The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-11-24

| hOOelG Y IIdlt' COHNlCbbu ht UOluSDOrO,
| n. o., of murder, has been sentenced to
be hanged on the goth of December.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. ga Mobile
special says the total cases at Brewton
during the late yellow fever epidemic
was 70; deaths %.
George L, Rufiin, the cOlored lawyer,
has been confirmed as justice of the dis
trict court of ChaTlestOwn, Mass. He
was Buffers appOintee.
In the action of Durant against the
Northern Pacific Railway Company, the
| restraining order was vacated and a
preliminary injunction refused.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. GA special re-
ports fire at Lima, Ohio, today, de-
strOyed several stores and dwellings,.
Total loss $4,000; insurance one half.
The Touring mill at BlOOmingdale,
Vanburen county, Miss, owned by VIM.
Killefer, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night with considerable grain. The loss
is $4,000.
Patrick Brady, of Weehawken, New
Jersey, pronounced a burglar by the pO-
lice, was shot dead yesterday morning
by Officer Ryan, who was endeayOring
to arrest Brady.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-DemOcratic
County Auditor Brewster, on taking the
office after Cappellar, Republican. finds
the tax duplicate dOctOred for 81 100000.
How the clerks, who did the job, meant
to realize on it is not known.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 2I.-POsCOffice In
spectOrs Brown and Herrick, of CIeVe-
land, to-day arrested Geo. d. Bauer, of
Portsmouth. clerk of the line between
Columbus, o., and Ashland, KY, charged
with embezzling and ritling letters.
AUSTIN, New, Nov. 23.-Ex- Senator
George K. Spencer of Alabama, was ar
rested here by order Of Atty Gen1 Brew
ster for contempt of court, in not ap-
pearing in the Star Route cases. Spen-
Ger denies eluding officers. He leaves
tomorrow with deputy marshals for
Washington.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-The American
ship Thomas Dana, from Liverpool for
New York, landed at Fayal, the Sth
inst, with Fl men on board, being part
of the crew and passengers of the French
brig VOcabarg, from st. Pierre, ,MiquelOn
for ST MalO, sunk by collision Oct. Both.
The County Commissioners of Hamil-
ton county, o., have authorized the
Auditor to employ an expert account
ant to investigate the recently discover
ed unauthorized increase of valuation
OF property on tax duplicates. Two ex-
clerks of the Auditors Office are sus-
pected but no arrests have been made.
BELLAIRE, o., Nov. 22.-GeO. Wehres,
a railroad labOTer. came here from Mar
ietta to work on the Ohio Valley road,
and took day to look around, during
which time he got drunk, and last night
he laid down in the B. 81 0. yard and
was ran over by an engine, Both legs
were cut off and his body mangled. He
died soon after. He leaves a wife and
four children at Marietta.
CAMDEN, N. j., Nov. 23.-As Edward j.
DOugherty was about to close his jewel
Ty establishment last night, four men
entered and pointed TeYOlYer5 at his
head. DOugherty struggled with the
thieves, and his wife ran into the street
giving the alarm. She was fired at but
escaped. The thieves hed but one was
secured. He gave his name as John
Welsh of St. Louis.
VICKsBURG, Miss, Nov. 21.-A notice
posted on the door of the Mississippi
Valley Bank this morning, Bank closed;
in hands of assignee" caused deep
feeling of regret. IL fell like a thunder
clap from clear sky on the citizens
generally. The assignment was caused
by the failure of A. X. BOnham u Co..
st, Louis, who have been dealing large
ly in grain futures. President Klein
had offers of large sums of money from
friends, but would not accept them.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Now ga Madi-
eOrOnOr's jury in the case of the recent
Capitol disaster, holds contractor o. +.
NOwlan of GAINESVILLE, guilty of gross
negligence in causing certain piers to
be improperly repaired, and supervising
architect Jones of Madison, and consult
ing architect H. c. Koch of Milwaukee,
for designing internal construction
without due regard to its safety during
erection, thereby contributing to its
falling Nov. 8.
DETROIT, Nov. 22.-ByrOn NJ. Sibley,
day operator at the Michigan Central
Office at Marshall, was found dead in
the streets of that town yesterday NOR
ming, having evidently been murdered
during the night. A bullet hole was
found in his head. There is no possible
suspicion at present as to the cause, as
he was a general fayOrite, only il seems
some one had grudge against him, and
made an appointment to meet him and
had shot him. He was % years old.
The terrible affair created great excite
ment.