The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

tnhL " IN never 700 cOlu 10 SHOW. DE- Kane speaks
Ofa snow fall in the Arctic Region with the theT-
mometer at 40 deg, below zero,
1t ssaid that Mr.. W. W. Corcoran, the Washing
ton banker and phianthropist, has given awayin
all 5000 900 In public benefactions and 100000
in private charities. His present wealth is esti-
mated at 100000,
There are twenty.four U. s. Senators who do not
represent as many people, all told, as the two
from New York, That is, New York has larger
population than twelve of the small States taken
together,
New York, January 6-JOhn Garvey, alias Big
Jack, the burglar who robbed the house Of W. H.
Sheldon, at No. A Remson street, Brooklyn, on
Monday night and while making his way down
TO the street through vacant house. fell the
whole height Of the stairway and broke his legs
and arms died IN the Long Island College Hos
pital this morning. GarVey was most notorious
burglar, and had repeatedly served terms Of i'm.
prisonment for bold crimes He had just finished
an eight year term in Sing Sing for participation
In a raid of masked burglars in New Rochelle,
Frank W, Palmer nominated P. NJ. of Chicogo,
and Il. Huldekoper confirmed as P. NJ. Of Phia.
delphia.
The Democrats Of the West Point committee
want to report in favor OF a separate military
school for colored cadets.
Mrs. Christiancy denounces as forgeries her
published letters to Giro. The genuine letters are
less gushing, che says.
Secretary Maxwell, OF the Wheeling W. Va, gas
works arrested on charge OF embezzement, was
discharged, upon the grounds that he was not an
officer Of the city, as Indicted.
At Philadelphia, r.. Desmouin fatally stabbed
his old.tme enemy W. Revell, and cut w. Cham.
bers disinterested party to the death, while his
pals brutally pounded policeman.
In the Michigan Senatorial caucus at Lansing
Bagley Was ahead on the first ballot, Baldwin
second and Conger third. Conger won on the
seventh ballot, receiving SO votes, Bagley 81.
A large safe in the pork and beef packing house
Of jeremiah Murphy, No, 2l29 Morgan street 81.
Louis, was burgarised Of two checks of 5000, and
a bag containing nearly 500 in silver, Thursday
morning, The burglars missed q large haul Of
$1,000 which had been In the safe the night pre-
vious.
Frank N Brown, aged twenty.one, was shotby
his father, Special Officer Charles A. Brown,
burg, while protecting his mother from the lat.
tel's violence, and died in the afternoon. The
father surrendered
John G. Bailey, formerly cashier Of the Guar
dian Savings Bank and lately clerk in Adam
Roth's wholesale grocery, st. Louis, was found
dead at Cobann Station on the west end Of the
narrow guage railroad Thursday afternoon he
having suiclded. Family trouble and loss of his
situation are said to be the cause of the act.
Near Fort Scott Kansas, young ladys dress
caught fire. She ran into the yard screaming to
her mother. The latter's clothing took fire in at
tempting to extinguish that of her daughter and
both were burned to death. The nude, charred
and backened bodies were found by the hus
band and father upon his return home.
The Governor of Minnesota in his message ls
severe In his censure of the state for repudiating
her debt He says: "At time when financial
credit classlhes anew the roll of honorable debt.
ors aud exalts our country among the nations Of
the earth, shall our State skulk behind her de-
fense Of sovereignty and defy the rule Of right be
cause, simply, she has the might Shall MINI
esota herd with the repudiating States Of the
South and bear alOft the crown OF shame as the
only dishonored State Of the North2 Nay,
would not wrong the suffering South for there
may be some palliatlon for States crippled with
internal disorders and gcouIged by war, there is
none for State iattened by prosperity and blest
by fortune.
indianapolis, Ind, January S-Gov, GTay's
message delivered this a. M, pays beautiful
tribute to the late Gov, Williams ,'atter which 1t
goes into q discussion Of theisconstitutional
amendments and the prospects Of the State.
The Sag Harbor Branch Of Long Island Rail.
raad, from Ma Tor to.Sag Harbor has been block.
AIDED by snow since Christmas, leaving the resi-.
dents along Its line without communication with
the main line, excepting with telegraph andwith
sleighs.
Detroit, January S.-Wednesday, Frederick
Kaultz was killed at this city, being crushed by a
bucket Of coal falling upon him through the
breaking OF a chain on derrick. Chas, brewers
lived in The same house with Kaullz and To- day
committed suicide by hanging, being unwilling
to survive his friend.
New York, January S.--The statistics Of total
quantity Of grain, exclusive Of -four shipped to
Europe from this port during 1880, show that 49,
9S6,579 bushels were carried by steam vessels
This Is an increase over 1879 Of 100000 bushels
by steam and 100000 by sail.
San Francisco, January g. A Walla Walla dis
patch says A. ]. Thomas was hanged there on the
4th inst for the murder Of A, ]. Brunfeld and fol
supposed completely in the murder Of Amanda
shanks last January. A military company was
called out to prevent any disturbance from o
crowd Of twenty-five hundred persons who wit
messed the execution. Good order was maintain
ed. He confessed his crime, and said his wife
who was imprisoned for having been concerned
In the murder Of Mrs. shanks, has no share in 1t
Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 8--A cold and blood
thirsty murder occurred here. A hired man
named Philip Macon, In the employ Of Geo. l.
Kelly, prominent farmer residing three miles
from here, had an alteration with the eldest
daughter Of Kelley, and the latter resenting the
insult was stacked by Macon, who jerked out O
knife Btabbing Kelley in the left side and nfict-
ing fearful wound, from which he almost In
stantly died. The murderer was arrested and
lodged In jail 10 await his examination.
Monroville January g. As q wild freight, going
north. passed through Havanna, town about
seven miles from this place, on the B. & o. Road
It struck cutter. containing two ladies-Mrs. Eli
Ellis and Mrs. G. Gsuley, who drove onto the
track, not noticing the approaching train. Both
ladies were instantly killed. and the horse alRo.
Stanford, KY, jan, loon Friday at Kings
Mountain Tunnel, on the Cincinnati Southern
one John W. Gooch was in difficulty with man
named Hitchell when A. ]. Killian, an excellent
and brave constable Of Lincoln county, tried to
part. the two men. Gooch shot Killian twice In
the abdomen, inActlng wound from which he
died last night. Geoch's father also hit the
wounded officer after he, FELL with large rock
The temporary factory Of the Ausonla watch
and clock factory In Brooklyn burned Sunday,
loss $4,000. This same company was burned out
In October last with loss of s2,00O,OOO
Twenty American cities to day conttin over
100000 people each twenty American States con-
gain over 100000 people each.