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

At Paintertown mines, Pa, near IrwiA's station
on Monday, FIRE damp explosion killed Sam and
Michael Ktstler
In Cuba the news is that the rebel General
Peraso and his command of46 men has surren-
dered,
The strike at Chicago among the pork packers
and slaUghterers continues.
san Francisco has 672 teachers In the public
schools, to whom 100000 are paid annually
Among the passengers on the lost stramet Bo'
russia was one family Of nine persons named
Holden.
Countess Dauner left property to the amount
Of82O 900 to found an institution to train girls
for household work,
Mrs. Tiburtus; wife of the Surgeon General OF
Germany, is leading dentist Of Berlin, and at
tends the royal family.
Mr.. oliver Ames gave one thousand dollar
railroad bond 10 each Of the employees IN the Bos'
ton Office OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company
on Christmas.
The rural cottage hospltals in England, the
AIst of which were established at savernoke in
willis In 1867 have proved in every way great
success and invaluable boon to the country peo.
pie, and they are literally supported by the more
fortunate classes
A Leadville Col correspondent, speaking OF
the observance of Sunday, says there were over
100 gambling houses open most Of the stores do a
brisk business, and 1t Is the CHEF amusement day
In all other respects. Not ChiDaman is allowed
to gain foothold IN that city under pain Of being
instantly strung up. .
At Cuyahoga Falls, last Saturday, Harry Bitter
man, aged 10, while sliding on the ice was drown.
cd. The body was rescued on Tuesday,
At Nashville, Wayne county o., an old man
named Donelly, aged 70 years, was fOund on Sat
urday evening terribly mangled by hogs. 1t is
supposed he fell dead from heart disease.
AT Akron, last Saturday evening, while Joseph
Young was engaged in loading shells for breech
loading rife, one Of them exploded in his hapd'
laceratng 1t in such manner that 1t became
necessary to smputate the injured MEMBER yes
terday.
Authoreis's brewery, at Delaware was destroy.
cd by fire Thursday night. Loss 5000: Partially
insured.
At Milford Centre, Union county, Christmas
night, Elias Rice shot himself in the head, dying
instantly. Cause, mental dependency
Mrs Gen Thomas Ewing and Mrs. Col. John
M. CoDnell, of Lancaster, are soon to come into
possession OF go or 70 thousand dollars which
falls to them at the expiration Of 90 years. lease
OF Brownsville Pa, effected by the Hon. ]. H..
Cox, the grandfather Of the two ladies.
At Chambersburg, two miles down the river
from Galipolis, on Christmas night, at ball
Theodore Hanley was refused admittsnce by
Augustus Shiveley, one Of the managers, because
he was unaccompsnied by lady. Hanly there.
upon shot shively In the head, 1t is thought he
cannot recover Hanley escaped,
The Cincinnati Board Of Aldermen passed an
ordinance on Friday giving the Mayor authority
to suppress indecent variety shows by withhold.
ing their license whenever complaint Is made o,
the immortality or indecency Of tile performance
Also an ordinance intended 10 facilitate the legal
punishment Of "bunko" or confidence men. The
approval of the Mayor makes them laws.
John Heddiuger Wss an old man. whose wife
died In the Wood County InArmary some years
ago and who has since lived with two small
childred In miserable hovel at LInson, Q station
on the Dayton & Michigan Railroad, about three
miles from Toledo, Heddidgton had suffered
from Ill health and poverty long lime, but on
Saturday ended his troubles by blowing out his
brains with shotgun, and before the eyes of bi.
own children. The fact became known Saturday
toa few in the neighbOrhood, and Heddinger's
remains were hustled into the Potters field.
Nothing was done for the children who were lef
alone In the blood stained hOvel. Monday this
horrible state Of affairs leaked out and steps are
being taken to provide for the neglected children
Dakota man was moving his family into q
new house, aud left his stove for the last trip
Within hundred steps Of the house his wife was
was taken Ill. Leaving the two youngest Chill.
dren In a dry goods box on the hand sleigh, he
helped her and two older children into the house
where, in order to prevent their freezing, they
were all put TO bed. he then returned for the
two children, and was frozen to death before he
reached them. The wife lay in bed until the next
day without fire or food, The father lay dead
near the corpses of his two boys in the box, but,
although the children in bed with their mother
were frozen nearly to death, 1t is believed that
they will recover. ..
For the past year, according to the Secretary Of
States report 425 divorces were granted hus.
bands in the State Of Ohio, to 047 granted wives
Is possible the Lords Of Creation are two times
and half worse than the womenl Give us
fair count.