The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-03
STATE AND NEIeRBORHoOD.

Auditor McFaroW, OF Auglaize county, rep0rM
no delinquent tax sales In that county this year.
A fourteen year old boy named John Tucker,
while sliding upon the Ice near Shadevile, fell
down and was so injured that he died Sunday
morning.
Dr. Flrestone, who was injured in the wreck ON
the Mt, Vernon Railroad s)me days ago, holds an
accident insurance policy for 5000, and VIII
draw from the Travellers, S25 a week until he re
covers.
John Mcconnell, a Van Vert County farmer Ia,
In jail for bastardy
Big lobby in Columbus about the proposed Gin.
| cinnau elevated railroad.
Ohio University at Athens Is asking the Slate
for money. Wants $4,000.
Rev A. Burns, of Chagrin Falls, died last week
He was minister of the Disciple Church. ~
Professor Joseph Rea, Superintendent ofthe New
comerstown High School, was arrested on q
charge OF assault and battery.
seubenville. January 2S.-While coastlng in
this city last night, Hugh AcGlnnis and James
Barr each had a leg badly fractured by their sled
running into culvert,
Somerset, January 2S.-Miss Mary Dean met
with very painful accident while cOasting. She
started down South street hill, which is in glare
Of Ice, but was unable to steer her sled aright'
running against fence, breaking her leg iustbe-
low the hip.
Sharon, Pr January 29-Yesterday NJ. Bush
nell, residing two miles from town, was leading
vicious bull into his barn when the animal be-
came enrsged, knocked him down, and would
have killed him had not assistance arrived. He
may not recover.
| Curtis, the wife murderer. was sentenced 10 the
penitenuary for life at Sidney. The citizens OK
the vicinity are indignant at the action OF the
| jury In allowing the murderer to escape the hal
ter. Curtis still prOclaims his innocence.
Wooster Ohio: fre broke out Friday In Pow.
ers grocery store and destroyed all the buildings
between the Hotel and Exchange banks. The to.
tai loss is about OOO The principal losses are
Wooster Brush Works. SIC 900; Samuel Geitgey, SS,-
900; HeAl yr q Co., s2OOOi Mrs, Hines, $1,000. In.
suranCe about $4,000
Cincinnati, January 20 The steamboat explO-
sion at noon was that Of the Bengal Tiger bound
from Plttsburg to Louisville. She was at the time
lying at the bank at California o., near the
mouth of the Little Miami. Messengers from
there say that The boat is badly damaged and six
persons injured, three Of them probably fatally
The injured are all from Pittsburg, but their
names could not be ascertained.
Sidney People do not like 1t because Curtis,
the wife murderer, was sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary. They wanted him to be hanged. ]. L.
Ayers, who forged bonds to the amount OF $4,000
has been sent to the o. p for eighteen months and
the people think that not long enough. Mrs.
Cochin ran rusty nail In her foot and will die
Sunday morning about clock the Methodist
Church at Bucyrus, was discovered to be ON fire,
and the building was damaged to the extent OF
several hundred dollars, but the fire was quench-
ed The audience room of the church has been
frtsooed and repainted during the past few days
but the calamity will discommode the Congrega-
ton for several weeks
| Tifin January 30 Last night about IL O'Clock
as the No. s. bound west on the Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad was leaving here. Harmon Il. Sewers
fell under the train, the wheels cutting Of both
legs near the hips He lived about one hour after
the accident. He had a marriage license in his
pocket and said tnst he had just got it, and was
to have been married Thursday next. He was
perfectly sober.
Wheeling VIVA, January 28-The biennial city
elections were held here yesterday and resulted
in the election of A. G. Egerton, Democrat mayor
and W. L. Stevens, Democrat, street commission
err Thomas D. Bennett, Republican, city sergeant;
Frank Bowers, Republican, city clerk James
Riddle, Republican, Superintendent Of water
works, and Joseph Forsythe, Republican, wharf
master. Egerton had about 200 majority, Stevens
about 600, and the Republican majorities will aV'
erage about 600, thatfor city sergeant being up
| HODp ioun hu a
of one in the Council on joint ballot.
Detroit Mich, January 2S-The deialcatiOn Of
some sos 900 or $50 900 has just been brought to
light in the Detroit Savings Bank, the Oldest saw
ings institution in this city The guilty parties
are two tellers brothers, named Charles g. and
, Herman H. Zegler, who have long been employ
ed by the bank and had its ultimate confidence
The embezzement has been going on for ten or q
dozen years and steadily growing in amount IL
has been successfully hidden until now, as every
, time on examination of the books was prOposeu'
q they would get knowledge OF the fact and borrow
sufficient money to replace the missing tunos
until the examination was completed. At the
last examination they were unable for some rea-
son to carry ont this plan and exposure followed
AS sequal to the divorce case of Ellen Adams
against Michael Adams which occupied the at
tention of the Common Pleas Court OF CuyahogS
County for several days during the last term, the
defendant therein Michael Adams, filed his pc
Y titlon Wednesday, January 18Th, in, said Cour'
r asking for $4,000 damages against DR.. O. B. Huro
. a prominent Elclid avenue dentist. In his peu
= ton Adams charges the Doctor with malciously
:. intending to iHjure him by alternating the ahec
tions of his vile Ellen Adams; that he induced
. her to meet him in June, 1879 at his dental Office
on Euclid evenue and seduoed her; thatagain In
August, 1879, at Porter's Grove, In Euclid, he me
e her, and in December, 1879 he induced her TO az
/. tend a masquerade ball at Heards Hall, on E1
q clid avenue; that during the progress OF the bal
q he took her to his Office on Euclid avenue, etc
, and that at divers other times and places TOO nu
merous to mention DR.. Hurd met the woman IN
consequence of which wrongful acts of the Doc
tor, Adams claims that he has suffered grea
mental and physical anguish, his family hai
been broken up, and he hash robbed ottheser
vices and affections of his wife, and of the socle
ty, comfort and happiness Of his family to nj
damage In the above amount.
l. NEW PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S-on Wednesda'
h night, while Hugh McGOwan Of New Hagers
g town, was crossing the railroad bridge near tina
1t place, his foot slipped and he fell distance o
twenty-five feet. Falling headlong, he struck tn
ice and broke his neck, death ensuing instantly
% W. BRADFORD WILLIAMS,
IA A., o,ooIlapt aIoouiIonarv entertainment, en-