The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05
PERSONAL VARIETY.

The Democrats of the Fifteenth Ohio District
have nominated Gen, Warner for Congress.
In France since the abolition Of the Empire,
no oath has been administered to the legislators.
Nor is there any iCrmality as an equivalent
NJ Tromhalt of the Paris Observatory, says that
in the near future, the aurora bOreals will make
exhibitions of itself much oftener than before.
The New Orleans PicayuDe, says Neal DOw,has
no barrel He will get a bung in November.
The Raleigh IN. C) Observer is an early bird.
1t is urging ex Senator Merriman for place in
president Hancock's Cabinet
Since the establishment Of the seat ofgOvern-
meI at Washington, Congress has spent 2,0OO-
900 on the District Of Columbia, very pretty
sum.
Give healthy man fan rocking caair, a
hydrant and nothing to do, and he may live
thirty days. This valuable fact must now be
recognized.
The results that will follow the elevation Of
Gen, Hancock to the Presidency are too terrible
To contemplate When some Of the many thous
ands now drawing salaries from the Government
for which they give no labor in return, are dis.
charged, working for living may actually raise
corns on their hands.
The census returns from every district in Ore.
Ron show population of 1885, on increase Of
SO per cent, since 1870.
The census Of Minnesota is now complete, and
shows total population Of $50 072 an increase Of
$40 8G6 since 1870, or a little more than seventy.
seven per cent.
Isaiah Carr, in the Kent county, R. l., jail
awaiting examination on the charge Of killing
his nephew last week, was found dead in his
cell.
Monroe Robertson, in the Greenvllle Ohio,
jail under sentence to hang August Goth, attempt
ed suicide Monday morning, cutting his throat
and arm with broken knife blade, He will re.
cover.
The body Of Mrs Fred Martin, wife Of the en-.
gineer Of the yacht Mamie, sunk in the recent
collision, on the Detroit river, was found in the
cabin of the sunken vessel. Only one body re.
mains undiscovered,
The original wagon in which John Brown EN-.
igrated from Pennsylvania TO Kansas is to be pre-.
sented to the State Historical Society,
The ladies at Cape May this year are much
given 10 owning dogs, which are decorated with
ribbons to match their mistIesSes' dresses
Courtney, the wealthy Washington match.
maker, has daughter who has started in the
same business by clipping with gardner
A Western paper headed an article, "a Luna.
tic Escapes and Marries a Widow" Simon Cam.
eron says Western editors have fine sense of hu.
NOR.
Young Kohler, the lawyers clerk, who was
mixed up In the defrauding Of the Peoples In.
surance Company of s50Oseems up to Republican
SNUFF, He says 1t was loan."
In 1860 the amount of salaries paid in the exec.
utive department at Washington was $500 S74,
while the same service is now paid but little short
OF $4,000 000 an increase of 45O per cent. In less
than twenty years of Republican progress" The
increase to be just and to correspond with the In
crease Of population should not be much greater
than 100000 or u round million for the whole.
A fortune teller, being called as a witness in
an arson case, at Eaton, o., refused to testify on
the ground that what she knew on the subject
had been conhded TO her as professional secret.
The court ruled against her, and her testim ony
convicted the prisoner, who privately confessed
his crime to her in order to gain her advice.
Hon. W. F. Reynolds, whose death at Lafayette
Ind, occurred last Saturday left an estate valued
at about three millions, to be divided between
his wife and two daughters. He made no will
A coal miner named West, from Wheeling, was
killed Monday Eorning in the Benwood coal
bank by fall Of soap stone, He leaves wife
and seven or eight children.
Washington is full Of ex. ex.Congressmen and
| higher officers who, dropping out Of public life
poor and without legitimate occupation, have
been stranded there, and left by the receding
tide. Rarely do they succeed, and very fire.
quently they suffer from the closest poverty.
NJ. Gambetta's father went into the Presiden.
tial box at the Chamber The other day, and had
the pleasure Of seeing his son conduct business
He Is fue old man, with an energetic and In
telljgent countenanCe, abundance Of white, flow
ing hair, and short cropped whiskers and beard
Utah writer says that John Mackay, the mi n
ing millionaire, walks about Virginia City in Q
thirty dollar suit Of gray clothes goes to work in
his mine at o'clock In the morning, and lives
in the plainest style. But Mrs. Mackay, who is
abroad spends more money than any othel
American in Europe.
Senator Bayard visited Hancock, at Governors
Island, on Friday. Before leaving Whining ton
on Thursday he sent letter to Chairman Nc
Keon, explaining that his absence from the rah
fcaton meeting in New York was unavoidable
He was yachting on the Delaware bay, and the
invitation to be present did not reach him.
State Auditor oglevee finished the count o.
money IN the State Treasury Saturday and the
result showed the different funds to stand as fol
lows Revenue fund S52O,7lSS6 sinking fund
| 1854 63469.
G. NJ, Perry has been elected Superintendent Of
the Ohio Deaf and Dumb Asylum, succeeding
o.Fay who goes to Connecticut He was assistant
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