DICKENSON CT.,VA NEWSPAPER submitted by Annette Damron, Robert Beverly Rachel & Louise Vanover Vore BLACK IKE CAUGHT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO BURN DICKENSON JAIL CLINTWOOD, VA., August 4 -(special)- Isaac Mullins, better known as �Black Ike�, who is charged with having made an attempt to burn the county jail a few nights ago, was arrested and lodged in jail on Saturday. Sheriff Kiser and a posse of men made a raid on him, where he was in hiding among his relatives a few miles below town. They found him in the woods, and when the officers demanded his surrender he drew a dangerous-looking pistol and attempted to resist them; but was overpowered. There are other charges besides that of firing the jail against him. Black Ike is a notorious character, and there has hardly been a time for the last fifteen years that he has not had an indictment pending against him in a county court. DICKENSON ROMANCE IN WHICH THE MOTHER OF THE YOUNG LADY SETTLED MATTERS CLINTWOOD, VA., February 4 -(special)- Two of her suitors, Henry Stanley and Enoch Mullins, have been stoutly contending against each other for the hand of Miss Clementine Vanover, of Freeling, this county, for some time. It seems that the girl was not decided as to her choice between them, and encouraged both in their suits, but here parents were decidedly opposed to Mullins. Thus matters stood for a time, till a day or two ago, when Mullins presented himself at the house of the girl�s parents, demanding her in marriage. At this time the mother of the girl grew mad, and ordered her would-be-son off the premises. He stood upon the order of his going, and the old lady seized a piece of clapboard and soundly belabored him with it till it broke into pieces, when she seized the first thing in reach with which she could cudgel him, and renewed the war with increased vigor. Poor Mullins, seeing no chance to secure the object of his devotions, withdrew, doubtless of meditating vengeance, and repaired to the office of the Mayor of Clintwood where he secured a warrant against the old lady, charging her with assault and battery. She was promptly brought to trial before the Mayor, but on a hearing she was as promptly acquitted of the charge. She then, with some show of ceremony, turned the girl over to Stanley, who carried her away in triumph. FROM DWALE, VA. On last Saturday the republicans had a jubilee at Clintwood, over the election of McKinley and �Big Jim� Walker. They used two blacksmith anvils and powder in letting off explosions, and two of their men, Pelliam Colley and Preston Mullins; were badly burned by standing too close. It is said that one of Colley�s eyes is completely destroyed, and the skill is nearly all burned from his face. Mullin�s face is burned very badly too. There is great rejoicing over the election in the republican household of faith. In the most brazen defiance they are heard hurrahing for Mark Hanan money. They are declaring the �General James A. Walker is the runningest man is the world; two years ago we elected him on a free silver platform; then we elected him on a gold platform, and next we will elect him on a free trade platform.� One of their men, who, by the ways calls himself a lawyer, said in Clintwood a day or two since, that he wanted every democrat who voted for Bryan disfranchised. Some of these Hannacrats have said since the election is over, that they do not believe that McKinnley will carry out the platform, but that he will return to silver; this they virtually acknowledged that a gold standard is wrong. That Mark Hanan�s boodle was used here is undeniable, but it took it nearly all to hold their own ......