The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Abraham D. Freeman, convicted OF arson, in
completely with Perlsiein (now in State PRISON.
In setting fire to Ludlow street tenement, were
sentenced to State Prison for life.
Portsmouth N. H., Feb. 27.--Chase's Woollen
Mills, at York, which have been idle for six
months resumes Immediately.
Coopertown, N. Y, Feb. 2S -Myorn A. Buell.
has been sentenced to be hanged April 18th, for
the murder Of Catharne NJ. Richards June 25th.
During 1878 Puget Sound exported 100000 tons
Of coal and 2OO,OOOOOO feet Of lumber, and en-
ployed GRO vessels,
Wade Hampton, IT,, son Of Senator Hampton,
was floor manager at the recent ball given In
honor Of General Sherman at Jacksonville, Fla
Elk Doorkeeper Polk, Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatVes, has written an open letter addressed
10 the members of the Forty hfth Congress re-
viewing the acts of certain members of Congress
pending the investigation Of the affairs of his
office, Mr.. Polk alleges that there was consplr
acy against him, and that in 1t was the Hon,
H. Baker Of Indiana perhaps the meanest man
in Congress"
p 1t is announced from washington that the
court in the case of Captain Blair, the bigamist
have passed sentence of dismissal from service"
This sentence has been q foregone conclusion
since Blair withdrew his plea Of mot guilty.
The American Mrs. Blair, or Mrs. Gordon Gran
ger, will take steps to detain Blair after his re-
lease, although she could claim damages,
Senator Logan is a me- ber of the Methodist
church, though you wouldn't have thought it,
He used TO be a Catholic as his father, an Irish
doctor and horse trader, with too thick brogue
to be cut with knife was before him. When
the Senator was known at Murphysboro, down in
Jackson, county, ILL.,, as "Jack," he passed for a
regular daisy on a race and could play the tid-
die better than any vlolinist in the West The
present Mrs. Logan, who Is really the Sem torial
part of John, was Mary Cunningham, an Irish
GIRL as beautiful as Hebe and as smart as chain.
lightning.
Montreal, Feb 27-A petition to Parliament
praying that no duty be imposed on American
grain imported into the Dominion is being exten
svely signed here by shippers of grain, inland
and ocean corrieIs and dealers, as they maintain
that the export trade of this city would be seri-
ously interfered with as well as trade generally.
The English colonies in South Africa report
tame ostriches now there to the number of eighty
thousand, and say that the export Of feathers
amounts 10 $500 900 yearly, with probable in
crease OF thirty per cent next year Ostrich
farming is safer there than hunting Zulus.
The Minnesota Senate gives woman suffrage a
generous boost Bya vote of 15 to 9, 1t insructs
the States Representatives in Congress to try to
secure the adoption of a Constitutional amend
ment which will give the ballot to all,
drumming contest is the late exhibition, and
one was given in New York, Monday night, at
which the drummers and ffers Of the Ninth New
York Regiment were defeated by the MoOdus
Drum Corps, Of Moodus, Conn, which uses the
old style OF drums and plays in the method in
use in the Revolutionary War.
Mr.. John Jacob Goodman, of Kentucky is a
Goodman in more ways than one. He is also one
Of the most remarkable men on record. He was
born in North Carolina, in 1878, and is now
nearly 97years Of age In 1904, he removed to
Monroe county, KY then a part of Barren, and
has lived in the lame place ever since, period
of rs years. For upWad d of 40 years he was a dis.
tiller and at the age Of 65 he could Lift forty
gallon barrel Of whisky and take his toggy out of
the bunghole.
The Court house at Monroe, Mich, was destroy.
ed by FIRE Friday.
Five Virginia Judges have been indicted in the
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lew negro jurors.
A kerosene lamp exploded Friday in Balti
more tenement occupied by colored people,
burning two to death and seriously injuring two
others.
postal clerk named Gates, running between
Grenada and Memphis on the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad, was arrested, charged with
rhing letters.
A well.known and prominent citizen Of Mem
phiS Mr.. John Miller was assasslnated one night
last week, at his country home near that city,
having been shot by well known parties
A trunk containing the dead body of a young
woman was found In a field near Lynn Mass, by
some workmen, and 1t is supposed to be the body
Of the young girl, Laura Tweed, missing from
franklin, Mass, since the 2lst
New York, Feb. "a in one Of the Brooklyn
docks night has been turned into day by electric
light for the purpose of enabling a small army Of
workmen to repair one Of the largest European
steamers, Hitherto work Of this character at
night was impossible.