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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-14

Mention was made in our last
issue of a disease from which cattle,
horses and hogs are dyingOn Little
Gallon, which was pronounced
Charlton by a person who has had
to deal with the disease ON several
occasions. From further informal
ton received from reliable sources
it seems certain that animals on
the lower Little CaillOu are dying
with a disease which is either
Charlton or some sickness equally
as fatal as Charlton. Fortunately
the disease has not spread to the
plantations, but is confined to the
extreme lower end of the bayou.
Precautions are being taken by
some of the planters to guard
against the spread OF the disease,
1t is important forthOSe interested
to maintain the utmost vigilance
during the epidemic. Ihe bodies
of all animals that die with the
disease should be burnt and other
precautions taken to prevent the
disease from spreading.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-14

Gen. N. w, Whitehead is now
representing the Standard Guiana
s. Chemical Manf'g. Co., of New
Orleans. The General was in town
Thursday last looking as hale and
hearty as usual. The company
MIR. Whitehead represents, succeed
ed the well-knOwn Stems Fertilizer
& Chemical M'f'g. Go. and man
u%factures every description Of
fertilizer.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
fhe Eastman Case.

The Eastman case now on trial at
Parsons is likely to prove one Of the
most celebrated ever on trial in the
state. This comes from the number
of witnesses summoned and the
prominence OF the parties involved.
The first difficulty encountered was
that OF empanelling jury Several
days were taken up with this and a
great deal Of trouble was experienced.
The state has finished its side and
the defense is now examining its
witnesses. The state made out a
very strong case and it will be very
difficult for the defense to shake it.
1t has been shown that Col Eastman
made great many threats against
Col. Thompson and that he frequent
ly said that he in ended to kill him
This testimony was not shaken by
the defense although the lawyers
made desperate efforts to do so.
A conviction is the probable out
come of the trial although but few
thought so when it first began. The
result will be watched with great
deal of interest.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
THE SAME OLDCELL
In Ripley Jail Is Occupied
Again By Morgan.
He Verified the Old Saying by Return.
ing to the Scene Of His Crime-Story
of His Wanderings.

John Morgan who was captured
Saturday evening at Walton and
taken to the Spencer jail, was safely
lodged in the jail at Ripley Sunday
morning about 10 o'clock and now
occupies the same cell from which he
escaped last Thursday night. As
soon as the constable reached Spencer
with his prisoner the streets were
filled with a crowd, which would have
lynched him and a leader with de-
termination appeared among them.
All through the night the crowd
kept growing and it began to be a
question with the officers how they
would get their prisoner away Ac-
cident solved the problem for them.
While they were considering what to
do with their prisoner fire broke
out near the depot and the crowd
rushed down the hill to the station
to watch the progress of the third
big fire which has occurred at Spencer
within year. Hastily securing a
carriage and good team of horses,
Sheriff Shinn, of Jackson county,
Constable Camp, who captured Nor
gan, and two guards took Morgan
well handcuffed, to the carriage and
left the town before the mob knew
what was being done. They drove
through muddy roads and swollen
streams all night and reached Ripley
about IL o'clock, while most of the
people were at church.
Morgan verified the truth of the
old saying that a murderer always
returns to the scene of his crime.
After escaping from the Jail about
1870 Thursday night Morgan says he
went first to his own home ten miles
in the country. and spent two hours
with his wife. Then he went to the
scene of the murder and filled his va
lice with apples which he had buried
there before his arrest. He hid by
day and travelled by night, most of
the way on horseback so blood hounds
could not track him. He rode all
Friday night in a circle and found
himself Saturday morning about a
mile from where he started Friday
night. He took dinner Saturday
with a man named Harvey near Wal
ton and former Jackson county
preacher, who was there, recognized
him and followed him to Walton,
where he was caught.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
An Historical Town.

Lewisburg is the oldest town in the
State, and from its many dark blue
limestone buildings it looks as If it
might defy many more centuries of
time. 1t is the same to-day as it was
before the war, and it looks as II it
may be the same henceforth and for
ever. + has the same sleepy look
the same lack of hustle and ANNA
.tion the same set Of hotel loungers
who swoke and recount deeds Of for
mer times, the same stumbling old
negro men with their cabins, cabbage
patches and pig styes, so familiar TO
the residents further South. 1t
was founded by William Lewis, one
Of the famous Lewis family, and the
first fort was called Fort Donnally
1t was from here that Gen. Andrew
Lewis and his brother, Col. Charles
Lewis marched overland to the mouth
of the Kanawha river with the army
of Virginia, cutting down Chief Corn
stalk and scattering his braves. 1t
was only a few miles from here that
the famous "Greenbrier Massacre
occurred. 1t was here that one Of
the hottest little fights of the civil
war occurred, and not far away the
famous battle Of Droop Mountain
took place. 1t is here that the finest
old church in both States standS-the
old Stone Church, built one hum
dred and one years ago by the Pres
byterians. of that never to be destroy
ed material. blue limestone. and to-
day it is as good as il century of
time had not whirled off it's cycles
over its old stone tower. In Gods
half acre, which lies back OF this
grand old Kirk lie buried the re-
mains of many a famous man--men
famous in war and famous in peace;
famous as soldiers ireland as soldiers
of the late war; famous as statesmen,
preachers and citizens.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
-- So
NEW OFFICERS
Commissions Issued to Officers i'm the
National Guard.

About twenty commissions were
issued yesterday from the adjutant
generals office to officers in the ma
tional guard. Many Of them were
issued to officers who were appointed
or promoted some time ago, but who
were not commissioned by reason OF
the fact that the Office was out OF
blank commissions.
Those which were issued yesterday,
and which have not yet been report
ed were:
Col. Thomas E. Hodges to be ma
jor and inspector of small arms prac-
tice
Stephen w. Poe, Jr, to be first
lieutenant and commissary of the
first regiment
John l.. Hunt to be second lieu.
tenant and quartermaster, first bat
TALON, first regiment.
Clarence i. Jolliff to be second
lieutenant and adjutant first bat
talon, first regiment.
Bismarck @. Moore and Charles e.
Mccoy to be captains in the cadet
corps at the University.
Demoine Utt and Wade @. Kilmer
to be first lieutenants, cadet corps.
Benz. L. Laughlin, Buckner F..
Scott, VIM L. Robe and VIM. d. r.
AMMAN, to be second lieutenants,
cadet corps.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
JUSTICE SHOEMAKER HOLDS
COURT.
Several Interesting Cases decided by
Him-A HardscrabbIe Courtship.

Justice Shoemaker has been a very
busy man for the past few days.
Two cases have been before him in
which several people were interested
The first of these was the Wolf tur-
key case in which the right to forty
turkeys was involved. The second
was case from Hardscrabble a
small place on the mountain. Miss
Carrie Hayden on Saturday swore
out warrant for Jasper Kinkaid
charging him with rape. The offense
was alleged to have been committed
last August. Constable Shoemaker
on yesterday made the arrest with
out any trouble and brought the
young man to town.
After hearing the case Prosecutor
Lazzelle advised that the charge be
withdrawn The statement of the
girl showed that the young man had
been going with her for some time
and that they intended to get mar
ried. The other facts in the case
did not warrant the charge and it
was withdrawn by the plaintiff The
young fellow stated that he was go
ing to marry the girl some time
next week.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

Frank WoIcott was found Guilty by the
Jury HE will get Life Sentence.

The Frank Walcott case at Hun
tington has been decided and the
accused viii spend the balance of his
life behind the bars The jury have
found him guilty of murder in the
first degree and have recommended
him to the mercy of the court. This
means that he will receive life sen
tence to the penitentiary.
The case has been a stubbornly
fought one and has attracted great
deal of attention here as the muir
dered man was formerly resident
of this place and was quite we'll
known here. The murder was an
entirely unproyoked one and aroused
the greatest excitement in Hunting
ton. Walcott came up to Webb who
was standing peaceably on the street
and without word pulled gun
and shot him down. Webb died al
most instantly and Walcott's ar
rest followed at once. His attorneys
attempted to show that he was in
sane when the deed was committed.
Nearly every physician in the county
was summoned in the case, thirty of
the sixty witnesses being physicians
1t was thought that he would get n
much lighter sentence. There is
but little doubt that he got justice
however.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
ihe Governor Hiyen u Cane.

The men employed TO assist the
janitor at the capitol last night pre-
sented Governor Atkinson with very
handsome, gold-headed ebony cane.
Engraved on it were the words,
George w. Atkinson, Governor OF
West Virginia, 1884, Judge H. G..
McWhorter, OF the supreme court
presented the cane on behalf OF the
men, expressing their kind regard for
the governor and their appreciation
of his public services. The governor
responded briefly, thanking them for
the The testimony Of their good will
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
THE CoLUMBIANs SETTLE 1T.
They Held Meeting Last Night and
Elected Contestants.

The fuss in the Columbian literary
society has been settled and their con-
testants have been elected. The
meeting last night was as peaceful as
could well be imagined. The men
chosen for the various position were
unanimously elected and the antici-
pated kick did not materialize. How
ever the harmony only existed because
one faction, the defeated one, knew
the futility of resistance.
The rumor of another society being
formed is not warranted by the facts.
1t was true that there was some talk
of such move, but wiser counsels
prevailed and the move will not be
taken. The report that society had
been formed and that it had been
named The Wiley society is utterly
without foundation. The basis of
the report is found in a similar move
which was made some years ago. A
row in the same society did lead to its
temporary disruption and the forma-
ton of the Wiley society. This So
ciety in short time became one OF
the fraternities of the society.
The contestants elected were, for
the preliminary contest in February:
Messrs. B. III. Trussel, S. H. Bowman,
and G. r. Ogden; for the intersociety
contest, on grafton, e. G. Grille, on
essay, j. f. Nelson; on defamation,
G. E. Martin. The selections are
thought to be good ones.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

| am glad to notice Manager Son
neborn is going to inaugurate that
series of high class plays he has
been promising us The first one is
cracker jack, no less an attraction
than Chas. Frohman's "The Girl
Left Behind Me. In '93 this was
the metropolitan success of the year
When America was nightly pack
ing the Auditorium, The Girl | left
Me, was proving an equally potent
drawing card at Schiler's. After
wards it enjoyed run of $50 nights
at the Empire. 1t has been describ-
ed as military drama True the
scenes are laid in war times, but
there is no pea Of musketry. roaring
of cannon, etc, on the stage as is
done by many so-called military
dramas, compared with "Shenan-
doab'' and Cumberland 81. | think
it far superior to either. Manager
Sorneborn is at large expense at
bringing such an attraction here, and
every true lover of the drama should
show his appreciation Of it. have
no hesitancy in pronouncing it the
finest attraction ever produced on a
Morgantown sta4e. CHIcoT.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
The NJ. +. Keyiyal

The revival at the M. p. church ii
becoming more and more successful
Last night there were nine seekers
and five conversions. This brings
the total for the meeting up to twen-
ty-fve seekers and ten conversions.
Tomorrow there will be special
meeting for children and all the
school children are invited to attend.
The address Will be illustrated and
will be most interesting one. 1t.
begins at three o'clock
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
state Supreme Court.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. s.
The supreme court handed down the
following opinions:
Maxwell vs.. Burbridge, from the
circuit court of Doddridge county,
opinion by Judge McWhorter; revers-
ed and remanded
Elbon VS.. Adams, from the circuit
court Of Tucker county, opinion by
Judge Dent: affirmed, divided court
Lang VS.. Pixine, from the circuit
court Of Taylor county, opinion by
Judge Brannon; affirmed
Norfork & Western railroad vs..
Mcdonald, from the circuit court Of
Jefferson county, opinion by Judge
Brannon: modified and affirmed.
Nye, assignee, VS.. Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, from the circuit court
of Taylor county. opinion by Judge
English; reversed and remanded.
Court adjourned until Saturday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
County Court.

This morning the county court
went down the river to look at some
roads which need attention down
there. Both sides of the river were
visited and the condition of things
fully inquired into. The attention
of the court has been taken up allow
ing accounts. No other business of
Importance has been done although
there will be some taken up before
the adjournment.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
In going to st. Paul and Minneapolis


The wise traveller selects the Chica-
90, Milwaukee d st. Paul Railway.
Why?
1t is the best road between Chica-
90 and the Twin Cities.
1t has the most perfect track.
It's equipment is the finest.
Its sleeping ear, are palaces
Its dining room car service is
equal to the best hotels.
It's archaeological trains are
steam heated
Its general excellence has no
equal.
1t is patronized by the best PEG
pie
1t is the favorite route for ladies
and children as well as for men.
It's the most popular road west
of Chicago.
For further information, apply to
nearest ticket agent or address John
r. Pott, District Passenger Agent,
G. M. q ST. p. Ry.. 1876 William
street, Williamsport, Pa.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
The Juniors Organize.

Last night the members of the
Junior Order of American Mechan-
les met in he Maccabee hall ami
perfected temporary organization.
Ten old members responded to the
call and there were twenty-five new
people present j. w. Robinson, of
Wise, D S c was presnt and gave
some very good advice to the petit
TONERS. Tim Van9ilder was elected
Secretay and Will Wilmington was
chosen Treasurer f the temporary
organization. The petition for the
charter has been forwarded and it
will likely be here in month when
the lodge will be instituted There
was formerly lodge here but for
some reason it was allowed to die 1t
is the intention not to permit sim
liar fate to overtake the new lodge.
Ohioans will recognize that mes
sage as being Mckinley all over. 1t
gets over the dangerous spots in the
.gentlest possible manner
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

The M B 4 | Co to French,E Berry,
lot I, block Is, Beechnrst, $l55.
MARION DISTRICT.
Thomas p Pugh's heirs TO Mary
Pugh (widow), 35 A, l15 p, BY parti-
ton.
Same to L Brown pugh, % A, 40
z, lot | same.
Same to Annie c Pugh, % A, %
p, lot > same.
Same to Elizabeth Jane Pugh, 81
A, l20 p, lot ) same.
Same to John William pugh, 81 A,
$50 T, lot 4 same.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Jno. NJ Joliffe Sr to Alph p Fetch
er, two tracts, lot 1, 2a4 A and Il A.
$500.
Richard M Dorsey and wife to Vir-
gil vanderyort, 431 acres, $1,000
Allen G Price ct al TO board OF edu-
cation, one acre, exchange.
Benjamin G Dorsey ct al to James
L Holt, II A, Is p, $3.50.
Virgil Vandervort and wife to Hem
ry l. Devault, 1854 A and l-16 A,
Diok DOISeg Sldnu, SouU.
Sampson Brown and wife To Ben
jamin +. Snider, IS acres, $l400.
GRANT DISTRICT.
Catherine L McElroy to Sinai M
McElroy, 4 A, 3 r and "a p, $500.
N L Tough and wife to Solomon III
Arnett, 10 A, 3 r, "a p, s438.50.
Elizabeth A Bircher ct al to James
K p Bircher, LA acres, being OF SO
A, A Birchers dover, exchange OF
lands.
James s Thorn ct al to Benjamin
L Smith, % perches, ID M Thorn land,
$40.
w 5 Meredith, special commits
sioner, TO same. 3 tracts Of land, A,
3 Ia A, ) Ia A, $500
cAss DISTRICT.
Noah Baker and wife to James Ra-
Der and Wife, lot 80 feet square, 81.
Oliver A Brewer and wife To Ida M
Brewer, l-5 Of lot 4, 81 acres, Enoch
Brewer land, also | . OF LIP of dover
Of Elizabeth Brewer, $50
S. Il. Glasscock, special commits
sioner, to Isaac Brewer, "a A. 2 II,
% p, Marion Cowel land, $843. %.
Il b Price to Samuel S Lemley, 1-3
interest in 227 A, Minor Lemley land,
$4,000.
j j Wharton and wife to A M Bar
rackman, 66 perches, mill and lot,
one-half interest in mill and whole NJ
8 acres Also another tract, area not
given, See deed 1850.
William + Miller and wife to Sam
uel L Miller, interest in 20 acres, $50.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

HERE is no small daily in the
country that give you SO much local
news as the DAILY New DOMINION.
The subscription price is very small.
Suppose you call and give US your
name for lit on trial subscription.
The funniest sight at Parsons
last week was a farmer walking into
town, leading his horse, with fat
hog tied to the saddle.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
AFTER STALEY
His writ of Error Held Up Until
he Is Recaptured.

Virgil Stale, the murderer Of his
brotherin-law, who escaped from
Wayne county Jail Friday night, has
been located at the home of some of his
relatives on Whites creek in Wayne
county, and officers have gone after
him.
The supreme court had granted a
writ of error before hearing of his es-
cape. When the telegram announc-
ing his escape was received, the court
directed its clerk, o. S. Long, to hold
the order up until the prisoner was
again in custody.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
Lost.

The front of Phi Kappa Psi
shield between Rice's store and the
University. Finder leave at this Of
fee and receive reward.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

BEVERLY, Randolph county, is
building an opera house.
w. T. PARKER, formerly of Park
ersburg. writes from Klondike: If
any of my friends expect to come to
Alaska, tell them for Gods sake to
stay in West Virginia.
FRANK WooDs. of Baltimore. last
week el, terl }e-i ut Of the Mary
land CO lefrnrro aarities and Cor
rectftl is ir SUI. Of the late Judge
Woods. OF p iIippi
THE first Christmas trees have be-
gun to come in and the Young idea is
correspondence elatra Several mer-
chants have hegun to decorate in
honor of the festive season and the
tTue spirit Of the time is in the air.
THE Ohio River Railroad has
ieen divided into three divisions
I he first extends from Wheeling to
Parkersburg, the second from Park
ersburg to Wildwood, and the third
from Wildwood to Kenova.
COMPARE this paper with any small
daily published in the country and
you will find it leads. 1t costs but a
trifle and gives you the best of every
thing. Let US have your subscrip-
ton.
WE give you reduction of 25 per
cent on all shoes BOUGHT NOW. $1.10
shoes for 75c., $500 shoes for $3.50,
So. 90 shoes for 1925. Can any one
make money quicker than by buying
their shoes at Hirschman's during the
Big Sale?
A FULL line of Marvin's cakes and
crackers, at "A. L. Nye's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

The Standa:d Oil Company is ne
gotiating for the purchase of up
wards Of 100000 worth Of oil
property in West Virginia.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

In one province of Cuba-Matan-
zas-ten thousand people have died,
the most of them from starvation, in
ten months. Still Mr. Mckinley tells
Congress to keep its hands off.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

The best sugar cured hams for Il
cents at Posten's Cash Store
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

That Pacific coast protest against
the elevation of Attorney General
McKenna to the U. S. Supreme Court
is calculated to set Senators to
thinking. if it does not cause Mr.
Mckinley to change his mind.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09

FINE Stationary for Xmas at Jones'.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
Real Estate Transfers.
MORGAN DISTRICT.

The NJ B 4 | Co to French;E Berry,
lot {, block Is, Beechnrst, $l55.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-23
OPTICIANS.

steady; light. sa.25@aso mixed, $685. heavy
sheep-Receipts 5000; shipments none. Market
steady, but slow; native muttons, 1904; culls and
bucks, $2qS25; Texas sheep, SSq36o; lambs $3.50
NEW YORK June 22.-Beeves-Re 100,
all exports. Feeling steady. Latest cables quote
101a@121ac, dressed weight; refrigerator beef, SAG
sac. Exports, $50 cattle. 1855 sheep and 2SSo $50
Quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts, "a. VeaIs
dull; buttermilks lower; veals, S4d5.75; butter
m HossS eeCeIts S sa5 Market dull at $3.50
1856 for good heavy to light; choice light, S3q4
Sheep and Lamhs-Receipts 4O7S: sheep dun
medium to good. sSQ375; lambs $4SoQ5.50; one
deck extra, 1915.
KANSAS CITY, June 22-Cattle - Receipts
500. Best grades steady; others shade lover
Texas steers 81 300S.95; Texas cows, sleoq33 o
native steers s325Q4 80: native and heifers
s2G3.S0; stockers and feeders $3.2Od46o bulls
iogs-Receipts, 16. 500. Market steady; bulk Of
sales 49, 20013'25; heavies So. 2GQ3.271s; packers
SO 20G325; mixed So 20Q3.2712; lights, S3.l5q325;
Workers, ss.22l4qS.25 pigs. $2.soqS.l5 .,,s
shee2-Receipts, 3 600 Market STEADY; lafno@'
$685. nluttons, s2Gl3.S5.
EAST LIBERTY. June 22.-Cattle, steady;
prime, $4,000 common, s3.3oqS.6o; puiis' stays
al" Hogs gs~ SLOW; pigs $3.50; Workers and good
medium lights, SO. 45GD350; common TO fair ork-
s s. ssd ss''q''4'' he1Ey AOSs' '''-'s' @
sheep steady; choice, $4,000; commYS sa ss59g
31O: yearlings, s3a415; spring lambs, t$5.15q4.'5
Veal calves $5.754625.
EAST BUFFALO. June 22.-Cattle-Nothing
doing. .o-.z. -
roughs, common to good, $313.15; pigs good to
sheen and Lamhs-I.ambs good to extra choice
81 r5a5; culls and common S3.I5q4; sheep. prime
to fancy wethers, s3S5@4 culls and common,
81 25Q2.75.
LOUISVILLE, June 22.-Cattle--None received.
Hoga-Receipts, /, coo. Market steady; heaVtes.
S. 30q3.27ls; mediums. sO.3OQ3S5; lights, $3.50
Sheep@Receipts, 100 Choice lambs steady;
others dull: choice sheep. g. 15Q3 fair 225q2 7S;
extra lambs $4.75d5; fair 50. 6044.5O; stock ewes
ard wethers, $2.254275
CINCINNATI, June 22.-cattle steady at s225
64.75
Hogs active and strong at s2S5gS. 40
sheep dull and lower at s2GS.5o; lambs strong
and active at S3.5045.3