The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-09

large profit on the first cost. The pres
| ent Legislature is ready for almost any
scheme. but it will hardly be 80 bold as
to give away the canal for this purpose.
The bridge between New York and
Brooklyn will be open for passenger
| traffic next Christmas. Latest estimates
say that the cost of this mammoth
structure will amount to over $500
per foot, or a total cost of 81, ,939,59O.
LONDON, March At is expected that
the Queen will cause a proclamation to
be issued returning thanks to the Brit
| ish and foreign press for heartiness of
expression cOngratulating her upon her
| escape from death at the hands of the
| assassin.
General Fremont, who was the first
Presidential candidate of the Republi-
| can party, bObs up in Washington,
where he is pressing one of his old
claims against the Government. He is
nearly seventy years of age, and is very
feeble.
The verdict in Private MasOn's case,
who attempted to shoot Guiteau, has
been agreed on by the cOurt-martial
and sent to General Hancock. 1t leaks
out the verdict is guilty and the SEN
| tence three years in the military prison
| at Fort LeaVenwOrth.
The congregations interest in the
| sermon of prOminenet Troy, N. Y, di-
vine was somewhat distracted by ci-
gar which was being gradually worked
out of the speakers vest pocket by his
gestures, and which threatened for a
time to take the floor itself.
Another 1000 tons of Scotch and Eng
lish potatoes arrived at New York by the
| steamer Bolivia from London. These
imyOrtatiOns promise to continue we'll
into the summer, or until the new home
crop begins to come in. The steamers
find them more profitable for ballast
than almost anything else just now.
Governor Cullum, of Illinois, is spO-
ken of as Senator David Davis's success
sOr, also Commissioner Raum, who is
| said to have LOgan's preference. But
the Democrats are canVassing such
names as Lyman TTumbull and John
NJ. Palmer, either of which men would
| be dangerous rival.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The Com
mittee of One Hundred have discovered
frauds in the November election in the
Fifteenth division of the Twenty sixth
Ward. Warrants have been issued for
the arrest of Judge and Inspectors, but
they have fled. The committee offer
reward of $500 for their apprehension.
The receivers of ten collapsed life in
suTance companies in New York have
taken for themselves and paid out to
lawyers $726,000, and the policy-holdeTs
have received $1,763,0O0. The idea that
receivers are appointed to protect the
interests of creditors seems to be mis-
take. The main object evidently Is to
provide we'll for themselves and the
lawyers.
The record shows 1877 business fail
hn For
last week, against 1913 for the preceding
week. Offsetting devastating floods in
the Southwest, and hazardous specula-
| tiOn, there are encouraging crop re-
ports from the West and Northwest,
and the spring demand for meTchan-
disc is opening up very satisfactorily.
1t is reported that forty thousand
| tickets have been issued at Hong Kong
to be used Immediately after the pas
sage of the Anti-Chinese Bill by Chi
nese intending to immigrate to the
United States. 1t is stated that the re-
| cent unusual influx of Chinese is not
due to importatiOns by railroad cOntrac-
tors, but to the action of the Chinese
Six Companies.
Malone has done magnificent work
in gerrymandering Virginia. He gives
the Democrats two districts respectively
with a population of 185, 900 and 10000,
while he fixes up eight readjuster dis
| tricts with an average of 131 600 pOpula-
| tiOn. The ratio declared by Congress in
appOTtiOning representatives in 154,OOO
| The stealing game is palpable, but the
| experience of the past is that these
schemes return to plague the inventor.
Near Ashtabula, o., a railroad cOnduc-
| tor discovered that two burglars were
| inside one of his freight cars. He closed
the car, telegraphed ahead for officers,
and rolled on to Ashtabula. Arrived
at the depot, officers surrounded the car,
opened it, and then a battle began.
| Twenty pistol shots were exchanged.
One of the burglars was wounded in
three places. Both were finally cap
| tured.
There has been considerable OppOsi-
tiOn worked up in the National House
to the bill to retire General Grant, and
appearances are that the Democrats
will unitedly oppose 1t. There is a
opposition, but it is thought in some
| quarters that the course Of the Demo-
| Gratis in taking a stand against it, as
| if to make it party measure, will
have the effect of uniting Republicans
in It's favor. Its passage, however, will
be strongly resisted.
The best strawberries now in the
| New York Market are raised in Hacken-
sack, New Jersey. The gardeners have
immense hot houses, and thousands of
plants in all stages of grOwth-sOme in
bloom and some with ripened berries.
The fruit sells readily in December at
50 quart, the price being gradually
reduced from that time until March,
when he competition of Florida ber-
ries brings it down to So. Raising
Strawberries under glass is so expen-
sive that the profits are not as enor-
nous as the prices named would indi-
| cate.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, March "A Ga
zette special from Arkansas City says:
The water has fallen in all fifteen
inches, caused by the weakening of
levees in Mississippi opposite and above
RivertOn, Clay, Watch, Baggett and Will
liams bayous, and other points. All of
MOliver county, Miss, is now under wa
ter, and most of Washington county, in
cluding Greenyille. Families are hud-
died together in such houses as they
think safest. The Government aid ex-
peeted will reach us in good time. In