The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-11-23
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There is an epidemic of scarlet fever
| in the Asylum for Predetermined Youth
at Columbus.
The brilliant aurOral display Sunday
night was visible in many cities from
New York to Cincinnati.
A fire at Olney, Ill, Sunday evening,
partially destroyed a number of build
ings, causing loss of $4,000.
The Swiss societies of New York City
and vicinity gave a reception, Sunday
night, to Colonel Emil Frey, Swiss
Minister to this country.
A Congregational Church at Rich
mOnd, Mass, was burned Sunday night.
1t was over one hundred years old and
was valued at $4,000.
The Lady Gertrude Douglas, sister of
the Marquis of Queensberry, has scam
dalized London society by marrying her
baker, who is but 21.
George, the Englishman, and Myers,
the American champion runner, will
settle the international championship
in New York, Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Charlotte /. Durand, of Newark,
n. j., was the pOssessOr of $4,000 dia-
mOnd ring. She exhibited the jewel to
seaside acquaintance, and soon lost
sight of both.
NoRRIsTowN, PA, November 22.-Mrs.
Melville, wife Of Engineer Melville, left
the insane hospital at this place last
evening for home. She has regained her
health completely.
At the Empire House, Cleveland, last
week, Henry Ellis was found dead in his
room, having taken morphine. He tried
it three weeks before, but stomach
pump relieved him then.
Near Fowler, Indiana, last week, Earl
nnkr Far in ND
of insanity killed his wife and little boy
and himself. he mother-in-law was
the first to enter and see the horrible
sight.
A young man named Parker was mis-
taken for deer by a party of eastern
hunters near FOstOTia, o., who shot and
killed him. This is the third accident
of this kind reported within the last
month";
VIM. Secrest, the clerk of the Bourbon
| House, at Paris, KY, was shot and dan
gerOusly wounded at midnight, Satur-
| day, by a drunken Kentuckian named
| RedmOn, who also received slight flesh
wound during the engagement.
The country people at Bean Hill, Nor
Wich, Conn.,, are proudly pointing out to
strangers and Old-fashiOnPd, modest, two
story dwelling house, just south of the
Methodist village, and saying that there
Governor Cleveland, of New York.
was born.
MANSFIELD, November 2O.-Patrick
Quinn, brakeman on the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad, % years
of ago, and a resident of Gallon, was
killed by the collision of two freight
trains, six miles east of this city, this
morning.
General James d. Fessenden, United
States Register in Bankruptcy, son of
the late Senator Fessenden, dropped
dead on the street at Portland, Me-,
yesterday. He was nearly fifty years
old. He was in General Sherman's
army in its march to Georgia.
Pope Barrow, who has been elected by
the Georgia Legislature to fill out the
late Senator Ben Hills uneXpired term,
is considered an able lawyer, and has
been a member of the Georgia Legisla-
ture and of the Constitutional COnVen-
tion. He wants the tariff duties lowered.
Governor-elect PattisOn, of Pennsyl.
vania, married vesy early daughter of
Edwin A. Smith, of Philadelphia. His
wife is said to be beautiful and accom-
plish lady, of winning manners. who
will preside over the Executive Mansion
gracefully. Two children, little boy
and girl, constitute the family.
r. P. Shillabar, in recent Boston let
ter says: Like the late d. Webster, GEN
eral Butler is not very finished orator,
but, as the colOred brother said of his
minister, he never speaks without say
ing something, and Governor Long will
be we'll succeeded, in sweet eOurtesieS of
speech, by the amphibiOus chieftain."
Robert Myhan. Treasurer of the Brook
lyn Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum is
a defaulter to the extent of SIG, 600. He
hnH hy hn kOI
pay mortgage, and it was then dis
covered the funds had been used. Ny
han has assigned all his property to the
institution, more than covering the de-
ficiency.
The MahODing Valley Editors and
Publishers Association was organized
in Alliance Friday last, with the follow
ing officers: President, A. McGregOr, of
Canton; Vice Presidents, Messrs. Harris
of RaVenna, and Cowgirl, of LeetOnia;
Secretary, j. K. RukenbrOd, of Salem;
treasurer, Charles Z. Taylor, of Mas
SillOn.
CINCINNATI, November 22.-Wm. Nc
Hugh was sentenced by Judge Avery of
the Common Pleas Court to be hanged
March I'd, 1888. This is the second time
he has been sentenced to death, the
former judgment having been revised
on an error by the Supreme Court. His
0fen5e was the murder OF his wife. The
crime was committed in day light in a
public place on the street.
A Jew at LeetOnia, named Ephraims,
left his creditors in the lurch few days
ago. He had purchased all the goods he
could buy on credit everywhere, and in.
stead of Offering them for sale at his
store in LeetOnia he had them shipped
to cOnfederates elsewhere, and when an
attachment was levied on him only
about $3.50 worth of goods were found.
He is in uebt probably $4,000. His
whereabouts are not known at this
time.
Peculiar electrical disturbances which
in many places, interfered greatly with
the business of the telegraph companies,
occurred through many portions of the
country on Friday In many cases the
telegraph wires were found sufficiently
charged with electric fluid as to do away
with necessity for the batteries. The
same phenomenon was witnessed in
Great Britain and Ireland. A wonder