The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-09
LAST WEEKS NEWS.

Bucharest, Aug 2.-lOOOOO troops were engaged
on each side at Plevna The Russians were routed
and poured across the CstOva bridge, retreating
into Rounania
Omaha, Neb., Aug 2-At Ogallalla, in this state
Yesterday, William Campbell was killed and five
men wounded in shooting scrape, The quarrel
resulted from few chatting words that passed
between Campbell and man named May at the
dinner table.
Poughkeepsie, Aug 1.-The remains Of the late
General Custer, this morning we're deposited in a
vault until fall and then they will be transported
to West Point. Mrs. Custer proceeded to New
York.
St. Louis, Aug. 9.-The remains Of Captains
Yates and Custer, and Leutenants Smith, Mcln'
tosh and Calhoun, who were killed in the Custer
massacre, arrived at Fort Leavenworth yesterday.
They are to buried this afternoon.
Toledo, Aug. 2.-The citizens military and
police turned ont In strong force thismorning and
raised the freight blockade on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad at this point. Un'
der their protection trains are being started In all
directions
81. Louis, Aug. 2.-Judge Cady, Of the Criminal
Court has decided upon 5000 as the bond neces-
sary to release the members Of the Workingmen's
party against whom warrants have been Issued.
1t is not probable that they can procure such high
bail. They will, therefore, remain in jail
Baltimore Aug. 2.-George Baynes, arrested
here on a charge of robbing the Grand Trunk
Railroad, at Montreal, had hearing this morn
ing. The charge was not sustained but Baynes
was committed for hearing on the 9th inst, on
further charge of having stolen $4,000 in notes
tI,a consolidated Ranl nj Montreal
Chicago, Aug. 3-The schooner Grace A. Shan
non, owned by Alexander A. Graham, OF Chicago,
which left Buffalo with six hundred tons of coal
consigned to Mr. HildStIOng' Of this city was run
into early this morning by the propeller Favorite,
between Milwaukee and Racine. The Shannon
went down instantly, All hands, excepting
seven. year old son of Mr., Graham, were saved.
Loss 22,C0O; insurance $4,000.
Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. San entire family, con
Sistlng of Lewis Spencer and his four children,
two boys aud two girls, living in Clark county,
Missouri were murdered last night The crime
was no doubt committed for money, as Spencer
had in his possession seven hundred dollars be-
longing to the township Of which he was trustee,
The weapons used were an axe aud pitchfork No
trace Of the murderers has been discovered.
Baltimore, Aug 9.-The coroner's jury In the
case of the passengers killed in the late riot by
members Of the Sixth Regiment, after delibera'
ton of three and half hours, came to the con-
clusion that the soldiers being demoralized,
great deal Of unnecessary firing was done on Bal
tlmore street, especially west Of Gay street. The
responsibility for the killing rests entirely with
the rioters who. attacked the soldiers. We are
further Of opinion chat the authorities after add
ing to the already great excitement by sounding
the military call, should have had police force
at the armory sufficiently large to protect the as
Bembling soldiers from the assaults which forced
them to use their weapons in selfdefence.
New York, Aug. 2-Eighteen women clerks in
the Treasury Department have arrived here with
commissions appointed by the Postmaster General
to count 100000 of postage stamps Of different
denominations reported in the vaults Of the post.
age stamp agency in this city.
Jay Gould was this morning accOsted by Major
A. seloVer friend ofJim Keene the Californian
while passing through Exchange Place. Words
were exchanged when Selover struck Gould one
or two blows on the side Of the head, and then
picking him up he threw him down an area way,
distance of eight feet. Gould was rescued by
some friends and was found uninjured with the
exception Of a few slight bruises, He was able to
walk to his Office.