The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-14
su,tNARY OF NEWS,
IntsTsstiag Items nroin sonas and
Abroad.

including those Of 1r. aud Mrs. KOmper. The
Total number of bodies recovered thus fr Il
80. Tho United States Treasury depart
mont has made formal dOnNud upon The
Central Pacific Railroad Company for Ave pei
cent, Of its net earnings since the completion
OF tho road. e. BY tho Official vote Of Min
ncsota tho majority of Dunnell, Hep, oyel
White, Dem, Is 1895. In the Second District
tho majority for Strait, hep, ovsf Coz, Dem.
is s2i. In the Third District tho majority fol
King, Rep, over Wilson, Dem, Ia 2tS4s...,.
Tho Official rolO Of New Jersey Ia as tolloWs
For Governor, Joseph D. Dedlc received o.
2sS votes, and George A. HnlsOy si,OSO votes,
Bodies majority, tS,2ssn.,Ths schooner
Water Lily, lumber laden, from ST. George fol
Boston, got behind Shooting Rock, neai
Prouts Neck, In 3 storm aud anchored, The
waves breaking over her tho crew loft her In 4
boat which clpaiEed and tho captain and two Of
tho crew were drowned. The captain leaves 4
wife and four children in St. George. The
schooner Augustus Ford, bound from Detroit
to osvCgo, with wheat, was wrecked at Port
Maitland, Lake Erie. The captain, Joseph
PeAse, three Of the crew, and woman cool,
were Lost, by being frozen 10 death.
A shock of earthquake was felt In Essex
county, Mass. Houses veto shaken, stoves
moved, and In one instance a safe overthrow
reports like tie firing Of heavy cannon were
heard. 80. Corrections In returns having been
made, tho official vote OF Now York State at
the late election is declared AZ follows Total
veto on Governor, 7O4, 7Oii Samuel ]. TildOn,
4is, lOI; John A. DIX, SSO,OO2; Myron Il,
Clark. Il, 70s TlldOn over DIX, 6O,4O2i TildOn
over all, 2s,G0i. Total vote on Lieutenant
Governor. T9l,2l2; William DorshOInOr, 4iO,-
co.,; John @, Robinson, sos, o2si - BSgg,
Temperance, 1857 Dorsheimer over Robin.
son, 5s,t7Oi DOrshOlmOr over both 4l,sO2,
-. Tho new horse disease, called pink eye,
has made It's appearance in sections OF Con.
nsetieut, Whom the disease first appears tho
horses refuse their food. Swelling Of the
limbs and swelling and running Of tho eyes,
accompanied with q cough in some instances,
Immediately follow. The disease generally
lasts from three 10 four weeks before the
horses arc ft To work" ... Tho Supreme
Court OF Indiana has decided that colorcd
children have no rights In The school provided
for white children. Its held that tho cona!l-
tuLionAl system Of common schools was or
gained for the benefit OF the citizens, and al
the time OF the adoption Of tho Constitution
only white people wero citizens. The four
tenth amendment docs not delegate to The
general government tho right TO interfere
with tho regulation OF domestic affairs, and
tho late Legislature having passed law fol
separate schools in districts having fifteen oil
or more Colored children, the Oolorod children
have no right in the schools provided iOl
white children 80 long ~ that act making
separate provisions remains In force. .Tht
official returns OF Alabama for Governor show
tho total vote this year As 2Oi,0IG. This vot,
lie 2s,sl7 greater than the total for Governor Ii
1877, and. ALA greater that the total Con
gresslonAl vote in 1872. The total Presidential
vote was $3.50 less than tho GubCrnaloria
vusO this year. George s. Houston, Dem.
has majority Of IS, 100 for Governor this yea
over David 4, LOWS, Rep, whose majority Ii
1871 was 1907.
A train on tho Baltimore and Ohio raIlroat
fan Into drove Of horses, killing eight o
them. .....A fHghtful mountain disaster i
reported on the great st. Bernard. Eleven per
sons were buried in the snow aud pcriahOd. :.
A number Of American newspaper oorOspon
dents have been imprisoned In Spain. ....
England makes objections to the propOsct
Canadian reciprocity treaty with tho unItet
States, asBortlng:thAt under It her manifesto
tons arc placed at disadvantage, and tho treat.
would injuro thom. =. Statistics show tina
there arc In round numbers 8, 200, 900 Metho
dIsts in tho United States and Canada. Som
idea may 10 formed OF tho growth Of American
McthodIsm by comparing thosO figures Will
Tho beginning made 1Os years ago In Nov
York, with Ave members, by Philip Embury
1000 added to tho above figures will give tn
number OF Methodist communicates through
out tho world-S,0 900, 900 49,. Tho coal miner
strike at St. Clair, ILL.,, has terminated. tn
mon resumed work at four cents p"r bushol
The number of unsIilled laborers out OF Worl
In Massachusetts Is estimated TO DO as % to
in skilled employment. =. Mayor Lotus, o
Scranton, Pa says that owing to lack OF EN-
ploymont, thousands Of labonng men and thOI
families are suffering for tho want OF food
Tho number of people which tho auIhoritIe
have to provide for increases largely each wOOli
800. Two men wore instantly Killed by 81
explosion Of giant powder at the bergen tunnt
In Jersey oIty..... The infant child Of Nj
Gloss, of FrOOmanRburg Pa. has been abduCtc
by some unknown parties Lord Derby, c
England, stated to a delegation OF Englis
merchants that the Canadian reciprocity woul
In no way permit Canada to impose dlreror
duties on England IN favor OF the Unite
States.
Tho Comptroller of Currency of the Unite
States, in his annual report, says tweEty.!w
hundred national banks have been organize
aimee the establishment OF the System. Thirty
Ave have failed and 1877 have gone into yolur
tary liquidation, leaving 2O2s banks In exist
ouoe. The total circulation Of these banks
1851, 927, 2l6, leaving s2,O72,7G4 not issued 9
tho amount authorized. Tho amount Of take
paid into tho Treasury OF tho United States b
tho national banks during tho year endin
July ], 1874, was s7Usa,3 Of which sa40
900 were derived from circulation. Tho avcl
ago rato of taxation assessed upon tho capitI
Of tho national banks is estimated at from 5
o. per cont The Comptroller recommends til
repeal OF tho two-eont stamp tax. The Trcal