The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting Items nom Home and
Abroad.

to build tunnel under tho Hudson river,
to connect New York and Jersey City. Tho
tuAnel Is to DO 2t teOt in diameter. :. Tho late
lead discoveries In Newburyport, Mass, cause
much excitement and large amount Of land
and mining speculAsions. Tho orc % found
abundant In quantity and rich III quality. One
vein opened IL from three to SIX feet thick and
OF unknown length. An Italian lRborer
Wa killed on POnnsylvania railroad, and his
companions, by way OF rovonglng his death,
hrod into a passing train with q riao. Forsu-
nAtsly nobody was injured. $50. Ills expected
that arrangements will DO made satisfactorily
to the Philadelphia wOavers and that thOy vii
keep at work all winter, ... United stGtes
Posttnasttr.d General jewell ordered tho dlseoa.
tinuing OF the pay and services of John II.
oAlaghan, special agent Of tho department.
for loanlns to his brother an annual pass from
the Missouri, KSnssa and Texas Railroad Com.
pany, which had been granted to him solOly
upon tho ground that Ne via an accredited
special agent Of the Post. ofieo department
"."'AA extensive cave occurred at tho Seneca
mines owned by the Pittston aud Elmira Rail.
road Company, at Pittston, Pom. Five or six
men worO at work getting out coal when the
roof gave way with = terrible crash, killing
Elias Davis and Henry Jenklns and dAl.
gerossly lniuring John s, WIlliAmS. 49,. The
regular lower coast packet Empire, Captain
JOanfreau, sunk to her upper deck at her
landing in Now Orleans, and fourteen pAssSu-
gers and many CT tho crow lost their lives.
They wore asleep At tho time, and the boat
sunk 30 rapidly that tho unfortunate sufferers
could not bC awakened in tlmo to escape. .....
The only hope, sAss tho Doston Advertiser,
now party In Massachusetts has Of ever taking
q more substantial shape 10 In tho withdrawal
OF one or both OF tho old parties from the field
It adds that they will not do that at present
80. 1t Is estimated, says the Commissioner
Of Customs Of tho United States, that tho
American tourists returning from Europe dur.
Ing tho year ending Juno 80, 1872, numbered
a6,s5O and each person brought, on tho aver.
age, seven trunks Allied with dutiablo goods
claimed to 20 personal luggage, not dutiablc.
We have thus an aggregate OF 257, $40 trunks
dlled with articles claimed Sh duty free, repre-.
scntlng, on valuation Of $500 for each trunk,
the enormous sum OF sl2s, sO6, 900. ... The
wrestling match for eco and the championship
OF New Jersey took place between James
Bailey aud David Howard, and was won by
Bailey. Both men were badly bruised and
injured. ra.
Tho newspaper publishers OF Connecticut
have adopted resolutions fixing the additional
charge on subscriptions, 10 cover postage,
at ton cents a year for WeoklIOs and AIrty cents
for daillOs. 1.-THE Sultan OF Turkey has
promulgated decree tOrblddlng the Governor
of syHa trcmearring into execution his threat
TO suppress ali Protestant schools in his pro-
vince. 49,. Thirty.two Of tho Turks charged
with tho recent murders OF Montoncgrins, in |
tho province Of Albania, have been convicted
and each sentenced to twenty years imprisou-
mont. Tho Polar exploring expedition to
DO httod out by tho British government will
consist Of two steamers. Captain Markham,
Of tho royal navy, will command one OF them.
The expedition will star. for the Arctic regions
nO1t May. Lord Derby, OF England, ro-
plying to a doputAtiou, promised that tho
government would address friendly rcmon.
STRANGE to tho Porte In favor Of the persecuted
Christians In Syria, 80. Tho report OF dis.
coyory OF soclAlis. conspiracy in RusAIs Is
officially denied. It lis probable that tho report
originated from tho appointment OF a dIsclp.
llnary committee to inquire into the recent
turbulent conduct OF tho students OF the
medical Aealemy there. "'
Every ono o, tho employees OF tho Now
Jersey Central Railroad Company was given a
turkey by Superintendent RlkCr on Thanks
giving day. IL. Ia estimated that tho vintage
In California this year will roach 100000
gallons last year Il was less than 1905, 900
THE Nevada Legislature will stand
senate-llepublleans, IS; Democrats Z. As
scmbly-DemocrAts, II; Republicans, 81 In
dependents, .. The Republican majority on
Joint ballot is 22..".. Tho employing coopers
Of Now York, about twenly.thrOo ArmS, de.
clarCd their determination not to yield TO the
iourneymons demands. 80. -Four OF the crew
OF fishing vessel were drowned on Newcastle,
N. H., whilO returning to their vessel in q
small boat. Another OF tho party was res
oued. All OF the party wore intoxicated. ....
DIvers at work removing tho freight from
Tho wreck Of tho steamer Empire at Now
Orleans, found the cabin broken loose, and
tho bodies eutanglOd In 1t swept away. Among
these included the KempOr family, all tho other
women, cabin boys, pantry mon, walters, etc.
A diver who went down into tho hull reports
that II was much broken, the hog chains being
wrenched completely out OF tho boat, leaving
large hole, which must have been under
water, and caused tho vessel, With her heavy
cargo, to sink almost Immediately.
Tho report Of the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue OF tho United States shows tho follow.
Ing resulIss The aggregate receipts from all
sources, exclusive Of duty upon the capital,
circulation aud deposits OF national banks and
collections made by contrast under tho act Of
May 8, 1877, for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1874, were siO2, G44, 1868 exceeding his osti.
natO by t2,Gi4,7iO9S The report shows the
total production OF tplrits during the fiscal
year from materials other than fruit was Cs,-
sG5,374 gallons. Total production from fruit,
7Gs,6sS gallons. Aggregate productions from
all sources, G9,572,OC2 taxable gallons. During
tho last fiscal year 1850 fruit dls,illeres wore
.nsI.A nroJ aud q 6if ot,nna1nd .nJ nm dIstI