The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
interesting Items from Home and
Abroad.

rested IN Buuuo' Nhen near cameron she
jumped through tho window of tho water
closet The train at the tlms was running at
4 very rapid rate, and abe was instantly killed.
49,. .Adyices from the north Of Spain say that
.horO arc signs Of breaking up OF tho Carlist
army. Several OF tho lnsursont leaders have
surrendered to tho Republican troops, and 1t IL
reported that some others were shot by order
of Don Carlos for demanding tho cessation Of
hostlllHes and restoration OF peNpO. 49,. Tho
steamers DacIA and Ambassador report that
tho direct cable betwoon tho United States and
England parted and was lost in heavy gale.
Several dogs woro spout in attempts to recover
tho cable, but without success. -. The Pome-
roy boy, Of Boston, known as tho boy with tho
''whlte eye" is suspected Of tho murder OF
another little girl, named Margaret LAnk, who
has not been heard from by her friends since
tho murder OF tho Curran child. Capt. Collins
discovered the dead bodies of tho dyc buffalo
hunters from Ropo in the southwest part OF
Clark county, Kansas. They were all scGlpod
and their horses killed. Tho hunters werO
killed on tho 9th of August last It's believed
an alliance Is medI.Ated between tho young
osagos. ohOyennes, and ComRnches, who are
known to DO in tho north part OF Clark county.
49,. On tho way to the wedding OF Miss sher-
man, the horses attached to tho Presidents
carriage became frightened and ran away, near
Seventh street aud New York avenue. Tho
carriage contained tho President aud Mrs.
Grant, and Marshal Sharpe and vito. None Of
them werO injured, though the carriage was
smashed. e. The Grand Hotel at Saratoga
was burned and other hotels had,a narrow
escape I'll o burned building was worth $780,
900, aud was insured for 100000.
The last public debt statement Of the United
stAtCs shows a reduction of nearly half a
million dollars for tho month of September.
Tic total debt q. now O., 2so, 6ls, 7I4.64-dOb.,
less cash In tho reasury, q, 1880, 74S 1906 o..
Work upon tie Foundation Of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument to DO erected on Boston
Common Is soon to bO resumed, aud the
hAstened To completion. Tho figures
to form part OF tic monument are now being
finished In Rome by Joseph Nilmore. 80.
Fourteen persons, convicted Of taking part in
tho riots at MedcnAu, Northeastern Prussia,
last Juno, have been sOntC need to terms of i'm.
prisonment ranging nom SIX months to three
years. ,... In tho 5blO collision which took
place at Thorpe, near Norwich, on tho Great
Eastern Hallway, in England, out Of 900 pas
songers on both trains. % Mero killed and 90 In
lured. Just before tho accident occurred a
young lady who was coming from Yarmouth
asked Mr. Toomack 10 change places with her
rs she did not like riding with her back to tho
engine he complied and was killed on tho
spot. More thar, 100 fatal cases o; tho
cattle disease arc reported at New Haven,
Conn.,, and tho dlseA 80 has broken out In tho
lowns of Stafford land TArhnyillo. A letter
from T. s. Gold, Sec rotary Of tho Connecticut
Board Of Agriculture reports several deaths in
tho northern part OF that State from tile true
Texan cattle. Tho authorities wero not aware
OF the presence OF tho disease until several
animals had died anti Others Of tho same herd
had been killed and sold for beef. -. The
Governor Of Texas has mAdO an Official COM
munication In regard to Tho troubles on the
Rio Grande, the tleftS OF cattle and the
general losscs American citizens suffer from
Mexican mArauders- Ho asks for protection
by tho government. Texas, It appears, cannot
protect itself, because tho United States laws
Interfere.
Tho Austrian Empc ror has decorated all tho
returning members Of tho late Arctic Expo-
sailors and all. -. Tho steamer
Spark, running between Canton and Macao,
has boon boarded by pirates. Most of the
officers and crow Of tho steamer wOro muir
dorOd, and the vessel robbed. Tho pirates
were captured and executed. -. "A dangerous
conspiracy OF soldiers has boon discovered at
China. Sixty thousand troops wOrO
stationed in the neIghborhood, and largo
number OF thom had planned to seize tho city
and massacre all tho foreigners. Tho ring
leaders OF tho conspiracy were arrested. 49,.
Tho Independent Republican State Convention
OF South Carolina nominated Judge John T.
Green, Of Sumter county, for Governor, and
Martin p. DELANEY (oolorOd), for Lieutenant.
Governor, and adopted tho platform OF tho
late Republican State Convention. ... Tho
Kings County Grand Jury has taken some
action in regard to tho statements made by
Theodore Tllton and Frank D. Moulton against
Heury Ward DocchOr, and indictments have
boen found against both. -. Joseph Il. Sad.
lrr, Of tho champion Englinh four.oared crow,
has declined tho challenge Of Dlglln, OF the
Am SriCan four, to row in American waters this
year
Tho commissioners 10 settle tho Affairs Of
tho Fre,,dman's Savings and Trust Company
write to correspondent that 1t is impossible
yct TO say when the first dividend will DO paid.
They have i'ow $4,000 only in tho treasury,
and s6OO,OOO are required as tho basis OF a
dividend OF 20 pOr cent. This giycs tho UNI
fortunate dOposltors poor chance to secure
anything Of any consequence. .... Tho situA-
ton OF Affairs in BuonOs Ayres Is desperate.
The govcnment!is taking vigorous measures
to suppress the instruction. All tile govern
mOns Offices and commercial houses are closed.
Tho government has issued All order extend.
Ing tho tlmO OIL all commercial credits. Ono
regiment Of natiOURl trOops las revoltcd and
Como over to the insurgents. Foreigners arc
hastoning TO their respective Consulatos to
get passports to protect thOm against tho uni
yOrsAl CONSUMPTION which Is TO DO enforced. /. Il.
-Four persons wore burned to death during
fro In tho town Of Paisley, Scotland "A
mutiny broke out in tho CArlist camp at Duran
go and Don Carlos was wounded by ono OF tho
mutineOrs. In official duArtorA IL Ia said that