The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-10
NEWS OF rrR DAY.



Iieps " Interest from Home and Abroad.
A discharged soldier vas murdered In San
Diego by = companion who administered NOR.
phine TO him, Androbbea him Of s7OO. F.. :. The
New York Seventh regiment will attend the
Bunker HUI centennial in Boaton- Hampton
won tho metropolitan stakes at Epeon, Eng
land, beating tho fAvofite and eight other com
petitou. Among ono days crimes reported
are the following David Mandloyc, wbIlo
drunk, shot and killed his father in St. Paul,
Ind, Patrick Hewitt Of New York, struck at
lis Wife but bit and killed his litilO soy, And
Martin Hilbert, Of willlAmaburgh, struck his
Niio and when abe nn set bloodhound upon
her, the animal biting her and severely inIuring
the poor woman. 49,. Ten natives Of IItAcalco,
Mexico, arc on trial for 4 horrible outrage.
They arc charged with burying three men
alive, leaving only their heads above ground,
and then lIspatehIng them with hatehets and
knives, after prolonged torture E. Miss Alice
A. Early, Of Rockford, Illinois, has gained a
salt for libel against Wilbur 2. Storey editor
OF tie Chicago Times, with $4,000 damages.
800. Oscar Green, farmer, in allghting
from passenger train at otlsville, n. Y, was
run over by passing coal train and killed. -.
RoswOll O. Smith, author OF tho widely known
Smiths grammar, nrithme,ics, and gpop-
raphios for schools, died In Hartford lllSly,
agod seyenty-eight years.. Charles Smith,
. boat boy, aged sixteen years, died at Port
Jorvis from the effects Of coal gas that burt
out Of a stove Into bis face while he was light
ing fire, He was at ast overcome by tho
gas, then partially recovered and survived two
dAye
The Mormon apostles lAboring In London,
Ont, are making numerous converts to their
eresds. .. 1t Is said that the interTrovinclll
exhibition At Montreal will prove failure for
want Of funds. Donaldson, the bAlloonIsL
bad a narrow escape at Philadelphia. lie cut
away his car and with It fell forty-Ave feet
boIng picked mp insensibls, but soon after
recovered. !. -. Tho Southern railroads are fol.
lowing the Northern lines in reducing their
rates Of fare. 80. On the West Jersey railroad,
near MIllylllo the body OF man was found,
his head having boon amAshed In with a elub.
....s.A lot Of boys in Orange, N. j., were. tor
menting blind man who was picking his way
along, when tho man in AFT OF anger swung
his cane, striking ono Of the boys in the head
and traoturins the skull -. chGs. z, Lewis,
ono Of the Oldest and formerly very wealthy
merchant Of New York, lost his wealth and
committed suicide at the Windsor House by
shooting hlmsalt through the head.
A destructive conansration occurred in New
Orleans, three steamers being burned one Of
them had An excursion party on board. A
number OF lives we're Lost. e. Capt St. John,
venerable ADD well known North river steam
boat captain, shot himself Ho was very
wealthy and was no doubt temporarily insane
from care and anxiety. ...seyon cases Of
fatal suicide were reported in one day In the
paPon. They took place in al parts Of the
United States. The suicide mania Ia raging
terribly. "A man In st. Louis cut his throat
and walked whole block before he died, 80.
Fred Klenen. the dAfaultng secretary Of the
HobOken Savings Bank, was sentenced TO ten
years Imprisonment At hard labor In tho State
prison. ....A new and dangerous counterfeit
recently made it, appearance at the national
bank redemption agency in the Is notes Of tie
frst National BANK OF Paxton, H. 1t Is evil
IDENTIFY altered from tho plate on which tho
counterfeit e. notes Of the Traders National
Bank Of Chicago were printed. ..... The police
authorities OF Poten have notified all tic
Upulino sAton In that district who arc not
natives Of Germany that they must leave the
country within two months. =. Charles Hill
4 prominent citizen of sAco, Nc, and leading
politician Of York county. hanged himself in
his sleeplng room. lIo was sixty years Of age.
$50. Joe CObnm has accepted tie challenge
81 Steve Taylor, OF jersey City, TO Eight At
catch weight for s2bOO A'sidc. !. The dlrec.
tors OF the Northern Paciad railroad report
that work will soon DO resumed on the line. :.
Robert ". Batting was sentenced to Slug Sing
for life for tie murder OF John Tomkins at
New Plate on the tWtnty-ant Of October. -.
Tue Postmaster General OF the United States
discovered fraudulent bid among those for
mail routes In Louisiana. About six. clerks
have already boon discharged for completely in
the frauds, and II is understood that at least
dozen more arc implicated. {
A severe gale at Norfolk, Va. upset two
oyster uloops near crAney Island. The GROVE
wore seen clinging to tho bottoms Of the boat. |
Efforts to reach them with tugs faiied. Several
were drowned. .. johnson, the muir.
deTer, who was ohAyo been hanged at Glove
land Ohio, has had hiAsentence COMMITTED by |
Governor AllOn to imprisonment for Life !. !. j.
Several thousand ticket holders 10 the Ken.
lucky State library lottery have placed their |
coupons in the hands Of Colonel Bllnton Dun
can, with Instructions TO bring suit against the
lottery managers for breach OF contract and to /
recover their money. 1t Is believed that the
contract Of the last daWing was such As to
make tho manager liable The Louisiana |
Legislature adjourned sine die without pass.
ing any OF the reform measures 80. Tie col.
llery owners OF South walca have agreed to
throw open their pits to miners at reduction
Of fitteen per cent in wages. -. The strike Of
the cotton operatives at blackburn, England,
has ended. 80. Lieut.. Henely OF tho Sixth
United States cavalry makes the following
Official report; Attacked at daybreak on North
Fork, sapper creek, party Of sixty Cheyonnes,
when believe to 10 some Of those who have
been at the agency. 1 cut Oh twcnty-sOvon from
their ponies and demanded their surrender.
Ny demand was answered by volley. After
a desperate resistance they were all killed.