The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-26
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.


lY,UuU men, 1854 lWU 4WhIhu HluLNlOlbF FAH-
ported by batteries OIL shore, opened strong
tIro on lilo Russian batteries nj IhFail The
Russians returned the lirr, anil n vigorous
cannOnading that inSt'4l three hOstrs cnSuc'i.
without any damage being done To t!lv town.
The barracks and custom lOttEe al KalHfht were
destroyed By Turkish shells from Wlddin, and
the latter town WIS set on Gre. 4 dispatch
saws the Russians were victorious In BATTLE
between KarS aud Erzeroun, ard that 1900
Turkish troops were taken prisoners. ....SDy
MI explosion In mino nj St. Clair, Pa, seyuii
miners were killed and six wounded go. The
corOncr'I Jury In the New York pOSt.!ilicu dis
rstGr. by which several men wcrc killed, at
tachcd blame TO Supervising Architect Mnllett
mud other government officials. ..., Another
batch OF Sioux Indians, to the number Of 800,
have surrendered 10 Gen. ElilCs......A large
humber Of army and navy officers attended tho
marriage Of daughter VI Admiral Porter to Il
! lieutenant OF tho navy nj Washington.
Alfred Hand, recent graduate OF the Harvard
medical school, committed suicide at Charles
town, Mass Commodore Benjamin J.
Totem. Of the United States navy, died at Now
Bedford Mass, aged scventy-onc.
The steamer Dakota, from Liverpool for Now
\ York, was stranded on The coast " AHSicSca,
all island Of North Wales. aud will prove total
wreck. Her crew aud passengers wcrc safely
landed ....A building in Fall River, Mass,
was destroyed by ali explosion, and one mai
wNS killed. Loss on property about s45,GOo.
Tile permanent exhibition at Philadelphia
was opCned by President Hayes In the presence
Of 10O 900 spectators. Residents IN all parts OF
/ the city made u prOrusc display OF bunting.
Tie ceremonies consisted Of music. the rcCcp-
I ton OF the President, All orchestral overture,
/ praver liz Bishop Stevens, ali address hv Prest-
! dent q, ii. nililc, Of tho exhibition company,
! tho singing Of Oliver Wendell Holmes Centeti-
NAL hymn, the formal proclamation Of tho
opening Of the exhibition by President Hayes,
tho halclujRh chorus, All address by Mr.. John
! Welsh, another chorus, NldreSSby Mr.. GoshOrn,
the singing Of Alr. Whittier's Centennial hymn,
and the 6cnedictloa. Tho exhibits displayed
include many which had been admired during
the Centennial exhibition. A new feature il Il
large aquarium, containing fresh and salt water
lSh. Gen. Grant was present, hui was taken
with o clill and ruablO 10 attend the rcceP-
ton 10 the President IN tho evening". A
desperate fight between UhitCd States marshalS
and two brothers running All Illicit still, took
place oil tho outskirts Of Glasgow, \. ]. Both
brothers werO shot and the mNrshals were
arrested Gy tho sheriff, aided by q posse Of
several hundred citizens. Conrad Boiler, a
furniture dealer Of New York, who Ind been
Identified with the Tweed ring, disappeared
intimate IL also missing, and Il is believed they
have gone OF together. Both have large fami-
licH. 49,. The committee appointed to inTesti-
cato charges Of official misconduct against
Senator Woo,lin, OF tllu New York Senate, conf
pletely cxOnGrato him. .... Eighty saloons In
MddlctOwn, n. l., wGrc closed during thCten-
pcrancc revival held there ,...An italian IN
FUntcvCllo Ncb., killed young lady who had
rejected him In Italy, and then shot himself
through tho heart.
! 4 negro sailor named Collins was brought to
! New York In irons charged with the murder OF
a SlipnIAte, q. II. Shirley. at the mort OF LimOn,
Costa lIica ...... Prof. J. G. Nrt IN, who held
the chair Of English literature in tho College OF
the City OF New York, put al end TO his life BY
taking dose Of sulpitric acid while labOrinG
under a ii OF nervous prOstration . The
trunk lines were represented In meeting held
to devise schedule In opposition to the cx-
pected competition Of the canals uponthG open.
Ing OF navigation LA number OF pilgrims
from Canada and Rhode Island were received
by the Pope In Rome. ..... Owing 10 the fact
that large part Of the income OF the Union
League club Of New York IL derived from tho
sale OF liquors, one Of It's most prominent mem
bCrs-WiIliAm L. Dodge, who is also president
OF the National Temperance society," sGnt In
hts resignation ..... A bill to prevent the sale
Of liquor 10 children has passed the New York
Assembly $50. The walls Of the Rockford lll.)
court house fell In, killing number Of work.
men and severely iujuring several moro. -. The
schooner Cod Seeker capSizcd on Cape Sable,
aud the crew Of thirteen eleven men and two
boyS-wGre drowned They all belonged to
Darlington. Nova Scotia. Willie n woman
rAmcd Bridget Bowen was lying sick III Bellevue
Hospital. Now York, her tllrrc-ycAr-old child
was placed In charge Of tho superintendent Of
Charities and Corrections, WHO was soon after
ward informed That the mother had died.
TherrupOn tho child was given for adoption 10
Mrs. Louisa Metz, wealthy lRdy living In
Albany, but !hP mother recovered, sought for
her child. Rud eventually discovered II In Al
bany. She toO!iM and left for New York, but
was followed by hiTs. Metz, and on the arrival
Of the boat scene cnsuc,l Onth wharf between
the two women, each claiming the child. Upon
appeal TO the authorities It was returned to It's
rlghtful mother.
\ general pardon TO NIL political Offenders III
tho Argentine republic las been granted by itS
president. .... According 10 dispatch from
COnstautnOplc the Turkish vanguard ut Ba-
tOun WIS attacked by the lIuSEianS, and a
severe engagement, lasting over eight hours,
=, took place. The Russians were badly defeated,
sustaining n loss Of about 1000 men, tho Tur-
lIislI loss being small Tie Turks etldravUred
to force 4 landing at 0ltenitzA, but were lrus-
tratcl by the lIOumanians, Who have virtually
declared themselves independent Of Turkey.
....AS carriage containing three ladies and
child was being driven through Central Park,
| New York. the horses brcaInu frightened and
ran away. The driver was thrown from bis
FeAt aud fatally injured, MIRA. Renwick and
Ter nunt, AIrJ. AIcD0ral, jumped from the
carriage aud the former was seriously wounded,
while tho latter was instantly killed, tue other
lady and child escaping Nninjured. The
directors OF the Globe Fire INSURANCE company,
! Of Boston, base voted to discontinue business,
owing to the shrinkagc In value OF the com.
ranyS Investments. :. kilograms received In
Liverpool state that tile town Of IQnique, In
Peru, was destroyed by an earthquake on the
tenth Of May. SITs. Roger ShMrtleif, Of
! Lincoln, Il. l., was attacked by strange man
while attending 10 her domestic dutlef. and
shot, receiving n flesh wound. The fellow
wlioEe object evidently was plunder-cscAWd.
..... Bob lnECrsOll was not allowed to lecture
ii the Mormon Thcatcr by brigham Young. -.
Mr.. Picard, the French statesman, IL dead. -.
! Grave Irregularities In the management Of the
New York custom house have Leen discovered
by the investigating committee. The linsocd
oil works Of Campbell Il 1hnycr, In BROOKLYN,
\. y, were destroyed, with loss Of siOS, 100.
,...:.. The body Of All unknown man WAS found
in the East river, New York, ritldled with shot.
.s....A claim Of 100000 on the Vanderbilt
estate has been mAdc by Victoria Woodruff
and TcnniO Z. ClNllih ....A negro minstrel
was arrested III Newark. n. j., for passing
counterfeit silver half dOllars ..... Tho father
, VI Charlie loss was IN consultation with !. r.
Darnum at Bridgeport, Conn.,, in regard 10 the
! missing boy. From recent evidence II IL lH,-
/ lievCd that no Is alive. and the Snowman will
offer a reward OF 10000 for lis recovery, with
I II guarantee Of Immunity FINN OnnIshinrlt fur