The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-12

quarters TO Government buildings, the OBJ
ject being to save rent and other expenses.
But in the case of Omaha it has been found
very inconyenient on account of distance,
And the Government has determined to re.
move the army headquarters back to the
city from Fort Omaha. Officers families
| will now be located and headquarters
chosen in town, making it more convenient
for those having business with the Depart.
ment Of the Platte. The new buildings at
the Fort will be used as garrison and
school Of instruction.
The Chicago Times publishes dispatches
from large number of places in the spring
wheat growing section Of the northwest,
which will prove Of great interest to the
commercial world. 1t appears that while
the spring wheat crop in northern Illinois
and Wisconsin is inferior the yield in Min.
nesota and Dakota will be unprecedented
in quantity and quality. Good judges es-
innate the product in Minnesota at A..
100000 bushels, and in Dakota, where the.
berry is unusually large and solid, yield
of from 10 to 80 bushels per acre is eX.
pected, Harvesting is in progress at many
places and will soon be general.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. John G. SAKE, wife Of the distin.
guished poet, died at her home in Brook
lyn, of bronchitis. She was go years old,
and native of BridpOrt, VT. She was
unable to do any literary work Tor the
past year on account of illness.
Major John E. Simpson, General Mana.
ger of the Vandalia railroad, died at St.
Louis, on Monday morning last, from an
attack of paralysis. He was a native of
New York, and began service with the old
Terre Haute and indianapolis as messen.
ger boy, rising through the grades of tele.
graph operator, train-dispatcher, and as.
sistant Superintendent to the position
now vacant He has been superintendent
of the Vandalla line ever since its open
ing, and during the two years that it and
the st. Louis road were operated under
pool was General Manager. His term OF
service was interrupted by the war, in
which he served as major Of the regiment
commanded by the late Col. Eddy. MAJ.
Simpson was yet comparatively Il young
man, only 40 years Of age, and his death is
attributed by all his railroad friends to
oyerwork. He was conscientious to the last
point in the discharge of his duty, and his
slight physique was unable to bear up
against the burden of cares and responsl.
bilities. He was universally admired for
his personal qualities, and as a railroad
man ranked high in the estimation of
thoSe engaged III BUSINESS
ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES.
The nronelIer Cleveland was DESTROYED
hy fro in saginaw bav.
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A young lady at Montreal, named Eliz-
abeth Doherty, fell down stairs and broke
her neck while taking somnanbulistic
stroll.
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A collision between passenger trains ON
the Long lslaho rallrooa resulted III the
death oil the Two engineers, VINO were
brothers named WoIcotI'
A modest Pittsburg man who was dis
covered by policeman taking a stroll
with a woman of questionable character,
and who wished to avoid exposure, jump
ed from bridge forty feet to the ground,
receiving fatal injuries.
A stairway leading TO the Congrega.
tional church in Deadwood gave way on
Sunday NIGHT precipitatinc a large nun.
ber of people to the ground. Many were
painfully injured.
Two of the Superlntendents and one
foreman of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company at Pottsyille, Pay
were suttocated by black damp in coal
mihe li Wnlle examining tne ,li mlne WIN
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peISonS To,o Si'optnH oi,taS5n ~ vnG uppe' syoiH
wos in aamos when the haze wos discoy.
ered There beinc no avenue Of escane
excent bv the windows. the inmates were
compelled to leap for their lives. All es-
capped except one man, who was burned
to death.
MINOR MENTIONS.
Arizona has population of Al, $50, ex-
elusive of reservation Indians.
A portIord Orooon woman kiIIed
man who attemnted an Indecent assauIt
IN bor
Rev. DR.. Talmage visited the variety
dives of Leadvllle, after his lecture there,
the other night.