The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-04-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.


A duel was fought near Montgomery Station,
Miss, between Aristidcs Blcnvcnus aud II. u,
Phillips, with double-barrel shot gums, loaded
with small ball, at forty PAGES, Blenyenuc
waa killed at tho frs. fire, being shot through
tho brain. Phillips was not hurt. so. Edward
ClarOn, retired merchant of New Orleans,
was murdered and tho body was thrown into
tho Now Basin -. In tho case Of Timothy
Topping, tried for murder of his wife aud -four
children, at Woodstock, Can, tho Jury, after
an absence of three hours, returned a verde.
of wilful murder. 80. George Brown has ro-
celycd challenge from Coulter to row n FIVE
milo race at Toronto on the 10Th OF June for
$1,000 aside. Another match has boon ar-
ranged between Brown and Fulton, OF St, John,
in Halifax hAEbOr some timcln juno. -. Tho
condition Of tho starving inhabitants Of India
Is said to DO improving, tho spring crop, except
In ono district, having yielded we'll
Five negroes out Of party Of ten, who were
crossing tho river from Portsmouth to Norfolk
In small boat, were drowned by tho sinking Of
the boat. !. "A settlement has been completed
between the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
aud the estate Of Jay Cooke & Co., whereby
tho advances made by tho latter to tho former
arc discharged by the acceptance Of the com
pany's first mortgage bonds and other securi-
ties. This settlement leaves the railroad COM
pany with only anominal floating debt to DO
provided for. -. Capt, Irving Of tho detective
forco Of New York and squad Of his men ar
rested the following named Havana lottery
brokers; Joan D. Martinez, Ferdinand Cir
cuiro, Mason White, Henry Ross, and p. @.
Doylln, 1t is beloved that the authorities will
try to break up tho lottery business in New
York, and will arrest tho Kentucky lottery
agents II thOy attempt to sell. AT tho
annual meeting Of the Utica Dalrymon's Board
Of Trade, Mr.. Edward ]. Wickson, of the Utica
Herald was elected President. Tho trade Of
tho board amounted last year to l2,4GG9sO
pounds Of cheese, valued at sl,495 $780,.
The State officers of Connecticut Just elected
arc Governor, Charles II. 1ngorsOlli Lieu
tenant Governor, George u. sill Treasurer,
NJ. b. saHycri Secretary Of State, ". @. Ray.
mondi Comptroller, A. Il. Goodrich.
Under tho auspices OF tho United Order Of
American Carpenters, maas-mOetlng Of the
trade was held in Now York, to oppose return
to tho tcn.hour system sought to DO enforced
by their employers Resolutions were adopted
to tho effect that any attempt on the part Of The
employers under the existing laws and the
present condition Of tho artisan classoa to force
them back to their former condition would be
resisted by every honorable means. An In.
vostigation into tho affairs Of tho National
Bank of Brighton, Mass, resulted In tho dis
coyery that funds Of tho institution have boon
Incorporated by ono Of tho officials to tile
extent of from $4,000 to 100000, Tie sum
drawn from the bank Il undorstood 10 have
been used in the purchase OF real estate in
Brighton, WatertoWn, and Ncwtown, and has
been made COED by tho surrender Of tho
property to the bank. =. Provisional President
Gonzalez. claiming that tho Stamina Day Com
pany Is delinquent in It's dues, royokos tho con-
tract and annuls tho lease, thus breaking up
the company. 80. The U. s. Treasury Depart
mont has decided that colorod glass for church
windows shall DO classified as sheet glass at
thirty.ayc per cont, instead Of as "articles n
Of glass eOlorcd, at forty per cont, which has
boon tho rate heretofore charged, Arch.
bishop Taehe asserts that an amnesty was prom.
isod 10 Louis 1siCl by tho Government in Cana.
da..".A Reformed Episcopal Church has
been organized at tho Falls Of schuylkill, Pa.