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

sitting in his office at Prnntytown,
engaged in business with Judge
Chaplin, the door of the office being
ajar, some bastard, surrounded by
his confederates, threw a bottle filed
with powder, in which a fuse had
been inserted and lighted, with the
intention, no doubt, of throwing it
through the door into the room
where they expected it to explode
and do the gentlemen therein serious
injury. Luckily the missive struck
the door jam or wall, and exploded
with a loud report, scattering the
fragments of the bottle in every di-
rection. This is not the first time
that malicious persons in that com
munity have tried to do Mr.. A. great
bodily injury or to kill him. 1t is
astonishing that this should be true,
in view of the fact that he is a good
citizen and has fought long and hard
for the interests of Pruntytown and
its citizens Such unlawful and ma
licious conduct is disgrace to the
town, and all good citizens should
not only bring the power of public
opinion to bear against individuals
engaged in these crimes, but they
should unite their energies in ferret
ing out the perpetrators and in bring
ing them to justice.-Grafton Eagle.
DR.. A. H. Kunst, of Weston, has
been elected President of the c. w.
q G. r. r. Company This is one
of the most successful narrow guage
railroads in the country, and the
Company has acted wisely in select
ing 80 judicious manager as DR..
Kunst will prove to be.-Grafton
Sentinel.
THE CRoPs.-We have good tidings
from all around us that the fruit
crop will be unusually large. The
trees are bending down with their
precious fruit. The peach crop will
be famous this year. Grapes and all
smaller fruits will yield richly. The
late rains have blessed the corn, tim
othy and other crops not yet gathered.
-knnavhn Gazette.
RED MES-Thc crying curse of
this State is the bands of organized
mauraders styling themselves red
men, whose depredations have become
SO frequent as to attract public at
tention throughout the entire country.
What the clark and bloody ground"
is to Kentucky, West Virginia is rap
idly becoming to the nation. With
this unenyiable reputation abroad
the untiring efforts of some of the
best citizens of the State to induce
capital and enterprise to locate here
will be in great measure rendered
futile. Lawlessness is the direct en-
envy of thrift and business men shun
riotous communities as the would a
pestilence If these organizations of
redmen existed in single county
only there would be little cause for
alarm, but the spirit of lawlessness
has spread over the State 1.-The a con
tagion until bands of the so-called
regulators of society exist in at least
a dozen counties. If their violations
of law were prompted by the horror
of some heinious crime, the excite
ment of the hour might palliate the
ofense but itwould be none the less
lawless. Whatever may have been
the original object Of the red mems
organization, it was in palpable def
ance of law and indicates q most de-
plorablc condition of society. 1t was
an open confession to the world that
the people were so bad that the law
was powerlcss to hold them in check.
We do not believe there is a commu-
nifty of that kind in the State The
recent outrages of the red men show
that they are banded together for the
purpose of regulating the affairs of
their respective communities accord
ing to their own peculiar notions; in
other words the organization is
only the dangerous medium through
which the members vent spite on
their neighbors. For Instance re-
specialize citizen of Writ county was
recently subjected to the most shame
less treatment because he would not
get up steam in his mill for every lit
tie grist that was brougt to him. 1t
is high time to call a halt. Let the
officers Of the law do their sworn duty
and If they arc afraid, let them haze
the manlincss to resign for men of
character and nerve who will see to
it that the laws are vigorously en-
forced Wheeling Ne,cs Letter.
John w. BoOkwalter. tho Demo-