The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-19
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PERSONAL VARIETY.

Henry A Wise Of Virginia is said to have been
the author OF the phrase "The office seeks tho
man. not the man the office" Add his name to
the LIT Of American authors Of actlon.-BOaon
Post.
The.production Of iron and steel rails in this
country in 1880 is the largest ever known. The
total amount, juEt ascertalned 1897 gross tons
or 81 per cent. more than In 1879.
The furniture OF Mrs. Langtrys little house
where the Prince Of Wales used to invite himself
to breakfast, has been sold for the benefit Of cred
itors and the Jersey lily has disappeared from
the London world.
An old man In Lewiston, Me, refused to ride q {.
his Wife's funeral, saying that he wanted to take
his last walk with her And 30, in pouring rain
unprotected by umbrella or overcOst, he followed
the hearse with bowed head stance Of more
than mile to the cemetery.
There is a crematory in South Boston. In the
form Of a lIme.kiln. Tramps crawl into 1t be.
cause 1t is warm, go comfortably to sleep, are
overcome by gas, finally are burned to crisp
when the fire is ireshened in the morning. SIX.
teen lives have thus bsen lost within few
years.
The Senate judiciary Committee Tuesday, took
vote Of the nomination Of Stanley Matthew'S to
be an Associate Judge Of the Supreme Court.
Messrs. Conkllng and Garland were absent. The
vote stood: For confirmation, Senator Lamar;
against confirmation, Senators Edmunds Logan
Ingalls,, Mcmillan, Davis Of Illinois, and Bayard.
Subsequently an adverse report was made to the
Senate.
At East Liverpool, o, Aaron Tunslill, while in -.
toxicated, drove his wife out Of Il house and
seized the baby and threw 1t on the ground, fraG .
turing Its skull. he is in jail.
PitBburg, May 9.-Karl Mink, German, who
came here some days ago from Mansfield, o., In
search Of employment, was found this morning
suspended by handkerchief to fence dead.
is supposed he became dlsheartened at his failure
to obtain work, and committed suicide. Deceased
was about thirty.sIx years OF age. His relatives
In Mansfield were notified by the Coroner Of hia
death.
An English and Montreal bank has each tax.
en- 100000 Of 9H per cent. extended bonds az
1,Ol. There is an evident determination In all
quarters to avoid speculative investment accept.
ing small interest with perfect security for the
principal In preference.
Emperor Williams health is causing much un.-
easiress at Berlin. He has been in the lowest
spirits since the murder Of his nephew, and has
been less able to resist cold which he caught
some time ago. His family were very anxious to
get him away from Berlin. He Is now In Wiesba =.
den and early in June will probably 20 for Ave
weeks to Ems.
Mr., Henry Ward Beecher has been sued by
Maryland agricultural society forfallure to deliy.
er an address as he contracted to do, at fair
two years since. All of Mr.. Beecher's sins Of
omission seem to be finding him out at once. 1t
is but few weeks since his derelictiOn in the
matter Of writing the Life OF Christ was sprung
upon him.
Ley Teep, a young Chinaman murdered by a
Crosby street hOodlum, in New York, was, on
Friday last, buried from the Reformed Presbyter-
ian Church, in West Twenty third street, DR.. John
Hall, DR.. Howard Crosby, and the Rev, David
Gregg occupying the pulpit, The dead man had
been devout attendant upon the services of the
church, but the ceremonies at the grave were
after the Chinese rite.
The ignorance Of Royal Carr, who was hang
ed In Vermont last Friday, is urged as a reason
why he ought to have been saved from the gal.
lows. Mr., Hapgood, a member OF the State Legis.
lature says in an open letter to Gov Farnham:
THAT person born and reared within the
bounds Of our State should reach the age Of 40
unable to read or write, to distinguish the months
of the year or the different denominations of
money, is owing to the criminal negligence Of the
State or the utter incspacity Of the i,dividual-
either Of which conditions should debar the
State from the execution Of the death penalty.