The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-19
4 SUMMARY OF NEWS.


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town of Bajazid, In Turkish Armenia, was
abandoned by the Turkish garrison and occu-
pied by the Russians. A Turkish force near
karS was attacked by Russian ARMY, i0,0n0
strong. Tho Turks fought desperately, but the
Russians, supported by heavy artillery, Sic
ceedcd in llslOlSing them from their position.
It Is announced through Russian sources that
most Of the Turkish posts on the Asiatic from
tier haTO surrendered without blow. =. John
II. Baldwin, OF high business and social stand
ing In Baltimore, committed suicide In the
street by shooting himself with a pistol.
Hereditary insanity prompted tie act .....A
part Of tho village Of Gorvcrnenr, \. l., was
destroyed by iiro..,... In Boston tho case Of
Francis a. Perry against T. E. Porter for slam
dor was begun, and attracted considerable
attention. -. Tho Gencseo House, at Gcncseo,
ILL.,, Was burned. Loss, slS,000. Governor
Fairbanks, Of Vermont. has rcsplted John r.
phair until the first Friday in April, 1879.
a train containing William II. Vanderbilt and
other prominent railroad men, travelled At a
terrific ratio OF speed. making perhaps the
fastest time ever made In America. Al one
time on the Canada Southern road, sixty miles
wcrO male In fifty inG minutes sec. Colonel
John Forsyth, editor Of the Mobile Register.
died nj Mobile, Ala. 81. Tho scarlet fever and
measles have become epidemic ut Annapolis,
Nd, and precautions have been takcn to pre-
vent the introduction Of those diseases among
the students OF tho naval academy thcrc.....,
A society has boon organized In Cuba for the
introduction Of Chinese laD0rcrS. Dnke
Alexis visited the public institutions on Black
wells Island, New York. .... In suit brought
by woman In Boston against sugar refining
company, for negligence causing her husbands
death, the plaintiff was awarded Sl,25O.
Three men In Pennsylvania and Ole man In
Ohio were killed by railroad disasterS...
oyNnnn1 hNf VrOOy tlI0 UuaaiOT bRtfOFtRa
ll0ar 1brail, on tho Danube, and Turkish
monitor. Tho latter began to lombard lbrail.
hut had fred twice only when 1t was sOt OH fire
BY the Russian batteries and was compelled 10
withdraw. Nobody was killed and no damage
was inflicted in Ibrail. Later reports Of tho
battle Of Kars say that tho Russians took over
ono hundred Turks prisoners. -. "a bank slide
occurred in Canada, about one QUE; hundred miles
northeast OF Montreal by which number OF
persons lost their lives. Over an acre Of laud
fGil where tho bank Is eighty feet high, and a
Raw and srist mill and a dwelling house were
buried. and the course OF stream was turned.
Eight bodies In hardly recognizable condition
were recovered. >. William p. wCyulan. senior
member Of large Wholesale tobacco house in
Pittsburgh, Pa, cut bis throat with a razor
few days after the suspension Of his arm..
stroyed by fire. 49,. At tho temperance revival
in NIiddIGtown, N. J., about eleven hundred
persons have signed tho pledge ..... A loss Of
about $35, was incurred by tho burning OF
several buildings In New Hamburg, n. Y......
The New York canal board have adopted
resolution continuing The toll sheets Of last
year until further orders .....A slight shock OF
earthquake was felt In Osllawa, Canada.
-Four men wtrO buried by the cAving In OF a
cellar in new building Ut Fail River, Mass,
and one man was killed and three were seriously
injured 4. "A number Of tlemonstrltivG strikers
Mt the works Of tho Anthracite fuel company,
near Roudout, n. T., were arrested. .... Dis
patches from Illinois report heavy frosts and
great damage to fruits In tho central and
northern parts OF the State.
Tho extra session Of Congress has been posi-
poncd until October ...... Turkish accounts Of
The engagement before Kars say tho Russians
werc repulscd. The Porte has rclinqniShcd lis
intention Of Cxpelling all lIuESiNn subjects from
Turkey. combat has taken place on tho
Danube between Russian batteries and Tur-
ksh grnbOat. dds for Indian supplies
will DO opened IN New York. Supplies 10 the
amount OF q, 900 will DO required. "A
huge petition has been circulating In New York
requesting tho Legislature to maintain tho
board Of education Independent Of the city de-
rartmCntS.. Tho second cAiSS0n Of the bridge
across tho Hudson at POuGhkcCpsic has been
successfully launched. $50. The PresbytGry Of
Now Jersey found tho Rev. John Miller guilty
Of hGrcEy, and suspended him until he rotracts
his nnorthod0x nttcranccs. The archbishop
OF Quito was poisoned at mass by tho introduce
ton OF strychnine into the wine used during
the ceremony. .... In Willamsburgh. \. Y,
EchoOlhoy Of thirteen, who had been drenched
with cold water by his plNymatcS, was taken
with typhoid fever and died $3.50. 4 ChInaman
was hanged Mt San Francisco for the murder OF
one Of his countrymCn 80. It IL reported that
the Nornons will resist any attempt made by
the United States federal authorities to arrest
Brigham Young for completely in the Mountain
Meadow massacre -. Henry Sawyer, United
States consul 10 Surinam, Ii dead. -. :. Tho
rush Of immigrants to the Jack Hills Is un-
nbatcd ...... The Seventh cavalry, with eleven
hundred men, has gone in search Of Sitting
Bull, who IL supposed to DO In tho vicinity OF
tho Yellowstone.
Prince William Pitt LclCiuhaku. brother to
the king OF Hawaii and heir apparent TO the
throne, Is dead, The kings eldest sister has
been appointed Successor TO the monarchy. go.
The BesU OF KRrs, in Asia Minor has begun.
Tho town IL completely surrounded by Russian
troops. aud they have twcnty-fOur siege guns
III position. KArs Is n strong fortress. and has
several times rcpulSGd Russian invaders IN
previous wars. II was taken twice by the Iius-
sians, tho last timo during tho CrimGan WIT.
At present II contains garrison Of about IL, 600
was bombnrded by the Turks for three hours.
80. The President iIAS issued proclamation
calling for MI extra session Of Congress on the
fifteenth Of next October. .Telvn Smith. aged
seventy. was burned TO death while fighting
forest fires oil Long Island o.. Tho Franklin
cotton mill at San1uoit, y. y, was burned.
Loss, S77,n0O; insurance, $4,000. -. The
four-year-old daughter Of man In AIillGdge-
vile, Ga, accused him Of numbering his wife.
go. General Grant declined TO attend re-
ception Of tho New York Union League club on
account OF previous engagements ...... The
daughter Of wealthy real estate operator III
New York named Morrison was secretly married
to one Joseph Lopez and the young lalyia
family have instituted legal proceedings against
him, declaring that he Is a notorious gambler
known AZ " California Joe ! that he Is the hus-
band OF tlvo wives, aud that he married the girl
who, they claim, Is Of unsounl mind for
Matchmaking purposes Lopez denies these
charges and says all lIc wants is his wife, who
has been sent away by her family. .... The
body Of j. 7. DAILY, proprietor Of tho Windsor
House In New York, WHO mystcriOHsly dlBal'-
1eared some days previous to the discovery Of
his whereabouts, was found IN vacant build
Ing OIL Long Island, Tho body wns suspended
from the door OF a room, and had pistol
wound IN the right temple, indicating that DAILY
had committed suicide. The captain Of the
steamship SidOnia, three engineers two fire.
men AMI coal pasScr werG killed at SeA by the
bursting of The boiler. ....A fire at WAlRcetOn,
Ia, destroyed i've million feet OF lumber and q
large quantity Of shingles. Loss 100000
partially insured, 80. Crazy Horse and bis
band have surrendered 10 Gen. Crook
George II. Butler, who was recently appointed
EDeclAl DOai-OfirO nfpni IN tho lllnrk I1fliS has