The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-23
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Hungarian ofRcer named szerkermesky
wan across the Platten Sea. The distance was
wehty English miles, and the time seventeen
hours. The swimmer did not snffer from exhaust
ion, and frequently conversed with the occupants
Of boat VI ich accompanied him. The only re-
freshments taken was little wine.
When Simpson mounted hishOrse to ride home
after calling on girl at Tazewell, ILL.,, he found
that he had forgotten to unite the beast. He
tried TO dismount, but stuck fast to the saddle
Some Jealous rascal had smeared the saddle with
tar. He finally leaned forward cut the hitch
rein and rode homeward, He severed the saddle
girth when arrived at home, built rousing hre
warmed the tar and at last found liberty.
- The Edinburgh Daily Review says that another
relic OF the Spanish Armada has been secured at
Slams by the efforts Of Mr. David Richie and the
salmon fisher. It is q large gun raised up out OF
the place where one Of the ships belonging to the
Armada was wrecked, and, strange to say, though
1t hes been in that place for upwards Of 200 years.
yet 1t seems as good as ever The length Of the
gun is feet, the diameter at the touCh.hole l9
inches and the diameter Of the bore at mu2zle
inches It appears to be loaded, partly with
nails One Of these is in a complete state, well
made and arrow shaped. slight rubbing with
piece Of cloth makes 1t shine, which leads to
the suppositlon that 1t is made Of hammered iron
Several guns from the same place have been
raised and presented to the Queen, and another
Is In possession of Lord AberCorn.
william Smith, a merchant Of Damascus, Pa,
ruined himself and partner by stock speculation,
and fed the country.
And now It Is the wine crop that turns up as
1.-THE best crop on record" 1t promises to be the
largest California has ever known, and is var
ously estimated at from H. 0OO 900 to 100000 gal
Ions
A boy employed In barber shop at Bar Har
Dor called out the other morning. Where is that
man who wanted the gentleman to shave him ?"
woman In Jericho, VT, having heard great
deal about preserving autumn leaves" put up
some but afterward told a neighbor that they
were not ft to eat.
The robbery of stage passengers on their way
to the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, was by two
men who explained that they were not ordinary
mercenary rascals but were moonshiners who
required money with which to escape from Gov
ernment prosecution. Come out OF the stage,
please" said the spokesman. The passengers saw
the muzsle Of the revOlvers covering the vehicle,
and, as there was not a weapon In the party they
could not resist Ttere were seven men and one
woman. The latter was not compelled to alight
As each man stepped cut he was told to take his
place in line and hold up his hands. Then one
robber kept his revolver aimed while the other
Iihed their pockets OF about 81 200 talking pleas
antly as he did 80. He asked each passenger his
name and residence, and no ed them down, say.
ing that some day he would repay. When the
woman gave her home as Lebanon smile
lighted up the robbers face, and he asked: do
you know the MisSes--H' "Quite we'll" an.
swered the woman. 80 do IT, he rejoined,
land they are nice girls Give them nay regards
when you zee them, and tell them will make
this right some day." After getting ali the valu'
ables In the party the marauders returned the
pocketbooks, with the railway tickets, and rode
of.
At Medina, E. G. Houck a tailor, left home
Friday and was found two miles east dead with a
bullet hole in his heat and the pistol near him.
At Newark Miss Augusta Wells took the arsenic
route-aged %.
At Wheeling, Sunday morning at o'clock,
Newton Mandaugh was beaten senseess and rob.
bed of watch and S32. The police soon found
him.
The eligibility of Frederick A. Potts Republi.
can nominee for Governor Of New Jersey, is
questioned. He is said to be resident of New
York.
The Annapolis Naval Academy authorities are
investigating an assault on Theo. Graham, a
candidate for admission to the Academy, by mid
shipmen.
Secretary Schurz says the Indians at number
of points In the northwest are very industrious
and have a great deal Of land under fair state
Of cultivation.
On the murder OF President Lincoln in 1865, his
family being left In precarious circumstances,
the late Marshall O, Roberts quickly sent Mrs.
Lincoln $4,000 as his contribution toward the
proposed fund of 100000.
A Northern paper says the proper way to eat
watermelons is with spoon. This plan seems
rather late in the season, but 1t shows an attempt
to break up the old manner Of going into melon
with the nose and mOuth,-N y Ptcdyune.
Within few days man has been shot by his
wife for a burglar at Peoria, one topper at Nash
Vile was stunned with a club, and one at Wash.
ington had his nose broken with a chair. This
new temperance crusade starts Off at q lively
rate