The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


General j. J. Bartletts little four year old
daughter recently travelled alone from Chicago to
San Francisco She carried letter addressed to
the conductors.
Charles Read, the English novelist, adores Wal.
ter Scott and calls him the British Homer. Read
was born In 1874, and his appearance is that Of a
model man hale, hearty, and withal "oi state.
ly courtesy"
One OF the picturesque articles in Senator Car
penters parlOrs is a spinning wheel which has
been In Mrs. Carpenters family for 800 years and
was used by her grand mother and greatgrand
mother, Miss Lillian, who has a very cultivated
voice. uses this when she sings Marguerite's spin.
ning-wheel from Faust
The jury In the case Of Joseph NJ. Katoosky,
who was on trial in st. Louis for several days for
shooting Augusta Simon, girl who. wouldn't
marry him. in october, 1875 returned verdict Of
murder In the first degree,
Chicago, April 1S,-The Packing Mems Pro-
tectiV9 and Benevolent Union, the organization
which inaugurated the mammoth strike at the
stock yards last winter and which at one time
composed nearly 10000 members virtually dis.
ing, and not one OF them willing to serve as Off
Ger Of the organization. Consequently no meet
ing was held and the organization broke up.
A Ylsalia, Cal, dispatch says land slide al
Mineral King Saturday crushed the boarding
house Of the Empire Mine, One report says fl
teen men are missing and four are known to bt
killed Other adyices say all the men are alive
ht,t a nurnhor aTa hadlu huFt
San Francisco, April 18.-The steamer City o
Peking arrived this afternoon from Hong Konl
and Yokohama, flying yellow flag, and was a
once ordered to quarantine A case Of small poz
occurred on the passage, though none now exist
on board, The purser's bag was landed and tht
mail will be put ashore after thorough fumiga
ton. The ship will be kent in quarantine till al
danger is past.
When Mr., Yanderbilrs new house on Fifth ave
nue. is scompleted 1t Will contain paintings wortl
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The Greenville and CoumbIana Railroad wa
bought by w. A. Courtenay, Of Charleston, S, G.
for 50, $685. 4O0
Beaver Falls, Pa, April l9.-At Q o'clock thi
morning the Western File COmpanys works Caugh
fire in the roof from spark in smoke stacl
near by, and the entire establishment covering
nearly two acres, was burned except the Office
Loss on stock, $3.50 900; on machinery Sl500O0; oil
buildings, $4,000 to $4,000, Insurance. sl5OOOO
divided among the following companies; La Con
iance Liverpool, London and Globe Niagara
German, Elna, North British, Lancaster LOndor
and Lancashire, Farmers, Of New York, Pennsyl
vania, Commercial, Star, Union, Of Philadelphia
Fnion, OF England, Union, Of Pittsburg, Spring
field, Of Pennsylvania, Queen, Imperial, Hanover
of Watertown, New York. Citizens, of Ptttsburg
Phoenix The Companys stockholders are
Messrs Blake of the Domestic Sewing Machine
Company, N Y: the Economy Society, Joseph M
Fessenden and Joseph Fashay, Of Beaver Falls
Three hundred and twenty hands were EN-
ployed. Their pSy-role last week was $4,000 The
works were paying better than ever before. They
have been running Il years, and will no doub
be rebuilt, Hubbard & BakewelPs ak factory
next north, Ebs saved with difficulty.