The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-26


A Nan aud girl have been badly bitten
at Detroit by mad dog.
Twomen were killed, and one wounded,
during the Barcelona riot.
The smallpox deaths in Philadelphia
Inst week amounted 10 1T.
Two men we're killed, and several in.
iured, by boiler explosion in Bordeaux.
Two ladies' have been appointed ou the
State Board Of School Examiners in Cali
forum.
The director of the official journal OF
the Paris Commune has been sentenced
to transportation.
No instance Of deialcation by the
women in the U. S. Treasury Department
can be pointed out.
MOUNT HooD, Oregon, is throwing ont
dense column of smoke, indicative OF
active volcanic action.
RoBERr SMITH was fined $50 in Bos-
ton for not giving notice of q case OF
smallpox in his family.
U. S. TREASURER Spinner received,
from an anonymous contributor in ILL.,,
S25 for unpaid income tax.
The State Temperance Alliance OF
Boston propose to organize union OF
the New England temperance societies
The total destruction of the world is
now definitely settled by the Second
Adventists TO take place in 1873. The
exact day is not vet announced.
Al attorney, of Washington, Penn,
has been lodged in the Jail Of that place
IN charge OF having forged n voucher
for soldiers back pay and bounty.
ACCORDING to the latest census returns,
there are five million six hundred and
sixty thousand and seventy-four persons
in the United States who can neither
read nor write.
They have lately had long and co.
pious rain in California, whereby millions
OF ground squirrels have been drowned,
and tens Of thousands Of rabbits driven
from their burrows.
Mr. BESroS, oil Mississippi, gave care.
full orders to his boy to shoot any one
approaching the premises after dirk.
He tried it himself, unwittingly, one
night, and was shot dead.
A DETROIT girl named Marian Dixon
who was formerly one Of the most beau.
tiiul and accomplished of the young
ladies' of that city, appears continually
in tie police courts for drunkenness
THE number of grain distilleries ia
operation in the United States is 3l3,
with u daily capacity Of 232, lS5 gallons
There are eleven molasses distilleries,
with daily capacity of 1891 gallons
DISPATCHES from New York merchants
returning heme from Berlin state that
they will soon have ready for sale COS
tunes Of linen and stufTs elegantly
trimmed with lace and fringe, from $40
to $50.
THERE is u curious coincidence in the
debts Of New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts, That of New York is
800, 4s2, 7O2 that Of Massachusetts is
$4,000, 1884 while that of Pennsylvania
is reported rs "nearly $50, 900"
The late Isaac Rich. of Boston. who
died very wealthy, left the bulk of his
property to the new Methodist GollegiRte
institution, called "Thc Boston Univer.
sity," Of which the Boston Theological
Seminary constitutes department,
A RESOLVE passed the Massachusetts
Senate, asking Congress, in view Of the
anticipation OF the effects Of the Treaty
of Washington, to provide relief and in
demnity to fishing interests, by bounty
on tonnage, or such other form us may
best protect them,
AT East Saginaw, Mich, Mrs Hiltz,
having occasion to visit friend, locked
her three children, all less than four
years old, in the house, which soon after
took fire, and two Of the children were
burned to death. The eldest child es.
capped by jumping through the window.
THr dogs Of Worcester county. Mass,
killed sheep to the value Of one Thousand
three hundred and thirteen dollars Inst
year, while the dog Tux amounted to
thirteen thousand six hundred dollars
so that, after paying the damages to
sheep owners, the caunty had surplus
VI twelve thousand two hundred and
eighty seven dollars IN apply to school
purposes, under the dog law.
Mn. John Halme. Of Philadelphia,
ELECTS the praise Of the press for having
nineteen years ngo become the guardian
of niece md nephew, receiving in trust
for them $40, $50 40. Last week he filed
his account in court, which showed that
during this long period Of time he had
not only supported and educated them
ont Of the fund, but was ready to pay
over the handsome sum OF S79,20l 81.
He made no charge for his services.