The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-11
State News.


several parties stoned the train. A
number Of stones as large as hens
eggs were thrown through the win
! dcws into the cars, and the wonder
is. that some one in the crowded
train was not killed or seriously in.
jured. We cannot see what could
actuate such an unnatural and COW.
ardly inhuman act. II any of the
innocent and unoffending passengers
had been killed, the crime would
have been murder in the first degree.
AS it is, the offense is grave enough
to land the perpetrators into the
State prison for ten years, and we
hope BY the aid of b. IL O. detectives
they will be caught and sent there.
PENpLEroN HEARD FRoM.-Mr.
Heckmer, Of Grafton, and bud
Miller, of Keyser, went to Pcndleton
county, in interest of the Mason,
to investigate the Mason-Wilson
election count.
A careful count Of the ballots and
examination Of talIy-sl,eets develop
ed no crookcdness or appearance of
fraud, but the infOrmalty and ir-
regular manner of holding the cleo
Ftion at two Of the precincts where
Wilson got majority Of votes, was
the ground for a motion to throw
them out in the count. The Court,
however, composed of six Democrats
and three Republicans, by vote Of
II to 2, refused to reject. The Frank
lin people (this is the county seat, J
were considerably excited and irri
tated over what they considered an
effort to Count Wilson out, and did
not show extra courtesy to visiting
Statesmen. Bud says they hurrahed
for Wilson right in his face, and q
promenade through the town was
the signal for general uprising; and
from open windows, doors, and front
yards, men, women and children
shouted "Hurrah for Wilson,! Once
crowd got him cornered, and q
stout Hibernian swung his manlers
abort Buds head, yelling with every
scoop, 'Hurrah for Wilson,! which
the crowd echoed in chorus. He was
very much relieved when called away
by an acquaintance. Bud says Mr..
Mason will in the future have to find
some other individual to investigate
the Pendleton returns. He has
sworn off from that branch of politics.
HANGING Is TOO Coop FOR HIM.
We regret to chronicle the following
facts, but the man who could stoop
so low as to deceive a confiding, vir-
tuous young woman, should not go
unwhipped Of justice, and we trust
the rascal may yet receive his just
deserts. 1t appears that on the 9th
of September last, d. b. Wheeler, re-
siding in Talcott district, and who
had been paying attention to q Miss
Emma Walters, bro ght her to Hin
ton for the purpose as he alleged of
marrying her. Reaching this place
he took her to the steps of the Epis-
copal Church, where they were met
ny the Presbyterian clergyman, as
Wheeler called him, but who happen
ed to be confederate Of his in this
damnable piece of villiany, and upon
his handing what he said was the
marriage license to the confederate,
the latter went through what Miss
Walters supposed was the marriage
ceremony. She returned to her home
not doubling but that she was the
lawfully welded wife of this same
d. B. Wheeler. Living with him as
her husband, some of his acquain-
tances doubted the truth Of his mar
riage, and visiting Hinton found that
no marriage license had been obtain
ed. Upon being charged with doing
a great wrong in the matter, he VOW
ed and declared he had done nothing
wrong; that Peck, the Clerk, had not
entered the license upon the record,
as he wished it kept secret. The
matter getting to warm for him, last
Tuesday he purchased an emigrant
ticket to St. Joseph, Mo, leaving the
young woman lie had so outraged in
the greatest sorrow. The peniten-
tiary should be his resting-place for
the balance Of his life. -Hinton Re
publican.
The WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
CHANGE HANDs.-The familiar face
of Col. George L. Peyton will be miss
ed from the office of the White Sui
phur Springs Hotel. On Saturday
the president and directors of the
White Sulphur Springs Company
had meeting and approved CON
tract of lease of the Springs to Har-
rison Phebus. of Old Point, for a
term or five years from the 1st OF
/ December next.
This lease meets the views of the
committee Of creditors, and insures
] the payment of the debts they repre-
/ sent in a reasonable time.
Mr.. Phebus is we'll known to the
travelling public, and in fact to the
whole country, as the successful oper-
ator of the Hygeia Hotel, at Old
Point Comfort. He has been emf
nently successful at Old Point, and
in this new venture it is safe to say
will be equally So.
What combination is that oil
"Old Point ard the white" In
ante bellum days the rich old Vir
ginia gentleman used to go down tc
l. l. l. f.