The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-27
INTERESTING VARIETY.

The first wife of Brigham Young died
at Salt Lake last week. She became a
convert to MOrmOnism ut Avon, y. Y, in
1881, and went to the Mormon colony,
then in Ohio, where she married Young.
1t is said that, having accepted the doe
trlne OF pOlygamy, she made no OppOsi-
tlOn when her husband began to prac-
tlce 1t extensively, though She inyaria-
bly, fell Ill from excitement and grief at
every new marriage. She lived seglrate
from the other wives, and pt her five
children as much as possible apart from
the rest.
A Dumfriessnire laird in Scotland left
a strange viii, by which his whole for
tune, amounting to upward of $4,000
was Dequeathed TO his shepherd his
cOachman, and his farm servant. The
next of kin have brought an action
against the document, it being alleged
that he was of unSOuud mind, and that
atllictlOn had been aggravated by habits
of excessive drinking; moreover that
the legaLeeS mad acquired undue inhu-
ence over him. The case, which is to
be tried by jury in Edinburgh, is eXcit-
ing considerable interest in Scotland.
Experiments have been made in Eng
land with gas lamp composed Of two
pipes, one of which supplies gas in the
ordinary way, and the other air slightly
compressed by the weight of column
of water. Upon the burner is a cap of
fine platinum wire gauZe which, few
seconds after the current of mingled gas
and air has been ignited, gives forth a
brilliant incandeScent glow like that of
the electric lamp. Arrangements have
been made for lighting a number of
London thOrOughfares with this light,
which, it is asserted, Is cheaper than the
ordinary gaslight.
The German officers who recently ar
rived in COnstantinOple for the purpose
of reOrganizing the Turkish forces have
commenced work. They have decided,
first, to establish a model corps in each
of the four arms of the serYice-infan-
try, cavalry, artillery, and engineers.
These model corps are in the next stage
to be expanded into model battaliOns
and regiments, and the system of drill
and organization is subsequently, to be
extended to the entire Turkish army.
The formation of the first model corps
is to be proceeded with forthwith For
this purpose the Berlin War Office has
been asked to allow sufficient number
of subalteTn officers of the different
arms to proceed to COnstantinOple, and
has granted the request.
The novel police system adopted by
Chicago year and half ago is said to
have proved perfectly successful. The
city is divided into tWenty-fOuT districts,
in each of which is a depot containing
three policemen, a wagon, and four
horses. Throughout the city are police
boxes, looking like the oldfashiOned
sentry boxes, and provided with tele
graph signals and telephones. The door
Is kept locked, but can be opened by any
body needing police aid, keys being lib
orally distributed among stores and res
licences. Private individuals can thus
send an alarm by telegraph, just as we
transmit fire calls in this city. Each
key is numbered and registered, and,
after being used to open a box, is held
fast in the lock until released by pO-
liceman. Thus mischieYOuSly false
alarms are detected. When an alarm is
received at the depot, the police on duty
there drive quickly to the box in re-
SpOnSe. The telephones are used by pa
trOlmen to make periodical reports, and
thereby rOundSmen are done away with,
and every man is directly under the con-
troll of his captain. When a patrOlman
makes an arrest, he does not desert his
beat, but calls the wagon to take the
prisoner away. HOusehOldeTs may have
private signal boxes by paying the cost
The superintendent declares that his
force is much better controlled than be-
fore, that crimes are fewer, that cTimi-
nails are more easily caught and that
the expense is no greater.
Shortly after the opening of the Mos
cow Exhibition, which was recently in
auguTated by the Grand Duke Vladimir,
young man demanded an audience of
the Chief of the Police at st. Peter sburg.
He refused to state his errand to any of
the subordinate officials, 50, after being
carefully searched, he was admitted to
the presence of the General. Here he
stated at once that he was sent by the
Revolutionary party, and explained his
mission in the following terms: "The
Emperor is prevented from going to
Moscow by his fear of our schemes. His
dread will cease to be justified whenever
he grants Constitution. Then he need
fear no conspiracy, and can go in safety
wherever he pleases. 1t has fallen to
my lot to inform you that if the Emperor
persists in his reactiOnaTy policy, moth
ing can save him. Neither my friends
nor myself wish to murder him treach-
eTOusly. Alexander III. is warned as
was Alexander III. We do not assassin
ate, but we render Justice" At this
point of the interview the police officer
seemed anxious to call in assistants, but
the young Nihilist stopped him and
added: Il do not wish to be subjected to
the indignity of torture. In coming
here | have sacrificed my life. | could
have killed you, but we do not commit
murder u5elGSsly." With these words
the youth stepped back few PAGES, and
knocked two large buttons with which
his cuffs were fastened against his fore
head. The buttons, being full of an eX-
plOsive substance, burst, and inflicted
such wounds on the young man that he
expired in a few moments, leaving no
trace as to his identity.
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