The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK. .

IeRlblalut6 prOVluluB Lnht telegEbpn WLebUo lAlu
under ground.
Elk Governor sprague files his petition for d.
vorce, alleging extravaganza, neglect desertion
and adultery.
The Pacific Railroad bill has passed the Cana
dian House Of Commons.
Twelve stores were destroyed by are at West
Point Ga. Loss $4,000.
During the absence Of Mrs Bascomb from her
home at Altoona, N, Y, the house caught fire and
four children were burned to death.
The Indians are on the war path near San Jose.
A driver Of the mail car and three miners were
killed ct Chloride Gulch, The horribly mutllated
and burned bodies Of four women and children
were brought to San MarCial.
A special from Avoca, Iowa, on the Rock Island
road, gives particulars Of the burning Of John
COans livery stable in which John ChenoWarth
hostler, was roasted to death, together with
fliten or more horses.
Mrs. Mary Sheppard, Of WhiteVale, Ont, MUIR
dered her two children, one with revolver and
one with butcher knife
During the past year Michigan contributed to
the commerce of the country 9O0O,00O,0O0 feet Of
lumber, and 27OOOOOOOO shingles, and 2,6766SS
barrels Of salt.
According to the schedule returned to the CEN
sus Office the population Of the stateof Wisconsin
numbers 815 4SO.
report from Singapore via London, states
that seventy bodies have been recovered from a
local steamer which has been capsjzed. Many
other bodies were carried away by the current
New Years day in Edinburgh was ushered in
with the usual demonstrations In the Iron Church
where large crowd had assembled According
to ancient custom, when the clock struck II there
was an outbreak Of cheering which was followed
by q general interchange Of compliments aud
drinking OF healths. Many persons who were
furnished with bottles Of whisRey, then left on
FIRST footing" expeditions among their friends.
Ex-secretary Thompson and ex President Grant
are rival lobbyists now at Washington for the ca
nal schemes in which they are respectively inter
ested. At the same time, Grant passes around the
hat for his own benefit.
The Legislature OF Delaware has passed resO'
luton authorizing the State to defend before the
United States District Court alt persons indicted
assaulting United States Marshals, or for voting
; Illegally at the last State election.
1t 10 announced that great contract Of drain
age in South Florida, which will reclaim l2OOO,'
900 acres of valuable lands, including the cele'
brated everglades, has been let TO Philadelphia
and Pacific parties. When completed 1t is ex'
pected that Florida will produce more sugar than
the United States consumes, Evidently the de-
velopment Of the South has hardly begun yet
E.O. Goodrich eoitor Of the Bradford Reporter
and Surveyor Of Customs Of Philadelphia, the last
twelve years, died in Binghappton, N, Y, last
week., he was fifty.six years old.
Cleophas Laohanse, who in october last killed
Miss DesIlet, who resisted his improper advances
and afterwards threw the body in well at Artha'
baskerville, Quebec, was executed there Friday.
The pudding furnace in ths works of the Pho
nix Iron Company, at PhpaiSvill, Pa, exploded
severely injuring I've men, Bo Of them, Michael
Hogan and his brother, ga erOuSly.
One Of the burglars Blew open the safe Of
the South Chicago Igolr ld Steel Works, in the
early part Of last week, was captured by the de-
tectives, with four thousand dollars in his pos
session.
Further examination Of the books Of the County
Collectors office at Chicago, reveals the fact thai
by erasures aud suppressions upon the books ol
forfeituTes and delinquencies Of taxes the county
has been defEaudedout gfAbOut $4,000
W. Trow q Co.'s fopEJnfll at Watson, Indiana
burned enthusiastically morning. 1t had grind
ing capacity OF four hundred barrels per day
Loss, Sl25,0Oo; insurance, $4,000.
A commercial traveller named Holland, from
Philadelphia, was robbed Of 50 100 in money and
trui ha
tween Jefferson City and sedalia on Friday.
General John Love died ct his residence In In
dianapolis last week Of heart disease. General
Love was graduate Of West Point and served in
the Mexican war and the rebellion.
The jury in the case Of the Talbot brothers
who have been on trial in Maysville, Mo-, for a
week past for the murder Of their father lasl
spring, returned verdict Of murder in the FIRST
degree,
Shreveport. January 29-Psssengers on the Cad.
do Belle from the upper river say that on
Wednesday evening, Sam. B. Lemay, large meE'
chant ct Cutoff was shot and killed by Clinton, q
younger brother, q drunken desperado. Thefrat'
riCide mounted q horse and made his escape,
The steamship Bolivar Captain Dunn wa'
Wrecked near Port Antonio, Jamaica Thebark'l
rudder broke when she was fifty miles from Port
Antonio, and north wind and q heavy sea drove
her ON . rock, where nhe soon went to pieces.
All hands escaped to the rock and reached the
shore by means ofA bridge formed by cOCoanut
trees which were felled by the natives. T1
Frank MagraGh was hanged at Georgetown, g.
O., Friday for the murder Of Josie Small, July IL
His neck was not broken and he died from stran'
gulaHOn.
AdVices from New Mexico state that the detect
ives have ascertained that Colonel Potter, Of the
United States Geological Survey, who has been
missing since October last was murdered and
robbed by party Of three MexiCaDs while on
duty in the field. One Of the murderers was
hanged few days ago for horse stealing, and An
other, believed to have belonged to agang and q
party to the murder, Is now under arrest at Albu.
querque.
Brainbridge, Ca, January Sa.-The Adams Cot.
ton Mills burned this morning. LOss 5000 In.
suranee $4,000.
In fight at dance near Plattsburg, Mo-, on
Friday, a young man named Buck Mcclellan.
was shot and killed by q companion named Bolk.
Cyrus Smith, charged with deffauded the Gov.
eminent out Of $4,000 worth OF revenue stamps ct
Chicago, has beed arrested at Short Creek Kan
The store, -four and srist mill of Ephriam seiger
at seigervllle, Pa, burned Saturday night. Loss
heavy Insurance light Fire supposed incen'
diary.
: Captain Joseph Dawson, an old and distinguish.
ed army officer, died Monday at Fort stetle,
Moody and sankey entered upon their twelfth
week In San Francisco on Monday. Their meet
ings are largely attended.
shattuck's pistol and breech loading shot gun
mandatory at Hatfield, Mass, burned Monday.
Loss s25,OOO insurance $4,000.
A cattle dealer named Milford, jumped from
train as 1t ran of the track at Holland Landing,
Ont, Monday, and was smothered In the snow.