Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-05-29

tions while he was agent Of the Unite'
States Life Insurance Company of Ne'
York, is now languiShing in jail at Gin
cinnati, where he ought to have beel
some time ago. R. L. Yeager, his &C
complete, who was arrested here Will
he was working for Griffin, on charg
of forgery, and lodged in jail at Hills
borough, but subsequently escaped, ha
also been caught again.
On last Saturday night three men,
Charles Markins, Dan Short and Add
son Harris, (colored) were at a low
whisky shop near the old Oak Ridge
Furnace, and, muddled with liquor, got
into quarrel about the division o.
their whisky, but went to Harris house
where it being renewed again Harris
ordered Short away, and struck him in
the back with an ak, inficting severe
wound. Harris and MarkinS ate supper,
and renewed the quarrel after supper,
in the cource Of which Markins stabbed
the other in the breast with knife,
killing him almost instantly. Markins
laid a pillow under the dead mans head,
and left-to call the neighbors, as be
said, but has kept calling them ever
since, at least has not been heard from
up to the time of writing. The two had
a quarrel and fight day or two before
when Markins gave Harris a threshing
[From the Register.l
Politics in Lawrence county are very
quiet now. The Democrats, however,
think they have O hen on.
A correspondent wants to know if
the projected town at the mouth of
symmes creek may be the capital of
Lawrence county some day. We give
up that conundrum.
The fast steamers want their wharf
age reduced, but the Council do not see
it as they do. The Council is correct
while the fare is 81 to Cincinnati.
The Thos. Means arrived Sunday
with 100 tons T rail for the Etna
branch of the Iron Railroad. She is
receiving 500 tons of metal at Ashland
for New Albany; she will also take 200
tons Of Etna from this point to Louis
vile.
Last weeks Huntington Indepen dent
announced that as the last Issue in the
Chase administration, but refrains from
stating the new proprietor. We think
we already know, as our friend, Jay
Gilbert, was making some pointed in
quiries about the matter, some days
ago. Mr.. G. is the kind Of man to con-
troll paper, energetic, fearless, capable,
affable; and will make the Independent
a sheet to be desired.
From the Commercially
A thief entered window of the
residence of VIM. NJ. Kerr Wednes-
dap night or Thursday morning and
carried away all of the best clothing
belonging to the family.
A man drew a butcher knife on
Policeman Mcmahon last evening
en- Lawrence street. Peter felled him
with his mace, captured his knife
and took him to the lock up.
Veins of coal equal in quality to
the Coalton coal, and five feet and
upwards thick are being daily
opened on the Dry and Little Fork.
These coal veins unlike the Coalton
coal, lay low down in the hills thus
giving a much larger area.
The wheat on the river bottom,
near Haverbill, we have been told,
will not yield an average crop. The
grass, in some places, was burned out
last fall, but, nevertheless, tho hay
crop will be good one. From Qua
ker Bottom we learn that there will
be over an average yield of grass.
Yesterday morning the Belle Yer
non, one Of John Robison's charter
ed steamers, was lying between the
Greenup grade and wbarfboat, and
her Captain and owner WAS standing
on the inside guard of the latter when
the Fannie Dngan rounded in against
the wharfboat. The guard of the
Vernon overlapping the guard of the
wharfboat, the Captain was pinned
between the former and the cargo
box of the latter. He was terribly
crushed, but was living when the
Dugan left Greenup on her return
trip last night.
Col. Tr1mble, President of the
Southern Ohio Railroad Co., is in