The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-08-24
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

negotiating with Spain for tho cossion Of Ii,
town of santona, in the province Of santaulOr
of which II Is proposed to make SCcon,
Gibraltar. In tho supreme Court Of I'LL
nois, Attomey-Genoral Edsall introduced
bill for receiver for tho Atlantic and Pacif
Insurance Company, and an injunction agAIns
IT, The counsel for tho, company produces
sfadavits to provo that such stop was I'M
necessary. .... Capt. Boall, from Fort Worth
brings information that Indians have capturei
two mail stages, ono going and ono coming
between Wichita aud Fort Sill. There werl
only three passengers, who, with the drivers
were killed and scAlpOd. ." Tho number oil
board tho Inflated Pat Rogers, all told, Is sup
posed to have boon from 4? to 70 persons
Tie exact list cannot DO had, Tie reports o.
the lost have ranged from 10 to % persons; q
Ia probably nearest tho fact -. Frank Howard
OF Providence, private in Company A, Fittl
United States Artillery, deserted two year
ago. HO was recently rocapturCd and returned
to Fort Adam TO await trial While at work OF
a wood pile with other prisoners, in charge oil
Private Cassidy, Howard slipped his ball and
chain and knocked Cassidy down with sticl
Of wood and thOn ran. Cassidy recovered hi.
feet and fired at Howard, who was wounded In
tho stomach and died In half al hour.
Tho new rArty in Michigan have put forth
their platform as follows! declaring war on the
existing wrongs, fAyoriug single Presidential
terms, sound currency, and u return to specie
basis, State rights, moderate taxation, lcgisla-
tive control OF railways, condomniug tho re-
iusIl Of tho State Treasurer to make public the
securities for loans from tho State, and on
railroad passes 10 State officials. .... Tho com.
morciAl agency OF J. n. BradstrCet L Co., Of
New York, has suit In San Francisco which
involves the question OF legal privilege In
making adverse reports on the financial stand.
ing OF business mon. Francis 4 Valentine, a
San Francisco firm, arc tho plaintiffs. They
say they were rated as sound In tho Bradstrcct
reports until they gave favon to rival
commercial agency. Then they were put down
at "GG,' which, according to the key, meant
subscribers must apply at our Office for con-
adOntiAl information" Tho plaintiffs assert
that this was done mallciously, with the dc.
libcrasO intention OF injufing their credit, and
their demand Is for $4,000 damage. brad.
street 4 Co.s defence Is that the publication is
not lIbClous. Judge Morrison, who heard the
case, has decided in favor OF tho PLAINTIFF. >.
Tie greatest misfortune to tho passengers on
tho Pat Rogers consisted In tho fact that tho
fire occurred in that particular part Of tho
river where II was impossible for tho boat to
reach tho shore. Between tho lrst alarm and
tho last departure from tho boat was twon;y
minutes. There was dry land on tho starboard
side, thirty yards distant, but 4 wall OF flame
interviewed. On tho llrboard sidO tho land
was long distance on, The wind was blowing
toward tho nearest shore, and drove the flames
In that direction, Many OF tliOsO who got to
tho nearest land arc dlsasured fOr life, tho OK.
posed part of their bodies being actually
roasted by tho excessive heat.
Balances In U. S. Treasury, Currency, slI,-
03G, 3s5 specie deposit of legal tenders for
redemption of certificates OF deposit, 5G,75S,-
OOOi coin, s7i,S72,SIO, including coin cOrtlf.
Gates, SIS. COS 900 outstanding legal tenders,
1889, 900, 900. Mayor Havemeyer, Of Now
York, declared that New York shonld not pay
dollar for tho Brooklyn bridge. ,"., The
Colorado Republican Convention nominated
II. r. II. Cromwell for delegate. IAN un.
successful attempt was made to assassinAto
bishop WhipplC, OF Minnesota, by an insane
student to whom the Bishop refused orders
800. cloud bursts of moro or loss intensity
arc daily reported among tho canons Of
Nevada In Colorado, on the other hand thOy
arc complaining Of drought.
A bad state Of things appears TO exist in
some parts Of Ohio In Dayton especially, and
In that nelghborhoOd highway, rObbories have
become frequent and no man can go out alone
without danger Of being wAylaid by tootpads
......sOmc serious disturbances have lately
occurred in cOnstantInOplo, arising from tho
superstition prevalent among tho lower class
Of Greeks that Jews are In tho habit OF lidnap-
ping Christian children for tho purpose OF
killing them and using their blood In religious
ceremonies. . Disastrous floods have occurred
In Upper sclnde, India Several towns wiro
washed Gway...... Thlrty.iiyo buildings in
Ellsworth, Kansas, including tho post.o Office,
Episcopal Church, aud several stores, wero
burned. Loss, $4,000. .. Tho U. s. Score.
tary Of tho Treasury has received from the
State Department decree OF tho Governor.
General OF Havana ordering tho collection OF
fifty per cent. OF tho customs in gold. .....
The Y. S. Post.ofiec Department has under
consideration case where a Wheeling mann.
facturer of rost.Cffcc supplies, who Is also
publisher Of a postal journal, sent copies oil
luis paper advertising his wares TO, 1t is sup
posed, nearly all tho postmAstors in tho Unitct
States, taking the publIshor's oath required b,
recent act OF Congress. In addition. TO this III
enclosed small circular, two by four inches
postuasters receiving tho papers srO sending
them Into the department with tho assurance
that they are not subscribers. The pcnaltic
are First, letter postage and s5 fine on cacl
paper containing tho circular; second, fin,
Of $50 on each paper mailed to any other that
a bona fdo subscribers and third, $50 fnO TO
each otIOnso In swearing falsely TO tho list. =,