The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
osc ar de lafayette, Senator Of France ana
andson of General LAFAYETTE ia dead

osc ar de lafayette, Senator Of France anS
grandson Of General lafayette is dead.
Madrid March 27.-A large petsrd exploded
Saturday at the door Of the Carmelite church,
which was considerably damaged.
ConstAntinople, March 27.-The plague has ap-
peared at Kuis, 90 miles south Of Bsgdad. The
mortality 10 Ntdib is increasing.
Constsntinople, March 27-The Sultan hASsenG
a communication to the Egyptian ageLt asking
contingent Of Egyptian troops in event Of war.
Gen. Wood is appointed High Commissioner
Of South Eastern Africa, and Governor Of the
British Possessions.
Prince Charles has been proclaimed King OF
Roumania
A fight of six hours duration took place at Bo'
leka, in BasutOland. The result VAS not decisive,
Colonel CarriDgton and several other British,
were severely wounded.
Advices from old Calabar state that mission
ary, Mr. Milum, who recently visited Attorney
found the custom Of making human sacrifices
still CONTINUES Several hundred natives were
barbar ously sacrificed during his stay at AboT'
ney.
One whole family Of Rve persons and one OF
three are know to have perisbed in the Nice
theater fire. strakosch the impressariO, was
slightly hurt The yacht regatta which was to
have come eff has been abandoned, and the
prize money will be devoted 10 lelieVirg the dis
tress Of the injured.
Beers recently occupied a prison at PotChefs
strom, 500 yards from the fort held by the 2lst
regiment The British commander decided to-
dislodge the Beers because they annoyed the gar.
rison. Eleventh British soldiers entered the
prison and killed three Beers. The remainder
tried to escape, but the men In the fort shot lS
Of them. Three OF The British were killed
During the last ten years Russia has expended
72OOO, 900 roubles on ship building. The result
Of this expenditure is the Peter the Great, two
Popoff kas, three fIigatee eight clippers, four
cruisers CONSTRUCTED in America), four imperiaf
yachts QncludiDg4 the LiVadia), foHr schoOners,
nine gun boats, two seSgOiDg torpedo boats and
1l5 torpedo boats for coast defense. In other
words, the Russian feet has. been augmented by
three iron clads, two Of which are useless Uhe
Popofkas), three composite vessels, twenty sea.
going vessels and four yachts. The rest are Cnly
fit for coast service and could not cross the Bal
tic.
Thrilling episode OF the recent earth quake az
C sssimicciola: From small viii dow near the
top OF torering gable a handkerchief was seen
to lutter-a feeble call for help. Many vOlun-
teers offered instantly for the dar gerous enter
PRISE but Colcnel Parodi restrained them all,and
insisted upoG his right to answer the signal. Two
ladders having been procured were tied together,
and the Colonel ascending them disappeared
within the window. After some anxious mo"
ments OF suspense be reappeared with woman
in his arms, whom he brought to the ground
with no little difficulty. She was unburt but
mad, and in her terror sought to escape by flight
from those who had saved her from threaten"
ing DEATH"
The deepest coal pit in Engls1 d-that Of the
Ashton Moss Colliery Company-has after boring
six years, reached the desired coal beds. The
sinking have reached depth Of s97 yards dn'
Cluding the foot seam Of coal) and the boz
ings gone down to 1O5O yards
By the Opera House fire at Nice, 60 lives were
lost but Lo American was among the Victims al
though Nice is favorite place with American
tourists.
Turkey and Greece are likely to grapple in
war all about territory.
London, March ga dispatch from New Cas-.
tie, Natal, says that Boer is imprisoned at Hell
dleberg, charged with the killing Of Captain ELI
OF, who was killed while crossing the Vaal river
in JanuP ry last after having been released from
imprisonment at Heidelberg. The report OF the
surrender OF POtCheistrO0m is confirmed. The
provisions sent under the conditions Of the arm
letice reached there tWenty-four hours after the
surrender.