The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-20
RED-HOT-ITIES.
The Summer Catalogue of Pass
ing Events.
How the Country Amuses Itself in Making
Interesting Facts for the Regular
Newspaper Record.

America, on the 10th, ten lives were lost.
In the House Monday bitter personal
controversy took place between Robson
and Hewitt.
During row at LaRue, O., Saturday
night, John Mustine was fatally
wounded by his brother.
Mrs. Huffman jumped into a cistern
near Upper Sandusky, to save her child,
and both were drowned.
During severe storm at Pittsburgh,
the driver of beer wagon was thrown
against building and killed.
Chicago grain markets were much un-
settled by the failure of George A.
Wheeler and George Wilde. Wheelers
liabilities are believed to be heavy.
The six-year-O son of Robert G. Spen-
Ger, author of the Spencerian system, is
missing from his home in Milwaukee,
and is believed to have been kidnapped.
During sudden squall on Lake Chau-
tauqua rOwbOat capsized opposite the
Assembly Rooms, and DR.. King and wife,
of London, o., were drowned.
By collision of tine propeller Scotia
and tug j. p. Clark, in Lake st. Clair,
the Clark was sunk, and now lies direct
ly in the passage of vessels. No lives
were lost.
| Under Foreign Secretary Dixie, cor
recting former statement to the House
of Commons, says Germany has not eX-
pressed approval of the bombardment of
| Alexandria.
1t is rumOred that the Sultan of Turkey
will offer to the U. s. Minister to Turkey,
| Lew. Wallace, between whom and him
| self reciprocal affection exists, the post
of COmmander-in-C Chief of the Turkish
armies.
During a celebration of the funeral
services of Garibaldi at BuenOs AyTes a
| fire occurred. falling wall buried
many people. Twenty bodies have been
dug out of the ruins. Ten persons were
seriously injured.
Two hundred and fifty Russian Jewish
| refugees have arrived at Cincinnati in a
starving condition. The local relief
| committee had no notice of their COM
| ing and were not prepared to provide
for the refugees, but are taking steps to
relieve their immediate necessities.
Henry Francis was living with an un-
married negress at Musicks Ferry, Mo-,
and the negroes of the vicinity attempt
ed to stop the scandal. Headed by
cOlOred preacher, they went to the house
of Francis, when the latter opened fire
on them with a musket. The preacher
| was killed and another man wounded.
Francis was finally caught by the crowd,
and has not been seen since, and it is
guessed that he has been lynched.
Cincinnati bOiler-makers, who have
been on a strike for six weeks, on de-
mand for an advance of 10 per cent in
wages. were to have returned to work
| yesterday at a compromise of 10 per
cent, but misunderstanding arose be-
tween the workmen and the manufact-
urers, by which the latter refused the
10 per cent. advance, and the men re-
fused to go to work as body. Several
individuals returned to work, however,
at the old rates. In New York, freight
is again accumulating at the depOts and
piers.
Arabi has written long letter to the
| Khedive. Arabi says he did not intend
to make war, but as the Powers are de-
termined to force an attack he considers
1t better to fight at once. He will dis
cuss the situation if the Khedive will
send minister to his camp, An out
break among the natives at Cairo is
feared. AS a result of the holy war
many Europeans have been massacred
in the lower provinces of Egypt. 1t was
difficult to get messenger to carry the
decree for Arahi's dismissal to his camp,
as Arabi will doubtless bebead the mes
senger at the end of his journey.
Tug Wilson fairly won the glove con-
Garden, N. Y, and was awarded the
prize. After the first pass in the first
round, Wilson was kept busy defending
himself. Sullivan hammered his oppo-
nent all over the ring, and knocked him
down twenty-seven times during the
contest of fifteen inmates. Wilson re-
spOnded to time at every call however
and at the close shook hands with SuIli,
van. Sixteen thousand people saw the
contest and fifteen thousand more stood
outside the gates of the garden. Joe
Frick laid out Ed Eggers in a four
round fight at Louisville for 5000 side.
The Egyptian army, as at present or
ganized, consists of nine regiments of
infantry, two of artillery, three of coast
guard, three of cavalry, and four gend-
armie. Every Egyptian between the
ages of nineteen and forty, an1 regard
less of religion or race, is liable to mill
tary service. The term of service in the
active army is three years for the infan-
try and four years for the cavalry and
artillery. In all, including the reserve,
the army numbers 40 600 men, but there
should be added to this the Bedouin con-
tingences who furnish their own arms
ank horses and fight under their own
leaders, and which raises the available
lighting force to 10000 men, who are
tolerablY well armed and equipped. The
quaTtermaster and commissary depart
ments are, however, in a very demOral-
lied condition.
Stonewall Jackson's sister, Mrs. Laura
j. Arnold, of BuehannOn, Virginia, was
the guest of Captain j. w. Chamberlin,
cashier of the National Exchange Bank,
Tiffin, Ohio, last week. At the breaking
out of the war she, with her family, re-
sided in Beverly, Virginia. Her brother
voted against secession, but followed his
/ ua-h hrc nd a OlI
both rebels, while younger son and
daughter were UniOnists. Mrs. Arnold
was not only Union in principle, but in
practice. Early in the war she was en-
gagged in hospital work. The duties
were too arduOus and she resigned her
place. After that she took Union sol
diers-both sick and wOunded-tO her
home and nursed them back to health
there. During the war she nurSed at
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