The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Bradstreets' reports l50 failures for the United
States and Canada for the past week An In
crease Of about fifteen over the preceding week.
"Major" Hicks, the colored man who murdered
young named Williams, some time ago. has
been sentenced at Covlngton, KY, to be hanged
Arkansas has a capital Of over 81 100000 invest.
ed in the manufacture Of cotton seed OIL The oil
Is shipped to Italy where 1t is sold as olive OIL
William P. Frye succeeds Blaine of Maine, in
the Senate.
The little town OF Ancona, N. j., is excited over
proposed Mormon settlement there.
Gen, Ord, upon his arrival In the city OF Mexico
on the Sth, was received with marked houors.
Philimon Pitts aged 50, was sentenced at De
roit to the state prison for ten years for incest
with his daughter.
Samuel Clugston Of Nalley Forge, Pa was muir.
dered by a burglar with whom he had a struggle
in his room.
Joseph Hassaeld, of New York, posted circulars
calling congratulatory meeting concerning the
Cars death, Arrested and fined $40.
Gen. Upton, u A., shot himself at Preside Cal
Grief at his wife's death caused it,
James Hoane, of Marine Minn,, shot aud killed
his wife and kept the whole town at bay many
hours. insane
Tom Young broke Steve Langford's head with
q car pin at Greenwood KY, Langford's brother
riddled Tom with bullets,
Twenty.six National banks redeposed $685..
900 of United States bonds security for oirculat
ing notes, half million Of which we're issuel last
week.
cotton mill is to be built Immediately al
Charleston, s. G., by company with capital of
100000.
John Pfelffer and John Mcbride were found
dead in cell OF the Eastern PententiaTy at Phil
adelphia. 1t is thought Pfeiffer killed Mcbride
and then hanged himself.
Cyrenius P. Black, Of Tuscola Mich, has been
nominated by the Democrats of the Seventh Dis
trict to fill the vacancy occasoned by Conger's
election to the Senate
A rich discovery of gold and silver quartz has
been made on Vancouver's Island, and sTe e2imens
have been sent to San Francisco to be assayed.
Dan Pardee Of Louisiana, is appointed by Gen
Garfield to succeed Wood as Judge ofthe Alabama
and Louisiana circuit. Mr.. Pardee was born and
raised at Wadsworth, Ohio where his father
Aaron Pardee Esq, still lives,
Cannon, the Mormon delegate who was refused
his certificate to Congress by Governor Murray of
Utah. is confident Of gaining his seat and claims
the support of President Garfield.
During the past year there were 5,752l91 hogs
packed at Chicago an increase OF 1,06l,554 over
: the preceding year. This is the largest number Of
hogs ever packed In the world In one year.
At Charleston, ILL.,. band of masked men too
out several supposed thieves, strung them up and
whipped them as warning of more vigorous
measures to be used II they do not leave.
For some time, ex.United States Senator D. H.
Armstrong. has been on trial at St. Louis for NAL.
feasance In Office while he was at the head Of the
police board Of that city. The trial has terminal.
ed by verdict Of not guilty.
stock train, being loaded, was standing on a
side track at Parsons, Kas An incoming stock
train ran on to the switch The collision demol.
ished about twenty cars, and killed Henry How.
land, engineer, and VIM. R. Bawler, brakeman.
The Grand Duke Vladimir has been placed In
command Of the Russian I'm perial Guard and the
military forces in the district Of ST. Petersburg.
The Charleston, ILL.,, vigilantes have posted up
printed bills warning twelve persons, six Of
whom are women, to leave the towr. For some |
time these despeHadoes and their women have |
been carrying on a system OF outrage, robbery |
and all kinds Of crime, and the vgilantes are de-
termined that their town shall be rid of them,
Ex-senator Gordon Of Georgia, 1t is said, is |
getting ready to build railroad from Columbus
Mississippi, through the great coal fields Of north
ern Alabama to Atlanta, 1t will be three hundred |
miles long. Mr., Jewett, Of the Erie Railroad, and
number Of other wealthy men, are to be inter
ested with him.
Frank ]. Wright, the young lawyer who 1t was
reported was hanged in Colorado by ynchers,
has sent the following dispatch to his friends in
Baltimore "silver City, N. M, March IA, 1881 -
Read to my horror an account of my death in the
New York Herald, Arrived here after perilous
adventure"
Mr. John Pornell, brother to the Irish agItator,
has an immense peach orchard In Alabama
which has yielded $40 900 worth Of peaches. Mr..
Parnell came to this country about ten years ago,
and buying an old Gotten farm, gradually trans.
ferred 1t into this orchard. He Is getting very
wealthy It is said as he is always ths first to have
early peaches in the market and receives the
highest prices.
Last week, John Tolan shot and killed his wife,
at Marine, a little town ten miles from Chicago,
he entered parlor, where his wife was sitting
with babe In her arms and two children at her
side. LeVeling Winchester rifle at her, he said,
You have gone back on me- and fired The first
shot missed, but before any one could interfere
he fred second shot, which took effect in her
breast, and from the effects Of which she died,
After much trouble he was arrested. The auth
critics are at loss to know whether he is a ma.
MAC or a murderer.
Omaha, March 1S--This city is agog over the
elopement Of Miss Ella M Stratton, a teacher In
the public schools, aged S5, with Charley Duke
one Of her pupils, aged 1s. He is the son Of a
prominent merchant and was very apt at his
studies, and Miss stratton took great interest in
his advancement, teaching him after school
hours. Finally Cupid stepped In and carried
them away. Young Dukes parents are distracted
and every body ia astoniahed at Miss STATIONS
conduct, as she was one Of the most trustworthy
and exemplary Of teachers. Their modification
Ia increased BY the report that she borrowed
about $500 and left 500 Of an unpaid board bill
abandoning only small amount OF her salary
and few effects which can be turned toward the
liquidation Of these debts.
4 'Wellsville, March 29.-James Conn, black.
smith In the Cleveland u Plttsburg Railway !
shops shot himself in The temple to-day. Conn !
was turning the chamber Of the revolver, and /
from some cause 1t went off, the ball lodging In
his brain. All hopes Of his recovery are given I
up He is young married man, and has one
child, He recovered sufficiently to tell that the
shooting was accidental
The little town Of Tlppeoanoe, Harrison county,
Is now greatly excited over sensational elope.
ment that occurred there few days ago, A prom.
inent lumber dealer named Terma, disappeared t
very suddenly one day last week and at the same r
time 1t was discovered that prominent lady of .
the neighb0rh0Od was also missing Tarma Iaft y