The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-14

LATE NEWS.

LATE NEWS
uths opening Of the Italian Parliament King
Humbert delivered the speech from the Throne
IN person.
The Pennsylvania railroad bridge across the
river Raritan at New Brunswick, N. j., took IRE
ON Saturday last, and burned down, The loss Is
estimated Gt 100000.
Captain Mantharge, formerly OF the English
navy, and recently Hobart Pasha's adjutant has
been promoted and sent to the Cretan waters as
second in command Of the fleet there,
A general suspension of mining operations In
the Iehjgh Pa) coal region has been ordered for
the balance of the month, the quota allowed that
section by the Combination having been filed
The House Committee on Department Of Justice
have sgreed to bill making an imporIantchanse
IN the compensation of United States Marshals
All fees and allowances are abolsheu, ana Iiie
psy Of Marshals fixed at 5000, and OF Deputies
ats 900 per annum.
Accountability for the fire by which nearly the
entire town of spartonsburg, Pa, was destroyed
Yesterday is charged upon one Jacobs, In whose
store 1t originated, as the alleged incendiaIy ana
he has sought the protection Of the authorities 10
avoid threatened lynching.
Raouf Pasha has been selected to accompany
General Ignatieff to st, Petersburg, to exchange
notifications of the treaty. II is understood the
Gar during the negotiations at st. Petersburg
will considerably reduce the indemnity and prob
ably grant some further notifications.
It's officially reported that the number OF Gu
ban insurgents who have surrendered from FeD
ruary % to March g. is 1880 persons with $50 stand
of arms. OF the prominent chiefs, Maxine,
Gomez, Benitez and Rodriguez have embarked
for Jamaica ard Salvador and Cisneros, Marquis
of Santa Lucia for Europe,
Toronto, March 9.-Tbe Monetary Times says
within period of eleven years the public debt
of Canada has increased from S030i6,O5l to SlH'
675 sS4, and that the excess of imports over ex'
ports for the same length Of time foots up total
Of S235 100000,
Merritop, Ont, March 9.-This afternoon, while
some men were preparing dynamite cartridges
for blasting at Riordans pulp mills at this place.
a nun Der exploded. John Tammon. the foreman,
was killed and two others seriously Injured
Philadelphia March ll-Ashael, Froth 4 Son.
William A. Miller & Co. and FrOth Bros, provi
sion dealers, suspended,
Moorefeld, Ont, March 1.-THE Maryboro
FIGURING Mills are burned Loss $4,000; insur-
anCe, $4,000.
Detroit Mich, March l1-Five stores were de-
gtroyed by fire at Eaton Rapids this morning.
Loss $4,000; insurance, $500,
New York, March 1.-THE failure of the proyi'
sion houses in Philadelphia, 1t is stated in the
Produce Exchanle and by the leading provision
dealers here, will not affect any New York
houses.
Boston, March 1.-THE Home Savings Bank
suspended to day, temporary Injunction having
been obtained. Two years ago the deposits
amounted to &c 79S, ,2l3, since when they dwindled
to$,ll74Sl. Ofthis amount S2,S4l,53 are inyes-
ted in real estate loans.
Baltimore, March THE treStle platform used
in building the new iron bridge over the Potomac
at Rowell's Bend gave way yesterday, preclpllat-
ing thirteen men at work into the river, distance
Of fifty feet. Three men were killed outright, ana
the remainder seriously injured.
Ottawa, Ont, March l0.-W M. McElnees house
Rt Rochesterville was burned this morning, AFTER
leaving the house Mr.. McElnee returned for the
purpose of saving some valuable papers and per-
ished. His daughter was severely burned while
attempting to save clothing
St. Paul, Mimi, March ia Bismarck special
to the Pioneer Press says; On February 2Sth one
of the Sioux chiefs from Sitting Bulls camp told
a scout on this side that the band were nearly
starving and would gladly surrender If they
could keep their ponies.
Philadelphia, March ll-Robert McAdams, t2
years old, and Charles PeltOn of the same age,
quarreled to day over the possession OF stick OF
candy. Pelton threatened to shoot McAdams II
he did not divide with him. As the latter still re-
fused, Pelton drew pistol and shot McAdams
through the head, killing him almost instantly
The yonng murderer then fed and has not yet
been captured.
The snow storm which commenced last Thurs
day night proved quite general through the West
and the railroads are effectually blOckaded.
After scene of great disorder In the Quebec
Legislature Saturday, the body was prorogued by
the Lieutenant Governor till April II, with view
o its ultimate dissolution.
A disturbance occurred in the suburbs Of Mon
teal Sunday evening between party of Orange
men and some Catholics, in which one young
man was dangerously cut Six Of the rioters were
arrested.
Detroit, March 1l.-An engine and seven cars Of
a freight train bound north on the Jackson,
lansing q Saginaw Railroad, this morning ran
through a bridge at Marsh Creek between st.
Charles and Saginaw, killing the fireman, Charles
Thayer, and badly injuring the engineer, Silas
Hall The accident was caused by the giving
way of dam above the bridge, which washed
out the embankment.
New Orleans, March 1O-The steamboat Shan
non from Ouachita river with 900 bales of cotton,
At o'clock A. NJ, collided with the monitor Ca
nonicus and sank in few minutes.