The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-27
THE NEWS
From Near and Far--Giving the
Pith and Points
OF Interesting Incidents, Events and Han
penIngs Gathered In Many
Fields.

Akron admits city debt of $25O,0O0.
The CTestline Democrat floats Hancock
and Bishop for 'S4.
A female reyiyalist stirs up the wick
ed male WOOsteTites.
Canal Fulton has raised $1,000 bonus
for furniture factory.
Akron lofty buildings are being SUD-
piled with rope fire escapes.
A horse and buggy stolen from Shar-
on, Pa, man was found in Youngstown.
Twenty-six bodies recovered fIom the
exploded powder mills near San Fran
cisco.
James Patrick, aged 81 years, the old
est newspaper man in Ohio, died at New
Philadelphia Tuesday.
O'Brien, editor of United Ireland. cleo
ted member of Parliament over Naish,
government candidate.
Plumb was elected Senator from Kan
sas, wednesday, Kenns from West Vir-
glnla, and Mcpherson from New JERSEY.
Ben Butler visited the United States
Senate Tuesday and indulged In a
dreary, sad-eyed contemplation OF Hoar's
seat.
Five Of the largest iron companies Of
the Hooking Valley, with two of the
largest coal companies, have cOnsOli-
dated.
Major George COOlbach, gallant Union
soldier, died destitute and alone, in a
hoyel at San AntOnia, Texas, Sunday
night.
The Princess Louise and her husband
will separate at Charleston, the former
going to Bermuda and the latter to
Canada.
At Vincennes, Ind, during a FIRE, a
lighted torch thrust into cistern caused
an explosion that destroyed a new firo
engine.
John Brown, of Wakeman, fooled with
a shotgun, and his companion, Vim.
Harker, will lose both eyes and perhaps
his life.
Cowboys near Good Mountain, New,
killed four stOre-keepers, Tansacked their
places and escaped. Vigilants looking
for them.
Newhall House inquest commenced
Tuesday Landlord Antisdel testified.
but could throw no light on the origin
of the fire.
Albert Reeves, Louis Fortner and
David Brown tampered with powder at
Pine Hill, Ky. All. clambered up the
golden stair.
A springfield man turned his family
out of doors Tuesday night to enjoy the
0ree2es, and the court assessed him k2S
for the sport.
Icicles knocked James Prassly, a Pan =
Handle brakeman, from the cars In q
tunnel near DinsmOre. He was run
over and killed.
A woman is on trial at Franklin, Pa,
who, while lying in child bed, killed
her husband upon his attempting to
murder her baby.
A Cincinnati millionaire named
Steinberg, aged "a, married at Coburg,
canada Tor his second wife a young
lady of 20. 1t was all for love.
Grand jury of Clark county will nose
around and ascertain, if possible, what
truth there is in the rumors as to mis-
management in the Children's Home.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 24.-The Republf-
can State Central Committee met this
morning and decided upon holding the
state convention at Columbus, June 5th
and 9th.
John Shay, from st. Louis, made the
acquaintance of nice young man in an
Erie railroad train. The Young man
produced flask of brandy which Shay
sampled. When he woke up in Jersey
City his overcOat and $3.50 had vanished.
Montana has lost one of her most
noted cltlzens-"Billy the Kid" He
uleu Al Gie river WIN MS OOOtS on, and
one or more bullet holes in his back.
lodged there by the representatives OF
the vigilance committee from whom he
was flying.
About o'clock Wednesday morning
some 60 acres of the I'd ward of Wilkes
barre, Pa, suddenly gave way, tOppIinR
over houses and alarming the occupants
who deserted in crowds. Chimneys fell
and buildings rocked. The cave Is eau
sed by an old and abandoned mine.
At Milwaukee on Thursday, the last
solemn rites were had over the unree-
ognized remains of the Newhall House
fire. All business houses and public Of
ices were closed~and all religious de-
nominations took part. The Protestant
churches united and had twenty-threO
bodies, while the Roman Catholic chur-
ches had the remains Of twenty bodies.