The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-07
A SUMMARY OF NEWS.
tom. OF 1n,ere,, from Home nna Abror

town Of kpgOsllinl, the capital Of SltstInla.
A man entered tho indianapolis national bank.
at INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, during business ours,
and dGpOSittng box on the floor, rGachel over
tho high railing. grabbed n package containing
S25,tD0 In money mud made COOS! Ills escape,
A reward OF $4,000 Is offered for bis arrest. -.
Vim. Grnpc, confectiOner at Washington.
D. c.. entered hiA burning store 20 hrctire
sSome valualles. was overcome By the smoke,
( and expired before lU CIuld w rescued.
4 a mob OF masked men forCibly took from the
Jail at waynGSborIuEh, Ga, tllc cOlorcd man,
Y Edward WclH, who murdered redller few
days previously. and hanged him. The mHr-
dcrCr confessed the deed 49,. An :ls,O fire
in MAcilias Me-. destroyed lIcmcnway'S store
and two adjacent buildings ...... As two men
were putting tho lniIhing touches 10 counter
felt bonds Of tho parlc railroad, they were
eizc1 by New York detectives. The bonds
: wcre extraordinarily well executed. and wCre
to havG been put on the market tllo next day.
The English steamer which RHiled from
New Haven, Conn.,, with cargo OF arms and
ammunition for tho Turkish government, Is re-
ported lost. The munitions " war werC worth
over million doarS.... The explosion iii the
coal rlinO near Swansea, England, whereby
eighteen mon lost their lives, il supposed TO
have been tho result Of care CSSncss. as i Ii
proved that many Of tho miners attended q
fair OIL tils previous lay and INDUCED TO cx-
cess. -. Seventeen milk dealers were fined
penalties ranging from $40 10 els for selling
adnltcratCd milk In New York city. ,.:A slight
shock OF earthquake startled tho inhabitants Of
Jamaica, West Indies. :. The captain and
crew Of tho schooner Gov. Burton. uf phila-
delphia, were forced to abandon their vessel
or Caro- tInttGraE, OH account OF her becoming
watcyloggcd. They were rescued blythe Havana
steamer Columbus.
After thorough examination b" experts the
suspension bridge, ut Niagara Falls. Is pro-
nounced perfectly satO, 80. The ltalinM bark
Papa LufgI went ashore on Nantucket i+lnnd,
when on her way 10 Boston with load OF bEtn-
stone. and proved total wreck. lie saving
crew rescued tho men aboard 49,. The Mon
tcncSrin army has been supplied with years
ratinnS By tho Russian authorities ...... G. c.
Palmer, n merchant OF Auburn. y. y, mSs-
tOriUnsly disappeared during business visit 10
New York cty in November last, md no cluet0
bis whereabouts could bc ntccrtained until
few ilavs ago, when hiS body WIS found under
one OF The ferry hOHtc4 wrdgtVl between logs
...... Emperor Williams birthday. occurring
on the twcnty-sCcOnI Of March, was joyOnsly
observed throughout Germany ...,.: Fredk.
J. D. Rumpf broker nf Newark. y. j., de-
fAul,cd will! considerable mnnry belonging 10
patrons, most nj whom wcrr Germans The
two NEIL arrested in New York for hnving In
their possession bogus bonds Of the Missouri
Pacific railway. wCro discharged from custody,
M not having forged any signatures or Affixed
falsn seals to the bonds, they could not legally
bc held, The bOnlH nre fac NniieS OF the
origin1lT. aud exceedingly hard TO detect. It IL
tllNnglt that another lot bearing signatures
and seals will bn pushed OIL the market. and
brokers are accordingly warned. .....A large
British shin named winclIc'tcr went ashore on
Caps Henry. Tho crrw were rescued tiy life
service men,, silver hearing ledge hAA
been discovered N Red IlHtlO catlrnM Utah,
and large lre'irs NJ men are tlnc%ng there. -.
The United STATES district court 81 Maryland
has rec" 'tiv decided adversely to the coiSti'W-
tionalty Of the civil rights law, in the caSo If a
culored woman wlo was not allowed 10 enter
auv car she wished on the Baltimore and Ohio
rAilEHv. The law tMUosrS u penalty u $500
for denying equal rights To rerrOnS o. color,
bnt the ennrt held TINT l'cal travelling was n
privilege pnInvcd AZ subject OF the Slate. md
mt OF the United States. and hence Congress
had no right to inAict II pcnnlty..., John
West was cut in two parts aud INSTANTLY killed
by falling across circular saw In Fort Wayne.
lid.
John D. Lee, the Mormon bishop, was FllO
on the very spot where tho notable Mountain
Meadow massacre took place. Rev. Mr.. Stokes
(Stethodist male prayer; commanding the
soul II the condemned man to God. tnlmc
dately after this a handkerchief was placed
over Lees eyes He raised his hands aud
rlsccl them on tOp OF Ills head, sitting firm,
Atarahal Nelson giving the Nor,l "hrr, and five
guns fFeii, tho balls penetrating the body tn
tho region Of tbs heart. Lee fell square back
upon upon his coffin, dead. Death was instan-
tRnepuj. Tho body was placed in tho cofih,
and the crowds dispersed. There were about
Revcnty.iIvc pCrsOMs MI told on the ground
Not child or relative was there. The best
order prevailed. Lees last words 10 Marshal
Nelson wcrp: "AtIn Mt rny heart The body
was delivered to relatives at cHlar City. Lees
last words were al AN sacrificed TO satisfy
feelings and am nsO1 to CRAFTY parties; but !
am ready to die. lIAvu M fear Of death. II
has no terTord for mt, md no particle OF mercy
have asked from court or officials to spare my
life. do not fear death. shall never 20 TO
n worse place than tlIc one ! ain now III. ]
have said It to my family, anil say II t0-tla.
that the government Of the United States sacri-
fees their best friend. and that's suying great
deal, but 1t iHtrue l am true believer iii the
gospel Of JesIS Christ. do not believe cvtTr-
thing Taught br brigham Young. do not
agreO with him. believe he Is leading people
RStrny. hut believe IL tho gospel as taught
In lii purity by Aoseph Smith In former days.
have my reasons for saying thiA. ! llscd to
make this mans will my pleasure. aud did 10
for thirty year,. SEQ how and what have come
10 this day. have bNn srcrlilcGdin cIwnrllv,
dastarlIy manner. There arc thousands Ni
people IN The churrh-hOH0rublG good Hearted
VII m cllUrisiI IN my heart. regret 10
loAyU MY family. They arc near and lear TO
Inc. These nrc things to ronSG my sympathy
declare did nothing tlcSiEncdly wrong IN
this unfortunate affair | did everything IN
my power to save all Immigrants; hut An the
one ithat mnst suffer. Having said il.is feel
resigned. | ask the Lori, my Col, to extend
hi1 mercy to ne, and receive my spirit my
lCllOrN urG here dOuc." .... mother inaIETec-
tiNn Il feared In yokiso--,liC rcnV'e already
firing az GaZ, and wanting to recall LCrI0. -.
OnU man was killed and eleven wounded by a
cAboosO in which they were riding having
'smEe1 tho track md topped %T bridge near
kcaNcr for tho Tlrnn&Iyn N. ~ hank. secured
tbs vault combination and carried 0fT Sl15,0DO
in nc Utithle notes RMi ?5l,iWl cash. lie then
EO:rctHd himself aud cOIlly entered into cUrrC-
Hp0nlcn.O with tho hank officers, with view
Of returning the nOted and keeping the money,
the Officials to guarantee him immunity frnnl
arrest and release hs4 onl.mAn. The officials
pretending 10 HcqnteseG III lIia plans. put
sharp detectives Oh his track and they size.
ceolcl in hrrcSting him with the bonds and
little cash In his posse 'sinn. s50GO in cash,
however. wus missing and he form long time
declined to lirUlge IL whereabouts. lie Cventn,
ally told his wife, and the money was returned
There wns stiiI the sum OF 10000 to l,e account.
Cd for. but Whiting proved Ollnratc and would
not give II up. The criminal had hitherto
borne 4patleiI character. mil hc!! his post NJ
D ho0Ikeeper far tNelYe yGIrI.. Disturbances
nrG feared In iINyti AMI San u mlngn. go. Tho
testimony In the case Of the Northampton
Mass. bank rnhhCr1 shows hat the wax impress
Son., by means Of which the cnl ritE made kew
md gained access 10 the vault, wcFc flrnishCdby
Rbank expert, wllohnd been working oil the vanIt