The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-19
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS

The present population Of Athens is 6S 6H. In
1870 it was only 4S107.
Considerable quantities Of ice are being shipped
from Norwegian Ports to the Uniled States.
A fresh political crisis has occurred at Buenos
Ayres and the Chambers have been overthrowu,
The cost of general election In England has
been essened by recent legislation, and the ex.
penses Of the late election may safely be reckoned
at 81, 100000.
Mr. Henry Leslie notes that the enormous sum
of 100000 is annually paid out by the British
Government for musical results in broad and de.
nominatonal schools, and that these results a:e
simply singing by ear, and that very much out of
tune. He thinks the money utterly wasted and
proposes that at least part of it should be used
for the endowment Of artiStical musical educa
tIon.
The Calcutta Statesman says "Much ridicule
has been cast upon the diplomacy ofour political
officers In Afghanistan, and some curious stories
are told of the methods by which the astute Pa.
tina IS have succeeded in raising funds at our ex'
pense. Ole of the most favor!te of these is pop
ularly known as making a khan 1t consists in
selecting some rustic Cutthroat, the more obscure
the better, giving him horse and a shawl, and
sending MIN into the British camp, with half a
dozen ragged followers, as khan or chief, new
man of influence, who would not be unwilling
to negotiate with the British for consideration :
When first invented, this plan never failed to Sc.
cure for the speculative few who invented 1t a
good round sum of money, from 2 OCO rupees to
5000 rupees being readily disbursed by politIcals
anxious to conciliate men Of influence"
A leading Liberal paper in London recently
said: "Will the House of Lords be so unwise as to
stand upon its legislative privileges TO defend the
privileges of Its members as landowners? If so,
there can be but one end to the struggle It's not
the interest of the community that will go down
in the COL Aict. Almost every country In Europe
has reformed its land system in the interests OF
the ptople, The foremost nations Of the Cont
nent- France, Germany, Italy although they
have an Upper House Of Legislature, have gotrid
of the hereditary principle, Should ever our owa
constitutional machine grow rusty, it may occur
to the practical English mind to consider the re.
form Of the House of Lords itself Hereditary
legislation has not very solid logical basis; If II
should prove dangerously obstructive we have
examples nearly at hand, as well as across the At
lantic Of the way in which o working Senate
may be constituted
The SixtySixth (Berkshire) Regiment which
was so badly cut up when Ayoob Kahns ghszies
and cavalIy In their fiery charge drove two regi.
ments Of Sepoys back upon 1t and completely
"mobbed' it, was once before in its history near.
ly annihilated This was In 1871 when 1t formed
part Of CObOurnes force covering the siege OF
Badsi)z. The regiment had poured deadly FIRE
into strong French column aud was charging it
with the bayonet, when a regiment of cavalry
which in the smoke and fire had all unperceived
got round the English right, charged the Sixty.
sixth in the rear and cut It to pieces, OF 400 men
mustered in the morning 327 including II officers
were killed, wounded or taken prisoners, and
only SO fell in when the roll was called next day
TheSxty-sxth Regiment went to ST. Helena In 1876
and did duty there till Napoleon's death,
London, August 16-Aa dispatch from Gletta h
to-day says; large number of trbesmen at
tackled our troops at Ketch last night, The gar.
rison of 800 of the Sixteenth Bombay Native in.
fantry behaved with great steadiness, The enemy
were repulsed, and left eighty dead. The garrison
pursued the enemy some distance messenger
from General Pnayre to Candahar returned un.
able to enter the city. The Siege has begun in
earnest heavy and continuous fire Is kept up
on both sides, A large number of men are push.
ing forward he trenches towards the walls. Mes
sengers deny that the Heratees have deserted
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