West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-16
STATE NEWS.
Prominent Incidents Occurring in
Other Counties.

Wheeling pays $l,857 dog tax.
Fairmont is to have a Turkish
bath.
The Charleston Courier has sus-
pended publication,
There were 40 deaths in Wheeling
during the mo0th Of October.
West Virginia beef took the first
premium at'the mberland fair.
Coal is selling in Fairmont at So,
90 per hundred bushels.
Huntington.is to have new DEM
,ocratic paper.
The Supreme Court of this State is
in session in Wheeling.
The NJ. E. church of this State
owns 1927, go worth of property.
Jonathan Poe of Taylor county
raised stalk of corn which measur-
ed l6 feet Z inches in height.
The Normal students at the Fair
mont Normal school have organized
themselves into military company.
Lindsay Ice, of Marion county,
was killed by the cars a few days ago
in Ohio.
Jonathan Poe Of Taylor county
was kicked in the side by a horse
and seri ously injured.
An unknown man was killed by
fast train on the 3. & o. R. r. re-
Gently.
The wife Of Jailer ofCabell coun-
ty recently knocked negro prisoner
down, who attempted to escape.
The Mason county Circuit Court
sent John Casey to the Penitentiary
for one year, for perjury.
Mr. julius Bruce, former resident
of Kanawha county. died of yellow
foyer, in New Orleans,
A new militia y company has been
organized at Philippi with a mem
bership of forty.
The first steamboat ever built for
New River. was launched at Hinton,
on Saturday, the End.
Jesse Rightsmsn, Of Cave district
Barbour county, was killed By the
caving in of coal bank, on the 4th
inst.
The State papers are bringing out
Thos. A. Bradford, of Barbour coun-
ty. as the proper person for speaker
of the next House of Delegates.
A pineapple tree belonging to
the estate OF Jacob Hill, decd in
Shepardstown. has bloomed and
borne fruit twice this year.
Governor Matthews has pardoned
Morehouse from the Penitentiary.
He was sent up from Cabell county,
two years, for forgery.
Wheeling is to have a new Sun
day paper, called the Ne,08 Letter.
1t is to be edited by Mr.. L. A. KEEP
ner foreman of the Register office,
The Moundsville Reporter says
their is still disposition on the part
of sellers and buyers Of wool, in that
section, to hold off from selling and
buying,
Some time since Mr.. Snelson Of
Randolph county, was cut in the
knee so severely that his life was
dispaired Of. At last accounts he
was still alive,
a convict named Row!ey, from
Green county, was housed in the
PeDitentisry, last week for fifteen
years. He was convicted for the
murder Of negro named Hane.
The United States Grand Jury at
Charleston, have found $50 indict-
ments against moonshiners' for the
Illicit distilation OF whiskey in Nc
Donald Mercer and Raleigh counties.
There is a boy in Newport Marion
county who has a pretty long name.
It is as follows. Albertus Gilmore
Seigler John Chinowitb Preston Ju-
Illus Caesar Nartin.-Inder.
Miss Jane McMullen, and old lady
aged Is years, was struck and almost
instantly killed at Wellsburg last
Thursday, little child, that she had
with her was badly hurt but will
recover.
Col. ROBERTS, few days ago, str ok
oil on Lhe south eide Of the Little
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