The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-30

PERSONALITIES.
Nush and milk sociables are in order.

The mutinous crew of the British ship |
Iannie, are to be taken TO England for
Trial.
! The recall of the Egyptian expedition
to Zanzibar has been confirmed by a
special telegram from Cairo.
The Japanese are making rapid strides
in civilization. Six of them were recent
lv sent to prison for selling fishes eggs
for silk worms eggs.
A 'trsmp" recently redeemed his tribe
from utter disrepute by giving an alarm
N fire and helping TO save the imperilled
properly of Ludbury, Mass
NJ. Leon Say, the French Minister of
Finance, persists in his determination to
resign, General Cissey, the Minister of
War, was elected to the Senate on FRI
day.
Three thousand destitute laborers sur
rounded the City Hall at Montreal yes
tarday, marched through the streets, de-
manding bread, and committing various
acts Of violence.
-" GOod-by, Will. Leave off drinking"
These words closed the farewell letter OF
a New Hampshire mother, who recently
committed suicide, to her son.
AS old Mr.. - heaved the last scuttle
flour tons of coal into the cellar, he was
heard to remark "If they had been boys
instead of girls, it wouldn't have peen
thus. One ton would lastall winter"
Reverdy johnson is enjoying life with
his son-in-law in London, at the age OF
rs. The old gentleman is quite blind,
Int a place is still kept for him at those
British mahoganies to when MS deVo'
ton in 1866 was somewhat famous
Governor Peck, of Vermont, has a
heart as big as bushel. Seewing an old
woman saving wood, the other day, he
stopped his horse, took off his coat and
sawed and split enough to last her and
her aged husband for some time.
BEING asked the other evening the
conventional question of "how. he liked
America" Won Bulow replied that he
thought it a country of wonderful liber-
lies. "IndeedP"said his friend, ,inquiringly
"Yes," said the Doctor, "and l think
they have all of them been taken with
me-"
There is man now in Jail for six
months, and to remain six months longer
His board is sixty cents day. This for
year costs the city $2l9. His offense
was stealing cotton umbrella. 1t
serves the thief right, but is rather ex'
pensive on the city, Lexington (Ky.l
Gazette.
The Shelbyville (Kv.) Republican says
that the worst case OF selfshness that it
has been permitted to present to the
1ublic emanated from youth who COM
planned because his mother put a bigger
mustard plaster on his younger brother
than she did on him, after they had been
eating melons and hard apples.
Mr. Charles Reade's novel; "a Hero
and Martyr" appeared originally in the
Pall-Mall Gazette in London. 1t was
transmitted to Glasgow as it appeared in
parts, and reprinted in the Glasgow Her
aid Mr.. Reade has now obtained judg-
ment against the proprietors of the Her
aid fOt Infringement of copyright.
>.---|AtjRichmond, Va, on the 10Th, the
third in the General Assembly for Uni
ted States Senator was taken at noon
and resulted in the reelection of Senator
Johnston by strict party vote. The
Republicans cast their full vote-twenty-
two in the House and six in the Senate
for w. G. Wickham, late Vice. President
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Shoddy. A few days ago an elegantly
dressed lady got into Madison avenue,
New York, car, and, although the day
was cold, she could not wear her gloves,
on account of her many diamond rings,
A balky horse, having twice stopped the
car, the lady went to the door, and, look.
ing at the team Tor few moments, said
to the driver: "That ere off horse amt
used to be druv on that ERE side.
A Connecticut Deputy Sheriff hit on an
ingenious method for capturing thiei
whom he was chasing one day last week.
The running powers OF each were so
evenly matched that the officer, though
close upon the culprit, was unable to
gain ground. Suddenly the officer,
though unarmed, thre.. ..tened to shoot,
and, picking up hard lump of snow,
hit the thief hehind the ear; the man in
stantly fell, believing that he was shot,
and was captured without difficulty.
Another English Colonel, Hon. james
Dormer, Quartermaster at Dover, has fall
len scandalously in love. The object Of
his affections is Mrs. Spry, whose hus-
band holds an appointment in India.
Divorce decreed. Still another. Colonel
Clifford by name, Victoria Cross man,
recently eloped with the wife of a broth
er officer and has been dismissed from
the service. This officer comes from a
very ancient and estimabe Roman Cath
olic family, and the present peer of that
name is his brother.