The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


The city debt of New York is only $95,
100000.
The Ohio Legislator has five hundred
bills left over from last session to wres-
tie with.
Pattison, GoVernor-elect of Pennsyl-
vanina, will be inaugurated on the 18th
Of January.
General Grant Is In Washington as a
lobbyist, looking after the, bill to place
him on the retired list Of the army.
The Ways and Means have fixed the
tariff rate on tin per box at $1.O0, re-
ducing IL from $2.10 per box, as recon-
mended by the Commission,
A porcelain maker, of KiyOto, Japan,
who studied photography in Paris, has
succeeded in making photographs in
cOlOrs on porcelain, with perfect per-
spectiYe. .... ...... ...-....
The wealthiest tLOndOn-Americans are
believed 10 be Mr.. Winans, Sir Curtis
LampsOn, Mr.. Junius Morgan, and Mr..
Russell Sturgis, who has just retired
from Barings'.
Appalled, by the enormous magnitude
Of the estimate for pensions, Congress Is
making an effort to reduce " to $00, ,OOO,-
COO. But at least 100000 more viii
be added to satisfy all claims on the
Treasury.
1t struck Colorado Springs cores
pOndent of the Springfield Republican
as little singular that the man who
described the place as "a paradise for
inYalids was making a living by bury1ng
inValids who died there.
subterranean telegraph wire is be-
ing laid between Paris and Marseilles.
Nearly 300 WOrkmen are employed on
hn M m w " u
600. The wire is connected with the
Atlantic and Mediterranean cables.
The River and HarbOr statesmen have
not yet learned the verdict of the late
election against extravaganza. Pages
committee hold daily meetings to pre-
pare a River and HarbOr bill, which Will
not vary much in dimensions and char
acter from the one passed at the last ses-
sion, vetoed by the President and con-
demned by the people. ........
Tth Attorney Generals annual report,
which has just been issued, shows that
George Bliss drew $38, 1904 from the
treasury prior to the end of the last fiscal
year ending June 80, 1882, for managing
the prosecution of the Star Route cases.
This does not include the fees Of other
lawyers in the case. Key got $1l, 200,
Merrick and Gibson each 5000, and
Cook $500. The same report shows
that Judges Porter and DaVidge each
got $4,000 for helping COrkhiL to hang
Guiteau.
Representatives of nearly all the lead
ing industries of the country, who are at
Washington looking after tariff legisla-
tiOn, say that trade Is in a state Of un-
unrest everywhere, mills closing, men
out of employment, and everybody wait
ing for a settlement of the tariff. 1t
AI,,k . NJ a lauu
industries are in but little better shape
than the tobacco and whisky interests,
and yet the belief is growing that moth :
ing but talk will be the outcome OF the
present session. ..
The defaulting Treasurer, Polk, seems
to have got away from Tennessee with
a great amount of plunder. 1t cost him
$780, bribe money to get away from
San Antonio, Texas, where he was first
arrested, and on his second arrest near
the Mexican border by a Deputy U. 5.
Marshal, was being pilOted out OF the
country bya detective. The Deputy Mar
shal refused bribe OF $4,000 to let his
prisoner go. 1t will be apt to go pretty
hard with Polk when he gets back to
Tennessee.
The wool manufacturing establish
ments of the United States now number
2O84, with capitol of $159,644,970.
They give employment to 1884 men
and 1864 women and children. Tee
average paid each tOiler is $293.O5 a year,
or $24.42 month. The mills consume
260,991, ,531 pounds of wool, Of which
222, ,99I ,531 are of home production, and
73, ,2O0, ,668 pounds come from abroad.
The average cost of wool is 80 cents a
pound. The manufacturers make a
profit OF. 3615 per cent, on the capital in
vested, clear Of all expenses.