating in stream at Ithaca, but the weight was
too heavy for him. man ran to help him and
found that the object was baby, which had just
fallen into the water and was still alive.
woman slipped out Of the houOe one hot night
at London, Ontario, and took a comforting bath
In the clstern; but on trying to quit the water,
found that she could not climb out For hours
she was a shiyering prisoner, but was finally res.
cued.
Rochester, N. Y, June 2S.-City Treasurer VII.
liams committed suicide to-day. Yesterday his
accounts we're declared correct by committee Of
the Common Council
While cannon was being fred In honor of the
Democratic National nominations, Saturday even.
ing, at Wheeling, Il burst into fragments, and
portions Of the gun were scattered for many rode.
A fragment struck John Neidelt, q boy Of fifteen,
carrying away half Of his head. Another piece
blew the top of the head of Hugh McCarriek
aged twenty.one, and inflicted injuries which
will prove fs'al. The accident happened at half
past seven, and Neidert died at nine. The scci'
dent did much to mar the otherwise glorious
evening,
Two unknown prospectors are reported murder
ed near Fort Defiance by the Navaa Indians.
A four year old son Of George Wheeler Of Des
Moines, got hold of a revolver and killed his two
year old sister, the ball entering her eye.
Up to noon on Saturday 2O7 deaths were report
ed in New York city for twenty -four hours ending
then.
In Baltimore harbor a yawl boat cspsized on
on Saturday, throwing FIVE boys into the river,
three Of whom were drowned.
Two trains on the Vandalia road came into col.
lision on Saturday, fifteen miles beyond st. Louis,
resulting in the killing of two train hands and In
jury to many others.
The great sales of unsettled lands in Monroe
county, Pa, closed Saturday. Several thousand
acres were sold at fair prices TO New York real
estate spectators.
The great Sunday school celebration at Chicago
Sunday In commemoration Of the one hundredth
anniversary of the original establishment Of Sun
day schools by Robert Parkes was an imposing
event.
Thos. B. Hopper was hanged at Greenfield, Mo-,
Saturday afternoon, for the murder Of Samuel G..
Hume, near Lacock, Cedar county, on the 9th
of last August. he protested his innocence to the
last.
During the past six months several ticket Offices
on the line OF the Long Island railroad have been
broken into and robbed. On Friday the detec'
tives arrested a half breed Indian at Islip, for
committing the burglaries
The arrival Of wheat and corn at Montreal dur
ing the past week was the largest on record. The
excess Of wheat over the corresponding week last
year amounted to $50, 600 bushels, and Of corn
1000 bushels
A young man by the name Of Ed Stevens OF
Eufala, Alabama, had both his arms shattered by
the premature explosion Of a cannon fred in
honor Of the nomination Of Hancock and English
at Atlanta Ga. He has since died.
Two young women OF West Fairview Pa, were
on Saturday struck by train while walking over
the railroad bridge, and knocked off the bridge
and fell upon rocks beneath, distance Of fifty
feet. Both were seriously injured.
A News Leadville special says: A letter was re.
ceived from Blake Burton, we'll known In Lead
VILE, who with others left last April for Gunni
son, stating he is a captive Of the Utes, they hav'
ing killed his two companions Burton says he
has hopes Of escape, he being on good terms with
several bucEs.
Near Bedford Indiana, Friday, eight head oi
cattle belonging to Walter Small we're killed by
lightning. The animals were standing under a
small tree in a pasture.
The wrecked steamer Narragansett, of the
Stonington line, was raised Monday, but sank
again while being towed toward Coy Bay. No
more bodies have been recovered.
The Congressional Democratic Campaign Com
mittee has been called together for July 18th al
the Hoffman House, New York, at 12 o'clock.
Reports to the National Board Of Health from
Havana, show that for the week ending june l5
there were thirty deaths from yellow fever and
nineteen from smallpox,
The hot and dry weather having made 1t diff
cult to cut grain by day. owing to the brlttleuess
Of the straw, many Of the farmers are doing their
harvesting by night in Lancaster county, Penn
sylvanla.i
Great excitement was caused in Cattaraugus
county, New York, by night attack which rob-
bers made upon the house Of John Ellis, living
near New Valley. They entered 1t and beat the
old man senseless, then fed with $3.50 and some
valuable papers. Two neighbors have been iden.
tilted as the robbers and arrested.