The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-29
PERSONAL VARIETY.
, Canadian Government has removed the

dored homeless by the forest fires In New Jersey
Hon, Ezra B. French, Second Auditor Of the
United satel Treasury, died at Washington Sal
urday.
Virginia delegates to Chicago are instructed to
vote for Grant as long as his name Is before the
Convention.
The steamship Ohio has arrived at New York
with 1912 German immigrants During the Voy'
age 13 deaths occurred
The savings banks Of New York and Massachu'
sets and W. H. Vanderbilt own oneeighth OF the
bonded debt Of the United States.
Frederick Grill was hanged in the jail yard at
Newton, N. j., Saturday, for the murder OF MIS-
daughter In Vernon township, on the 5th Of June
last Only those authorized by the law witness
ed tie execution.
The boiler Of the tugboat Annie Laurie explod'
ed at New Orleans, Saturday, Captain Spence
had both legs broken, Dave Maratta his right
arm broken and badly scalded; John Lynch,
colored fireman, killed.
I'M, Kauoch, the assassin Of Charles DeYoung,
ia regular ordained Baptist minister, and at one
time edited the Kansas Evangelist at LeaVen'
worth,
Senior Castelar, is going 10 lecture at Oxford in
June on the points of resemblance and analogy,
not only between the Spanish and English litera
tures but also between the institutions and early
municipal regime Of both countries in the Mid
die Ages, before the house Of Austria entered the
Peninsula.
Mr., James Pain, the popular novelist has peen
made the recipient Of a munifcent testimonial as
A recognition of his literary merit, Mr.. Wrigley'
an opulent paper manufacturer Of Manchester.
who died recently, leaving property to the
amount OF 700 900 pounds, left to the wife OF Mr.
Pain 1000 pounds, and to each of the noVelisFs
seven daughters 1000 pounds.
General Washington, in letter. which is now
published for the first time refers to Lafayette as
follows HE possesses uncommon military tai
ents, Is of o quiet and sound judgment, perseVer'
ing and enterprlsilg, without rashness, and, be-
sides these, he is Of a very conciliating temper
and perfectly sober, qualities which rarely COM
bIne in the same person."
new Lutheran church was dedicatedin York
county Pa few days since, against which there
was a debt Of S1053l1. The congregation raised
81, ,OeO and P. W. Gladfelter, the paper maker,
then subscribed 81 900 for each Of his four chill
dren, $1,000 for his wife, and 1881 for himself,
making his total subscription s9,3l1, besides the
ground he had donated.
The Massachusetts Legislature adjourned Sat-
urday
Mrs. A, W. Sven, one of the,,.ladies injured at
Madison Square Garden. New York, died last
night
Thirteen children among the passengers Of
the steamship Ohio. from Bremen, died during
the voyage.
The funerals took place on Saturday Of VIM.
NJ, Tlleston and Mrs. Willett who we're killed at
the Madison Square Garden.
working train on the Norfolk & Petersburgh
road was thrown from the. track on Saturday
night, and two men killed and two injured.
Secretary Sherman made a speech in Philadel.
phia on Saturday, in which he gave himself con-
siderable credit for the financial prosperity OF the
country.
The suit OF R. Hoe & Co. us. Cottrell & Bah
cock has been concluded, the court sustaining
Hoes patent for the delivery of mechanism OF
the cylinder presses having gripper delivery
cylinder and tapes leading therefrom to the hy'
A cyclone struck the north line Of Adams coun-
ty, Illinois, Saturday evening, doing great dam
age along the line. AS far as heard from some
20 houses and barns were demolished. Several
persons are reported killed and wounded.
The steamer strasburg, which arrived yester'
day at Baltimore, brought 10l4 emigrant passen'
gers from Germany, Austria, Sweden and Nor.
way. Yesterday afternoon they started for the
West In four trains to settle principally In Min,
nesota, Iowa. Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Prospectors have been compelled to leave the
new mines recently discovered on the Colorado
river by the Chimehueva Indians. mail rider
Is reported killed by them. A miner was killed
by them some months ago. The San Bernardino
cavalry have been ordered out to aid the Sheriff
Of that county to arrest the murderers and
trouble Is expected,
Mr.. Joseph Mednl, editor oflthe Chicago Trl
bune, continues to regard Mr., John Sherman as
the champion liar Of America, and Joseph knows
Mr.. Ell Perkins
The widow OF Gen George H, Thomas is visit.
ing Washington, one object being to see for the
first time the equestrian statuary erected in his
memory by the Army Of the Cumberland.
West Weaver, the: defaulting cashier OF Urbana,
Ohio, commltted suicide on Thursday at Montre'
al, Canada, by shooting.
A Wabash man was recently tried for stealing
milk from neighbor's COW at night The jury
after mature deliberation returned verdict Of
guilty ofmllking COW in the first degres."
Blaine's wind mill has an excellent sweep over
the prairies Of Illinois, and is making conSidera'
disturbances; but the Grant stakes in that State
are firmly set and will not be easily blown over
Here Is nugget from the Pacific coast: A
Dutch Flat man, the other day, picked up rock
to throw at COW. The weight Of It attracted his
attention, and on examination II was found TO
contain over 500 in gold.
The total number Of Turkish prisoners who fell
into the hands Of the Russians during the war
amounted, according to a statement recently
printed to "a 4S3 officers and men Of all arms and
branches Of the service The maintenance Of
these until the day Of the signing Of the Treaty
Of Berlin cost Russia over FIVE millions OF dol
lars,
Spence Pettus. forger, hanged himself In the
Massachusetts Penitentiary Thursday night.
The California Supreme court granted Denis
Kearney a writ Of habeas corpus, returnable be.
fore the Superior Court Of San Francisco.
John Summers, Vincent Custance and Adam
Young, were probably fatally injured by the fall
Of a scaffold from the fourth story Of a building
in New York.
R.:Hoyle, defaultlng.tax collector from Geor.
gIa, whose case has been before the Superior and
Supreme Courts for several weeks on habeas,
committed suicide in his cell at Los Angeles Cal.
ifornia.
VIM LIstan and wife, Mari new settlers four
miles from the Umatilla Agency, Oregon, were
found murdered in bed, their heads chopped to
pieces, with an ak. Robbery was not the OBJ
ject, all.propertyi remaining undisturbed, No
pir