The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-25
PERSONAL VARIETY.

The population Of Scotland has increased II
per cent the last ten yeArs and is now S,784 AL
Glasgow, tho largest city has 1000 inhabitants
Philadelphia wants 50, 100 600 to pay itS munlCi
pal expenses this year, an increase Of over q mil.
lion and half and this does not include interest
on il seventy millions Of debt.
Mrs Prentice, aged SO years, the grand daughter
Of Gen Stark, attended the one hundred and
fourth anniversary Of the battle Of Bennington,
Vt, August 16.
The new double dwelling that Gen Grant has
purchased on Esst Sixty sixth street, IN New York
city iB very plain stone front. II Is one door
from Fifth avenue, and overlookS Central Park.
The ChristlanCy nastlness Is still pOlluting the
air, and, naturally enough, 1t grows worse a. 1t
grows older. Its odor hSS become positively loud.
A female arEayed In bathing suit has reached
Warrington, and expresses the opinion that she
can heal the President by the tranAiuBlOn Of blood
from her arm. The authorities have seized upon
her aB Drank.
In the United Kingdom there have been opened
since George Stephenson began his lAbOrB, more
than 1900 miles Of railroad, representing at the
rate Of $4,000 per mile, an aggregate value Of
A7O00 100000 and conveying, exclusive Of season
ticket holders, the hardly conceivable umber Of
6OOOOO,OOO passengers.
Ex.secretary Thomas, Of BuChAnSn'S 3 Cabinet,
says that Buchanan was very stubborn man and
ct times not easy to get along with. Judge Black
could sometimes manage him. Black was the
one man who did not lose his head, and was
strong, clear, conservative force.
Nine MuStaOhe-the only name she had-Who
in the old days Of Cheyenne kept q gambling
house there and was known In the same business
In other far Western towns, died not long ago In
Idaho from poison administered by herself, She
was an expert gambler, and at one time was very
rich; but bad luck overlook her, and when she
died she was pennileSs and frlendleSs.
The Misses Begg, the daughters Of Robert
BuEns's youngest sister, are two kind old ladies
now living in little cottage near Ayr When
Gen Grant was travelling in Scotland he called
upon the sisters, aud correspondent Of the De.
troit Free Press declares, gallantly saluted them
with kiss "A very good.looklrg man is Gen
Grant," says the elder sister,
The ocean cable puts many thorn in the paths
OF high toned embezzlers and forgers wheelock
New York bank clerk got away a couple Of
weeks ago with $4,000 OF his employers bonds
and other securities. The cable headed him Off,
and when the vessel arrived at Liverpool he
found himself in the custody OF the police His
offense includes forgery and he will be exradited
The experiment Of using All electric lamp In
place OF the headlight OF locomotive hes re cent
been successfully made on railway in Austria,
A special lamp has been devised to Withstand the
constant jarring Of the locomotive which has
hitherto been found too BeveIe for the sensitive
light. The new lamp gave steady light, illuml-
mating the track for about 500 yards, and bringing
outthe color Of the signals with great CleaTnes1.
The OflclAl report Of the Bureau Of stAtistCu
giveS the number Of immigrants 10 the United
States for July SlS.SO7, ~ against ASJS6 arrived