The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-12
4 SUMMARY OF NEWS.
It,m. & Interest from HON. and Abroad

Russian troops have crossed the frontier Of
Asiatic Turkey, and diminishing between the |
opposing armies there has commenced. Fifty |
thousand Russian soldiers have entered 1tou- |
mania, and a llght engagement has taken
place between the Turks aud tho AIontenegrinS, |
Gen. Won Moltke'S speech In the German Par
Sfiament, which created great sensation In |
Europe, Is not regarded as hostile to France by
. the French papers. "A man named Mock
loo, on trial for completely In 4 murder, was
taken ont of jail by n mob at Dover, Ten
rnessec, and hung -. The Packard govern |
smcnt withdrew from the Louisiana State
house, and tho Nichols legislature took pos
session. Mr.. Packard issued an address
g 10 tho Republicans Of tho State, counseling
s submission /. -. The commission appointed
10 examine into tho affairs OF the. New York
5custom house has been completed, and will be.
GIN Its work by examining leading ofhcials.....
In THE New York produce exchange much ex-
citemcnt was created by the European war
remove tho entire body Of Sioux Indians to
preservation In southeastern Dakota, :. King
Aphonso opened the Spanish Cortes. Two
young ladies arrived In Cincinnati from In
diAnapolis, and registered at hotel as Sarah
. and Ida MayiIll. When called In the morning
Z Il was found that both had committed suicide.
......The commission on tho settlement OF the
fishing claims will organize In Halifax some
time IN Julya.... /. The plague has appeared In
Persia, and many deaths occur daily :: :. Two
out OF six burglars who attempted to enter
store In Bethlehem, Pa, we're shot'by an
=. officer 49,. A bridge In Connecticut, on the
:. line Of the Now Haven railroad, was burned.
At reception rendered TO William NJ. EyaTts
in Albany, NJ Y, q number of Democratic
officials refused tos attend. 49,. Tho opening
engagement Of the war between Russia and
Turkey was fought In Aaatic Turkey, the Turks
asserting that they had rcpnlsed the enemy
Z with . loss OF 800 men. The sultan promised,
in case Of need, to Join the army. About 81, 900
Russian troops, IN al, have entered Roumania.
r. Edward MCPHERSON, cx-clerk OF tho House
i OF Representatives, has been appointed chief OF
tho bureau Of engraving and printing Of tho
! United States Treasury department. -. Tho
Louisiana Legislature has adjourned sine die.
All tho officers elected on the Nichols ticket
are in possession Of their Offices and the re-
cords. :. The crew Of the schooner Lewis s.
McClennan. They had been compelled to
abandon their vessel In sinking condition.
Collector Arthur was tho first person examined
by the commission appointed to look into the
affairs Of the New York custom house 800. A
delegation ofithe Labor League Of the United
States, consisting Of twonty-Six white and
thirty-fyo colored men, called upon the presi-
don't at the White House and delivered an ad-
dress requesting the President 10 embody In
his message to Congress recommendation for
the appropriation Of money for informal i'm
proponents, in order TO give employment to
idle labor Throughout the country. -. It Is OK
!, pectod that the Prince and Princess Of Wales
will visit tho United States In tho winter Of
1889.
Amurder Of an aged couple near orangebnrg,
NY, committed ten years ng0,haA been revived
by the arrest Of an italian and three other per-
sons. The oroncr's Investigating the cause
OF tho calamitonB fire In St Louis, have fin-
iEhcd their work and rendered verdict, in
which tho propriCtorS OF the hotel arc con-
Burcd, and recommendations are made looking
to tho avoidance Of like disasters In the future.
80. Ann EllEa's suit for divorce from Brigham
Young has been decided against her. In
tho matter OF tho unfinished whisky ring suits,
tho district attorneys OF Western cities have
been instructed to press them TO conclusion
at once 49,. Tho windows Of the city hall
!, byAmob Of 8, 900 mon !.... 1t Is rumorod that
England has been called upon by Austria 10 up
hold hetreaty Of Paris. The russian forces
have occupied Giurgeyo, on the Danube, and
AlbAniA has beon entered by MonteHegrin
Z troops. Frotp Turkish sources It is learned
that In th6fight near Batoum the SultAns troops
were victorious !. In, Harrisburg, Ia, an ex--
animation Of the Body Of a child showed that II
had died OF starvation, =. AZ the Red Cloud
agency Crazy Hor5e & looked for with large
number OF Indians: Another surrender Of
Cheyenne IndiAnE Is reported ....,. President
Hayes has declined the offer OF the use Of Gen.
3 Grants cottage at Long Branch during the
summer.
The latest In regard to The war between Rus
sin and Turkey Ia . dispatch from KiScheneT,
whieh says q +" As the Russian army advances,
proclAnlatIons VII. DO issued both to the Chris
: tian and AIussnlman populations Of Turkey,
ordering them TO remain quiet and attempt
= nothing against each other, as all who remain
> quiet In their homes will not DO molested. Moth
ing will 10 taken without payment. RuSsia does
n not wish the Christian population TO rise, as
this would only result In disorder and useless
| bloodshed; but Christians who wish to take
apart In the war can come to tho Russian lines,
where they will be given arms and uniforms,
ard DO regularly enrolled In q special division,
colimand@ BY Russian officers, under the
gueriAasIwill DO allowed. No Inquiries will be
= made respecting tho atrocities Of last year, ex-
cept insueh cases as Shefkct Paclla and others,
mentioned in Che, reports OF Mr.. Barring and
Mr.. Schuyler ~ these arc caught they will DO
tried and 'sunnhtItly punished. II moro mas
sacres occur, parliament will be swift and Ger
tain. NGen. Tchernayef arrived here OH Thurs-
& Gay. he Will feee1Se sOIlt cOlHDluHu. HtAEM
and Franco have warned the khedre OF Egypt
against furnishing aid to Turkey. Tie Turks
were again victorious In All engagement OF Da-
ignn; Asia Minor. England Is preparing for
WAR by organizing an army corps The Euro
pean powers have declined Turkeys demand
for mediation. AT 81. Adams, Vt, the Jury In
the trial OF Edward TRtro brought In a verdict
Of guilty Of the murder Of Mrs. Alice N. Butler.
.,.,After three days trial six out Of the seven
mon who tarred and feathered Mrs. Shepherd,
III Neshanio mountain, last January, received
sentences varying from eighteen to three
months "A Brooklyn IN. y druggiSt named
Watts committed suicide by taking 4 dose Of
prusSic acid. Cause, intenpernncc. :. Twenty
thousand OF the inhabitants Of Russia have be-
como homeless by tho OVERLOOKING Of the Dnie-
: per river. Mrs. CurrOy horscNlppCd John
Bennett In crowded street In New York. She
claimed he had RlanderOd her. Tho charge
for fourth-class freight mattOr from Chicago
on Eastern railroads has advanced five cents.
May & Co., Of Boston, q largo metal and
hardware house, have failed. Liabilities,
5000, 000... The New Orleans cOllectOrslIp has
been given 10 John E. King. Tho locomotive
engineers Of tho heading railroad have prnrti
caly given up their strike.
The Russians have occupied Galatz and Baila.
both on tho Danube. 1iOumania has entered
into convention with Russia. =. Rev. william
@. BrownlOw, better known as Parson Brown
low, died in Knoxville, Tenn, aged scventy-two
years. He had been noted as preacher, gov
ern0r, editor and senator. :. AT fire In Mon
treal ten persons were burned to death and