The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-29
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings of
the Day
Gathered and Boiled Down Into Readable
Items-Cream Of the Current
Events.

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at Warren from Boston last week in
charge of Sheriff HOyt, and was lodged
in jail.
There was more lumber shipped from
Michigan this season than for many
years, and 1t was not very busy season
either.
1t seems the cowboys out west are af-
ter President Arthur, and If they capture
him hold him until a ransom is paid for
him by the government.
The II year old daughter of Colonel
| Churchill, of st. Louis, who disappeared
from her home last Sunday evening a
week, has not yet been heard from.
CoNNEAUT, O., Aug. 27.-POrter Hill,
living at KellOgsyille, o., six miles
south of here, suicided yesterday morn
ing by hanging. Cause, financial trOu-
bles.
Thomas Marvin, New York, has OBJ
tained a 800 judgement against the
Western Union for refusing during the
strike to take message unless subject
to delay"
Count de ChambOrd died last week
| Friday at FrOhsdOrf, near Vienna. He
was the legitimate heir to the French
throne in the old Bourbon line. His
| age was 63.
John w. Hall and son, of Parkersburg,
were drowned in the Ohio river at
| Wheeling. W. Va, while bathing, in
full sight of the frantic wife and moth
| or on the bank.
John Brown, while drunk, fired at a
telegraph operator in the Ohio 81 MissiS-
sippi office at Milan, Ind, Sunday night,
but missed him and hit David Allen,
killing him instantly.
At Newark, Ohio, last week, the Dem
Ocratic Senatorial convention for the
district composed of Muskingum, Lick
ing, Perry and Delaware counties, nom
mated Hon. John O'Neil Of Zanesville,
on the 18th ballot.
Copper, at present prices, only costs
twice as much as tin, unlike tin, 1t does
not need painting and is not worn out
in 20 years, being practically indestruc
| tible, circumstances which ought to
lead to it's free use for roofing.
| OrrVille: Frank McManus, who kill
| ed Jim Cannon with blow of his fist
at this place two months ago, has at last
been captured at Atlanta, Ga, where he
is being held until instructions are re-
ceiVed from the authorities here.
PARIS, Aug. 27.-The city of Hue has
been captured and occupied by the
French. The Anamese lost 700 killed
and wounded. The French loss was
trifling. The French civil commissioner
has gone to treat with the Anamese au-
lhOriLies, pending further operations.
The Northern Pacific railway was
completed last week, the last gap at He
lin and MissOula, in Montana, being clO-
sed by the track layers. The company
| announce that they are now ready to
take passengers and freight from Saint
Paul to Portland, Oregon; and Tacoma,
| W. T.
The French steamer st. Germain, with
1862 passengers, eOllided with the freight
steamer WOOdburn off the EddystOne
lighthouse. The latter was cut com
pletely in two and l8 of her crew were
drowned. The st. German was badly
damaged and transferred her passehg-
ers to another steamer.
The Bible manuscript alleged to have
been discovered by Shapiro, a Jew, in the
Arabian desert, which deceived score
| of British scientists, and which Shapiro
came within one of selling to the Brit
| ish government for q large sum, are
now pronounced fOrgeries, the pATch
ment and ink being less than ten years
| old.
AKRON, o., Aug. 27.-By the falling of
| a scaffOld at the new Studio block this
morning Samuel Harris, aged 40, was
instantly killed, a heavy stone crushing
| him. VIM. Carmichael was badly hurt.
j. A. KOhler, republican candidate for
the Legislature and owner of the block,
saved himself by clutching projecting
timber as he fell.
| Ravenna: The Democrats of Portage
county on Saturday nominated: Rep
resen tatiVe, ID. Z. Goldman, RaVenna;
Auditor, G. w. Bard, Brimfield; Treasur-
or, j. B. Harrison, Windham; Pros. Atty,
|. L. Siddall, Rayenna; County Comm'r,
| W. W. Stevens, Hiram; Intirmary Direc-
tor, short term, ID. Washburn, Mantua;
Wallace Root, long term, StreetsbOrO.
| NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Senate sub.
| committee on labor and education re-
sumed Saturday. Robert Howard, a
| cotton spinner, of Fall River, Mass,
gave a detailed account OF the work
ings of the spinning business in Massa-
chusetts. The wages of spinners, before
their organization. averaged 1920 per
| week, but now averaged S1040. Moth
| ing Of importance was ELECTED, and the
hearing was adjourned until Monday.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Queens speech
prOrOguing parliament gives no hint of
| anything in the present condition of Eu-
rOpean politics to cause any anxiety to
| her subjects. She expresses great graft
| ficatiOn over the existence of harmony
among the powers. Egyptian matters
are progressing favOrably, the Madagas-
car incident is satisfactory; the rights
of British subjects will be protected.
The Queen hopes to see South African
matters soon composed. In domestic
affairshgr griculture is improved, the harv-
est promises abundance, and commerce
Is sound and prosperous. In Ireland
visible improvement Is steadily going
on.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.-AdVices
from EkaterinOslay, the scene of the re-
cent riots against the Jews, say that 346
houses were wrecked and plundered
during the recent riots. The losses sus-
tained by the Jews are estimated at Gil
600 TOubles. Fourteen Russians who
were wounded by the troops in quelling
the outbreak have since died, making
the total killed 298. Numerous cases of
Jew beating are reported at places else
where than EkaterinOslay, but the pO-
lice and troops are acting with energy.
In most instancesi they have promptly
suppressed any attempts at Outrages
against the Jews. At Berchadia, how