The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-01-15

tricts In place of Smith Ely. Jr.. WHO Resigned
to accent the mayuralty 20. Wade Hampton, VI
South Carolina, has issued q call for payment
OF tcI per cent. Of the State taxes 70 Ills olli-
rrrs.... Passenger Rates wcstwaM from New
iVri. have lTNn advanced ab0nt fort Ter cent.
80. IN order 10 secure funds 10 cUmpIete the
railroad to It's coal mines in the SllrlNnts0at
valley. the Royal land company Of Virginia has
mUrigascd is properly 10 the Fidelity nlstlt-
alce company 0f Philadelphia fer S3.!N0, 900.
49,. The steamship Emile sank on the Florida
coast aud man aud infant were drowned.
A luatlOad Of passengers had not arrived ashore
1T tie time Gi sending the news. hut hopes
were expressed for their safety. Heavy SLOW
broke In the roof Of the carriage house "
4. uarrclHn, Boston livery stable Keeper, and
ruined large number VI carriages and Slc!;hS.
L.OaI, SlU,OIe. :. by the burning Of Forshay's
hotel, In New York city-a small frame build
ing-a number Of huarlers had HARROW escape
from death, Hs NIL communication with the
lower part Of the house whs cut OF By fire. and
II was Necessary to take them from thu win
dOwS with ladders, most Of them escaping In
their night cl0tlirS....A boarding house at
Alta, Utah. was completely buried By a SHOW.
slide, and four OF the inmates persisted, two
others being rescued In M unconscious con-
dition. This infantry Of Gen. Crooks NxHc-
ilitiOn. and Gen. Mckenzie with the cavalry and
artillery, aTYivzl NJ Fort Laramie and the whole
force was dish,nded. The rrlNHt 1T the canal
auditor nr New York State shows the total re-
ceNts the past yvNr Ia have tccN St,i97, 81. 81
and The rxltnAcS sl.ii9, 1916 net receipts.
S3G5. ISS.!s-a falling on from the previous
year Of 5l2O,5!l.4y.
! The Congregational Church at Windsor Locks,
conlI., was destroyed by fire. l.cSi, .O,UGO
insurance. SI2, Capt. EalJ, the engineer
Of the Mississippi improvements, haS gone to
Washington 10 receive the tirnt payment Ua the
icttlHs lie rc,1Grts clear, deep channel, two
hundred feet wide and twcaiy feel deep from
deep wafer IN the river IL deep water III the
gulf :. :. Henry Creighton, Of bloom Township,
Ohio. WAS murdered by Liz crazy wife. She
shot him twice and llLVn cut Ills head on with
III axe ~ trait; III IEclsiam conveying 0nr hur.
Ircd lHbOrCrs 10 clear u snow blockade rnil on
the track. Nine INrsuns we're killed and thirty
severely hurt. Eight hundred laborrr5 have
been thrown out " employment by III" Iii Ming
Of a mine belonging Ia the lyAcns Valley Co.
near FuttsIilie, Pa. Il W.. necessary ~ turn
lear creek into the LvrnhS coilicrr III orlcr tn
suEduc Tie flames. Experts say il will take
a yrHr'S time 10 got in working condition ngain.
-. The trai:B on the Grand Trunk railway Of
Canada have been rrS'lmed-the striking ell
giarrrs giving IN to the company. Epll Horn,
tho Negro minstrel 10 will known abont the
country, died III New York. :. The lfffAns
block In COlliysyillc, Conn, was damaged By
l.rr to The amount " 1850. -. Tho Newark
e.. J.) pre.bytGry, by vote Of nineteen 70
tive 70, re;lsurcd minister for allowing q
WOMAN to occupy Ills pulpit -. Tho pnb!is deli
Of the State OF rcnnsylvaniu Is Sl9,2i. QS0, IL.
ThOS. ". Ferry was reelected United States
Senator from Michigan The amount Of Tie
funded debt nr the State Of Connecticut Is
s5,0li.500. The expenditures OF the State fOr
the last year were II, 20i, 6S5.2l ....A personal
encounter occurred nj the Union club rooms III
New York city between Frederick May and
James Gordon Bennett, ctl!tCr Of tie Herald.
Mr.. Bennett had been engaged to a sister Of
May and the wedding was to lave taken place
early IN January. For some reason the engage
lnGnt was broken on. and young May consider
ing himself asGricvcd, assaulted Bennett will
raw hide. -. On Sept 80, 1875 the total fund
GS5.t0. On Sept. 80, 1876, 1t was s23, ,S9S IS.
D9inrting unawltNl balances Of sinking funds
II was S9,l27.Sf6.3l. The receipts during thu
tiscnl year ending Sept. %, 1876, were slS,62S,.
SSG.2g payments during yrnr, sl7.s97, Lao
hn!arce IN treasury Sept ri, lSfG, sS, 23, O53.SS
During tho iiscal ytar the Stale paid out foi
educational purposes 5J,iSi ,539SS. Of which
e, y5g, 725 n were the proceeds Of direct tax
Of ore and quarter mills for common schools.
For the support Of aEylInS (dcaf, blind, Insane,
i,liOtic), Sil5,0Sg.O5. The er0sS valuation Of
taxable rrNperty III 1866 was 81 sol, Dog, CSC ii
1876 II was s9,iGG. aG7,gI9: Increase in ter
ycar.. Saaj,U5I. G3T: increase rum last wear
sgs, i7S.l7i. The State tax for current tisca
yuHr IL ; ll-2i mills; expected TO yield, SS,'
59l I7Ia1