The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-19
BREVITIES.
The Autumn Catalogue of Pass
ing Events.
How the Country Amuses Itself In Making
Interesting Facts for the Regular
Newspaper Record.

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PARIS, October 14.-Count Napoleon
Ney, Prince De La MOskwa, son of
Marshal Ney, died yesterday, aged 20
years.
Mr.. Knight, the new Lord Mayor of
London, began business life as ware
house porter in the city Of which he is
now Chief Magistrate.
Washington has "cOmet parties" The
guests assemble at a. m. and view the
comet until the sun rises. Meantime re-
treatments are served.
DR.. r. ID. Wait, dentist, while crossing
the Panhandle Railroad track at West
Lafayette, o., was struck by passenger
train and instantly killed.
The transformation Of dismal old
burial grounds into charming gardens,
| full of fine shrubs and bright flowers, is
extending all over England.
The two daughters of Ismail Pasha,
the dethrOned Khedive, whom a CORES
p0ndent describes as bright and clever
girls" are attending school in Paris.
NEW PHILADELPHIA, o., OclOber 15.-
While chestnut hunting to-day, Joseph
Axe, of this place, fell from high tree,
breaking both legs, and sustaining other
| serious injuries.
WATERFOWL, OAK, October 16.--The
worst praire fire ever seen in this lOcali-
ty is raging. The twO-year-Old daughter
OF d. 7. Governor was caught on the
prairie and burned to death.
Judge Seney's majority in Seneca
county for Congress is 1 1,466, about 400
more than the Democratic State ticket.
This is just tribute to an able man, a
good lawyer, and sound Democrat.
One Of the worst typographical errors
Of the period makes the editor of a re-
ligiOus weekly rebuke New York belle
on account Of her trousers worth $685.
OO0." We suspect the good man wrote
"trOusseau."
General George A. Sheridan, of Louis
lana, who claims that since the war he
has gained one hundred pounds in
weight laughing at Democratic blunder-
ers, is in New York weeping over Stall
wart blunders.
The Shore Line Express on the Boston
& Providence Railway has made the run
between Boston and Providence at the
high rate Of eighty miles an hour. The
road Is so well managed that the pOssi-
bility of an accident is reduced to
minimum.
Scott's 'Marmion' is indicated from
the charge that 1t contains immoral pas
sages. The University Senate in Toronto
has rejected the report of the special
committee recommending that thedTady
Of the Lake" be substituted for MAR
miOn" as subject on which the students
are examined for matriculation.
Mr.. James r. Randall, associate editor
Of the Augusta, Ga, Chronicle and Con-
stitutiOnalist, and author Of "My Mary
land" is faVOrably mentioned as a can
didate for Congress, to fill g Vaca. q
caused by the resignation of Hon. A. II,
Stephens. Mr.. Randall is a native of
Baltimore.
KENT, October 16.-Saturday night,
while returning home, Mr.. Baker was
assaulted by fOotpad who came upon
him, hitting Mr.. Baker a severe blow
over the head with club. Fortunately
the blow only partially stunned him and
he turned on his assailant, who took to
his heels.
Archbishop Purcell is one of the Oldest
Roman Catholic prelates in the world.
On the 18th of October he celebrated the
forty ninth anniversary of his cOnsecra-
tiOn as Bishop, which took place in Bal
timOre in 1888. Not one of the prelates
who took part in the ceremony is now
living save Archbishop Purcell.
NEW YORK, October 16.-ThOmas Ham
m'nd, 125 Greenwich avenue, was shot
dead tonight by John Grogan in a beer
saloon in Washington street. GrOgan
caused the arrest of Hammond a few
days ago for assault. Hammond
threatened to kill GrOgan, and as the
latter saw Hammond enter the saloon
this evening he fired, killing him in
stantly.
ATLANTA, GA, October 16.-A verdict
OF guilty has been rendered against the
man Whn hnFnnd nannfu
Stewards property and attempted to
murder him. The prisoners made bold
attempt to escape from the Court House
upon learning the verdict. One of
them, James Findley, rushed through
the crowd with a drawn revolver and
escaped.
An oak tree at Woodbridge, Conn, is
believed to be from 1000 to 1900 years
old. 1t is twenty-seven feet in diameter,
and, crOwning a hill, can be seen for
thirty miles. A celebration was held
under its branches, at which Ex-Gov-
ernOr English presided. An association
to preserve the tree was formed, and
several hundred persons participated in
Q collation..
An Oregon paper has story of a man
who In twenty-five years has accumu-
lated through small business fortune
OF many thousand dollars. His wife
concealed the money In a place known
only to herself. Last week she died
suddenly, and the strictest search has
failed to reveal the place Of deposit.
The husband Is distracted on account of
his double loss.
Z, CHARDoN, October l6.-Thomas Gra-
ham, OF Muns0n township, was instant
~ killed by the accidental discharge of
his gun, while hunting last evening.
The shot took effect in the left side OF
the face. One barrel contained powder,
the other being empty, the Tamr0d being
found in Graham's hand. Graham was
a blacksmith about thirty-five years of
age, and leaves family.
In the United States District Court at
Philadelphia, yesterday morning, Judge
McKennan denied a new trial to Joseph
r. Black. Thomas A.McDevitt and Chris
tian Price, convicted of Star route con-
spiracy, and sentenced McDevitt to pay
a fine OF 500 and imprisonment for one
year, and Price to pay fine ofone hum
dred dollars and undergoa sentence Of
six months from the date Of his conyic-
ton. The pBntent. Of Black has been