The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-22
PERSONAL VARIETY.


hold State Convention In Montpelier on May 10
to choose delegates to Chicago
The Maine Democratic State Committee have
decided to hold the State convention forthe nom
inaton OF Governor and selection of delegates to
Cincinnati on June 1st
The question at West Point is: did the Niger
cadet slit his own ears" with the sentiment de-
cidedly IN favor of the conviction that he "out-
ragged" himself
The Louisiana CdpiiOlian comes to hand an.
nouncing the glorious news that Baton Rouge is
again to be the capital Of the State 1t is glorious
news to the people Of Baton Rouge, New Orleans
has been the capital since 1852
A. s. Foote, late partner Of Brick POmeroy, is
now in jail on charge of forgery.
John Johnson and Hiram JefIreys have escaped
from the county Jail at Marion Ark,
Heury Ocs, an alleged murderer, was captured
in his sisters house at Concord, N. H,
Mason Wilson was shot and killed by Fred
Warren at Montrasi, Pa. Warren said he had a
good reason for doing it.
Two coaches going to Silver Cliff COL, were
overturned Four persons were seriously injuredi
James ], oKelly, formerly journalist of New
York, has been eleeted member of Parliament
from County Mayo, Ireland.
Secretary Sherman Is breaking ground for a
handsome house, to be built within few doors
Of that he now occupies in Washington.
General Butler is reported to have said that he
will support the Greeuback nominee for Presi.
dent. He says there is no better man in the coun,
try than David Davis.
Sir Evelyn Wood is preparing a surprise for the
Empress Eugenie in zululand by planting CRAFTS
from the st. Helena willow on the spot where
Prince Louis Napoleon fell
A citizen Of Illinois has an ambrotype portrait
Of President Lincoln at the age Of thirty.seven
years, It represents him as tall, gaunt man,
dressed in worn out clothes, and his hair stand
ing out in all directions.
The Republicans and Readjusters will act to-
gether as parties in Virginia hereafter, thinks the
Richmond Rhtg (Dem.) but it does not think that
the Democrats at the Presidential election will
lose manylvotes by the coalition.
During the first two centuries Of the English
Parliament's existence 1t was not unusual for
boroughs to request to be relieved Of the trouble
and expense OF sending members to Westminster,
But as members were wanted in order to vote
supplies the kings were sometimes deaf to the
prayers.
"A general election" remarks the London
Times, "is in many ways like great discharge
OF atmospherical electricity. It Is disquieting
and noisy; 1t produces the keenest discomfort
among nervous people while 1t lasts but 1t cleans
the air but with It's blasts Of wind and torrents Of
rain 1t gives fresh impulse to healthy life and
growth"
The leading Methodist Church in Toronto dis
missed It's choir because 1t had been singing
"PlnaEore." Only dismissed them Why didn't
1t kill them,
The total cost OF the Zulu war is G5, ,138OoO, The
total gain is-pshaw we have mislad our memo
randum. What did you say the total gain was,
Mr.. Beaconsfeld 2-[ Albany Journal.
Friday at the Froebel Union or kindergarten
conference In New York, Miss Elizabeth Pea
body, the acting President gave an extended
view of the progress of kindergarten work In this
country, in England and on the continent In
Germany, she said, there is hardly city or town
without Its kindergarten,
A New Orleans boy who was exercising in a
by getting his head in a swinging ring.
A wealthy Indiana farmer named Daniel Swy,
gard has starved himself to death under the hal.
lucinaton that II he ate his family would suffer
The lame, blind and sick Of Scott county Va.
are being healed by the supposed miraculous
powers Of deeply religious mar named Richard
Miller. He cures by the Toying on of handsmod'
estly gives God the credit for it, and refuses COM
pensatiOn.
The erring Methodist preachers down East are
getting short shriit at the hands of their brethren
On Saturday Eexegenarian Brother Page, Of South
Glastonbury was deposed from the ministry and
excommuncated by the Providence Conference
and on Monday handsome Brother Walker, o
Somerset, followed him into ecclesiastical Coven
try. In this case the chief prosecuting witness
was the preachers wife, and shocking stories she
is said to have told of him,
William McCabe Of fCynthiana, KY, gave his
aged and feeble mother sound whipping be
cause she had unjustly punished him as boy
about thirty years before He said that as she
was getting so old he might lose the opportunity
Of getting even with her If he delayed the settle
ment.
Daniel Miller and Charles Frazier smothered
in well they were digging near GOrdonsvilIePa
Miller descended and not being heard from Fra
Sier descended to find out the trouble and was
speedily overcome by gas. Before assistance ar
rived both were dead.
The statistics Of suicide for Philadelphia since
the LIST Of January show that fftesn persons have
died by this own hand, seven by hanging, two by
poison, three by shooting two by jumping from q
height and one by the knife. January and Feb.
ruary each contribute fve cases to the ghastly
record and March only three. Each case Is at.
tributed to insanity,
A Denver boy, three years old, who recently
swallowed solution OF concentrated lye, must
die Of starvation. His throat has grown together,
rendering 1t impossible fol him to take nourlsh.
ment except a few drops OF milk or soup, and the
surgeons OF Cincinnati, where he has been taken
for treatment, say there is no hope for him..
Some orioles up In Binghampton built their
nests last year in tree near tinsmith's shop
and when the winds blew the limb down the
other day, that hanging nest was found wired on
10 1t with pieces Of wire and tin cuttings swept
out Of the shop. better than any man could have
done It.
Baron ElOho, In the Peerage of the United
Kingdom, whose death at the age Of "a was an.
nounced, held other rank in the Scotch PeeraRe
Of a very ancient foundation. He was Earl OF
March, Earl Of Wemyss, Viscount PEBBLES and
Baron Douglass and was descended from Mac.
dun, who was FIRST Earl Of Fife In the eleventh
century.
On Saturday evening last an old woman named
Ann Cushing left the village Of Fort Coulonge
Quebec, during very severe snow storm, and,
missing the road, she followed fence that led
into the bush, where she was found dead the
next morning, A dog. belonging to her was
found faithfully keeping watch over her re.
mains.
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