The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-01-22

sous support. To his sister PIlclc Sl.9G0 per
RIlnTnl. 10 lbs brother Jacob sjUGN0 Of tint
mortgage bands Of the Staten island ruiNWd
end 10 other relatives various saws from
$4,000 to $'20.Ol). Rev. Cias. i. DrCITs, Of hn
Church Of tie StruHErgs, iCcci'cs s2LODO, anl
Mrs. Granger, wife Of tiCn. GIniun Granger,
Sl1,GO1. All the ret ri lis property lie give
to his SOL, VIM. II. Vanderbilt Nid appoints his
som, William II. Vanderbilt. his graIrison. Cor
nclitis, son Of the said William H.. and alsn
When he shall become NJ age. his grandio OIL VIII
liam, another son Of the said William H., and
lis nephew. Samuel Barton, executors. In n
codicl 10 his will, dated Jan. 0, 1875, he gives
to his grandson, Cornelius, 22,19G shares VI New
York and Harlem stock, and $50 shares OF
New York Central and Hudson MScr. To his
grandson. Vim. H., he give q. 900 shares Of New
York Ccntsai REl liul.u!l River ss0ck. 10 lii
EtInd.Un, Frederick W, 2O.DO shares nf Now
York Central md Hudson Rivcr. and to his
wife, Frank ~, 9,G)1 shares Of the samc
stuck. These grandsoaS arc SONS Of William II.
Vanderbilt. It il said tho will will he coll
tested.
AZ meeting held recently Of the Indian"
Democrats to consider the political situation,
resolutions were adopted satting forth that
conspiracy existed to fal.ify the votes Of the
people and impose upon them President and
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declaring that II the vote was Justly declared IN
Florida and Louisiana II would elect Tildcn and
Hendricks, and protesting against the action Of
the returning boards Of those States declaring
ait is the duty Of Just and efficient EOyrrI!-
mOnt to prevent the intimidation Of It's voters
aud to restrain and punish MI lnwlcss persons
who would molcst these voters or interfere
with the freedom Of election. but the offenders
should only bC punished, nRd those whose
a+r-I,A u,
Acknowledgement for tic acts Of such Offend
rrs." The Democrats Of Ohio, wlp met the
same day to consider the same matter. adopted
similar resolutions. Some Of these We're ES
| follows That while clear In the conviction
that Samuel J. Iidcn. and Thomas 4.
Hendricks have received not only large
majority Of the popular vote but INA
jOrity OF the electoral vote. and arc therefore
elected President and Nice-rrcsi0cnt, We yel de-
clare that any decision made by the Senate aEl
! House Of Representatives will he cllCCrfuly nc
quiesced In by the whole people, and that any
attempt to inaugIlrnto President simply upon
the proclamation Of the president Of the Senate
will he an act Of NSuTpatiOn that will X resisted
by the people to tho last extremity, even SlOnld
that extremity he mn appeal TO arms. That the
Inauguration as President Of candidate re Get
cd By the people and counted In by fraud IL
revolution, and II ncqnicsccl ill., fatal to rrpuh-
llCARgovcrllHicnt. That the national Democratic
committee be requested to call national Demo-
cratic convention, to meet at Washington on the
twelfth Of February, 1871.
James Gordon Dennctt, Of the New York
Herald, aud young May, who, few days lG
! fore, had assaulted Bennett In New York cts.
fought blOodlcSs duel on tic Maryland and
Delaware line, and near u small village. Three
shots with pistols were exchanged between the
parties, and then they shook hands aud thus
settled their troubles. II Is believed by many
that their pistols were not loaded the seconds
Of both parties carrying oil little farce, rs II
was well known that Bennett and May and
their seconds were liable 10 criminal prnSee'I-
ton under the lawS Of Now York and Maryland.
,...Thc tritCcsof the Lick estate San Francisco,
have come TO MI amicNblO settlement with John
II. Lick, 4 natural sOM Of the deceased plilan-
throplA, by which they pay him the sum Of
$4,000, out Of which he pays the other cOn-
tcStantS 57l.0OO. The amount Involved wa
over $4,000, 900. Tho safe in The poSt-olicc
Mt Port Jcrvis, y. y, was blown open by burg
lars and robbed Of $50 In money md number
Of registered letters. ..... The Legislature OF
Tennessee elected cx-GOY. !. G. Harris NGnl.
to serve the long term, -. Tile captain Of tho
steamer Montgomery, which was sunk by the
Seminole, Cxoncrates the officers Of the latter
vessel from nil blame, and rays that owing to
the heavy fog he mistook the Seminole for n
schooner aud acted accordingly When the
mistake was discovered II was tOolate TO rretify
it......N Ia claimed that VIM. II. Vanderbilt
will arrange with the heirs to his fathers estate
so TINT the cOmmOdOrc'S will nhall not I've con-
tested. II will take si,0O0ON0 to settle this mr.
rnngemcnt.. ~. The sale OF the pews in Ply
month church for the ensuing year realized
S,42l.j. In 1876 the sun was $G3, GSJ in
1875, s70,3l95O; IN 1874, $3.50. 49,. The
Ohio Legislature has appointed u committee to
investigate the cause Of the AShtAbula bridge
horror. 500. The boiler Of George DonnerE saw
mill at Austin, Mich, exploded causing the III
slant death OF three wOrkmcn in the mill. Tie
causc Of the explosion Is unknown. Attorney
General Taft made report 10 tie United
States Congress. relative to affairs III the south,
In which he said that evidence came to the
President that there was intimidation and vio-
lence IN South Carolina during the latc election,
and Il was necessary 10 send troops there, not
10 Interfere with the rights Of the people, hut to
make It safe for people to vote. IIu saya the
troops were sent on the dCmgnl OF the governor
Of tho State, and not to have sent them would
have been denial Of the Constitutional right
of the governor and people Of the State.