The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-19
OF THE WEEK.


David Stanton, Of England, won the bicycle
race As New York laSt week for purse and the
Ohampionship Of America. he made so mteain
houm, 9 minutes and ~ seconds,
cyclone, accompanied by lightning, thunder
and heavy rain passed over Nashville last night
doing great damage, The wind blew at the rate
Of 40 miles per hour
The body Of John bender. aged 90, wealthy
rehident OF Brooklyn, who disappeared from
homo December Is, was taken from the East
river Saturday evening,
John Benson, jr, Fusion Deputy Secretary OF
Maine, and member Of Governor Smiths STAFF,
was a1raiEned before Judge True yesterday,
charged with LARCENY Of manuscript tabulAtion
oflegislative returns from &. @. Moody, January
10th, 1859. The evidence thus far ellcited has
failed to establish his guilt
The price OF old rails has advanced 80 per cent.
In Che last four months, In the same period new
steel rails has advanced only siXty.seVen per
cent.
Samuel ]. Tilden will visit Pittsburgh III a few
days to inspect the plans Of new depot to be
erected by the Pittsburg, Fort Wsyne Chicago
Bailroad Co, at Chicago,
The rolling stock Of the Grand Trunk Railroad
ia found to be inadequate to meet the require
mentB of its traffic, A force Of over 1000 men
are engaged in the shops at Point st. Charles
building new cars.
The total gross earnings Of so Western railroads
for the month Of January, as reported by the FL
nanoial Chronicle, were S8066 1896, against So
2i6OSl for the corresponding month Of 1874
net increase Of sl,s1sSl 1hlq
Andrew Smith, OF North AndOver, Mass, the
defaulting town treasurer acknowledged that
yearly since his frst election in 1869 he had con-
verted money Of the town to his own use. The
amount Of the defalcation II S29s23; smallest ir'
regular town note, S4OO; largest. $500.
Mrs. Tweed. widow Of VIM. M Tweed, died at
Paris.
A Jury brought in verdict of guilty In the
case Of Edward. G. Palmer, charged with having,
as president Of the Louisiana Savings Bank and
Safe Deposit Company embezzled Its funds.
Parnell addressed an immense audience at the
Academy OF Music, Baltimore. The Mayor pre-
sided, and among those on the stage were Cover
nor Hamilton, and clergymen Of the Methodist
Episcopal and Catholic chuIches
At Newark, N. Y, the jury In the. case Of Mar
Reret Meirhoffer and Frank Lannon's, charged
with the murder Of John Meirhoffer, husband OF
Margaret in West Orange, Oct. 9th, rendered
verdict OF guilty OF murder in the lrSt degree
against both defendants. ge,i,
The composItors on both the St. Paul, Mimi,
morning papers struck for 81 cents per 1000
ems. The present price Is 81 @ cents. The pro
priesom refuse 70 acCede to the demand, and the
papers are working tonight with limited force
and temporary employees. Permanent positions
are offered to good composition from other cities,
Several months ago Alexander Handy eatab.
llshed = commission produce house in New York
andA branch house in Philadelphi, under the
name OF W. K Wymsn. S4Oo0o or $4,000 worth
Of goods were purchased In New York on time,
and shipped to Philadelphia and sold by Wyman
for cash. The noteH are due, and Handy and Wy
man have disappeared. vaa a.A.op
Two heavy freight trains on the Canada South.
ern road, coming into collision near TiltonRburg,
were completely wrecked. The train dispatcher
has disappeared.
Thoa. r. Phillips, retired merchant, aged 60
years, was garroted and robbed in Thompson st.,
New York, last night by three colored women
who were arrested, .l,t agsJ ~
Frank Dillingham;, the Portsmouth murderer,
died yesterday forenoon from the effect Of pis'
tol shot wound in the head Immediately after
killing his aunt. ...r. "A. .5' ..,.. =.
Judge Pierce Of Memphis, ina suit brought for
additional margin in wheat transaction, decid'
ed that dealing in futures is gambling" and q
proper subject for the Grand Jury.
The wife Of Adam Murray, living near New
Glasgow, Nova Scotia, on Sunday gave birth to
ave children, three girls and two boys. They
are finely developed. All are doing well.
De Lesseps has come to the front with some
definite statements regarding his interoceaniC
ditch 1t will take eight years to dig 1t, he says
and 1t will cost sl6S 800 OOO he will invite Amer.
lean subscriptions for half this amount and he
will hx the tolls at So per ton.