The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22
Items OF Interest.


TIM rinderpcst has wholly disappear
ed from Belgium.
THERE are now in the prisons OF Yer
sailes twenty-five communists under
sentence Of death.
A TRUE bill has been found against
the Tichborne claimant, charged with
forgery and perjury.
A SPANISH steamer has landed 1000
men ut Santiago de Cuba, to reinforce
the army on that island,
Gov. GEARY, Of Pennsylvania, has
signed the bill permitting persons nc.
cHscd Of minor crimes to testify in their
own behalf.
The Pope hns refused to receive the
sum OF money offered to him by the Ital.
inn government. When he wants money
he will receive it only from the Catholic
world.
The National Democratic Committee
will meet in Washington in order to
adopt measures to secure tho organizs-
ton OF the Democratic party for the
Presidential campaign.
THEIR is no truth whatever in the re.
port telcgraphcd from Europe that
Queen Victoria's visit to Germany was
the precursor OF her abdication in favor
Of the Prince Of Wales.
THE coal owners Of South Stafordshire
in England, have granted the demand of
the men for the nine hour system. II
the request had been refused, ut least
10000 men would have struck work.
Jos. b. AdxEw, who recently died in
Appanoose Township, Hancock County,
ILL.,, ut the age OF tiity-eight years, is
said to have been the person who fired
the Niuvoo temple at tho time OF the
Mormon war.
INQUIRIES have been instituted by the
Spanish government in regard to the case
Of DR.. Howard, who was recently sem
fenced to imprisonment in penal settle
ment by the Spanish authoritieSin Cuba.
In the meantime DR.. Howard will remain
under good treatment at CNdiz.
TIE Green Mountain cheese factorI
at Peru, Vermont, worked up 1906 $3.50
pounds OF milk in "a working days last
year, making 57,l4l pounds OF green
and 5012l pounds OF cured cheese.
This was ut the rate S.GS pounds OF milk
to one pound of green cheese, and 80
to one pound OF cured.
A vRRY sad story OF parental cruelty is
reported from Poughkcepsic. An in.
quest was held on young girl who died
OF Exposure, according to the verdict,
II the testimony is creliblo she was used
most cruelty by her father, who horse
whipped her, threw her INTO creek,
and otherwise brually tortured her.
A CIRCULAR is issued in London IN.
viting subscriptions for $4,000 shares in
the Great Western Telegraph Company,
which proposes to lay telegraph cable
direct from England to New York and
thence to the West indies. The shares
are twenty pounds each. The total cap.
itol Of tho company is fixed Mt El,35O,-
0G0.
Two young colorcd men fought a duel
with small swords in New Orleans, not
long ago, aud one was slightly wounded
in the breast, One is the son OF an ill.,
ternal revenue assessor, and the other
u gon OF q Custom-hOuSe official. The
quarrel grew out Of testimony given be-
fore the Congressional Investigating
Committee.
Nh. j. G. CLrMoRs who was murdered
by hishwayman, had recently been in
correspondence with Hon. Horatio
King, OF Washington, and wrote ~
feel distressed this morning by reason Of
something uncommon. l have dreamed
for four successive nights Of beng MUIR
dered. Ihave veIy little faith in dreams,
though this is so singular"