The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-29

Grant county, Ind report that seven out Of If
teen bidders for the contract offered bribes.
Turkeys territorial loss is estimated by Ger
man authority as territory almost as large as
Prussia proper, with population of eleven mil
lions.
The usefulness Of Major Whlttle, the revlvaliht
was impaired at Rochester, Mimi, by the disCov-
cry that bis musical aid was the man who had
sung songs In that place from patent medicine
wagon,
Governor Witt, Of Louisiana, In his message
says that no 'abridgement OF the sacred right Of
suffrage ought to be tolerated under any pretense
whatever" and that the school house ranks In
importance with the court house, and education
Ia in no small degree an antldote for vice and g
prevention of crime.
A neat little Federal office is that of the United
States Shipping Commissioner in New York. In
the seven years of the existence of the Office the
Government has received 5000 out Of between
$4,000 and 100000 received in fees by the Com.
miSsloners, That Is q useful ofice-for the office
holder.
The New York Herald admits that Grant parted
with Belknap with regret;' thought Delano a
whitesouled man; appointed Williams to the
chief justiceship and made Boss Shepherd Gov
ernor Of the District Of Columbia. All OF which
1t thinks might prove embarrassing 10 party
which should nominate him for a third term"
When President Porter recently sat down to
dinner with other members Of the Yale faculty
and their guests, he was astonished to learn that
the dinner was attached by the sheriff A shrewd
Boston merchant had taken the opportunity to
forcea New Haven hotel keeper to pay debt Of
$780, and the debt was paid before the dinner was
eaten,
AT st. catherine, Canada. young man named
John Mcguire, alias VIM. Love, has been arrested
at.Welland for murder committed in PenDsyl-
vania seven years ago. He Is supposed 10 belong
to the Mollie Magures, and will be held until the
United States authorities are heard from.
At Georgetown, D. C., last week, two colored
men, William Rufin and James OBrien, were
engaged In an alteration on Frederick street
Bridge, when both fell into the canal and were
drowned.
Bradford, Pa Jan. 25.-0ur citizens are much
excited over the death by abortion Of Mrs. Cora
Myers, young woman 15years old, who was
married last July The abortion was caused on
Sunday last and the girl died yesterday morning,
though the fact that her death was from abortion
was not developed until to-day Officers are now
looking for Or. L. G. Read, "a physician in good
standing who is charged with the crime 1t is
supposed that he has fed into New York State.
Meadviile, Pa, Jan. A.-The engine boiler in
the saw mill Of D; A, Frampton, near Transfer
Station, for causes unknown, exploded this morn
ing, completely wreCking the building and in.
Btantly killing two employees, named Joseph
Grant and Seth Degarno, Both men have fami
lies and are about s5 years old. ::
Last year thirty-three duels were fought in
France,
Seven hundred and ten bodies were taken to
Paris Morgeu In 1879, ascompared with 7lS in 1878
Mr.. J. Gould has given IS 600 to purchase meals,
-four and bacon for the suffering farmers in the
frontier counties of Kansas.
ofrich Philadephians who died last year Asa
Packer left an estate valued at over SS5OOOOG
Thomas Powers about the same; Bloomfield H.
Moore over S3,OOOOOO; Rosalie Benson, S1,5O0OOO;
and George Falls 81, 1926 ,OoO '.'H
The Committee on Pensions in the House OF
Representatives at Washington has now pending
before II petitions for pensions from Mrs Julia
Gardner Tyler the widow Of an ex-President; Of
Mrs. Dallas, the widow ofs distnguisednaval
commander, who was a son Of an ex. Cabinet Off
Ger and brother Of an ex-Vice President and Of
Mrs. Pauldins the widow Of Rear. Admiral Hiram
Paulding. q .'1
Archbishop Purcell Is said to be falling rapidly
under the weight Of his Eour.score years and Of
the great calamity that has come upon This do.
eese. He has withdrawn entirely from the ad.
~ tu{
convent in Brown county.
Frederick Crajs, Polander aged II, was stab
bed and killed Sunday night, by Charles Shank
at Chicago.
Two men without license enticlng negroes to
go to Mississippi, were fined $3.50 and cost each at
Atlanta, Ca, on Saturday.
Three Of the crew Of the fishing schooner Ply
mouth Rocks were drowned on the banks by the
Capsizing Of the dory while attending travis
The steamship sardinean nom Baltimore for
Liverpool ran down the Sarah B. Frazier at Hall
fax. The Captains wife and a seaman were
drowned.
burglar named Henry Stevenson was fatally
shot Sunday morning by policeman while at
tempting to escapetrom store he was robbing at
indianapolis. tiDl- ,f
Professor Clark, Of Cleveland, and Dick Muir.
ray, Of New York, engaged In prize fight at
Dundee, Mich, on Saturday. Twenty mine
rounds were fought after which Clark was de-
clared winner. There was 10 interruption 10
the fight.
General Grant was given an official banquet at
Havanna on Saturday which was attended by
about so persons. Yesterday q commission Of
Casino Espanal invited General Grant to visit
Casino. The invitation was accepted in yefy,aat.
tering terms. General Grant also sent a conRrat.
ulatory telegram to King Alfonso on the occa.
sion Of the Kings Saint day. ,..
A fire at Bunker Hill Saturday, destroyed sew.
eral business buildings, Loss S1e5 OOO; insurance
S4lOOO.
The 81 Louis Republican has special from Trim.
dad, Col. which says: Several hundred COW. boys
from the Pan Handle Of Texas are said to be en-,
camped between here and Las Vegas. Fifteen Of
them entered Las Vegas Thursday night killed !
the City Marshal and two citizens and wounded |
fve others
Wednesday night four well iEeaaed men appa
rently ordinary travellers, arrived by train OF |
Danfnrth, hoquois county Ill.,, at $50, and soon |
after they masked themselves and entered the |
lodging Of Mr., Webber 60 years old and after |
knocking him down and gRgging him, blew open |
the safe in his loom, secured 1850 in cash, and |
escaped leaving him seriously fastened he was
only released after night OF terrible suffering
next morning.
Oliver Dalrymple, the great Minnesota farmer;
intends to cultivate $4,000 acres Of wheat this
season. He win have 20 steam threshers In oper-
alton, with 1856 reaping machines. Last year he
employed 800 lsborers and this year will increase
the number to 7OO
New Haven, Jan, 26-Rev, Mr.. Hayden, who
has had two trials on the charge Of murder Of
Mary stannard, has been released inS5, 900 bail,
New York, Jan. pa large FIRE is reported in
the shop of the Brooklyn penitentiary The prls.
Oners are secure.