The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-09
PERSONAL VARIETY.

Personal VARIETY.
Colonel Thomas Scott, in the last year Of his
life, gave away s25O,OOO.
The Chicago Times says: Malone came in like
a lion and is going out like lamb.
1t Is said that General Butler is about to form a
law partnership with Gen Roger Pryor.
New Philadelphia. Ohio Is enjoying sensation
A divorced woman Is suing her former husband
for breach Of promise to marry her again.
The Washington Capital calls Lord Roscoe "the
oiled and cnrled Assyrian bull Of Utica
Professor Huxley has discovered that the fam.
ous 'whitebait' fish is nothing but baby ner-
ring six months old
Two Pittsburg women used coal oil to kindle
their fires last week. They will never do 1t again,
Mr. H G Burleigh, OF Whitehall, VI, ofTets to
foot ihe bills of military company named in his
honor which Is going to Yorktown, 1t will cost
Mr. Burleigh "a OOO
Commodore Mutt who died recently, was 81
years old, and three feet seven inches in height,
He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire
Three years ago he was married. His wife sur.
wives him.
colony Of eighty four persons at st Peter
Mimi, is composed of one woman and her chill.
dren, grand children, and great grand children,
with their husbands and wives.
The two physicians Of Maquoketa, Iowa, in.
| cOnliderately chose the same week for a spree,
and their patients were dangerously neglected
for several days until other medical help could
be obtained.
Mr. Stanley Brown sailed for Europe last week
on business connected with the public service
Duing his absence Mr. Pruden will fill Mr.
Browns place as private Secretary to President
Garfield
Sir Edward Thornton has been nearly fourteen
years Ambassador to this country from England
but during that time has never, save on one or
two occasions, and those non political, spoken In
public.
Professor William Dwight Whitney, OF Yale
College, has been appointed foreign knight OF
the Prussian Order Of Merit on account Of his
scientific attalnmens generally, but especially as
recognition Of his ability as a sAnscrit scholar
Tristan CONN and Dlonis, his wife, landed at
Nantucket In the month Of August two hundred
years ago. Next August three or four hundred
members Of the Coffin family will gather upon
the seagirt isle and celebrate the bicentennial Of
the landing by lying the cornerstone Of monu.
ment to the original Cohins In America.
The ResdlusteIs convention in Richmond last
week after great excitement nominated, by &C.
clamadon Col Cameron for Governor and John
Lewis for Lieutenant Governor All factions In
the convention agreed to put aside personal ends
and work together far harmony and success.
The body Of Colonel Dwight Webb, killed by a
fall down stairs In hiF boarding house in Jersey
City, has been removed to the morgue, and will
be buried in the Potter's Field II friends do not
interpoie. He belonged to Michigan and has rep.
resented his district In the Legislature of that
State.
Mrs Muller cut her throat at Cincinnati nine
years ago. Her attempt at suicide was a failure,
though she has never fully recovered from the
wound. She had quarrslled with her husband,
and their differences have continued. Muller
| frequently upbrsded her for not dying when she
wished to, aud urged her 10 try again. On the
anniversary of the event, few days ago, he said
that he would show her by taking his own life
how to properly commit suicide He aimed a
pistol at his heart and fred but rib diverted the
bullet, and he will recover.
The New York Tribune says Of Conkiinp: His
prospects as lawyer grow brighter every mo.
ment'"
Charles O'Conor, the great lawyer, though 80
years of age, is building $4,000 cottage at Nan.
tucket,
The official bangman Of Germany advertised
that he would take an apprentice, and he had 400
applicants in six days.
AS DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes phrases 1t in re.
cent letter, 1t is hard instructlng ancient canine
individuals In new devices.
Utica had millionaire who recently died,
Mr. MunsOn, who was so modest and retiring that
few people in the city knew Of him.
Senator Frye, OF Maine has accepted the invl.
tation Of Judge Wilson Of Charlottesville, to
go down to see Virginia election.
Mr. Blaine said last winter that his relation with
Conkling was the pleasantest imaglnabls-he had
not spoken with him for ten years.
The Grants, with family Offve children, lived
in the White House eight years and never COM
planned Of malaria, And they are willing to live
there eight more.
The law against concealed weapons passed by
the Mississippi Legislature is enforced in some
parts Of the State. A man wss fined 500 and the
cost Of his trial at vicksbuIg last week for this
ofense.
Chip Smith, Of Ausonia, OF, Is under sentence Of
death for the murder OF policeman, and his
sympathetic toWnsmen are getting up dance,
the proceeds Of which will be spent in procuring
luXuries for Mr. Smith during his last days.
A Maine paper prints laconic correspondence
between two personal friends. One wrote to the
other "Do me the favor to lend me dollar to
get my COW out Of the pound" The other wrote
back: II would bnt paid my last dollar to the
boys to take the COW to the pound.
steubenville, June 5.-Jsmes Owens, formerly
Of Pennsylvania, but more recently working on
the tunnel at Gould's Station on the Pan Handle
road, came to Mingo, three miles below here,
yesterday evening to get some whiskey, got it, and
was returning with companion. when, a short
distance west Of Mngo, they were met by the No
fast line Before Owens could get off the track
the engine struck him, killing him instantly.