The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-07-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

The fall of Khiva is officially report
ed.
There is new Ministry in Spain.
Earthquake shocks have been felt in
the north of Italy.
Joseph Brooks continues the contest
for the Arkansas Governorship.
The Commissioners to the Sioux re-
port the failure of the main object of their
expedition.
"A destructive fire occurred at PrOvi-
dence, R. I.
The Mohammedan Turks have mur-
dered go christians in Bosnia.
Holland is offering peace to Acheen
and to abstain from interference with
Mohammedanism.
Gov. Dix has refused to sign some
fifty bills passed by the late N. Y. Legis-
ature.
The Government Thursday sold a
million and half dollars of gold at 81, 10
67.
The specie shipments on Thursday
amounted to 500, coo; $500, 1000 of which
was in gold coin. $500,000 in gold is now
packing for shipment on Saturday.
AT a meeting of the Directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad held in Boston
Thursday, John Duff was appointed Ac-
ting PreAdent, and Oliver Ames d Elisha
Atkins were chosen to fill the vacancies
in the Executive Committee caused by the
death of Cakes Ames & Horace +. Clark.
The vacancy in the Committee on Land
Grants was filled by the selection of Oliver
Ames, and that on connecting roads by
John Duff.
About fifty Good Tenplars, who will
represent this country al the meeting in
London, on the 22nd., of July, of the
Grand Lo9ge of Good TeInplars, sailed
Thursday. Among the delegates were
Rev. John Russell, of Michigan, the high
est officer of the Order in tins country.
AT Mauch Chunk, Pa, on the 25th.,
Hon. NJ G Trout dropped dead In the
Mansion House from heart disease. MIR.
Trout some years ago represented the
Mercer district IN Congress. Hs was
quite prominent in the Democratic party
and his name was among those presented
to the Beading Convention last year for
nomination foI Governor.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26,-In a bar
room quarrel this morning. Thos How
ard, bartender, shot, probably fatally,
Frank McGittigan.
PORTLAND, June 26.-Wagner, the Isle
of Shoals murderer and two others escaped
from the Afford jail last night.
ST. Louis, June 26,-Four prisoners
one of them named J 7 Carlise, under sen
tencec to be hanged, and another named
Martin Cryatt, charged With murder, es-
capped from the county Jail in Lexington,
Missouri.
Report from st. Petersburg is that
the Khan of Khiva has capitulated, and
that the Russians now occupy the capital
of the Khanate.
Twelve Turkish vessels are reported
on their way to aid the King of Acheen,
and the Dutch are reported as inclined to
a peaceful settlement of their differences.
The special Constituent Committee of
| the Spanish Cortes has framed new con-
stitution, by which the Cortes is to appoint
President of the Republic and confirm
| the ministerial nominations; the people TO
elect the House, and Provincial Assem-
blies the Senate.
There is to be a legislative congress
elected in Japan; the building of the pal
ace for the Mikado is to be suspended;
farms are TO be improved and the farmers
are recommended to use American agri-
CULTURAL implements.
The Great Eastern reached Hearts
Content yesterday, having successfully
laid the cable. The shore end has been
transferred to the steamer Kiberria. ~
in the Bank of England forgery case
Baron Rothschild and Mr.. Mildmay, ot
Barring Brothers, have testified to the for
gerry Of their signatures, and the bank has
obtained an injunction preventing the
BidwelIs from recovering the proceeds o.
the United States bonds Dis
-AibOrt II Smith was executed in
Springfield, Mass, at a quarter to eleven
o'clock Thursday morning for the murder
of Charles D Socket at Westfeld on the
20th Of last November,