The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-17
THE NEWS
From Near and Far---Giving the
Pith and Points
Of Interesting Incidents, Events and Hap
penings Gathered in Many
Fields.

Neither Gov. PattisOn, Attorney GEN
eral Cassiday or Secretary Stenger, of
Pennsylvania, accept passes from rail-
road companies, and in this respect set
an example.
Kansas certainly needs a law against
freight rate discrimination. One road
charges cents for hauling grain six
teen miles, while for hauling it $40
miles it is only 10 cents.
VIM. B. Laurence bought a farm at
Ochra Point, Newport, 48 years ago, for
$4,000, which having been cut up into
building lots and sold, has netted the
Laurence family $SOO,OOO.
s. B. Day, near Elyria. was caught in
his barn by the Hoods, and had to re-
main until rescued. He was nearly
famished, and three men who attempted
his rescue in boat were wrecked and
nearly drowned.
CLEVELAND. Feb. ia prize fight Oc-
Cured at Bedford, near here, Tuesday,
between Franklin GlaZier of Harris
burg, and John MerrOn of Pittsburg.
Twenty-One rounds were fought, result
ing in the complete whipping of Glazier.
MILLERsBURG, Feb. 13.-Dr. LOller of
HOlmesville, Holmes county, attempted
suicide at the Central Hotel, this place,
last night, by taking chlOrOfOrm. He
hae been an excessive dTinker for some
time, and no doubt thinks this world
has lost its charms, and that the future
is blank for him.
About two thousand applications for
patents on electrical apparatus were
made last year, and of these nearly two
thirds were granted. In 1877 electricity
was sub-class in the patent office; now
it is the largest division. This gives
some indication of the growth of the
field Of electric exploration.
If -Kavanagh's testimony is supported
in the Dublin assassination cases, 1t de-
mOnstrates the fact that the murderers
were in Dublin touching elbows with
the police, and perhaps known to great
many people, who dared not give their
knowledge to the authorities for fear of
being killed themselves.
NJ. Clemenceau, the successor Of Gam
BETA, has New England wife. very
charming woman who married him for
love. They have three beautiful chill
dren, the face of the girl has all the reg
ularity of a Greek statue, the second
girl has an animated French cOunten-
ance, and the boy is the image of his
father, with the air Of an American.
VIM. E. Dodge, who died on Friday,
was one of the most charitable men in
the world. He possessed an estate val
ued at $5,000,0O0. He never permitted
his fortune to accumulate, and rarely
made new Investments. He was always
his own almOner, and his benfactiOns
averaged $1,000 q day throughout the
year. No man ever did more.
A pensiOner of the HOnyed Asylum
at Buda-Pesth fell down dead when he
heard of the loss of the Cimbria. In his
pocket was found letter from his son,
stating that he was about to sail for the
United States on board that vessel. The
old mans death was sadder than at first
appeared, for the son was detained by
pecuniary difficulties and did not sail
on the Cimbria.
MILLERsBURG, Feb. 13.-HOn. ]. A. Es-
till, editor of the Holmes County Far
mer, was attacked with hemOrrhage
from the lungs while standing in front
of his Office last night, and bled over
half gallon before it could be checked.
A man named Philips was robbed of
$65 at the Central Hotel last night by
two parties named Snyder and Work
man; the latter have skipped and an
officer is in pursuit.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-At o'clock this
morning people were startled by a loud
explosion of fire damp or gas, in the
basement of house in the west part of
the city, on the edge Of the inundated
district. The house was occupied by
four families, numbering seventeen per-
sons, all of whom were buried in the de-
bris. The fire alarm was sounded, and
a scene of widest CONSERVATION follow
ed. The firemen finding no fire began
work to rescue the unfOrtunares. Off
Ger Macke and wife, who occupied one
story of the building, also their two
year old daughter, were taken out dead.
John and Henry Brown and RObt, Rock
eman are so badly injured they will
hardly recover. All the rest, more or
less injured, escaped alive.