The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-23
LATE NEWS.

Gen, Bushrod Johnson, late Confederate, died
Tuesday at Brighton, Ill.
Tie village Of Waittburgh, Oregon, was nearly
destroyed by fire. Loss 5000 900.
Mrs Weider OF Lockbourne, lett CirclevIlle for
home on train, but got off at the wrong station
and in trying to get on the moving train fell un.
der and car wheel severed her head from her
body.
F, F, Hawley, mail agent on the Louisville &
Nashville Ry.. was arrested there Tuesday morn.
ing by the United States Marshal, charged with
embezzliDg letters from the mails. Hawley
waived examination before United States Com.
missioner Grail and was bound oyer in the sum
of 1000 for his appearance at the next term of
the United States Court.
Cheyenne, Sept. 14.-"Big Nosed George" a
we'll known roadagent and murderer was ar
raigned yesterday at Rawlins, Wyoming on the
charge Of murder and pleaded guilty to murder
In the first degree. He will be sentenced to be
hung, George Hadgood, his counsel desired to
defend him, bu George said he wanted to die
for his bloody crimes"
"Dar amt no use o. tryin' to hide yer sins un
der fine clos, TO de Lawd can see slick froo
broadcloth," said the Rev. James Delayan, at a
Kansas Camp-meetlng. Dan Kirby, well.
dressed gambler, construed the words as q per
sonal insult, and whipped the preacher after the
services.
At one of Hayes's receptions in California, q
"dodger" was circulated on the line of the pro
cessioD, with the words of Henry Clay:
II would sooner be right than President"
Supplemented with
Il would sooner be President than right"
RETURNING BOARD HAYES"
Said Republican stump speaker concerning
his campaigning among Vermont Republicans
II tried to talk sense to 'em at first, but didn't
seem to get on very WELL but when l started on
the bloody shirt I saw in moment that that was
what they wanted" That's just it If they'd
listen to sense they'd all be Democrats
One W. c. CASTOR, who has lived in Cadiz,
steubenville, Mt Vernon, Zanesville, Lancaster,
and about dozen other towns in Ohio and al.
ways ran himself out, has Joined the Credit Mo.
bilier party and is now stumping for Garfield.
There is alwaysa 'lower deep" and CASTOR has
reached 1t at last-M Vernon Banner.
One of the most remarkable operations In dent.
istry ever recorded was performed at Portsmouth,
N. H., last Sunday. A boy who had been out for
a drive was descending from the carriage, when
the horse gave a vigorous whisk of his tail.
twisted the end of hair around one of the boys
front teeth and pulled 1t out so quickly that the
lad had hardly time to feel the loss.
Postmaster Gen. Maynard leaves next week to
make political speeches in Tennessee. Secretary
Evarts is already announced to deliver two
speeches in New York, When each shall have
SHE'D his castor into the political arena, every
member Of the Cabinet will have violated the ia.
nous Civil Service rule. AS Hayes and Wheeler
have made political speeches in the canvass, the
qualification is complete,
A Radical politician at Washington, assuming
to be claim agent, sent circulars to ignorant
Confederate soldiers assuring them they were en-
titled to pensions. The replies are printed as
proof that If Hancock is elected Rebel soldiers
will be pensioned. The only ones we know that
are now pensioned by act Of the Federal Govern.
ment are Longstreet who gets 81 500 year, Mos.
by who gets Sc 900; HilliaTd, Minister TO Brazil,
who gets Sl2 900; Key who gets $1,000 and life
Office Hayes has pensioned these patriots.
The loss al the fire at Manhattan Market, New
York, is ST. 100000 The market hay sheds, ad'
joining the block, and ninety freight cars Of the
Hudson River Railroad are burned. During the
fire Inspector Dilks and Captain Washburn, OF
the Twentieth precinct, In command Of the po
lice reserves, had narrow escape from being
killed by the wall Of the market falling. Mich'
Lotus, homeless man. was badly burned
las the American" says the Rev. David Swing
Of Chicago, "can out-chew and out.spit and out
talk the rest Of the world, so can he out swear
the residue Of humanity. Sitting behind two
gentlemen for day, as our train glided along
from st. Paul toward Chicago, the words "by God
came back to me 700 times, when bedtime made
me quit counting"