The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The notorious Red Leary, one Of the alleged
Northampton bank robbers who made his escape
from the Ludlow street jail upwards Of year
ago, was arrested Saturday morning in New
York, and was taken to the Grand Central depot,
en- route for Northampton.
A sharp shock OF earthquake was felt IN Ulster
and Orange counties, N. Y. yesterday. II may
have been that the original "Orange County But
ter" struck something.
Detroit. Feb. 6-The Detroit Bridge and Iron
Works, have obtained the contract for building
the bridge over the Missouri river at Bismarck,
Dakota Territory, 1900 feet long, 50 feet above
high water mark, and costing 100000.
San Francisco, Feb Con February A, heavy
wind storm passed over Gervais, Marion county.
A number of houses were blown down. A large
school house with 100 pupils and teachers in 1t,
was carried eight yards by the gale, and several
children were badly hurt, None were killed,
Heavy rains visited Columbia and other rivers,
which were very high on the Ah and 9th inst,
and still rising at latest dispatches. Bridges on
John Days River were swept away. Dischates
river is doing much damage, but as yet the de-
struction Is light
Three hundred Indians from New Mexico have
invaded Chihuahua, spreading panic among the
settlements, ....
At Little Rock on Saturday Mrs. HisCock.
daughter Of Hon. Fernando Wood was kicked by
horse and her leg was broken. She was riding
the horse OF the time.
A broken rail dltched grain train on the Wa.
bash road, several miles west Of Huntsville, No.,
Friday, and II cars were wrecked.
From 1913 to Jan. l, 1881, California turned out
In gold and silver s2l89,25S,OOo
The aood on the Pacific coast has been severe.
About 8. 800 square miles Of the Sacramento Val.
ley are under water. The losses cannot be even
guessed at at present. but the total aggregate will
be g Btupendous sum.
Saturday, Deiaulting CityaCollector LarkinS, Of
Meadville, Pa, had so far recovered from his re-
cent attempt at suicide as to appear on theBtrees,
but was met and arrestedgby an ofhcer. Gave
bail.
Two passengers were injured by the wreoking
Of q train on the New York Central road, near
Niagara, Monday.
The expenditures on the Brooklyn bridge
since the commencement are over Sl2, 100000.
A forcible marriage Of child 10 years old to
man old enough to be her father, was dissolved
by the court ct Erie.
Minnie Ryan, once en- inmate Of house Of Ill.
repute in Cleveland, died in Pittsburg Monday,
from an overdose Of morphine, Before dying
abe made some incoherent hints concerning o
mysterious murder which occurred in this city
g number Of years ago, in which . woman
named Green was implicated,
The extensive store oisReGmold, Nesbit & Co.,
at NeahannoCk, Mercer Co., Ps,, was destroyed
by fire on Saturday night Loss, $4,000; insured
for S19,0OO Ineendisrism.
Rev. DR.. Hartley's Reformed church, at Utica,
NY, which cost S65OOO in 1858. was gutted by
hTe, Sunday. II was insured for S25,00O
A fire ct omer. Wis.,, yesterday, destroyed one
half Of the business part Of the town, including
ten stores, planning mill, Thompson d Hayden's
carriage works, and q large business block. Loss
not less than 100000.
Five venturesome men walked on the thin ice
at Fall River, Mass, Sunday. Friends Of the
families are invited to attend
The industrious Are Aend, Sunday, visited
Rockford, ILL.,, Jamestown, N Y, Baltimore and
Milwaukee. Total loss, SSO.OOO |"H.
Business failures: John Browns Sons, liabili-
ties ST60,0OO, assets s275,O9O Samuel Hazelhurst,
Baltimore, operator in -four and grain, llabilI.
ties $4,000.
Express train on the Cheshire railroad bumped
against freight train near Fitzwilliam, N H.,
Saturday night Engineer jumped OF and had
his neck broken; fireman remained At his post
and was uninjured.
George Plerat, 10 years old and feeble, living
at 0rvingsville, KY, fell upon the fireplace last
Thursday night ana was burned to death, and
after death his body was gnawed by ravenous
cats, right before the eyes Of paralySed sister.
controversy regarding the ownership Of some
valuable mining property on Turner mountain,
near Leadville, eliminated on Saturday In fu.
ailade between the guard and the opposing for.
cas. which resulted In the killing Of guard and
serious injury to nine ether participants
Ears are worth 1880 apiece in Vermont At
least that Is the amount recovered by a man
whose ear was cut off In a railroad accident
The sudden melting Of snow in the mountains
has caused several washouts along the line Of the
AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe road, and inun.
dated several interior towns in California.
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa, is in an up.
roar. Three young women have been suspended
for refusing to remain In Boarding Hall, and the
Senior Glass composed Of young men, have taken
part in the inEurrection by absenting themselves
from recltations.
The stockholders Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company on Saturday voted ON two reso
lutions one approving Of the contract entered In
to on the 10Th Of last month, and the other ap
proving the action Of the stockholders on the 80
Inst. ti0
An old resident Of Montana says this has been
the severest winter on stock In that territory for
20 years, owing to the extreme cold. Th0usandB
Of sheep have died In a night and cattle have
suffered seriously all over the territory. In the
winter Of 1851 cattle suffered similarly 50 far as
they were in existence up TO that time, but then
only comparatively few were owned, as II was
before the discovery Of gold In the territory.
An investigation has been going on for some
days, conducted BY ofioialB Of the P0stofAca Do
paRtnent into alleged Irregularities Of the Post
master ct PitRburg. The charges are misAppro-
pTiation Of the public funds.
st. Paul, Feb 7.--Teresa Behbel, Louis and o.
to Gesler and Anna, wife Of the latter, have been
arrested in Neilsville, wis.,, for the murder Of ia.
cob Behbel. husband Of Teresa Behbel. Mrs.
Behbel told the story Of the murder, stating that
she and her husband had quarrel at landing
near their house. BE struck her with lumber.
ttSns cart hook when she shot him and dragged
" body some distance and hid It behind log
AA covered 1t with snow where II was found.
She was held for trial and the Geiaers held for
Witnesses. The examination Of Behbel'H body
showed that four bullets had been nTed into It,
three evidently having been fred into his back
after he had fallen to the ground.