The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-05
HERE AND THERE.
The Most Important Happenings
Throughout the State.

near Glover's Gap Thursday night.
No lives lost.
Miss Gertrude Sharp, daughter of
Receiver Sharp, of the o. c. road,
manipulated the throttle of the first
passenger train to pass over the
big PIT. Pleasant bridge The event
occurred on Thanksgiving.
Messrs, Budd d Nelson, two pro.
gressive and thriving farmers of Je-
rusalem, Monroe county, Ohio, re-
Gently purchased los head of Span
ish Merino sheep in Washington
county, Pa They paid about s., 900
for them.
Since Morgantown celebrated her
anniversary with such grand display
the citizens of Charlestown will meet
tonight to decide on a plan Of hon
oring the day upon which it became
one of the oldest towns in West vir-
ginia.-St. Albaas Nonpariei
1t is reported that the Congress
sional bee has begun to buzz in the
judicial bonnet of Hon. W. T. Ice, of
Barbour comfy, and that his chances
for making it interesting fer Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson, the present Second
district representative, are good.
The steamer Emma Graham sunk
in the Ohio'river at Ripley's Land
ing at 9 o'clock Thursday night. In
swinging into the landing it struck
a large barge filled with slaves and
went down in 20 feet of water. The
fireman, Mylo Cooper, was drowned.
Unknown parties have placed sew
eral torpedoes on the grade at Guy
andotte, for the purpose of destroy
ing life and property. They have
failed so far in their dastardly
scheme, and there is reward
of 800 out for their discovery and
arrest.
A great sensation is attracting at
tention in Clay county. George
Beasely, young farmer, poor, but
honest and upright, shot and killed
Henderson Moore for alternating his
wife's affections. Beaseley has been
arrested but strong public senti-
ment is in his favor.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Mehan, of
Parkersburg, arrested "Sqinky" Rob
inson in Brooke county last week.
He is accused of counterfeiting mo-
ney over seven years ago. He was
arrested at the time, but escaped,
and has since eluded the officers, till
Mehan got word of his whereabouts.
West Virginia soldiers are request
ed to send their names, company, reg
iment rank, amount of service and
postofiiee address to Capt J. NJ.
Rife, West Jefferson, Ohio, Secretary
of the West Virginia Veteran Asso-
citation. The object of this associa-
ton is to complete roster Of all
soldiers of West Virginia troops
Governor Wilson has issued par
don to D. Y. Lackey, of Milton, SEN
fenced from Cabell Circuit Court,
in March last, for a term of three |
years, for assault ON Detective ALI. |
Burnett The recommendation for
Executive elemency was signed by |
nine of the jurors, who convicted |
Laekey, and large number of per-
ons in Cabell and Wayne counties.
A few days ago Hon. Levi p. Nor
ton, of New York, visited his Red
Sulphur Springs property, in Monroe
county. While suggesting improve
ments and making plans, he remark
ed that he intended trying the ex-
pertinent of a tobacco patch. Before
leaving he directed that one hundred
acres of his best land be cleared up
and prepared for the raising of to-
bacco.
A telegram from Wheeling to
Thursdays Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette says: There came near be-
ing frightful panic in the Opera
House this evening. The play was
"The New Magdalen," with Miss
Clara Morris in the leading role.
The house was filed with one of the
finest audiences of the season. In
the third act, just as the most thrill
ling point was reached, and at time
when the audience was wrought up
to high pitch of interest, the long
train of Miss Morris costume was
switched over the footlights and
caught fire. A cry of horror went
up, people rose in their seats, some
started for the stage, others for the
exits. 1t was only by the most
thoughtful action on the part of
few that danger was averted. VIM.
Richardson, stage carpenter, rushed
on the stage and assisted Miss Nor
ris, who was coolly endeavoring to
stamp out the flames, in extinguish-
ing them. The costume was a very
elegant and handsome brocaded old
gold velvet. She thanked Richard
son on the stage before the audience,
which, as soon as it recovered, APP
plauded loudly. The play then pro-
ceeded as smoothly as before.
The work of the joint commission
from Pennsylvania and West Virginia
to determine the boundary line be-
tween the two states has finished it's
labors and is ready to make a report.
Capt. Chipley, of Va, has just finish
ed making the east and west line; the
north and south line was established
and marked year ago. Capt. Chip
ley has had hard trip of it. The
country through which he and his
men had to pass was largely rough
and mountainous, and plenty of
snow and ice was found to add to
the discomforts. The lines which
have been established were run
III years ago. At that time the
stations were marked with posts and
mounds. In nearly every instance
the rotten end of the post has been
found in the ground, or where a
mound was made, some trace Of the
The stations have been
marked this time in a manner cal
to endure. Dressed stone
posts one foot square and set three
feet in the ground have been put up.
Great care was exercised in setting
these stones. Over one hundred of
them were set on the two lines. In
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