The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-20
HERE AND THERE.
The Most important Happenings
Throughout thu State.

cigar factory.
There are six candidates for State
Senator in Fayette and Greenbrier
counties, which compose one dis
triet.
James Carney has been sent to the
penitentiary by the Circuit Court OF
Fayette county. He is said to be n
Pittsburg crook.
In Marshall county all the saloon
lists save one have plead guilty to
indictments and have signed an
agreement not to sell any more
liquor.
Twenty coke ovens recently built
for Joseph Peirrung. superintendent
of Gaymont Coal Company, of the
Kanawha region, were put in opera
ton few days since.
a Wellsburg negro employed at
the residence of Hon. John A. Bing-
ham, at Cadiz, has been arrested for
stealing clothing and other valuable
property from the Judge.
There will be a special meeting of
the Federal Court in Charleston, on
March %, at which time the fees Of
attorneys connected in the sale of
the Ohio Central railroad will be fix
ed and allowed.
Gen. "Stonewall7 Jackson's old
war horse. sold Sorrel,'' former
Greenbrier county animal, is at the
Confederate Soldiers Home, at Rich
mond. He is very feeble and cannot
live much longer.
James Lavan, light weight cham
ion of Parkersburg, and James Gold
en-, lightweight chamion Of Milwau-
kee, have signed articles to fight a
six-round glove contest for the re-
ceipts at Eureka Hall, JACKSONVILLE,
Ohio, March %.
A colorcd man named William
Mill. who was arrested at Parkers-
burg four years ago charged with
robbing the residence of Thomas G..
Smith, but jumped his bond and got
away, has been re arrested in Michi-
gan and brought back to Parkers-
burg
John Bennett, of Centreyille, Up
shur county, while on his way to a
prayer meeting was struck on the
head by some unknown person. The
blow was so severe that Bennett was
felled to the earth and remained I'M
conscious for some time. His scalp
was badly cut by the club.
The bill of Coroner Jones, of Pres
ton county, for services in connec-
ton with the late Newburg disaster
amounted to Sl95. Mr.. Jones has
filed his bill with the clerk of the
county, with an endorsement that
the whole amount shall 90 into the
relief fund for the benefit of the suf-
fercrs.
Charleston people are under the
impression that they have an organ
lied band Of fire bugs in their midst
A number of incendiary fires have
taken place there recently. The
latest one was the burning of barn
belonging to the Goshorn estate oc-
cupied by Mrs. Reed. Mrs Reeds
loss on contents was 81 800, on which
there was $3.50 insurance. The barn
was uninsured.
1t is reported that the village of
Maiden, Kanawha county, has been
relieved of it's charter and all its
franchises at the request of a major
ity of its inhabitants, and Joel S.
Shrewsbury has been appointed re-
ceiver, to take charge of and sell all
of the corporation effects and set
tie its accounts. The trouble origi-
mated from a general neglect of the
Town Council to perform its duties.
A new oil company has been
by W. II. +. kell, G. S.
P. II. Kelly and Cuthbert
& earle, of Parkersburg, to operate
the Fargo tract leased of the West
Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company.
The capital stock is $4,000, Of
which $4,000 has been paid in. The
consists of thirty nine acres
Of land on Fargo run, in Richie coun
ty, and has on it eleven wells, pro
ducing $50 barrels per month. The
company propose to begin active
operations as soon as possible.
A shooting ARRAY is reported to
have taken place at Ravenswood,
W ednesday, which is likely to prove
fatal and which originated over
game of cards. A man-about-t town
named Coleman met j. B. Pennyba-
ker, a well known and popular stock
trader, on the street, and they had
m alteration, which resulted in
Coleman calling Pennybaker liar.
Pennybaker knocked Coleman down,
when the latter rose, drew a pistol
and shot Pennybaker just below the
eye. Coleman was arrested and
Pennybaker taken home.
A special to the Enquirer from
Anderson under date of the Sth,
says; r. d. Anderson, editor and
of the Anderson, States
man, and G. l.. Peck, editor of the
Hinton Independent, met in front
Of the Monroe House here yesterday
evening. Anderson demanded a re-
traction of statements made in the
of March 9th, which was
Anderson got in pelting
blows with hickory stick over the
head of the Hinton editor, when the
man drew a No. 80
Smith d Wesson revolver, but was
prevented from using it by the quick
and heavy blows of the Statesman,
until the Mayor appeared and plac-
ed them under bond.
Only Three
Only three of the defeated nomi
nees of the two great political par
lies for the presidency are still
the living-John C. Fremont,
Samuel j. Tilden and James G.
Blaine Only three men who have
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