The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Liabilities Of BeesOn & Son, Detroit, repor ed
at S85,Oc0; assets sl2,COO
Three children were killed by lightning neal
Winona, Tenn.
Production Of iron and steel rails in 1880 far
surpassed that Of any previous year
Sl75OOO fire took place at ottumwO, Ia, inclHd.
ing q bank and book, drug and tea storeP.
Striking switcbmen at Chicago have their own
way on account Of the scarcity Of help. Freights
are being piled up on the tracks.
Citizens Of LackAwanna county, Pa, ask Sor
impeachment Of Gov. Hoyt and Attorney y-9ener-
Palmer, for Their action on judiciary Of that
county.
Commodore shufeldt, naval attache OF the
United States at Pekin} will carry to China, next
week, official notifications Of the ratification Of
the treaties.
During the month Of April $4,000 to $1,000 emf.
grants from foreign lands passed through Chicago
to settle in the States and Territories Of the
Northwest. This Is an increase Of 40 per cent.
over the figures Of April $780,
J K Turner, lawyer Of Titusville, Pa. after serv.
ing out five years for swindling the Government
through the pension department, assisted by q
woman who personated the wives Of dead sold.
iers' 10 again under arrest for forgery.
strike among the printers OF the Detroit Post
and Tribune, Friday, The men demanded FIVE
cents increase, Proprietors offered one and a
third. Office proclaimed non'union and two.
thirds Of the cases already filed.
The United States Grand Jury st Trenton, n. j.,
has indicted five directors Of the defunct First
National bank Of Newark, for conspiracy and
aiding and abetting Justification Of books and re.
ports Of the bank.
The Albro oil cloth Factory at Elizabeth, N. j.,
was set on FIRE and destroyed. It was owned by
the Equitable Life Insurance Company Of New
York, Less $4,000.
An adjourned public sale Of the effects OF Jay
Cookies estate took place at Philadelphia. Some
Of the Western lands and the country seat,
"Ogontz," were disposed Of at Sll3 $780, It is
understood 1t was purchased for Jay Cooke.
There can be no further disguisrg the fact that
the Would Fair project is as good as dead, and
that the scheme will soon be brought to a close.
The most suitable method Of closing the work Of
the commission is under consideration, and will
soon be reported for action.
People Of the United States pay S26,25O, 100 for
their daily papers.
Lyman Cady, young farmel was killed Monday
by his hired man near Grand Rapids Mich,
Italian pea nut vender and German tailor
committed suicide Monday at st. Louis
Senator Dawes complains that Garfield has crit.
icised his methods as party leader, and he is
disposed 10 resign.
Charges against Gov. Ordway Of Dakota, look.
ing to his removal have been fled with the Sec
retary Of the Interior,
The President has withdrawn the name OF
Grier Of Pa, for third assistant Postmaster Gener
al, Grier having declined
Conklng said that Robertson is his most bitter
enemy, and defended his opposition in long
speech in the caucus Monday,
By the recent tariff change the duty imposed
by the French on American machinery is reduc.
cd from IS to So francs, francs
Editor OF the Mobile, Ala News was sentenced
to five dollars fine and one hours imprisonment
for publishing libel copied from another Journal.
Joseph Knebeck, a Hungarian, was arrested
Monday on the steamer Batavia at Boston, Charg.
ed with larceny of II, 900 guilders from the Hun.
garian Government
Ex.Secretary Thompson reports on his return
to New York. that the deialcat!on in the Lesseps
canal fund has been greatly exaggerated, the
amount being $1,000.
The Mississippi Democratic State Convention
has been called for August 3rd.
1t is stated hat the Governor General Of Canada
will return to England after his Manitoba trip re.
signing his position at Ottawa.
An organized band Of burglars and safe blow.
ers have been operating through ArkansaE, the
past six months. Safes at Princeton Danville,
Clarksville, Benton and Toledo have been rob
bed recently.
The State Board of Agriculture's wheat crop re.
port, just compiled, shows that only 10 per cent.
Of the old crop in Ohio remains in producers
hands. The estimated yield this season will be
over 44S95,OC0 bushels, or Is per cent. less than
last year.
A skull, believed to be the head Of Mrs, Lizzie
Lowell, has been found in Lewiston, Me-, near
the Switzerland road. A headless skeleton, iden.
titled as Mrs. Lowell'S was found near the same
spot seven years ago, and her husband Jas, Low.
ell, was convicted Of numbering her
The following officers were elected for the en-.
suing year, Of the Civil Service Reform ASsocia.
ton Of New York: President, George Wm. Curtis;
Vice.Presidents, BeDj q Bristow, Howard Potter,
Oswald Altendorfer, George B Mcclellan, John
Jay, R Miutrum and Geo. B Butler.
Thirty cases Of small pOx are reported at Ad.
ANS, Mass,
The Duke Of Sutherland and party were In
Boston on Saturday.
Potato bugs are doing great injury to the potato
crop in Norfolk, Va.
Reuben Csmpheld, for killing Jacob Keuebrew
COlOred, was sentenced at Augusta, Ca, to State
Prison for life.
Michael Berry of Wnghtsville, Pa,, was struck
by a railway trsiE on Saturday at Bordentown, N
], al seriously hurt.
At Augusta Ga, Saturday, Henderson Jones
Colored, was sentenced to be hanged June Srd for
the murder Of John g Harolson.
The strike Of the Pennsylvania Coal Company's
leaders at Hawey; Pc, which began on 2nd and
ended on Friday, the cOmpany's offer of sl3O for
eleven hours' work, and 10 cents per hour for ex.
ira W0rk being accepted.
Dodge City, KaS., May 0.--An old feud between
s W Johnson, county attorney Of Gray county,
and shumatte. deputy sheriff, yesterday ter.
minated in shooting ARRAY in the town Of Gin.
arTon, a few miles distant, in which Johnson was
Instantly killed. Both parties are well known,
are In cod circumstances and have families
5humRtte has been arrested,
INV Derby has sued Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
OF Cincinnati, and Prof, Ellis, Of sandusky, for
libel, claiming $4,000 damages. The article
charging the hackers Of the O'Hagan school bill
with fraud was published in the sandusky Regis.
ter over Elliss signature April 18th.
Saturday night Thomas Miller OF Youngstown.
wanted to shoot at mark. BE selected large
target in the person Of Loosen, big Englishman.
Claimed that Loosen assaulted Miller who shot
in self defense, hitting the Englshman in the
shoulder, It IA alleged that Loosen won the AZ.