The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-20
PERSONAL VARIETY.

Opera House have died,
Postmaster James, Of New York has written
letter declining to be candidate for Postmaster
General.
VIM. R. Dickinson, Of Philadelphia, is charged
ith forging will of Robert Whitaker, deceas.
ed dlsposing Of an estate valued at 100000
A powerful secret organization has been formed
with headquarters at Denver Col, whose object
is to go to the Ute reservation to prospect without
waiting Congressional action,
Eight hundred Chicago brick makers in the
yards on the west and south side struck Friday
demanding 50 day, an advance Of twenty. five
cents The north side yards are paying the In
crease.
The agent Of an English colony consisting Of
Rny.two families has just purchased ffty.two
quarter sections Of farming land in Butler county
Ks, The farms will be occupied assoon as houses
can be built.
The Galveston Texas News says 1t is hard to
hnd a Democratic paper In that State that is not
in favor Of the return Of General Maxey to the
United States Senate.
Bob IngersOll says that Hayes could not be
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would be enough scattering voter to defeat him
ifthere was moody else in the field.
Nette Burt and Alice Livingston give sparring
exhibitions in variety shows. Their appearance
on a Cincinnati stage was not success, because
they were too dainty with their blows; but be-
hind the scenes as the upshot Of a quarrel, they
had halt hours fight with bare iss, and dis.
figured each Others faces so much that they could
not complete the engagement
In his official report of the battle Of Five Points
General Sherman reported that the Fifth Corps
burst on the enemy like tornado" but in New
E York last week during the investigation Of Gen.
Warren's conduct at that battle Sheridan testified
that as a matter Of fact the Fifth Corps lay down
and seemed to be timid,"
The New Orleans Picayune advises people ney.
er to spoil good story by telling it for fact,
! The Whitehall Times tells Of people who live
I in owe.rentall spendor al the expense Of the
D landlords.
One man was threatening to whip another
well said the other, ian elephant can whip q
t philosopher"
N W, Fry. Of Broadwel KY, has become in
sane from reading the writings Of Colonel Rob.
i ert Iugersoll,
Speaking Of Indians, Professor Guss says the
Iroquls did not begin their great career until the
Dutch supplied them with FIRE arms.
}. Sand showers have taken place in Italy bu
!, where the sand came from no one can tell 1t wal
;. not from E,na because the volcano is quiescent
A sad accident happened to a mother.in.lav
down In Texas recently. Her sonin.law beinl
about to shoot HE wife, this motherin law, will
that passion for meddling which is peculiar t
her species, threw herself between the man anC
wife, and, as a consequence, received the fata
bullet in her own body. Mothers in-law SHOULD
cut this out and paste 1t In their hat as warning
A Norway Mich, special says: Early Thursda!
morning No. 2 shaft of the Lumbermen Minint
: CompaDy's Iron Nine located eight miles from
here caved in, burying alive sixteen miners Tht
shaft was fity feet deep and contained FIVE feet o
e water. John Tie and Jorskman, Isaac Flint anC
Oliver Gardner Cornishmen, who were working
l. directly at the bottom, were taken out dead Tn,
II others, who were working in drifts were rescued
d alive:
Ex-senator sprague heads the Rhode 1sant
e delegation to the National Greenback Convention
l. The Oldest living graduate Of Harvard Colleg
d is said to be Joseph Head, who graduated il
?, 1906.
- Judge Thurman is man ofOnly moderate for
tune, and lives in Washington in a house whiC
is comfortable but not luxurious
e The chief organ of the Virginia Readjuster par
=, ty, the Richmond Whig, has come out for tn
- u D.mocratic candidate who is to be nominated a
y the Cincinnati Convention.
AZ Harrisburg, Pa. May 1.-THE Supreme CouI
: this morning denied a new trial to Mrs. Coonley
the woman who enticed young girl into MAI
riage with the notorious Dr. DeLeon when sh
~ knew the latter had wife living in Harrisburg
The court below is ordered to carry out. the sen
" tence oftwo years imprisonment,
=. Mills equestrian statue of Jackson will be un
yelled in Nashville on Thurday,
Col. Charles H. Lewis ex United States Minise
Ie to Portugal, died in Harrisburg, Pa, Monday.
l. John H, Foster & Co., grain merchants, Boston
" have suspended. Liabilities about Sl5OtO0
2. The work Of loading and unloading vessels
Montreal Is at a standsulll on account of the doc
d laborers strike,
Of In some respects the genIler sex far surpass u
h. No man, for instance, can deliver lecture with
dozen pins In his mouth,
ID Secretary Sherman announces that the receipt
g of the Treasury for the present month have ave.
,, aged over 81 100000 daily,
1.-THE book to read" says Dr. McCosh, "is not th
one which thinks for you, but the one whic
makes you think" An algebra or bank booE
for instance.
A lightning stroke went clear through Clar
n county, Ky, school house, killed grey houn
! asleep under the floor, but left the twenty fiv
+, children unharmed.
The newspapers got all wrong about "Georg
Elliott" The London Echo states that II was nc
George Elliott but Mrs. g. H Lswes the: lega
m widow Of the deceased philosopher, who was re
Of Gently married to MI Cross.