The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The comet is moving away at the rate OF sOO,'
900 miles a day.
At Pltsburg John White fatally pounded Hugh
Rlgney during quarrel.
Eastern capitalists will build an elevator at St
Louis OF 1000 bushels capasity.
Two little boys sons OF Jared Smith, were
drowned in pond at Eden, N a, Sunday.
Upper house of 81 Louis municipal assembly
has killed an elevated railway bill introduced
Claimants for the Warner prize Of $500 for the
discovery Of the comet are pouring in from all
directions.
An appeal in behalf Of persecuted Jewsin Rus
sla was read Saturday in the New York synH-
gogues, aud $500 wSs collected.
Severe storm at Long Island Sunday. little
son Of George Terry was killed by lightning while
standing at a window,
ChNrles Helphrey. confined on a charge Of muir
der, escaped from Ozark county jail, Ark Guard
supposed to have been drugged.
wv Sage, Sheriff Of sCullyville county, Choc'
taw nation, found dead. Evidently killed by
whites for endeavOriDg to enforce the permit law,
Moses TitcOmb, for over 25 years superintend'
ent Of the document room Of the United States
Senate, died Sunday at franklin Falls, N H., aged
80 years.
Edward de Porter, rejected suitOr Of Silvia
Knockardt, Of Patterson, N ], fatally stabbed the
girls father Saturday, and made murderous at
tack on her accepted suitor.
James Christmas shot and killed William G
Whitney, at their boarding house In Washington
Saturday. They were sOn.in law and son respect
lively Of Myra Cla Gaines, and were business
partners.
A Cattaraugus Indian was beaten to death by a
party Of Irishmen, ON Lake Shore train, satur'
day evening and his body thrown Oft the car. The
conductor refused TO interfere in the brutal affair.
The comet has been successfully photographed
by Professor Henry Draper at his observatory at
Hastings, on the Hudson. The Prof obtained sew
eral negatives. The impressions will be made
and pictures distributed to men Of science
through the world.
The death is announced Of Henry stanbery, ex.
Attorney General Of the United states, and one Of
the defenders Of President johnson In the inns
psaohmenL t1ial. he was born in New York in
1908. The body will be taken to Cincinnati for In
terment.
Joseph MoWb ay, q drunken tramp, struck with
brick and killed James Guinty, assistant ct the
Holly Tree house. Wilmington, Del, because he
had bten ordered out
Bel Rivem, colored, who killed his parsmour,
Margaret Washington, on May goth at Memphis
Ao,., 81 10 hav IN An
The Sheriff Of Neosho, Mo, has ferreted out o
gang OF horse thieves who have regular seTni'an'
nuSl grips and pass words, and operate largely In
Kansas, ArkAnsas and Missouri.
Harriet Stone, aged IL, Of EllzRbeihtown, New
York, acquitted Of the charge Of numbering an
infant left in her care, testified that the Childl
father having made criminal assault on her the
mother murdered 1t to furnish pretext for the
charge made.
Chicago, June 24-James Doyle, the counter
feiter, was sentenced by Junge Blodgett today Ia
ten years in the penitentary. Doyle is the man
who was arrested with over 100000 in counter
felt Government bonds in his possession, Before
sentence was passed he made strong appeal fol
the Clemency Of the Court, citing his life Of hard
and respectable labor and had secured a mod
crate fortune, and the good reputation he had
earned among his neighbors as reasons why the
Court should place some reliance upon his testi
mony that he was not aware OF the counterfeit
character Of the bonds he carried.
Portland, Cal, June 81 While Mr. Abby Of Una
tilla county was driving band Of ITO sheer
ouer Il Blue Mountains the sheep stampeeded
and leaped over precipice, killing $50 outright
OIL City, Penn. June 27-Louis Bayer, French
man, in the employ OF Z B Grandin, at Tidioute
was drowned in the Allegheny river at tha
place. this afternoon, by falling out Of boat The
body was recoxered within twenty minutes, but
life was extinct. He leaves a wife and severa
children.