The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25
VARIETY.

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Charles Mon ofthe late G. L. Vallan.
dlgham, was recently married to Miss
Robson of Youngstown.
The great question how to cheat the
Democrats out of a fairly elected Presi-
dent.
A young woman in Rochester, N. ",
has sued for damages man who kissed
her. A man who can't kiss woman
without damaging her ought to pay for
his awkwardness.
The New York Sun says the wisdom of
Gen. Grants course in keeping his mouth
shut for 30 many years has never been
so apparent as since he began to talk.
They Jail them in Knox county for
shooting quails.
The plan of the joint committee for
settling the Presidential question is the
absorbing topic of conversation in Wash
ington.
The funeral services of the Ashtabula
victims were held Friday and the remains
ofnineteen human beings were buried.
Maxwell, the broker who bought the
gold for the $64, 900 forger in New York,
has been arrested charged with Compli-
city.
NThe Connecticut Senate has adopted a
resolution indorsing the joint plan, but
the House has tabled the subject till the
middle of next week.
The Supreme Court of Dakotah Terri
tory has affirmed the decision of the low
er courts in sentencing the murder of
Wild Bill to death, ,Iand he will be hanged
February the lst.
A telegram signed by ex-secretary
Bristow and other prominent business
men of Louisville, has been sent to the
Kentuky delegation in Congress urging
it to use its influence to secure the adop-
tion of the JOINT plan.
A gentleman was accosted by boot
black in this manner: "Shine, surW
"NoW "Shine 'em quick, sur. Dot in
three different languages--'publican,
demmycratic and greenbaCk.S He got
job.
Ifthere is anybody under the canister
of heaven that | have in utter excress.
enCe," says Mrs. Partington, at is the
slanderer going about like boy construC-
tor, circulating his calomel on honest
folks"
"What time is it?" inquired one police
man of another last night. Don't know;
amt got watch" "Yov,ve been on the
force three months hain't you ?" "Yes."
"Then yer disgrace to the business"
Following is the New York bank state
ment: Loans, decrease, 81 ,761 800; specie
increase, 81 ,237 800; legal tender, increase
$3,0S5,900; deposits, increase, 74,500;
circulation, decrease, $25, 400; reserve in
crease, So, ,454,775.
Keene, Cook q Co. book sellers on
State street, Chicago, failed on Saturday
with liabilities amounting to 100000,
assets nominally much larger. A com.
promise will undoubtedly be effected and
business continued.
Two South Carolina negroes, one a
Democrat and the other Republican
had duel at Fairblutf, North Carolina
Each had four shots, and the result was
one was wounded three times dangerous
ly, and the other was wounded in the
arm.
The Euclid avenue Opera House pro-
perty, Cleveland, was sold at Master Com
missioner's sale on Saturday afternoon,
to A. w. Fairbanks, proprietor of the
Cleveland Herald property, for SOL 900, a
little more than one-fourth its original
cost,
The shower of snakes which fell at
Memphis on the 10Th inst, was nota mat
ter of fiction on the part of the AssoCiat-
ed Press agent. 1t came to him as well
attested as any fact not personally known
to any agent. Some of the best citizens
exhibited the reptiles to the editor of the
Ledger of Memphis, and that journal gave
the phenomenon publicity. The Ledger
on Saturday says. Specimens of these
snakes which fell in South Memphis dur
ing the recent storm, have been forward
ed to Prof. Henry, of the Smithsonian
Institute, at his request, for examination.
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