The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-10-16
Items Of Interest,

The Utah immigrants who settled in
Arizona are dissatisfied with the country,
and are returning in large numbers.
A Dradwood City jury honorably
sconitted murderer who killed man
whom he mistook for the one he intend
ed to kill. .-l. .-I
The cost OF lager beer is computed by
the Chicago Tribune at 81. 80 keg, for
which the brewer gets $3.50, and the re-
taller about 81.
The king Of Dahomey wears swallow
tail coat buttoned up at the back. That
manner OF dressing is not a bad one for
man who has no vest.
A census OF the republic Of Peru Just
taken shows the total population to be
9, 73O, 735, an increase OF less then ten
per cont. in fourteen years.
Nearly every citizen here has told his
wife that there is another man in town
who closely resembles him, and who is
frequently seen coming out OF saloons.
The Eureka New Sentinel doubts II
q shotgun could DO fired up or down the
main street at any hour OF the day or
night without killing q prospective
sheriff.
"Thorel" |" said Jones, rs he wrath
fully pushed away tho pie which his
lanilaly had inst served him, "the stuff
isn't ct for q pig to eat, and amt 60
ing to cat it,"
A Nevada man, being commanded by
n robber to throw up his hands, obeyed
promptly, and concealed his money in
them. The robber searched his clothing,
but not his hands, and so got no booty.
Old John Adams said, when lie was
ninety years OF age, in letter, that he
had seen four wars, and that, following
each of these wars, there had been
period Of great financial and industrial
depression. AK
The statistic fiend has discovered that
there arc 929, $40 horses, nearly 2 ,0OO, 600
cattle, 1000, 500 hogs, 17,575 pianos,
q, Cos mclodeous, 155, ,72S sewing ma
chimes, and $50, 900 worth Of diamonds
in tho State OF Illinois.
Two girls took arsenic in Newport,
Ind, last spring, md one died at once,
bctore tho romance Of tho event bad
lost its interist. Now the other has
Just prosily died OF liver complaint
brought on by the poison. d.
This is what they call farming in
Georgia Many country people are SELL
ing their eggs and butter to buy their
bacon, and using tho bacon to feed the
hands who make the cotton, which is
mortgaged to pay for tho fertilizers used
in making it.
According to the revised statutes OF
Illinois any person who wagers money
or valuables Of any nature on the result
OF IN election shall be liable to pay
fine Of $1,000 and undergo imprison-
ment in the county Jail for period not
exceeding one year.
Tho company Of q San Francisco va
riety theater intended to take the re.
mains Of a comrade from the hospital in
which he had died and bury them, but
they got the wrong body, and made a
touching public demonstration over
Mexican horse thief.
Mons. Colombier, n merchant OF Paris,
recently deceased, Inns left sc, goo francs
to lady Of Rouen, for having, twenty
years ago, refused to marry him,
Through which," says tho will, II was
enabled to live j. dependently and hap
PLY as bachelor"
Miss Atiddlecrib sat down at the piano
and sang "Where are the dreams OF the
dawnl" And her young brother, COM
lug out OF an adjoining room from M
interview with his father, sobbed out
the refrain "Under the bending willow"
And he meant it, too.
A largo party who visited the White
House the other day, asked to be shown
"the kitchen where the President cooks. u
Upon being told that it was private,
slab.sided, shrill voiced female ex-
claimed "I guess it belongs 10 the
United States, don't it 7"
A foolish bet has been made in Gin
cinnati. II Tlden is elected council.
man OF that city will take good sized
bag and go from room to room in every
house in one ward and beg for some
rags, which arc to be sold for charita.
BIZ purpose. II Hayes is elected the
Tilden man will ofiiciate.
1t was at the funeral Of the head Of
family. A neighbor in the yard. while
the service was going On inside, was
speaking Of the deceased, and took ad-
yantage Of the opportunity to observe in
tone Of subdued sympathy: can
had inst got in his coal and potatoes for
the winter. 1t is o sad case"
Tho prospect Of the publie's obtain:
Ing much advantage from the gifts Of
james Lick, the rich but eccentric Cali
fornian, are not considered very encour-
aging at San Francisco. The Netns-
Letter Of that city, which calls Mr.. Lick
a "pinchback Peabody" says: Tho
fact 6as slowly but thoroughly developed
that the Lick fund is but the vehicle
through which the vagaries Of childish
and petulant old man arc to periodically
afiiict the public. The upshot OF the
whole business will, doubtless, be
largo crop OF lawsuits after Mr.. Lick's
death, and the usual division Of his
property among heirs and their lawyers