The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-18

TIE aggregate circulation Of all the
Boston daily papers is said to be about
10000
SIR CHARLES MoRDLuST has applied
for au examination into the sanity Of his
wife, Lady Mordaunt.
Is the Wisconsin Assembly, consti-
tutional amendments was passed restrict
ing municipal Indebtedness to five per
cent. OF assessed valuation.
IT is understood in England that the
decision Of the Emperor William, arbi'
traitor in the Sau Juan difficulty, will be
unfavorable to Great Britain.
The prohibitionists Of Michigan have
called State Convention TO nominate
candidates for State officers, to be held
in Lansing on Wednesday, June II.
A BILL passed the Wisconsin Senate
prohibiting the purchase or receipt oil
grain by any other weight or measure
THAI at the standard provided by law.
PmScE FREDERIC CHARLES OF Prussia,
while in Rome recently, is said to have
declared that Germany would side with
Italy in the event Of IN attack by France.
ALEXANDER Mostly. editor Of the
Richmond Wig, and James @. South
hall, editor Of the Enquirer, were arrest
ed tn prevent an anticipated hostile meet
ing.
MARY WouNER, Of York, Penn, is u
little girl who preserved railroad train
from destruction the other day by swing
ing her apron for the engineer to stop
after she had discovered broken rail.
REV. On. L. D. Huston, late Of Bait.
more, has published another card pro-
testing his guiltlessness. He says: "By
every form Of oath or imprecation that
is solemn and awful. / again declare
that the girls statement is false.
RECENT adyices from Mexico state that
Mazatlnn is still held by the rebels. The
Federal force sent from ColimS, via San
Bias, having been unable TO cooperate
with that Of Gen. Pesquiera from Sonora,
was compelled to retreat again to San
Bias
AsrRASdB murder is reported from
Buffalo. A woman was found beaten to
death in her room, her husband lying
drunk in the hallway. She had evi.
IDENTIFY been dead some time. The scene
Of the tragedy is but one square from
the police headquarters,
. wooD.cHoPPER, named Head, at work
near Poughkeepsie, built FIRE under
m overhanging rock, and, while eating
his dinner, the heat thawed the frost
around the bowlder and il fell on the
man, breaking both legs and one arm,
and burning his body in terrible man.
ner.
Mr.. JOHN BRI0HT has written letter
to the Anti.Income Tax Association in
London in favor Of reduction Of the
government expenditures. He advises
the WITHHOLDING Of confidence from q
government which canuOt govern with.
out taking seventy millions annually
from the nations industry,
0SE Henry Joyce, Of Detroit, recently
became convinced TINT he was a great
and very profitless bother to his wife,
and accordingly drew up and signed n
paper which reads: "This is too Agre
that il mi vito Pare me 10 dolrs won't
Never bother Her amy NOR as treu rs /
liv il doc she kan sind the plecse after
me-"
A wEtL-pREssED and lady-likc individ-
ual, who was detected in stealing pair
Of silk hose in Boston store, burst into
tears when approached by one Of the
proprietors, and offered him twenty
dollars. MagnanimouSly, after quietly
censuring her, he charged her only the
regular price Of the hose, and handed
back the change. Too late he discovered
that the $40 bill wa counterfeit.