The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-30
FOREIGN NEWS.

The explosion Of boiler on the steamer Isa.
bella killed six persons and severely wounded
several others in South America.
The Duchess of Marlborough is soon to send
16 Irish families to Manitoba, fully equipped for
farming
The Canadians are startled by an increase Of
s9,5OOOOO In the public debt Of the Dominion for
the fiscal year.
The Sixth Dragons will be sent to Natal from
England, in response 10 the call OF the com.
mandant al Durham.
Sixty houses have been destroyed by foods at
Limasol, eight persons killed, and damage to the
amount of f7OOOO DONE
dispatch from 81. Petersburg, reports the
Russians have taken, with loss Of 20 killed. 49,,
900 Camels, which we're recently captured by the
Turcomans.
A great snow storm prevailed In the north Of
Scotland from Friday until Sunday morning, A
number Of trains are imbedded In snow banks
and traffic stopped
Gayot, Republican, has been elected Senator
for the Department Of Aubei and Ordlnalre, Re-
publican, has been returned to the Chamber of
Deputies from POntaIliea.
A dispatch from Geneva says the United States
Government has notified the Federal Council Of
the arrest of Joseph Lledrist In Indiana, who is
suspected Of being concerned in three murders
committed in Switzerland.
The steamer Edith Colder, from Montego Bay,
reports that on December 10th the bark FOnta-
BELLA Capt. Nixon, lett Falmouth, Jamaica for
London, and had a rough time. Captains Nixon
Hopewell and Wooley, and Mrs. Nixon and the
crew were all washed into the raging sea. Mrs
Nixon having life preserver on, with her son,
and Mr.. Martin the mate, were saved but the
others named persisted,
The London Echo call attention to the fact that
while all imperial and monarchlal nations Of
Europe, except England, are In financial difficult
ties, the three Republics Of the world, Switzer.
land, France and the United States, are prosper
GUS and promising. This is not only London,
but general echo, oIpublic opinion.
The Emperor William and Gortschakoff are
both over 80; Dlsraeli and Gladstone are over 7O
and the Czar and Prince Bismarck are over co.
1t is little remarkable that the youngest pair In
this half dozen have the most bodily aiment and
the poorest prospect Of life.
Two weeks ago M. Audevert was elected presi.
dent Of the Swiss Confederation for the year 1881
Christmas night he shot himself through the
head with pistol, on the public promenade In
Berne. He was 55 years Of age, had been Minis.
ter Of Police and Justice, and was the author Of
the amendment by which capital punishment
was restored In Switzerland last year. No cause
for the suicide is given.
The Khelat Nadir defeat of the Turcomans by
skobeleff renews interest In the Russian Gener
ais march. Although this success has been &C.
companied by the capture Of the fortified vii
lsge of Karys the end is not yet Turcomans
from the Merv district are advancing to help the
Akbal Tekkes, aud the caverns and hilly fast
nesSes everywhere abounding may yet ruin
Skobeleff's audsClous advance into the Tekke
TurcOman country.
The suicide of President Anderwert OF the
Swiss CONFEDERATION is attributed to temporary in.
sanity.
Gen. skobelef has had another brush with
Tekko Turcomans Loss on both sides slight
A st. Petersburg correspondent says IL is the
opinion Of competent judges that Russia has
made ample concessions in thesChinese ques'
ton
Khan Agha, the Jamshadi chief who had
abandoned the coalition against his son-in.law,
AyoOb Khan, and had surrendered to him, was
put to death on his arrival at Herat.
The Times in a leading editorial says: No po.
litical doubts ought to divert us from the duty of
providing that In Ireland, as in England and
Scotland, men shall be delivered from terrorism
as citizens OF State In which anarchy never be.
fore has been permitted to spread over entire
provinces. We look with dismay upon the paral'
| ysis of the Government in Ireland, We con-
stantly receive additional testimony to the de.
composition Of society. In many cases 1t is inn
possible to publish important statements, lest in.
divduals should suffer. We have been assured
on excellent authority that the unsatisfactory
issue of many prosecutions at the winter assizes
is easily accounted for. At first jurors stayed
away from the assizes, preferring to be fined
rather than face the risk of having to convict
prisoners, but the land League ordered several
jurors to attend and they obeyed, and the prison.
ers were acquitted In the teeth Of the evidence
against them.