The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-01
News Summary.

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GEN. CowAN has been confirmed as
assistant secretary Of the Interior.
TIE total subscriptions to the new
US. loan amount to about $50, 900, 900.
The Delaware Legislature has passed
bill allowing attachments on wages for
debt.
Ii the U. S. House of Representatives
Mr.. Barnum, of Connecticut, appeared
and took the oath.
The bill giving municipal rights to
Paris has been finally adopted by the
National Assembly.
A NEW YORK actor after playing his
part successfully fell down in the street
while going home.
THE State of Wisconsin has abolished
the grand jury system. The act takes
effect on the LIST of July next.
RoMU1us NEwcoMB, convicted of burn
ing school-house in Newton, Mass, has
been sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment.
Four insurgent prisoners, captured by
Major Recarey's column in recent en-
gagement in Cuba were Immediately
executed.
FROM Brazil it is reported that an in
surrection has broken out against the
Emperor, and that republican ideas are
extending.
AN association OF merchants and others
has been formed in Boston for the pur-
pose OF testing the constitutionality Of
the income tax.
THE insurrectionary movement in
Algeria is reported to be serious. A
force of thirty thousand men is in arms
against France.
THE people of Massachusetts are to
vote again on the first Tuesday in May,
whether malt liquor shall be sold in their
several towns or not.
THE election for members OF the con-
vention to revise the constitution OF
North Carolina has been called for the
first Thursday in August.
Two hundred German families are
about founding a city ten miles from
Nashville, Tenn, the land having been
bought for that purpose.
ST. LOUIS and Louisville both want
the next Democratic Convention to be
held there. Chicago and Boston want
the Republican Convention.
AN official and explicit denial is given
to the various charges OF cruelty and
repression attributed to the Versailles
authorities, civil and military.
LEVI HARRINGTON, alias John Hast
ings, who has committed three murders
since October in Tennessee and Missouri,
has been arrested in Memphis.
THE loss of life during the present
season on the fishing-banks has been
very large, not less than forty-tive men
and SIX vessels having been lost since
January l. a
AFFA1Rs in Japan are critical. In
various places bands OF armed men are
threatening hostilities to the Govern
ment. The guard OF the Mikado has
been increased.
No date has been fixed for the trium-
phal entry of the German army into
Berlin, but it is generally believed that
the event will occur during the months
OF May or June.
TIE Newark Courier announces by
authority, that under no circumstances
can Mr.. Cortlandt Parker accept the Re-
publican nomination for the Governor
ship of New Jersey.
The Grand Army holds its national en-
campment at Boston, May u, when Gov.
Fairchild, OF Wisconsin, will be the ora
tor for the Army of the Potomac, and
Bret Harte the poet.
TINS bridge across the Niagara river at
Buffalo is soon to be begun. The means to
build it have been obtained, and it is
expected that it will be finished and in
use in the year 1872.
THE President has issued n circular re-
curing Territorial Governors who have
been at Washington all winter to go
home and attend to their duties. A stand
ing law prohibits unlimited absence.
Mr.. ROBERT B. LYNCH, formerly city
clerk Of Milwaukee, who was engaged in
the late Fenian contest with the Cana
dams, and subsequently was captured and
imprisoned at Kingston, Canada, has
been released.
TIE Democratic State Central Com
mittee of Ohio have issued a call for
their State Convention to assemble in
Columbus, on Thursday, June l, to nom
mate candidates for Governor and other
other State officers.
AvERD1cr OF $40, 900 was given against
the Metropolitan Railroad Company of
Boston, in favor of Edmund Casey, for
serious personal injuries, by being thrown
from his wagon in consequence of col
lision with horse-car.
NEAR Denver, Col, VIM. P. Orchard,
who had made $500, 900 or $500, 900 by
mining operations, is reported to have
attempted to hang himself recently be-
cause he had not money enough to buy
himself breakfast with.
BRIGHAM YOUNG has ordered from
house in Chicago n sDrinp outfit for n