The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-14
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


lntrrrSrInR Item, from Home md .Ebrond.
Hon. L. D. Winslow. prominent politician
Of Boston. and owner Of tho Ne'rs. az well as
treasurer OF tho Post association, left tho
country suddenly with his family, and it has
been since TRANSFERRED that no has boon rys-
iolnAticsIly forging Inducements to checks for
tho past few years, tho amount being var-
ously estimated at from 100000 to 1850, OJO
...... Tho bill SppropriAtiug 5l,5OO, 900 for the
Centennial passed tho House by vote OF l4G
to 1870 ...... Tho commission appointed 10
cA4Iuino works OF French artists for exhibition
At the Philadelphia Centennial exposition have
their lsbos, having selected GO
pictures 100 sculpture, and sixty engrayings
and designs. ... Tho celebrated Fren Ii race
hOreo Gladiator. winner OF tho greatest races
In Europe, ia dead go. A band OF Sioux war
rior1, headed by Sitting BILL is on tho war
path. So. Tic Turks Threaten to invade Mon
tcncgro II that government docs not cease
giving aid TO tho Insurgents. "a crowd OF
two hundred mon iok two white murderers
named Dawson and Estrp from Jail at Charles.
ton, ". Va, and hanged thom. Later on u
mob OF colorcd men took out IIiucs. colored
murdcIcr, and hanged him also.
4 revelation las broken on; in tho northern
and central portions Of Mexico. 4. Tho Penn.
sylyania coal mines arc to DO closed from the
seventh of February to the eleventh OF March,
Oh account OF = gut in tho market. d.. .Intolli.
gonco has been received from Col. Gordon,
tho Nile explorer, dated at Dude, stating that
hc was safe and vol. Tho surgeon OF the
expedition hal died, and Col. Gordon WAS tho
only white man remaining. Huhad JUS. reached
tho rapids. which he folrcd wcro impossible.
Tho Lonton TIMeS says Tho United SIR,cs
bonds arc being heavily bought in that coun-
trH rs al Investment. Cast. McSA.ly. Of
Texas, says that McS;cans along tho Rio
Hraudc fairly support themselves by cattlc
raiding. ...A fro IN Hollis hail ut Harvard
College caused loss OF $4,000 ...At meet
Ing Of tho creditors OF Edwin Booth, tho
famous astor his liabilities were stated to be
$3.50 coo, on which Il dividend of live and one
quarter per cont. WAS declared. -. Tho ship
Lothian, from Yokohama for New York, lost
ovorboard tho lr7t officer aud two seamen
from the topsail yard. IA bill has passed. the
lloure reducing tho postage on third.class
matter to one cent for two ounces.
Tho Northampton (MAss.) bank AS robbed
10y tho men who gagged tho family Of tho
cashier, although tho frat dispatches stated
that tho robbers wcrc obliged to leave mp;y-
handed. Il now trauspire' that they took
:6IO,OOO in securities, much Of which Is not
negotiable, The Treasury department de-
ssroycd s5j4,OSO in gre mbAcks, bcing eighty
per cont. OF tho now nStionsl bank currency
ssucd during january. This leaves tho out
Standing groonbAck circulation SS7i, no
War is Imminent between Guatemala
aud San Salvador. Doth countries are armi1g.
Jonathan Earle, treasurer Of the New
brunswick AMI Norfolk Hosiery Co., OF New
Brunswick, \. j., swindlcd the company ont
OF $40, COO. and when tOaud ont turned over
his own property to that amount $50. Four
sion were arrested OH the eastward bound c3-
pros from Chlcaso, while forcing All entrance
into tue express car; tue safe OF which con-
Iained 100000 in cuueacy rnl bullion.
The Pope has appointed twenty-five new
bishops, including TSigg, bishop Of Pitts
burSh. Several dFcmen werc injured In
baltimore By the explosion OF dynamite fac.
tory. The city Of Jacmel, lIay,i. la. been
taken by tic royoGticuirts. So. Norman Hal.
ltday. Of jamestown, y. Y, went into his in
Sane fathers rom to watch him, aud shortly
atter committed suicide by cutting his throA.
With potke;knie ..... Winsiow. tho Boston
forScr, has sailed Cor Holland, with which
This country has 10 treaty.. Allied Red
i'ck, Sged sixteen YEAR,, formed li0iyOm with
Il married womAu, at Nashville, Touu., and
when tho wGm&n Si-ied to break the In
t.macy, SHOT himself through tho brain ......
StltkweaLhcr from ConnUcti-
cut, dicdia Washington.
John StcilwAsca, tho private banker OF
Buffalo, y. T., who recently failed was so
Affected in MUD by his Disaster that hc
aSoHned himself. SEQ. Tho treasury Of CubA
shoSs deficit of between forty and tItty mil
lioh dollars. being principally arrears duo tho
army, navy aud civil departments. .... A hov.
iib.c murder c4ulo to light III WllliamsburGh.