Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-08-07
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Hon. N. Golf, of this State, is one
of half dozen eminent speakers IN
vited to take part in the Maine cam
paign.
The Parnell Relief Fund Club OF
Parkersburg, has forwarded to MT.
Parnell $3.50 80. Mayor Chancellor
is treasurer of the club, which has
been in existence but o short time.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August e.
John L. McGraw was confirmed to
be Collector of Internal Revenue for
the District of West Virginia with
out opposition to-day. Mr.. Sherman
Withdrew all objections.
The largest bass caught on the
South Branth this season was one
that j. G. Stubblefield hooked at
"Ogden's. When weighed several
hours after it was caught it tipped
the beam at six pounds.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August s.
The nomination of Cornelius q.
Watts to be United States District
Attorney for West Virginia, was
confirmed by the Senate in its ex-
ecutive session tonight. He takes
Flick's place.
The latest snake story comes from
Logan county where, according to
the Democrat, Elliott hester killed
rattle snake that was seven feet
long, twenty inches in circumference
and had twenty-five rattles and a
button. Whew!
The Richie Gasette, the able jour
nal over which State Senator p. w.
Morris presides so acceptably, has
started on its thirteenth year. All
It's many friends will join in the hope
that it will boom along in the future
more profitably than ever.
The Wellsburg Herald says that
last week the Messrs. Thompson, of
West Middletown, disposed of their
entire clip, amounting to $4,000
pounds, to Brown, Buchanan & Co.,
at 80 cents per pound. The wool is
said to have been of a superior quail.
ity.
The Tucker County Pioneer says it
may be possible that the town of
Davis will take Tucker County out
of the Democratic ranks. 1t is re.
ported that the men who have NOV
ed in and about the growing place
are Republicans to the tune of 800
majority, which will more than offset
the county.
Four of the herd of cattle belong
| ing to James Erwine, of Pocahontas
county, were shot and killed by
some scoundrel while they were on
their ranges on Paldy's Knob,
William Cleek had one of his steers
shot too. The miscreant is known
and will be arrested. Pocahontas
has already sent men to the peni-
Tertiary for committing felony like
this.
When the State Bord of Public
Works on its recent trip through the
State assessing the railroad reached
Weston, E, Willis Wilson, the Bour.
bon Governor of this State, asked,
it is reported, not for the best, but
for the Democratic hotel. He was
directed by Scott Jones, colored, to
the hotel of Dohen & Co., the Hay
den House, for which he was runner,
and Wilson went there. The "Co.n
of this concern is Jones and his
wife. Jones is a good staunch Re-
publican. 1t is said that Windyn
was considerably chagrined when
he found out the true complexion of
the hostelry.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August g.
Romney, w. Va, whose citizens
were greatly excited over the tan
merry murder last May, are again dis.
turbed by another murder in their
town, which occurred yesterday
morning. Miss Ann Offner, a young
woman about eighteen years old,
shot and killed Benjamin Brooks,
aged forty-three years. Brooks was
supposed to be her husband by a
number of persons in that neighbor-
hood, although at the time of the
shooting, Miss Offner resided with
her father on a farm short dis
lance from Romney. Brooks was
said to be a dissolute and worthless
character with no stated home, and
roamed around picking up odd jobs
at carpentering. The ball struck
Brooks in the forehead and passed
through his head, killing him in
stantly.
The Piedmont & Cumberland
Railway Company, an auxiliary of
the West Virginia Central, has is
sued s650,000 mortgage 5 percent
bonds to pay the cost of construction
and equipment. The road is to be
thlrty-one miles long, connection
with the West Virginia Central at
Piedmont and running to Cumber.
land. The feature of public interest
in connection with the announce
ment of this loan is the fact that a
contract has been made with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
under which at least one.half of all
the traffic of the West Virginia Cen
trail and Piedmont & Cumberland
roads must be given to the Penn
sylyania road. The Pennsylvania
agrees to set aside five percent of
the gross receipts from freight
tariffs as guarantee of the interest
OF the new loan. The covenant is