The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-23
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In 1856 the Paris omnibuses carried
10000. 600 passengers in 1860 72,000, 900;
in 1867, Exhibition year, 121 100000; in
1859, 1l9, 900 900; in 1871, 78,O00,000; in
1879, Ill 100000, and in 1874 over ll5,-
, 100000. 4 y B '. N
An effective cementgfor fastening paper
tickets to tin goods is said to consist in q
solution of gum to which ammonia has
been added, Glue with which q small
quantity Of glycerine has been mixed is
another good cement. TN't On
The late Duke of Modena, who was an
Austrian Archduke, and extremely
wealthy, furnished much of the sinews
of war to Don Carlos. His death and the
consequent stoppage of remittances have
occasioned quite stampede in the Car
list camp. r,
A cabman residing at Sale, in Scotland,
found ESQ note, which had been left in
his cab. After hunting about the greater
part of day endeavoring to trace out
the owner, he was at last suCcessful. His
labors were rewarded by the owner, a
LADY, handing himthe sum of one shill-
ingl 10 ou.i lIm ale slin.s0oa aj)Af1r m
The Texas Democrats will hold State
Convention on the 5th of January, at
Galveston, to nominate candidates for the
State offices provided for by the new
Constitution. Gov. Richard Coke is
talked about for reelection. His ad-.
ministration has been one of prosperity
and advancement. .JII2I MOO no III
Mr. John Brougham, happening to be
seated by the side of Coroner Connery,
of New York, aud feeling thirsty, said
to that gentleman, "What win you
drinkP" "A little claret," responded his
friend. oeClafetp p exclaimed Mr. Brou-
CHAM; "Claret for Coroner Why,
therSs no body in that"
The New Orleans Bulletin asserts that
there is acOlored Immigration Society"
in that State, the object of which is to
transfer the negroes from States in which
they are in hopeless minority to Louisi-
ana, Florida and Alabama. The society
has been hard at work, but SO far the re-
suits have not been satisfactory to its
founders.
The Berlin De,ttsche Eisenbdhnzeitung-
German Railway GaEette-latelyl pub
lished an article entitled Necessity for
the Dictatorship of the Imperial Chan
cellor." The police stepped in, appropri-
ated the whole edition unsold, and made
the restaurants and newsdealers give up
their copies Bismarck keeps a sharp
eye on the papers. 'fa '2.lmo' 'na 2s7si
Small boy: "Say, pa, will you buy me
new sled for Christmas2" Close-fisted
parent-"Johnny, l don't think there's
going to be much snow this winter, and
you wouldn't have a chance to enjoy
new sled but I'll tell you what ! will do.
You lust be q good boy and I'll get your
saw filed so that it will cut through
stick Of wood just like cheesep Hvr
The young Baron Rothschild has been
quietly roaming around the Territories
and through the Pacific States, visiting
nearly every place of note. 1t is reported
that he has made arrangements for the
investment Of twenty millions OF dollars
in the mines and other resources of Utah,
Nevada and California. But this sum is
TOO small. H4 should put in two hun
dred millions at least.
EN-, Randall, Chief Justice Of Florida,
is under cloud almost as heavy as that
which hangs over notorious Judge in
New York. Randall is an importation
from Wisconsin, ard very inferior law
yer. While a case involving the validity
Of large issue of railroad bonds was
pending before him, Randall sold to
party Interested in the suit piece of
property worth $500 for $500. The
accommodating purchaser won the case
AT the last discussion held at the Liter
ary Union of Bangalore, H'ndostan, a
Brahmin pundit, who paid the society
visit, states, while contrasting the past
and the present state of civilization IN
India, that there is clock in the Time
yelly district which was constructed by
natives 1000 years ago, and that it is
moved by large Jumps of arsenic. He
further stated that it is yet keeping time,
being kept in repair by the descendants
of the maker. .1
Under the flooring of house which is
being pulled down in the Rue de Jardine,
in Paris, for the purpose of extending
the Boulevard st. German, some work.
8 en- recently found paper parcel con-
tanning 100000 francs in notes. They
had doubtless been hidden there during
the Reign of Terror. Unfortunately for
the finders, who might have claimed half
the amount, the sum was in assignats,
which are, of course, worthless as a
monetary medium, and as curioaties
might perhaps fetch a couple OF francs,
The other day, while the workmen at
the sawmill, CampOrdown shipbuilding
yard, in Dundee, Scotland, were engaged
cutting up large log of Quebec yellow
pine, they laid open several sections of a
wasp's nest, The nest being near the
centre of the tree, the animals, several
thousand in number, must have been
enclosed for upward of a hundred years,
The prisoners are in good state Of
preservation, and are evidently Of the
wasp species, with very large wings in
comparison to the size of the body. I,
The upper courses of the river Danube
have suddenly been left dry without any
evident cause. This dryness begins at
the village of Mortgages, some twenty
kilometeTs down the stream of Donaues-
chengen. If the water does not return,
complete ruin is looked for to prosper
ous and fertile country. A committee Of
savants have been named to try and find
out the cause. The general opinion Is
that the construction of so many rail
roads has had something to do with it.
The removal of the soil, it is thought,
may have opened up an inlet into some
immense subterranean caverns.
The magnificent jewels which were
lately the property Of the Empress Eu-
genie, and which were sent first to Bonn
bay and ultimately to Calcutta for dis
posal, have just been purchased by the
Mahsrajah of Putiatka. The jewels
comprise brilliant cut diamond neck
lace, silver setting, composed of eighteen
large brilliant-shape diamonds and
leeven small diamonds; also eleven