The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-06-12
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Now Hampshire did no: instruc. her ROpub-
lican delegates, LII: moot If them arc Blaine
mon. 80. Illinois sonds Blaine delegates.
Nebraska instructed her delegates to vote for
Blaine. 49,. Minnesota delegates will advocate
Blaine ...... Michigan Democrats appointed
delegates who favor Tilden. E. Dangerous
counterieits Of tho denomination Of IS arc
afoat on the following named banks, and peF-
sons arc advised 10 refuse all bills OF that de-
nomination. Tho banks will call in all their
circulation at once and issue new bills: First
National Bank OF Chicago, ILL.,; Traders Ma
tional Bank OF Chicago, ILL.,; Merchants Ma
tional Bank OF Chicago, H.; First National
Bank Of Aurora, ILL.,; First National Bank OF
Paxton, ILL.,; First National Bank Of Peru, Ill;
First National Bank OF GalenA, Ill (no such
bank) ...... Ell snedham was hanged at Holly
Springs, Miss, In the presence OF six thousand
people, for tho murder Of Marcus Lewis.
The largo Boston clothing house Of Beard
Moulton L Daniels has failed. :. .HAyti is
still in an unsettled condition. -. Fifty thou
sand children were In limo on Anniversary
day in Brooklyn, n. Y ...... -Four murdercrs
were taken from tho sheriff OF Abboville
county, ). c., by crowd OF three hundred
persons aud shot to death. ....John Calhoun,
OF Rochester, N. Y, shot his wife in tho back,
inilicling dangerous wound, and then shot
himself fatally.
Nino midshipmen wero dismissed from tho
naval academy at Annapolis for stealing gents
furnishing goods from ono OF tho rooms &C.
cupied by Baltimore drummer ace. Cali
fornias Democratic delegates favor Tildcn.
....'. kentucky's Democratic delegation will
vote AZ unit bnt woro unns.ructed. Ono
branch OF tho Alabama Republicans favor
Morton ...... Robot Drinkard, Mrs. Jennio
Bruce and her daughter Mamie wero caught
on trestlo bridge by railway train near
DAnTille, ILL.,, and all wtrc Killed or fatally
inllFed. The famous stock horse Felters
HsmblotoniAn died In Iowa, aged twelvcyears.
$3.50. or forty-two niuers at Dearwood, II
tho Black Hills, the Indians have killed
twenty-seven. go. A building undergoing re-
pAirA in Philadelphia fell OH tho workmen,
killing thrce and injuring others. go. "A won
dertGl race against time was that OF Pcralto on
Fleetwood course, N. y, who, with bis twenty
mustang ponies just brought from tho Pacific
coast, ran 155 miles In little less than seven
hours. A companion of Peralto and we'll
known rider named Parker undertook to rdo
thirty ponies ovor tho Same eouFtc 3O5 miles
in hi'ecn hours but Tailed through exhaustion
boiore Ills work was half accomplished fe-
ratio won handsomely, riding his almost wild
animals through tho long stretch ia mastery
manner, aud changing horses every one OF
Two miles, as 10 deemed Dest' at tho end
OF TIC long ride no did not appear TO DO greatly
iatlGued. Tho hfst ten miles was made IN
twehiy'iour minutes ioFty-iour aud one'quar-
Tor teconds, Will Blk relSys OF horses tho lOo
10 llV miles was made In twenty-five minutes,
th'fsy'two aud ohe'ulifa seconds win si4 re-
lays and the last hVe miles OF the 100 iii
t""'So minutes, shi0o anu thfeo-luAr'ef
s'conaS, anu WIN TOUT roiays Oh ho'seo''.:''
t'.'i'On. uian' mas 'Ssu'a p'o''S'nA''o'
ea'Hns "''enHo" 10 'ae A'' VI 'o"SsezS :
lrs''nS 'n' peopi' y, oo"a'loa VI ,o"',' "
iA'o 'ooa4 n,n'oii'a' eA0'e" pi'pN4'u anu W.
iFored foutth Oh 1uiy' anu copy Oh Inc
s@'Io n'ea WIN 'no county y, IOWA ie'oia''
anu uuPAlca'o Sons W tno 'p'a''." Vi ooii-
siesT' 'iiA' a 'one'e'o nlS.0t! VI 'n0 S'O"'h
OF tne country may DC o0'a'h0a'
Samuel ]. Frost was executed at the county
jail In Worcester, Macs, for tho murder OF his
w'fo's brother, Franklin T. Towno, Oh Sunday,
July 4ih, 1875, In tho barn on tho farm owned
BY Towno. 1t was most brutal murder, the
body having been cut to pieces after death.
At tho execution ono hundred anu hfty persons
werc present. Frost walked without aid to tho
scauold and made no remarks. AS tho drop
fell horrible scone mot tho eyes OF tho spec
tators. Tho fall WAS 80 great That tho head OF
tho unfortunate criminal was ictked from hts
body and hung only by tho lgaments, tho
blood squirting In every direction over the
rcanold and hoor......PipeF' tho murderer OF
littlo Mabel Young In Boston, on tho twenty
third OF May, 1915, was executed In tho Charles
street JAIL Before his execution no confessed
to having committed tho murder. As tho last
word Of tho exclamation "dod haVo mercy
upon your SOUL WAS uttered tho Chair having
been removed deputy sprung tho trap. The
body fell distance OF nearly eight feet and
after spinning around violently Tor rev
.e"'Nu1 i0ua''1 pe''vS'y I4's'On'e01' 4Ao
IAN ,"P'u,0u '"o OuOl,o'N pio',e' s-19o "a
st''''' uea'n' uo'' ehet'iiaii Ha' 'e''stApn'u
1uo proper military Anthoriues " pto'ee' inc