The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-05
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Interesting Items nom Home and
Abroad.

Abroad.
Tho recent octAses in Columbia county,
Georgia, ARC denounced by all good citizens.
Two negro men named West and Jim Love.
lace stole bale OF cotton from Gu old white
man. Tho negroes wOro arrested, and yolun-
tArily submitted to whipping, Subsequently,
an armed party. called At kovdAsse house.
Not finding him, theS proceeded to a house
where an old negfO man was staying, aud shot
him They also shot negro named Griffin In
the hand, and killed Griain's wife. The
famous Emma Mine has been attached by ,suit
OF tho county collector for taxes, and also upon
suits Of T, ". fArkOr-onD for thu recovery Of
$4,000, ADVANCED the company by Parker
previous to Dec /, 1879, amt tho other for
$4,000 on A'rrumissOry nOtO given TO tho
Illinois Tunnel Company. 1t Is not expected
that these attachments will interfere with the
working Of tho mine. .... The Portland ArssI
Gays that 1t has boon discovered that owing to
plumbers In tho Legislature There Is not at
presOut, nor hes thsrp bOOn for two years, any
MainV Liquor law, Or any law agtlnAt selling
liquor. The Attorney. General SAs in Portland
in consultation WITH the best legal authorities
in regard to the matter. !. :, Henry HigAus,
OF BAelwoodtown, n. j., won't sonarkot, taxi
Ing an extra mule to assIst In getting on tho
the hard road, and litllo boy to tako tho mulc
back. II wan supposed that the boy went to
sleep while returning and fell on, his clothes
entangling in the gearing, AZ the mule was
found the noxt day at Chew's Landing drag
ging the liielOss remains Of tho child, horribly
manglOd,n..T Tho Council has refused 10
commute the sentence of Wagner, tho IslOs Of
Shoals murderer. Tho vote was two for com.
mutation and AyO against. The Council has
unanimously advised thu Governor TO Ak tho
last Friday Of tAnuSty next as the limo for bis
execution. .. Ono hundred and thirty-four
revenue suits wOrO begun by importers against
tho Government in tho District Court Of New
York to recover excessive duties paid by thOm,
Al the meeting Of tho Society of tho Army
Of the Cumberland General Graft, from tho
Committee OH the Thomas Monument reported
that commission had boon given 10 !. y. As,
Ward for an esluOstrlsn statuu Of General
Thomas, tue statue 10 DO completed In three
Year,, and to cost EST, 900, exclusive OF pOdcs.
tal. Tho War Department has donated eighty
eight bronze cannon, which will DO sold, and
the proceeds used for this purpose. This
will leave about sla, 900 to DO collected by sub
sctpticn,,..,1 Tho First National Bank OF
wellsboro, IA, was broken into BY masked
men, and robbed OF $4,000. ,.. Tho New
York Democratic State Convention at Syracuse
nominated Samuel J. Tilden for Governor,
VIM. F, DOrhelmor for Lieutenant. Governor,
Adm ThSyor for Canal Commissioner George
II. Wagner, for state.prIsOn Inspector, aud
Theodore Miller for Judge Of tho Court Of
Appeals. .... Samuel D. Do6bIns has been
nominated for Congress by tho Republicans
OF the Second District. H. Bolts has
boon nominated by the Republicans OF the
Third Congressional Distriet Of Alabama. -.
VIM ]. o'Bricn and Thomas Swami have been
rcnominAtcd for Congress in the Third and
Fourth Maryland districts -. Tho HCpub.
llcAus OF the First Ohio Congressional District
have nominated John K. Green, and Of tho
Second District, Jos. Stevenson.
Judge Walton, Of the Supreme Court, OF
Maine, has decided that tho liquor law Is In
fall forCO in that State, notwithstanding tho
assertions to the contrary. The argument for
It's supposed repeal has not, in his opinion, tho
merit OF plausiblllty Tho grasshOppor