The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-17
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.


Judge Kelley, tho Republican member OF
Congress, has addressed lettGr TO Gov. Pack.
art, OF Louisiana, asking for pardon Of Wei
don, the young man who attempted 10 assassin
ate Alr. Packard. Mr.. Kelley bases his appli-
cation on tho fact that Weldon'S father Is one
OF his most respected constituents, and the cyi-
deHcc which shows the young man to have
been ont Of his right mind At The time Of tho
attempt being made. 80. The secretary Of the
treasury has issued tho forteth call for the re-
demptlon Of $1,000 1000 Of $50 bonds Of 1865.
Tie call h for $1,000 900 coupon and e, on, 900
registered. -. Investigation into the burning
OF the court house at Salina, Afontery county,
Cal, develops the fact that 1t was dOno for tho
purpose Of destroying the county records the
deputy collector, Vim. ". lhIniS;r, having CHI
bczzlGd s90, 900, which he lost At the gaming
table TO prominent officials. II Ii thought
ring exiSta! AMONG the politicians, and tho
cltl2eIs nrV consequently cNcited and threaten
strict investigation 80. During the month Of
February twenty-five failures wcru announced
In New York city, with liabilities Of .1,all, 7ia
and assets Of siS9, So. ..At the latest auction
sale c! GOAL in New York city prices were a
.trila higher than Mt the previous sale. -.
Official figures from Havana show there are
l99,090 slaves in Cnba against 2s1, 900 three
Scart ago.. Willis deltriuus from drink,
Jacob Wrtzcl, Of 1iHiu Ohio, shot lia two
yGlF.nlI girl through the heart and t!lun at
tempted to kill his wife by shooting her In the
leg.
The bark Everett Gray, which sailed from
Portland, Me-, for Gloucester, England, IL slip
posed to lavO been lost at Sea with all on board.
:. The Harding paper company's mill ut
Franklin, Ohio. the second paper factory In the
world, in point Of size, was destroyed by fire.
Que hundred hands were thrown ont OF Cul-
ployaisnt, Los. between two and three hum
dr.klt hat aud tf 1.,l,, all In
murderer OF wild Bill,," was hanged at Yank-
: ton, Dakota. lie behaved coOlly, and seemed
to think lie deserved Ills fate. Intelligence
from iokallauIa Ii to the effect that tho famine
In Corca continues, and appeals for aid have
boon made 10 Japan. Tho Now York College
Of Physicians and Surgeons graduated 1l8 stu
dcnls..... Joseph Encas, a fruit dealer Of Now
York, residing In Brooklyn, where he was promi-
ncnt as churchman, las fed the country,
leaving behind numerous debts, forged notes
and mortgages Tho Electric Medical Col
lego Of New York granted diplomas To- nineteen
graduating ". D.s-six OF them being women.
-. Tie public debt statement for February
shows the total outstanding debt to 30 g. 222,-
Gl9, 1853 coin In the treasury, sg0 ?G9, Till;
decrease Of debt during month, sa,O7O, l29.OG.
The United States troops have been with
drawn from the support Of the Packard gov
criincnt In New Orleans. and will hereafter be
uscd only IN case Of the failure Of the State ati-
thoritiCs to protect life and property. -. The
Oregon farmers are clatcd over a fattCring crop
prospect The second Sliipload OF fnimi-
The third inst. There wcrC 100 men, women
and children. .... Joel T. Hart. au American
sculptor, died In Florence, Italy ...... Well
don, the woUld.be assassin Of Gov. Packard
III New Orleans, has been released on 5000
hail Leonard Howard alias Edward Thomas,
was hanged III tho Auburn (S. r. State prison
for the murder Of fellow prisoner two years
ago. Owing to some miScalculntion the neck
was not broken. aHd the guilty man died from
sIlttocutlon 500. Jnlius Levy, OF Memphis.
Tenn, after few weeks marriage quarfclcd
with Ills wife over some property, and ended
the difficulty By shooting her fatally three
times and blowing out his own brains -.
Eochcr 4 Bakers sawmill at Huntington, Ind,
was completely demolished By all explosion Of
tho boiler. Ono man was Killed and several
severely injured. nr5a
Senator yarnum, of Connecticut, has been
= elected chairman Of the Democratic national
committee, rirs Hewitt, resigned. .. "A loss Of
SGO,OO0 was cntSiled on the extensive tobacco
firm Of LCggatt, Hudson Il Butler, BY the burn
Ing OF their factory III st. Lonis. ;. The forty
first call for the redemption OF fve-twenty
bonds, Of tho issue Of May and November, 1865,
has Just been issued by the assistant SECRETARY
of.the treasury. lie calls for $1,000, 900 coupon
and 8, 900, 600 registered bonds Tho body
Of Col. John o'lIAhoney, after being honorcdin
various Irish cities, wRs buried in Dublin with
great parade aud much sorrow. Fullyonc hun
drcd thousand took part in tho procession :,
Ex'ChlGt-Justicc lglcSias, one Of the former
contestants for tho presidency Of Mexico, has
withdrawal his prctentsions since the lnaugura-
ton Of Gen. DEaz. lie has concluded 10 leave
this country and return to Mexico. Eight
men lost their lives by the Bleaching and de-
strictlOn OF the schooner Margaret and Lucy
near BarncgGt. There was no insurance OH the
vessol....A fro In Baltimore destroyed the
FataSpco guaho works valued at slOO, 600.
Frederick and Charles Greene, aged seventeen
and thirteen years, respectively, sous Of J. C.
Greene, Of Hoplrton, T. l., were drowned
willie sailing -. "a rcd haired young man de-
libcrately walked Into the rapids at Niagara
and was swept over tue fall. Nothing Is known
MS 10 his identity. .....A fire was started In tic
Daten.an House. Kansas City, Pa, by some onc
throwing cigar stump among waste papers.
Tho means Of escape from tho upper stories
were early cut OF, and Mrs. Dateman and her
fOnr daughters were burned 10 death, M was
guest namcdN. Brown. Mr.Hateman r,ishclinto
the flames and rescued son, but both were
cruelty blrtied-thO son subsequently diving.
Humber Of tho bOnrlers wero njured by
jumping from the windows. 500. The dye-stOry
irotI building In ST. Louis, occupied by Simon
Il Gregory, Al a wholesale drygoods store, and
by Clatiin Allen 4 Co., wholesalers Of boots and
shoes, was completely destroyed by fire, with
loss OF Hearty $500, 900. Ono man persisted In
the tlAmeA. "A low, rAkisll-loOkIng schooner
Of sixty tons, manned by pirates, q reported
cruising in the West Indian Scas..... The
JnpnnrFc government has recently gained
several victories over The insurgents.
The sovcn.story buildings In Bond street,
New York. occupied by the Gorham InauIlfae-
turing company, Robbins 4 Appleton, Of the
American watch company, and n host Of smaller
jewellers md kilvcrsmitllS, were completely de.
Str0yed Gy fire, notwithstanding tho desperate
efforts OF The entire fire department. The
flames originated In tho basement, In SonO I'LL.
known manner, and although contested foot by
foot by Tic lremcn. succeeded In creeping from
story to story until both of the immense Eo-
called trcproof e'llilccs were wrapped IN flames
and the heavy safes Of treasures oil each
floor fell crushing through into the sub-baae-
mcnt, carrying down all tho heavy beams and
permitting tho wnllSnn iron front 10 bulge out
ward and finally crilnble to thu earth. The
total losses amounted 10 nearly sl,G00,O0O
Witch were partially covered by insurance. -.
The Count de ChanibOrl denies tho stories re.
SardlnS his REIMBURSEMENT OF claims TO the
throne of France, and SayS no Is only nwailing
the proper mhment for direct personal action.
......A cOnilagrNtiOn at FoStoria, Ohio, de-
stroycd LeonurdS opera house and Robbins
block. The losses were heavy; partially In.
surcl.. IL. D. EdgeFby's drug store and grist
mill at Lee, n. H., wcrc destroyed by iIre.
Ltoss, Ga, 600 insurance, $4,000. Alexander
Blackjack president Of the San Francisco Can.
ming and Oyster company, defaulted With funds
and stock Of tho company amounting to $1,000,
Int was arrested In New York wllilU attempting
to sail for Europe. Before Iis iisliou.Sty bSe.