The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-31
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over 100000 is bequeathed to charitable In
stitntiOns ..,.m JOsh Frazer coloFed, VA
hanged in oamdon, S. O., for murder In Tic
presence Of slx thousand people 10 was CON
yicted on circumstadtiAl evidence, but CON
fe-sed his crime on tho scaHold. Ho also
acknowledged numbering his wife aud child, A
we'll as another woman, besides burning several
bArna and ginhOuses.
A collision occurred on the fourth Of April
on the coast OF China between the Chinese
stoauAhlp Fu-sing and tho British steamship
Ocean. Tho Fu.slng foundodAlmost instantly,
causing loss OF fifty lives. Tho striking
miners hola a grand labor parade in Wilkes
barre In which some three thousand men
Joined. Everything was orderly 80. The
Jury in the case Of Father GSrdeman, the
Catholic priest of Philadelphia charged with
ombcz1ling church funds, have failed to agree
OH verdict, -. Ben. NOvin, who lived on
a farm near Lexington, No, VAs called to the
door on SATURDAY night recently by a band Of
masked men aud riddlOd with buoGslot, thirty
two entering his head. >. AlonEo Jackson
and Albert Smith, with their wivoa and two
children each, won't over a dam At Zanosyllle,
Ohio. Both women, with one child each, were
drowned, l., ;. The PApal Nuucio made formal
demand for the restoration Of Catholic unity
in Spain, aud tho government has replied thai
It Is resolved to maintain liberty Of worship.
-. Tho Governor Of MishOpri has Issued
proclamation appointing June Q AZ . fast
day. Hs states that information Is received
from all parts OF tho State indicating the graAs-
hopper plague, causing loss Of crops and pOssi-
bly, famine, and 90 calls on tho people 70 unite
In calling for divide relief. John Q. Dreelil-
ridge, ex-senator and former yIeo.rtesldunt
Is dead. =. TIE Pope hasresolyOa to sonyOke
the vatican council again atAH early date to
discuss ecclesiastical reforms, si-+.
A young girl named whitby was the victim
of outrage and matdt. near Trappe, Pa. Her
body Was found under table with both Ears
torn on, and hcr head terribly briisel. A
tramp Is suspected Of the crime, . The board
Of health OF Hudson county, N. j., continues
to revoke the license of physicians who cannot
show proper credentials. u In an insurance
suit in Jersey City, 1t was decided that where
premium had been paid to an accredited agent
of company, the company was responsible
for tho insurance, whether tho agent had made
returns to the company or not. 80. Tho pie
ohon In tho county Jail at Glen Cove Springs,
Fla, bored through the floor with al anger,
and digging underneath, ali bu. one made their
escape ..while one MCPHERSON and his wife,
living eight miles east Of Columbus, Neb,,
worO visiting on Sunday night, leaving tlieif
four children, one boy aud three girls, At home,
tho house took FIRE. The boy, aged fourteen,
and girl, aged twelve years, got out 81 the
house, but tho girl aftonArd returned To tcs-
enc her two little sisters, aud all three perishOd
In the flames. Tho tire WINS evidently the work
OF an lncendiAry. John polAu, formerly
tai collector OF Kline townahip, pA,whO is a
defaulter in tho amount Of q, 0OO,HAs arrested
In Iowa and brought back for trial. Parties
Of men are arriving at Cheyenne daily 70 walt
until tho government throws open tho Black
Hills TO settlers. ,ab4 elt, t.p