The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-18
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings of
the Day
Gathered and Boiled Down Into Readable
ltems-Cream Of the Current
Events.

| JuSL D66n lSSueu, WulCn SHOWS pOpuld-
tiOn of 5000.
City Marshal Mooney, of Memphis,
| Tenn, was assas5inated by unknown
parties on the 14th.
MADRID, Aug. 16.-The Cabinet have
| fixed on the 10Th inst. as the date for
elections for members of the COrtes.
There are OminOus signs Of another
earthquake at Ischia-spTings drying up
and smoke Issuing from the ground.
SARATOGA, Aug. 15..-There was slight
| fire in the Grand Union Hotel to-day.
There was a great deal of smoke and
much excitement among the guests.
There is force and fact in The remark
of the New York World that there is no
| trouble in Legitimate business; it Is the
illegitimate business that is suffering.
A train running between Barcelona
| and GranOllers was stopped and plum
deTed by thirty armed men. 1t is report
| ed the robbers obtained booty to the
value of $4,000.
Henry l.. Young, Cincinnati agent of
| the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad,
| blew out his brains on the 18th. He
was threatened for improper relations
with the wife of his cousin.
CaTOvasdel Castillo blames Gen. Cam
pos, Spanish Minister of War, for allow
ing the disOrganizatiOn of the army, and
said he had no intention of accepting
the office which he offered him.
The Anchor Line steamship City of
Rome has made the quickest western
bound voyage across the Atlantic on re-
cord. From Queenstown to New York
her time was days, 20 hours and 30
minutes. The Alaska'ssquickest voyage
occupied days % hours and Is minutes.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-At late hour to-
night the United States Rolling Stock
| COmDany's shops, five in number, burned.
Loss estimated at 100000 to S0OO,OOO.
| The shops were located in South Chicago,
a western suburb of the city, and as the
ire occurred late the particulars are
very meager.
| BELLAIRE, o., Aug. 15.-Wesley John
son, 60 years old, last night fell from
| window of his room, in the third story
of the Carter House. He was sleep-walk
| ing and struck on the stone pavement,
but was not killed. His spine is in
jured, and one leg paralyzed. His home
is in this county.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 14.-Berneiz
Richardson and Dan Ware. negroes,
were jailed at Lebanon to-day for the
| murder of Iribi bennett, ST., at that place
a year ago. Richardson turned States
evidence, and said the killing was be-
cause of an old grudge, and that the
robbery of the murdered man was an
after thought.
The Spanish Consul at Perpignan,
| France, reports that many persons, sup
posed to be Carlists, including So
called bTigadier, twelve majors, and
twelve captains, have been lnterned by
France. There were fresh arrests at
Barcelona, Valencia, and TarragOna.
King Alfonso will probably start on a
tour of inspection of the provinces Fri
day.
LEXINGTON, Aug. 15.-An incendiary
fire in this city at 2 o'clock this mora
ing, destroyed Bush 81 Sons planning
mills, loss $25, 600, insurance $500;
Hayman's warehouse, loss $500, insur-
ance $400; Hayman's cottage, loss $500,
insurance $500; PatTick's cottage, loss
$500, insurance $4O0; Milward's stable,
| loss 81 800, insurance $500; contents of
stable, $1,000, fully insured.
GIBRALTAR. Aug. 15.-The Italian en-
VOy at Tangier, Morocco, has lowered
the flag on the Consulate, and the in
habitants are in consequence i'll great
panic. This hostile act on the part of
the envoy is on account of the Sultan of
Morocco not having yet yielded to the
ultimatum of Italy insisting upon the
full payment of the claims of Italian
subjects. There is an Italian squadron
/ Ill Llb ldTDOT IbdullbSS " 5uppUlb Llb
demands of the Sultan.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 15.-This
morning at 8 o'clock, Sue Fletcher, alias
Burton, and MOllie DenwOOd, cOlOTed
female cOnVicts, quaTTeled in the wash
room of the State Penitentiary, when the
latter stabbed the former several times
with a long -bladded pocket knife, cut
ting two gashes across her right arm,
and another across her breast, and a
fourth and fatal stab in the neck, pene-
trating the left auricle of the heart,
from which she bled to death in short
time after the physician arrived.
| COLUMBUS, Aug. 17.-Mathias Fassig,
boot and shoe merchant, has made an
assignment, assets $4,000, liabilities
$4,000. There is no immediate cause
for his assigning, as there was but a
small claim of $40 crow ding him. Con-
tTary to the advice of attorneys he sign
ed the deed assigning his property to his
creditors. Immediately after so doing
he disappeared from home and nothing
can be heard of his whereabouts. His
friends fear he has suicided. He had
been in business in this city since 1853
CINCINNATI, Aug. 15.-Albert Ander
son, light mulat o stabbed and killed
Charles Maj shalt, mutattO, aJ lht
! Sixth ward voting precinct this evening
during the progress of the Republican
primary election. AndersOn's name wa
! ! on the ticket, and Marshall began Il
abuse Anderson for keeping his Mar
shall's) name off. Marshall drew pis
tOl, but before he could use it, Anderson
stabbed him with n pOcket-knife. Hi
died on the way to the hospital. Mar
shall killed Policeman Karsch thre,
years ago and colOred man two year
3 before that.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Aug. 15.-SOon afte
1 midnight last night tire broke out il
: Asher's large livery stable, on Wes
$ Federal street, aud, despite the effort
of the fire department, completely de
stroyed the building and all its con
I tents, except the horses and vehicles
! 1t took considerable Of an effort on tn
o part of the iremen to save several near
3 by buildings, but only one OF them wa
b scOrched to any extent. The origin @