The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-13

WAt4H anu 11Yus Ne Hs WDttr ~
Become U. 8. Marshal.
! Last Friday the President dispos
ed of two Of Ihc best Federal Office.
in the State very satisfactorily tt
persons Of all political crecds. Th'
rush and competition at Washington
for the office Of U. S. District Attor
ney was great and the contestants
numbered a brilliant array of legal
talent, but Mr.. Sturgiss managed
to get the recommendations o.
Messrs. Gof, Atkinson, McGinnis
and Smith, and these parties called
on the President and exhibited that
much of the slate prepared and the
commissions were then ordered to be
made out The only persons dis
gruDtled over the Sturgiss appoint
ment are the close friends and back
ers of Flick, Cowden and Hutehin-
son.
This appointment, however, raises
some very intricate complications
with the boys in this Congressional
district who are after more good
things, prominent among whom are
S. p. Mccormick, of Kingwood, and
I. w. Fleming, of Fairmont, who had
been very energetic in the hope that
one or the other would get the APP
pointment of Collector Of Internal
Revenue, but the advent of Sturgiss
ends for this campaign their hopes
for the place, and the Collector is
likely to come from the Fourth OF
Third district. Sammy nor Tommy
neither had very good chances fol
the place, as Sans appointment for
merly proved unsatisfactory and
Fleming is yet too young politician
to expect so much. Well see
about the Collectorship later. The
Hon. Samuel G. Burdett, of Charles
ton is to be Assistant District At
torney. The appointment of Hon
H. S. White to be Marshal took
place the same afternoon and has
proven to be very sensible part Of
the Federal distribution. Mr.. White
is merchandising at Bolton. His
appointment was meritorious to say
the least.
Messrs. Sturgiss and White will
take charge of their respective Offices
as soon as sworn in and the swear
ing in will take place at time not
far distant. Mr.. Sturgiss' Office is
worth about $4,000 per annum and
Mr.. Whites about $4,000.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY sTURGIss.
Hon. Geo. C. Sturgiss is as well
Anown to Monongalians as any man
in the county and to the PEG
pie Of the State almost as well as
any man in the State. He is near
so years Of age and belongs to the
good old Sturgiss family of Western
Ohio. At an early age he came to
Morgantown, went to school for a
while and taught several terms OF
school. About the time of the open
ing of the rebellion he began the
study Of law with Hon. w. L. Wiley,
published a paper for year in part
nership with Prof Wiley and near
the close of the war was clerk in
the office Of the late DR.. Boughner,
paymaster in the Union army at
Detroit, Mich. After the cessation
of hostilities he began the active
practice of his profession in this
place and has continued in it until
the present, gianing high rank in the
legal fraternity. Mr.. Sturgiss has
been actively identified with the
Republican party in West Virginia
for years. Early in the seventies he
served in the Legislature as the Rep
resentative of Monongalia county
In 1880 he was the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor against Governor
Jacob B. jackson, and although de-
feated by large majarity, he won
many friends and made a good i'm
preston all over the State. Since
this defeat Mr.. Sturgiss has not TAX
en- an active interest in State poll
tics. His time has been largely de
voted to developing the material in
terests of this county, and he has
been particularly identified with
several railroad projects. He is the
law partner of Judge Berkshire, the
eoriginal Harrison man."
U. S. MARSHAL WHITE.
Hon. H. S. White, of Bolton, will
succeed United States Marshall Sc.
hon. Mr.. White is one of the best
known business men in this section
of the State. He is native Of West
Virginia, having been born in this
county, near West Warren, where
many members of his family continue
to reside He is brother of Prof
l. C. White, of this place, and has
many warm personal friends among
our people. When still a young man
Mr.. White located at Bolton, Mar
shall county, and has there conduct
ed large mercantile business. Sew.
eral years ago, Mr.. White met with
heavy business reverses, but has
since fully recovered himself, and is
recognized as one of the most sub
stantial men of his county. Dur
ing the last few years he has beer
interested in various enterprises to
develop the State, and has been uni
formly successful. Mr.. White has
always Leen an active, ardent and
consistent Republican. He served
several terms in the legislature from
his county, and was candidate fol
the nomination last fall, but failed
to secure it. In the Clarksburg Con
vention, which nominated Mr.. George
w. Atkinson to Congress, Mr.. White
was one of Mr.. Atkinson's warmest
supporters, and placed him in nomi-
nation. Mr. Atkinson repaid the
debt yesterday. Although Mr.
Whites nomination comes in the
nature of reward for political ser
vices, there is no reason to believe
that he will not make faithful and
efficient officer. He is in the prime
of life. He has good business ability
and is in every way qualified for the
position.
An Alleged Murderer Arrested Here,
Last Friday Detective Gothrop
IF Clark shurp went before 'Suuirf