The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-17
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings of
the Day
Gathered and Boiled Down Into Readable
ltems-Cream Of the Current
Events.


connecting O'DOnnell with the Invinci-
bles.
Bill OBrien disputed with Frank Lu-
cas-, at Birds Point, ILL.,, about dog and
shot Lucas.
George Webb, of Teegarden, Ind, un-
der the influence of liquor, killed his two
year old boy and then blew his brains
out.
COLUMBUS, October ID. II. Brown,
editor of the Ohio Law journal, was ar
rested this evening for an alleged for
gerry.
Bankers and merchants telegraph COM
pany incorporated at Chicago. 1t will
endeavOr to control the lines along the
Nickel plate.
NEW YORK, Octber 16.-HOlsinger &
Bruckheimer, dealers in fancy goods, at
sol Broadway, assigned today, giving
S3B,665 preferences.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 13.--Ex- Governor
COnley has been indicted in connection
with the late money clerk. Nall, charg-
ing him with embezzlement Of pOstOffice
funds.
Warden of the Massachusetts, State
prison says his predecessor was guilty
of extreme cruelty, and had chained up
by their wrists 200 men from 215 to 80
hours.
Congressman Roswell P. Flower of
New York says if Democrats could only
get control at Washington they would
reduce taxation $20,O0O,0O0 to $80O00,-
900 year.
TRANSPORT, KY, Oct. 13.--Many men,
including officers, are in pursuit of the
tiendS who outraged the wife and daugh-
ter of Elisha Curtis. The governor offers
$500 reward.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Charles s. Kill
bourne, owner Of the cheese factories at
Dundee aud Darlington, ILL.,, and inter
ested in the ElgIn Milk Co., failed; liza
bilities $4,000.
CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-In a saloon fracas
yesterday morning, John j. DumpTey jr.
son of the city treasurer. was fatally
injured by Abraham Lendauer. Len
dauer was arrested.
Chicago News presumes that IAN effort
will be made to saddle another Ohio
ham-fatter upon the Republicare eYarty AS
a Presidential candidate on the'grOund
that Ohio is doubtful State"
When the Chicago News remembers
that John Sherman contributed 800 to
the Republican fund, it cannot doubt for
a moment that his anguish over the re-
suit in Ohio is sincere and unaffected.
LONDON, Oct. 16.-The recorder has
directed the grand jury to return a true
bill against O'DOnnel. Chief Justice
Benman Will hear arguments on Wed
nesday on motion to postpone the trial.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 16.-Late last night
Augustus RaWles, treasurer of the Order
of railroad conductors and Charles
Schlenacht were attacked by highway
men near here and robbed of 800 each.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-The Hamp-
shire Manufacturing Co.. limited, man
ufacturers of cotton goods. are reported
in financial difficulty. Assets not ascer.
tanned; liabilities estimated at $4,000
RumOred that Willard has arranged
for building number of heavy steam
ers to use in connection with the North
ern Pacific from Buffalo to. Superior
City and Duluth. They will carry grain
mostly.
Massachusetts executive council re-
fuses to confirm Gov. Buffers nOmina-
tion of Lawyer Walker, cOlored, because
few years ago, Walker was convicted
in the same court of being drunk and
disOrderly.
TORONTO, Oct. 16.-JOhn w. Treen,
wholesale clothing merchant, has as
signed in trust for the benefit of credit
Ors; assets $4,000; liabilities $1,000.
Treen was clergyman in the Reformed
Episcopal church at Parkdale.
Department of agriculture report the
largest potato crop since 1878. Barley
will average two bushels more per acre
than last year. Tobacco crop is below
the average yield. Wheat will fall off
"a bushels per acre from the crop of
last year.
Two burglars were escaping from
John AckeTman'S residence in Ashtabula
laden with booty when Alderman over
took them, and although they pulled
pop" on him, he knocked one of them
senseless with an axe, recovered the
property, and captured both crooks.
The dry goods commercial agency re-
port that Hyams Bros large firm of
New York and San Francisco in the
wholesale clothing trade, suspended
with liabilities of $250,000. There are
rumors as yet uncOnirmed of still
larger failure in the same line.
Moscow, Oct. 16.-While services were
being held in a Jewish synagogue in
the town of ZiwOnka, in the govern
ment of POdOlia, Saturday, cry of FIRE
by an unknown person caused a panic
in the wOman's gallery. Forty persons
were trampled to death and 80 others
injured.
NEW YORK, Oct. l3.-Helene Leonard,
who has been on trial for some days
charged with the shooting of Mrs. Smith.
the wife of a wealthy liquor dealer, was
to-day found guilty of assault with in
tent to kill in the second degree and
sentenced to imprisonment for two years
and six months.
BOSTON, Oct. 16.-At a meeting of the
creditors of Hill 81 Lowe, boot and shoe
manufacturers, the firms liabilities
were stated at Sol ,S76; assets $57,
The investigating committee made no
fOrmOl recommendation as to the terms
of settlement, but the firm submitted
an offer of 75 cents on the dollar. No
action was taken on the proposition.
MADRID, Oct. 13.-SenOr Sagasta is
fully satisfied with the last dispatch from
the Spanish ambassador at Paris, in
which the latter explains the friendly
assurances and cOrdiality rendered him
by Prime Minister Ferry. The Alfonso
incident is therefore considered at an
end and the SnAniah onvarn mnnt with