The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-09
NOTES or NEWS.

The number OF new building erected
I'm Plttaburgh In 1883 was 1890. OF
which 672 were brick, NJ nn estimated
cost of 81, 9,S25,OOO.
Blackburn was nominated for United
States Senator Tuesday evening ~
Frankfort, KY, the vote being Black
burn 83, Williams 81.
Two little girls named Morrison, aged
7 and II, were burned " dealh III poch..
hOntas county, w. Va. The parents ana
four children escaped.
The Civil Rights bill In the Ohio Leg
lslature has bec0mea a law. IL H. the same
40 declared unconstitutional by the u
8. Supreme Court. Amendments TO the
Scott law passed the House.
The redistricling bill passed tho House
at Columbus on Thursday; yeas bS, nays
80, a party vote. The bill had previously
passed the Senate, no that our district IN
now the Xxx, being composed OF Medina,
Summit, Stark aud Wayne.
On Sunday night last the Salvation
army services Ia Pittsburgh ended IN y
free fight, In which several men ana
women were hurt. The police blame
the army, and say II breeds trouble by
no conducting its services ~ TO attract
rOnghs,
The ohio Legislature Tuesday was de-
voted TO political work. Tho senate
passed new Congressional apporli0n'
ment law, and tho House amended the
Scott liquOr law, by repeating lts local
option feature, and making tho TAX pay
able seml'annually'
Hon. Vim. D. Kelley says hls health
was never better than now For illty-
Ave years no chewed and smoked, but
within year no has discarded the
habit and now does not use the weed IN
any form. We do think, however, that
this indicates merely an Iron constitu'
tiOn.
Congressman Phelps closed the de-.
bate on the RltZ John Porter bill and
the bill was adopted by vote OF 1874 u
"a, the Democrats voting aOlidly for II
and majority Of the Republicans voted
against 1t. The bill recommends The
President 10 restore him 10 his former
rank aud pay,
Stephen x. Walker, President Of the
New York Board OF Education, argues
that college education ~ the best
known preventative OF crime and power
ty, and cites ~ proof that there IN not a
college graduate In Sing Sing 10 day
But there are u great many OF them VINO
ought TO he there.
The Inspector James DAVIS, OF New
York, fell among Phillstines NJ Wash
ingtOn, aud, although an 0ld.tlmer In
Washington ways, he was unfortunate
enough TO be robbed Of about 5000 on
Thursday night, after an ardnona days
work among the Treasury Olllciala,sliow'
Ing them how TO sample cold tea
The Plain a. jackson Home Insurance
Company have just sent around Their
annual report. The total valuation OF
property insured January ~, 1888 N
II ,B5l 900 The actual average cost Oi
insurance during the past Ave years has
been esq cents per thousand per annUm,
This is Chenp insurance ana ought Ia
satisfy all the members
At Rendyllle, Perry county Ohio, on
Sunday evening last. Peter Cllli0rd, u
brakeman, was called TO bis door and
shot and Killed. lie fell into his young
wiles arms, saying, THE lllckeys have
killed me-" The IIickeys, four In num-
ber, were arrested, and II being nacer'
tdined that Richard Hickey, u saloon
keeper, did the shooting, n mob took
him to u sycamore tree aud strung him
up. The rope broke once aud he drop
ped, They lot him down twice TO have
INN confess,