The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-12
EVERY DAY TOPICS.
Recent News Items Caught in
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A Condensed Record Of OfAooldsnts, Grimes,
Politics and InformatIOn Of Gen.
eral and Miscellaneous Kind,
Denver damaged $4,000 by the storm.

Chicago has three murder trials on
hand. .>
Electrical storm all over the west
Thursday night.
A disastrous fire at Vienna, Trumbull
county, loss $4,000.
The Standard oil FIRE at Jersey City,
Thursday, loss over million.
A knitting mill at Rome, N. Y, burned;
loss $4,000; insured for $4,000.
John Egan, ex-speakeT Of the New Jer.
sey assembly. arrested for bribery.
Striking coal miners at Bellville, ILL.,,
set fire to coal mine. Loss 100000.
Dodge City, Kas., is In the hands of a
gang Of desperate es who are rnnning
the town.
Tewksbury employees swear they tan
ned two human skins, one black, the
other white.
Green, the driven we'll man, was
knocked out in court contest at Des
MOines, Ia, yesterday.
Jury obtained in the case of Congress-
man Phil Thompson, of Kentucky, and
the trial has commenced.
Gov. Mcdaniel, of Georgia, was in
augurated Thursday. He got 23,6S0
votes against 334 scattering.
Several frame buildings at Bridge.
port, o., burned; loss $4,000 Several
firemen were badly burned,
Only six more lawyers to talk to the
star route jury after Wilson, who has
just commenced, gets through. -...
Martin Lynch, poor man of Williams.
burg. n. j. has fallen heir to an enOrm
GUS fortune in StTeney, France.
An editor in Breslau sentenced to six
months imprisonment for having
spoken disrespectfully of Kaiser viii
liam. ". l.
The third trial of Timothy Kelley in
Dublin resulted in his conviction. He
was sentenced to be hanged June 8 He
thanked the Judge and proclaimed his
innocence.
Rev. DIR. McLane. on trial for heresy
at Wellsville has been found guilty and
suspended. He appeals to the General
Assembly OF the Presbyterian church to
convene al Saratoga, N. Y. May nth.
CHICAGO, May "a Charlotte. Mich,
dispatch says: Grimes 81 Co.'s mill at
VermilliOnYille, ten miles north of here,
burnt to the ground this morning. Mr..
Grimes and three employees perished in
the flames.
LONDON. May 10.-Dr. ThOs. Gallagher,
Bernard Gallagher. Alfred Whitehead,
VIM. Ansbaugh, John Curtin, Henry viii.
conspiracy prisoners, were again arrai-
gned to day.
HARRODsBURG, KY, May fO.-The trial
of Thompson Is progressing quietly.
Three witnesses have been examined as
to the facts of the killing. 1t is thought
the trial will last ten days. There il
great excitement and apprehensions of
difficulty.
COLUMBUS, o.. May 10.-J. d. Watson,
convicted of attempting to bribe some Of
the statesmen assembled at the first
session of the last Legislature, was
taken to the penitentiaTy to-day to serve
one year. All efforts to secure pardon
proved futile.
AKRON, o., May 1O.-J. Il. Wood, manu-
facturer of waterproof goods of this
city, left for MassillOn, April 13, to re-
turn in two days. Nothing has since
been heard from him. Family almost
frantic. Foul play Is the only reason
able explanation.
1t is estimated that the Florida Ship
Canal across Florida can be dug for
$50, 100000. The company has been or
ganized. and $26O00,0OO Of the capital
stock taken. Ii Is to be completed in
three years, and will be deep enough to
float the largest steamers.
Ward McCOnkey was hung in the Jail
yard at Pittsburg for the murder of Geo.
A. Mcclure, near McKeespOrt. The muir
dered man, on the night August End,
1882 had some goods stolen and tracked
the thieves to Dead Mans Hollow, who
riddled him with bullets.
Mr.. G. EasthOpe, of Niles, o., bought
m A0h hnH nf hn Ia Of lac
tie in New York, paying for him $500.
the largest sum ever paid at an auction
sale. Sixty-One head of cattle brought
$32. .082. At the sale of ShOrthorns in
Lexington thirty-One head brought
81, sos.
BOSTON, May 10.-In the Tewkesbury
to-day Richard MOrey tes-
titled his aunt, Ellen Allen, went to
March Is, 1877. She had
money with her, he understood about
$3.50; also some jeWeIry and valuable
His aunt died at the institu-
tiOn in May, and his father was unable
either to obtain the body, money or
and got no satisfaction what
ever.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-DeB. Randolph
Keim, who was recommended to the
Civil Service Commission for appoint
menu hS CnlbI EXAMINER QQQbr the Com
waited on the President today
and withdl ew his name for cOnsidera-
tiOn for that position. The COmmis-
siOners subsequently, recommended the
of Charles Lyman, Chief
Clerk in the United States Treasurer's
office.
NEW HAVEN, May 10.-A sad accident
occurred tonight at fire in the livery
stable of Rufus Smith, 1884 Chapel st.
After the fire was nearly OK tinguished.
men of the hose garbage We re- ordered
away from the wall on Centre street. As
they were leaving brick wall fell upon
them. Augustus Hyland and James II.
Finnegan, it il Thought, will die. Capt.
Fred Catlin, }. Goodwin, GJO. B. Catiin
and Jester jackson were more OF less
injured.
DUBLIN, May 10.-JOseph Mullett, in.
Iiicted for completely in he attempt on
the life of Juror Denis Field, was today
placed on trial. He refused to plead to
the Indictment, giving AS his reason the
of the English press had SER
yed to prejudice his case. He also re-
fused the assistance of the counsel as
signed to him by the Court. His trial
was then, by order of the Court, proceed
cd with. The jury returned q verdict