The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-16
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A Condensed Record Of Accidents, Crimes,
Politics and Information Of Gen.
eral and Miscellaneous Kind.

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District Court.
Harney N. FOllansbee, the Boston DO.
lice fund embezzler, was sentenced to
seven years in the State prison.
Henry Revels (cOlOred), was hanged
at Lake Providence, La, Friday, for the
murder of Henry Hyams (white).
The Champaign county, o., Jail is va
cant for the first time in over five years
The last man was released Saturday
/ afternoon.
A gold watch, taken from B. W. Peter
son, Of Wheeling, W. Va. last October,
| by highWayman, was found in board
| pile in that place, Saturday.
The mother of Gen. Grant died at the
! residence of her daughter, Mrs. COrbin,
at Jersey City, last week. She was born
in 1889, and hence was "a years old.
Lou HOuk, the three card monte pi-
rate who murdered LOhman, convicted
of manslaughteT, has been sentenced to
16 years hard labor in the penitentiary.
Another Republican Marshal down
South has gone wrong. This time 1t is
Paul StrObach, a noted light in Ala
bama, who has presented fraudulent ac-
counts.
By fall of coal at Indian Ridge Col
liery, Shenandoah, Pa, Saturday,
" Null was lbIhllJ anu JOuu
Mccormick and John FallOn severely
injured.
John Robb of East Wheeling, coke
burner, was struck by an excursion
train the Cleveland, LOrain 81 Wheeling
R'y, four miles west of Bridgeport. He
lived six hours.
Governor Israel Wasbburn of Maine,
died at Philadelphia, Saturday, whittier
he had gone for medical treatment. He
was born in 1913. He had been elected
four times to Congress.
Intelligence has been received from
different sections of Virginia that great
damage is being done to the young to-
baccO plants by the tobacco fly, and the
planters are much discouraged.
FORT WAYNE, IND, May 15.-At Key
stone, thirty-hve miles south of here,
during an alteration today between
Vim. Walker and Geo. Shaw, Walker
shot and instantly killed Shaw and es-
capped, and Is still at large.
About $1,000 worth of diamonds and
jewelry, stolen from the residence of
Daniel Geyer, East Wheeling, W. Va,
several weeks ago, were voluntarily re-
turned to Mr.. Geyer, Saturday. They
were received through the pOstOffice.
WELLsVILLE, May 15.IAn extra train
struck and instantly killed VIM. Haid-
erman near Mineral Point, on the Tus-
carawas branch, last night. The unfOr-
tunate man was lying in the middle Of
the track, and was literally cut to pie
ces.
The western estimate of the wheat
crop this year-they are harvesting in
Texas and California and sowing in the
nOrthwest-gives a total of 4O2,OOO,OO0
bushels against 5O3,OOO,O00 last years
VTn1H e. % 4
million bushels.
STEUBENvILLE, o., May 15.-JOhn DON
aVan, section boss at GOuld's tunnel, on
the Panhandle Railroad, boarded
freight train No. 48 this evening to go to
the tunnel. When near MingO Junction
he fell off the car and was struck on the
head, his skull being mashed in and his
brain injured. 1t is the opinion of the
surgeon he will die in few hours.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May ia destruc-
tive cyclone swept across the south
ern part of the city shortly after five
O'Clock this evening, unrOOfng or de-
mOlishing buildings for a distance of
two miles. The track of the storm ran
Red from half block to two blocks in
width. A number of persons were in
Jured, and some fatalities are reported.
ST. LOUIS, May livery meagre in
formation has been received here that a
cyclone passed over the lead mining re-
giOn of southwest Missouri between 7
and o'clock last night, doing great
damage to the little towns of 0TnOgO
and Webb City. 1t is said both towns
were nearly destroyed and number of
lives lost, but telegraph wires are down
and no particulars can be obtained.
WAPAKoNETA, O., May 14.-Francis
Pakar nrOminanf farrnar ond otoahz
dealer of MOultOn, this county, was
thrown from his horse shortly before
noon to-day, and instantly killed. The
horse became frightened at some object
on the highway, and Baker fell head
foremost to the ground so violently that
his skull was crushed. He leaves wife
and family.
The five principal nations of the world
in point of territory and in order nam
cd, are the British, Russian, Chinese,
Brazilian and United States. The Brit
ish Empire covers S,898. III square miles;
the Russian 8,325, 1893; the Chinese 4,54O-
600; the Brazilian 3,2SS,500; and the
United States 3,002,862. With respect
to population the British Empire has
3O5, 100000, China 270,OO000O, Russia
l00,038, ,342, the United States 100000,
and Brazil 100000.
WHEELING, w. VA, MAY 15.-William
Bartlebaugh, a lad aged 13, was instant
ly killed by the first section of BaTnum's
circus train at BenwOOd, miles south
of this city, this afternoon. He, in COM
pany with several other boys, had jun
ped on the train to ride short distance,
and on getting off was thrown under
the wheels. His body was mangled al
most beyond recognition. Another boy
name unknown, was killed at Mounds
Vile, IL miles below tine city, by the
same train, half an hour before the
above accident.