The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-01-15
SUMMARY OF MEMS.
Interesting Item. from Home and Abroad.

md M expedition against them Is talked Of.
ltltIalus board OF tEaIc recommended 4 rrtlic-
tion Of canal tollI....A now counterfeit FLOOD
Errpilpack Is IN circulation. 4 large number
OF leading bankers, business inril and brokers
Of Now York have addressed memorial 10
Congress on the subject Of tic political ,liili-
Guilty. They express qualification that a cOnl-
mittcc has bccii appointed BY the two Houses
10 consider the proper method Of counting
the ballots, aud add: They hail this action
as nil indication that tte two Houses Of Con-
gross ere aes!rions Of settling this complicated
question IN spirit OF moderation and cCn-
ciliAtion, and they beg leave 10 represent that
In acting thus your honorable bodies have the
cordial sympathy Of tho great mass Of the
American people, irrespective Of party. Tour
nlenlOrialstS most respectfully, hut most carIl-
cstlr, pray that all nero party considerations
mny he thrown aside, and that In this crisis in
the history Of the United States the pufu and
unSeliIsh patriotism which inspired the founders
Of tue republic may guide your legislative ac-
tioM and that yo,i may thus relieve the country
from its present uncertainty and arprelWnsionI
bS prompt determination Of thu mode in which
thepcnltng momcnlousigsucF shall l'e decided. :.
I!ajOr.tienCral Join +. l.anksOn. secretary and
treasurer OF tho IIanniSvilG dstiing company,
anil MI officer Of the National Guard Of Pcnnsyl-
tlclpIlia, The only ca,,- assigned il that l,r Was
micr personal financial cHlLarr,,s t,nr,,:
President Grant hnI ni,lr.s.,1I n,ns.S,.c m
Congress nunn,iutin,, that fi,cof rIr;t,ir III
G,ir5ccI In rgtoriu.s tLr treaty Of isiS r%lStinr.
10 cstradit,on, until a new arrr.mrnt on III.
subject coulI 10 Ind III tIIr explosion Of :
lamp In Collicrsvile. Tenn, six Stvr.s were
buried. LOS. s.(O. Ha). Iir OIL u Swln. n
prominent cl,urcl,,nan Of New York civ, srrr.
tarv Of tle Union ICaIrc ciuI, ami pr a Sayi,,Ts
bank. and director Of ,cyeral Charitable In,fiI-
iious, besides ls,;u. trustee for yariouy private
parties, Is lefauI(cr 10 The amount OF aSOy 600.
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Patent Commissioner Drell has resigned his
position 10 enter law TIM III New YORK.
Indian Commissioner Smith, in his rcconnnrI-
IaticnS for the future care Of his charges. states
greatest drawiscI, of The Indian; an..tion sni
advises flat tie Indians L GATHERED On Ia,1,c
reservation, judicial authority substituted FOR
cliIlcd from tlir rnonudI -'I1,e al,in Harvey
Mills. cotton laden. wrS DESTROYED Lv i;r In IL,
haEbor Of Port ltoyai. 4. c. Loss haIf a million
dollars ,. In rloye FIGHT al Eoslon bctwrr,,
+, J. NcDcnuott End b. Dayi,lyon. iLc latter
received fatal injuries anl lied il, Tho mil
Several nrrcStS wore made, -. David NTillirnI,
(colortsll was shot and killed liz hiS cUisiu Nil
liam. al Canton, Mi. after botl, Ind bcci,
dlriukinr. FredcriclE K O'Sc;il. nbutOrrnnLir
arti,ls On HrucTwny. New York s,,iT,rri las
Of $50 900 Ly fire, ID. Atwaier 4 Srwconbid
boot and shoe factory at Einirn. u, f., was de
stroyed ly fire. Los. $4,000: insured al. 600.
,,,',, The German steamer Goethe Las. been
wrecked on LoLoI Island. Uruguay, 10 lives
were lost Tie accounts OF tic disastrous
failure Of the herring fishery Of, thc western
;
latest adyiceS. SIpuy IL tllc inhniituuts Of The
western coast Of Newfoundland MI, slr,atlv in
absolute dcstitutiou Acror,Iin., 10 lhc rriurf
Of Adj, Gen. Townsend New Works State militia
number .lO9 urtilirrv. OH cavalry, and
iS.TOT iufailtrr. Gov, IIayra rcrsousilv do
nies the rIluor OF lis intention 10 resir1i the
rorcrnorIhjn of Ohio
saiito Domingo ~ troubled with stlrfcit 81
lrvsideltN having THREE, who with their cabi-
asts are STRIVING 10 OBTAIN the desired clair o.!
state; teter IL swscny, OF Tue Oh tweed
F'HE' ~ 70 come BACK ~ Nanl ttlal III FIX
in!H!oil d"l!ar ciVii SUI. Tic di"tl1Gt-nstnrncy
Of New YORK Ina offered TO hx Ills bail At slan,-
wv. aiu Inns stipulated tiat swcelly hinll not he
alvSttI III any crnIllSL sui iiiilI uhrty Gays
aiter the clo:e o. the evil trial .CHunter-
iGt HlHcr halt dollars are " circulation IN large
hainitFs' ihcy are hltlo hrlghter ihnh the
genuine cnni anu have greasy feeling. AT
In.u ~ ny, SSeh unknown young NELL irTln
Utopia, ONO, VINO were on the Ice q Inc Ono
river were uroTned ~ tue breaking OF the
smS'i;;t APP. james Farce Siot ana attempted
Forest, Canada, Ia!Iin. II which hc Killed HIM
self -, TROY detectives caught two masked
burglars In the act Of robbing house In East
sel!ndacl,. Rensselaer, county, n. THE
boiler Of the tuglOat Port SluitIi exploded In
baltimore harbOr, instantly killing Young sOIl
nf Capt, lhchl aud severely Scaliing two Of tho
hands Of the boat ..... Ex.prcsidCnt Tef,lo, Of
Mexico, IL said Ia have cscrH4l aud 10 l,c OIL Tho
way Ia San Francisco liz water. =. New York
revenue officers seiz,Sl 2jO0O choice cigars
which had been struggled ashore from Cuban
steamer. .llrcmal.rr. Moore 4 Co.'S large
paper mill at LAUREL Ind. WINS destroyed BY
irr. Loss about Sl5O, GOO; insurance, SiJ.Outi
An npDnlIinr railway disaster occurred near
ASltahnln, Ohio, ly which 100 pcrnn4 either
lost their Evcs or were seriously injured. AZ
a night western express wns crossing on m Iron
bridge the structure gave way and prccipitattd
eleven carE SeWilty-tive feet 70 the river below
crtiSliiiS through tho ice. Tie portions " the
cars not submerged We're almost instantalro'I'ly
In ilnnIcs. 20 TINT The Inmates WHO escaped
crushing IN the fall aud drnwtlillg III thu water
had difficulty 10 avHid still more horrible fate,
Terrible confusion occurred. the darkness Of
the night being intensified lT Il hlindiMg snuw-
storm: There were IIS persons OH the train al
the time, nlNllt a third Of whtm suffered In.
jurics more Or IcSs SGTioils.
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