The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-03
CONDENSED NEWS.
ours Tor tne truLD,
THOS. LEAHY.

A light snow fell at Minneapolis last
Friday.
Snider's bank, at ChenOa. ILL.,, closed
it's doors Saturday. The extent of the
failure is not known.
The tax suit brought by the State of
New York against the Western Union
Telegraph Company, has been decided
in favor of the State for Sl7S,397.
The boiler of the steamer j. G. Robin
son, exploded at Albany, n. Y, instant
ly killing Capt. Geo. s. Warner and fire.
man VIM. Cleary, and seriously injuring
four or five others.
The saw mill of NJ. Bracken, at Galit-
zin. burned Thursday night with thirty
thousand feet of lumber. 1t Is supposed
that tramps caused the fire. The loss is
estimated at $1,000.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Jacob Muel-
Ter, of Cleveland, has entered suit claim
ing $4,000 from the Leader and $4,000
from the AnZiger for an alleged libel
contained in political articles.
The skeleton of an unknown man has
been found at Carey, WyandOt county,
in an unfrequented timber lot. A few
cents in money and the remnants of a
love letter were found in his clothing
EWING, Sept. 29.-The store of W. r.
BOlles 81 Co., leading merchants of this
part of Jackson county, was robbed of
merchandise last night. The amount of
goods taken is estimated from $500 to
$500.
CANAL FULTON, Oct. "A large barn
belonging to ID. Eberly, 6 miles south
west of this place, was struck by light
ming Saturday night, and together with
large amount of hay, grain, &C., was
destroyed by fire.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-Dan Dillon, a no
tOriOus bully, insulted Robert B. Payne,
a farmer, in saloon at st. Joseph, Mo-,
last evening. A quarrel and fight en-
sued, in which Payne stabbed and killed
Dillon. Payne was arrested.
Boston, Sept 29.-The ship Dauntless
from Boston, went ashore east of New
London, yesterday and is total wreck.
The crew were saved. 1t had a miscel
laneOus cargo which was insured for
$57, 900. The vessel was probably in
sured.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29.-JOhn j. Cor
don, r. NJ. GeaTy and Albert CTusean,
members of a band of highway robbers,
who worked Maryland, West Virginia,
and Western Pennsylvania extensively,
were sentenced to-day to twenty years
each in the Western Penitentiary.
SAN Francisco, Oct. Am explosion
this evening at the California Powder
Works, Stigis station, the scene of sew
eral recent disasters, resulted in the
death and horrible mangling Of 40 Chi
nese out of a working force of AZ. One
white man is probably injured.
CELINA, o., Oct. 2.-John Cantwell, a
farmer 60 years old, residence 4 miles
north of here, shot and killed his wife
while she was digging potatoes ye5ter-
day morning. He used revolver. He
shot her in the head, and then shot him
self, putting two balls in his chest.
As some small boys were playing near
the Maxwell mill at Millersburg, Satur-
day, pushing empty cars back and forth
on the siding, one of the boys named
Charles Hanna was caught between the
bumpers, crushing his head in hOrri-
BILE manner. He cannot live many hours.
The express car of the Pacific Express
Co., OIL the Eel River Branch of the Wa
bash 81 Pacific Railroad, bound west,
when near Peru, Ind, early Friday morn
ing, was broken into by three masked
men. Express Messenger LOOmis was
bound and gagged and the safe robbed
! of $4,000. All other valuables on the
car were taken. The robbers escaped
after locking LOOmis in the car, when
he was released on the arrival of the