The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
PERSONAL VARIETY.
In 1879 247,9l5 acres of public land were sold
Montana.

ware (O) College favor the nomination Of Thur
man to the Presidency
Whitelaw Reid Friday sent party of nine
teen boys gathered from homes OF poverty in New
Yord, to Winchester, Va.
The high price Of paper has caused the New
YORK Journal Of Commerce to increase It's subscrip
tion price from S12 to sl5 a year.
Two boys at Grand Island, Neb were success
full in making their father believe they were bur.
glars, and he shot one Of them dead.
At Lancaster, O the jury In the Graf murder
trial returned verdict Friday morning of man.
slaughter against Jack Rauch, the defendant, at,
ter deliberaton OF IS hours.
The Hon. Heister Cymer, Of Pennsylvania is
about to marry widow lady Of St, Louis. Clymer
Is an old bachelor, having been born in 1927. He
has always been the best dressed man in Con.
gress
Mrs General Fremont, who Is in Washington,
mas white hair and complexion like girls,
with sparkling eyes and merry laugh, An EN-.
inent artist says she has the prettiest hand he
ever saw. She is the daughter of the late Senator
ThoS. H. Benton
Congressman Richard w Townshend of illinois,
the champion of cheap paper cheap books and
Hntaxed education was page on the floor of the
House OF Representatives during the sessions of
1Sj657 and 1S57-5S
Five persons charged with swearing falsely to
the disability OF soldier, for the purpose of de-.
frauGing the government, have been arrested at
washington, Pa. Their names are Johnson, Gri.
mon: Moore, Vanata and Roach.
Mr., Foote, lately accociated with Brick Pomroy
In publishing the La Crosse Democrat is under ar
rest for setting fire to the Democrat Office and On
era House building and also for forging the name
Of James Vincent, bis father.in.law, TO notes
amounting to sl567S.
While Amanda Page, colored woman, was
working around stove In the kitchen at her res.
idence, her clothing caught FIRE. Her screams
soon brought assistance and the flames were ex.
tinguished, but not until bhe was burned almost
to crisp She inhaled the flames in her efforts
TO call for help. Death came to her relief In about
one hour.
At Nottawa, Mich, while a burglar was at.
tempting to gain an entrance to Brakes drygoods
store, he was shot and instantly killed by Charles
Clewes, clerk, who was sleeping in the store.
Upon examination the body was found to be that
Of tramp who had been seen in the vicinity for
several days. Nothing was found on his person
by which he could be identified.
The Great Eastern, which has lain idle at Mil.
ford for some four years, is undergoing extensive
alterations. Her paddle engues are being taken
out Of her, and she will in future be driven by
two screws. She is being fitted for the convey.
ance Of cargoes Of live cattle from America, and
her passenger saloons are being redecorated.
A herd of 29,6OO cattle are being driven from
Oregon to Montana; 100 mounted men DO the
driving, and the outfit includes provision wagons,
arms and ammunition, 300 horses and forty dogs.
The journey is made slowly, days travel not ex.
cceding nine miles and the speed will be less.
ened when hot weather comes on in order not to
get the beasts into bad condition.
Kendallville, Ind, April S.-A young man
named Rose and his father were at Avilla last
evening, both intoxicated. They started home at
5 o'clock. This morning, near here, they we're
found lying dead in the road, the son under a
wagon box and the father short distance away,
with plow across his breast, both bodies badly
bruised, The coroners verdict was death from
accident attributable to intoxicating liquors.
Fanny, when is an Irish astronomer like a.
that Is, a-when isan Irish astronomer not obliged
to so afOot?" "You are always putting out such
Senselesp and stupid conundrums, Peter. When
is an Irish sstronomer-what Not obliged to 20
afoot2 Why, when he-when Organ gives him
a lift" "Ha-Ohon-Very good, Fanny but not
right. Why, an Irish astronomer Is not obliged
to go aioot when he finds an ass.to.roid. An.
derSoaS american Queen,
One Of the most curious episodes Of the occupa.
tion Of Cabul by the English troops after we'll nigh
forty years absence is that well known Major in
one Of the Goorka bsttalions finds himself again
in Cabul his birthplace in the days Of the cid oc.
cupRtiOn. Born in Cabul he was carried by his
mother, the wife Of a staff officer of the army,
through all rthe horrors of the dreadful retreat,
was borne into captivity, released by Shake.
speares cavalry, and grew up to bear her majestys
commission and again 10 enter Cabul Stranger
still the jailer of his mother came to Cabul and
visited his prisoner Of bygoue days,
AtTiAiu, o., about slz months ago Eugene Quinn
custody Of their only child, SON. and ever since
has eluded her efforts to obtain possession Of him
On the Sth she arrived from Michigan, determ-
ined to take legal steps If necessary 10 get her Off
spring. In company with Sheriff Lease she Wis.
tied the Catholic school, where she found her boy.
He recognized her at ouce, and with tears in his
eyes begged her to take him away with her. as he
was receiving harsh treatment where he was
This was fortunate for her plans, and having Just
time to catch the train she took him 10 the depot
and boarded the cars for Michigan.
London tourist in Scotland met a young wo-
man near Fslkirk going to the kirk and as was
not unusual, she was carrying her shoes in her
hand and trudging along barefoot. '!My girl"
said he, "is customary for all the people in these
parts to go barefoot" PARTLY they do, aud
partly they mind their own business" In this
town Of Falkink there lived very notorious inf.
del, who glorled in his profanity. On one ocCa.
sion he was denouncing the absurdity OF the doc.
trins OF original sin, and the beadle Of the parish
perhaps, thought himself bound officially to put
in his word, although the other was socially his
superior. Mr.. H." said he, "it seems to me
'thht JOu hSOuhH Absh NuOuUl6) yOuTb6l ABOUT OIL
glHal sin, for to my certain knowledge you have
as much awkWal (actual) sin as will do your bu.
slneks"
Angelic Cometto, an Italian organ grinder was
arrested in New Nork on charge Of causing the
death Of his wife and an Irish woman b. beating
them on the head with a club.
Mr., John NJ. Clark has been Sheriff Of Boston
for twenty-five years.
Gen, ]. Z. B. Stewards widow has been elected
Principal OF the Virginia Female Institute at
5taunton.
Rev. A. W. Page clergyman at Norwalk, Con.
nectcut has been expelled from the ministry for
immoral conduct
Senator Kane, of the California Legislature has
been ordered into imprisonment by the Senate
because he refuses to tell who attempted to bribe
him with $1,000.
W, H, Bosworth, twenty years old, was found
Saturday morning In an Hn occuhied house Of his
brother, at Milford, Ohio; dead, with pistol ball