The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-30

have penetrated a depth of nearly
90 feet.
THE West Virginia Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church will
hold its next annual session in Pala-
tine, beginning August 3lst. A num-
Der of our people will attend.
THERE is much complaint by some
of our citizens on account of the
condition of our streets in some parts
of the town. A number Of the drains
and sewers are filed up, and the
weeds are encroaching upon the
walks and roadways. We direct the
attention of Council to this state of
affairs, and hope the proper steps
may be taken to remedy 1t.
A DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.-On last
Wednesday evening some wretch en-
tered the stable of Mr.. b. f. Reed
while that gentleman and his hostler
were at supper, and cut off and car
ried away, for what purpose no one
knows, about half of the tail of a
fine, bay horse. The perpetrator of
this outrage should be severely pun
ished, and Mr. Reed will pay liber-
al sum of money for information
leading to the person who committed
the crime West Tirginian.
WHAT THEY WILL Do WITH THE
RED MEN IN BARBout County.
Pioindedler, of last week, says 80
indictments were found against vari-
Gus members Of the red mems organ
ization by the grand jury of Barbour
county at its late meeting. The pa
per gives the names of the scamps as
follows: Perry G. Mcdaniel, John
w. Polling, Lewis Ritter, Leonidas
Hoffman, J. M. Humphreys, S. H..
Meats, Lee Hoffman, Thomas Var
ner, John Watkins, Floyd Harsk, w.
S. Mcdaniel, F. G. Snodgrass, iona
than Bennett, L. Keller, Curry Ben
nett, Nelson Bennett, Morgan Kellar,
Lewis w. Robinson, Noah McVicker,
Clayton Meats, M. V. Meats and
Robert Harris.
A reporter of the Plaindedler in.
tervicwcd one of the Grand Jurors
when the following conversation
took place:
"Did you read our article on the
Red Men, and was there anything
omitted in it that you can give us?"
Eyes, there are several things l
observed you omitted" said the
Grand juror. you might have pub
lished list of all their names, and
that they are indicted for felonies,
such as highway robbery and bur
glaiy offences, punishable with con
tinement in the penitentiary. Most
of those who were Indicted are in
dicted not once only but five or six
times, and not for a misdemcanor
only but for felony as well, and that
they are all under bond in the sum
Of 81 900 to make their appearance
here at the next term of the Circuit
Court and answer these indictments,
and that the loudest and bravest of
them looked pretty badly wilted
when they gave their bonds. You
might have said, too, that omcn
were allowed to join the organization
that they were bound to assist each
other in procuring counsel, and that
the fees to pay counsel in case of
trouble, were to be levied on the
members pro rata. The punishment
inflicted upon the victims Of these
men was shockingly cruel and inhn-
man; that they took him from his
bed naked, dragged him to tree,
held his arms about its trunk, and
whipped him with an OK CAD until
his naked body was lscerated and
bleeding from his head to his feet.
| And that they were disguised with
long red gowns reaching from their
heads to their knees. These Mosques
Tor gowns) the witness testified, were
made Of red calico Or some such ma
terial; that they proposed to break
up petty stealing and all other Of
fences that the law, as they knew it,
did not reach. They said, too, that
they would save tha county the costs
of prosecuting such small offenses.
And to cap the climax their object
was to get enough men into the on
ganization, that they might so man.
ipulate tho elections as to secure the
election of some one of their number
to the various offices"