The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

mllloE huu NeloUu hAAtbtSu III IlltoUulb lUI WI
turing and robbing Mr. and Mrs COnnor, at Cat
fish, Pa,
One hundred and fifty postCfice clerks will
have their salaries reduce by order Of the post
master General.
Western Union company have secured a 80
years lease Of the Northwestern telegraph compa'
ny Of Wisconsin.
Store of o G Burke, at GarryOwen, la, was brok.
en- open Saturday morning. Safe blown open and
$1,000 stolen.
Geo Bradford wss killed, shauable spimy feri.
ously injured and four others wounded, at fire
at Calais, Me.
One quarter of the public square at Lebanon,
Tenn, was destroyed by FIRE Friday. Loss $780,.
600; insurance s6OOC0
Sitting Bull and 1877 OF his band in charge Of
day, for Standing rock.
Gum Wyatt, found dead, with bullet hole
through his head, in Black River township, Ark.
Cause accidental cunning.
Four boys, o to 12 years Of age, robbed an old
German woman named Haddock, in Heister st.
Robertson and Window consulted, agreed upon
some plan Of harmonizlng the disturbing element
in The COllectorship matter
Excess Of imports OF merchandise over imports
during the year ending June SO 1881, was $685.
726,254, against 1857 9l2 the previous fiscal
year.
sprague property in Augusta, Me, sold to Bliss
& Gabyau, of Boston, for sS5O,0OO.
Fred H Browne shot and killed himself at oco.
nomowoc, Wis, A young lady Tilted him.
BF stebbinp, oil operator at Oil City, Pa, was
drowned IL the Allegheny river near that place.
Saturday,
Providence R l, has discovered book thief In
the person OF Rev " F Whitcher pastor Of the NJ
E Church in that city.
Saltwater, MINI, lumbermen struck, Friday.
Managers drove them from their premises at the
muzze Of revolvers,
Alexander jackson, Aaron Hill and Albert
Long, circus men, were arrested at Harrisburg,
Pa, Friday, for the murder Of man named
Moran.
WR Dlckerson and Joel VsnSrsdalen, Philadel'
phia lawyers were convicted Of forging the will
Of Robt Whitaker, and trying to divert an $780,
600 estate to their own ends.
Isaiah Walker, colored was hanged at Con zAles
Tex, Friday for the murder Of his wife some
months ago.
Leo Hartman, the celebrated Russian Nihilist
is now In New York. He says as soon as CIrcum.
stances will permit he is fully prepared to return
to Russia together with his comrades.
Two cases of yellow fever are now at quaran.
tine in New York. One patient Daniel McDOn'
nell, came from 81 Jago, and the other is the cap
tain Of the steamer British Empire from Havana
Jo KiBt, German team driver, Of st Louis, on
Sunday last jumped from the roadway Of the
"Big Bridge" into the Mississippi River, the
height being ninety.six feet. Over two thousand
persons witnessed the leap free Of charge. He
had previously jumped from the upper floor OF o
81 Louis elevator and from the mast Of vessel al
New Orleans.
During June four steamers reached San Fran
cisco from China, bringing size passengers, the
largest number for any time since 1874. The de-
partures Of passengers from San Francisco last
month numbered only 977. OF this number 52S
went to China and Japan, 200 to British Columbia
and ITO to Panama. II the Chinese landed there
during that time were destined for British Colum
bis for railroad construction, As claimed, 1t is
thought singular that the number Of passenger
departing thence for that section was no larger
Geo W Tabb the foreman Of the jury that con-
victed John Brown for his raid upon Harperl
Ferry, died at Harrisonville, Pa. last week.
John Hubbard, Of worthington, died at 1890 q
M, ct the age Of 90 years, months and % days
He was born In Virginia, and came to ChillicOthe
In 1895, six years before Ohio was admitted into
the Union.
Nashville, Tenn, July 8l-The funeral of Col.
John BurCh, late Secretary Of the Unite States
Senate, was largely attended this afternoon. The
ceremonies were simple and unostentstlous. HI
remains were inferred In Mt olivet cemetery.
GarrettsVille, July 9O-During violent thunder
storm yesterday afternoon, lightning struck the
uouse Of William Thorn, and passing down the
chimney which 1t tore to fragments, 1t parted and
went to the cellar in two currents. One passed
through a room in which Mrs Warren and two
children were, tearing up the carpet and throw
ing the burning straw upon the head Of one Of the
Childred, but passing off without iDjuring any
one In the least.
Orange Court House, July 2S-MOntpeler the
home and burial place Of President Madison, wat
sold at public auction today, for $4,000, to Colo
mel James Darlington, Of the Exchange Hotel
Richmond Va.
An $4,000 business block fire at whitehall
Mich, Saturday morning,
County Clerk " A Stewart Of San Francisco
mysteriOusly disappeared.
Cattle butchers union Of New York impolt
non.union butchers from Philadelphia.
Military pursuit Of the Williams brothers, st.
Paul, MINI, murderers, abandoned.
Pratt, Read & Co.'s piano key factory at Deep
River, Conn, burned Loss $4,000,
James Mullgan stabbed Bill Hal to death near
st. Louis, Saturday, Disagreed about land.
Fire In mine No. 0 Of the Lehigh company al
TamRqus, Pa, to be Smothered out with steam,
Monday.
Z Bursting boiler killed engineer, fireman, and
brakeman on the Chicago q Northwestern rail-
road near Peshtigo, Saturday.
Nine persons killed and nine wounded by an
explosion in WOolner'a beer dlStilleIy at Peoria,
H.. Saturday night,
LW Crane:makes Internal machines at Peoria
H., and says he will make them until England
grants justice to Ireland.
During movement Of cotton and sugar crop Of
the South 100000 silver dollars will be put out
from the New Orleans mint.
Mr.. Sitting Bull frSt saw locomotive OF Bis.
marck, Sunday, and was so scared that he refused
to take special car 10 Standing Rock,
Leo Hartman, nihillst, says he visited many
principal European cities and some Russian
places since price was offered for his head.
Tsattle shot and killed George s Fisher a
Germania park, Indianapolis, in row about q
girl
james Fitzpatrick, clerk employed in Matt
hiesSen q WieChers's sugar refinery, Jersey City
was sent to New York to collect bills amounting
os19OOO, He collected s1I 900, mostly in checks
nd then most myBleriously digaOpearpd Paw