The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-09-06
STATE NEWS.

The Republican and Democratic
candidates for Sheriff of Marion
county are brothers.
Miss Estella Stone, of Parkers-
burg, aged about twelve years,
was fatally injured by a stroke of
lightning last Saturday.
Gen. Nathan Golf has been re-
nominated for Congress in the First
District. The convention met at
New Martinsville on the 18th ult.
Rich specimens of mineral, gold
and silver, are discovered daily.
The vein causing most excitement
is said to be seven feet thick
Calhoun Chronicle.
Charles H. Booth, the oldest
river captain in this State, and Pres
ident Of the Commercial Bank, was
buried to-day with Masonic honors,
His pallbearers were all river cap
tains except two.-Ex.
In digging a we'll on the farm of
Widow Poole, near Cairo, a piece
of almost pure silver, measuring
eight inches by five, and weighing
fifteen pounds, was found. The
specimen is valued at $500. -E1.
The Cat and Dog fight at Coal
Valley last Saturday resulted in the
dog being whipped. There were
three rounds fought A large
crowd witnessed the fighting. The
cat will be fought at the Point Pleas.
ant Fair tomorrow. - Kana7eAa
GaSeffP.
A 81, 900, 900 company has been
formed to connect the B. & 0. and
the c. & O. by a railroad from
Grafton to Charleston. The mem
bers Of the corporation are Vim.
M. Clements, John Bradshaw,
Robert T Devries, George w.
Whitescarver and John w. Mason.
A young man named Starcher
stole horse from Mr.. Hinesman
in Gilmer county, few days ago,
and attempted to escape through
this county. He was followed by
officers from Gilmer and captured
at James A. Ross on Salt Lick
last Wednesday, where he had
stopped for the night.
All the Presidential Electors on
the Democratic ticket have now
been selected, and are as follows:
At large, John ]. Davis, Of Har-
rison county, and Daniel B. Lucas
of Jefferson; First district, M. T.
Frame, of Ohio; Third, ]. w. Har-
ris, of Greenbrier; Fourth, Chas.
E. Hogg, of Mason.
Henry R. West, of the Woods
field Spirit Of Democracy, has had
since the war, a sword which for
merly belonged to Capt. J. H.
Silkes, of the Musgrove Rifles of
Georgia, taken from him in Deem
Der, 1862. Some time ago Mr..
West addressed a communication
to the Columbus Ga, Sun, and
finding the address of the widow
of Capt. Silkes, forwarded the
sword to her last week. -Ex.
A day or two ago Virginia gen
tleman came over to Paint creek,
in Kanawha county, this State, to
marry young lady to whom he
was engaged. Nearing the house
he met his afianced on her way to
the church with another man. 1t
was agreed between the two lovers
that ring encounter should settle
the matter of ownership. A ring
was formed, and after several hard
fought rounds the Virginian was
awarded the girl, and his late an
tagonist stood up with him an hour
afterwards as best man in his mar
rage to the girl.
The silver excitement in Richie
county is assuming tremendous
proportions. Several rich mines
have been recently discovered in
the valleys Of Short Run and Buck
Run, near Cairo. The most val
liable of these belong to Rev. John
Walters, Cyrus Dotson. John Fer
ribee and M. D. Bartlett. The
mine of Rev. Mr.. Walters is in OPP
Grafton and has a fve-foot vein.
A late assay shows 5000 in silver
and SII in lead to the ton. The
Bartlett mine comes next, with
$40 to the ton. The remaining
mines are not SO rich, yielding only
about $40 per ton.
A widow named Barnes and hel
daughter, living near Ellenboro,
Richie county, were awakened ano
arrested few nights since and the
following morning her son Johr
was arrested. 1t appears that Z
carpenter named Flesher has beer
missing his tools for over yea
past. A few days since he wa.
told that it would pay him to swear
out a search warrant for Mrs
Barnes house. This he did ane
nearly all the missing goods were
found. The Barnes family claimed
that the tools had been brought t
1 them by a man who worked fol
them. But as some Of these tool.