The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-07
NOTES OF NEWS.
ALI the Important Happenings of
the Day
Boiled Down Into Readable Items
Cream Of the Current
Events.

American Independence.
SALEM, Ore, July 4.-The state prison
cOnVicts made a desperate attack on the
officers, in an attempt to escape. Eight
are at large. No officers wounded.
The Trumbull county ,PrOhibitiOnIsts
met at Warren on Saturday and nOminR-
ted full county ticket and indOrsed
the Prohibition State ticket. The at
tendance was good.
s. Marvin, OfNFargO, Dak., has been
awarded $4,000 damages In a suit
against the Northern Pacific Railroad,
for having lost both legs while In the
service Of the company.
SALINA, Ohio, July 4.-Grant Tipple
and Waldo Baird were at work a few
miles east Of here on q high trestle. 1t
fell down, both men falling to the ground
below. and buried In the ruins. Tipple
was killed and Baird was seriously hurt.
Two Bishops died yesterday. Bishop
Pinkney, of the Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland, and Bishop McMullen, of the
Catholic Diocese Of Davenport. The lat
ter had been Ill for week with can
cerOus affection Of the stomach, and
suffered greatly.
Archbishop Purcell Is dead. He was
better at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
but began to drOOp soon afterward, and
died at midnight. Bishop Elder, having
been appointed COadjutoT with the right
OF succession, becomes Archbishop with
out any formal action at Rome.
BISMARCK, d. T., July 4.-Slxty car
loads gold and silver bullion, 100000,
from the Gregory Consolidated mine,
were shipped from Helena today by fast
special trains over the Northern Pacific
by 8. T. Hauser, president Of the First
National Bank Of Helena. 1t goes to
the Newark, N. j.. refinery.
Three thousand people witnessed the
unVeiling of the monument to the late
Gov. Williams (Blue Jeans) Of Indiana,
In the family cemetery near Vincennes.
The speakers were Senators Voorhees,
and Harrison, and ex-senator Nc
Donald, Ex-Governor Baker, State
Senator Brown and others.
BRADFORD, Pa, July 5.-During thun-
der storm this afternoon 81, 200 barrel
tank at TiOna, belonging to the United
Pipe Lines, was struck by lightning,
and Is now burning. TiOnR Is In the
Cherry Grove region, and there are q
number OF other large tanks in close
proximity to the one now burning.
CINCINNATI, July 4.-Wm. 8. ClearY,
aged 1S, a son Of Judge Cleary, common
wealth's attorney In the CunniDgtOn
Circuit, brother of Edwin Cleary, the
actor, was drowned today In the Little
Miami river, while bathing. Miller
Stewart, who attempted to save him,
had q narrow escape from drowning.
CONCORD, N. H., July 5.-The ballot
for United States Senator tO-day-WhOle
number 274. necessary for choice 1873;
VIM. 8. Todd 1, jeremiah Smith 1, Charles
II. Bartlett 2, Charles H. Burns 2, Charles
II. Bell 3, Gilman MarstOn IA, Aaron T.
Stevens Is, James +. Briggs 80, James
w. Patterson %, Edward H. Rollins SO.
Harry Bingham 90.
Petitions are being circulated In Ma
rysVille, Ohio, asking the City Council
to pass an ordinance suppressing the
sale of intoxicating liquors within the
corporation. Leading Republicans re-
fuse to sign the petition, on the ground
that the movement was started by Dem
Ocrats with view of dividing the Re-
publican party. Excitement is high.
SCRANTON, July 4.-During the cele-
bratiOn at MOntrOse to-day, Prof. II. Fl.
Ludlum, ballOOnist, attempted to make
an ascension. When at the hight of
forty feet the trapeze rope caught a tree
hurting him violently to the ground.
He struck upon rock and sustained a
fracture of the skull and internal in
juries which 1t is thought will be fatal.
He now lies In a critical condition at
the MOntrOee House.
PITTSBURGH, July 4.-The railroad
coal operators are disposed to refuse to
accept the decision OF Mr.. Mcliune. trade
tribunal umpire, fixing the rate Of min
ing for the summer at 81 cents per
bushel. and 1t is claimed that the tri-
bunars action will be recognized by
only a few firms. The miners say they
agreed in good faith to accept the um-
pire's decision, and that If the operators
refuse to do likewise there will be sew
| eral strikes.
SUNDERLAND, Jul AT the inquest
| into the disaster by which 1872 children
lost their lives, several children testified
4 that they saw a man bolt the door as
they descended the stairs, but they var
led In their descriptions Of the man.
The inquest resulted In a verdict that
the children we're suffOcated because the
door was partially closed, by whom the
evidence Is insufficient to show. The con-
jurer who gave the entertainment was
censured on account Of the small num-
Der Of attendants to guard against dis
aster.
RAVRNNA, July Med Murphy, q
farm laborer who has been in the en-
ploy of George Eckert, near here, was
killed by train the N. Y, P. s. o. rail
road about q mile east of the depot last
i
this morning, cut up into small pieces
and scattered a considerable distance
along the track. Murphy was doubtless
intoxicated, and 1t is supposed he fell
on cattle guard and was struck by an
approaching train before he could get
up. He was an Irishman, about TWEEN.
ty-seven years old, and stranger here
His remains were gathered up, and in
TERED here.
GALVESTON, TEX, July 5.-A News
Huntsville special: At 8 o'clock this
morning, seven miles south of Hunts
Vile, ]. f. Kelly's sawmill blew up
with fearful destruction TO life. Dicl
Grant (cOlOred), fireman, and assistant
John Barkfull, a convict, also the con
victs Slade and Jordan, were instantly
killed. Four other eonvicts named
Nichols, Swarbe, Franklin and Colard
were seriously wounded. The proprietor
KellV his Dartnor Harry Miner and