The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-03
WIS ITEMS.

The Real Estate Savings Institute of st
Louis has euspened.
The labor troubles in England are be-
ing gradually compromised.
The Vanderbilt will contest has been
again adjourned until February.
President MacMahon distinctly repu'
dates ever having entertained the idea
of coup d etat.
The Gloucester (Mass.) fishing fleet lost
seven vessels and thirty-seven men dur
ing the past season.
An explosion in mine at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, severely inj lred seven men and kill
ed one.
The four mines of the Golden Gate
Company in the Black Hills were sold to
California capitalists for 100000.
Sitting Bull is encamped at Rock Creek,
Montana, and is committing some debre-
dations. His Nez Perce allies are desert
ing him.
The German Government announces
its satisfaction at the recent Cabinet
changes in France and the change of Am
bassadors to Berlin.
Gen. Grant and party arrived at Malta
Friday on board of the United States
steamship Vandalia, and were received
with distinguished honors.
1t is officially announced in London
that the British Government has accede+
to the request of the Porte to negotia
with Russia for terms of peace.
1t is now authoratively stated that not
more than dozen Mexicans were enga-
ged in the recent affair at San Elizario
and the authorities on that side of the
river are taking active measures for their
apprehension.
The Russians are approaching Sofa
and the inhabitants have abandoned the
town.
The Servians have captured pierot of
twenty-three cannon, one thousand rifles
and fifty prisoners.
The Ship Nimbus, wheat laden for Cork,
was wrecked off the Oregon coast Friday,
but the crew were all saved.
A prominent Boston law. er named
Bgelow is under arrest, charge with en-
bezzling $4,000 held by him in trust.
The Brazilian Government will not
permit colored men to enter the empire
as part Of the working force Of railroad
contractors.
The announcement is made on author.
ity that Don Carlos was expelled from
France at the request of the Spanish
Government.
The concentration of troops around
Erzeroum has been abandoned for the
present by the Russians on account of the
snow and cold.
A Constantinople dispatch says: Aus
tria, in reply to the Turkish circular re-
serves the right to intervene on the
opening of peace negotiations as a guar
anteeing and frontier power.
The official Russian press announces
that the occupation Of Constantinople by
British troops will be considered by
Russia as equivalent to a declaration Of
war on the part of England. and scouts
the idea of mediation.
The notorious Northampton bank rob-
bers, Scott and Dunlap, each have been
sentenced to twenty years in the state
prison.
Boykins, Va, Dec. 29.-Lemuel and
Hhilbert Smith father and son have been
arrested for the murder of William H.
Fuller, on the Oath inst. The son says
his father shot Fuller twice. Cause of
murder, revenge.
The loss of property on Western rivers
during the past year is set down az $5,-
100000, This includes ice and coal dis
asters on the Ohio river, amounting to
$4,00O000. The number of lives lost
during the same time were seventy; more
than two-thirds were by explosion and
the burning of steamers.