The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-31
EVERY DAY TOPICS.
Recent News Items Caught in
Our Literary Net.
A Condensed Record Of Accidents, Crimes,
Politics and Information Of Gen.
eral and Miscellaneous Kind.

suit.
Incendiary fires at FOndulac, Wis,
destroyed city treasurer's building; loss
$1,000.
Richard Milford, aged 10, is on trial
for numbering playmate at Jersey
Vile, Ill.
Goshen, Indiana, Is agitating street
lamps, market house and paid fire de-
partment.
Rents are so high in Paris that the
credit fOncier will put up buildings to
Obviate the difficulty.
A. s. Leopold, city treasurer of Crys-
tai Lake, Mich, who, 1t Is claimed, alb
seconded with $1,000 of the city funds,
was arrested today in Chicago.
young buck of Columbus quarreled
with sandusky young man while en-
jOyinga mutual spree. Words ledtO blows
and blows, the COlumbuster shooting
the Sandusky man i'll the thigh.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-SecretaTy
FOlger continues to improve daily. He
Is much better tonight than he has been
for several days, and 1t Is hoped by those
about him that in a week he will so i'm
proved as to be able to take a trip to
Bermuda.
NEW YORK, March 27.-E. G. WEIGH.
man & Co., wholesale jObbers in wool
ems, one of the oldest and largest houses
in the trade, failed, and made a general
assignment, giving preferences for $22
| 700; liabilities about $276, 600 or $500
600, partly due to creditors in this city
and in Europe.
COLUMBUS, March 29.-After war Of
six hours the Cochran tobacco bill pass
ed the House today bya vote of 81 to IL.
| This takes the inspectors of the Cincin
natl market from the warehouse men
| and leaves 1t with the Common Pleas
Court. The Hamilton county delega-
tiOn fought the bill.
Local politics are red. hot at Steuben-
vile and money Is being put up largely
on the result. Threats of libel suits
against several Of the papers are rife.
| The darkles kick at having hook put
in their noses and being led around at
the will Of either party; they held an in
dignatiOn meeting ito denOunce dicta-
| tiOn.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 29.-Mrs. El-
amor, wife of Walter A. Beecher, has FL
ed petition in court against the n. Y.
p. q o. road for $4,000 damages. On
Feb "a, Mrs. Beecher, while driving over
the crossing at Holmes street, was
struck by a locomotive and carried some
distance on the pilot Of the locomotive,
receiving the injuries for which DANA
ges are asked.
WHEELING, W. VA, March 28.-The
Democratic convention of the third Con-
gressiOnal district of this state, at
Charleston, nominated Capt. G. P. Sni-
der of Kanawha county, for Congress, to
fill the place made vacant by the cleo
tiOn Of John 4. Kenna as U. s. Senator.
Eight ballots were taken. There were
seven candidates.
For some time past the Lake Erie q
Il hna N-VN
sion tickets at very low rates, which has
disturbed the business and nearly pre-
cipitated rate war. The general pas
senger agents Of the roads affected, to
the number of 16, met at Toledo and
agreed from and after April 1st to re-
ligiOusly maintain tariff rates.
Huron: Huron literary society gave an
entertainment last night to establish a
library and reading rOOm.-A subscrip-
tiOn OF $400 was raised to-day to repair
injuries to the government pier caused
by the fiOOds.-WOrk on Huron dock and
wharf will commence soon as frost
leaves the egrOund.-LOckwoOd, Of Milan,
here to make arrangements for estab-
fishing bank, has already $4,000
subscribed.
PRsTH, March 29.-0hlcial circles here
are greatly excited over che brutal muir
der last night of Herr MOIlOth, Presi-
dent OF the supreme tribunal Of Hun
gary. The official residence was visited
by burglars, who probably nnintentiOn-
ally aroused Herr MOllOth, and ehoked
him to death in their efforts to stihe his
cries for assistance. His body was found
lying in bed some hours after death.
Findlay: Geo. H. PendletOn declines
Democratic nomination for Justice with
thanks.-Three policemen fred five
shots at Hen Kiblee, and all missed, but
Kiblee, being afraid they might hit each
other, charitably gave himself up to save
the force intact.-The divorce market
had little boom this week.-Bank de-
pOsits this year by local business men
are larger than in many yeaTs.-An East
Findlay man who Is cOnsumptive is
eating dog fat as a remedy. He prepares
his own medicine.
WASHINGTON, March ga. K. Boone
Y. l.. Carpenter and James N. Callan ap-
peared as witnesses before the grand
jury today. 1t is understood that char.
ges have been preferred against j. B
COlegrOVe and John L. French, Brady'i
chief clerk while the latter was Second
As sist. Postmaster General 1t Is allie
} ged COlegrOve underbid other contract
OrS for service on certain Star routes
and then for a consideration threw NJ
the service, so that temporary contracts
T might be awarded by French at exOrbi
tant figures, to other persons. 1t is ex
: pected that presentments will soon bi
3 returned by the grand jury.
NEW YORK. March 27.-The examina
, tiOn of Geo. w. COnklingfjr., who shO
: and killed VIM. H. Haverstick, the para
: mOur Of COnkling's sister, at the Pari
: flats on the 9th inst, was had today II
!, special sessions. The testimony takel
y before the coroner was submitted to tn
= court for its decision, the witnesse
y swearing to their signatures. Judg
Smith said: 81 find from the evidenc
that at the time of this occurrence, tn
prisoner had reasonable ground 70
9 believing that his sisters life was 4
y danger, and that the homicide was Just
L ifiable. The prisoner is discharged.
}, The spectators burst into applause, an
Il all rushed forward to shake COnkling
hand COnklinQ and hiR aiatar Mf