The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-03
THE NEWS
From Near and Far---Giving the
Pith and Points
Of Interesting Incidents, Events and Hap
penings Gathered in Many
Fields.
The Legislature met on Tuesday.

The Legislature met on Tuesday.
Russia is increasing her feet in the
Black Sea.
Gladstone was seventy-three years old
Saturday.
An inauguration dinner was given
Governor B. f. Butler in Boston, Satur-
day.
A man named Enright was run over
by train at Lima, in this State, and
killed.
The total immigration to the United
States for 1882, at all ports, was about
735,0OO.
Dan CahiIl, of Athens, o., had his leg
crushed by the cars at Mt. Sterling, KY,
Sunday.
Theresa Sturla, the Chicago murder
ess, was sent to Joliet Penitentiary
Saturday.
The Board of managers of the National
Soldiers Home ask $1,122,08S for the
next fiscal year.
The total number of immigrants
landed at Castle Garden during the year
1882 is over 10000.
The WapakOneta Spoke and Wheel
Factory was destroyed by fire Saturday
evening. Loss $4,000
The CardingtOn, o., pOstOfice was
robbed on Friday night OF from 500 TO
$500 in postage stamps.
A large building in Boston, occupied
by several firms, was destroyed by hre
Saturday. Loss nearly 100000.
Ex-senator George +. Spencer has
been interviewed in Kingston, Ca nada
by New York Herald correspondent.
The Ford brothers, Jesse James muir
dereTs, were arrested in Boston for try
ing to whip man who said they were
towards.
Count Wimpffen, the AustrO-Hunga-
rian ambassador at Paris, committed
suicide Saturday by shooting himself in
the head.
Detectives McElfresh and McDevitt, of
Washington, have been arrested on a
charge of cOllusiOn with swindlers and
robbers.
VIM. P. ThOmassOn, member of Con-
grefs from the Louisville, KY, district
from 1843 to 1S47, died at Lagrange
Saturday, aged SO,
William Hull, abutcher. of Ft. Wayne,
Ind, was found dead on the railroad
track Sunday night, with his skull
crushed, as if by an axe.
Information is received to the effect
that hundreds of evicted families in the
shelter and in starving condition.
Judge L. Pepper, of Princeton, KY, has
been arrested on peace warrant, sworn
out by his son, who charges that on two
occasions his father attempted his life.
David Ferguson, the defaulting back
tax collector of Louisville, has made
public confession. 1t is thought that
the city has been defrauded out Of $780,
600.
The Senate has passed a bill appTO-
priating $4,000 for the erection of
monument at Annapolis to Baron De-
Kalb, for services rendered the country
in 1880.
At a drunken row at McCOy's station
near Steubenville, Christmas night, a
rough named Carnahan beat and kicked
VIM. Barton, rupturing his bladder so
that he died.
Mary Martin, of EmpOria, Kan, who
killed Mrs. L. NJ. Kuger, and feigned in
sanity, has been adjudged sane, and
sentenced to be hanged after one years
hard work in the penitentiary.
At Portsmouth, Ohio, Charles Kirk
patrick has been arrested for bastardy,
preferred by Mary DebO. They are both
school children, one fourteen and the
other fifteen years Of age, the children
of wealthy farmers Of Madison town
ship.
Twenty years ago John HernhOltzer
and Miss Mary Kinninger we're married
at WapakOneta. After two years of
welded life John skipped out and had
not been heard of until a few days ago
when he suddenly reappeared at the old
home. His wife had been true to him
all the time and was OverjOyed to see
him, although both had grown to be
middle aged people.
ABILENE, KAs., Dec. 3O.-Christmas
night Miss FOrman found jumping
| jack on Christmas tree for her. Her
friends took the matter as an insult.
Learning that Arthur Shadingen placed
it there, three of Miss FOrman's broth
ers and two other friends went to
prayer meeting last night, where they
knew Shadingen would be, and all fired
at him, one shot penetrating his lungs,
The fire was returned and four Of the
attacking party injured.