The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-28
CANTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1881.
PERSONAL VARIETY.

Nearly 5000 immigrants landed Rt New YOrl
Friday, from SIX steamships, making total OF IA,
600 for five days last week. They are mainly Ger
mans, Irish and Italian. Eight more steamer
from Europe were due last week, and 4
was expected that the total arrivals would exceed
10000.
Henry W Hastings Of Boston, who. accompan
led Gen. Z Butler on his late cruise In the zach
America, says that the highest honoIs were paid
to the America, and her owner in every port and
further. Il at no more generous gentleman OF
pleasant companion can be found to make O
cruise with than Gen, Butler.
Alta meeting Of Alexandria Wt tshiDgton Lodge
Of Masons, at Alexsn driR, Wednesday night, q
resolution was adopted rendering the apron and
sash worn by Gen. Washington during his services
as master Of the lodge, to Peyton Coles Esq,
grand master of the order in Virplnis, to be used
by him at the Yorktown centennial. The apron
and sash were the handiWork Of Mrs. General
Lafayette.
Alexander III. has promoted to q cOptaincy the
young lieutenant who wrapped hls own mantle
around the wounded CSar just after the explo.
sion. It was In this mantle that the murdered
man was taken to Winter Palace. "IhaVe bought
you new cloak" said the young Gar to the
soldier, II shall keep the other" He has also
given the youth q present of 1900 roubles,
"Uncle Thomas" the veteran brush boy" Of
the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago has died, leav
ing an estate valued at from $50 900 to 85O,OOO He
was born in Virginia some time about the open.
ing Of the present century. Before emancipation
he offered Sl,700 to the owner Of his son for the
latter's freedom. The offer was refused, but Lin.
coins proclamation effected what gold could not
Uncle Thomss's son represented Cook county, III
faithfully and well in the Legislature Of that
State. and now holds a position Of trust In the
Treasury at Washington,
Thomas Hagg. the pioneer locomotive engineer
Of all the country west Of the Alleghenies, died
at his resid enCe on the peninsula west Of Port
Clinton. He was born In Preston, Lancssheir,
England, March 16, 1S08 came to America early
in life; brought his first locomotive from New
Jersey to that section Of the country; put 1t up
and ran 1t on small piece Of track between San.
dusky and Bellevue called the Mad River g. Lake
Erie road, He has held many responsible posi-.
lions but Of late years has led peaceful life as
grape grower, He leaves seven children.
Ovens tobacco store, the business house Of W
Kuizner & Co., Rumberger's marble works, the
Herald printing { flee, and three dwellings at
5hamokiD, Pa, were burned Sunday night, In.
,endiary Loss, $1,000 partially insured,
The italian bark Bunip, Captain Capurro was
cut down on the Goth ult., at sea by the bark Ar.
KilO, Of st. John, N. B. The scene Of the coils
on was about hve hundred miles southeast of the
central great bank Of Newfoundland. One crew
was saYed but the other Is uncertain.
William Brown, Sunday, went into James Ben.
jOn's field near Falmouth, KY, 10 drive out some
mules that were tIespassing, Benson appeared
Ind threw rocks at Brown, who ran. Benson pur.
lued, still throwing stones, when Brown drew
'eVolver and killed his pursuer,
Extensive incendiary fires occurred early satur-
lay morning at the salt property near Syracuse.
Martin Cooney's three salt blocks were first burn.
ID. Loss, about s6 900; fully insured. Later the
alt mill and three double blockP, owned by the
Porter Manufacturing Company were burned.
The loss Is estimated at $4,000; insurance $4,000