The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-15

land on the line of the Fort Smith and
Little Rock Railroad for colonization pur-
poses.
Ira D. sankey, the Evangelist, has left
New York for England. Mr.. sankey will
be joined in England by his Co-wcrker
Mr.. Moody, who is now in Quebec, when
an extended tour of Great Britain is con.
templated.
Mr.. Charles g. Frsnklyn, the owner of
the cottage now occupied by the Presi-
dent, has gone to the West with his wife
and daughter, accompanied by Sir BaChe
Cunard and Mr.. Balfour. The party is
occupied in bear hunting.
Two lawyers went to prison in Phila'
delphia on Monday for ten years. They
are DiCkerson aud Vanarsdalep, who
were convicted of conspiracy in the cele
bratel Whitaker will case. Behold the
scene in prison when they donned their
prison garb. Dickerson, the white-haired
old man, sobbed like woman, asked for
a Bible, and requested to be set at hard
work at once. His companion in crime
retained his nerve, and said that he
should resign from the bar, and thus save
the association the trouble of expelling
him. Both seemed to understand at
length that it is we'll to be honest, if they
did not understand it, they have ten
years in which to think of this great fact
Switzerland has q new lake. A huge
mass of rock and earth fell from noun.
tain side at Somniz in the Grisons,
blocked up the course of the Jobel, an
affluent of the Rhine, and converted the
valley into lake. The village of Sur.
rhein, hard by, is in great danger.
An Illinois farmer declared that his
daughter didn't ealn her salt. She rotor.
ted that she would be glad to stand on
the same footing as his hired help. He
consented, signed an agreement, and soon
forgot all about it. That happened five
years ago. Now the girl sues for wages,
and gets verdict of $500.
Three English ladies spent night in
August on Ben Nevis, the highest noun
tain in Scotland. They went up without
a guide, missed their way, and had to re-
main on the summit all through night
Of heavy rain. Two guides were sent
in search, and found the lost ones greatly
exhausted at the top Of steep ravine.
A Frenchman had leased large tract
Of waste country in the south of Algeria,
and proposes turning it into lion and
panther preserve. Old horses, mules,
and asses that have seen the end oftheir
usefulness will be purchased and sent
thither, and these will act as a bait, to
lure into the pre- erve the wild animals
Of the surrounding country. These who
wish to indulge in lion and panther
shooting, not to speak ofsuch small game
as lynxes, jaCkals, and tiger cats, will be
supplied with the necessary outfit. Those
who are bold an hoot at their game
from the open but for the nervous am.
buscades will be provided, from which
shooting can be done without the least
danger of counter attack. There will
be on the estate comfortable hotel, with
a Partisan cook.
During one ofthe recent riots in south
ern Russia man entered baker shop
kept by Jewess and bought loaf of
bread, which he began to eat as he went
out. AS soon as ne reached tie street he
threw himself upon the ground and be
gan writhing about as though in excru.
Ciating pain, at the same time exclaming,
II am poisenedl The Jews have po sened
mel" A crowd assembled, and threaten.
ing demonstrations were made against
the shop. 1t would undoubtedly have
been attacked within few minutes, and
its occupants maltrested and perhaps
killed, had not the JeWess by whom the
bread had been sold, stepped out,
snatched the bread from the writhing
wretch on the ground, and began to eat
it herself before the eyes of the mob.
This conclusive answer saved her, and
the rufian jumped to his feet and ran
of. Such scenes were frequent.
A pitched battle has been fought by
the inhabitants Of two neighboring villa.
ges of Calva and Pla de Cslvs, near Tar.
ragons, in Spain. (he village of Calva,
which has only 200 inhabitants, is in
beautiful valley between two lofty noun
tains, and has an abundant supply 0 t wa.
ter, while Pla de Calva, which has twice
the population, is dependent for its water
supply upon the other village. Some
time ago several children belonging to
Calva came running back to the village
and informed their parents that they
had been fred upon by the people Of Pia
De Calvs while bathing in one of the
mill ponds; and when the news became
generally known all the abe.bodied in
habitants armed themselves with guns,
scythes, and clubs, and went out to at
tack he assailants. Several men were
zilled on either side, and the fight wae.
not stopped until the Gov rnor of Tara
roma sent out detachment Of troops 10