The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-22
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings of
the Day
Gathered and Boiled Down Into Readable
ltems-Cream of the Current
Events.

Maryland Democrats nominated Rob-
ert M. McLane for Governor.
Architect Hill has resigned at Wash
ingtOn. Thus one by one, etc. InVesti-
CATION.
Michigan papers allege that almost
pure petroleum has been discovered at a
depth of 80 feet at ROscOmmOn.
John VOight became dizzy on the edge
of brewery vat at Erie, Pa, fell in,
and was literally cooked to death.
Gen. Mcdowell injuries caused by be-
ing thrown from his carriage in San
Francisco on Tuesday have assumed a
serious form.
Clarence Pine has been arrested and
fully identified as the negro who out
ragged Miss SlOcum near Rldgeheld, Ct,
in June last.
Sitting Bull realizes the value of edu-
cation. He learned to write his name
and sold autographs to the Willard party
for $1.50 each.
The life of w. K. Anderson, the Titus.
willie oil prince, is insured for $4,000.
Several Americans are insured for $780,
600 to $350,0OO each.
Charles B. Grant has been commission
ed Probate Judge Of Summit county, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Hon. N. W. GOOdhue.
Republican convention OF Massachu-
setts, Thursday, nominated Congress-
man George ID. Robinson for Governor,
and Ames for Lieutenant Governor.
No attempt will be made to rescue
Lieutenant Greeley this season. The war
and navy departments are satisfied that
the supplies within his reach will last
another year.
oS.ona ,,,oa hxy N
tornado at Barry Ill , Saturday night.
The tents were blown down, horses
stampeded and disastrous wreck made
of the whole show.
Three wOrkmen on the West Shore
road were killed by the wrecking of a
train near Syracuse, Wednesday,; five
fatally injured, and number badly
hurt. The train ran over hand car,
telescOping 10 cars.
Five deserters in Arizona have been
sentenced to four years at hard labor,
forfeiture of pay, and dismissal from the
army. One soldier was absent only 4S
hours. Major WassOn, who stole thOus-
ands Of dollars, got only IS months.
With the Knights of Honor, Knights of
Pythias and knights of Labor in it's
minds eye, the New York Sun remarks
that "were all our knights mounted on
steeds and clad in armOr, how the horse
trade and steel factories would flourish"
The match monopoly has collapsed,
the bottoms being knocked out by the
abolition of the revenue tax and outside
competition. A reduction of 80 per
cent. was made by the Diamond match
company, the leader of the old monopoly
yesterday.
The New York Republicans declared
in favor of a protective tariff, and
nominated the following ticket: Secre-
| tary of State, Gen. Joseph B. Carr; Con-
trOller, IRA Davenport; Treasurer, Pliny
| T. Sexton; Engineer, Silas Seymour; At.
tOrney General, Leslie w. Russell.
0'DOnnell, who killed Carey, was born
| in Ireland, served in the war of the re-
belliOn, kept public house ON the Cana
dian border, made money lost it in sill
yer mines and fenian bonds, returned to
Ireland, was a strong nationalist, and
was en route to settle in Australia when
he met and slew the infOrmer.
ST. JOHN, N. F., Sept. 2O.-InfOrmatiOn
| comes from Burin and Fortune, New
FOundland, this morning of two addi-
| ing the gale of August Both, one the
qark Flying Arrow, with a crew of seven
men, and the other the schooner Free
dom, with a crew of six all told. In
both cases all hands were lost.
The Chicago Tribune, it is said, re
ceives for a column of advertisements
$26,0O0 year. The New York Herald
receives for its lowest priced column
$39, ,723, and for its highest $348,OO0.
The New York Tribune, for the lowest
500, ,754, and for its highest $S5, ,64S; and
these papers, 1t is'stated, are never at a
loss for advertisements to fill their
| columns.
Prof. J. W. Barker, of Buffalo, editor of
the LOckpOrt Journal during the war,
and poet of no mean order, was knock
ed down and run over by street car
and fatally injured, both legs being
broken. The death of Gov. Cleveland
would not cause as much genuine grief
in Buffalo as has that of Prof. Barker.
He was principal of the best school in
the city.