The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-18

-. .TheEo Is great financial pressure In
lisy;i, wing to tho uncertainty whether or not
thcro will be another revolution. Tho West
Indian island Grand CaymAnRa was swept
from end to ond by tho sea during tho recent
hurricane. Not fruit tree lie loft. The gov
Onmcnt OF Jamaica acnt food for tho inhGbi-
tants.....E. r. Carr, farmer living Two miles
south OF Cslmus, NCb., murdered his wife aud
two litt!o boys and thcn hanged himself. No
reason Is assigned for tho deed. ......An iEcon.
diary fro at Enfield; Mass. destroyed ten
atores and tenement block. Loss, sls 500 !;
Insurance, $780,. .TBcclditry attempts wero
m1do to burn two churches in LAcoula, y. Il.
....Tho city OF Yedo, Japan, has JUS. been
Tisitcd by tho most destructive conlRgrstion
which has ragged In years. The foreign settle
mcnt was partially destroyed.
According tc tho treasury statement tho
public debt at tho c!oso Of November amounted
e, ,92l $685. 1859 less slS2, $40 $50 47 cash In
tho trcaaury-an inc:oIsn during tho month OF
SiS1GG2 G4. Tho amount Of ccIn In tho troGs-
ury Is s70,Ssl, ,47l2I; tho amount OF cur
rOncy, l1,74s 2l5.2S, and tho special deposits
for tho redemption OF certificates Of deposit,
$40. 795. 900. -. Tho Schooner Equal, Of Rock
lAnk, Me-, from New York to WIntCrport, was
run down and sunk OF Cago Cod. Tho captain
wuslost aud tho rost oftho crewwtrO saved. T.. :.
Whio Robert Lee, Ct Now York, was sitting at
tho supper table With his witO and nlHC-y ear
old daughter, hO took nov revolver from lis
pocket to show them, when IL WIS discharged
In scmo manner, the ball Cr.oring tho brain OF
tho lttlO girl and causing Instant death ....
Rhodc IAlard's Legislature eltcted PrceIdeu-
tlAl elector In Tho place Of Mr.. CoEiIss, WHO Is
United States Centennial commissioner. -. =.
IncsndiAries started s1verEl fires In Nov Or
loans and an immense conaagtatIon resulted
thrrsfEom-tho dro department belug COM
paratively Lclpless for lack Of water. Ono
Hundred aud twelve houses were destroyed
with their contents, including twenty on
Columbia street, GhiTty-two on vlllcIo street,
three on MAris str0ot aud ten and IT. AIMS
church on EsplGuAdo street. A few OF tho
structures wtre PLlalIal residences, bu: tie
majority wete occupied By poor fAmlll.s Gho
lost their all and will suffer intensely during
tho winter. Daring the progress OF tho coa-
lAgration q eolorel man, In tho acI OF firing
n building, Was fred at uusuccesrinlly, and
mldc his escape. Twenty tirenCn were moro
or less iijurel by accidents during tho excite.
meut. "a dOZen bai!diDss on tho Exhibition
grounds at philadelphia belonging to tho
bouc OF finance, which aggregated e 100000
In tLcir construction, realized q; auction salo
only sa96 lG0. Tho Main building, being tho
only one OF the principal structures pat up for
eAlc, realized s1jH 900, Nrd va Z, bought for the
Permanent Exhibition c.. TITO original cJst
was 81 .G0),GO0 ...... A colored man named
CrutchOr wGs hanged by mob In tho woods
near Ntcholsvtlle, Ky, fer attempting an out
rage upon the wife Of J. q. Coglr, whItO
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.boIi.hos tbo srtiro ,r,n,,,rorr ~ 'ha sIo.,o.aI
c,,Ioro ,r1 r,o,,iIos ,I.t a.. p,o.Iiast o,',
vtco'pro.Idon+ .ho,I .o o,oo,s, ~, tLo a., .'
vote OF tho pooplo In tho following manner
Each State shall 10 divided inEo districts, cqnAl
IN number to tho number OF representatives
to which tho State may bO entitled to In Cou-
gres!, to bo composed Of contiguous territory.
and to DO as nearly t1uAl In population
as may be, aud tho person having tho
highest number OF votcs in zach district for
President, shall receive tho vote OF that d!a.
tlics, which shall count enc Presidential vote i;
tho person having the Llyhest number Of
votes for President In State, shall receive
two Presidential votes from tho s!Ato at largo,
and the person having tho highest number Of
Presidential votes in tho Cn;tel statCs thall
DO President. These provisions apply also to
tho election OF V cs-prosiient. Congress Is
gtTen full power to provide for holding and
condu:ting tho elections OF President ard
Vicc-PrGsllont, and to establish tribunals for
tho decision Of such elections as may be con-
tested. Senator Morton will urge tho Senate
to tx an carly day for the consideration Of
this proposed amendment.
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