Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-09-21
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

The railroad property Of this state
j. assessed BY the Board OF Public
Works al nearly 100000.
Iii. said that Judge Fleming. Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor. will
make thorough canvass Of the
State
a terrible boiler explosion occurred
al steam saw-Inill near BuckhannOn
On Monday. Two men were killed
and three injured.
The Democratic and Union Labor
parties Of Kanawha county have
formed combination. and expect 10
carry the county in November.
Governor Wilson has pardoned from
the penitentiary Richard Lane. who
while drunk stabbed and killed John
Mclaughlin in Wheeling in lSS3.
John Kisner. an old German who
lived al Raymond City, in nawha
county. got on big spree last week
and wound il up by committing sui
eide
The other morning Charles Hanson.
a farmer living near Wheeling, went
out in field 70 catch his horse. The
animal kicked him in the head and he
died in All hour.
Hanson Willis. the terror Of the
western part Of this state. has just
been sent 70 the Ohio penitentiary for
twenty wears Willis has four muir
ders charged up 10 him.
Col Henry b. Hubbard. one Of the
oldest and best known citizens Of
Wheeling. died On Monday. He va.
lieutenant colonel Of the First Virginia
Infantry during the war.
According 10 newspaper report. the
Hatfeld- and the McCOy- are fight
ing again. The latest warn SAYS that
in & fight last Friday two Of the Nc
Cows were killed and two Of them
badly wounded.
Mrs.. Warner. a Tyler county woman
who was possessed Of very bad TEN
per. tried 70 poison her three children
with rough Oh rats the other day.
and then took big spoonful herself
The children got well but the mother
died
The Republicans Of Morgan county
y
ticket: For the Legislature, 81. T.
Weber: sheriff Allen VI. Mendenhall:
prosecuting attorney. ]. w. b. Duck
wall: commissioners. Adam Spring and
Francis Grove: surveyor. w. II. Nc
Cullough; assessor. J. II. Filler.
Out in Greenbrier county recently
the Democrats held a primary election
for county and legislative ticket At
this election every voter pledged him
self 70 support the democratic nOmi-
nees. and 1850 votes were pOlIed
which j. 1856 more votes than Green
brier county cast for Cleveland III
1884
At convention Of cOlOred voters in
Charleston last week IL was resolved
10 place State ticket in the field. 70
be composed entirely Of colOred men.
Resolutions were adopted calling at
| tentiOn TO the fact that the RepublI-
/ can party has absolutely refused 70
| give the colored man the recognition
| TO which he j. entitled, nOtwithstand-
/ ing the fact that there are II, 900 color
! ed voters in the State. nearly all Of
whom are Republicans, and asking
/ that petitions be presented 70 the Leg
islature requesting the adoption OF
provisions that will prevent discrimi-
nation in all branches Of study be-
tween white and colored pupils in the
public schools. The following State
/ ticket was nominated: Governor, w.
| II. Davis, Of Kanawha county; audi
tor, +. a. Turner Of Brooke; treas
urer, Alfred Whiting, Of Hampshire;
presidential elector at large, L. NJ.
| Thurston. of Hampshire, and one not
named; first district, Edward Turner,
| Of Brooke; second Albert Alexander,
Of Hampshire; third, John A. Jefferson,
Of Kanawha; fourth, John Jordon, Of
Mason.