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

curites and belonging to a private deposition, has
mysteriously disappeared from the vault OF the
Fayette National Bank, Lexington, Ky.
sslvina seriously wounded the actor who waa
playing Cassie to his 0thello, In Philadelphia, by
accidently stabbing him with q sword In the
scene Of the drunken brawl.
The famous Mallet cattle ranch OF Texar haa
Just been purchased by man named Hughes, Of
st Louis, and Simpson, Of Weatherford, for the
sum Of $500 OOO 1t Ia said to be the largest cattle
trade ever made. ...........
Lucinda Fowlhes will hang In Lunenbure
county, Virginia, on the 22nd Inst She was con.
Victed OF numbering her husband. AN effort WaS
made to secure her pardon or Communication, but
Governor Holiday refused to extend executive
clemency.
General Tyler, Postmaster Of Baltimore hAR
been mulcted in 5000 for kissing and huppinp
one Of his pretty clerks Of the female persuasion.
The fair damsel's case was championed In court
by one Of the Baltimore Bonapartes, q smart
lawyer.
Malone does not rise to the dignity Of being
able to insult anybody too mean to get any one to
pair with, and is now very much concerned about
his health. His absence might be bad for Riddle.
berger, but would be gratefully received by Gar.
field and host Of anxious sinners awaiting the
strengthening balm Of confirmation.
Henry Johnson and NJ Lopez live in the same
house in New York, Johnson came home the
other night, and found that Mr., Lopez was out
and Mrs Lopez was with Mrs. Johnson, in her
room. johnson thought 1t would be fun 10 frlgh.
ten the women, went into the Lopez apartment
and made noise. Mrs. L. at once seized pistol
rushed Into her room and shot Johnson, the bull.
let ploughiug furrol across his forehead.
A rich and eccentric old Kentuckian named
Lewis Hamilton who was killed by fall from
| his horse the other day, Is said to have left FIVE
children bearing the surprlslngnames Of Avenue
Belle, young girl of 49, China Figure, another
daughter Of 49, London Judge, son, aged 81;
Hebrew Fashion, a daughter, aged II, and South.
ern Soil, lad Of Syears.
In London police court, recently, woman
charged with theft cOntended that she was not re-
sponsible for her actions, "being In the habit of
taking chlorodyne" II was stated that she took
several ounces weekly, and when she was appre.
ASAiNSN oSNSAuA pohhSS vi DulOEUuyu6 WbE6 IOuuu
In her possession. The bench fined her 4Os and
costs and warned her against taking any more Of
the narcotic.
Melville Griffin deserted his wife at IndIanspo-
lis and eloped with her cousin. Mrs. Griffin fol.
| lowed the couple, and at the conclusion Of an
interview, said to her rival my husband evi.
dently loves you better than me. will get di.
vorce, and God will provide some way for sup.
porting myself and children" The words had
powerful effect on the mans new partner, and
that night she committed suicide
Angry wife (tIme a. m. us that you Charles7'
Jolly husband-'zlsh me- Aagry wife-'Here
have been standing at the head Of the stairs these
two hours. Oh, Charles how can your Jolly
husband (bracing up)-'Shtandin' on your head
on tshtairsR Jenny, I'm Surprised; How can Il
BY JoVe, can't Two hours, tool 'stronary wo-
mani
Two old settlers Of Chicago have passed away.
Mark BRubien, who went there In 1926, and
achieved great fame as a tavern keeper, died Fri.
day morning In the SOth year Of his age He was
the father Of twenty-slx children. David Mckee
who went there In 1922 as blacksmith for the
United States troops, who were then the only
whites on the spot, died at Aurora, on Saturday,
also in his SOth year. His first friends were the
POttawattamiep who owned the land.
Boston total abstinence people are now excited
against the Rev DR.. Bartol on accouat Of ser.
mon Of his on the evil Of fintemperarce. He took
the ground that the war on rum as commonly
waged, Is worse than useless. Beer Is not wrong,
he said; wine and ale are not wrong; rum and
whiskey and brandy are not wrong nothing
purely material could be wrong. InSobriety, In /.
ordinate selfindulgenoe Is wrong, be the fleghIy
| appetite for particular meat and drink what
may, and eating and drinking to excess is not the
cause OF proaigacy, murder, theft, arson, house,
breaking or any vile, innocent assault, any more
than one fowl Is the cause Of the flock or BROOD
Dr. Bartols idea is to so educate man thathe will
take to intellectual enjoymentH, and thus lose his
| appetite for intoxicating beverages.
The disparity Of sexes In churbceS Is placed by
lions Herald at two to one in favor Of the women
and the same paper also makes the following
rather strange statement; II we were to take the
churches through the country, we should proba.
bly, find that not more than one.tenth OF their
mem bers are men In the prime Of life. The other
nine-tenthB are women, men who have passed
their meridian, and youths and maidens who
have not reached their maturity. It is also to be
observed that in almost every communi y the ma
Jority Of the energetic, enterprlsisg business men
are not aVowed and active Christians; and ifthey
are identified with the church at ALL it is usually
In the most superficial way
An cid man who had for half a century been
known throught New England as the Wandering
Jew leeently died at Middlebury, Vt. His real
name was Francis William Alexander and he
was not Jew, but a Scotchman Of excellent ed.
ucation, and possessed Of money enough to sup
ply all his wants. He wandered constantly on
foot, had q wierd aspect, and was the terror OF
children far and Wlde Popular superstition ss-
cribed to his great age and 1t was Whispered that,
having committed some awful crime, he was
doomed never to die, but always to tramp. Igno-
rant housewives closed their doors against him in
terror. He seemed to enjoy the aversion which
he excited, aud sometimes increased 1t by utter.
ing the most dreadful maledichons.
Boston, April 1S,-The conductors aud drivers
Of the horse railroads In this city have made
demand for 20 per cent increase OF wages. The
South Boston road increased the wages from 81 rs
per day to %, ...
suggestion from friend In Omaha to the
Hon, s Tilden brough: from him libaral con-
tributiOn with the following message
"Your dispatch received, I have no informa.
ton BY which to guide my judgment as to what
you intend to do for the Dakota sufferers, but at
any rate you can subscribe for me $3.50.
(Signed) 81 TILDEN.'
Dubuque, Iowa, April 1s.-Thomss duv freight
conductor on the st. Paul road, 95 years Of age,
while standing on top Of car last night was
struck by guy rope as the train was passing over
sabula bridge. His head was severed from his
body except few tough muscles He fell to the
track, the train passing over his body mangling Il
In horrible manner. The remains were sent to
Leavenworth, Kansas for burial, accompanied by
his family.
CarbondAle Pa, April 1S-Jerome Wilson
brother Of DR., r B Wilson Of New York, and Oi
Henry Wilson, proprietor OF the HOnesdale CitscRr
left here fourteen years ago to-day and nothing
| was since heard OF him until his return to-day.