The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-12
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Itpm. Of Inttrclt nom Home and Asroa

In the State paper, TO DO published In a neWs-
paper printed in tho county in whlchth auro-
gate issuing such notice or citations resides,
instead Of the State paper. -. The United
satOs Treasury department has affirmed the
decision Of collectors imposing duty at atty per
centum on brandy costing over "a per gallon
on silks, wearing apparel, aud hCad.nsts At
sixty per cent, al yaloren dlrallowins Al
damage by breakAse ON wines beyond Ave per
oontum, as provided by act of February dis
allowing damage by freezing occurring to vinea
on inland transportation. 49,. There was a
great FIRE in Osaka, Japan, In February.
Twelve hundred buildings vero destroyed, In
Guiding temples and schools. Several lives
were lost. There was also an alarming iire in
Yokohama Three hundred JApaaOso houses
were destroyed. IA grange OF Patrons Of
Husbandry has been orgAnIzOd In New York
c;ty.....A party of forty Indiana editora have
been making an excursion through tho South
wOst. 4. Charles X. Lands, who shot editor
cauuth, at vlnelAnd, n. j., was born in PhilA-
delpliIA, on tho lCth OF March, 1884, and Il
therefore In his ioTty-secOnd year.
The Nov York State Assembly passed !
resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint
commission to Inve tigato the canal matter,
rosOrving for the Legislature tho appointment
by the Speaker and Licutonant-Go Governor of q
Joint legislative committee of investigation, =.
The Attorney General OF Pennsylvania has OK
pressed Rn opinion that Good Friday con-
tinuos to DO legal holiday under tho act Of
1869, which was not repealed by tho act Of
1S73..... The German government cOntem-
plates al amendment Of the law in regard to
tho Jesuiis, so as tomIkO 1t operative against
other religious orders. go. General Campos
has defeated the carllsts again At Huguet,
near ludauA. The Carllsts contemplate an
attack on Puycerla. =. Fourteen Of tho zines.
sugar plantations In the noighborhood Of
slguA La drAndo, Cuba, have been destroyed
by lncendIAnes. -. There Is another revolution
In Bolivia. .....A meeting was held in Boston
to take steps looking to tho organization Of
another expedition TO the Black Hills, It pro-
posed to make the party avO hundred men. Il.
Tho press of New Orleans approve of the action
Of Governor Kellogg in calling an extra session
Of tho Legislature, It Ia reported from
ToeomA, ". T., that the steamer Ruby in cross
ing Puget sound from Seattle to Port Madison
won't down with all on board in gale. The
Phelps dramatic troupe wero among the pas
sengers. Tho report lacks confirmation.
Delaware has appropriated $4,000 to tho
Centennial exhibition. -. Tho I'LL HppropuG-
ting $4,000 for tho completion of tho Douglas
monument which passed tho Illinois Senate,
has been defeated In tho House by vote
OF sixty to seventy. DR.. Van CORTLAND,
a geOlogist and physician OF great repute, died
at Ottawa, Canada ......A grave digger In
Preston, England, was cngulIod and smooth.
cred to death while excavating tomb thus
literally digging his own grlyc... The Rhode
Island Republican State Convention nominated
Henry uppltt, OF Providence, for Governor,
and Henry 7. Lisson, Of Little Compton, for
Lieutenant Governor ...... A dispatch from
Corpus Christi, Tex, to tho GAly1ston Heits
says a body OF, armed Mc1ieAns hAyo attacked
several ranches noAr that city and taken
several American prisoners. In invasion Of
tho city was feared and all the citizens arc un-
der Arms..... Tho New York State Senate
IAssod resolution authorizing tho Governor,
with the advice and consent Of tho Senate,
to appoint a commission to investigate the
canal frauds. &c. General Fitz-John Porter's
application for new trial was discussed at a
Cabinet meeting at Washington, but no de-
cision was reached.
Tho recent proclamation Of President Grant
eedIng back to TIE Sioux Indians tho territory
east of tho Missouri river destroys the hope,
Of Drule City, already q fiourishing place
which must 10 broken up....on the dA!
following the completion Of the new bridge a
Port Jeryis, n. y, 291I ean passed Over.....,
Serious differences are reported to exist be,
tween Don Carlos and the deputies from I'll,
the four provinces occupied by tho CarlIsts, ii
regard to moneymattem Don Carlos threaten
to leave Spain unless the deputies raise fund
to carry on tho war. Spain has paid Ger
many 1000 thAlCn Of tho indemnity for tn,
Gustav outrage. e. ,captaln.G General vGlmassdl
has issued proclamation urging tho loya
citizens OF Cuba to renewed efforts to suppress
tho rebellion. &. "A dispatch from Washington
says fears arc expressed that the raids o
armed Mcxicans into Texas may result In
general border war..... Tho Delaware Lcgis
lAturo has passed law to meet the Civi
Rights bill 1t provides that hotel keepers
railroad companies steamboat ownor, AK
Others may provide separate accommodation
for any class Of persons obnoxious to thoi