The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-29
Summary Of News.
GOLD in New York 111s.

A DEFSrTTyE treaty of peace has been
signed by France and Germany.
A GREAT demand for farm lnborers is
reported from the agricultural districts.
The Chinese are strengthening their
coast defenses in anticipation of foreign
war.
The ringleaders OF the February revolt
in Hayti have been condemned and exc
cuted.
CHARLES W. STEEL, aged 10, was
drowned in the Connecticut River near
Hartford.
TIE telegraph connecting Mexico
with the United States is rapidly ap-
preaching completion.
THE President has nominated John
NJ. Francis, of Troy, n. Y, to be Min
lister Resident to Greece.
MONEY is easy in New York at three
to four per cent. on governments, and
at five per cent. on stocks.
THE Grand Duchess Maria Ferdo-
rowna, wife OF the Czarwitch OF Russia,
gave birth to son in st. Petersburg.
JOIN SoMKRs, a conductor on the
Southern Pacific Railroad, was crushed
to death between the cars at Gilroy, Cal.
The exports of specie from New York
last week were 81, S0S,S70; since Janu-
airy, 1871, the exports were S25, l43, 056
DR.. MoRREI, the physician who gave
evidence in favor of Prince Pierre Bona
parte in the Victor Noir trial, has been
assassinated.
HORSES and cattle fed on brewers
grains are dying in New York, and strych-
nine, used in making whiskey, is said to
be the cause.
IT is estimated that the Bonnet Care
crevasse will cause an actual loss OF about
5000 hogsheads sugar and 100000 gal
Ions molasses.
THE loss in production by the strike in
Fall River, Mass, was more than 81, 80
000-the distinct loss to the operatives
about $4,000.
CONDUCTORS and drivers on street cars
in New York receive from two dollars to
two dollars and quarter per day, and
work twelve hours.
The official figures sent to Versailles
of the number OF French prisoners in
Switzerland, now returned to France,
give them 81, 500 men.
SAMUEL ALEXANDER (colored) of Boston
savagely and dangerously wounded his
wife 10 white woman with a razor.
Alexander is in custody.
The supply of live cattle in the Paris
market has fallen off to such IN extent
that the capital would again appear to be
in danger of starvation.
TIE convent of Sacre Cnur has been
visited by the Paris mob. The ladies
superior made their escape disguised as
servants the cash box was pillaged.
The steamer Isaac P. Smith exploded
her steam drum at Baltimore. Several
persons belonging to the boat were
severely scalded and otherwise injured.
DURING last week the U. S. Treasury
paid out So, 572, 936 in Gold Interest and
sold, in addition, 81, 0C0, 900 Gold. The
Office received for Gold Customs 50, $685.
007.
A RUMoR of tilibustering expedition
from some American port, communicated
by the Secretary of State for the Colo
MES, has caused great excitement in
Australia.
The Prussian navy is henceforth to
become the property OF the United En-
pire. Military schools and establish
ments will likewise be made Imperial
institutions.
A LARGE fire in Wilmington, Del, de-
stroyed number OF locomotives and the
pattern-shop and locomotive round-house
OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad.
The fishery provisions of the treaty of
Washington are very strongly condemn
ed In the Provinces. Hopes are enter
tanned that they will not be ratified by
the Canadian Government.
THE first shipment of Texas cattle was
made from Baxter Springs, Kansas, last
week, over the Fort Scott and Gulf Rail-
road to Kansas City, being portion OF
a herd driven from Texas.
The Common Council OF Chicago, has
ordered that the tax levied on the grave
Of Senator Douglas be paid out Of the
general fund, and the sale advertised by
the collector to be discontinued.
The English ship Queensbury was
struck by swordfsh, whose sword pen
etrnted to the depth OF 80 inches, caus-
ing leak which necessitates the dis
charging of the cargo at Kingston, ia
maica.
THE ship Getty OF Quebec" Of Aber-
dees, from London bound to Quebec,
was wrecked at Dead Island, New Found
land, on the night of the Sth of May.
She was n total loss, and all her crew
are drowned.
The sugar crop for the District OF
Santiago de Cuba is only about $1,000
hogsheads, against 1900 in 1870. The
Havana papers claim that the decrease in
the island for The present, as against last
year, is 10000 tons.
THE body Of Henry L. Joy, who dis
appeared from Saco, Me-, some weeks
ago with woman pamed McCarty, was
found washed ashore near there. The
body OF the woman was found drowned