The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-25
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General Longstreet has appointed Gen Bryan N
Thomas, an ex.Confederste brgadieT, Deputy
! United States Marshal at Dalton, Ga. General
Thomas i9 West Point graduate Of the class Of
1858, was in active service in Utah and on the
frontier, and resigned from the army to enter the
Confederate service
Captain Isaac Bassett, the veteran DoorkeepeI
OF the United States Senate, who will complete
| his half century Of service In the Senate Cham
Der in December next, Is busily engaged In pre-
pairing his forthcoming volume entitled sketch
es and "Reminiscences Of the United States Sen
ate-lSS1-lSSl.
| Msjor Daniel, Democratic candidate for Gov
eInor Of Virginia, has pale and beardless face
and boyish expression, reminding one OF Byron
He is said to be very chvalric person, and 1t IL
related that he left school with room mate who
was expelled for some violation Of rule, because
thought not guilty Of the same offense, he was
present and in full sympathy with the offender.
Orlgen Seymour, formerly Chief Judge Of the
Supreme Court OF Connecticut died at his home
in Litchfeld, on Friday, aged seventy seven,
After number Of years OF successful practice at
the bar he was elected to the State Legislature
| huU III loOU mub CuOhCu DpShAGA VI tAS AASNoSi
which position he filled for two terms. In 1868 he
was the Democratic candidate for Governor, but
was defeated. He was Supreme Court Judge for
eight years.
Mrs. Millard Flllmoie, wife Of EX'Pretident
Fillmore, died at her residence in Buffalo Friday.
Mrs Flllmors was married after President Fill
more had served his term, on the 18th Of Febru'
ary, 1858. Her maiden name was Caroline Nc
Michael, but she had previously married Ezekiel
Mcintosh, Of Albany, and after his death became
the wife Of the ex President She has resided in
Buffalo since her second marriage. Her life was
chars cerized by charity both public and private,
being liberal ubscrlber to many Of the public
charitable institutions Of the city. In October,
1880, she suffered a severe stroke Of paralysis, fol
lowed by two attacks, and was for a long time
unable to artiCulate, but retained her other iacu
ties. She was in her seventy first year. No cnil-
dren were born to her. An unmarried son Of
President Fillmore by his first wife is the only re
naming relic OF the ex. Presidents family.
OH Browning, died al Quincy, H., on Wednes
day night. He had been very prominent in ILL
nois politics. and ran for Congress as Wing in
1913, being defeated by Stephen Douglas by fifty
votes In 1861 Gov Yates appointed him United
States Senator to fill vacancy caused by the
death OF Mr. Douglas, and he served for two years
with credit and distinction. While In Washing.
ton he was also engaged in the practice Of law
with Jere s Black and Thomas Ewing. President
Johnson appointed Mr. Browning Secretary Of the
Interior, and he also acted as Attorney. General
for a short time upon the retirement Of Henry
NJ hR IA
Browning'H services as Secretary Of the Interior
he resumed the practice Of law in Quincy, and
has since resided there. He was remarkably
well preserved man, and despite h'sadval Ced sge
Of seventy FIVE years, was engaged in active prac
tice up TO the time Of his last illness.
The circulation Of fiction from the Boston Pub.
lie Library is only 43 per cent of the whole.
Ex-senator Thurman, who is now in sWitzer.
land, will sail for this country Sept q.
A San Francisco trick Is to neatly cover good
silver coin with tinfoil, and induce an expert 10
bet that 1t Is a counterfeit
In the Folman shaft at Virginia City, Nev,. the
temperature at depth oflO0 feet is 500, al 500 6So
at l 900 So at 1900, lOlo; and at 100, 1892
Ex-Governor Washburn has mill at st. Paul
that grInds out three thousand barrels OF -four
day. The Plllsbury mill grinds FIVE thousand
barrels per day.
Mrs Edison, the Presidents patient nurse, shows
the signs Of her long term of Watchir in the fact
that she has lost ten pounds OF hesh since the |
IhoOtirg. ....
Senator Cameron and family are at the Oriental |
HOTEL Coney Island. where Roscoe COnkliDg Sen.
ator Jones and other prominent Republicans are
also cooling of.
Governor Porter tells the indianapolis Sentinel
hat while he was at Chautauqua he met a broth.
,r OF ex President Buchanan. He says that Mr..
3uchanaa is fine looking old gentleman of SS
,ears, and that he is an entertaining talker.
John A Cuthbert OF Mobile, who is now nine.
y.three years old, is said 10 be the Oldest survv-
ng ex. Congressman. He entered Congress sixty.
wo years ago. He is lawyer, and as lately as
ast year practiced his proies ion in the Alabama
,ouGts. ......U
Consul Wilson writes that Palestine is hs'
sleep. There is only one good wagon road In all |
he Holy Dand. the one leading from Jerusalem
o Jaffo. The newspapers are two small, feble |
Hebrew Sheets and the railroad improvements |
.re yet to be made.
recent traveller, the Rev, Henry Lansdell, in
lis Ave months journey from London to the
mouth OF the Amoor, all across the Czar's domiLs
ons, went over 600 miles by rail, 500 miles by
team, and 81 600 miles by horse, or altogether H. |
100 miles almost in a straight line.