The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-31
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.
item. OF Interest from Home and Abroad


The commission appointed In Franco to IN
yeBtigAte the vine blight. report that twenty
five departments have been TayaGed by the
phyllOxcra TO such an extent A. to greatly
diminish traffic, causO much suffering among
tho inhabitants. and 10 reduce the taxes to
such an extent as barely TO pay for their collcc'
ton. The committee recommend tho complete
isolation Of the infected districts from the rest
OF tho vine growing country ...... The Turkish
troops are reported as committing the most
outrageous crimes in tho localities where they
are encampcd. -. Two laborerS wcrc killed by
tho cavinG OF earth In the tunnel connected
with the wAterworkS Of Baltimore, Nd. .....
The khedlve Of Egypt has reviewed and con-
hrmed his fathers giftot " CleOpatra's Needle"
to tho British government. Steps arc being
made for It's speedy removal To London......
Smallpox prevails to n considerable extent in
London. The bark LouiSberghaus, from
Liverpool for Baltimore, salt laden, grounded
on Lookout Shoal, North Carolina, and six
Of tho crew were drowned while attempting
to escape in boats. Dispatches from
EichibuctO, New Brunswick, state that an express
train struck the body Of man lying on the
track, hut investigation showed that he must
have been dead when tho train struck him, AZ
there we're many knife wounds and tho throat
was cut. Tho body was Identified by papers in
the pocket, as being that Of James kingHn, the
defGuiting New York merchant, WHO disappeared
a few days previously. United States bonds TO
the value OF :S,TITO were found on his person.
lie was travelling on train which stopped
few moments at this StatUE and il IN presumed
he stepped outside for fresh air. and was either
murdered or committed suicide. III the latter
case he must have cut his throat and then
walked short distance aud laid himself across
tic track. daring sconndrcl cnt the telt'
graph wires few miles out Of pittSburgh, Ia,
and sent dispatch 10 the express messenger
ofan incoming train, ordering him to turn over
his car to ]. II. Brooks, at Tcupeton, and re-
part at an Office further lack. The dispatch
being signed by the express superintendent.
the messenger concluded 1t was all correct, and
when man appeared at Tcmpleton and showed
dispatch authorizing him TO take the car 10
pittEburgL the messenger quickly vacated. The
thief took the gootld 10 the depot where they
were regularly checked on and put oil wagon
10 90 10 the Office. tho bogus messenger going
with them. On the road, however, he gOt on
the vehicle and disappeared When Il was dis
covered he had opened safe and stolen 81 200
In money.
Tie secretary Of the treasury has issued tile
forty.third call for fve.twenty bonds Of May
and November, 1865. The call Is for $500, 900
registered and 80 500, ONO coupon bonds 49,.
The government suit against Jacob lsehm for
$1,000, 900, for fraud, In connection with the
Chicago whl-ky ring, is TO DO carried on Tlgor-
ou4ly.. The report. Of East Indian Affairs
for tile fiscal year Of 1856 shows deficit OF
si3,0OO,0O0, and tho estimates for '7G-7 place
tho deficiency at 80 iO0C COO, sn account Of the
famine. decrease Of revenue occasOncd thereby.
aud the immense works Of improvement which
have been undertaken in order TO give the
ropulace work 10 Keep them from starving.
Tie SANTANA bay transaction il again being
NgitHtCd. .... Tho steamship City Of Chester
brought s5OO,0OO In bar silver from England.
.... Unknown parties murdered Ebenezer !
Large and his son John, who slept i'll the store |
Of Fielder MnGruder, in the District OF Column |
liu, and after rohbing the establishment, set
fire to 1t and burned 1t TO the ground. .... Tho
business portion Of Bismarck, Dakota Terri
tory, including two hotels, was DESTROYED by
fire. Loss, $3.50, 900 no insurance -. Fifteen
women received the degree Of u. D., from The
wOmen's Medical College Of Pennsylvania.
Dr.. ". c. Pike, OF Chicago, shot and killed
Stephen s. Jones. editor Of the Religio IhilOsO-
Micdi Journal for alleged criminal intimacy
with Mrs. Pike The murderer gavo himself
up to Justice. =. AT $50, 100 fire In the rear
Of the American EIousc boston, a humber Of
persons wcro Eeycrcly Injured. Mr.. lice, the
proprietor OF the American, was 80 scared by
tho fire AZ 10 cause DEATH. White scoundrcls
attacked a cAbinful Of Chinese lAborerE, at
Chico, California, numbering five and mortally
wounded another ...... President Hayes APP
pointed Ficdk. Douglass, the cOlOrGd orator,
TO DO niarshal Of tho District Of Columbia. 4
The Arkansas river steamer Gov. Garland,
with ESQ bales Of cotton, was burned at Red
Fork. The steamer was valued at !25, 900, and
insured for $4,000. -Four persons persisted IN
tho flames. 49,. DcsperadOes stopped railroad
trim mar Cadlo, indian Territory, and In a
light which ensucd with tho train men, shot
and killed nn oX.narShal. They then drove
the inhabitants Into their houses al the muZzle
Of revOlverS and took what they chose from.
the stores 800. n. II. Loomis. prominent
produce merchant Of New York city. died Of
hylrophoblA, caused by the Lite Of little ctr,
some time previous. go. Peter i. Sweeny.
member Of the former New York " ring" re-
turned UNEXPECTEDLY from France, whittier I've
has been soIoirninE since the exposure....m
Four col0rel metz were hanged at Aiken, S. C..
for numbering two GennMls, rObblng their store
and then burning tho building. The murderer
confessed the iustneSs Of their sentence, and
AFRO acknowledged having committee another
murder and burned o baptist church. Fully
i've Il ouSaLld persons witnessed the execution.
4 nth cu1prit was rrspited by Gov. Hampton.
900. Fifiy-onO Thousand dollars were lost by
the turning Of the Goldman building, Boston.
II was occupied by several firms. Que side
Of the public square Of Lebanon, Tenn. was
Euricd at night. The loss IL 100000, and the
INSURANCE 81. 100. ... Fire DESTROYED a humber
Of buildings In rarkCrsbnrg, Iowa. Loss. :ll,.:
600: III Insured ....,. The administration Of
President Cabal, In Ifayti, IL fearful Of being
overthrow, and as Il consequence arrests and
imprisonment Is tho orlcr Of the day ,....
4 BOILER III Hunter Bros Rawnil ut Wunhing-
tOit, Ind. exploded with fatal effect. Two OF
The Hunter brothers, two brothers named Ben
der, and all Unknown man were instantly killed
and several Others dangerously WItIiId.d......
United States securities are eagerly bought III
the European market. 80. The public bcqncSts
VI the late Oliver AincS are: IN, 600 for pub
lie library In North EAston, Mass; 10000 for
parsonage for the Unitarian parish Of the
same town; 10000 Ia keep tho church Aill
parsonage In repair; !5O.OO6 far public school
PURPOSES In the town Of EnStOn, :50, 600 to the
town Of EnstOn, and go, 600 to the same town
for highways and public rOadS.
The Fort Pitt boiler works, at Pittsburgh,
Pa, were destroyed by fire. LOSs, Slil000;
insurance, S25.0O0. WilEOn, SNYDER 4 Co.,
founders also lost $4,000, Of which they will
receive Sl0, 900 Insurance. and Mansfield L Co.,
bFa1s GniSlIerS, lost 100000 fully insured. -.
After short visit to the West, Gen. Grant,
with his wife aud Youngest SOL, will embark
for twO.ytard tour Of Europe, travelling in MI
HHohlchtAuOE manner ...s. JuseEn Ittbs WIS
fined $3.50 for violating the laws Of Kentucky,
by engaging In prize fight, and, being without
funds, was committed to Jail until the tine Il
paid. ..... Tho Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and
Sentinel, which was established IN l78i, and the
CcmStiiHtiOnGliSt, which was established IN
l7!9, have been consolidated, and appear under
the name Of The Chronicle and COMSiiiItiioH0lis.
So. .Advices from China state that many
deaths arc occurring In COrea on account Of the
famine .,.... Igesias, now In this country, has
issued n manifesto claiming the Mexican prcd-
deIcy 49,. During the fierce snow storm Of the
night Of 81. Patricks day, the led Star steamer