The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
PERSONAL VARIETY.

There are movements in Cincinnati and San
Francisco against the married female teachers In
the public schools. In both cases the city news
papers impute improper motives to members Of
the Board Of Education. The Cincinnati Com.
merclal charges directly that the object is to
make places for trustees faVorites.
In order that distant newspapers may be able
to comment correctly on Tennessee AFFAIRS the
Memphis Avalanche begs leave 10 state that
Estate debt-payer" signifies so cents on the dol
lar, and "city debt-payer" means 25 cents on the
dollar. The Avalanche adds that "the repudia-
tors do not propose to pay anything worth men.
tioning"
Senator Mcdonald was married at Washington
on Wednesday TO Mrs. Barnard. The Senator had
been twice previously married. His second wife
died about year ago. Mrs Barnard procured
divorce some years ago from her husband. She
is handsome lady, some fifteen years younger
than the Senator. A son bv her former husband
is clerk In the Treasury Department, and is
married to a niece Of John Sherman.
OF the 76 United States Senators only 3S we're
born In the States which they represent.
The record in the case Of Cadet Whitaker fills
900 pages, and an extra force Of clerks has been
put on to copy 1t.
The sentimentalists have at last succeeded IN
releasing Cowley, the starvation expert of the
New York Shepherds Home. He had served
years imprisonment and had fine of $3.50 to
work out, but was relieved Of the latter part of
the sentence.
A civil engineer named A. Watson claims that
he published in the Washington Star in 1868, an
article giving the detailp Of a plan for a ship
railroad across the Isthmus Of Panama similar
to that projected by Captain Eads He still as.
serts its superiority to a canal
Gen. Carl E. saloman, who died In Salt Lake
City recently, was exiled from Prussia in 1S48 In
1859 he secured the appointment Of county engi-
neer Of st. Louis county, Mo his unsuccessful
competitor for the place being Captain Ulysses 8.
Grant Gen saloman was a Union soldier dur.
ing the rebellion.
The Democratic members Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature have held a caucus to consider the
approaching Senatorial contest Speeches were
made in favor of retaining the party organiza,
tlon in the contest, while others favored the
nomination Of some Republican who would
command both Democratic and Republican
votes, Finally It was voted to appoint a commit
tee who shall report names on Monday next
from which candidate will be selected
middle-aged couple visited Kansas City on
their honeymoon journey, and stayed at the
house of the brides brother There the bride.
groom fell in love with his wifes niece, won her
consent to an elopement, and continued his
journey with her.
The Troy and Greenfield railroad which cost
the State Of Massachusetts over $4,000 900, Hoo
sac tunneD came within S5,781 drumming its ex-
penEes for the year, which ended in September
last. At this rate 1t will be sometime before the
road will be able to declare dividend.
The death Of John vattier at Cincinnati ends
the history Of strange organization In 1892
seven prominent Cincinnatians, dining together,
agreed to commemorate that event by an annual
dinner so long as they lived, the chair Of each
member to be placed OF the table after his death.
bottle Of wine was locked In casket and the
key thrown away, the same to be opened and the
wine drunk by the last survivor after the death
Of all the others. Dr. Vattier was q member of
this society and some years ago performed this
last duty in remembrance Of his associates. In
past years he has eaten this annual dinner alone
with the six empty chairs and dinner for six
more prepared, but never used His death ends
the strange organization known as "The Last
Mans Society,""
The campaign against Sitting Bull is proceed
ing urdei difficulties. Major Igles is attempting
fO 20 dor b,,s
The soldiers march through Is inches of snow,
and thermometer II degrees below zero.
II is reported to build railroad bridge across
the Mississippi at Omaha to cost 5000 OOO
Tom Ambrose, the missing United States clerk
Of Cincinnati has been traced to Toledo on his
way to Canada
The bill to authorize the Postmaster General
to readjust postmasters salaries was killed in the
House Of Representatives Monday.
One portion Of Mr.. Christiancy's answer to his
wifes cross bill for divorce, not heretofore made
public, sets for tn that notwithstanding his salary
Of $40 900 per apnum as Minister to Peru, he Is
actually In poverty. He can only rely upon S4,-
900 Of this money over and above the necessary
was much less, owing to the expenditures he was
obliged to make on Mrs, Christanoy's account.
Besides this, he is 1900 or SOO 900 in debt and all
his property is mortaged to almost It's full value
Akron is to be illuminated by the electric
light which will be placed on a high post In an
advantageous part Of the city,
A resolution was introduced in the House Mon.
day to investigate the figures produced by the
British Government before the Halifax Fishery
Commission. II is charged that the statements
made are false fraudulent and forged.
The report of the superintendent Of the Cen.
sus was presented to the House Monday show
ing the official population ofthe United States to
be 50 1852 S66 Following the report, Mr.. Cox IN
trOduced his apportionment bill, fixing the mum
ber of Represe entatiVes at 8Ol.
The Congressional visitors to West Point mill.
tary academy report that the old race enmity ex.
lists between colored and white cadets, and # can
probably never be- cured. They say the conduct
Of the Whitaker case placed him in false posi-.
ton from the beginning.