The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-24
A.SuMMlRY OF MEMS.

1876, for uniufling red Dag hearing tlIU words
Union and Liberty" in the cathedral OF
KaZan, all but three have boon sentenced TO
penal FervitudO or transportation. Eleven OF
thon1 were young women. E. Ten men wCrc
killed by an exrlOaiOn In tho FasH cOllicry near
bolton, England. -. Successive rains have
severely damaged the cotton crop Of the prcsi-
dcncy Of bombay, India. Tho british steamer
Ethel, bound from Bilbao for Newport, Wales,
wont ashore oil Lilnly island aud became n
total wreck. Nineteen persons were drowned.
The report OF tho superintendent Of New York
Splblic schools Sthere arc ldi, AZ scliol-
IrS enrolled on loboJkS, and that nnGTcrageat-
tendance OF TO-, 96i h secured. These arc under
the tuition Of 3,Af teachers. An inccn1lary
fire ut Sahticokc, Pa, destroyed five buildings
belonging to the SrlsquGlanna Coal Co... The
amount taken by the cashier OF the Franklin
(Ind. National bank amounts to 515n.000-
being tho entire capital OF tho bank. lIO had
been carrying OIL hlS Irregularities for ycarS,
covering them up by false entries In Ills books.
A nols pTosegtd hAs bcCn entered against sEr
Belsnap, by order Of tic, attorney general, and
With Gen. Grants approval. ALI tue uaIted
States nintB are over crowded with work, nnd
1t will lake full year longer 10 complete the
$4,000, 600 OF silver money authorized by Con-
greSi. An armed mob broke into Jail ut
wilkSboro, N. c.. AMI lhoratGd three illicit
h;dliillers confined therein. -. The famous
shOrthOrn COW, Tenth Duchess Of Geneva, died
in England, This animal was bought by Lord
Beehive at Now York MilES. In tho State Of New
York, III 1878, for over s9D, 900 ...... A grand
ball was given at Norfolk, Va, IN honor Of
Alexis and tho other officers OF tho Russian
navy. s!!Wm. Cook, Of Beverly township,
Canada, lshot his daughter, nged twcnty.fonr
years, and aiterward Flow his own brains ont.
....s.Sannnld Cantrell, wealthy New York
boot and shoe dealer, committed suicide by
shooting, while under IN -hallEcinatiOn that
DO was poverty stricten August QuacE, Of
QuAEk L Burger cotton brokers Of New York
city, Ia d runaway dctauiter. IiO induced tho
confidential clerk Of u largo house TO join in his
specnlations, and lie also iled after becoming
deiauiter,to the amount Of q 900 :. -, Queen
rict6rincpened tho British parliament In por-
sOE. In her speech sllo expressed Hopes Of a
peaceful settlement OF The Eastern question.
-. Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes died in
Washington, aged scvcnty-IIx, after fifty years
active service. IIc was the officer who captured
Mason pld SlideIl during tho late WAR;.
Lego e Bros photographic establishment In
New York citv was destroyed y fire. Loss,
$4,000. 80. The Tennessee State Senate con-
Cured In tho House resolution directing tho
COMPTROLLER and treasurer to suspend the pay
mcnt Of interest on tho State bonded debt.
. l. NuslLlls, MIX " lCLcult WlIOleSIlu ueuleIh
In boots and shoes In Chicago. have failed, with
I liabilities amounting to s?2,10 and assets
figuring ZIP II 90 U...... Cashier Taylor, Of
the ,btolEcn Franklin (Ind.) bank. who was a
fusi fve dCfaul.cr, returned 10 the town in the
night and when discovered IN the morning was
In critical condition through sickness. No
money was found with him. :. :. Charles Henry
Simpson and Martin Henry, both cOlorctl inen,
were convicted on circumstAntial evidence and
hanged at Port tobacco, Nd. for the murder
Of John ". Everett, In July, 1876. ..of tho
nine men composing the crew of the oyster
schooner Laura, which was lost near Annapo-
Lis, Nd. eight OF tho bodies were recovered. -.
a verdict for s22,010 was given In Salt Lake
City against ex-Judge Clinton, forhaying, when
on tho bench, declared SroSshop nuisance
and ordered tho destruction Of itE stock Of
liquors. Z. Tho proprictors OF Tho WNmsutta
mills, Now Bedford, Mass, have given notice
that on tho first of-NTarrE the wages Of their
operatives will DO advanced to the same pFiccs
~ paid In January -. The SUMMER hotel'at
ShutcSburg, Mass, known rs tho Mount Min
cral Springs House, was destroyed By fire.
Loss, $i2,dl0. -. Harrison Turner fell In love
with aud wished to marry tho daughter OF
Milton Anderson. at S0rTel Hill, Pa. and on
the father and the yorng lady both refusing
him encouragement. hG Killed tho father with
an army mnsket, and then rC!oadlng Il blew out
Ids oyil Braiih .sF9Je n n sFff
President Tracy and oashiet Chapman, of
the Hartford Comm Farmers bank, have been
arrested for embeE2leMent and falslfying the
hank accounts. Both men held high places III
thscity...!.A dispatch from Calcutta, India,
reports that a gunp0wder Gxploston has oc-
Cured Ut AdhomabOl. by which fifty persons
were killed and one thousand wounded. -.
During a quarrel between Charles and George
"a. n.
drew revolver and shot Charles In the breast,
inilictlng wound which resulted III Lis death
In short timO. -. Sir. VIM. Ferguson, the
famous Scotch surgeon, and sergeant surgeon
to Victoria, died In London, aged Stxty-ninc.
HeWas an eminent author on surgery,,... Four
nGii were killed and three wounded by the e.
plOsion Of tho boiler In Jones' Sawmi near
EobleSvile. Ind. The noted Sioux Chief,
Spotted Tail, selected n bodyguari Of two hun
dfed picked Warriors from among the agency
Indians md started for the hostile Sioux camp,
In the capacity OF paci1catOr to cn1eavUr 10 liz
duee them to accept the terms offered by the
government -, During q street fight between
two gangs Of roughs In Willlnmsburgh, N. u.
Fred Hcrtfelder was stabbed In the neck and
killed By Wn. Abcrnctlly -. The AbrBsiniaN1
have again defeated the Egyptians near Mas
HoWnh.l 80. rptatOes impOrtlal from fraAc9 ARD
nGtheihg sold in the Now York market ~ -. . =
NIrs. Richard Conklin, Of Brooklyn, \. Y, acct.
dGntally sci hrr clothing oil fire and waH burned
to-dcath. Her husband was seriously burned
In bis efforts 10 Bubdue the flames. 49,. The
cotton laden steamer Davaria, from New Or
leans for Liverpool. was burned at sea When
OF the CarOlinaS, and Tho passengers aud crew
were forced to take TO tho small bOats leaving
everything bohnd. After drifting for nineteen
hours they were rescued by passing vessel.
Tho cargo and steamer were valued at 800, ON.
..... The Lake Shore road has paid S5,l75 10
the widow OF L. G. Grain, Of New Haven, Conn.,,
who was ono Of the victims o. tho AshtabNla
disaster. =. Iloar Admiral TheOlOrus Bailey
died In Washington, aged SGveniy.twO. He
was tho third rear admiral ~ die within a
period Of two wcCks....., Intelligence irUm
England l. 10 tho effect that forty Yarmouth
and LowcStOft fishing vessels, having on board
two hundred souls, arc missing. LertlO dc
ToIHda, tic rafugeO president Or Mexico, ar
rIvcd III Now York from l'nnatna. accompanied
by Gen. EscObcdo, heretofore reported killed.
The future movements Of the party arc uncGr-
tain.
In consequence Of the prevalence OF the riil-
dcrpest In Germany the Importation Of cattle
and hides from that country into the United
StiteS Ia prohibited. Revenue officers raid0d
the illicit diStlGries Ia the niOuntAinOuS regions
OF North Carolina, supported by government
troops Thirty-thrOe disttllcrioS were destroyed
mud eishty-fonr mon cAptured. The stills and
their contents were destroyed During the
night following attempts torcscuo the prisoners
were lnadG by their friends, and Lieut.. Me-
Intyru. Of tho regular army, WINS killed by them
and Ills body taken on. A dctaelmGnt sent for
tho body was Obliged to kill three Of the dcs-
peradoGs before accomplishing their object. :.
The tlirty-nInth cali for tic redemption Of ton
millions VI go honda Of the Issue May and
NnPAHlOr 1RHR lnI hnhII iIE1NI NvttOD
Deputy United StAtCS Marshal II. II. Hughes
ulInmrtnd IN nrriat tEn mnr1nrnra nnnr- In.