The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-09-22
News Summary.

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Further particulars Of the disaster 10
tho English channel are given.
General Grant received tho freedom
Of the city Of Glasgow yesterday.
Madame Titicas was taken 10 Lon
don. Her condition has improved.
The Paris radical Journal Mst
dOrdrc has bosu seized by the pc.
lice.
The Russians have captured by as.
sauit important positions before Plev.
ma. Their losses in wounded alone
exceed 5000. The number killed is
not asccgtaiucL.
In the trial Of Clarence TIaiG ut
jamestown, New Jersey. for the MUIR
der Of Gerard Hamilton, the jury has
returned verdict Of mot guilty"
During an alteration at VineIand,
New Jersey, the other day, between a
white man named Dickson and q col.
orcd mau named Francis, the latter
vas slot and instantly killed.
Harry Fairic, aged 50 years, en-
ployci by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company rs conductor Of freight
train, was run over by an engine on
the road near Philadelphia On We'd
nesday aud instantly killed.
President Hayes visited Senator
Morton Ut Richmond, Indiana, yestcr.
day. cud rcturuc! to Dayton. and
thcuOO, with Mrs. Hayes aud friends,
to Fremont, 10 be present al tho rcuu.
ion Of bis old regiment to-day.
A number Of cows have recently
died near Scheme ctady, New York, OIL
disease thought to be infectious, aud
carried there by Texas cattle pur'
chased at West Albany by the butch.
ers. The COWS die within q day or i've
after seizure.
Tho Nevada Bank, at San Francis
co, yesterday. sold tho government
ono and q half million ounces of fnc
silver on q basis Of sit pence in Lon
don. Ono million goes to Philadel
phia, tho balance 10 San Francisco anc
Carson mints,
In reference TO the report that Hon
John GoOdc, Of Virginia, has with
drawn as candidate for Speaker, thu
Norfolk Landmark says that "Nlr
Goodies position from first to last la,
been that Of good citizen who refuse.
10 seek Office, but will not decline i
when offered in the proper manner"
Ex-Governor Champlain, of soutl
Carolina, says he has carefully real
Purkcr's statement, and emphatiCall
denies oil tho charges therein con
tanned against him. He was read
and willing at all times to answer t
the proper authorities for bis acts Will
in South Carolina.
The principal paper read before tn
Bankers Convention at New York
yesterday, was that Of Hon. William
S. Groesbeck, Of Ohio, in favor Of gol,
and silver as the legal standard for til
payment Of oil debts, national and in
diyidual. His position called fOrtI
decided opposition from leading bank
crs.
The Democratic Convention Of Mas
sachusetts has made tho following
nominations: For Governor, William
CASTOR; for Lioutcnaut- G oycrnor
William r. Plunkctt for Secretary 0
State, Weston Rowland; for Treas
urer, David N. Skillery for Auditor
John E. Fitzgerald; for Attorney
Conceal, Charles P. Thompson.
During q thunder storm yesterdu
afternoon Gideon B. Kitchens, wit
lis four sons and two daughters. too
refuge under tree in field about liy
miles from Georgetown, Delaware
Lightning struck tho tree and three Q
the children, two sons and daughter
were instantly killed. The father an
the remaining children wcro sCriousl
but not fatally hurt.
Tho remains Of the late Right Rev
Amadeus Rappc, D. D., first CatLoli
Bishop Of Cleveland. Ohio, arrived q
that city from St. Albans, Vermont
last evening. All the Roman Catholi
societies in tho city received the re
mains and escorted them to the Cathe
dral. where they were placed on cat
fulquc. They will remain in state IN
this morning, when requiem mass wi