The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-20
items Of Interest.

Carolina
ANDREW JoHSsoS's claim for income
tax paid on his salary as President
amounts to Si,G9i66.
\. 7. STEWART, Of New York, says he
will build the hnndsomest theater in the
world on the Niblo site,
A CHURCH in Derby, Conn, has had
nine pastors within eighteen years. 1t
is not Methodist church.
THERE has been great and UNUSUAL NOR.
tality throughout the burnt district Of
Wisconsin during the winter and spring
President GRANT is expected to be
present ut the reunion OF the Army Of
the Tennessee in Madison, Wis, July ].
TuE proposed constitution for West
Virginia, makes persons in the employ
Of railroads ineligible TO the State Legs
tire.
IT is umored in London that several
OF the Kurilc Islands in the North Pa
cifc are to be leased to the United
States.
A PROMINENT business man in Milwau.
kec, Wis, has discovered that he is one
Of Auneke Jaus's heirs, and he wants
100000.
OYE hundred and fifty mcrino sEccp,
valued at $4,000 were shipped from
Nashville, Tenn, via St Louis, for San
Francisco.
SNAIL FOX seems to lie once more
gaining ground in New York city, and
the vaccination corps have again been
ordered on duty.
CmcAGo recently shipped 1880, III
bushels OF grain in three days, which is
doing pretty well for city that was de.
stroyed last October,
TuE local Option Liquor bill was lost
in the Upper House OF the New lorl;
Legislature, not receiving the vote Of n
majority Of the Senate.
Two farmers in Michigan Quarrelcl
aIout u sheep day or two ago, and one
Of them stabbed the other with jack.
knife, inilicting mortal wound.
JAMAICA is becoming a perfect asylum
for American inmlids. Every vessel
brings numbers to the island not even
the prospect of q summer in the tropics
detorring them.
TnE Washington Chronicle says that Il
resident Of New York city applied n day
or two since for the interest on $500, 900
worth OF bonds, on which interest ceased
to accumulate on the LIST Of December
last.
ADrrRorr man had just painted his
house black, his doors bright red, and
the window. sash n sby.bmc. The picket
fence is to be red, white and blue, and
then he expects to have place that will
attract attention.
GREAT excitement prevails among
steamboat men at Milwaukee, Wis. The
boats Of nearly all the lines have been
stopped by the United States Supervising
Inspectors, thus making complete
blockade in the freight business.
TIM first sensations in the ball.feld
were the defeat of the BoStOns by the
Athletics OF Philadelhhio, by score Of
10 to Z; and the defeat of the Baltimore
nine by the Mutuals of this city, after
playing ten innings, by score Of II to ..
MELBOURNE has suffered severely from
enormous floods, -Four hundred people
have been drowned. Added to this fear.
full loss Of life, great destituiion Is look
cd forward to by the citizens, us the
growing crops have been almost de.
S!royel.
Tm Rev. L. p. Wadham, for the past
% years a priest in Albany diocese, was
consccrted Bishop of Ogdensburg ut
the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Albany,
by Archbishop McCloskey of New York,
assisted by several other bishops from
various sections Of the county.
A DISPATCH from Holden, No. says {:
There is the best assurance for saying
that, II the Sheriff Ct Cnss County fails
to perform his duty, the United States
authorities will arrest tho assassins Of
Stephenson, Cline, and Dubrol. in the
face OF Gov. Browns proclamation.
ADvlCRs from Zanzibar have been re.
ceivcd. This island had been visited by
terrible hurricane. One hundred and
fifty vessels OF all classes were sunk or
stranded on the cost. The town Of
Zanzibar was very badly damaged, aud
the losses was estimated at $40, 600.
THE ST. Paul Mimi Press says that
notwithstanding the fact that the stream
OF immigration has commenced pouring
into the State at nm earlier date than
was ever before known, the demand for
skilled labor is not more than half sup
piled. aud many are complaining of their
inability TO secure help when it is most
urgently needed.
4 LETTER from Mr.. Wendell Philips
was read at the meeting OF the Reform
League in New York, in which the clio.
quent agitator expressed prophotically
that the coming campaign would be the
last in which the Democmtic nnl Repub-
lican parties, us such, would engage.
" Whichever party succeeds he says,
" both die in The effort
THE experiment OF causing the engines
to play upon disorderly mob in order
to dispcrse it was not very successful
when tried last week in town Of South
Russia. Tie people resented the insult
by attacking tile police and demolishing
the fire station. The troops were then
called out and we're stoned, Nhereupon
some Of the citizens were shot and the
rest dccamped.
BRAN SrIMuLANTs,-Human beings