The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-10
RED-HOT-ITIES.
The Summer Catalogue of Pass.
ing Events.
How the Country Amuses Itself in Making
Interesting Facts for the Regular
Newspaper Record.
Mrs. Fred Douglass is dead.

Chatham, Va, Friday.
Thomas Cleary was killed by light
ming at Bluffton, o., Friday.
Harrison Carter, cOlOred, was hanged
at Jacksonville, Fla, Friday.
Dean Stanley said: "The best remedy
for all evils is to look forward"
G. COsper, a German tramp, was killed
by the cars at Hamilton, o., Friday.
Four persons were drowned while
boating in South Park Lake, Chicago.
The Senate has confirmed the nOmina.
tiOn of W. W. AstOr to be Minister to
Italy.
Artemus Hall, of Boston, said to be
the oldest ex-member of Congress is
dead.
Ten of the strikers of the Pennsyl-
vania freight handlers have returned to
labor.
John Plock, aged eighteen, was torn
to pieces by the machinery at flour
mill at Piqua.
| signed, and says his successor will pre-
sent letters of recall.
Daniel Spicer, the captain of British
ship lying in New York harbOr, was
murdered by sailor.
ers seriously injured by railroad acci-
dent near Oil City, Pa.
TramI near New COmerstOwn, set fire
to barn belonging to Elias Shimmel,
causing loss of 800. -
j. j. Hely shot and killed VIM. Walsh
in duel at New Orleans. Both were
prominent young men.
Five or ten thousand Irish COnstables
klrn bon 30 -AcsosvN nsy
more pay and quicker promotion.
John Harwick, drug clerk at Vienna,
ILL.,, got drunk and lost his situation.
Then he took poison and killed himself
Thomas Kirkman, living near Gre
and her four children and then took
poison.
Armand Coleman, cOlored, was hanged
Friday at West Point, Miss, for the
murder of Georgia Bright on May 18th,
1880.
The Board of Councilmen of Cincin-
natl, have under consideration an Ordi-
nance providing for the abolishment Of
the toy pistol.
There was a water spout near Lex
ingtOn, o., Thursday night, and Rend-
Vile and Corning were badly damaged.
The loss will exceed 100000.
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee of Indiana, unanimously elected ex-
Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald, and Joel
Riley, Secretary, of the committee.
Thirteen bodies have been recovered
from the burned steamer GOlddust, and
eighteen persons are still missing; forty
| seven persons are reported injured.
A son of Joel Karns, of JeffersonVille,
Ashland county, fell beneath load of
| hay. The wagon wheel passed over his
head, crushing it, and killing the boy
instantly.
Italian newspapers express hostile
feelings toward England regarding
Egyptian affairs. They declare that
Saturdays reconnaissance was a heavy
defeat for the British.
Foster Pasha advises that a holy war
be preached. 1t is a marvellous pity that
Mr.. Guiteau, late Republican orator, is
incapacitated for taking part in this
great work.
James H. Clark, of Springfield, during
quarrel with his wife on the streets Of
Springfield, attacked her with butcher
knife, stabbing her little to the left of
the heart. She may recover.
According to Governor Foster every
man who opposes the Republican ticket
is a "rebeI"-in league against the
peace and good order of society,"" The
Governor Is ratified and has lost his
wits.
The President has appointed william
Waldorf AstOr, of New York, Minister to
Italy; vice Hon. George p. Marsh, lately
deceased. Mr.. AstOr Is a young man of
fine accomplishments and possessed of
an abundance of inherited wealth.
One poor little page of the Senate,
who is in another world with the angels
now, has been called on by "my dear
Hubbell" to make contribution for the
perpetuation of the Republican party.
There isn't an official about the capital
who can tell how to transmit him the
circular.
Mr.. Clifton R. Breckenridge, the candi-
date of the Arkansas Democrats for Con-
gresham -at-large, is a son of the late
John G. Breckenridge, and is said to
have inherited largely of his fathers
rare 0ratorical gifts. Mr.. Breckenridge
is engaged planting in Arkansas, and
while comparatively a young man, has
attained great popularity in the State of
his adoption.
NEW YORK, August IA London letter
says: Those who fancy that the present
Egyptian complications are of little i'm
pOrtance and that the difficu ty will soon
blow over will assuredly be doomed to
disappointment. All signs and indica-
tions on this side of the water point to
long, disastrous and sanguinary con-
| 6ict, which will soon involve the whole
of Europe.
ALEXANDRIA, August 6.-The place of
yesterdays engagement is named Esbet
Kursbid. General Alison estimates the
enemy's loss at between 200 and 300. One
officer of the Merstaphezin regiment aud
| fourteen men were taken prisoners.
They state that the enemy's force con-
| sisted of battalion of the Second In
fantry, a regiment 1900 strong, and 800
of the Mustaphazin regiment, who par
| ticipated in the June massacre. The
| prisoners, in order to test them, were
offered the option of returning to the
enemy slcamp. They all refused, saying
there was great discomfort in Arab
Pasha's camp. They say Arabi sent as
prisoners to Cairo some officers who
asked what they were fighting for. The
prisoners reckon the rebel force at Rafr-
/ atiDWar at 16 0O0 Tho anamv,o 6rof