The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-16


magnet of attraction.
Miss Taylor, heroic Fremont damsel
frightened burglars away from her resi-
denee Friday night.
A Lawrenceville, ILL.,, dispatch says:
Miss Nellie Seed died from the effects of
an overdose of chlOrOfOrm.
The Baptist Church of Youngstown
received fOrty-five persons into the
church on Sunday the 9TH inst.
Safe of ticket agent KOehler, at Hill
lizards, seven miles from Columbus, was
blown open and relieved of $40.
Max Rubers, of Ft. Wayne, was re-
lieyed of S4O0 on the train between
Lindsay and Fremont Friday night.
John King who was brutally beaten
by Mrs. Reed and her son at saloon in
SandyYille some time ago, died Satur-
day.
Some of the contractors on the W. &
l.. e., through Sandusky county have
suspended work on account of lack of
funds.
If the cars had rolled few feet
farther in the Huron disaster, 16 pas
sengers would have drowned in % feet
of water.
James Higgins, of Dayton, Ohio, was
L
bOro, n. j., Saturday night and instant
ly killed.
Eleven prisoners escaped from the
Monroe, n. Y, county Jail, yesterday, by
digging through the wall. Four were
recaptured.
John Hudson, of Piqua, was crushed
to death by the cars Saturday, at Ur-
bana. Attempted to jump from the
train before it stopped.
Rev. c. W. Wendte has resigned the
pastOrship of the Unitarian church at
Cincinnati, and received a unanimous
call to Newport, r. l., church.
Ella Beaumont has sued DR.. Charles
KlOeber, of Youngstown, for $1,000,
claiming damages from careless use of
Vitalized air in extracting tooth.
At Gallon, Ohio, Saturday, Johnson,
Linsley Il Co.'S, planeing mill burned
and also dwelling and stable near.
Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
o. n. Middleton, from DOy e!Own, blew
out the gas, on retiring, at the Park
Hotel, MassillOn. Discovered before his
own lamp of life had quite gone out.
SoteldO, who shot his brother in Wash
ingtOn, will be tried at once. Mr.. Chas.
III. Reed, who was assistant counsel for
Guiteau, will probably defend the pris-
Oner.
John Harmon, blind man 75 years
old, living with relatives at Newport,
Tuscarawas county, is reported to have
been murdered by Elmer Harmon, aged
20.
An organized attempt to break Jail,
with Fred. Newberg az one of the lead
ers, was made at Columbus. Chief of
Police Thompson got wind of it in time
to frustrate the plan.
At Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Sunday night,
George James-One of the noted high
waymen of that name-ShOt and killed
a man named Bolts, and then made his
escape,
There is great complaint in Oldham,
England, about the large quantities of
sand fraudulently packed in bales of
American cotton. In some instances a
hundred pounds are found in bale and
paid for at cotton prices.
E. Boone, star TOuter, Monday, in
Washington police court, waived exam
inatiOn and asked that his case be sent
to the grand jury. Judge Smell grant
ed the request. 1t is stated that Cabelf,
Dixon and MinniX will take the same
course on Tuesday next.
Gen. CzikOs, of the Austrian army,
has been placed on the retired list for
executing $50 Bosnian insurgents
The government had directed that only
the leaders of the insurrectiOn should
be executed. Three of the insurgents
were hanged Friday.
Manday forenoon Capt. Jerry Lee, Of
Frankfort, KY, commander of the night
watch, and Chas. NOonan had street
duel. Five shots were fired, and Lee
IL tao h.,I md fhn
part of body. NOOnan charges Lee with
intimacy with his wife.
AKRON, Feb. 11.-Valley railway office
at BOtzum station entered by burglars
last night, safe taken from the build
ing, thrown down an embankment,
forced open and the entire contents,
except the papers, stolen. The amount
of money stolen not yet stated. No
clue.
GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 10.-A Browns
vile dispatch says GiwTiui GaitOu was
hanged there to-day in the presence of
mixed crowd of Mexicans and Ameri-
cans. He died game. He murdered
Luz Coutreras at a Mexican fandango
last summer. He was desperate char
acter.
Near Cedar Lock, on the Kentucky
river, Saturday afternoon, three work
men In government quarry having put
in blast which failed to ignite, under
took to drill it out, when an explosion
occurred, horribly mangling and killing
instantly Jesse Robinson, of Cambells-
burg, and badly injuring John Kyley
and j. Keith, the latter fatally.
Judge Cochran, Gen. Griggs and other
officers of the W. 81 L. E. railway were in
the city last Saturday consulting with
Chief Engineer HanlOn, and the Stanley
Bros, contractors, in reference to push.
ing the grading of the road south OF
this city to BOwerstOwn, which point il
is desired to reach as soon as possible
A large force of men are now at work
between Navarro and ZOar, and the
grading at these points is being crowd
ed through as rapidly as the weather
permits. Independent.
Michael Ringler, the wealthy old wild
| over who married the young and hand.
some widow Amsbaugh, of Millersburg
notice of which appeared in The Press
has encountered the first thorn in the
1Owery pathway, in the shape of 6
breach of promise suit, instituted by
another handsome young widow named
Mrs. LOhr, formerly of Killbuck, Holmes
| county, but now of Mt. Vernon. Mrs
LohT alleges that Cupid (meaninp