The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-07-05
STATE NEWS.

San Francisco, June 2o.-Lieutenant
w. w. Fleming, Of the Twelfth Infantry,
convicted of appropriating money en-
trusted to him by prisoners: To be dis
missed the service of the United States
and confined at hard labor for three
years, and to be further confined until
he rays the United States fine of 81 900;
provided that the whole period of con-
inement shall not exceed five years.
Cincinnati June E2S.--Near Williams
burg, Grant County, KY, Tuesday even.
ing, during an alteration regarding a
certain piece of land, Thomas Redd shot
VIM. Little, his brother-inelaw, inhicting
mortal wound, when Little returned
the shot, killing Redd. A feud had exz
listed for many years between the families
of Redd and Little.
Washington, N. j. June pa farmer
named Cranston, near Hackettstown,
Yesterday, shot dead Hurton Mitchell,
who was attempting to rob Cranston's
house.
Montreal, June 2S.-Henry Dunning,
the great shipbuilder, Of Quebec, has
failed. Liabilities about 5000, 900, a large
amount of which is due in the States.
His assets are large. Depression in
shipbuilding and low freights caused the
failure.
Charleston, S, c., June 2S.-A monu>
ment in honor of the defenders of Fort
Moultrie in I776 was unveiled to>day,
the anniversary of the battle. The mil
itary display was very fine.
Plymouth, Mass, June 2S.-The steam
er Lady of the Lake exploded her boiler,
at Silver Lake, this afternoon. Six per-
sons were seriously and perhaps fatally
scalded, and twelve less dangerously.
The engineer of the Plymouth was seri,
ously scalded. He reports that he had
eighty pounds Of steam on and plenty of
water. The boat was set on fire and
several women were severely burned,
The ticket seller on the boat thinks all
are accounted for. One old lady and,a
child will probably die. The others,
il is thought, will recover. sa
Lancaster, Pa. June 2S,--At Professor
Wagner's private school for boys, near
this city, one of the small boys smuggled
a small revolver into the school. A.
companion ingsport pointed it at boy
named Nc Cullough, aged fourteen years,
of Pittsburg. The Fpistol went off, in
stantly killing Mccullough. The ball
entered the right eye, ra sq
4 London, June 2o.-An accidental FIRE,
supposed to have been caused by the
friction Of the machinery, occurred last
night in the spinning mill Of John Rob
ertson & Co., Glasgow. The works were
the largest of the kind in Scotland, COW
ering eight acres and containing $4,000
looms and 10000 spindles, The fire
was confined to the spinning department,
which was totally destroyed, The weav-
ing department was saved. Five hun
dred hands are thrown out of employs
ment on account of the disaster. Loss.
$4oo, 900, partially insured. Clark &
Co. S thread works, at Paisley, Scotland
were burned yesterday. The workpeople
were saved with great difficulty. Loss,
$4,000.
San Francisco, June By the arrival
Of the Colima from Panama we have
news from Acapulco that on the 10Th
instant, after bombardment Of nearly
ten days by Diaz, the gunboats capitu-
lated. Alvarez thereupon surrendered
the fort, with 25omen, to the naval forces,
who thereuyon entered the town,