The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-11-29
GAZE ON THIS.
The Regular Catalogue of Pass
ing Events.
How the Country Amuses Itself In Making
Interesting Facts for the Every
Day Newspaper Record.


made public his annual report.
Representative Joe Blackburn says the
Enquirer rOOrback sis all bOsh."
Secretary Chandler will ask Congress
for $6,OOO,OOO for the new cruisers.
The River Rhine has reached height
of 8.48 metres, and is still slowly rising.
Chas. H. Reed, who defended Guiteau,
wants Congress to give $1,000 for his
services.
Charles V. V.Faile, a large tea dealer of
New York City, failed with preferences
amounting to $103, 1896.
1t is reported that the rebels of the
SOudan have suffered defeat and the
False Prophet captured.
j. w. Moore, coal operator, of McKees-
port, Pa, failed yesterday. His liabili-
ties are $4,000, and his assets $51 600.
Prof. Draper, one of the most prOmi-
nent scientists of the country, died last
week at his home in New York City,
aged 40.
Herman Peter, of Lancaster. Pa, who
killed man for defaming his daughter,
has been sentenced to the Penitentiary
for life.
A noted desperate named Smith has
been captured in Galveston, Tex. Smith
killed five men, and has innumerable
wives in Texas.
The trial of Representatives Wright
and Bloch and Samel ID. Watson for al
legged bribery, was commenced at CO.
lumbus, Friday.
Kate Daily and Ellen Keernan, dOmes-
tics in the family of Mrs. r. K. Lord, of
Indianapolis, were burned to death in
that city Friday.
Detective Miller, of the Washington
force, having been found guilty of con-
spiracy with the Star reuters, has been
removed from the force.
Abraham Marks, New York lawyer
who blacked brother attorneys eye in
Court, was ordered to be imprisoned for
thirty days for contempt.
A Reno dispatch reports from Wads-
worth that the WashOe AMI Piute In
dians have declared war, and are now
engaged in bloody contest.
The trial of John Dewey, the pubileher
| of the Irish Nation, on charge OF Grim
inal libel, preferred by MIR. August
Belmont, was begun in New York.
James Ruddy's house at Providence,
Penn, was burned Friday. Mrs. Ruddy,
after saving her children, endeavOred to
secure some money and persisted in the
flames.
There was a severe gale at Buffalo,
Friday. Elevators were blown down,
houses unrOOfed and the schOOners j.
H. DOane, A. II. Moss and Grafton were
wrecked.
Three men were picked off a raft in
Lake Michigan, Saturday. hey be-
lOnged to the schooner COllingwOOd,
which was destroyed in the storm of
Friday night.
The Ohio Editors Association will
leave for the South, going via Chatta-
nOOga, Atlanta and Savannah as far as
Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday,,
| December 7th.
Ex-Postmaster Anger, of Washington,
and his assistant, Parker, have written
letter to President Arthur, asking an
| investigation into the charges made
| against them.
J.J. Walker, of East Liverpool, was
| injured last week in the Panhandle ac-
| cident near Columbus. He reached home
with a badly cut face and bruised body
| with broken rib.
Morris Berwald, aged eighteen, was
fatally hot and robbed of his wages
| Sunday morning, on the street i'll New
| York, while returning from work, The
| highWaymen escaping.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch says:
| Mrs. Captain John Smith. the daughter
! of Morgan, alleged to have been killed
| by MasOns in 1926, died at Mehama,
Marion county, Saturday.
The Interior Department is informed
| that the Navajo Indians, with herds and
other property, have all returned to the
reservation, and there is no further
need for troops in that vicinity.
1t is reported that the President is
about to ask the resignation of Captain
/ Tt.-- II hoI Of 10
| tTict of Columbia, who was appointed
to his present position by President
| Garfield.
At the fire in Green Point, L. l., Sun
| day night, the damage to the Brooklyn
| Oil Works is estimated at $100,0O0i
DevOe's Oil Works, 10000; bark ThisOn,
| $50 900; Church & Co.'s sal soda works
| $4,000, and Smiths box factory, $10,-
600.
A little boy in the employ of Col. Dan
| SOurbeck at New Brighton managed to
| steal 5000 from a trunk in Mrs. Sour
beck's room the other day. Only about
| $3.50 of the money was recovered. The
trunk also contained $4,000, which the
| thief did not find.
| Attorney General Brewster, at the re-
| quest of the Secretary OF War, has
| directed District Attorney Stone at Pitts
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as may be most advantageous for the
protection and security of navigation
| on the Ohio River.
After examining the facts the St
Louis grand jury have ignored the bill
against John A. CockTilI, editor of the
| Post Dispatch, for shooting Colonel A
| W. Slayback about a month ago. 1t is
not likely any further action will be
taken in the matter.
| A detective has gone East to Brooklyn,
| NY, after W. s. johnson, who was
/ agent for the Columbus, Hooking Valley
s. Toledo Railway at Union Furnace
He decamped with $528.35. He has sew
eral bondsmen, who will make the loss
| good to the company.
Cleveland's majority in New York over
FOlger, 194,483; Hill over Carpenter
| 194,605; SlOcum over Carroll, III, ,4o9
| These are all tremendous majorities, and
carry their own sad story with them
Carpenter, the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, had been Half-breed, but
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