The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-10


lately gave S5OOOO to an institution Of that
church.
Miss Emily Faithful will visit America in Oc.
tober, in order to deliver her lecture on Social
shams and Modern Extravagances."
In Kansas when a fellow is shot the Coroners
verdict is he died natural death.
Mr.. Hayes has been elected Vice President Of
the American Bible Society,"
Thomas H, Darby has been nominated for
postmaster at New Lisbon, 0.
Charles W, Schoheld merchant, 1l5 Broadway,
New York. has failed, Liabilities, 82OOO,OOO half
secured by merchandise.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, is the only South.
ern millionaire in Congress. he is set down as
worth three millions,
One thing at least can be said in whittaker's
favor. He was not so much Of a noodle that he
did not know that the part Of his body which
needed trimming most was his ears,
Two thousand FIVE hundred and four emigrants
arrived at Baltimore from Bremen on Friday,
They all came West
The bill for the relief Of settlers within the late
Fort Kearney military reservation, Nebraska, has
passed the Senate.
Memorial services at the graves Of the Conied.
crate dead were held al London Park Cemetery,
Baltimore Friday afternoon. Several thousand
persons were present,
Marie Alexandrovna, Empress OF Russia, died
al 10 o'clock on Friday at st. Petersburg. She
was Sc years Of age, and the daughter Of Louis
H., Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt. She leaves
FIVE SONS and one daughter the wife Of the Duke
of Edinburg.
The Senate confirmed James o. Putnam, New
York, Minister to Belgium; Wm. B. Hyman, Sur.
Veyor of Customs, New Orleans, vice j. Madison
Wells. The nomination OF Philip O. stOner for
postmaster at Ashland, O., was rejected,
The dowry of Mrs Charles H. Norris, daughter
Of Hon. Daniel Wells OF this city, is probably tt o
largest ever given in the West and consisted Of
a check for 100000, s25OOOO in United States
bonds and sl5OOOO in stocks in iron companies
and mines in the peninsula of Michigan, making
a grand total of s5OO,OOO. The statement Is un-
doubtedly made because OF the exaggerated
statement at first published to the effect that Mr.
Wells had endowed his daughter with 100000
in cash,-Milwatkee Paper,
VIM Reynolds was so popular among his fellow
workmen, in an Alabama factory that they
bought watch to present to him, Just before
he was to have been informed Of the matter he
committed suicide, while laboring under the
haluCination that they were jealous and intend
ed to ruin him.
Professor Geiger sat In an easy chair on the
deck, looking very pale, The compassionate Cap.
tain asked him how he felt. Miserable, misera-
ble Pm sick, Captain, I'm sick, have paid trib.
ute to Neptune till I've lost everything" but,
said the Captain II see you still have your boots
left" Yes" said the Professor, family but they
were on the outside"
Thirty.six years ago Connecticut deacon vi
olently objected because 1t was proposed that a
violin should he used in his church. Twenty
years ago he said that no one but the devil could
have suggested melodeon. Nine years ago he
said that he would never go to that church again II
the contralto and tenor singers were paid 500
piece by the year. Last week he was in New
York iDquiring for boy who could pump an Or
gan while his daughter fresh from school, play.
ed hymn to the tune When Johnny comes
marching home"
The bank at Hsgerstown, Md, lost its President
and cashier by death, 10 years ago, and its affairs
were left in a chaotic condition. The new eff.
GERS were convinced that about sl00 900 was miss.
ing but the evidence Of the loss vas SO unsatiB.
factory that nothing was done. Lately some old
packages in the vault of the Mechanics Bank Of
Baltimore were examined, and in one $40 600 in
good raihosd bonds was found. This turns out
to belong to the Hagerstown bank, having been
deposited as collateral for loan and no record
made Of 1t,
On Sunday last the Hamburg steamer, Silesia,
sailed from New York with many delegates from
the North American Turner Bund to attend the
annual convention Of the German Turner Bund,
which is to be held in Frankfort on.the Main
from the oath to the Goth inst It is supposed that
FIVE hundred delegates will go from this country,
mostly from Western Turner societies. The
North American Turner Bund at the beginning
Of the present year had 1887 members and the
societies composing the Bund own property val.
ued at more than million and half of dollars.
At Albany, New York, Insurance superintend.
ent Fairman is distributing the reserve fund in
his hands to the policy holders Of the defunCt
Guardian Mutual and the World Life Insurance
companies of New York. Persons holding poll
cies should have no dealings with agents in col.
lecting these dividends The dividend will
amount to about per cent,of the value of the
policies in the first company, and So per cent. Of
those in the latter.
Lieutenant G. A. McCauey, of the third United
States Cavalry, who is now in Reading, on Sun.
day received letter from Colonel Fred D. Grant,
in which was the following paragraph Things
are getting pretty hot here in Chicago but think
Blaine has about the poorest chance of any for
the nomination. Father has the best chance, but
has to fight the field"
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, is the latest subject
Of Congressional scandal. Report is thst the
daughter Of married lady from New York, who
was stopping at the National Hotel, and to whom
the Senator was paying too close attention, COW.
hided him. striking him in the face and cutting
his eye so as to cause his absence from the SEN
ate Chamber for several days. The Senators
friends pronounced these rumOrs utterly false,
and say Ferry cut his eye by falling on the steps
Of the Capitol
With VIM. Black, the novelist, the writing Of
stories is business. He is shrewd, practical and
quick He has second wife. At Brighton he
has beautiful house which overlooks the ocean.
He makes about S25 900 year from his writings.
BE does not depend upon publisher for per.
| centage; he gives one 10 publisher. Black wa
born in Glasgow and is in his 40th year. He went
to no College, and his journalistic work was on
the London News,
Johnny Apple'seed was a remarkable charao.
ter known throughout this section Of the State
more than generation ago. Hlslif mission, he
seemed to think, was the planting Of apple seeds
everywhere he went-along the highways and
in the byways-that posterity might sbundantly
enjoy this fruit Muskingum, Knox and Coshoo.
ton counties were often trsversed by him on his
seed planting mission. The fruitfulness Of this
season will revive his memory COsRocton Eeule.