The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-13
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings of
the Day
Boiled Down Into Readable Items
Cream Of the Current
Events.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has
affirmed the decision of the Court below
refusing to grant new trial to Elias
Craft, one of the Ashland murderers.
Gen. @. G. Waleutt, Internal Revenue
| Collector for the Columbus district, has
been superseded by w. s. Furay. The
change was brought about by General
Keifer.
Major Nickerson U. s. A., has disap-
peared. 1t is supposed In Washington
he left to avoid trial for a penitentiary
Offense. An order has been issued for
his arrest.
Through Mexican officers 1t is learned
that, up to May 81, Gen. Crook had had
no general engagement with the hostile
Indians. He was at that time in the
southeastern part of Sonora.
Judge Wylie began his charge to the
Star route jury Monlay, anGl was com
pleted Tuesday. 1t Is said that the Sauls-
burys, Parkers and other Star reuters
are also to be proceeded against.
Two New York journalists are about
to begin the publication of an afternoon
newspaper in Paris. 1t is to be run on
American principles, full of news and
snap, and will be printed in English.
Judge Sage, sitting in chambers, SEN
fenced Norman Green of Steubenville,
to two years in the House of Correction,
in Detroit, for sending circulars adVer-
Glsing the sale of love powders, through
the mails.
j. II. Meyers conductor of cOnstruc-
ttOn train on the Kentucky Central r,
R., fell from the top of a car over the
Townsend Creek bridge to the water be-
low, distance of $50 feet. He was ia
tally hurt.
A Washington paper has story to the
effect that Queen Victoria is about to
abdicate. Other papers have news as to
her health being seriously affected. Her
place in official receptions is to be taken
by Princess Beatrice.
0rtha Slime, one of the editors of the
Kansas City Star, shot George Freder-
tcks, proprietor of the Theater COmique,
through the head, in dark hallway.
Fredericks will die. The men had quar-
relied over dissOlute woman.
A farmer near Millersburg has been
taken in by lightning rod agent to the
amount of $500. He contracted to have
his barn rOdded for SIS, and signed what
he thought to be q contract, which
turned out to be prOmissOry note call
ing for 5000.
The drive of cattle from Texas this
season exceeds expectations. Over 200,-
900 head Of cattle have passed over the
trail that leads through Abilene, and
this does not include more than one
half the number that will be driven
from the State.
bad wind storm passed over North
Vernon, Ind, Sunday evening. Several
buildings were blown down and num-
hnr Of manila hnrf A
the ON M. road was wrecked. Nine
cars were blown from the track. Cy-
clones are also reported in Missouri and
Texas.
u Charles Pollock, of Vineennes, went
home at midnight under the influence
of liquor and few minutes later, after
going to bed, shot his young wife
through the heart; then with the same
weapon he blew ont his own brains. The
family are wealthy and one Of the most
respected in Vincennes.
Rev. Father Chapplie created consider
able talk in Washington by sermon in
which he denied that the Pope Is un-
friendly to the Irish cause. He says the
POpe's circular has been badly transla-
ted and misunderstood. Some signi1-
cance is given to his words from the
fact that he was not long ago in Rome.
An agent Of the Government of Hayti
arrived in Philadelphia on Saturday,
and Immediately visited the Navy-yard.
He ls commissioned to purchase an iron
clad cruiser, to be ready for use at the
earliest possible moment. He was much
disappointed to find that this Govern
ment has but three war vessels that can
be put in condition TO go to sea within
six months, and they are not for sale at
any price,
The ROthchilds own 100000, 900 Unit
ed States bonds or nearly One-quarteE of
all the bonds that are out. They ara
said to have invested thus heavily for
the reason that the political and social
systems of Europe are in an uncertain
condition. Vanderbilt is still the larg-
est American holder of u. 8. bOnds,
though the amount in his name has de-
creased during the last year from $780,
100000 to $37,000,000. Mrs. A. t. Stewart
has $50, 900. 600 and Mr.. Flood, of Cali
fOrnia, $15,000,OO0.
The police of Cincinnati have arrested
Frank Binder on suspicion of being
concerned in the affair which led to the
death of Frances Schmit. An unknown
man was seen to strike the girl near Ell
der street and the canal. Binder claims
to have knocked this man down. The
girl ran shrieking in the direction Of
the canal. Joseph Riley, of Pleasant
street, recOgnize1the dead body at Ha-
big's, as the girl he saw running in
fright from the unknown man.
The grain warehouse of Douglas.
Stewart u Forrest, on Sixteenth street,
Chicago was burned Saturday, causing
loss of 100000. Other fire losses were
the MeraInac FIGURING Mills, near st.
Louis, $4,000; WillOughby, Hill & Co.,
clothing house, Chicago, $75,OO0; barn
of Vim. Rutledge near Madison, Ind,
$1,000; Cleveland & Pittsburgh R. R. de-
pot at Barlyille, and, Slack's stocking
factory, Trenton, N. j., $4,000, and s.
W. Fields barn, near Urbana, 81, 800.