The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-17
sideratiOn of the Shipping Bill Oceu-
pied most of the day.

sideratiOn of the Shipping Bill Oeeu
pied most Of the day.
At the three vegetarian restaurants in
London an average Of 1850 dinners are
served daily.
A man about forty-6Ve years old was
burned to death Sunday morning In the
lookup at Oak HRrbOr.
The safe in the pOstOffice at Leaning.
ton, Ont, was robbed Sunday night of
$500 in cash and $500 worth Of stamps.
The forge and bolt departments of the
Elba Iron Works at Transform, q few
miles from Pittsburgh, were destroyed
by fire at IL O'Clock last night. Loss
$4,000; fully covered by insurance.
AKRON, Jan. 15.-Frank Killifer, a
blacksmith, while shOeing a horse this
evening was kicked in the head by the
animal. The eOrks of the new shoe
crushed through his skull to the brain
near the left temple.
STEUBENVILLE, Jan. 15.-The steam
flour mill of j. ID. Hess & Son, of East
Springfield, this county, was totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday with a large
amount of grain and stock. The total
loss Is $1,000 with no insurance.
Doctor Mudd died the other day at his
home in Maryland. He is the last of
those accused of completely in the muir
der of Lincoln. He it was who set
Booths broken limb. He was sent to
the dry TOrtugas and behaved so well
and deyOtedly during an epidemic of
yellow fever that the President pardon
ed him.
NICE, Jan. IA great number of
wreaths, to be placed on Gambetta's
tomb, have been received from all parts
OF France. The flag Of the United States
a a q Of hoI not
during the funeral of Gambetta yester-
day. The United States naval uniform
was especially noticeable in the process
sion.
In the MusquitO Mountains, fifteen
miles from LeadVille, a body of snow
nearly quarter of a mile long, one
hundred yards wide and fifteen feet
deep, swept down the mountain side,
burying two miners and hurting them
hundred yards down the mountain.
They were dug out alive, but are prob
ably fatally frozen.
In the Ohio Senate Friday bills were
introduced to make the fees of Jurors in
Justices courts $1.50 and to ObliRe
County Commissioners to have station
cry furnished by contract. The time
hOnOred tri-weekly adjournment resOlu-
tiOn was adopted. The Greiner civil
service resolution was referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations. In
the House, Price, of Muskingun, was
appointed Chairman of the Committee
on Municipal Relations in the place of
Weitzel, of Hamilton, resigned. AresO-
luton thanking Senator PendletOn for
his efforts in behalf Of civil service re-
form was adopted by a vote of fOrty-nine
to fOrty-One.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-An ITishman
known as Drunken Jack Sheehan" was
locked up yesterday afternoon on the
charge Of having murdered his son
James, lad OF seventeen years. II
seems that Sheehan went home drunk
quaTreled with his wife, drove her out
doors and is then said by one of his little
children to have struck his boy James,
who was lying sick in bed, a heavy blow
on the chest, which shortly resulted in
his death. At all events the boy died,
and the coroner is now investigating
the matter. Sheehan denies striking
his son or having any trouble with him,
On the contrary he claims to have given
the boy medicine and otherwise treated
him kindly.