The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-03
GENERAL VARIETY.

The state of Pennsylvania placed In
the old Hall of Representatives at Wash
ingtOn, a marble statue of Robert Full
ton. 1t represents the inventor seated
In a chair, holding in his hands model
Of the steamboat CleTmOnt. Mr.. Howard
Roberts of Philadelphia is the sculptor.
Schiller, the former lessee Of the bar
room in the Newhall House, has been
indicted for arson. The Indictment
charges the prisoner with setting fire to
the Newhall House, and causing the
death of ThOs. B. Elliott, David G. Power
Robert HOwie, Kate COnnOrs, Lizzie Au-
glin and Libbie A. Chellis. No other VIC
tins are mentioned. Bail was fixed at
$4,000.
Leigh Hunt, Superintendent of Schools
in De8 MOines, has adopted plan Of
giving practical instruction in earning
and saving money. First he encOurag-
ed all the children to open bank ac-
counts, and to learn how to do business
at bank. Boys with rich fathers, boys
with poor fathers, boys without fathers
or mothers, were melted to earn money
in honest and manly ways. They carry
papers, black boots, clean sidewalks and
carry in coal. Not few are learning
trades during odd hours, and manyhave
tools they work with at home. There Is
friendly rivalry to see who will have
the best specimens of handiwOrk. The
boys are getting reputation for thrift,
skill and economy, as well as for schol-
arship.
Count Edmond Charles Martimprey,
the French General, is dead. Gen. Mar
timprey was born in Maux, June 16, 1903
and was educated in st. Cyr. He enter
ed the army as staff officer, became q
Captain i'll 1885, and served in Algeria.
Ha uyao anuanad in parfo In tho inaOr.
reetiOn of June 1S48. He was promoted
to be Colonel in the following July;
General of Brigade in 1852, and General
of Division in 1855. In the Crimean war
he served as Chief of STAFF, and after
ward commanded the Division Of Oran.
About 1859 he was made commander In
chief of the forces In Algeria, and after
ward became Governor Of that province
He was decreed a Senator in 1884, and
Governor of the Invalides In 1870. In
. 1871 he took part in the councils rela-
tive to the capitulatiOn of Metz and
Strasbourg. He received the Grand
Cross of the Legion Of Honor. Dec. 30
1868.
Marshal Bazaine's book is entitled
Episodes of tbs War of 1870 and the
Siege of Metz" 1t is dedicated to ex-
Queen Isabella of Spain. Among the
documents which appear in the work are
Bazaine's autograph report to the EN-.
perOr Napoleon while the latter was al
WilhemshOhe, and letter to the Emp
ress Eugenie, dated Sept. H. 1870, advi-
sing her to go and assume command
of the Metz division. The Marshal con-
siders the defensive qualities of Alsace-
Lorraine were not utilized to their full.
est extent. He asserts that the disor.
ganization of the War Department al
the beginning Of the war rendered II
impossible to obtain useful information
or Instructions from headquarters. He
declares he never saw q mitrailleuse un.
til that weapon was brought into Metz
1t is scarcely agreeable to think the
coekrOach could ever become an active
agent in medicine. Yet 1t 10 used In
, Russia universally as q diuretic In Ger
tain cases, and is also used frequently