The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-24
THE NEWS
From Near and Far---Giving the
Pith and Points
Of Interesting Incidents, Events and Hap.
penlngs Gathered In Many
Fields.

There were 277 business failures last
week, against 262 during the previous
week.
Eight persons were injured by the ex-
plOsiOn Of gasOmeter at Glasgow, Scot
land.
Twenty-One persons were killed in the
Southern Pacific PailrOad accident last
Friday.
An intoxicated citizen Of Middletown,
o., committed suicide in the jail of that
city, Friday.
Charles Shaw, negro murderer of his
sister, hanged on the Guiteau scaffOld
at Washington.
Prince Frederick Charles Alexander,
the brother of the Emperor Of Germany,
is dead, aged 50.
Andy Mcbride and VIM. Daily are in
MahOning county jail for highway rob-
berry for daily bread.
A Valise containing the deeds for
twenty-fOur thousand acres Of land was
stolen at Louisville, Ky.
Clara G. Scott presents claim to Con-
gress for 100000, for caring for wOun-
ded soldiers during the war.
Republican Congressional caucus de-
cided to take up the tariff bill and settle
1t during the present session.
Arthur Preston, cOlOred, paid the
death penalty at Baltimore, for murder
ing his black mistress with an AKA
Not legal execution in Ohio last
year, but it does not follow that there
were not $4,000 eranks that ought to
have been hung.
Harvey Taylor, near Utica, n. Y, muir
deTed his wife and mOther-in-law, laid
them out, then went down cellar and
hanged himself.
A female detective is stirring things
up at Akron in search for a default
ing partner of a Chicago man. She says
he gOt away with $4,000.
DepOsitOrs will lose no money by the
busted Jefferson bank, but stockholders
will be obliged TO go down in their
jeans to the extent!Of $4,000.
Children's Home at NOrwalk received
$1,000 each from John Gardiner andCal-
vim Whitney, $500 from Theodore Will
liams and 500 fr9An B. c. Tabor.
Consul Merrill, at Jerusalem, reports
year of uneXaInpled prosperity in
Palestine, and theancient city of David
has largely increased in population.
The London Times Paris correspond
ent treats the alleged legitimist cOnspi-
Tacy lightly, and says the members of
the catholic alliance would not respond
to summons to arms.
The sales of grain in New York since
New Years Day are estimated at forty
three million bushels Of wheat, corn
thirty-eight millions, more than half of
which were mere speculative transac-
tiOns.
Ralph Fawcette, Gambler farmer,
thought he could guess the one of three
boxes which held $50, and gave $25 for
the chance. He is just that much short,
and hopes the fool killer will let him off
this time.
Turns out that the confession of Rec
der Moore, the EdinbOrO, Pa, suicidist,
to an outrage on a girl named Alice
Wood, was hoax, planned to release
Charles Stafford, serving Is year sem
tence for the crime.
An examination of the old clothes cut
from the body of the old bachelor, Aus
tin Risley, at Aurora, who was found in
his barn in dying condition, resulted
in the discovery of $15,025 in his pOck-
cts, lining Of his coat, sc.
Congressman ShacklefOrd of North
Carolina, died at Washington. Thursday,
in his 39th year. His wife and two
brothers had been summoned from
home and were present. He had been
i'll for some time Of lung complaint.
Heidelberg college will be removed
from Tiffin to Dayton, unless the people
Of Tiffin come down with the cash pret-
ty literally. The removal game is a
one, and one which, by the way,
has been practieed by various Ohio col
leges lately.
Evidence accommodating against Schel-
ler, the suspected Newhall incendiary.
Transpires that he removed his billiard
stock from the premises just before the
fire. The chief clerk gives the follow
ing figures: Guests saved so, employees
saved 33; guests lost %, employees lost
"a. Total 50.
Quincy House, one of the largest hO-
tells in Quincy, Ill, burned Saturday
morning. About sixty five guests and
AZ servants were in the house at the
time. A chambermaid had narrow es-
cape in an attempt to save her trunk.
One man had a leg broken climbing
down stairs. The guests lost their ef-
fects.
After long and patient examination
of the prOhibitory amendment to the
constitution, which was adopted by a
popular vote last June, the Supreme
Court Of Iowa has declared it invalid.
The decision was delivered by Judge
Serves, and is received with great salts
faction by business men and others, ex-
cept the ultra-prOhibitiOnists who are
greatly in the minority.
At MOorehead, Minn., Key City Block
owned by Burns & Pierns, burned last
night. A high wind was blowing and
the block was in ruins half an hour at
ter the fire started, 40 persons were in
the block. All escaped, but some very
narrowly. Six firms doing general mer-
chandise business lost their stocks,
W hich were covered with very little
insurance. Loss on block about $40
900, insurance one half.