The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-04
PERSONAL VARIETY

downward, on the reCedng wave, With extraor.
dlnary courage she swan to his relief, turned
him on his back and guided him to the safety
rope, where he was enabled to recover his senses.
lbert Gordon, descendant Of one Of the old.
est and best families In New York State, is con-
fined In the Richmond county JAIL Staten Island.
on charge Of graLd larceny. His mother was
the daughter OF Daniel D. Tompkins, who was
Governor Of the state Of New York and kubse
quen.ly Vice President Of the United States. Cor.
don's father was sootchman Of noble birth.
Edison will light 10000 electric lamps in the
city Of New York about the middle OF October.
The Prince OF Wales has an income of 8 10000
a year, and is heels ever head In debt
The army worm is holding a reunion In North.
ern Illinois, but there is no politics connected
with 1t.
Secretary Blaine announces the release by the
German Government Of young Brink, of Connect
lieut. recently forced into the G,rman military
service.
Five hundred ministers are expected to take
the stump for the Temperance ticket nominated
last week.
The Mormons keep large balance in the Bank
Of England to defray the expenses OF Mormon
missionaries in Europe, and to be used in sending
forward converts, That looks like business any
how.
A gentleman who has q great dread Of being
burned alive had his man servant recently exer-
cised ina fire brigade drill. Wishing to know
what progress the student had made he said the
other day to him, "now Thomas what would be
the first thing you would do If you woke up In
the night and found tho house on FIRE ?" do sill
get out side as quick as could"
At colored camp.meetlng at Creedmore Park,
near Philadelphia, last Sunday the singers clap.
ped one another on the back and sang their loud.
est:
De gospel train am comm,
comm roun' de curve,
putin and q blowin'
An astrainin' ebery nerve.
Git on board chillen, git on board,
Dar's room for many mo-
Come up hyer and git on de kyers !" yelled the
old man with voice like a fog.horn, but no one
came The exc tement Of the meeting culminat.
ed in the announcement that the dollar had been
raised and cent in addition.
A plague Of rats has appeared near Dagneaux,
in France. Innumersble swarms which come
from the direction of LyonF, have invaded many
communities, doing great damage to the crops,
Some farmers have killed from 5000 to 5000 rats
In their fields ia astngle day.
A Chinese mother at Fresno, Oregon, bAndaged
her little girls feet after the fashion Of her country
and for several days the cries Of the little sufferer
were heard throughout the mining town. Then
a mob Of indignant miners broke into the house,
cut off the bandages soaked the feet III liniment,
and threatened to hang the woman If she renew.
ed the process.
A telegram from Quebec to the Montreal Wit
ness says that, through the instrumentalty Of the
Governor General Of Canada, the sword which
belonged to the gallant but ill-fated Gen. Mont.
| gomeIy, who fell before Quebec on the last night
Of the year 1775 has been transferred 10 the Liv.
ingston family, resld ng on the Hudson River
New York. the General having married into that
family.
II think" said Partington, getting up from
the breakfast table, Il will take tower or go on
discussion The bill says, II l collect rightly
that party is going to very plural spot, and to
mistake very cold collection. hope 1t won't
be so cold as ours was for the poor last Sunday.
Why, there wasn't efficient to buy foot for res.
tltute widder." And the old lady put on her sash
and left.
A cable dispatch announces the death Of Geo
Barrow, author Of "The Bible in Spain, "Romany
Rye" "Lavengro" and other remarkable books
which displayed great familiarity with gypsy
life and traditions, considerable learning and
more pedantry, and revealed the author as an &C.
centric and nomadic genius whose vRgrant i'm
pulses constantly led him to break over oOnVen.
tional bounds. His books kswere mainly published
twenty five or thirty years ago, and had quite a
general circulation, possessing unique original
ity that gave them much interest; but he had
written nothing Of note for many years.
A bitter quarrel has sprung up between Lord
Butte and the Presbytery Of Rothesay, which is
likely to be fought out In the law courts. More
than century ago the first Lord Butte built
chapel In the grounds Of Mount Stewart, which
for two generations was used as the parish church,
and the worship" was always maintained there
until the present Marquis became a Roman Cath.
oliO, when 1t was C,osed. 1t is now proposed to
reopen the chapel as a Roman Catholic school,
and the whole island is aAame at the notion Of
such sacriege. The authorities Of the Scotch
Church dispute the right Of the Marquis to appro
priate an ediAce which was for 30 long under
their control to any such purpose. The reported
10y" at the birth Of the heir has been very evan
escsnt-in fact, 1t never really existed, for Lord
Butte is far from popular on his estates,
The Duke OF oldenburg is well described as one
Of the most good nstured princes alive. few
weeks Ngo three thirsty souls broke into the
Dukes cellars and abstraoted thence fifteen bot
ties Of choice old wine. They were caught with
their booty, and indicted for burglsrous theft at
the Duke'S instance, by the State Attorney, When
their case came on for trial. the presiding Judge
announced from the bench that his Hlghness had
withdrawn his prosecution, and ordered the
thieves 10 be set at liberty, Deeply touched, they
resolved 10 seek audience Of the Duke, in order
to offer him their humble thanks In person for
haYing let them off so easily. His Highness re-
ceived them, and, to their joyful surprise, told
them that he had by no means resented their ve
hement desire to partAke Of hit wine but that the
breach Of etiquette they had comm itted In visit
ing hls cellar without giving due notice Of their
intention to do 30 did cause him considerable
annoyance.