The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-28
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.


NtN""H luutth VIII uercattVr sail IOFtilHntlN III
stead of-wcCkly ..... by the burning Of tho
Southern Hotel, st. Louis, u large number OF
people lost their lives, but exactly how many
cannot 10 stated. though they are estimated In
tho neiyhborhoOd OF forty. Tic Ilro broke out
Mt halE-paSt one In tho morning IN = lower
story, and sweeping up the elevators almost
instantly filled the upper part Of the palatlal
Ax-Story edificO with flames. The guests were
awakened only to find Themselves hcmmCd In
by u'c fiery element. and their single chance Of
escape the windows, which were soon filed
with frantic mon, women and children, scream
ing piteOnsly for aid. Ladders and fire escapes
were Immediately raised, and dozens Of the
n1riglltCd GUESTS and servants rescued In their
night clothes. Others Of the guests and ser
wants IN tho higher windows, which could not
10 reached, let Themselves down by means OF
r'pcs made from bed clothing, or in their
Eror Of being burned to death jumped from
tao windows, only to meet an equally terrible
fate or tho tagging below, from whence they
were picked mp mere shApelcSS masses OF flesh.
The loss on the hotel, which was one Of the
finest In tho country. Iswcll up toward a million
dollars, Oil which there Is but small inSur-
RncG, ....A nincty-six foot whale was driven
ashore by leo at Schooner Pond, Cape Breton,
and Eecured.... An entire family OF eight
persons were chlOroiOrmed by burglars at
Hohoken, n. j., and 1000 worth Of valuablcs
carried on. =. Alaska has been abandoned by
the military aud turned over to the charge Of
the Treasury department. -. The report OF
Dnn Barlow 4 Co. Is mercantile agency for the
first three months OF this year, shows the MINI
Der Of failures to havs been 2,SG9-an increase
OF sixty-thrce over tho corresponding period
last year. The total liabilities amounted to
S5i,53s, Oh, or an average Of $1,000.
Finzel l. Sons, tho largest sugar refl1ers in
tho world, nave closed their works at Bristol,
ENVta nN,1 ia.
bllitleS are put ut e, SOC, 600. 80. The Texas
9AttlQdrivc for the coming seasons estimated at
$50, 900 head...., In accordance with orders
from Washington, all tho employees in the con-
Struction and steam engineering department at
the Portsmouth navy yard were discharged.
The volcanic cruptioms In tho Sandwich Islands
ceased after one or two days Ontburst......
The king Of Dahomcy, whose village was bonn
barded by an English gunboat for crucltics
practiccd OH Christians, and who was fined 600
puncheonS Of palm oil By the british commo-
dOre in command, processes great peni lencc,
and implores the reduction Of the tine 10 IDS
pnnchcons 49,. The accounts OF Theodore
1ianel, clerk In the Office OF rhilAdelphla's
tax receiver, show deficiency Of $50 0OO, which
lie Is supposed to have lost In stock gambling.
.....A cOnlagratiOn in Lynn, Mass, destroyed
swectzcr's block and Dancrott's shoe factory.
Loss abont 100000, on which there was fair
insurance ...... John p. Phatr, under sentence
Of death at Windsor, Vt, was reprieved by the
governor within half an hour Of the time he
was TO have boon hanged. A Boston merchant
was reading an account Of tho prisoner on the
morning set for the execution. and becoming
convinced that he was tho same party with
whom he 0hc mCrchant) had travelled In lIlodc
Island on tho day OF tic murder in Vermont, at
once telegraphet the facts 10 the governor OF
tho latter State, who instantly rcpricvcd tho
unhappy man until May4 In order 10 give him
the benefit Of tho new evidence.
BE- the wreck Of the coal schooner John @.
McShanc, from Philadelphia bound for Alex
andria. the captain. mate and colorcd man
were drowned Only one man, the steward,
was saved. 80. II has been decided thoroughly
TO investigate all the facts Of the alleged irrCgu
larities III tho New York custom house.
4 fire at ConstantinOple, originating in the
Greek quarter, destroyed between 800 and 800
houses. Two large fires occurred In Patcr-
son, n. j., and POmcruy, Ohio, tho former ~
Mlting in the complete destruction Of the
Hamilton mill, one Of tho largest WOODEN mills
In tho country, whilO By the hitter, twenty-five
Of the business houses, stores aud residences Of
Pomer0y snccumbcd to the ilameS.... Not NO
many lives were lost by the burning Of the
Southern Hotel, In 81. Louis a. was at frat
supposed, tho number Of dead hardly Cx-
eeeding eleven, although i Is possible moro
bodies will he found at the removal OF the
debris Of the rims. $50. The strike Of silk
wGavGrs in Jersey City and tlobokcn, \. j., has
ended, most Of the operatives rGSinling work
at tho old rates -. lii the investigation Of the
killing OF two Of the members OF the firm Of
Jcwett l. Sons, in Now York, the coroucr'A jury
returned verdict that George W. Jewott came
10 his death from wounds received by hand
grenade, carried TO the store Of the firmly o. d.
Jcwctt, and that the lAtter's death was caused
by pistol wounds inflicted by himself. -. The
wafer register Of Cambridge, Mass, who dSap-
pcared In April. 1876, taking with him s20, 900
Of thGcity'S funds, has been captured III Brook
lyp, n. y "A Princeton College student
elcped with the daughter Of wealthy rhila-
delphiE merchant. Charles II. Gilman, .
sewing machine agent, was found murdered In
RocEport, Mass. A nlnn named Williams, All
employee Of the murdered man, Was arrested
OIL suspicion.
For lack Of evidence, the grand Jury Of Caro-
line county. Nd, The scene Of the duel between
Bennett and May, failed to inlict the principals
III that affair SOS. 4 suit has been commenced
by Gen. G. ". Curtis Lee TO recover the prop
Crtr near Washington, known as the Arlington
estate, which was bought up by the govern
ment on account Of unpaid taxes, IN 1864,
and converted into soldiers burying ground.
Previous to the war tho estate was occupied by
Robert E. Lee. ....M NNucli Chunk, Pa,
Patrick O'Donncll's trial for the assassination
Of Morgan Powell. ended III verdict Of guilty
OF murder In the first degree. :. :. In Hudson
county, n. j., the grand Jury have indicted
boy Of sixteen, named Thomas Welsh. for
murder. :. The woods In the vicinity Of Rom
1out. \. Y. have been OIL fire.. The Rev.
Gilbert i. Hayden was struck By an express
train near Elizabeth, y. j., and instantly killed.
......Thc WOmAn who identified Stirling, the
Youngstown (ohio) murderer, as her son, now
EayH that she was mistaken, and had been made
tho victim Of u hOax...,..T The situation IN
Louisiana was under discussion by the cabinet,
and Il was decided To furnish the commission
at New Orleans with further instructions.
A Brooklyn Gx-mnyor, named Lambert, has de-
frauded his wiic's sister out Of SSO,0OO. 500.
Edward A. Dorsey, Maryland murderer: has
, been arrested In New York, 80. lied Cloud has
been sent as ali envoy 10 treat with the hostile
Indians .....A duel In Little Rock. Ark, re-
suited in lAughable tGscO, the seconds having
loaded with blank cartridges go. The Jury
failed TO agree III the case OF ". Il. 0ttman, Of
Washington, charged with receiving package
Of United States bonds containing siI,0Oo.
The body Of the youngest daughter Of the
Snowman, Darnttln, was taken to bridgeport,
Conn, for burial. 4 man named Potter shot
and killed his wife At Geneva, Ohio, and then
committed suicide. The Baltimore grain mar
ket received strong impetus by the runorS Of
war between Russia and Turkey, larger quan-
tity Of corn having been sold In that city than
ever before In one day. 80. William Harkins 4
drunken miner, created q sensation In Altoona,
Pa, by rushing through the streets ilOuriShing
knife, and attacking everybody In his path.
lie disCmbowelcd one man and stabbed Sec
Ond several times, hut was eventually over
powered and imprisoned although not until he
had been clubbGd and stoned nearly 70 death.
.....Mter an absence from home Of sixteen
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