The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

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A Mrs. Dixon, from Falling
Spring. Greenbrier county, COM
mitted suicide in the county jail at
Lewisburg. on Sunday night, jan
uary 9TH. She had been adjudged
a lunatic and placed in Jail for safe
keeping, Nearly everything had
been removed from the room to
prevent her from doing violence to
herself; but she tore up sheet,
and made a species Of rope from
the strips, hanging herself by tying
one end to the top of the window
and the other around her neck, and
then jumping from the window sill.
John Darnell, son of Col. Oar
mel, Of French creek, Lewis coun-
ty, heard a noise at the corn crib
few nights ago and upon going
out he found the door on the crib
open and some one in it. The
thief fired at young Darnell and
fortunate for him he threw up his
arms and the ball lodged in his
wrist, otherwise it would have en-
tered his brainand killed him. They
have very strong suspicion of the
guilty party, and he will likely be
brought to justice in due time.
A reward of SIS is offered by
t. Z. Friend, of Braxton county,
for the arrest and apprehension of
his wife, Catherine Friend, and a
man by the name of G. l.. Cutlip.
They register at the hotels as
Luther and Catherine Miller and
are travelling as man and wife.
Mrs. Friend left a husband and
four children and Mr.. Cutlip a
wife and four children at their re-
spective homes in Braxton county.
At the Commercial Hotel of Wes-
ton, whree they quartered Friday
night, it was learned that they were
on their way to Kansas.
Henry L. Reynolds, of the eth
biological department of the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington,
d. c., is in Charleston, with view
to making certain notes in refer
ence to the ancient earthworks of
the Kanawha valley. His studies
particularly relate to the enclosures.
In these this valley is particularly
rich. They seem, he says to be of
the Scioto valley type, which are
composed Of clay and in form are
circles, squares and octagons, all
true geometric figures. Mr.. Rey-
nolds has already noted three true
circles composed of clay and of uni
form diameter, in the valley below
as well as two elongated ell
lipses, both very symmetrical in
outline and uniform in dimen-
sions. This type has hitherto been
supposed to be confined to Ohio.
We are informed that short
time ago while Rev, J. Smith was
holding series of meetings at the
Drake school house some person
or persons suspended in the garnet
a dummy and when he was in the
middle Of his sermon it was cut
loose and fell to his arms. The fe-
male part Of the congregation was
greatly excited. Several men rush
ed out Of the house in hope Of
finding the offender but no one was.
1t would seem from a note found
on bundle of withes that the Rev.
has some enemies at that place.
This note warned him not to preach
there any more as they had no
confidence in him. Rev. Smith
has been preaching there about
40 years and is a man of ability and
highly respected. Spencer Bulle
tin.
There is quite an excitement
among the people of Muddy creek,
about five miles east Of this place,
in regard to singular hole in the
ground. This phenomenon, or
chasm, or whatever it is, is on a
hillside near cliff Of rocks and is
unfathomable, SO say persons who
have attempted to sound its depths.
Every morning smoke in consider
able quantities may be seen issuing
forth, and there is a perceptible de.
gree of heat. Residents of the
community claim that they have
tried to fill it up with stones, but
that the stones sink from sight, or,
in the vernacular of a denizen,
start on a journey to China. 1t
is now the popular thing for tour
lists to visit the volcano" as it is
termed. All unite in telling the
same story and agree that they
cannot just quite make it out. -
Tyler Star.
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