The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-08
NEWS OF THR DAY.
Inlsrs.tlnE. IIsnl. irsn IIone pa Ahroaa.

Interesting lfnma from homo ana Anronu'
Burning plantations aeeina TO Be tho fAyosits
amuaenent in cuba Just now. .Fredeiei
HeIdenblnt was hanged in Philadelphia for the
mnraar Of Godirvy Kuhnle on Dec. 81, is7s,
His spiritual Adyisen renamed With him up tc
the time OF the execution. It was mot until
seventeen minutes amer tho drop fell that hii
heart ceased to pnlsAte. He died Of sirangula-
tion.. -. sAmnsl Beighley was hanged al
Groensburg, Pa, for the murder Of Joseph
KEN. He pAA led. or rather carried, up ths
stops. When hAked Il no wished to say any.
thing, he merely shook bis head. The minister
read hIs confession on tho scanold. Ho wa
only 20 years Of age. =, A snow slide occurred
At Alta City, Little Cottonwood canyon, Utah.
Tho slide came into the upper portion Of
the town, demoliahing two houses and killing
six person.. -. Francis Herman Is the an,
Democrat to represent New York State In
the United States Senate for thirty years.. /.
Henry L DAses was elected United States
Senator from Massachusetts, tho decisiyc
ballot standing Dawes, 40 20. +. Adams, osi
y. q. Abbott ioi Il. L Pierce, L, q. n. Hoar,
o. N n. BAnln. / (, @, Deyens, Jr., 10.
Mn. Eliza Smith, an aged lady OF Sashua,
NJ H., was burned to death by her clothes
catching FIRE from a keroaeno lamp. silAa
O. Hatch waa elected treasurer Of the State Of
Maine. The Republicans Of the FiI1t MIelii-
gan Disiric. nominated Charles s. whiiehousO
Of Rochester, for Congress. -. Tho United
States senato committee on Territories report
tsyoAbly on the project Of forming new
Territory out Of tho northern half Of Dakota.
It viii b called Pennina. The new Territory
viii contain u. 200 square mileG Tho capital
will DO bismarck 81 little town at the present
western terminus Of tho Northern PAciac rail-
road "A dividend Of aSo per cent. has
beon declared to the creditors Of Jay Cooke 4
COMPANY, The issue Of bonds to the New
Orleans and To1aA railroad by the State Of
Louisiana is declared illegal. This viii save
the State $1,000 900. ~. Tom Ballard. tho
notorious eounterfeiier, Npa sent to tho Albany
a. W peniientiasy for thirty yeau.
The ifon-massep and eolllsry proprietorn Of
South wales threaten . general lockout unless
their employees rtaume work within week.
II the threat Is carried out 100, 900 persona win
b thrown out Of employment. The British
government demanded an apology from tho
government OF Perm for The removal Of a
passenger from British steamer at CAllao. ).
The German ReiehbtAg has passed tho Land.
siurm bill !. ~. The oEiIats threaten violence
agsinst the captain and crew Of tho German
ship Gustav, who arc in zuIauz, Il the town q
bombarded. -. Tho United States treasury
department Is In possessIon Of facts which
appear to show that opium ia, in some mya.
tetioua manner, imuggled into the country in
largo quantities. chiefly by Cinnamon. 7.
Alr, A. s. Paddock, conaerAliye was elected
United States Senator from Nebraata in place
Of Thomas W. Upton. -. Tho annual report
Of the commissioners Of immigration showu
that the total number Of allen passengers who
landed at theiport Of New York during Tie
year 1874 was 1901, q smaller number than
came in any year since 1854, and i2e.7I7 lesa
than in the year 1873 :. Z. China has been hay
ing areyolt among her soldiers. y
During cold snap New York harbcr vas 80
died with ice that foot passenger crossed on
ittrom New York to and from brooklyn. !. !.
The balances in United States Treasury. Our
rcney, siO,ols,s7i special deposih Of legal
tenders for the redemption Of certificates Of
dspoalt sI6, 56o, 900 coin, ca, 7os, 2ss, In
Guiding coin certificates, t276o9, 100 out
standing legal tenders, sss2o 200, 600 King
Alfonso was formally proclaimed king in caba
by captain-dcneral Oonelia. !. The special
Centennial committee Of Congress visited the
Centennial grounds and inspected the progress
Of the buildings !. Mary Allen, Of PhilA-
delphiA aged fity-ihree years, cut her throat.
shohAd been a confirmed opium eater, and had
preyiously attempted suicide. !. =. II appear
that 1929 immigrants arrived In tho port Of
Boston during the year ending Sept 80. 1874.
against Sl,oi2ln the preceding yoar. q. The
Indiana at Spotted Tails agency threaten to
eipel the miners from tie Black Hllls. 1. !. !.
Ablll has been passod by the 81 Louis city
council making Il misdemoanor to frequent !
house Of ili-fame. 80. The contested Con
grusnonGl election case Of Ward, Republican,
against Harrison, Democrat, In Chicago, has
closed inflyor Of Harrison. "a baby.fArm.
Ing establishment WA brought to light In
HollIston, Mass. Many children died there,
and d Il claimed that healthy children were
murdered by laudanum. "a young lady In
Brooklyn has been in state Of citalepsy since
Christmas, and the case Is attracting much
notice from medical men. -. Tho ladies Of
Yonkers, N. y, have been making raids on the
gambling institutions there with considerable
success. Y
Tho express nom Chicago on the Michigan
and Lake Shore road, was thrown from the
track by broken rAll, ditehing the locomotive
and baggagoear, killing The engineer, John
Anderson, and tehously injuring Walter Cum.
mihgS the fireman. No other persons were
injured -. "A young man Of Rlmira, n. Y,
named Park @. Harrington has died by being
severely burned in the lookup at Households,
where no was Imprisoned forlnto1ication -.
Smallpox prevails to an alarming extent In
New York ciiy......A fire destroyed the farm
house occupied BY Pierre Duludo At Boucher
vile, near Quebce. His wife aud eight children
purIshed In the flames. Dulude was serioualy
burned In his efforts 10 save his family, and ID
not expected to live. His wife and children
were literally burned to ashes, and only frag-
ments Of the bodies can 30 found. The eldest
child was thirteen Year, old and the youngest
vaA baby.
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