The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Some of the .Leadvile strikers resumed work
Monday. They are prepared lot ueienAe III case
Of violence. as...
The soldiers graves were decorated In many
places In Ohio and Indiana Sunday. Cincinnati
observed Monday,
Kearney announces that he Will leave San
Francisco for Chicago Wednesday, to attend the
Greenback Convention, II the platform suits
him he will stump the State
John Drury, an elderly man. living in st. John,
New Brunswick, shot his brother Edward dead
and wounded another brother named Chapman
He then fred the premises, and when the people
gathered he killed himself
special train with delegates from Northern
railroads to the annual meeting OF the Conductors
convention arrived in Nashville fiom Louisville
su~ dav evening seventy.hve delegates will be
present.
The workmen of san Francisco, headed by a
brass band, escorted Kes'ney from his house to
the Sand Lot, Saturday night, where very large
crowd had gathered. Kearney addressed them
in his usual style, announcing his intention o.
taking up the agitation where he left 1t and
making 1t more bitter than ever.
The Presbyterian General Assembly in Madison
Wis, on Saturday, overtures were adopted against
reading the secular papers on the Sabbath, the
investment Of money in enterprises carried on on
the Sabbath the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
transmitting lottery tickets by United States mails
and urging to eradicate the evils of Mormonism
The number of deaths among ministers for the
year was seventy.hve
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod, in session in
Pithburg, was placed under the protection Of the
police Saturday. The good people of Oak Alley
have preserved order, but for the last two days
outsiders have been disturbing the meetings
During the discussion Of paper Of the Northern
Presbytery, frequent Interruptions were made.
The moderator called them to order, but bolster
GUS manifestations continued. On the arrival OF
the Chief Of police the moderator said that drunk
en- and irresponsible persons had appeared IN
church, Disorder was increasing and he asked
that the Chief of Police take charge Of the synod
and protect 1t till its final adjournment.
In the Synod Of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church of America, at Philadelphia, the Sabbath
committee reported that an International Sanpath
Association had been formed, one object OF which
Is to stop the transmission Of mails on Sunday.
resolution was adopted expressing the earnest
desire that all members of the church be total ab'
stainers from the manufacture, sale or use In any
form Of that most dangerous weed, tobacco.
Preparations are In a forward state for the In
ternational Nillers' Exhibition at Cincinnati
which began Monday and continues one month
Power Hall, OF the Exposition buildings, Is filed
FrnNn N
Europe, The Grain convention met June "a and
Sd. Samples Of all grades Of grain from the lead
ing markets Of the world will be on exhibition,
In the opening exercises addresses are to be made
by Lieutenant Governor Hckenlooper, George
Balm, President Of the Millers' Association, and
responses by Alderman Hadley, Of London, and
by Joseph Van Wyngaert Berlin.
General A, L. Gibson was nominated for Con-
gress Monday by the Convention Of the First dis.
trict Of Louisiana.
Federal Decoration day was imposingly observ.
ed at Danville Petersburg and Fredericksburg
Va, Monday.
The Colorado river stands nineteen feet above
low water. -Four dead bodies were seen floating
down the river Monday,
A Galveston News seveoy special reports two o,
the wounded have died and ten more will proba.
bly, die from injuries received IN the late tornado.
During fire last Monday night, in the Spring.
field HOTEL Montreal, two servant girls leaped
from the fourth story One was fatally Injured.
Three persons were prostrated by the smoke,
Auburn, Ind, May 3l-Early this evening, dur
ing severe rain storm at Garrett City, several
persons took shelter in the store of II. Bicknell,
which was struck by lightning, killing Anthony
Palmer and seriously injuring George Redeker,
Henry Thomas, William Woodsides, John Relley
and L, A. Moss. The building was slightly dam
aged Palmer was farmer and resided near this
place He leaves family.
Warsaw, Ind, May 9l.-Wm. Stafford, aged l6
son OF farmer just south Of here, put his foot on
the lock of his gun, blowing into the muESle to
see If 1t was loaded when his foot slipped Off the
gun discharging 1t and killing him instantly
Avon, Conn, May 9l.-Mary Avout and Emily
Chilsey, widows, were murdered last night
Victorio has $50 Indians now In his band and
has thrown the entire community about Silver
Creek, New Mexico, into state Of terror The
citizens are beginning to find fault with General
Hatch because he has not queled the murderOus
Indians before this.
Memorial day was observed in New York Mon
day. Fifty thousand men were in the procession,
Ellen Lowrie, Of New Castle, Pa, aged 40 years,
and the mother Of Ave small children, committed
suicide Monday morning
George Stanley, an expert cOunterfelter, has
been arrested in New York. He had one hundred
counterfeit dollars of the new coinage in his pos
session.
Sunday was observed in many Of the Pbiladel'
phia churches as a special occasion for prayer
that the Almighty might guide and direct the
Chicago Convention, 1t needs praying for
Up to May Goth, 1549l2 head of cattle have
passed Forts Griffith and WORTH Texas, on their
way to Kansas and Nebraska.
Twenty.seven hundred miners are on a strike
in Denver They demand an increase Of 81 pei
day.
The farmers in many places in New York are
blowing up their Arst crop OF potatoes having
been ruined by the potatobug.
Colonel McCollum, of Hampton Ca, was killed
by the Town Marshal McKneely Wednesday
They had Just had fight and McKneely procured
shotgun and killed McCollum.
The steamer Golden Eagle Of the Keokuk North,
ern Packet Company, burned to the waters edge
at Martins Landing, about thirty miles above
Alton, Mo-, at two O'Clock Monday morning
Charles Pinn, cigar boy Of Quincy, a stock deal
er named Grerly Of Bowles Landing and lady
name unknown, who lives sixteen miles above
Keokuk, are missing, supposed TO be lost
A special from South New Mexico says the In.
dians attacked party Of Mexicans at Old Fort
Cummings on Saturday and one man was Injured
Major Bird, who was passing, pursued the Indians
with his escort and fought them all the afternoon
They retreated into Cooks canyon at night. Since
then Eve dead bodies have been found in Cooks
canyon. Among them were those of Sam Lyons