The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-09
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A Condensed Record Of.AoOIdents, Crimes,
Politics and Information Of a Gen.
eral and Miscellaneous Kind,
Dunkards in convention at Dayton.

Dunkards in convention at Dayton.
Deacon Smith fought FOraker's nOmi-
nation.
Masked Newarkers cOwhided wife
beateT.
MahOning cOunty's mapping out
wOrkhOuse.
Indicting Scott law smashers in
Greene county.
Ohio Knights of Honor are eOnclaV-
ing at GAINESVILLE.
Waterloo. Ind, is agitated over tenn
perance ordinance.
Henry George is getting rich off his
remarkable book, Progress and Pow
ty."
The march of Improvement in New
London this season will take in $40
600 school house and $4,000 church.
Decomposed body of Christian Ruf1in-
acker, who had poor health and domes-
tic trouble, was found swinging from
tree limb near Dalton.
The brick Touring mill of Kennedy &
Welty, at New Philadelphia, destroyed
by fire few days ago, caused loss Of
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Ross, Dufur, Mcmahon, Mclaughlin,
Heygster, Dinnie and other wrestlers,
will contend for 81 900 in prizes offered
by Richard K. Fox, at Boston, Monday
evening.
A score of Delaware students were
publicly reprimanded In the chapel for
shaking a euchre deck, pushing pool
cues and throwing aces at dice for the
elegant"
Think Of it'll Nasmand, Va, at the late
municipal election elected the Demo-
cratic ticket by about 800 majOrity-the
cOlOred voters voting sOlidly with the
Democrats.
Hon. Granville w. Stokes, distin-
guished Democrat Of Warren county,
died on the 21st of May, at his residence,
about four miles from Lebanon, In the
I'D year of his age.
o. Wenans, postmaster and register Of
deeds at Benson, Minn., was shot and
killed few days ago by Joe Fountain.
They had had difficulty in which Wen
ans came out ahead.
Henry McCaugh of Mt. Vernon, charg-
ed with being the father of the unborn
child of an ex-wife from whom he was
divorced several years ago, and Henry
Is married again, too.
Gen. Hicks ia reported to have whip
ped 5000 Arabs In the SOudan, killing
5000, with the loss of only two English
soldiers-frOm sunstTOke probably, as the
Arabs had no arms except spears.
The marquis of BeresfOfd having got
the best of Jem Mace easily In private
boxing match, the whole sporting world
yearns for a match between Sullivan and
the marquis. That would be a speeta-
Gle for the gods.
ELKHART, Ind, June John Kerstet-
ter, while walking on the railroad be-
tween here and Goshen, and attempting
to board train, was killed. He was a
resident Of Elkhart, and shoemaker,
seeking employment.
The declaration of Rev. Daniel G. Pot
ter of New York, that 'the grandest
humbug" in that city is the Young Mems
| Christian Association, has provoked a
very pretty war among the journals and
ministers In the metropolis.
ST LOUIS, June 7.-Ellis Nickells and
ThOs. Cannon, renewed an old quar-
rel Monday evening, and fight ensued,
and Nickells very seriously, perhaps
fatally beaten with fence rail.
The maddest man out west is Saint
Louis burglar. He carried off all the
presents at silver wedding, and could
not raise dollar on the swag at a pawn
shop. The old man said there was more
silver in a dollar than In all the presents
WADswoRTH, o., June Judge Allen
Pardee died this evening In the ninety
| fourth year of his age. He had been q
| citizen here since 1878, and was an assO-
ciate Judge of this county under the old
constitution. He was much respected
The Barber brothers, outlaws, are
| surrounded by 175 Vigilants in dense
woods near Summer, Iowa, and will be
starved out. The $4,000 reward offered
| by the State causes the watch to be close
The Vigilants have agreed to divide the
money.
TALMADGE, o., June IAN old minel
named VIM. Williams met his death In
| a horrible manner In the mines at this
place. While at work undermining coal 6
huge mass of slate and rock fell on him
crushing him to death instantly. HI
was about 66 years old and leaves a fam
lily.
1t has Just leaked out that a very
wealthy farmer, living near Wooster
was swindled out of over 81, 900 by thre,
card monte, on the occasion of the re
i cent appearance of DOris's show a
Wooster. That farmer will probably re
member the "wOoley horse az long a
he lives.
Paddy HannOrs and his brother James
living In Cherokee, Indian Nation, ant
married to Indian women, while drum
last Friday got into quarrel, and Padd
shot and killed his brother, also an In
dian, Tom Scraper, who interfered, thel
fled toward Missouri. The Indian au
thorities offer $1,000 reward for his al
rest. TN
NEwCoAIERSTowN, June GA German
labOrer on the railroad near Bolivar
this county, has just died from tn
effects of sunstrOke. He arrived Tues
day at that place. He lately arrived Il
this country and became in yer
Strengthened circumstances, being CON
pelled to work when not able. Hi
name Is not known, but he had friend
or relatives in Marietta, where he wa
working his way.
CANAL DOVER, June GA young mar
Adam Schneider, aged twenty year.
drowned last evening while bathing l
the Tuscarawas River at this place. II
was accompanied by two boys and tw
men, Germans. Schneider must hav
been seized with cramps, as he ealle
for help, the boys hearing him, and try
/ ing to attract the attention of the Gel
mans, who, not understanding Englisl
, did not comprehend what was wantet
Men are now dragging the river for hi
body. He was employed by Deis u Bis