The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Pittsburgh, February 10-The MOnongahelR ice
gorge came out this morning an destroyed nearly
500 900 worth Of property.
Two grandchildren Of farmer named Wagner,
living near McHenry, Illinois, perished in his
house which burned last Wednesday night
The propeller City Of Ludgington, which has
been drifting about. in the ice nearly three weeks
on Lake Michigan, has arrived off Milwaukee
Humbert Stone, Ont, February 1O-The explo'
sion Of q drill boiler at the Welland Canal killed
Herbert Atkinson and seriously injured Elk
others.
Robert ClippiDger, aged twelve, Friday attempt
ed to slide down the banisteIs Of the Capitol at
Lansing, Mich. he fell eighty feet to the marble
floor and broke his neck.
Pittsburgh Feb. 1O-Emma Foster, who was
shot by Cook Hall, Dec 2s, died tonight in the
arms Of her mother. A post mortem examination
will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow, after which
the remains will be shipped to Cincinnati and
buried in Spring Grove Cemetery.
New York, Feb 1O-A special from Biloxi, Miss.
says the steamship Josephine, Captain Staples,
from Havana to New Orleans, broke up OF 8
o'clock this morning near Ship Island. The pas.
sengeEs and crew were all saved, after seven
hours floating the four boats being safely picked
up. The passengers lost everything, no baggage
being saved.
San Francisco, Feb. lO-The schooner John
Bright, which left this port last May for BOnhame
Island, has never been heard nom since she left
and the insuran Ce companies have settled with
her owners. She was commanded by Captain
Bentley, and had on board nine men, all told.
AtMuseville, Va, "a negro, convicted Of triA.
ing offense, became enraged, and with the assis-
tanCe OF some other negroes, assaulted all the
whites with bludgeoD. One man was killed and
two seriously wounded. The negroes escaped TO
the club room Of the "TTHe Friends" who resolved
not to give their comrades up. They paraded all
night with the murderer at their head beating a
drum. Twelve uen, well armed, secured their
arrest and lodged them in jail.
Fernando Wood said in his last speech on the
Funding bill, before his departure for the Hot
Springs, II, for enc, in the expiring hours Of q
public life OF forty years. will never consent that
this great country shall hawk Its credit through
the money markets of the world" He was very
badly crippled by rheumatism when he left Wash
ington. He was first elected TO Congress forty
years ago, when he was 20 years old, two years
younger than Alexander Stephens,
There are six Electric Light Companies operat-
ing New York with q combined capital Of about
S6,0OeOOO. They abuse each other, and yet all are
doing tOlerably we'll. The richest is the United
States Company, which was first In the field and
has lighted the principal banking houses and
railroad oces several Of the hotels and theatres,
and the New York Post once and Hudson River
Tunnel.
The great misunderstanding match between
Hanlan and Laycock, for the championship, the
sportsman challenge cup and 1000, came off
Monday on the Thames, and was won by Hanlan
with his accustomed ease. In addition to
the cup and stake, Hanlsn gains the flOO prom
iTed by the donors Of the cup to the man who
should finally win 1t. This the champion has
done by beating in succession Elliott, Trickett
and LAyccok! Hanlan will start for home today
and for the present, at least has no more oarsmen
to conquer.
England ia being flooded with what are now
called New York sovervlgns These are counter
felt coins madei In America 30 perfectly as to de.
Ceive the English experts for some time. They
have exactly the same weight and diameter, and
give the proper ring but are little thicker than
the true coin, which defect was only discovered
when they were put in rouleaux. ..l...,..
TIE fusion Governor OF Maine is experiencing
more trouble with his Republican executive
council. He has nominated number Of fusion
lists for office, as we'll as many Republicans, and
the council is undecided how to treat them. The
radical among the Republicans favor rejecting
the fusion nominations, while the more conserva-
tiveelement Is in favor OF confirming them all,
An elderly lady in st. Louis, who had promised d
to bequeath $1,000 to a church, was persuaded by
her clergyman and Others TO give the church
1890 instead, but afterwards regretted and sued
to recover. The Judge held that she bad been
Improperly influenced by her spiritual adviser,
and deCreed judgment against the church for the
$4,000.
Akron, Feb. 14-Th large and handsome Cor.
gregatiOnal church on High street caught fire at
$50 O'clock last night from the heating pipes. A
high wind threa ened the destruction Of the
building and adjacent property yso.oH The ne ,aames
had been ruined, hOors and partitions burned
through and freBcOing ruined.
A. E. Monnett OF Bucyrus, was granted di.
vOroe Monday from his wife who deserted him
andthree children to run away with Monnetts
hired man named Fox. 1t was shown that both
she and the sly Fox had purchased poison prob.
ably to give to Monnett
F.A. McLain started from Bradford Pa, Mon
day morning with 200 pounds Of nitro. glyoerine
In his cutter and q "skittish' horse. All that
could be found Of his remains we're fragments
ofAesh near q cutter iron and horse shoe.
TheCEoss Of theLegIon Of Honor is counted es.
peclally honorable when worn by brakeman In
France. A leglonary who goes through the
Bankruptcy Court, ceases ipsO iacto to belong
to the order. To be decorated is to be sure Of
credit
ial reporter in the House Of Representatives at
Washington, has been appointed chief Of the re
portorial corpSby Speaker Randall.
A Santa Barbara, CAL, dispatch sAys: In the
trial Of Clarence Gray for killing Theodore Clan.
oy, edItorsfthe Press, the Jury has been dlscharg
ed unable to agree. The defense was that
Clancy was the agsrsRaor and the killing aceiden-
tai. Ird .U1r.
Horace Becker, ex.Deputy United States Mar.
shsl, has been convicted Of highway robbery at
Saginaw, Mich, and sentenced to State prisOa for
fifteen years.
Michael Lee, drunken photographer, was cary.
ed all to pieces In low rum shop in New York
city Monday night. Isaac aeltermAn arrested for
the cutting
Harrisburg, Feb, M-The twenty ty-seyeRth ballot
for Uniled States Senator resulted: Bayne, 80;
Wallace, q; Beaver, q; shiras, /; Phillips, l.
Train on The Cincinnati Southern railroad
wrecked by boulder near sloan's valley Geo.
Marehand, brakeman, killed,
AT Niles the north span Of Main street bridge
was caIIled away Saturday. The 1000 people Of
South Niles were cut on from tho city, and nearly
all the iron works have shut down. '"7
At Marietta the whole business part Of the city
is under water Nearly every house was nOoded |
with from one to four feet Of water.
The Lakeside Carrier has suspended publIca