The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-27
PERSONAL VARIETY.

Grant bargained and got assurances from Re-
publican leaders that II he would accept First
Term and give up his life office as General Of the
Army he should have. o Second Term The ohhnces
are II he takes Third Term he retains the option
Of Fourth That's the Grant way Of doing
things.
Mr.. Gladstone has eight children, seven of
whom are living The eldest son is member OF
Parliament, his second son is rector Of Hawarden,
his third ls engaged In mercantile pursuits His
eldest daughter 10 married to the Head Master Of
Wellington College. Mr.. Gladstone was about 80
years old when he was married to thedaughter Of
Sir Peter Glynne,
Eliza Pinkston, on the scafFOld for the murder
OF her husband, and Eliza Pinkston, by false
Oaths, coached by John Shermsn,l helping to
steal the Presidency, are two rare and radiant
pictures,
MI. Horatlo Seymour Ex Governor, will reach
next May the gOodly age Of7O years.
According to the New York Star Thee Baw,
King Of Burmah, has weakness for sitting on a
table and swinging his legs.
Grant made eighteen speeches in California
The name Of the man who wrote them Is not
given.
Senator Bayard's candidacy is advocated by
the four German daily newspapers Of st, Louis,
every one of the four representing radically
different class,
Miss Rose Meeker, one Of the survivors OF the
Ute massacre, will lecture in the Eastern States
this season. She will endeavor to enlighten the
peace policy people.
The Duke Of Edinburgh's appointment as
admiral Superintendent Of the Naval Reserves"
| at $1,000 year is not universally liked in Eng.
land. The position is an absolute sinecure
The Duke and Duchess Of Buccleuch will cele
brate their golden wedding soon. 1t will be an
event Of national importance, for the bold Buc
cleuch is the premier Duke Of scotland-at least
in wealth and social and political weight If not
in heraldio degree. The Duke is lord OF 45O 900
acres, from which he draws q rental of 62S0,OOO q
year,
William @. Roane, q colored lawyer, was admit.
ted to practice In the Court Of Appeals at Rich
mond, Va las Saturday, He is the nrss ii.:... oi
negro blood admitted to practice at the bar of the
highest appellate Court in the Commonwealth Of
Virginia. and the lawyer who moved the admis.
| sion was Captain John s. Wise, son Of ex' Gov
ernor Wise, the ardent secessionist
A scandalous double marriage is reported from
Union, N Y, where the other day Mr., Rose, a
married man, married one Sadie Bliss, while his
wife was married at the same time to a young
man named Harris. Rose got frightened and
disappeared, but Harris still cleaves 10 Mrs. Rose.
The use Of Whisky for rsttlesnake bites has
increased so enormously during the past year that
the overworked snakes have resolved to leave the
State unless the Board Of immigration reinforc9s
them strongly. They work on double time and
yet can't do half the biting that is demanded by
the consumers. One snake, who does business al
Port Lavaca, is six weeks behind bis orders, and
three Of the clerks are Sick Burlington HGtukeye
Henry Newkirk, of Columbus, upon seeing q
notice in the Evening Dispatch that he had three
wives surrendered himself al the county jail, and
admits he has three wives-one in Cincinnati, one
in Newark and one in Columbus The Newark
wife will prosecute. She is over 60. He is about
| 40. The Columbus wife is SO. Newkirk says he
is willing 10 serve two years to get rid Of the
Newark wife, as she bothered the life out Of him,
He is an easy.going, temperate and industrious
man, but is supposed to have a soft spot some-
where in his head. The separation from the Gin
cinnati wife was mutual.