The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
HERE AND THERE.
The Most important Happenings
Throughout the State.

New Cumberland is without a
saloon and there never was muir
der committed in Hancock county.
Recent heavy rains in Monroe
county caused rise in Indian creek
that exceeded anything since the
food of 1861. Several acres of fod
der and considerable fencing were
swept away.
Elum McGinnis, one of the oldest
freight conductors on the third di-
vision of the b. d. O., had his left
arm so badly crushed in the yard at
Grafton that it had to be amputated
between the elbow and shoulder.
The graduating class of the Wells
burg High School this year will num-
Der six young gentlemen. They are
John and Gist Palmer, Briggs Ha-
ney, Jesse Paxton, John Jacob and
Samuel Paul. Last year the entire
class was made up of young ladies.
Secretary of State Walker has is
sued q certificate of incorporation to
the Petroleum Fuel Company for the
purpose of manufacturing apparatus
for the combustion and use of liquid
hydro carbons for fuel, under the
patents owned by the company.
The principal office is in Philadel-
phia.
Joseph Huber, of Charleston, en-
ployed at the Star coal yards as su-
perintendent of the trains, was haul
ing heavy stone, when the wagon
struck something and stopped, the
momentum carried the stone forward,
taking Huber with it to the ground,
crushing his skull and breaking his
neck.
Timber men on the upper waters
of Coal river took advantage of the
recent rise and brought out 5000
logs. If the rise in the Coal had been
a general one, the number of logs
brought down would have been large
ly increased, but as it is, only few
tributaries have had rain enough for
such a rise.
Another suicide is reported from
the Insane Asylum at Weston. This
time 1t was Henry Lawyer, patient
from Preston county, who cut his
throat. He was one of the most vio-
lent and uncomfortable patients in
the institution. Four times he had
broken the iron bars at the window
of his room and escaped, but was al
was brought back.
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Jan. 49,
Three stables, the property of Hugo
Heidenreich, were destroyed by fire
here last night. The live stock,
excepting one valuable mule, was
saved. The other contents, of con-
siderable value, were destroyed.
Mr.. Heidenreich, in saving his horses,
was seriously burned on the arms
and head. The loss will aggregate
$500, with no insurance.
1t is stated on good authority that
AN.Williams will be appointed post
master her vice G. F. Scott resigned
within the next four or five days
1t is said by prominent Democrat
that Williams has been procuring
and sending in lengthy petitions to
Washington ever since the election
fiasco, until at present he has 6
lengthier endorsement than was ever
gotten up before in this county
Parkersburg journal.
Two men who are under indict
ment in the United States Court fol
this district, now in session at Par
, kersburg, for misdemeanor which
was so light, they were released or
their own recognizance, walked al
the way from Clay county last week
to attend court, and found on theil
: arrival that the prosecuting witness
was away in Dakota. In another
case the parties walked from Brax
ton county, and the prosecuting
witness is in the regular army ou
; west fighting Indians.
EVANSVILLE, W. VA, Jan. 10
Anna Casner, prepossessing young
, lady of this county, and the daugh
ter of farmer in comfortable Cir
cumstances, died yesterday in fright
full agony from the effects of poison
administered by her own hands
The girl had become infatuated witt
, a young Mormon apostle, who ha!
been endeavoring for some time pas
to obtain converts in this part of thu
State, and the refusal of her parents
to allow her to accompany him t.
the West was the cause of her rasl
j.. act.
A six days pedestrian contest
in which ex-Alderman Patrick Fitz
gerald, of New York; j. H. Herty, o
Boston, and Peter Hegelman, the
champion German pedestrian of thu
United States are entered, with sew
, eral others of less celebrity, com
menced at Wheeling Monday, attract
ing a large attendance of sporting
men from all parts of the country
The purse is 81 900; $500 to the first
$500 to the second, and 5000 to tn,
third, with two hundred additions
to the winner if the record of 81,
miles is broken. The contest end!
at midnight next Saturday.
THAT WILD AND WAsTEFUL LIAR
The following bit of Munchausen
ism has been drifting around among
the newspapers for several days
That "wild. and wasteful liar" is al
Z it again Here's his yarn: At St
George, Tucker county, New Years
morning some bad boys lit buncf
of firecrackers and threw them in tn
} street to see them go off, Nose Ba
ker's mule came along and swallow
ed them before they went off. HI
walked forward just three steps ant
stopped. He heard something. HI
turned his head around on his sid
and listened. 1t was those firecrack
. ers having fun. He picked out ;
, straight piece of road and started
Jake Strurenger's colored servan
met him half mile this side of ole
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