The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-28
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings Of
the Day
Gathered and Boiled Down Into Readable
ltems-Cream of the Current
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telegraph operators here, except the
manager, struck this morning.
Roscoe ScrOffOrd, of Madison, aged 16.
looked into gun to see If it was load
cd. The coroner assures the mourners
\ that 1t was
FredericktOwn, Knox county. has yo-
ted on local prohibition uhder the Scott
law and adopted 1t, by vote of $50 for
to 70 against.
The tnsinuatiOn that Capt. Webb sent
a dummy through the rapids at Niagara,
ana Is still alive, is indignantly resented
by his friends.
Wilcox in Jail at Des Moines on a
charge of murder, had a day of insanity
from JOY on learning that the real muir
derer had been caught
Rev. DR., George r. Bristor,. pastor of
st. Luke's NJ. E. Church at Newark, New
Jersey, has been removed for immoral
and Indecent practices.
The rayages of cholera grow more
tTlghtful every day in Egypt. Nearly
6OOdeaths reported at Cairo yesteday and
as many more at other points.
Orth Stein, the Kansas City editor who
shot George Fredericks, June 9th, in a
quarrel about cOurtesan, has been
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
Telephone communication between
Baltimore and Washington has been
formally opened to the public by the
line of the Chesapeake q Potomac Tele.
phone Company.
The Washington monument is no
longer the subject of jibes aud Jokes. II
Is 300 feet high and going up rapidly.
When completed, $50 feet, it will have
cost round million.
Sadie Hall, wife of Goal Oil JOHNNY"
who killed him Friday, June 2Oth. at
Ierre Haute, had preliminary trial
ana was discharged by the magistrate
on the ground of insanity.
The Pennsylvania House finally passed
the Stewart Congressional appOrtion-
ment bill "Wednesday. 1t was immedi-
ately sent to the Senate, and referred by
that body to the committee.
The wife of Capt. Young lost $50 at
LudlngtOD while getting aboard her
husbands vessel. The loss so turned her
mead that she jumped overheard and was
drowned in Lake Michigan.
Last Monday in Natchitoches Parish.
Louisiana, Mrs. Gapriel Mclaughlin, a
respectable lady aged 81, was outraged
by negro, who then beat his victim to
death. posse is in pursuit.
WARREN, o., July 26.-JOe Hawkins. a
e
30, was run over by an engine at
LeaVlttsburg last night and cut In two.
Remains taken to his home in Mead
Vile.
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn, July 25.-D. M.
Eslick, one of the most prominent and
wealthy citizens of Lincoln county, was
killed by lightning this evening. His
skull was split In twain and his shoes
torn from his feet. - .'0
DETROIT, MICH, July 25.-Fiye ne-
grOes escaped from the county iaiI at
station some time last night. They are
Henry Camp, awaiting trial for murder;
James MahOne, Charles Davis, James
johnson and Edward Hawley.
BALTIMORE, July 26.-The verdict of
the cOrOner's jury in the TiVOli disaster
Is drowning, and that the authorities of
the resort did not use due care and pre-
caution to prevent the occurrence. Six
ty-twO bodies have been recovered and
i've more are missing. .. Ff
NASHVILLE, July 26.-The Jury in the
case of Ex-Treasurer Polk brought in a
verdict Of guilty of embezzlement. fix
Ing the penalty at Imprisonment in the
penltentlary for twenty years, and i'm
posing an additional fine of the full
amount of the embezzlement. .tt|
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,, July 26.-The ex-
tenslve works of the Howe Sewing Ma
chine Company were nearly destroyed
oy nre. The company employ about 400
bands, and were turning out about 1 10
machines day. The loss on buildings,
machinery and stock is about $35O,OO0.
Insurance S275,0O0, we'll distributed. A
large tive-StOry brick building opposite,
ana occupied in part by the sewing ma
cnlne company, was saved, together
with portion OF the foundry The fire
was plainly seen at New Haven.
New YORK. July 26.-The peremptory
trade sale OF IL 900 packages Of cotton
goods, the property of Bliss, Fabian 81
Co., this city, came off here to-day.
Nearly 1000 purchasers were in attend
ance-frOm this city, Boston, Philadel-
phla, Baltimore, San Francisco, Chica-
go, Kansas City and Cincinnati. The
sale was OccasiOned by the dullness In
the cotton goods trade during the past
two months. Bliss, Fabian & Co., having
in stock larger quantity Of staple cot
ton goods than they desired to carry, de-
clded TO dispose of about 100000
worth at auction. They thought the
prices obtained at the sale will govern
the price of cotton goods for the coming
season. 1t Is said the prices obtained
were very satisfactory to the sellers.
AKRoN:-The Daily News, after a
wabbling and precariOus existence of
more than year, suspended Dublica-
tiOn. Editor MOOar and business man
ager Dyke still remain in Akron.-$25,-
600 worth of school board bonds were
sold at 462 per cent. premium, to Splitter
" Co., of Toledo. There WINS sharp com
petition among representatives various
banking firms in the cities.-An ex-
cursiOn train from Cleveland on the
Valley road narrowly escaped a terrible
disaster near Tinker's creek. A big land
slide blocked the track Just around a
curve where 1t could not have been seen
by the engineer till too late to stop the
train. farmer signaled the train as it
was dashing toward destruction and
brought 1t to stand-still on the yery
edge Of the blockade. An hours delay
was OccasiOned by the track clearing
Akron cOlOTed people will hold grand
barbecue and tournament August LIST. A
pig, an OK, and sheep will be roasted
and all the darkies will be thar from
surrounding towns. Ex- i've
Williams from Cincinnati is expected
Two Western Union operators finally
struck. The Knights of labor persuaded
them to go out and are backing them.