The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-04
PERSONAL VARIETY.

Eleven thousand dogs have been killed in the
dog pound OF Baltimore in the two years OF ita
existence
Sir Bar.le Frere lately states that in a single
year more than 5000 (Sl7 500 0OO worth Of dla
monds have passed through the Cape Town post
Office
Michigan University had l8S women attending.
1t last year,-a slight increase over the year be-
fore but not in proportion to the increase in the
rest OF the institution.
An endeayor to abolish the teaching Of Spanish
In the San Francisco evening schools has ust fail.
ed The language ia found to be too useful to
business in that region to be given up.
Some very interesting experiments have baen
carried out In Leipsc with a culrass made Of
newly invented preparation Of steel. The metal
Of the cuirass is only three 'Aiueths Of an inch
thick, aud is lined inside with a thin layer Of
wool. The cuirass itself is fourteen inches wide
and ten inches high (being intended to protect
only the heart and lungs, and weighs two and
one.hai pounds. Eleven rounds were fred at It
at distance OF one hundred and seventy.fVe
yards from Martini breech loading rife; and OF
eight bullets which struck the cuirass two only
pierced the metal, while even these were COM
pletely Aattened and remained in the wooden
lining; 80 that man wearing the cuirass would
have been uninjured.
A man and his wife, Of the name Ct Z Jsset have
just been sentenced at the Mittelland Asslzes,
Canton Berne, to penal servitude for life for hay.
ing murdered all their children, numbering eth
er five or seven. They admit having put Eve to
DEATH and there is reason to believe that they
killed two others whose birth they concealed
Their motive for committing crimes so terribly
unnatural and revolving was simply to save them.
selves the trouble and expense OF bringing their
children up, for though in humble circumstances
the jssets seem to have been far from poor. q
considerable sum Of money having been found In
their house when they were arrested. The plan
they adopted to get rid Of the children was to de-
prIve them Of food, and when the process OF star
vatiOn did not appear quick enough, or the little
ones cried too much, 1t was accelerated by stran.
Cling or knocking them on the head. When the
jury gave in their verdict they expressed regret
that, under the present law Of Berne the Zyssets
could not be sentenced to some greater punish
ment than perpetual Imprisonment.
A tragedy at Niagara Ills revealed an unholy
romance. A few days ago the body of hand.
some woman was found in the river below the
falls It was identified as that Of Mrs Sadie Stew.
art, wife Of merchant Of Silver Creek, Chautau.
qua county who had mysteriously disappeared
from her home. Thursday morning the body OF
DR.. E a Howie formerly a resident of Silver
Creek, was also found In the river. 1t has been
proved that the doctor and Mrs Stewart eloped
together and visited Buffalo and Niagara Falls as
man and wife. week ago they were seen to
pass down a street Of the village to the Falls, and
we're never aferward observed alive They un.
doubtedly jumped into the rapids together. DR..
Howie left widow and fvelchildren Both par
ties moved IL good society, and the event has
caused considerable exsitement where they are
known.
Texas furnished forty generals, thirty four be.
ing brigadiers, to the Confederate armies, and 30
OF the forty are now dead.
Senator George is said to be esteemed as the
greatest lawyer in Mississippi. He has a sledge.
hammer way OF doing things and suggests the
Western man rather than the southerner
The baby elephant, born in Philadelphia March
Is, 1880, weighed 2lS pounds at birth, and within
the year gained 700 pounds on an exclusively
milk diet, It now weighs not far from 1000
pounds,
Extra Billy" Smith was a notable figure at the
unveing Of the Culpe per Monument to Confed
crate dead on last Thursday. Though he is over
50 years o. age the Ex-Governor looks as bright
and spry as a man Of fifty.
James Bridger, famous scout, after whom Fort
Bhdger was named, died near Kansas City few
days ago. He risked his life in score Of Indian
battles, was one Of Fremonts main stsndbye's
and passed many years in civiliz.ng the great
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