The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-02
State Clippings.

State Clippings.
Jake Carr is q desperate man.
This statement is corroborated by
many officers in the Kanawha Valley,
who have for years past tried in vain
to effect his arrest. He has served q
term in the penitentiary, and his name
yet adorns many a page, upon which
are written certain indictments for
felony.
Some four years ago lie was arrest
cd by Deputy Z. S. Marshall Brown
and posse, for violating the Revenue
laws, but he managed to escape from
guard Of eight men, and from that
time on has never been arrested, al
though many attempts have been
made Last week warrant was
sworn out against him for stealing
timber and ties belonging to the G.
d 0. Il. W. Local officers did not
attempt his arrest, and the case was
given to All. w. Burnett, Chief of
the Eureka Agency. Alone he went
to his house early last week, but be-
fore reaching it Carr ran off to the
woods. Since then he stayed about
the house by day with some of the
family constantly on guard, and at
night slept in the adjacent woods,
Boosting that there were mo five men
going to take him" Last Friday
night Detective Burnett and Triplett
proceeded cautiously through the
woods and took up position near
path close to his house on Upton's
Creek. About 6 A. NJ. their patience
was rewarded.
Carr came down out of the woods,
carrying his blanket, and walked
right up to the officers hiding place,
when they sprang up and demanded
his surrender with drawn revolvers.
Carr started to run, but Triplett
grabbed his coat ard held on; Bur
nett shouted, get out of the way,
Trip, and I'll shoot him. Carr then
dropped to the ground and raised his
hands, IN moment more the "dar-
bies" clasped both wrists. lie was
quickly removed from the neighbor-
hood and those Who seek him shall
find him in jail. The officers were
much congratulated over their sue
ccss.-Chorleston LeddeY.
Hon. Jos. II. Holt, Of Lincoln
county, Col; VIM. Randolph, of
Hardy county, and Hon. Andrew
Wilson, of Ohio county, the commits
sioners appointed by Gov jackson
to assess the railroad property in this
State, have made their rel or. Aud
their. estimate of the railroad prop
erty in the State aggregate $3.50
562 80.
At recent meeting of the State
Fair Committee in Wheeling, Octo-
Der Sd to October Sth, inclusive, were
fixed upon as the dates for this Falls
Fair and Exposition, and commit
tee, of which A. w. Campbell was Sc
lccted as chairman, was appointed to
invite the President of the United
States, the Governor of the State, and
it's U. S. Senators and Representa-
tives to be present at the opening.
West Virginia had 393,O5S acres
sowed to wheat in 1880, and raised
4,O02,0l7 bushels as against 2,4S3,-
543 bushels in 1870. She had 565,
800 acres in corn, and raised IA, 233,-
799 bushels as against S,l97,S65
bushels in 1870. She had 126,931
acres in oats, and raised 1,90S,5O5
bushels as against 2,423,7 in 1870.
She had 457 acres in barley, and
raised 10,131 bushels as against So
1868 bushels in 1870. She had 1929
acres in rye, and raised 1881
Bushels as against 277,746 bushels
in 1870. She had 30,334 acres in
buckwheat, and raised 1885, bush
els as against S2,916 bushels in 1870.
Auditor Miller has informed the
State Superintendent Of Schools that
the distributable fund in the Treas
ury to the credit of the various coun-
ties of the State is $17S, 1868, and
for salaries of County Superinterd-
ents IS, 5S7. 50.-InteUgencer.
A human skeleton was found near
Rosby's Rock, a few days since,
which some of the old citizens claim
are that of peddler who was MUIR
dered there about thirty-five years
ago, while others say that they are
more likely of a man named John
Thompson who owned a farm there
about twenty-five years ago and who
disappeared very Suddenly and was
never afterward seen or heard of.
He was SUPPOSED to have been muir
dered for the money lie had in his
possession to make a payment on his
farm.-MoundsUiHe Reporter.