The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-29
State Clippings.

A FRAUD.-A person is going
through this county taking subscrip-
tons for an eastern magazine" for
81 and giving 20 pictures" with
each copy. He claims to be John G.
jackson, and says he was recently a
cabinet maker at Clarksburg. In
quiry among our cabinet men SHOWS
no such man is known here He is
fraud and the magazine is hum
bug. Generally, a person gets three
or four numbers, and that is the last
they ever hear of it. The moral is
plain. Patronize home papers and
forever refuse to pay money to a
stranger. Our exchanges will please
pass this fraud along the line.-Tel-
eg5 am.
Z. s. CoURT.-The Grand Jury was
discharged on Monday last after hav-
ing examined over 100 witnesses and
returned 90 indictments for violation
of the internal revenue and postal
laws. Mr.. E. NJ. Turner was fore
man of the Grand Jury and performed
the work devolving upon him with
ease and impartiality. The Court
complimented him for the careful and
systematic way in which the business
coming before the body over which
he had charge was disposed of.
The Court has been occupied since
our last issue with the case Of Wood
h1y A N - or nro
and the case has been closed as far
as 26 of the defendants are con-
cerned and will be submitted to the
jury as to these defendants aud con-
tinued as to the other IA defendants.
--Ciarksburg -Neacs.
SHAMEFUL ATTAcK.-On Monday
night, last, while Adolphas Arm
strong was walking along the street
in Pruntytown, near the store Of John
Fl. Kunst, some young men on the
opposite side Of the street common
ced throwing stones at him with the
intention Of injuring or killing him,
it being dark, however. he was not
struck. Having a revolver he shot
three or four times in the direction
of the crowd, but no one was hurt
We regret to hear Of these frequent
attacks upon Mr.. A. by the young
men of Pruntytown, and cannot com
prehend the reason for them. He has
always been foremost in contending
for the rights and interests Of the
town. And has certainly done as
much to support its institutions as
any other citizen. We hope these
difficulties may now terminate, should
they not, something serious may re-
suit from them that will cause sor
row and re9ret.-Edgle.
COKE Goals OF RALEIGH COUNTY
AND New RIVER MANUrAcTuRE OF
CoKE.-This new branch of industry
is growing to immense proportions,
and will be one of the largest enter
prises Of the State On New River,
ON the line of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, there are now in OPP
Grafton about 1000 ovens, and the
different companies are building new
ovens all the while. The den and
for this coke is far beyond the sup
ply. 1t would now require double
this number of ovens to supply the
present demand The Ansted Coal
Company at the Hawks Nest, Fay
cite county, West Virginia, are build
ing one hundred ovens, and will
double that number in a short while.
The Goals OF New river and Raleigh
county, on Piney river, are said by
the best authority, to be the best
coke Goals found in the United States
and the deposits in the county of
Raleigh are larger than have ever
been found anywhere in the known
world. The construction of the Pr
ney, Coal and Guyandotte Railroad
will develop the whole of this won
derful deposit.-Raleigh County In
dec.
A CASE OF SUPPOSED INsANITY.-On
Tuesday, while at the river, opposite
Keyser, Mr.. Jacob Sagers saw man
Jump into the river. 1t being a very
singular occurrence for anyone to go
in bathing with his clothes on at this
season Of the year when the water is
very chilly, aroused suspicious that
the mans upper story was affected,
and Mr.. Sager came over and inform
ed the town sergeant, who started to
investigate, but in the meantime the
stranger had wandered over near the
Round House, where he attracted
considerable attention by his queer
conduct-sometmes crying and viii
ming and at other times laughing and
carrying on in wild boisterous man
ner. Sam took the man into custo-
dy and brought him before the May
or, who sent him to justice Shay,
from whence he was taken to Jail to
await an examination as to his sani-
ty. He says he is from New Jersey
and gave his name as Geo. W. Frey.
He seems not to have enjoyed his
quarters in the iron barred brick, and
the landlord, Arnold, says he couldn't
get any sleep Tuesday night until
the wee small hours on account of the
commot ion made nv tho prisoner " hO