The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS,

Stage robbers at Benson, CAL, made mistake
the other night. Detective r. e, Paul, the "su.
peIvisor" Of the Tombstone route, was on the
stage with the driver as the mail left Benson and
he lisa man whom no two COW boys would at.
tempt to tackle. At the first word, "HoldP Paul
coolly reached for his gun exclaiming, by -,
l hold for nobody" I" 1t 10 o question who fred
first, Paul or the robbers, but the crack Of the
| rifles was almost simultaneous, frightening the
leaders into run. Paul emptied both barrels Of
his gun and also his revolver, while the stage was
rattliDg along as fast as horses could haul It, The
driver had fallen dead from he box and pas
senger who was upon the box was dying with
mortal wound. As soon as Paul could he regain.
ed the lines that had fallen from the hands Of
Bud Philpot who was shot through the heart,and
transferred Wells, Fargo q Co.'S box and the
United States mail intact to the agent Of the line
at Benson, who carried there and the frightened
passengers through to Tombstone. Paul started
back with four men to the scene of the attack but
the robbers had fed.
At Wheeling w. Va, Friday evening, the
| Wheeling City Flour Mills, the wire works of
Girard .& Tuttle and the wagon factory Of B.
Bach were entirely consumed, and block Of
DIV welings belonging to Thomas Muldoon and two
dwellings belOngir to B. Bach damaged by FIRE
and water.
Brooklyn, N Y, March 29.- James Walsh, who
on the Sd of January last dubbed and killed
Barbara GrOenthal, an orphan girl. because her
foster mother had forbidden him the house on
account of his bad character, was to-day convict.
ed Of murder In the first degree.
The ice started out of Loup river, In the cen.
trail pant Of Nebraska, Saturday morning, and
carrie bridges and everything before 1t until 1t
reached Columbus, on the Platte river, where
gorge flooded Columbus and Inundated Benton,
seven miles below. A tremendous body Of water
moved down on Schuyler, doing immense dam.
age but as the wires are down the extent Of the
destruction can not be asCertained.
Grayson, Ky, March go Friday last, on
the edge Of Martin county, four men Of dlssolute
character got into quarrel over an abandoned
woman named Eliza Venn, and after wOrdy ale
tercation drew their pistols and began shooting.
The fight was desperate and bloody, Three Of
the party, George Bowen, s. G. Muncy and Chas.
Kirk were killed, and the fourth man was badly
wounded.
Trouble has broken out in Presque Isle, Mich,
among large settlement of Poles. The Sheriff
undertook to arrest ten men who threatened to
burn mans house down and kill him, and was
attacked by mob of 200 OF 300 and driven from
the place. They then attacked and destroyed
the complaining Witnesss house, and drove his
wife with babe OF ii mOnths into the snow. The
Sheriff telegrsphed to the Governor, who has tel.
egrsphed to use every available man in the
country to suppress the incipient rebellion,
A story Is current to the effect that Lawrence
Bsrret, the actor, called on Senator Dawes to
urge that the widow Of Gen. Bartlett be made
postmaster at Pittsfleld, Mass. The Senator is
quoted as speaking kindly Of Mrs. Bartlett, but
saying that his hands were tied by other eonsid.
erahons, etc., until the impatient actor burst out
with: II am glad belong to a profession
where men can use the dictates Of conscience and
live up to their PRINCIPLES"
Passengers Just arrived at Kansas City, Mo,
from DemiDg, at the intersection Of the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Rail.
roads, say that although Deming is only week
old 1t has 500 inhabitants, and building Is going
on at lively rate II bids fair to rapidly become
a large and enterprising place.
James Chrsty, an old and prominent citizen Of
Burbank. attended public sale during the day,
and In the evening rode on horseoutt to neigh
boris to get sack ofspples. After getting the
apples he remarkee, II will go on nay way reioic-
ing" He had scarcely uttered the words when
he fell from his hoRe.desd. The minister who
preached the worthy mans funeral took for his
text: "Watch, therefore, for ye know neither
the day nor the hour wherein the Son Of Man
cometh."
At Bolivar last week, six wealthy farmers were
arrested charged with destroying feeder to the
Ohio canal, Their names are Lebald, Shellbar-
ger, Sweeney, Farder and the Cable brothers. A
detective has been in the neishborhoOd for some
time working up the case, The damage to the
State amounts to nearly $1,000.
Steubenville, March pa warrant was issued
this morning for the arrest Of George Mahoney,
the man who fred load from a shotgun into
crowd Of boys engaged in gathering frozen ap'
pies In his fathers orchard James Mahoney, one
Of the boys, was shot over the right eye receiving
an ugly wound. MshoneYs father ordered the
boys to leave, but George told them to remain
when he procured a gun and fred into the
crowd.
youngstown, March H.-The manhead Of the
boiler at Brown Bonnell & Cos mill blew out at
$3.50 this morning. Three men, Dan seyler, Ed
Clark and Patrick Conroy, were seriously scald.
ed and mangled. Two will probebly die Many
miraculous escapes and many were slightly in.
iured,