The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-04
NOTES OF NEWS.
All the Important Happenings of
the Day
Boiled Down Into Readable Items
Cream Of the Current
Events.

James, Minn., has abscOnded with 5000
of the cOunty's cash.
Henry Nierling was shot and killed
by his divorced wife on Willow Creek,
near New Chicago, M. T..
Henry Kellner, son of the editor of
the Philadelphia German Democrat, was
drowned at BOrdentOwn, N. j.
The corner stone of the first Jewish
temple ever erected in Memphis, was
laid with the usual ceremonies.
The printers strike at Omaha cOntin-
ues. The papers are issued regularly,
and the offices are slowly filling up.
At Williamsburgh the water power
Touring mill was burned Saturday NOR
ming, loss $4,000, insured for $1,000.
Thomas Trierney, who was stabbed by
Daniel COnnell in Cincinnati, about two
weeks ago, died in the Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Krebs, the defaulting Fremont Post
master, has been brought back and jail
ed. All his former friends refused to
go on his bond.
The statue of the late President, Gen.
Zachary Taylor, arrived in Louisville
from Carrara, Italy, and will bs unYeil-
ed as soon a placed in the cemetery.
A daughter, son ana daughter -in-laW
of Charles Reeves, Miss George, and the
two Misses Ibers, were drowned in the
Indian River, p. Il. L., by the capSizing
of boat.
The coinage in Philadelphia during
June was 1858, 500 pieces, valued at 81
S79, ,592. The total coinage of the mint
for the fiscal year ended June 80. was
80,69l 282 pieces, valued at $2l 1883, ,759.
Fifty men were discharged from
League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia,
and others will be dispensed with as
soon as possible. Secretary Chandler
says the yard will be closed.
The Supreme Court refused new
trial in the case of Demo Casat, senten-
ced to death for assassinating George
Barnes, time-keeper i'll the st. Louis ~
| Iron Mountain Railroad shops at Ar
| genta.
Martin Moran, aged 10, was struck by
lightning OH his fathers farm near
Edge1eld Junction, Tenn, while shock
lex oats, and instantly killed. Two ne
gro men assisting him in the held were
knocked down but recovered.
A jefferson, Texas, special says: Mrs.
Rogers, the victim in the recent rape
case, for which two negroes were lyn-
ched, was in delicate condition at the
time of the assault and premature
birth was OccasiOned. She is now dead.
Henry Whiting, 70 years old, and his
wife, "a years old, were found near the
cemetery in Brooklyn, n. Y, he having
cut his wife's wrist, and then his own,
under an agreement to die rather than
starve. The woman will die, and the
man survive.
Phipps, the defaulting almshOuse SUI
perintendent at Philadelphia, was on
Saturday sentenced to five years solitary
confinement at hard labor in the peni-
tentiary. Phipps's special distinction
consists in his having stolen the copper
roof off the building,
TOLEDO, July Michael Costello, a
carpenter, while walking across the
Lake Shore bridge here, on Saturday
evening, stepped aside to get out Of the
way of train, missed his footing, fell
into the river and was drowned, His
body was recovered to-day.
Major Jas. r. WassOn, the defaulting
paymaster of the army, will lay aside
his uniform, and assume that of the
Kansas State PenitentiaTy July 3, the
finding of the court martial sentencing
him to dismissal and eighteen months
hard labor in the above prison having
been approved by the President.
Geo. U. Harm, editor of lhe Mansfield
Herald, was assaulted by Jas. Geddes, son
of Hon. George w. Geddes, and severely
pummelled. The attack was due to an
item which appeared in the Herald, sta
ting that GeddeS was one of n gang of
gamblers who last week attempted to
fleece ThOs. ii. Gray of Pittsburgh, by
inducing him to have cashed draft for
1880. Harm proposes to prosecute Ged-
des for assault with intent to kill.
Chas. w. Cass, a lawyer and grand
nephew of Gen. Lewis CasS of Michigan,
is reported to the police as missing.
Charles W. Cass is President of the Man
chester Steel and Iron Works of Pitts
burgh. His father, Geo. w. Cass, is
President of the p. Ft. w. u G. R'y. The
father says his son was not financially
embarrassed, and his married life was
happy. He suffered severe from neural
gia, and short time ago received inju-
les to his head from fall from a street
car, which, it is thought, may have af-
feeted his mind.
During fire in the warehouse of j.
II. AshdOwn, at Winnepeg. Manitoba, a
number of kegs of powder exploded,
tearing the building to splinteTs, injur-
ing twenty persons more or less, and
smashing the windows of a hundred of
the principal stores to atoms. The con-
cussiOn shook the entire city as by an
earthquake. The injured persons in
clude Chief MeRObie, of the fire brigade;
ltdls oil lu5uEduCb CltIh NSluCt
dead); fire alarm superintendent j. Yuil-
Ter; VIM. McRObie, the chiefs son; Arch
igan Grant, manager for AshdOwn; VIM.
Cade, first chief of the fire brigade, and
number of other firemen. 1t is thought
several of them will die.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 2.-Between
IL and 2 o'clock yesterday morning a
crowd Of 10 men formed at FOrd's hotel,
and, dOnning masks and long coats,
went to the house of Deputy Sheriff
John Duffy. They aroused him and de-
manded the key to the Jail, saying that
'the nigger was wanted outside" Duffy
| gave them key and the mob rushed
for the Jail, only to find that they had
been fOlled, as the door key would not
unlock the door. Returning to the
house the infuriated mob were unable
to find Duffy again. The mob, after
lettering about the premises for some
time, dispersed. Miss SlOcum will ar
rive here to-day, and is expected to iden-
tify the prisoner. Should the young la
dy fail to identify Benton, all attention