The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22
Numerous Newsy Notes.

Numerous Newsy Notes.
Mark Twain is said to be the
richest author in America.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania, is said to be worth So, 900, :
900.
The members of the Grant fam
lily have returned to Mt. Nc
Gregor.
Francis Murphy, the temper
ance evangelist, and his son John
F. Murphy have been in Wheel
ing.
1t is entimated that thirty-fve
thousand people visited the tomb
of General Grant on Sunday after
his burial.
OF the nine States that produce
coke Pennsylvania turns out more
than five times as much as the
other eight.
A son of John Emory, a prom
inent citizen of Matamoras, Ohio,
was drowned while swimming in the
river the other day.
Gen. Franz Siegel has been APP
pointed to position in the county
clerks office in New York, with a
salary of So, 500.
The Supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania holds that man has no in
surable interest in the life of his
mother-in-law.
Advices from Tonquin, -Chinee,
say that over ten thousand chris
tians have been massacred in the
provinces of Biendink and Phyzen.
A disastrous fire occurred at
Webster Block, in Manchester, N.
H., last week, in which eight per-
ished and others sustained inju-
ries.
1t is announced unofficially that
General L. M. Nelly, of Lima,
Ohio, has been appointed Assist
ant Commissioner of the General
Land office.
Albert r. Herrick, a wealthy
resident Of Brooklyn, was murdered
in his own house last week. His
step-son has confessed that he is
the murderer.
James w. Marshall, the discov-
erer of gold in California, died Mon
day at his home in Kelsey, Cal.
He was "a years old, and died a
poverty-striken, disappointed man.
Mrs. Poinsett, of Erie, Kas.,
who had her life insured for $751;
900, died. The insurance COM
panies refused to pay, and now her
daughter is found guilty of her
murder.
1t is supposed that the Washing
ton monument may have suffered
injury from lightning during the
recent heavy storms. Great I'M
easiness is felt about its safety ow-
ing to its great height.
Gcng-Si, Emperor of China,
has attained his majority, and the
Kingdom passes from the control
of the queen regent. Last week
was observed by the Celestials the
world over to celebrate the event.
The residence of Dave D. John
son in Parkersburg was entered one
night last week by thieves and
gold watch and coat taken. Dave
D. is a brother of Col. Dan d.
Johnson, we'll known to our people.
A report from Washington, Pa,
says: Suit was entered by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
against the Waynesburg and
Washington Railroad Company
upon interest coupons on bonds
amounting to SII,7oo.So, and
judgment has been obtained.
Maxwell, the noted St. Louis
Hotel murderer, was arrested in
New Zealand and returned to the
authorities in this country for trial. |
He was nearly month on the trip
during which time he maintained
perfect ease never giving the de-
tectives who had him in charge the
least trouble.
A man named F. B. Dunton was
by President Cleveland
Postmaster at Lincolnville, Maine.
He was a mugwnmp republican
and had filled the office of deputy
postmaster under the republican
administration. He was highly
recommended as an efficient officer,
&C., but after his appointment was
made and before his commission
was issued he was detected in
peculiar to republican
fact he robbed the
and got into jail. The
republicans think this a joke on
Cleveland, but considering how
Dunton got in, the joke is alto
gether on the republicans.