The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-12
NEWS FLASHES.
VictOria's Band Of Indians Closely
Pursued by United States and
Mexican Troops.
The Chase after the Balance of the Ben
der Family Actively Pursued,
The Crop Prospects of the Northwest
Very Flattering
HOME INTELLIGENCE.
GENERAL NOTES,

GENERAL NOTES.
The public debt decreased $j,576,O53
during the month of July.
Missouri claims population of 22O0-
600, an increase of 500, ,OOOIn ten years.
The task of removing the obelisk from
the Dessong is being slowly accomplished,
A movement is on foot in Rome to hold
an international exposition IN that city in
1885.
DR.. Tanner is approaching the end of
his fast He will doubtless pull through
all right.
The Bank of Colorado, at Leadvile has
suspended, the cashier having carried off
the money.
A city ordinance for the establishment
of free bathing houses has been passed by
the Chicago Council.
Capt. Bogardus has returned to Chicago
and wagers that he can shoot and kill 10C
birds without miss.
Weston, the pedestrian, made 80 miles
and laps on the first day of Hayerly's
walking match at Providence.
The trains Of the Denver and Ric
Grande and the Denver and South Park
Railroads now run into Leadyille.
Gov. Cornell refuses to interfere with
the execution Of the sentence of death on
BalbO, the Italian wife.murderer.
The feud between the Cherokee Indians
and Creek negroes of Indian Territory
promises to result in further bloodshed.
Contemplating has begun in some parts
of the South. One of the most successful
cotton crops ever raised is expected
Gold to the value of 100000 has been
purchased in open market in London for
shipment to the United States.
The City council of Chicago have before
them an ordinance looking to burying all
telegraph and telephone wires in the
ground.
Gen, Grierson telegraphs that he struck
VictOriRs saVages on the 31st of July, and
fought them for three hours. lie killed
several Indians and lost one man.
Extra precautions are taken to prevent
the introduction of the yellow-feyer.
Some steamships from Havana have been
quarantined with cases on board.
Victoria's band of Indians are on a rap
id flight down the Rio Grande. Mexican
troops on one side and United States
troops on the other following them hotly.
Reports received at st. Paul show that
no injury resulted to wheat from the wet
weather of last week. Harvesting is in
in oil nprts Of tho conthar,
tion of the State.
Experts who have investigated the af
fairs of Warrick county, Indiana, report.
that the county has been swindled out of
5000 IN the construction of bridges and
other transactions.
COL Bodine, Captain of the American
team in Ireland, had all his baggage seized
by Custom House officers, quantity of
dutiable goods having been discovered in
his gun.case, He claims they are his
wife's property packed IN this manner to
make room in the trunks.
Another war vessel is to be dispatched
to West Indian waters to investigate the
Spanish outrage perpetrated on the
American vessel George Washington.
Secretary Eyarts promises to devote con-
siderable time to this case, which appears
to be very aggravated one.
Sheriff Gregg, of Dodge county, the cap
tor of old Bender, is on the trail of young
John and Kate. The officer is confident
that he has the old man in the Fremont
Jail and that it will be an easy matter to
find the remainder Of the gang. If he
succeeds he will secure a comfortable sum
Of money for his pains, as there is said to
be a reward of $4,000 for the entire fam
lily,
The Secretary of State has plgeon-holed
the complaint of Captain Parsons, of the
schooner George Washington recently
boarded and searched in Cuban waters by
Spanish officers, and will await further
Developments, He says that if upon
thorough investigation it shall appear that
the Spanish government has actually in-
suited the dignity of the United States
flag demand for reparation will be made,
and, beyond a doubt, complied with.
The Ute Indians objected at first to the
treaty arranged by Ouray at Washington,
but through persuasion forty-eight Of the
chiefs and head men signed the treaty.
After forty or fifty had made their marks |
the impression got abroad among the re-
mainder that they would not get any of |
the 100000 to be paid the tribe unless
they approved the document also, and |
they made break.neck haste to sign the |
treaty providing for the abandonment of |
their reservation and the allotment of |
lands in seVeralty.
The paper-making monopOlists met at |
Saratoga, to devise ways and means of |
maintaining their grip on the public One
man proposed the abolition of ten per
cent of the mills in the country. Anoth-
er thought that production should be en- |
tirely suspended at stated periods, and |
another was in favor of q pool modelled |
after the trunk.line agreements. After |
profound discussion, 1t was agreed to shut |
down all mills at 2. NJ. on Saturday and |
not open them again until A. NJ. on |
Monday, the idea being to restrict manu- |
facture somewhat.
Edison is reported as still engaged in |
perfectng his electric lamp, and has not |
lost faith in his carbon horseshoe burner. |
He is now inserting bamboo burners in
lamps. 1t is alleged that the bamboos
burn 1926 hours, and supply light equal |
to sixteen candles. A generator of nine |
horsepower will, it is estimated, keep
ten lights going. Edison is also improY-
ing his electro motor, which at present,
will run a train at the rate of forty miles
an hour. He anticipates increasing the
speed greatly and makinga trial trip over
portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Prof Cyrus Thomas, of Carbondale, ILL.,,
a member of the United States EntOmolo- |
rrtnoI oOnp,iSaiNn hos dignn,,ornd tIot Al