The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
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| UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 9.-[Special. +
Clement Arthur Day was hanged here
at 1870 today for the murder of Josie
Ross in June last.
ELYRIA, o., Feb. 9.-[Special. THE
Grand Jury has returned twenty eight
indictments, eighteen of which are
against saloon men; the balance are
criminal indictments of considerable
magnitude.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-[Special.l l.
A Kingston, Ont, dispatch says that
an attempt has been made to break
into the vault at Morver, in which the
body of ex-Chief Judge Nelson, of
Brooklyn, N. " is lying. The ghouls
attempted to wreck the vault, but were
unsuccessful.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. 8. Especial. =
The Territorial Miners Convention ad-
journed last evening. Strong resolu-
tions were passed denouncing the at
tempt Of the Northern Pacific to COB
BILE up the mineral lands in Montana,
and petitlOning President Cleveland to
refuse patents to the mineral regions.
PARIS, KY, Feb. Especial Miss
Cynthia Embree, handsome young
lady OF this city, has filed suit against
Charles V. Higgins for seduction.
Damages are placed at $4,000. Young
Higgins is considered quite wealty and
is at present attending school in New
Y York city. A son was born to Miss
Embree about two weeks ago.
New YORK, Feb. Especial. .l-Ac-
cOrding to the American Wool Repor-
ter, the most important event in the
wool trade next week will be meeting
OF the WoOlen and WorSted manufac-
turers and commission men in this
city a permanent organization is to
be effected, and members will pledge
themselves not to sell goods except
upon sixty day settlement by note or
for cash.
DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. 10.-[Special. l.
George W. Clark, real estate dealer,
died here last night. He was for many
years newspaper worker at Buffalo,
Denver and elsewhere. He was asso-
ciated with Daniel Manning on the
Albany Argus, and held a position in
the Treasury department at Washing
ton, part OF the time as Chief of a Di-
vision. He served three years in the
army as Lieutenant.
Boston, Feb. Especial. Miss
Della Durant, aged twenty-one years.
living at No. 40 Dover street, was Grim
inally assaulted last night by Shing
kee, a Chinese laundryman, in his
place of business, at No. 27 Dover
street, where she had called for laundry.
During the assault the young lady was
badly choked and rendered insensible.
kee was arrested. Heretofore he has
been well liked by the people in the
nelghborbood. He is fairly well edu-
Gated.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9-[Special. +
At noon yesterday, the steam launch
Irene, plying in the river between Canal
street and the French man-of-war
Laminerve, lying in the river opposite
Poydras street, blew out her flue head,
resulting in VIM. Ward, the engineer,
being drowned and two boys, aged s
and 8 years, scalded fatally. At the
time the accident occurred she was in
the middle of the river opposite Julia
street.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. Especial. L
Two young men, named Wright and
Vinzant, of Smith county, have been
on unfriendly terms for some time.
Last night Vinzant jostled against
Wright at a party, accidentally, it is
supposed, and Wright drew revolver
and fired every chamber, putting five
bullets through Vinzant, who, amid the
shrieks of the women and the widest
panic, fell to the floor dead. Wright
deliberately reloaded his pistol and de-
fed arrest, and escaped in the darkness.
A large posse followed, but as yet have
failed to find him.
CHEBoYGAN, Mich, Feb. 1O.-TSpe-
cial. Louis Girard, young man en-
ployed as teamster, attempted to cross
the straits last evening, and when part
OF the way across the team broke
through the ice and quickly disaL-
peared Girard managed with great
dltficulty to escape drowning, and by
running kept from freezing to death in
his wet clothing. He succeeded in
reaching fish shanty on the ice, but
will probably die, as both feet and
hands are badly frozen. The intense
cold still continues, the mercury regis
tering 30 degrees below zero.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. lO.-[Special. II
The Dominion government is beginning
to realize the irreparable injury that |
has been done to the credit of Of Cana
da by the recent exposures of the rot
tenness Of its banking system. The |
recent disclosures have raised the |
country almost to arms in demanding |
a thorough remodeling of the banking |
act, so that shareholders and depositors |
will not be entirely at the mercy of dis
honest directors and managers. 1t is |
the intention Of the government to |
adopt the United States National Bank
.ng system, and Iequire all banks to '