The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

A New England man, Warren B. Rus
sell, of Hatfield, failed day or two ago
with liabilities of $2l ,000 and assets of
sixteen spring chickens and one old
wagon, the lot bringing under the ham
mer $40 20! Talk about getting down to
hard pan
Isaac rockingham, chief clerk in the
stamp department of the Boston post
Office, was arrested on the LIST inst. for
embezzling stamps, and held in $4,000 by
the United States Commissioner
Byan accident at the Centennial build
ings at Philadelphia, recently, two work
men, named Letreu and Wells, were
killed outright, and another, named Geo.
Smith, died at the hospital from injuries
received.
Ex. State Treasurer Lappin, of Kansas,
has given bail and has been released
from arrest. He has not only given Sc
curity for his appearance at the criminal
trial, but has secured those who were on
his bond as State Treasurer.
There is one tramp less in Vermont.
He interviewed a Mr.. Munger and be.
came insolent, when the latter refused
the aid demanded. Munger went in
doors, and the tramp not only followed
him, but called companion to share
the enforced hospitalities of the house.
Then Munger went fooling around with
shotgun and a load of shot vas acci.
dentally delivered into the abdomen of
the tramp, who at once tramped off to
the world of spirits.
Chicago, December 31.-Mr. A. G. Hes
ing, leader of the Opposition party, and
candidate for County Treasurer at the
last election, and manager of the Stats
Zeitung, was waited upon this afternoon
by Deputy United States Marshal with
warrant, and arrested and taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Phil.
HOyne on the charge of conspiracy 10 de-
fraud the revenue in connection with
the Whisky Ring. The Commissioner
fixed his bail at $4,000, which he fur.
nished, Herman Raster, the editor of the
Stddts Zeitung, and Wash. Hesing, son of
the accused, becoming his bondsmen.
Pittsburgh, December 31.-Judge Ster-
rett to-day set aside the former verdict
and granted new trial in the case of W.
D, Moore vs. The Pittsburgh Post for
libel. The first verdict awarded dam
ages to plaintiff of $4,000.
Baton Rouge, December 31.-On Sat-
urday last thirteen persons were pois-
oned at dinner party on Manchac.
Levy Spriggs and Lizzie Richards, both
Colored, were arrested, and while being
conveyed to Jail, were taken from the
osse by band of armed men. The
body of the woman was next day seen
hanging to tree six miles from here.
Nothing has been heard of the man.
AT meeting ofcolored Republicans of
Washington, held Wednesday, the gen
eral sentiment was that President Grant
should be nominated for third term.
Monroe S. Minister, who shot his wife
and child in New York, died Thursday
from selfinhicted wounds. His wife
lies in comatose condition, and is not
expected to live many hours.
Sir Edware Thornton, Umpire of the
United States and Mexican Commission,
has award $6830O0 in Mexican gold to
the Abra Silver Mining Company, of
New York, to be paid by Mexico.
The British steamer Dante, from Liv-
erpool for Bombay, while going down st.
Georges Channel, came in collision with
the Gronsvaer, and the steamer sank,
twenty-three persons being drowned.