The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-05-22
SUMMARY OF MEMS.
ITEM. of Interest from Home and Abroad

Anthony Gehring, carrier OF morning
papers In Chicago, shot his vito twice, killing
her instantly, and then killed himself by tho
BAmo means. .... Forctble EXPULSION OF tho
Chinese In California is urged by various clubs
in that State. =. oregAn Repnblicansin instructed
their delegates to tho national convention to
work for Blaine. After President Dominique
fled from Hayti, tho new President Ramcau
was approached by son OF MonplAsier Pierre,
who shot him down to Gvcnse tho blood OF his
father, who was mAssacred under the orders
OF RamcAu. .,...tn consequence OF quarrcls
betwOOn tho great roads running wcst from
Now York, there is every probability Of \ ro-
duc.ion in freight and passenger rates for tho
tim7 800. or tho three direct cables between
Europe and this country only one is in work
Ing order-tho Direct 80. The drought which
prevailed througlou. the leland OF Jamaica is
at M ord. DIriaS ts prevalence water sold
readily In Manchester for Il so + pulcLeoa.
Tho noted Kissiuscr and Rckcrcll hcrl ot
shcrt horn cattle was sold ut Springfield, H..
aggrcgAtirg total Ct $4,000. The average
price paid for heifOrs wHs Il 020 asd for hul'-
sl.5i6. ....,At WarsAw, Ky, between eleven
and twelve o'clock at right. Fen. French and
wife. who were incsrccrlttd in tho county Jail
for poisoning. were taken from the Jail by a
mob OF masked lroo and hung to limb OF
t.eo about two miles from town. ID. j. The Mary.
land Republicans instructed their delegates 10
tho natioHAl convention 10 vote for Blaine.
They also passed resolutions conmeudatory OF
President GRAFT snd Bristow. 49,. a fire origi-
mating in tho Somerset foundry, at Somerset,
Pa, destroyed MI entire block Of buildings, in
volving loss OF 900, 900 800. Tho failure OF
Henry Arnold & Co., OF North Adams, closed
six mills, running over eight hundred ON
ployccs. Nearly 100000 werc lost by tho
burning OF tho Ohio wooienware Co.'S store
at Cleveland ...... There ia much suffering at
Custer City, Black Hills owing to tho scarcity
OF provisions. Bacon is hfty cents per pound
and al other articles equally as high.
The pigeon shooting match for tho CHAM
p;onsliip OF the world, b"tveen Bogardus, OF
this country, and Price, OF England, which
took place at indianapolis. Ind, WAS won by
the American, Who counted cighty-'our to HE
opponents sOvonty.two. 80. Tho Georgia Re-
p1blicans did not pledge thoir deltgates 10 the
national convention. but II Is Understood that
rsjlri.y Of them favor Mr.. Blaine. =. King
Alfonso assured tho rnro that Spain Is still
N,U,0lI, Gov uicbsrJ Fnlo a nnp,nneot
has boon elected United States Senator by the
Texas Legislature. .... Numerous buildings in
South Australia were injured by violent
earthquake shock. Seal fishing was fIilurc
on the coast OF Labrador tho past winter, and
thcro is great destitution among tho inhAbi-
tants, who arc Iuxiously waiting tho drst vessel
with supplies from Quebec.
or tho eighteen Mexican statos thirteen re-
main loyal and fvo arc revolutionary. 10
ligious riots occurred ut Qucretaro during
which Rcv. Maxwell Phillips, OF tho Prcsby-
torIan msslon, w:s wounded. -. "A sAnguinary
encounter took place betwoen Christians and
MoharnmedAns At S&lo Ica, European Turkey,
on account OF Christian Greeks epdeavoring
TO rescue ono OF their young girls who wished
TO become MohAmmcdAn. During tho fracas
the French and GCrman cOnsuls went TO the
mosque 10 prot9ct their countrymsn, when
they wero assassirAtci by the Turks. The
governments which they represented have
sont gunboSts to doGland repGrAtion. .... . Tho
governor Of California having offered $1,000
for tho hoad OF tho noted bandit Chavez, n
goatlruan has Arrivcd In SaG Francisco with
it IN lhs p7ase7Enn. . 4 ilcrco tornado visited
Chicago and did damage to the amount OF
$3.50 0jn. Two o: tho principal churches los:
their spires i.nmcrcu' building, wcro un-
rooted or demolished, an! the INV tower and
! fog boil wero blown int tho lake ... 4 rail-
WA trAsu ran Into t0rhSdo nS'r Seoes, ILL.,,
! and the onsino AID cars %Cro !if.od from tho
tack aud dropped down tour-fott cmbank-
mont. Twenty perkous were more or lc4a in
jurcd.. immense damage has tcLn done
III and about Ks.sss City b? heavy ratn-...."
A road rock pOid r magazine on Jersey CITY
IIeigh.s belonging to tho ueH tGnIol conf
pIuy, tx p!Jdol with terrific forna do!ag great
damage to build.ugs in tho ii .ishLoracol, and
causing sllOck ahlch was felt for mi!ts.
An investigation OF tho New York and the
Western Book Conrern. he's been ordered by
tho Methodist conference So. Intelligence
from Georgia stAtos that the gain crop pros
poe. is cheering. A large area is planted Ia
wheat, oats, TyO ard barley. There will DO
more corn and less cotton planted. ..... Piper,
under sentence OF death in Boston, confessed
tho murder CT lit;lO Mabel Young In the church
tower. lIo also confessed having beaten
Bridget Landrcgsn to death i'll 1873. 10 says
t.la: when uudor tho inilusnco Of stimulEntu
| he las All uncomfortable desire TO shed blood.
49,. Seven FFelcE vedsels engaged in tho
Iceland Il ,heIcs have been lost ... DuTingA
sevcntaoR-hour rAIast9rn 10 Shreveport, La,
1evcn ard one-thTd inchea OF water fell......
Col. Goidon's expedition to establish line OF
communicaslOn with equatorial Africa has
been abandoned, owing to ths lack OF support
from Cairo, 80. Michigan promises full
peach CROP. AS horse car WAS entering
the platform at liOJokcn, n j., to DO taken 10
the brow OF the hill, tho engineer stated tho
raclinCry, causing tho car to fall into pit
thirty feot deep, OF tho twenty-sevOn passen-
gcrs on board all but one were injurCa-
fatally.
The Massachusetts, supreme court has de-
cidsd that The Old South church can DO sold.
Also that tho ten-hour law is stiutionAl. 80.