The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-01-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed Items of Interesting
News

Condensed Items of Interesting
News.
The trial trip through the St. GotharC
Tunnel was highly successful. TIL,
time occupied in the passage of the tTaiI
was 90 minutes One way and 30 minutes
the other.
One cOasting steamer and two steam
eTs engaged in the Mediterranean trade
have finally been given up as having
| fOnndeTed during the November gales
Loss of life involved, 10.
Ex-Governor Stafford, of California
will plant LOCO acres of grapeTy in the
| Sacramento valley this year. He owns
a plot of 10000 acres in that section
which is admirably adapted to this cul-
tuTe.
Miss Libbie Minkler, of Rochelle, Hi
nOis, who, several years ago, lost both
arms by falling in front of reaper, is
now said to be earning good living by
oil painting, handling the brush in her
teeth.
According to st. Petersburg paper, a
German, Herr P, n, Dittmar, has practi
cally solved the problem Of rendering
petroleum sOlid-a problem considerably
studied by chemists of late in view Of
the large question of transport.
William McHenry found guilty of
manslaughteT for killing Henry West at
Lagrange, Jefferson county, last October,
was, Friday night, sentenced at Steuben-
vile by Judge Patrick, to imprisonment
In the penitentiary for six years.
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, re-
news his declaration that unless the
Hannibal u st. 10 Railroad Company
pays up its January interest on bonds
hy hnf Gfaf 70 hot
State will advertise the road for sale.
The Board of Trade of Chicago adopted
resolutions, which were ordered trans
mitted to Congress, protesting against
the practical abolition of life-saving
and life-bOat stations on the lakes by
failure to increase the pay of their
keepers to a figure commensurate with
their meritOriOus services.
Georgia has fifty-five cotton mills in
operation, and others in course of con-
stTuctiOn; North Carolina has fiftY-three
at work and six being erected; also five
wooden mills. twill be but Few wears
until the South will occupy the same
position in wealth with free labor that
excited the Jealousy of the hide-bOund
Yankee in years past.
SteambOating must be a very profitable
business in New England According
to census bulletin, just issued, there
are 015 steamboats, in New England
waters. The cost of these is estimated
at little over $S,000,OO0, and the gross
earnings for the year a little less than
that sum. Nearly $2,7Co,0OO are paid
for the services of the crews, and 375, 600
tons Of coal are u ed which would bring
the total expenses on account of wages
and fuel up to but little more than 81
100000 Throwing in $1,50O,0O0 for in
cidenIal expenses, there are still $1,000
600 left, or twenty-five per cent. on the
entire capital invested.
The aggregate collections in the First
Ohio internal Revenue District, Gin
cinnati, for the last fiscal year, as Offici-
ally reported, were $12,536, ,34658. The
expenses for collection were $158, ,973. SO.
This is one picture. The aggregate col
lectiOns in the Sixth North Carolina
District in the same year were $780,
455.08, and the expenses $268, ,324.3S.
Tins is another picture. But we must
break" the solid South,
The records of the POstof1ice Depart
ment are being searched to accumulate
evidence against delinquent cOntrac-
tors, against whom suits will in short
time be instituted by George Bliss, on
behalf of the Government. The papers
for presentment TO the Grand Jury,
against Brady, French and others, are
already prepared, and will be furnished
10 the Attorney upon a formal
demand. - -,