The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-01

- Taking about Civil Rights, so
iut as our experience goes, any man !
who is eivil'in West Virginia, or else !
where in the South, can always get
bis rights,
. - The Radical. Governor (Moses) Of
South Carolina. has been indicted by a
Radical grand jury on charges Of
breach Of trust, with fraudulent inten,
ton Of grand larceny. A bench war.
rant has been granted for his arrest,
The friends Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal met in Convention in
Washington the ether day, and are very
sapguine about lie receiving an Sppro.
pria.iOn from Congress for It's compile,
lion to the Ohio river
= The United States Senate has
passed bill allowing the claim Of the
German Evangelical Church, in Mar.
tiusburg, for S2,5OO, for tho destruc-
tion OF church property during the
war. The bill now COOS to the House
aud will no doubt pass.
- A bill has been introduced into
The Massachusetts Legislature, giving
the right Of suffrage TO women who
own property, Ills said that strong
probability exists that 1t will pass
This is the drifting straw-look out
for the hurricane.
The Federal Naval Officers sta
toned at Mobile, Ala, took part in the
recent decoration Of tho Confederate
gravOs near that city. Is not such |
spirit for more manly than that of tho
politicians who clamor for the civil
rights bill and reconstruction ?
= The next Presidential inaugura.
ton day, March 4, 1877, falls on Sun
day, so that tho presiding officer Of
tho Seuate will DO President Of The
United States from Sunday midnight
till Monday Mt tho hour 90 which The
President elect is swornin.
= Tho Springfield Register. The
leading Democratic party in Illinsis,
says there is not q word Of truth in the
declaration that tho Democracy Of that
State will join . new party, or third
party, Tor anything Of that kind, 1t
proposes to eschcW all "tricks, games,
manuuyres."
= Poor South Carolina / We may
well exclaim. Where this will end no
one can tell. Ruined with taxation; OPP
pressed byioreigu spectators; disgruced
by tho loss Of crOdit-hCr cup seemed
full before her Governor was arrested
for larceny. Ifthere is q lower depth
to be reached by any people, it Is poss.
IDLE that South Carolina may End 1t.
IN u Eseaing Post Rep.
- a correspondent writes 10 u.s.
at is rumored that the colored voters
ofthis district intend to demand VI tho
Radicals to have one oftheir own color
upon the ticket, as q candidate for the
Legislature, aud name Charles Ank-
rum as their man, who Is q leader
among them, and received some votes
as councilman at tao last corporation
election" And why notf-Clark,.
burg Sun.
- The Democrats Of Connecticut
have covered themselves with glory by
elccting William w. Eaton to the U.
s. Senate, to succeed the small Radi-
cal Shoddyits Buckingham, whose
term expires The fourth Of March ensu.
ing Mr.. Eaton has been consistent
Democrat all through bis political life,
is an honest man and q gentleman Of
ability and tried patriotism, 0uS such
10 tho senlte from the New England
siatss is indeed rars sight in these
degenerate days. ,
- Tee Baltimore Gaset% says Ono
Of tho saddsst tpsctacles Of modern
timcsis the present aspect Of affairs in
New Orleans. Radical rule has al.
most entirely destroyed that once fair
and proud metropolis. 1t is stated
that tho population Of this city has fall.
en- OF in two ysarl thirty thousand,
and that there are no less than SIX
Thousand houses and stores at present
unocupied. Fifteen years ago New
Orleans was at the height oiits wealth,
prosperity and commercial importance.
- Tho project ofths removal ofthc
capital from Washington to some place
in'tho west has again come to the sur.
face, and is causing more or less
comment. The committee appointed
Mt The convention hold In Cincinnati in
1870 are moving In the matter, and a
convention will be called to meet in
Louisville some time in October, 10 fur.
ther the object in view, All Cover.
nors Of States and Territories will DO
requested to send delegates.
= The lawyers of indianapolis arc
torturing their brains over an ex.raor.
binary problem. Some years ago lady
in that city was married, and 4 months
thereafter separated from her husband,
gas divorced and remarked 10 month ,
.nd foun ,,,hn,ha tharnaf,nr 1ayo h;s,h 10