The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.


Arthur Arnold's resolution that CON-
pulsory slaughter at ports Of landing of
fat stock from the United States restricts
the supply and increases the cost Of food,
and having regard to freedom from dis
eases of the cattle-producing states, the
house recommends modification or remoY-
al of the restrictions, was defeated In the
House of Commons by vote of l04 to 20.
The government opposed the proposition
At meeting of Irish members of Par
lament a motion presented by Parnell
was unanimously carried, severely con-
demning the rejection of the compensation
for disturbance bill, and declaring it the
duty Of Irish members to endeayOr to ln-
duce the government to abandon the rest
of the estimates for equipment of Irish
constabulary as a military force with mu-
nitions Of war.
RUSSIA.
Russia has decided to build ten new
war clippers, of which Mr.. Barker has se-
cured the contract for five, which are to
be constructed in America.
At Mini Novgorod, on the Sd inst,
fire is attributed to incendiaries. Gen.
Ignatieff, on being appointed temporary
governor of the town, was especially in.
structed to guard against incendiarism.
AFGHANIsTAN.
Both from England aud India reinforce
ments are being energetically dispatched,
and besides six battalions ofinfantry and
three battalions of artillery will soon be
passing through the Suez canal. Without
counting recent additions, the total mum.
ber of troops occupied by the Afghan war
is sixty thousand, of which number forty
thousand are within the frontier of At
ghanistan.
Sanghar, where Ayoob Khan was re-
ported lately, is midway between Kushki
Nakhud and Hyderabud, thirty miles
apart. The recent battle between Gen.
Burrows and Ayoob Khan's forces was
fought few miles north Of Kushki Max
hud. The Afghans, therefore, instead of
advancing, must fall back short distance.
GERMANY.
at the Coburg Conference of the FL
nance Ministers, it was agreed that the
surplus accruing in the Imperial Treas
ury from increased taxation raised by the
customs tariff, shall be distributed among
the various States Of the Empire,
The Tagblatt states that the floods in
the district of Ratibon are very serious.
Over twenty villages have been destroyed
and the loss of many miiliGns OF marks has
been entailed by the total destruction Of
the harvest. Four hundred and eighty
square miles are under water in Silesia.
FRANCE.
At Dion, st. Etienne and AYignon, the
Jesuits announce the reopening ol their
colleges after vacation, The repeated an
nouncement that the Jesuits intend to
reopen their colleges is Il challenge which
the Government will meet by repeating
the law of 1850, which the Repubique
Francaise declares made surveillance Of
the Jesuits lllusory gave superiorinstruc-
tion into their hands, and encouraged a
faction hostile TO the Nation.
The final result of the elections for the
Council General show 1,012 Republicans
elected, and 405 Reactionaries-a gain Of
800 Republicans.
BULGARIA.
A dispatch from Sofia says Prince Alex
ander of Bulgaria, has refused to sanction
the law upon The National Bulgarian
army, because it provides that the Com
mander-in-C Chief shall be elective.