The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12

water until at last the lights Of steamer that
proved 10 be the City Of AmsteTd6m came IN
sight shouted and was heard. A boat was sent
and was taken on board the steamer in a semi
unconscious state"
The silver production OF Leadvile, Colorado,
exceeds the expectations Of the most tanguine.
New discoveries are reported daily. The product
or the leading mines have increased 80 per cent.
within the past Two weeks, Two thousand tons,
yielding twenty thousand ounces Of silver were
delivered this week, and thee thousand tons Of
high grade ore are awaiting transportation Lead
ing ore buyers estimate the net profit for the year
at SO 100000.
Chairman Harris, Of the nmittee on EleO.
| tions says the cases OF Rainey and smalls from
South Carroll Da, will be called up this week and
disposed OF. The majority Of the Committee re-
port that no free and fair election was held IN
either district in 1876 and declare the seats va
cant. An attempt was made to act on the reports
OF the close Of The last session, but enough Demo
Gratis voted with the Republicans 10 cause post
ponement until this session.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
BILL as presented to the House proposes to reduce
the salaries !of our Ministers to Great Britain,
France, Germany and Russia from sl7,5O0 to Sl5,-
| 000 per annum those of Ministers to Spain, Aus.
| tris Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China from
81 O0O 10 $40 600, and those Of our Ministers 10
Chill and Peru from $4,000 to 5000 per annum.
The bill omils any provision for Uuited states
| Ministers Residents at Belgium and the Neither.
lands or for Charge d. Affairs to Denmark and
| Switzerland
Judge Burnett, who was killed during the
Breathitt (Ky) riots, and was buried last Wednes-
day, was only twenty-six years old, He was born
in Flood county, and had lived in Jackson only
about three years. He was buried beside the
young lady, Miss Cockerill, to whom he had been
e engsged and who had died some two years ago,
Ju dge Burnett leaves a mother, long widow, TO
m ourn his death. Jackson itselfisa very wretch
cd little town among the hills, with only about
one hundred and sixty inhabitants, Court
House, four taverns and log jail.
The famous English executioner Marwood,
went down to Wales the other Gay to hang the
9p anish sailor, Garcia, who killed Ave persons
last sumner. The criminal was so odious that
the people gave his extcutioner quite an ovation,
an when Marwood left ASK, after the execution,
he was escorted 10 the station by large crowd,
who cheered him loudly. At the station he held
a levee in the waiting.room. Many people shook
hands with him, and man made q speech, sta.
ting that Marwood had done his duty, and all
were proud of him. Marwood replied that he
never before had such reception, and hoped
| that he would soon come that way again.
Lahore, Dec T. The letter which the Vlceroy
of India on the I'd instant announced that Major
Cavanan had received from shere Ali, was the
Ameers answer to the Vlceroy's ulimatum. 1t
concludes with the declaration that he entertain.
ed no enmity toward the British Government :
that he desires to resume former friendly rels-
tlons, and will not resist the visit Of the BrltiAh
mission to Cabul.
San Francisco, Dec. "a Sacramento dispatch
says: Police ofieer Joseph Scott as shot through
the head and killed last night by parties un'
known.
Memphis. Dec ga white man named Rhodes
was aaaEslpated Saturday night at German
town Tenn. he was shot while kitting In o store
house by an unknown person.
Cincinnati Dec. 9-Rev. James Chalieu, lead
ing clergyman Of the Disciples, editor Of the
Christian Annpal died this morning at the reH-
del Of his daughter in this city.
wheeling, Dec. IA serious cutting shrAy 90
curr ed to might alta colored literary society be-
tween couple of members named Alfred CarSey
and James McColloch Csrsey was terribly cut
about the head and face with razor by MeCol-
loch and is In a very critical condition. McCel-
loch, who is under arrest, escaped with an ugly
cash on his head.
Nine prisoners awaiting sentence for Peniten-
tiary offenses escaped from the Newark jail last
week. Among them was the notorious Gypsy
I Jack. The escape was effected by sowing through
the iron bars with saws made from Eeel Ehanks
from an old pair Of shoes.