The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-01
State News.

posed to get patent.
The Asylum C Commissioners for
the year are as follows: Vanmeter,
Shilling. Withrow and Runst.
They are now preparing their re-
port.
1t is Clarksburg this time that
steps forward with a suicide. One
day last week Mr.. Robert Bowie
of that town killed himself by tax
ing laudanum.
The Sengerfest at Wheeling this
week was great success, and our
German friends have been fairly
reveling in music and beer.-Pan
Handle Ne1cs.
Mr.. Geo. Norris of Harrison
county, came into possession of
$500, 900 the other day. His
brother died in San Francisco and
gave him this independent fortune.
One John Hagard, who resides
on Canoe run in the county OF
Lewis, claims to have the true idea
of perpetual motion. He is poor
and wants money to make his
machine work.
Correspondence is wanted with
some one who wants the best
chance for a gas privilege in this
vicinity WeLs6mg Herald.
Here is a chance for some one OF
our gas bags"
On the night of the 25th ult. the
depot, store-room and a residence
valued at 81, 500 which was not
insured, burned at Wilsonburg,
Harrison county. 1t is thought
that the fire was the work of an
incendiary. The authorities are
now at work investigating the truth
fulness of the supposition.
Last week Mr.. Tom Hartsook
was thrown off a train near Blacks
burg in Kanawha Valley and killed.
He was standing on the platform
Of a Car while rounding curve
and met with the fatal accident.
He was an unmarried man and 26
years old. He had been engaged
in business at Brownstown for some
time.
Mrs. Margaret Mcclure, about
sixty years of age, an old resident
of Grafton, was fatally burned to-
day. She was engaged in making
storch, and while pouring some oil
in the mixture the fluid ignited,
bursting the can and covering her
with fire. Her body was terribly
burned and she fingered in great
agony for several hours before
death came to her relief.-InteiK-
grneey.
The report that the Democratic
Collector Rathbone, of Parkers-
burg, had removed from his office
the dusty picture of Garfield Gre
ated quite a hubbub among the
republicans of that vicinity some
days ago. The report however
proved to be false. The would be
sacrilegious Collector had not re-.
moved the picture from the wall,
SO no riot matured and no public
property was destroyed. Demo
cratic Collectors should learn a les
son from this and respect the feel
ings of the late Inundated when
they adorn their offices.
If all reports be true the lower
part of Calhoun county is now infest-
ed with a large gang ofthieves. They
make speciality Of stealing every
thing that is in the eating line. 1t
seems to be the history of the
gang that whenever they COM
mence on a man they relieve him
of all he has before they pass on
to his next neighber. From the
stolen one would Judge
that quite a large number is in
Guided in the stealing corporation.
And what makes it reflect npon
the county is that the indications
are that the gang is made up Of
natives. Perhaps what first sug-
gested such course to them was
the scarcity Of food experienced in
that region for sometime. There
is remedy for all such work and
it is hoped by all the civilized peo-
pie of West Virginia that it will
soon be applied.
A. w. Painter, of Putnam coun-
ty, charged with tampering with
the mails, and who confessed to
the crime will be sentenced.
Painter was Postmaster at Liberty, |
in Putnam county, and for two or
three years there were complaints
made to the department that money
mad been lost in the mails, and |
Painter being suspected of the
crime, Detective Henderson was
detailed to work up the case.
Painter was arrested on bail. Last
winter his securities were made
aware that he was maturing plans
% leave for the West, and they
him to the U. S. au-
.horities. The surrender was at
ended with an exciting scene,
Painter resisting and fought like
iger, but was, after a severe
in which he came very
lear making his escape, handcuffed
md taken to Charleston jail for
afe keeping. He leaves a wife
md several children to battle with
he world. Register.
The INQUIRY INTo THE SUDDEN
DEATH OF DR.. HALE OF RowLEs-
of our city chemists is
in the examination of the
tomach and liver of the late DIR.
Hale, of Rowlesburg, who was
ound dead in his bed about the
9th of the present month. The
circumstances Of the Doctors death
re as follows: The deceased had
'een on a protracted spree for