The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-21
Summary of News.

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PmScE ARTHUR is to be created Duke
Of Connaught, in complimcntto Ireland,
/ Mn JoHS SLIDELL, well known from his
connection with the famous Trent affair,
Is dead.
Utah has about $4,000, Mormons, aud
about one.half of them are of foreign
birth.
The French Assembly has postponed
the consideration Of the tax on raw ma-
telials.
TunRE of the crew of the Storm Bird
have heeu killed by natives of the New
llebridcs.
ELECTION in Iowa is on the second
Tuesday in October, which this year will
be the 1Oth
An expedition to observe the eclipse at
Cape York in December is being formed
at Melbourne.
FrPrY or more prisoners are OF trial in
the Island of Martinique for completely
in the late instruction.
TIE President has appointed Dorrance
Atwnter of Connecticut to be Consul at
Tahita, Society Islands.
OxE case of cholera has been reported
in England the disease has also appear
ed in the South Of France.
THE Assistant Treasurer will purchase
5000, 900 of bonds and sell S7,OOO,OJO
of gold during the month.
ANDREW and Crawford Barnes, broth.
crs, of Mantou, Il. l., were drowned of
Bullock's Point by the capsizing OF their
boat.
THERE are in New Haven 374 manu-
factnring establishments in which is in.
vested capital amounting tonearly SO,
100000.
ACCORDING to the census returns the
number of dwellings, in New York City
is Ga, O20, and the number of families
l75.5OO.
MEXICAN ndvices represent that the
prospects Of the election Of Juare2 ARE
the best but Congress may declare Diaz
President
The new Spanish Ministry has resell
vel to put down the instruction in
Cuba, regardless OF all sacrifices OF life
and means.
THE Asiatic cholera has appeared in
England and France. II is steadily
marching westward. Are We prepared
for it here?
THERE are but Al 900 Mcthodists, of all
sorts, and only nbout 1900 lndepCn.
dents. with like number Of Baptists, in
all Ireland.
The local fishing laws nrc suspended
at Prince Edwards Island, pending the
ratification Of the Washington Treaty ny
the Legislature.
DURING July the number Of npplca-
tons at the Patent Office were l, Sl2, and
in response l,l2l patents and trade.
marks were issu-d.
An unknown man was found in field
near New Haven, Conn. with bis throat
cut and his mouth filed with rags. He
had been murdered.
JAY COOKE hrs offered quarter sec
ton Of land on the North Pacific railroad
to the family Of each soldier who fell in
the late riot in New York.
THREE New York young men, attempt
ed to cross from the Canadian to . q
American side in n small boat, and were
carried over Niagara Falls.
MARRIAGES between cousins are allow
able in Kentucky, and the result is sal
to I've clearly visible in the idiot and III.
matte asylums OF the State.
THERE are now five ministers Of the
Methodist Church in Utah. The church
at Salt Lake City, organized May 81,
1870, has membership Of 81.
By the upsetting of Il boat at Remove,
Clinton County, Penn, Mis- Lille
Uhric, and Mrs. W. Rex OF Philadelphia,
were drowned. Their bodies were recov.
cred.
THE New York State and the
pheasant Valley Grape Growers ASso-
Citations will hold n joint fair in Ham
mondspor', Steubcn, n, Y, opening on
the Goth Of Sept mber.
ALL An orleans visiting Europe should
take pass orts, especially the naturalizcd
citizens Of the United States, as the lat
ter cannot get them there without pa
pers proving their identity.
THOMAS BRowN, aged twenty.soven
years, committed suicide at Lockport,
| n. Y, by shooting himself in the head
with revolver. Cause, dependency
from the loss Of his wife by death.
THE New Jersey Republican State
Committee las called State Convention
to nominate n Republican candidate for
Governor, to be held at Taylor Hall,
Trenton, on Thursday, Sept 7, at noon.
ABOUT four miles from Cincinnati re.
sides hermit dog. lie lives in cave
in the ground. He refuses to be domes-
tica.ed, yet is not wild, and appears
friendly to all those who call on him.
PARIS does not possess one steam fire
engine, nor any engine better than those
is use fifty years ago There is not n
single engine on the river. and none Of
the engines employed are drawn by
horses.
AS AMERICAN schooner, the Samuel
Gilbert, of Gloucester, has been seized
Mt the mouth Of the st, Lawrence River
by Canadian cruiser for violation Of the
fishing law. She was loaded with flesh
fish.
IT is umorcd that the Duke Of Suthcr-
land, Mr.. John Fender, and Mr.. Fowler,
the eminent engineer, are about to pur.
chase the Sucz Canal for E6,0OO,O0O,
The undertaking cost the French com.
pany Coz, O0O,OOO.
A LITTLE gil of five summers was So
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