The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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The Hecls mine Of Montana owned chiefly at
Indianapolis, is reported to be sold to British cap
italists for 81 100000.
Cincinnati and Louisville have dismissed their
fears OF coal famine for the present. neet OF
Pitsburg coal barges left on the Ohio river last
week with 10000 bushels OF COAL
Milwaukee, Wis, December 5.-Mr' schoon'
man Of Chicago, supposed to have been burntd d
in the BeCkwith House at Oshkosh, has been
heard from by telegram from Berlin, safe and
sound,
Dunham g. Sons, plano manufacturers Of New
Jersey have failed, with liabilities Of $4,000
George Fox, Queenstown, Pa, miner, wss
crushed to death bv the caving in Of the roof OF
coal NINE
The funeral Of the late Gov, Robinson Of Color
ado occurred at Plainwell, Wisconsin, on Tues
day,
Mrs. Gertrude Neal Of Milton, N, c., knelt in
prayer before the CRATE in her bed chamber, when
her clothing ignited, and she was burned to
death.
row in the board Of trustees has necessltated
the closing Of the public schools at Hlllsdale,
Mich, and an indignation meeting is threaten
ed by the citizens.
A st. Louis reporter fatally shot his landlady
because she refused to go to the theater with him.
He claimed to have been drunk when he did the
shooting
Charles Henderson, colored murderer, was
hanged AZ Friar's Point, Miss. He said he was
willing to be hung, as he was going right to
heaven.
A brakeman on passenger train Of the p, T.
B. railway had his head crushed between the
bumpers at Brocton, Pa, but was not killed.
Baltimore Is ttiIl intensely excited over the
robbery Of the graves Of Mrs. Carter and Miss
Smith, for which offeDse the grand jury has In
dicted VIM NJ. Jensen, Emil A. Runge, janitor OF
the university, and 8. Williams
Andrew ]. Gillen, who recently shot Miss SIM
Rerson of New York for refusing to marry him,
was captured at Cedar Keys Florida. He In
stsntly made desperate attempt at suicide, and
subsequently confessed his guilt
Dan Smith, negro ravlsher of Tennessee, was
condemned to "a years imprisonment but when
the crowd learned of the laws leniency, they
rushed into the court room, seized the prisoner,
dragged him out, and hanged him to a bridge.
A.C. williams, formerly postmaster at Darling.
ton, Indian Territory, has been tried at Fort
Smith for robbing the mail. Having pleaded
guilty to twelve counts Of the indictment against
him, and restored $500 taken from registered let
ters, he was fined $40 In each case.
A planter residing near Greenville South Car
olina, named George Martin, attempted to ride
across the railroad track 20 yards in advance OF
q lightning train. The horse was instantly
thrown from the track dead, and after reaching
the station the rider was found on his saddle,
corpse, astride the pilot Of the engine.
Chicago had in November "a deaths from dip
iberia out Of total Of 1852.
The proprietors Of Truth, who were indicted
for libel, have each given bail in the sum OF
$1,000.
Several buildings were destroyed by fire at
Havre De Grace, Md, Sunday. Loss, $4,000; In
sured.
Nellie Edward and Berthe Crawford, injured
in FIRE at Toronto, Ont, Friday, have died from
their burns.
The Clearlngs during the present week at CHI
cago, were SOL 151oOO being Sl7OOOOOO greater
than any previous week.
Owing to the contractor Of section Of the
Canada Pacific railway reducing wages to the
usual wInter rate Of 81 so per day six hundred
men struck.
1t is stated at Philadelphia that the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company is cutting passenger
rates between New York City and the West
Joseph Collier OF Menasha, Wis, who was con
victed of ravishing his own daughter has been
sentenced to fifteen years in the Penltentiary'
The Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance
Co. Of Richmond, Va, failed Saturday, making
an assignment 10 Angus R, Blakey. No figures
are yet given.
Louis Almon Meaker who pleaded guilty to
charge Of numbering his halfslster, Alice Meaker
was sentenced Saturday at Montpelier, w. to be
hanged in Feb, 1881.
The loss to the B. & o. R. R. Co. by the wreck
at Roseby Rock, near Wheeling, will cost the Co.
$50 OOO One engine plowed Its way through "a
cars OF another train.
AT London, Ont Sunday. two men, giving the
names Of White and Allen, were held for trial
for burglary in Carkes banking office. White
was identified as Henry Curtis, an escaped con.
Vict from Columbus, o,
The German singing societies Of Chicago have
appointed Ways and Means Committee to Ok
upon popular plan Of raising the $40 600 rtquir.
ed to meet the expenses Of the North American
saengerbund, which is to be held in that city
next June,
An International Cotton Exposition Associa'
ton was organized last week at Atlanta Ga
Senator Joseph E. Brown Of Georgia, was chosen
President and % Vice Presidents were elected
from various sections Of the country. The or
ganization has In view an exposition OF maohin
cry and appliances used in the cultivation and
manufacture Of cotton and anything else that
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