The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-20
From Near and Far---Giving the
Pith and Points
OF Interesting Incidents, Events and Hap
penlngs Gathered In Many
Fields.

Senator Garland was reelected by the
Arkansas Legislature yesterday.
The number Of youth of school age in
Ohio last September was 1,081, 1921.
The Appropriations Committee cut
the Naval bill down to $15, 100000.
Thirty persons injured in a railway
collision near London, Wednesday.
Eleven shocks of earthquake are re-
ported from single town in Spain.
Prince PlOn-PlOn has issued an i'm
perial manifesto, and has been arrested.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means reported the Tariff bill Tuesday.
Dayton, Ohio, is to have a new
National Bank, with a capital of $780,,
900.
The Indiana Democratic caucus nomi-
mated Miss Lizzie Dallis for State Libra
rian.
General W. C. Pendleton died We'd
nesday at his home in StauntOn, Vir-
ginia.
Blacksmith Frank Killifer, shOeing
horse at Akron, kicked ON the head and
killed.
Conrad 81 Co., st. Louis brewers, have
failed, with liabilities OF more than
$4,000.
The Marquis of LOrne was formally
received by the civic authorities of Rich
mOnd, Va.
SanfOrd's cotton mill at Amsterdam,
N. Y, destroyed by fire, loss $4,000, in
sured for $4,000.
John Hinton shot himself in the head
at Dayton, but he was cOlOred man. No
good, Skull too thick.
The railway strike in Scotland has ex-
tended to Edinburgh, and the traffic to
Leith has been stopped.
Melville, of Jeannette fame, gets the
custody of the oldest child, and his wife
the other two children.
An experiment of talking four hun
dred miles by telephone was successful
in New York last Sunday.
Fourth officer of the steamer HelVetia,
from New York, was washed overheard
and lost during heavy gale.
The Paris papers says Prince NapOle
On's manifesto was issued with the
knowledge Of the BOnapartists.
Fight between 500 Egyptian troops
and the false prophet, 240 troopers kill
ed and the remainder captured.
Gladstone and his wife and daughter,
and Rev. Stephen Gladstone, his son,
have started for Cannes, France.
Thought that British ship Pride Of the
Ocean has been blown up. Wreckage
and keg of dynamite washed ashore.
J.Karn, of Hancock Co., has found a
relic of the mound builders made of
blue stone and shaped like sea lion.
The Allison family, of Millersburgh,
have advanced claim to a large pOr
tiOn of the real estate of Washington
city.
The Newhall Hotel register cannot be
found, though other books were found
in tOlerably good condition in the
safe.
Amos Townsend has introduced bill
to give Steward Crump $1,000, because
Crump hurt his health taking care Of
Garfield.
The steam -four mill Of ]. D. Herr &
Son., at East Springfield, Jefferson
county, was burned. Loss 5000. No
insurance.
Charles Adams, caught by revolving
grindstOne at Dayton, and held until
the flesh and bone were ground away
from his arm. He died.
A tremendous land slide occurred at
Mauris in the Faverges valley in Savoy.
The villagers narrowly escaped with
their lives by instant flight.
John H. Moore, ferry master, in the
employ of the New York Ferry Co., has
been arrested, on charge of embezZling
about $4,000 from The company.
1t was a thOughtless Michigan physi-
clan who laughed while eating catsup,
and so got some of the stuff into his
where it chOked him to death.
Mr.. Fox, frescO painter, was trying
to earn some Of Mr.. Tilden's money by
frescOing r. B. Hayes roof at Fremont,
when he fell off and was fatally in
jured.
The principal fires Wednesday were at
Albany, n. Y, loss $300,000; PlainVille,
Conn, $4,000, Lawrence, Kan, $4,000.
A large portion Of Spenceryille, o., was
destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley, with their little
boy, were out sleighing at Mt. Gilead.
The horse ran away. Mrs. u. jumped
out with the child, fell upon him and
broke his leg.
A violent earthquake shook northern
Ohio, between 2 and 8 O'clock last Sun
day morning. People were aroused out
of their sleep, and in some places Chin
neys were tumbled down.
The $4,000 in gold belonging to the
e. S. Government, stolen at Panama,
was taken from the vaults of the rail-
road company. A number of arrests
have been made in connection with the
crime.
At the fifth representation of Hamlet
at Berlin, Booth was repeatedly called
before the curtain. Crown Prince Fred
erick William was present, accompanied
by Herr Werder, we'll known exponent
Of Shakespeare.
Party of young ladies and gents went
cOastiDg on bObsled at Bellefontaine.
The sled jumped the track, breaking q
leg for Robert Boyd, and severely In
juring Mrs, HOwehstins and the Misses
Annie Kerr and Josie Mayors.
James McKelvy, Of Youngstown, broke
into and stole several articles from q
school house neat Chardon. The sher-
iff and his deputy gave chase unarmed,
and the thief fired two shOls at them.
When brought to bay he presented the
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