The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-18
State News.

days Cove, an engine on the Pan
handle railroad jumped the track
and took with it sixteen cars which
with the engine we're completely
demolished. One brakeman was
killed. Several other hands were
seriously injured.
Joe. Huddell and Andrew UT,
of Charleston, were killed at the
Pioneer Colliery by a car of slate
which run over them.
A correspondent of the Webster
county Mountain Echo writes as fol-
lows: 1--WE were at Robert bod
rill's few days since, and Mr.. d.
and went to his barn When we
entered we heard a strange noise
in the manger. Upon examination
we were surprised to find the man
ger nearly filled with something
black. We were at first at a loss
to know what it was, but found it
to be an enormous black snake. A
hen had been sitting. on a nest of
IS eggs in the Munger, and the
snake had swallowed the nest-full
Of eggs, and then swallowed the
hen except her head and neck. The
hen was still living.
A few mornings since Ralph
Sweeny, of West Union, was start
ing up his grist mill for the days
work, terrific explosion took place
under the hopper. This was follow
ed by pieces of the burr flying in
all directions. The frame of the
mill was badly shattered. When
the mill was stopped it was ascer-
tanned that the burrs had exploded
and blown into thousand pieces.
GEOLOGICAL SURvEy.-Ihe ad-
vance guard of the surveyors are
now getting fairly at work in Tucker
county, taking the topography of
the country preparatory to the
work of the Biologists. Few
things that could happen could be
of more advantage in developing
our State, than this survey. When
the work is completed every man
will have a chance to know just
what minerals there are, and what
minerals are not in the State. Peo-
pie need not be led astray any lon
ger by silver and tin mine crazes,
nor be defrauded out of their lands
by bogus mining companies.
Proper knowledge on this subject
will save the people of the State
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1t is estimated that the State of
New Nork in a few years before
the State geological survey was
made, lost millions on reckless
mining adventures, caused by want
of proper knowledge of the getolog-
ical formation of the State. West
Virginia may be saved this loss.
Also, capitalists will know just
what minerals exist in our State
and where they are to be found,
and we may look for rapid devel-
opment in the mining and manu-
featuring interests. 1t will take
several years to complete the sur
vey of the State, but with such
biologists as Prof. l. C. White, of
the State University, engaged in
the work, we may expect it to be
done thoroughly and reliable. -
Wheeling Register.
Another libel suit on hand. Bed
niger thinks it is the Mtelhgence,-
this time that has done him dam
ages to the extent of $40, 900
worth. The private character of
some people must be worth good
deal-in their own estimation.
Some days ago Hanson True, at
Volcano, who was in the employ
of the Wood county petroleum
company was seriously if not ia
tally injured. He was rolling logs
and chain gave way and a hook,
which was attached to it, caught |
him in the side.
There, is a place in West Vir-
ginia where counties are numerous,
A man can sit on the summit of a |
with one foot in Mellow
ell, the other in Mercer, pick buck
leberries in Wyoming and spit am
bier on grasshoppers in Tazewell
county, Va.
About a year ago young man
named Ross Hammond appeared
in Hamlin, Lincoln county, w.
Va. He was handsome and we'll