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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
FIRE DAMP.

Terrific Expioeiona In tho Unlondals
Minea-rwo Mon Instantly Killed,
CoSNELLsvLLE, Pa, March iO,--Sovora
explosions OF fro damp occurred In Oh,
Uniondalo miuc at Dunbar, four miles from
hero, by which two mon woro Instantly
killed aud four fatally injured About .
do1on others received serious injuries
The first explosion occurred far In tho IN
torior Of tho mino, and killed John Williams
tracltmhn, forty-iyo who leaves wifo and
four children, aud Joseph Cope, minor, fifty,
wifo aud ninO children. There were twenty
ono others In tho mino who nj onco started u
tho shaft but before they reached II another
torriilc explosion shook tho mino blowing ou
tho lights, throwing tho panicstrlckon minors
Off their lcot and cracking tho great timber
which supported tho roof, For tlmo II
scomod ~ II tho ontlro mino would collapse
burylng nll Another explosion occurred bO
foro the survivors finally roaehid tho oxit,
tho last explosion firing tho mine
Tho Injured 0roi Jacob Cope aged ilftoon,
burned Informally and externally cannot 1.-Two
o. l. Martin, nineteen, burned about the
hood aud informally, cannot liyo William
Startling, colorod burned and informally In
jurod, VIII probably dio, Smally Martin, log
broken William Shaw, seventy dangerously
burned, lWac Froy, Potter Blunt, Hiram
Higho, William Ross, Thomas Owon pit
boss, Nal Hannah aud Pctor Kcan@ An
these a,N moro or less injured, and several Of
thon WI DO manned for life, 10 was th,
first dSy Cope and his son had worked In Oh,
mine
A coronors Jury h now being lmpancllod
TO investigate the causes Of tho explosion and
tho extent OF the damage done.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
NEW LANGUAGE.
President Porter, OF Yale, Engaged Upon
n Great Work


u Great Work
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March TO- 1t haa Just
boon discovered, through tho leasing Of tho
Hubbard building for tho purpose, that Pros
idont Porter, Of Yale, assisted by n host OF od.
ucators and specialists, IA hard at work upon
n revision OF Wobstora dictionary, Your
correspondent sought an intorylcw with Prof
Porter, WIN edited tho last edition Of Web
stnr lo was much ohagrlnod that tho fact
ofa revision had already leaked out,
~ verify bcliovo that you newspapers
watch mans movements as closely as q
hawk watches Ghickon"
uo Acknowledged that tho work OF revision
had boon In progress for over year, but do.
olinos 10 giv0 tho names Of tho editors,
"Whot changes bill DO mado In tho now
workr
"Ono Of tho most important changes win
10 IN spelling by advice OF Professor Marsh,
OF Lafayette college, aud Professor Whitney,
OF Yalo, unless anlxog viii bo olidcd ~ for
instance In tho word depot, the final y will
DO droppcdn
oHow about now wordsf
AN that have sprung up alnco tho last 10.
vision, aud which aro introduced or used by
any rcputed English writor will bo incor-
poratcd In thlsrcylsion, ~ they express dis
tlnot ideas, and have no equivalent In the
English language We cannot slight thom, and
they must necessarily bo ingruftcd into tho
revision Many words introduced into tho
English language from tho Latin win retain
their foreign plurNls, but as far ns possible,
all thoroughly anglieiaod words win have
English plurals"
He further said that though tho oxact
meaning Of "dudo" might DO rather hard 10
define, yet ho thought tho word would bo IN.
oorporatcd In tho revision, As his "thoughtn
Ia pretty authoritative, dudes viii undoubtedly
hereafter be formally classod In Wobstor's un.
abridged, Az 10 tho word "boycott," ho had
no doubt that 10 would bo used as II con-
vcyod distinct meaning, entirely different
from thai conveyed by any other word In tho
language
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
COMPLETE SHUTDOWN ALL ALONG
THE LINE.

A Complete and Harmonious Understand
Ing Between tho hnighta of Labor, the
Firemen and the Engineers - Alleged
Dissatisfaotlon-Along the Line.
ST, LOUIS, March lO,-The situation In rail-
road circles h practically tho same The
greatest difficulty isnow experienced In got
ting passenger trains In and out OF the Union
depot, mail trains being the only ones In which
any interest II taken by the strikers Ro-
ports from all over the line show q complete
stoppage OF work Tho impression sought 10
bo made that there Is trouble between tho on
gineora and tho Knights aud tho llremon ~
well ~ tho engineers, is entirely erroneous
There h undoubtedly thorough sympathy
and complete understanding between the
Knights and tho ilremen, ~ we'll ~ tho on
glneoH, anil II tho power OF tho latter two
classes h needed II will be brought into play
Tho statement from Cleveland that Mr., p.
M. Arthur viii order the neutrality OF the
engineers islaughed at Ho h not tho auto
crat Of the society, and IL Ia quito possible
that tho engineers OF tho Gould system whom
they aOe NJ 10 throw their weight OF influence
into the fight will do no, as within their own
Jurisdiction they have tho power 10 act
Mr.. HoxioS order promulgated, laying or
all mon In departments whore lack OF busi-
ness allows reduction of force IN causing
much dissatisfaction among tho persons af-
fected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
OVER THE BORDER.
A Merchant Elopos with III. Young Or.

A Merchant Elopos with His Young Or
phan Chargo-stolon Funds.
WALTON, N, Y, March i0,-Somo month";
ago Scott IA Fshor, merchant OF Sidney
Plains and agent In that villogo of tho Ma
tional Expros company, adopted into his
family an orphan girl named Bessie LOaman,
aho was thirtoon years old. Fishor employed
hor 10 do copying In tho express Office. A
fow days ago neither Flshor nor tho girl oamo
homo 10 supper
For week or 10 Fisher had boon closing
out his stock OF goods at low cash prlcos, un.
Ill nearly all had boon sold His wife went
TO tho store 10 800 why ho had not como
homo, Tho store was locked. II was thon
learned that Fisher aud tho girl had boarded
northbound train that day Ho had takon
all tho money received from tho salo Of his
goods and $4,000 belonging 10 his wife on
con traced tho runaway couple 30 tho Can
ada border and nothing has since boon hoard
of ihnni
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Al DnIIna.

DALLAS, Tex, March iO,--'fhO strike on the
Texas a. Pacific and Gould lines at this point
has generally impedod traffic. United States
Marshal Jackson, OF the western district OF
Texas, arrived hore and spont tho day In con-
mltatlon with tho railway and court officials,
Ho loft for Big Springs accompanied by two
deputies, II Ia generally understood that Mr.,
Jackson has gone 10 Big Springs for tho pur-
pose OF arrestIng tho strikers that took part
In the riotous proceedings last Friday Bo.
fore leaving Mr., Jackson said 10 reporters
~ have no doubt that all persons who have
intorforod with tho property OF tho court
have mado themselves liable 10 imprisonment
for contempt II IL feared tho arrests may
cause an outbreak on tho part OF tho strikera
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
over the sunaot Route.

NEW yoRK, March lO,-Tho low ratio Of
tho Sunset route TO San Francisco has had
ono unexpected result A delegation of COL.
orod mon from New Orleans was IN New
York seeing what rates could DO obtained
over tho q y. Huntington lines 10 Southern
California, Ono OF tho Sunset routes agents
entertained Tho committee and II was stated
that as.cut rates were likoly 10 continue In.
definitely, fair sized army OF coorcd citl-
zens would be soon transferred from Louis-
lana and aajacent southern states 10 Southern
California II ~ promised thom that wori
win bo found.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Chlno.e Ilnldcr Arrcatcd.

PORTLAND, Ore, March 10. Tho United
States marshal has arrested four moro mon
here, charged with raiding Chinese camps
near the city and driving them OIL, Those
men are alao charged with wearing masks
and intimiduting the Chinese by display ing
arms. The evidence against them said 20
bc conclusive. This makes nineteen arrests
mado on similar charges within two w eks
by the United States authorities Some OF
these defendants arc also accused Of lob-
bing the Chinese Of money and yalual los
al tho samo time They waived cxan tna.
tinn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Ex.presidcnt Arthur Ill.

New YoRK, March 10 -.Ex. President Ar
thur has not visited his law Office IN tho Mu.
tual Life building for week. A frlond who
saw him said that Mr., Arthur Ia IN, but Ia no,
dangerously sick lilo caught bad cold IN
tho beginning Of tho winter, and has becn
much bothered by 10 ever since. Ho had palm
IN the head aud chest at times, aud was ad.
vised by his physician TO remain In doors for
while. lIe will DO out again In day OF
two
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
TOO MUCH cHlNAMAN.

Thoy Invade Georgia and Cause IndIgsa.
tlon and Trouble.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March i0.-Tho arrival Of
two Cinnamon hero and tho "promisod arri.
val of twenty moro tomorrow" has caused
somo excitement, and tho threat Is mado that
forco viii bo rcsortod 10 10 drive thom out OF
tho city Tho Chinese horo number several
hundred all shop keepers, and they havo al.
most ruined tho groou grocors' business, Tho
Chinese have married white wlvos The city
council win DO askoi 10 rovol,o tho Chinese
llscenso, and II the request "a refused tho
Ceostios will DO waited upon at midnight
aud marched out of town,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
LcxlnRton's MIA for tho capital.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March 10,-The chamber
Of commerce pissed u unanimous resolution.
fayoring tho appropriation by Lexington
and Fayotto county, Of 100000, and also
FREQ removal Of records and books, as an In
ducement 10 locate tho state capital hore.
Senator Affords bill for removal win como
mn Friday
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Al Galveston.

GALVESTON, March 10, - Tho Texas &
Pacific railroad hero refuse all freight for
any points on tho Gould systom, and engines
are only sent out on special orders Az
Toxarl,ana tho Knights OF Labor comprising
tho entIro foroo Of worlsmon In tho Gould do
partmont at that place, arc still out and
everything IL At gtandstill. All tho engines
there, with tho exception OF two, which arc
used for switching, have boon disabled by tho
Knights, and tho yard IA flllod with cars con-
talning frolght for all points.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Mira. Donjamln urowstor poad.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March TO- Mrs Bon
Jamin Harris Browstor, wifo Of ox-Attornoy
General Browstor died at tho residence of hci
husband In this city, Uftor brlof illnoss.
Mrs, Browgtcr was tho daughter Of tho lato
Robert j. Walker, who wus at ono tmo 500
rotary Of tho United Statos treasury She
was lady Of high culture and refinement,
and very popular In society circles both III
tbig city and Waghlnpton,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
A MINISTERIAL eoYoorr.


sunday Ihpcrs Como Under tho Han OF
Minneapolis I,ovoronds
MINNEAPOLIS, Miun,, March TO- 49, The
Minister'S association, composed Of tho min.
isters from each of tho churches III the city
passed. resolutions 10 withdraw their patron
ago from all papers published IN or out OF The
city on Sunday,
Thoy. clum that tho work done on any
newspaper that Is not published Sunday
morning can bo accomplished during secular
hours They propose 10 refuse information
10 Sunday papers, and will preach against
papers and establish rigid ministerial boy.
nntt
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Al Fort Worth. Tnrna.

FoRr WoRrn, Tex, March 10. "A monster
meeting Of Knights OF Labor was hold horo,
at which tho pOndlng strike was discussed
Tho situation grows grevor every hour Pas.
songor traffic over tho Transoontnontal d.
vision Of tho Texas Il Pacific will, ID IL
thought, DO discountonancoi, owing TO the
bad condition OF tho road Cattle mon are
losing largo sums by tho freight blockade
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Wnntn N nixnrnn.

TOLEDO, March io,-A great social sonsa-
tlon was caused hero by tho announcement
that Mrs frankie Whitaker, lending soci-
ety lady, has filed suit for divorce from hor
husband. Mr.. Stephen Whitaker, member
Of one Of tho first families OF Toledo. Tho
grounds alleged arc intoxication and cruel
treatnent
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Al Llttie Rock,

LITTLE Rock, Ark, March l0-About
midnight, ono milo north OF this city, ilftoon
masked mon boarded tho south.bound freight
on tho Iron Mountain a. Southern road at
Fort Smith railroad Gro sing, disabled tho
engine and sdo,trackod tho train, II was a
local freight with freight for LlttlO Rock and
pcrlahablo goods for Texas, II n supposed
tho mon AFRO Knights OF Labor who AFRO now
ON n ntrlkO,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
Died In Cburob.

LEBANON, o., March TO- Mrs. William
Van sycklc, wifo OF prominent business
man Of this place died suddenly Of heart dis.
ease in The locture-room Of Tho Prosbytoriap
church. during evening service.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
A State HOTRL

lam In favor Of the State erecting
and maintaining hotel In this city, In
which the members OF the Legislature
and their families, when they brlI q
them here. shall board free. do this
on tho score Of economy. AT q rough
estimate / ah0u'd say that the State
would save $50 600 q year by the opera
tion, Turner, OF Montgomery, Gays that
he Ia In favor OF such hill, but would
amend II no an TO include al State
ofllcials. elective and app plintive. Az II
now IL, u great many members board q
BIZ part Of the time at the various pub.
lic institutions, and the real secret OF
the trl'weekly adjournment every llVe
days Ia because thei institutions NJ Co.
lumbua become no 0yeTcr0wded with free
b0arders that tie necessary for members
to 90 on free passes 70 the insl utl0ns
In distant parts OF the State tO get
their quota OF fee bonrd. This IL not on
ly lncOnvenient, but iucurs unnecessary
risks OF travel, which would b avoided
by free hotel In this city, In the man.
agement OF which great eystem and
economy could DO practiced, and one
years experiment would no doubt show
a reduction In the expenditures OF the
State institutions which would net $780,
600 to the tax payers OF Ohio.
WAT.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11

SPRINGFIELD, Muss, March 10, Ix-ry tsi
dent w. IS. Clark of tho Agricultural cole &c
at Amherst, died this morning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11

Persons moving west should write or
call on II. II. Geeting for maps and In.
formation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11

New YoRK, March 10, -Ev.Sonator Chafrcs
died OF acuto moningotus at Purdy'o Station,
Westchcstor county
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11

Will not these gentlemen hire q hall,
confer together and tell long suffer
Ing public what they want2 They do
not seem 10 be satIaaed either with or
without a Scott law. Democrats, and
mankind In general. are getting tired
OF this uncertainty In the mlnda OF men
who flop from one party 10 another on
purely business proposition.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
Manners from Books of Etiquette.

True poiiteneSs is always unassuEing,
but people who learn their manners from
books of etiquette often make themselves
ridicul US in attempting to show off their
fancied superiority. At a lunch in Wash
ington recently. distinguished prelate sat
next to young lady who is spending her
first winter in the capital. He was eating
his ices with spoon, when he was for a
moment struck dumb by her remark, loud
enough to be heard by others, " Oh, why
don't you Use fork? 1t isn't polite to eat
ices with a SPOON
When he had recovered his breath, he
replied, in the softest and most amiable
tone :" Ny dear child. am sorry it is no,
nice but was brought up to eat ices with
a spoon and unfortunately am too old to
forget
a similar incident occurred at dinner
An army officer of high rank, while en-
gagged in an animated conversation with
his vis-a-vis, inadvertently struck three
pronged fork into his oysters. The hostess
! Immediately cried out, "0h. General, use
the small fork"
From the grim look which settled upon
the features of that warrior, it might be
fancied that he WAS preparing for battle
charge, but he said ne'er word, and he
lid not tarry long after the dinner
Both the General and the prelate were
probably aware. however, that they had
only neglected to observe mere caprice oil
fashionable society and that they bad not
violated any law of genuine good-breeding,
= Youths Companion.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
Type-setdng without Copy.

This has always been thought to be Q
difficult feat, and one to be classed with
chess playing when the board is removed
from sight, as Morphy apd others have
done, yet there are a good many proofs that
the task has been accomplished, and thai
repeatedly. Theauthor of "Typographer,' ;
printed in Cincinnati more than twenty
five years ago, composed the entire vol
without scrap of copy, except that part
which showed the imposition of forms
James F. Babcock, for many years editor OF
the New Haven Palladium, in his younger
days used always to turn his thoughts into
metal, without intervening paper; Horace
Greeley did the same thing, and it was q
common practice with Thurlow Weed
There is not, when the practice is ex-
amined. anything of inherent difficulty in
it, except how to keep the mind constantly
upon the subject. Type-setting, after q
practice of several years, becomes mechani-
cal; there is no effort of thought required
to punctuate, capitalize, or divide, for these
problems have been determined by custom,
and the only danger the compositor labors
under is in having outs or doublets. A flu
ent or verbose writer usually will see an
advantage in adopting this method, while
a man whose thoughts come slowly will
have time enough to turn them and en-
large their expression. 1t is doubtful
whether any time is thus saved as the COM
positor works more slowly. In country
newspapers, for one reason or another, this
is frequently done, but in the present day
OF division of employments the editor
rarely gets to the mposing-room, much
less sets type-BookmGEer.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
gradually to all varieties. They were all

gradually to all varieties. They were all
more or less affected this spring, but the
application of the wash checked it imme-
diately. All the pears are now perfectly
smooth, instead of being smutty and
cracked. Last year was an unfavorable one
for the development of the fungus, but va
rieties worthless, even, through fungus, are
perfect now. For all pears not attacked by
fungus previous TO the time Of the fruit
setting, the application can be made any
time after the setting as long as
the fruit is growing, but of course, the
sooner it is done the better. AZ regards
the Winter Nelis, which seems to be at
tackled at the time of blooming, and gen.
orally is what might be termed secondary
stage Of the disease, the stage in which
branches as well as foliage are affected, the
spraying should be given during the early
part of the summer, and again shortly be-
fore their blooming. avery similar fungus
if not identical with the pear fungus, IS
spreading in our best apple regions. attack
ing the white winter permain and the yell
low NewtOvn pippin, few varieties being
totally exempt from ii. So serious is this
trouble that | have seen fine Young apple
orchards for several seasons almost barren,
or the crop almost worthless Judging
from the good effect OF the wash on the
pear trees, We would recommend it to be
tried thoroughly, by spraying in the sum
mer and in the early spring, at the same
period suggested for the Winter Nelis.
Finally this mixture will be found
equally as efficient as the so-called Goblin
moth wash, to kill the larva of the Goblin
moth. 1t seems also to act as preventive
against the same in the case OF later broods.
1t is quite as effectual as any of the other
whale-oil soap washes. il, indeed, they are
very reliable remedies AS to this latter
point, we have not facts enough to prove
anything very definitely yet, but we hope
to collect a sufficient number this season,
whereby we can arrive at some conclusions.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
WRITE THEM A LETTER TONIGHT

Don't go to the theater, lecture or ball
But stay in your room to night.
Deny yourself 20 the friends that cali
And good long letter write
Write TO the sad old folks at home
Who sit. when the day is DONE
With folded hands and downcast eyes,
Aud think Of the absent one.
Don't selfishly scribble, Excuse my haste,
I've scarcely the time 10 WRITE,
Lest their brooding thoughts go wandering back
To many q by-gone night.
When they lost their needed sleep and rest,
And every breath was prayer
That God would leave their little babe
TO their tender lo.e and care.
Don't let them feel that you've no more need
OF their love and council wise;
For the heart grows strongly sensitive
When age has dimmed the eyes;
II might b. vel to let them believe
You never forget them quite
That you deem it pleasure, when far AWAY,
Long letters home to write.
Don't think that the young and giddy friends
Who make your pastlme gay,
Have half the anxious thoughts for you
That the old folks have to-day
The duty of writing do nut put off
Let sleep or pleasure wait,
Lest the letter Tor which they waited and longeC
Be day or an hour too latei
For the sad old folks at home
With locks fast turning white
Are longing to hear of the absent one,
So write them letter tonight Httaess.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
The Surrender Tree of yioksburg,

VIcKsBURG (Miss.), July 4th.-Twenty-
three years ago to-day, one and half miles
northeast from VicksbuIg. Gen. o. S. Grant
received the surrender Of Vicksburg and
the Confederate army defending it, under a
green Tree, few hundred yards from the
Confederate line of defense, from Gen.
Pemberton, the Confederate commander.
This surrender tree, as it was called, was
all cut down and carried oil by reiic-hunt-
ers, and even the very stump of the tree
even with the ground. The United States
Government then erected a granite monu-
ment to commemorate the spot and event
but the relic-hunters Clipped and defaced
this 50 badly that the Government removed
it to the National Cemetery of Vicksburg
for preservation, and erected large 100
pound gun that stands about fifteen feet
high, with the inscription on it:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
The Surrender of VicksbuTg,
July 4, 1868. to Gen. U. s. Grant,
by Cen pemhertnn -

The gun is surrounded by low stone
wall about two feet high. The numerous
visitors by driving near the monument
have made deep cut or sunken road, and
the rains have washed the light soils still
deeper and exposed the roots OF the orig
inal surrender tree under the monument
l crawled under the monument and with
my knife cut off piece of the surrender
tree with my own hand.
About half mile south of the surrender
spot, 10 a cemetery and on hillocks and in
rayines, are the graves of thousands OF
Confederate soldiers, and still half mile
further south is the National Cemetery
with the graves of 1856 Union soldiers,
all marked, some with names, others I'M
know, all with numbers, and many with
their States and regiments. At this season
of the year the soldiers graves in the cem-
etery are very green and looK very pretty.
Cor Globe Democrat