The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-01-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed Items of Interesting
News.

News.
Peoples bank of Tecumseh, Mich, has
suspended.
W. H. Mclaughlin, Boston, resisted
police officers and was shot dead.
The Senate passed the bill Thursday
to retire Justice Hunt on full pay.
Hon. ClarksOn A. Potter died Monday
morning at his residence in New York
city.
December production of the Bradford
oil field shows daily decrease of 24OO
barrels.
Smallpox is spreading in Chicago
Seven tramps assisted in spreading the
disease.
A New York dispatch says that 'fail-
ures are on the increase all over the
United States"
House Committee on Banking and
Currency report in favor of extending
National Bank charters.
The wooden mill at Carthage, Mo-,
was burned Tuesday night. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $4,000.
Fitzsimmons & Co., proprietor of the
Peoples Bank of Tecumseh, Mich, made
an assignment last week.
Friends of Sergeant Mason, who shot
at Guiteau, says he is insane, but GEN
eral Sherman says he will be tried.
John COyle, Jr., is 70 be hanged March
oath, for the murder of Emily Myers a,
COyles Ferry, Pa, last summer.
Jack Chapman, cOlOTed, sentenced to
be hanged Friday for murder at Belle
vue, La, escaped from Jail and is still
at large.
If the Commissioner of pensions had
400 special agents at 81, 400 year and
| expenses he thinks he could eliminate
pension frauds.
Congress bill to increase the efficiency
of the life-saving service makes % sta
tiOns, increases the number and pay of
men, and provides for pensions.
In East Des MOines, Iowa. two little
boys, aged three and four years, of Mr..
Clear, were burned to death. The mother
was at neighbOr's gOssipping.
Centennial birthday of Daniel Web
steE celebrated in Washington, Wednes
day of last week, and arrangements
made for the erection of a monument.
Signal service now comprises a briga-
der general, a captain, four lieutenantS
and 700 privates. Bill before Congress
to create more officers for the small
army.
Senate Committee thanked the wO-
man suffragists for their speeches
Thursday, and added that the subject
will be given the consideration it de-
mands.
Fred Newburgh, the fOrgeT in Jail at
Columbus, led his thirty fellow prison.
ers in an attempt to escape by OverpOw-
ering the Sheriff on Monday night but
failed.
House Committee on Elections will re-
portin favor of giving Mormon Cannon
his seat. The fact that he is bigamist
in no way disqualifies him for Con-
gresham.
Annette and INLAND Tilden were Sc
cretly married in IA in New York Hus-
band now has a fortune of $500,OOO, and
wants to back out, saying he was duped
and drugged. The wife is much the
older.
Robert G. Bailey, teacher of Pub
lie School at Red Bud, ILL.,, was killed
Friday by one of his pupils named Nc
Bride. Bailey undertook to chastise
Mcbride, when the latter with a knife
stabbed him to the heart.
Witne sses testified to the cor
Oner tina if the brakeman had started
back in time the Spuyten Duyvil acci-
dent wO uld not have happened. Engi-
neer ais said the Pccident was due to
tamperi ng with the air-brakes.
Old "Run About Six" a prominent
Delaware Indian chief, formerly sOlici-
tor of the Delaware nation, was hunt
ing with a party of Indians, got drunk,
laid down by the fire, log rolled on
him, and he was burned to death.
In 1890 Congress agreed that Uncle
Sam should pay State Revolutionary
war debts, and the Committee on Claims
have just reported favorably on a bill
giving $35, ,555.42 to Georgia, principal
and interest accumulated since 1777.
Four robbers entered the house OF
Joseph Hitler, near Georgetown, O.,
Friday evening, with cooked revOlvers.
Hitler resisted and was knocked sense
less with hatchet. They then secured
$1,000, took buggy and two horses and
left.
The name of the Cleveland Mt. Yer
non % Columbus Railroad has been
changed to the Cleveland, Akron 81 Co
lumbus Railroad, with headquarters at
Akron. MIR. n. MOnsarat takes the place
of General Jones as Superintendent,
with headquarters at Akron.
j. A. Emerson, eOlored treasury clerk.
swOre yesterday that Secretary Sher-
man gave him two months leave of
absence in the summer of 80, and sent
him South to work up Sherman Presi-
Dental boom. Says he found the senti-
ment for Grant, and worked for him,
being one of the BOG at Chicago. Was