The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-31

A Brief synopsis Of Haps and Mishaps
Occurring In Our State.
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said that Mr.. Friedman will begin a
suit for damages against the prose
cutting witness.
George Christian, the Cabell coun-
ty colored man who set fire to the
Guyandotte Jail, in February last,
whereby the building was destroyed
and one of it's inmates, Frank Brown,
burned to death, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
A destructive fire occurred at New
Martinsville few days ago
Levi Shuman's Touring mill, was
burned to the ground. 1t is not
known how the fire caught. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in
Braxton county a few days since.
Tom McCumbers and Hiram Harris
got into difficulty over a COW get
ting into corn field and McCum-
bers shot Harris in the ankle, inflict-
ing wound that may necessitate
amputation.
Prunty, who murdered a man
named Childers last May in Braxton
county, will probably have his trial
at Sutton, this month. This is said
to be Prunty's second murder. The
first one was in Doddridge county,
where he escaped hanging by play
ing the insanity dodge.
A dispatch from Washington says;
"Capt. W. l.. Bridges, of Mercer
county, formerly superintendent OF
the penitentiary, has been notified
that his services at the government
printing office must terminate, and
Chief Clerk Parke, of the land office,
will go next month" The only com
plant is their Democracy.
The gas supply is rapidly failing,
and will soon be a thing of the past
in Cumberland, unless the Ohio
Valley Gas Co. secure new supply
very soon. Coal and wood have tax
en- the place at nearly all the brick
works, and smoke from the good, old
reliable coal will curl from many
chimneys in Cumberland this win
ter, where gas was formerly used
Hdncock Independent.
James Ricketts,, Prosecuting At
torney of Cabell county, and former
ly one Of the leading lawyers of the
State, has we understand, been re-
moved from his office by order of the
Court, for drunkenness. Mr.. Rick
ctts has been totally incapacitated
for duty for months and is physi-
cal wreck. He has held the office
for number of years, and was gen.
orally liked by all who knew him.
The statement of the earnings
and expenses of the West Virginia
Central and Pittsburg Railroad Com
pany for July, 1889, as compared
with July, 1888, shows an increase
in net earnings of 1854; the net
earnings in the first six months of
the fiscal year are $135,9S6, so that
the company has earned in six
months over the total fixed charges
of the year, which are $135, 900, six
per cent on the 80, 100000 bonds.
About two weeks ago Effie Robins.
a good looking young girl aged about
eighteen years was arrested and
lodged in Jail at Winfield on charge
Of having stolen valuable horse
from a man named Lassie, who re.
sides in the neighborhood of Five
and Twenty. She succeeded in es-
Gaping from the Jail, and in order to
accelerate her flight took with her
another fine horse belonging to DIR.
T. ?. Carpenter. At last reports
she had not been recaptured.
An eX-confederate of Berkeley
county says that in the fall of '63
early one morning farmer came in
to camp near Centerville, Va. with
nine pounds of butter which he offer
ed for nine dollars, or dollar a
pound. After consultation of the
mess which consisted of nine mem
bers, the butter was purchased at
the price asked. A pile of slap
jack cakes foot high was baked
and the party sat down to breakfast
on the cakes and nine pounds of
butter. When all had finished not
cake or particle of butter re-
manned.
Mike Dance and John Ramey
were at work on the night shift in the
tunnel at Rickley's Mills, Russell
county, Va, near the Mcdowell
county, W. Va, line, night before
last, and after drilling hole in a
rock they put in eighty pounds of
powder and touched the fuse off. 1t
failed to explode and the men went
back and began drilling out the
powder, when the charge exploded
and drove an eighteen foot drill into
Dances brain. The drill passed
half through and stopped, leaving
about nine feet of drill on either
side of the head Ramey had his
hands blown off and was otherwise
injured. Joe Moore had his shout
der knocked off with rock and
VIM. Kurns was badly mashed up.
The West Virginia Broad Aae is
the name of an exchange that reach
es us from Nicholas Court House.
In his salutatory the editor says:
''In launching our little barque upon
the broad, uncertain sea of journal
ism, we make no apologies, offer no
excuse. Some people may not like
it, and will object to the venture
we hope they may There always
was, ana we suppose always will be,
a certain class Of folks to object to
any and everything like an enter
prise, and these we desire to antago-
nize-but to the hard working. en-
terprising citizens of Nicholas and
adjoining counties who have the
good of the public at heart, and an
eye to the interest of No. l, we will
say that our aim is to give you a
good spicy, newsy payer that you
will like to read, and that will do
you good in your business" The
Broad Acc is sprightly looking
sheet, plethoric with news, and
should receive the patronage of the
good citizens of Nicholas and sur
rounding counties.
A Bull in a Waynesburg China Shop.
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Some cattle we're being driven