The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-02

The Jackson Bugle says that
despite the cry ofhard timesin that
county over $1,000 goes into the
Louisiana Lottery every month.
Not one cent of corporation tax
es of Ravenswood was returned de-
linquent last year. This is certainly
a good showing for the collector.
Ground was broken last week for
the large paper and pulp mill on
Davis Island at Piedmont. About
200 hands will be employed at the
works.
Grafton has no license, but liquor
is sold openly at many places in
the town. The authorities have
determined to take hold of the
matter, but they did this before
with poor results.
Is is almost an assured fact that
Clarksburg will have street rail,
way. The more enterprising citizens
Of the town are in favor of it. and
if the project is defeated. it will be
by the mossback element.
The new Court house at Spencer,
which is receiving the finishing
touches is a credit to Roane county.
1t is built of brick and stone, and
in one end is built steel clad Jail,
by the Pauley Jail Co., of St. LOU
is.
The grand jury of Mineral county
found indictments against num-
Der of young bloods of Keyser for
betting on the last election. We
believe this is the first time indict
ments were found against betters in
this state.
The Huntington Times is auth
ority for the statement that mas
todon tooth, weighing twelve pound
was recently unearthed in a gravel
pit near Dover, Kentucky, on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. 1t
was twelve feet below the surface.
Lucinda Jones, colored woman
of PIT. Pleasant, who is the widow
of Union soldier, refuses to give
evidence even when interviewed by
a special examiner, thereby keep
ing herself out of more than 5000
she is Justly entitled to. She says
she won't bother her head about it.
Wednesday night last the jail at
Logan c. H., was broken into and
Joe Deskins, charged with felony,
Allen Doss, misdemeanor, and an
unknown party also charged with
misdemeanor got away. There
were three Eureka Detectives con-
fined there for conspiracy to arrest
the Hathelds all of whom refused
to go or leave the Jail. The out
look is that trouble is imminent.
DIR. Lacy, of Richie county, a
man who writes M. d. after his
name, but is said not to know any
more about medicine than a hog
does about astronomy, has been
arrested by the sheriff Of that coun-
ty and placed in jail for giving pre-
scriptions for whisky and other
delicacies without license. The Of
hcers had been hunting for him for
more than year, but he always
succeeded giving them the dodge
until the other day.
James Early (colored) got into
a.difhculty with Ward Kearn at
Lewisburg Greenbrier county, on
Saturday last, about dog. Early
struck Kearn with a rock. where
upon the latter drew a pistol and
pursued the negro, firing at him
twice. Neither shot took effect.
Kearn then swore out warrant
for Early, who was arrested and
lodged in theLewisburg Jail to await
of the Grand Jury
Quite a commotion was caused
on Capitol street about 5 O clock
yesterday afternoon by the sharp
report of three pistol shots at John
Whites barber shop. 1t seems that
Joseph billiard, a barber employed
there, had a few words with Mat.
Bowles. the proprietor of the estab-
lishment few minutes before and
stepping out on the street got his
revolver. On returning he opened
the door, and without a word fired
two shots at Bowles, who was in the
back part, one of them taking effect.
Bowles, taken by surprise, also
secured revolver and going to the
door fired shot at billiard, who
by this time had started out Capt.
tol street. The bullet struck a pro-
lection inthe wall ofthe operasbuild-
ing at Rummell's corner, narrowly
missing J. A. Carper, who was
standing just behind it. The police
appeared upon the scene and i'm
mediatetely arrested the parties,
They will be tried before the mayor
tomorrow morning at 6 O'Clock.
Charleston Star.