The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Monroville August 27-JaF. Hagerty, forty 1.-TWO
years old, committed suicide to-day by throwing
himself under freight train Hishead was COM
pletely severed from his body, He leaves wife
and two children. Cause unknown.
New York, August 27.-A dispatch from Paris
says Miss CRndace M. 0lney, once well known
milliner here, and who was witness In the cele
brAted Newell divorce suit In April last, killed
herself in the Hotel de France at Paris. In a
letter written before her death, she says, II am
weary oflife and want rest" and asks she be
placed in q coffin In the dress she wore when che
died.
Wheeling, August 27.-Yeserday John Muldoon
was arrested for drunkenness and 1t being his third
offence within year, he was sentenced 10 the
Work house for six months On the way he told
the officer he would kill himself, as he would
rather spend eternity in hell than six months in
the Wheeling Work house, No attention was
paid TO the threat but last night he broke look
ing glass at the prison and taking fragment with
sharp point, attempted 10 sever his jugular vein
Another prisoner prevented him. but not until
his hand and throat were badly cut II is thought
the poison Of the quicksilver on the glass will yet
cause death,
Frankfort, KY, August 27-A letter received
here to-day from Plketon, up in the mountains Of
Eastern Kentucky, says that a bloody fight at
Beaver Creek, in Floyd county one day last week
which was participated IN by a family named
Hall on one side and family named Triplett on
the other. About thirty shots were fred, and one
Of the Tripets was killed outright and several
others on both sides were seriously wounded, An
old feud had been existing between the parties
for some time past, which finally ended in the
bloody fight above stated.
Allentown, Pa, August 29-The employees of
Allentown rolling mill struck yesterday against
q reduction Of wages.
Fort Wayne Ind, August 29-This afternoon
John Snurr killed teamster named Mayer by
striking him on the head with club. The af
fair was caused by dispute about trivial mat
ter,
Wilkesbarre, Pa, August 90 George Miller was
arrested to day on the charge of killing Frank
Mccullough 1t is supposed that Miller Is in
sane.
New York, August 29-JOhn Demon was fatally
stabbed in Brooklyn to night by James Morgan,
The latter was arrested,
Chicago, August 29.-Last night at nine o'clock
Henry Hirschman, youth nineteen years Of age,
shot and killed his stepfather Michael Boylan, at
Myde Park, where the parties reside 1t appears
that Boylan came home drunk Saturday night
and, as was his custom, began to abuse the family
when an alteration followed The prisoner
claims that the shooting was an accident that the
pistol exploded when he Was knocked off the
porch by Boylan.
A number Of delegates from Sutton, New Hamp
shire, to a Baptist quarterly meeting in Concord
was poisoned by eating potatoes upon the vines.
of which paris green had been used. Four per.
sons are seriously i'll and one is not expected to
live.
Elijah Alliger, the New York insurance broker
pleaded not guilty Saturday to the charge Of steal
ing bonds.
Theodore Marsh, clerk In the Girard National
Bank, Philadelphia, while ascending stairway
leading to the money order department Of the
postofiice Saturday morning, was jostled by three
men and few minutes later he missed from his
pockets package containing one thousand five
hundred and forty three dollars.
Denver Auguest 9O-A Tribune special sayl
John Mullins Of Silver, married a daughter o.
Mocassin Bill last Wednesday and was shot from
bush and instantly killed yestel day. No clue
TO the murderers.
Detroit August 80. Hon. Robert McClellant
died at ten minutes past ten o'clock this evening
J having never recovered consciousness since hi
attack Saturday afternoon. This death leaves bH
two Of President PierCes cabinet still living, hi
postmaster general, Judge Campbell Of Philadel
phia and JEFF Davis, his secretary of war.
Denver, August SO.-James Bennett Of Troy, N
Y, fireman Of an engine on the Denver & Ri
Grande Railway, was shot and killed this even
ing at San Antonio station by a party of drunkel
men, who, while Bennett was standing in the cab
opened fire. About thirty shots were fred. Cap
tain spoone, James Catson and James Nichol
were arrested and are now It jail al Corejas TIL
railway men have organized for protection AM
lynching is feared.
Pottsville, Pa, August 9OThomas Scott AM
Mrs. Heffnery, while walking on the track nea
Mount Carbon, were killed by the fast expires
tain.
Philadelphia, August 8l-Rev D, NJ, DeHugh,
Methodist minister Of China minsion, New Je
sey, and publisher of the Christian Herald at tina
place, jumped from ferry boat while crossin
from Camden to Philadelphia at twelve o'loc
to night and was drowned. He left pocketbOo
in which was a letter addressed to G, B, Lloyd q
Cinnaminson.