The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-03
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.


tho election difficulty, the grand committee. il
70 co1lsist OF five members Of the ScnatG and
uyc OF tho House, each party choosing its own
rl0mbcEs In caucus, and, besides these, Of fonr
tnombcrH OF tho supreme bench, selected FROM
the whole number according 10 geographical
divisions Of tho country. Accordingly it Is 10.
lievcl the Judges Of the first, third, eighth ais
ninth circuits have been agreed upon, tllcSo
being Justices Clifford, Miller. Strong and Field.
These four arc to select nth. To tho commit
leo OF fifteen members, thus composed, nro 10
be referred tho questions relating 10 the dis
pitted States, which arc understood to b.
Florida, Louisiana and Oregon. The commit
tee, composed Of members Of 10th houses and
experts, az many other committees have boon
formed, notably tho silver commission, will
report lis conclusions 10 the two houses, and its
report Will stand unless both houses unite III
Rejecting y. Finally, the measure will come
into operation rs soon M It Il passed and signed
by the President, and the count Of the vote Will
not therefore wait until tic usual time, Tho
fourteenth Of February, Int will proceed nj
nice. Thus the country will 10 the sooner IT.
ltorCd Of it, anxioty... Gen. AIEur, c0lninnn-
der OF tho Department OF The Gulf, sent 10 Gov.
Packard, Of New Orleans communication
charging the latter with incorporating tho
state Of affairs there. Gov. Anglr denies that
hn has made any request OF either claimant, but
says no did send members OF Ills stan TO "in.
Intre Of both Il 1t wcrG not possible for tlIe,ll
10 make somo arrangement which would result
IN tho dispersion to their homes OF tic armed
men on both sides. This could not he construed
as intermellling with tie politics OF the Stale,
Nv was simply a suggestion, says Gen. Augllr.
"in tho Interest, az I thought, Of peace, and to
give . moments quiet to the citizens Of this
excited city,"
The Nebraska Legislature after many ballots
elected ex-Goy. Saunders United States Sens
tor... Daniel Trico, colOrcd man, was hanged
ut Warronton, No., for the murder OF colorctl
man III July last. The doomed man died pro-
testing his innocence $50. Tie Turkish grand
council, after q spirited debate, rejected the
last proposition Of tho European powers, amidst
great excitement and cries Of Death borme
tlishonor. n..... During an election In the Cana
dian town Of De Lisle, 3 FREQ fight occurred be-
tho town hall was completely sacked. $500 IA all
outgoing train stopped at . crossing In Chlca-
Cos city limits, three masked men entered the
express car and ovcrpuwcrinS tho messenger
and bnggagcman broke open tle safe, which
contained 81, 900 worth Of valuahlos. In their
haste, however, they secured but sl43 In cash
and some drafts, with which they escaped. -. +.
Tho report OF Now York c!ty'E superintendent
Of buildings khows that In 1870 plnils wGrc sub
United for 1870 new buildings, being twenty
llinO les than In 1875. The amount expended
ior now buildings and alterations aggregated
slo,5S3, us, against sol, ,a2S the previous
Garden, New York, 75,075 immigrants, against
Si,i60 iii 1875 49, Oh IN 1871, and over 200 900
each year back to 1866. Detectives have
arrested Horace E. Brown, the udroit iorGer
MhO passed tho s6i, 900 check In New York city
......Geo. Wells, ono Of Annapolis Odd. most
respected citizens, turns out to have been de-
faultor In the sum Of $4,000 from tho bank Of
which he was president
: Hon. George F. 1Ioar was elected United
States senator by tho Massachusetts LcSiSlR-
turc, on tho fifth Joint ballot ..... The FINDER
post Is spreading 10 such al extent In SOnIo
parts OF Europe that England Inns prohibited
tho importation Of cattle, sheep and goats from
Germany, France and Belgium ...... While
Aeren boys were coasting on one sled In Pres
ton, Conn, an accident occurred by which one
Of them had both legs broken, another one leg
broken. third badly cut In the groan aud the
other four more or lesS injured. 80. While
Mrs Connors, market woman Of Memphis
was wheeling her truck from the market L, her
residence at Seven o'clock IN thr-nNallng an
assassin crypt behind her and cut ller throat,
Ecyering the juGnlsI vein aud causing death.
.....A fire II Prescott, Ark, destroyed row
Of wecleh buildings occupied by business
LOascS, causing loss Of $4,000. ...... The
German Protestant orphan asylum near ".
Louis was totally destroyed by fire. The chill
drcn were safely conducted from the building
with tho exception Of one little boy, who was
burned to death...... Nineteen unidentified
b0llCA taken from tic wreck Of the ARlltabula
lridgc were buried with impressive services -.
James E bailey has been elected by the Ten
neSSce Legislature to serve az senator for the
: short term ...... Tho smallpox has ahatel
somewhat In Manitoba, although the mortality
among tho Indians Is still large. -. The inter
nal revenue commissioner has been Obliged TO
call for help from tho army to put down The
numerous Illicit stills In the mountainous dis
trlcts Of tho Southern States. Ho estimates tho
government Is annually ilGirandcd Of e, ON. 600
by these people. ...A riot occurred In Webb
City, No., on account Of The incarceration Of n
notorious character, wlcreupOn his followers
opened fro upon the citizens with guns aud PTS
tolls, which was promptly met By tho same
Seven persons werc badly injured. The clti-
IONS werc finally victorious, capturing ten OF
the rufiiaiS -. . Five hundred Sioux Indians who
have recently been fighting The government
troops arc reported III Canada, whether they
have migrated.
Uphan & 1letrick's furniture factory at Rock
ford, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 900:
partially insured. The watclIMan was burned
TO death, 80. Chief Engineer Collins, Of tlIe
Lake Shore rOal, became no worried over The
Immense loss Of life by the broken ASltabula
-ttilgO re to ullseat his intellect md imagine
himself responsible for the disaster. In one Of
Ills alterations Of mind Ito committed suicide.
......A fro at lllelGr, AdanlSOn & Co. i glue
works, at Philadelphia, caused loss Of s2O,-
600, on which there was small insurance. 80.
fThN INaHInVJ nf Dnrl f,.ll,,.yp - H6t-
over, n. IT,, was destroyed by violent gale,
together with oil tho boats. Loss, $1,000. ...
AlrA. Ida Shepherd, young married woman
residing on SnurlaIrd mountain, y. j., was
dragged from her bed By party Of eight young
mon, taken short distance from the house and
tarrCd and feRthercd, and left lying OIL the SNOW
III an unconscious condition, where she was
found by nGiehbors summoned by the husband.
Seven Of tho men were arrested, and vet up IN
defense That the wOmanS character was M had
thvy wished 10 drive her from the nGigllborlO0d.
49,. Chinese dislike 10 improvements Inns led
The natives TO Obstrtict the track and assault
tho employees Of tho railway company connect.
Ing Shanghai aud Wooang. Travels stopped
ut present.. -. "a disastrous famine prevails In
C0rCa, and authorities have been obliged 10
call on tho Japanese government for assistance.
Information from England says there Is 10
doubt Init TINT tho American ship. George
Green, was lost with ALI lOnrd. The WHsll-
iHgt0n Chronicle LAS been seized for debt and
Will suspend publication. The boiler In Grit.
lltlIs & HICKS SlIlnslc factory LUX bayou,
exploded, causing tho death Of three men and
dangerously injnriug several others. 4 large
part Of tie boiler, including liz top was blown
several r0tls, through forest, cutting down
trees twelve incheS In diameter. While J. y.
Farrcr, cashier Of the Abingdon National bank
Oi Boston, was eating lunch In restaurant,
s5,0OO belonging TO tic bank was stolen from
him. :. Tho Turkish government has Just had
shipped 10 them by tho Winchester Arms Co..
OF New Haven, Conn.,, cnrgo OF war material
valued ut sl,7G9, 600, consisting Of 10000, 900