The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-10
THE NEWS
From Near and Far--Giving the
Pith and Points
OF Interesting Incidents, Events and Hap
penings Gathered In Many
Fields.

Seventy lives lost by the floods in Ger
many.
The new tariff bill has been reported
to the Senate.
The House Committees Pension Bill
apprOpriates $81 100000.
Gambetta's tomb was visited by
thrOngs of people, Sunday.
1t is believed the absconding Treasur-
er Polk, of Tennessee, is in Mexico.
The low lands of the Southern Missis-
sippi are threatened with inundatiOn.
Secretary Of State Newman took DOS.
session of his office Monday, at Column
bus.
Governor Cleveland works daily from
half-past eight in the morning to eleven
at night.
The Germans of New York city are
raising funds to aid the sufferers from
Rhenish floods.
A river and harbOr bill, calling for an
expenditure Of $50, 100000, will be in
trOduced in Congress.
Chilli is accused by South American
journals of still cheTishing designs on
the Isthmus of Panama.
At fashionable wedding in Boston
the floral piece suspended over the
bridal couple was yoke.
The American transit expedition to
the Cape of Good Hope has reached Eng
land on its return voyage.
Norman W. Smith, young Vermont
er, studying medicine at Atlanta, COM
mitted suicide last Saturday.
Aprize fight at Philadelphia, between
Patsy O'Brien and Tom Burns, was won
by the latter in eleven rounds.
The music for Sunday bull fight in
Arizona was provided by the band Of a
United States cavalry regiment.
Governor Butler says there are too
many offices and too many OflicehOlders.
He wants to thin them out some.
Michigan Republicans can't agree on
Senator. TWenty-fOur ImembeTs of
the Legislature have bOlted the caucus.
Rupert Spencer, a Maryland convict,
jumped out of window in the Peni-
tentiary, fifty feet from the ground, and
will die.
The new Democratic Governor of Con-
necticut was inaugurated without stop
ping to inquire the color of the ballOts
cast for him.
An affray, in which six men were
wounded and one killed, occurred be-
tween the Frank and Albanian police,
at Alexandria, Egypt.
Illinois Republican Legislature is in
trouble over the election Of a Senator
The Senate is in a deadlock because
some Republican Senators will not go
into the caucus.
MILTON, ONT, January 5.-Miehael
O'ROuTke, who murdered the old man
named Maher and his daughter in Jan
uaTy last, was hanged here this morn
ing. He was firm to the last, but made
no statement on the scaffOld.
The Minister. of Finance at Madrid,
having proposed sale of the Govern.
ment forests in the mountains, and the
Minister of Agriculture having opposed
the suggestion, both have resigned, and
there is crisis in the Government.
General Chanzy, well known French
General and life Senator, died sudden
ly last week. He died of apoplexy at
ChalOns. The papers deplOre his death,
uniting his memory with that of Gam
BETA, the later being described as the
soul and ChanZy as the sword of resist
Ance to the German invasion.
1t appears from Mr.. d. L. Vests letter
from Siberia that the miserable being
whom he found dying near the Gulf Of
Khalanga had stayed with his cOmpan-
ions in snow house on that bleak coast
from October until late in the spring.
All had gradually been starved and
frozen to death.
CHICAGO, January 5.-FOur masked
men captured, bound and gagged four
inmates of j. E. ATnOld's farm house, 20
miles from Chicago, near DowneT's
Grove, Wednesday evening, and secur-
ing 81 200 in cash, rode away on four of
ATnOld's horses. None were captured.
Farm hands are 9uSDected