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s|CouNrY CouRr.-We conclud

EGF-CoUNTY CoURT.-We conclude
our report of this court, as follows:
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877
Present-Manliff Hayes, Esq, pres
ident, and Edmund w. Brand and
John Howell, justices.
State Cases.
|. State VS.. Perry Sunmers-assault
Judgment by consent for 81 fine
and costs.
State VS.. NJ. G. Stevens-assaul
motion to quash overruled. Not gull
ty and issue.
State VS.. Jim Reynolds-larceny-
plead guilty and fined IS and costs.
State vs.. Dennis ClarlI-assault On
ssSell'' Observation-Disclosures not pres
ent, jury sworn and verdict of gull
ty and IS fine and costs
Hotel Licenses.
Certificates for hotel licenses were
granted to f. Marion Arnett and Ga
.briel Holland, of West Morgantown
James L. Dent, Of Grandville Vim.
4. Arnett, of Arnettsville; r. II. Poyn-
ter, of Cassville Thos, Lazzell, OF
Jimtown; Moses Strosnider, of Blacks
vile, and Maj. John Showalter, Of
Wadestown.
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Nothing can he fstirer than Mr.. Dan
iel Beatty's mode of doing business, and
which cyinccs his confidence in the sue
periority Of his instruments over all 9th
ers. He warrants his pianos and organs,
for six years, gives five days test trial,
and refunds money II purchaser Is not
satisfied. by this means his instruments
are brought into competition with otis
ers, and invariably come out victorious.
Address all communication to Daniel
F. Beatty, Washington, Warren County,
N. j. See his advertisement,
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Miss Alice Boughner OF

Clarksburg w. Va, niece of DR.. j.
V. Boughner of this place was mar
ried one day last week to Rev. Drum
mond, "a Baptist preacher, We believe
living not far from Philadelphia.
Mrs. d. who has frequently visited
this place has numerous friends here
who heartily wish her great happi-
ness.
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Base ball is the rage.

Baseball is the rage.
Spring fever prevails amoung the
Props.
\ popular fallacy-"Necessarily
absent sir
The college campus is again en-
ivened by the martial presence of
the Cadets in warlike array.
4 Freshman "Sacez-
ooas aager:s" do YOU know the
nigger?"
Dr. Dancer has recovered sufficient
ly from his late illness, to take charge
of the building again. Doctor was
missed.
The Senior class have adopted the
following as their class motto; "a
posse od esse. "-"From possibility to
reality"
Jno. w. Chapman, a former stud
ent Of the University, who left last
year for the purpose of attending
another college has been compelled
to quit school Oh account Of the fe-
yer and ague.
A matter f-fact Props thinks that
it must be a very small base bali that
can be caught on afy.
A couple of literary students were
lately discussing the merits Of HON
er. After quarreling about it for
some time without being able to agree
one of them exclaimed" Homer's odd
| see" To which the other rejoined,
"lfomer's i'll / add"
A Senior conyersing with lady
friend, was telling her about the woll-
ders of Commencement, when sud-
denly she interrupted him, by asking
upon what day it came. "On the
fourth Thursday of June man. re-
piled he, after bordering for a few mo-
mehts she innocently enquired if that
ever came on Sunday. Senior remark
ed that he didn't believe it ever I'D.
The public performance of the
Columbian society came off as an
nounced and was we'll attended. The
performances generally were Of an
excellent character.
A Prep rushing down street the
osher day was met by a comrade, who
enquired what was the matter. "Oh
l am going home ON visit" replied
he, oDon't know when I'll be back, so
Hello"
\ certain Junior is going to join
the sowing eircle-that is the g,'aage.
The following is the way a Prep
conjugates Bus. Bus-to kiss. Re
bus-to kiss again. Blunderbus-
two girls kissing each other. Omni-
bus-to kiss all the girls in the room.
Bus-t terra general kisser Epluri-bus-
unum-a thousand kisses in one.
Daniel Lucas Of Charlestown, will
deliver the annual address before the
literary Societies in June.
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OBITUARY N0TEscEss

Mrs. Mary Il. Winter, wife Of MS.
Winter, formerly of ffurrison county,
Va. and ninth child of DR., Thomas f.
and Mrs. Mary G. Brooke, was born
in Monongalia county Va, Octobcg .,
1888; moved with the family to Iiis.
SOUL in 1852 and thence in 1853 to
Lecompton Kansas, and was there mar
Rod Ocl 80 1857, where she continued
to reside until her death which occurred
July 30, 1876. She was the mothes
Of nine children seven Of whom, with
their father, survive her and mourn
her loss as only q husband and children
can mourn the loss Of one. who, novel
by All intense and absorbing affection
met her every responsibility and dis
charged her every duty as wife aud
mother. Mrs. Winter was converted
in Virginia in 1916, under the ministsy
Of Rev. Samuel Clawson Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, and connected
herself With that Church to which she
remained attached until after her res
moval to Kansas, when she joined the
Presbyterian Church and retained her
membership until her decease.
Her body was worn away by wasting
disease, protracted through mary
mouths, but her spirit purified by the
blood of Christ, grew more buoyamt
and when the "weary wheels OF life
stood still" took its fight, leaving I8e,
friends the assured conviction derived
from their knowledge of her exemplary
life, her yatient submission te the divine
will ard her dying testimony that u
now reposes in the bosom Of the Father
above.
Miss Rachael G. Brooke. sister to
Mrs. Winter, was born at the same
place, November 27,Ils2s, and accom-
panied the family to Missouri in 1852,
and thence to Kansas in 1854, where
they remained until they removed in
1860 to st. Louis, Mo-, whence she
came in 1866 with the household to
this territory, and has since lived in
this place.
Her health has been poor for sever
al years and for twelve months stead
lily declined, till on the 18th Of Janu-
airy, 1867, she breatbed her last.
/ formed her acquaintance in Sep
| tember last and saw her many times
after. She was woman of superior
intellectual endowments, and one Of
the best informed persons / have met
anywhere. She had besides great
force of character and courage, and
naturally became the leader and coun-
sellor Of her widowed mothers house
hold in all the trials, incident to their
wearisome journey by wagon across
.'the plains" and to their pioneer life.
Converted and joining the church
in early life, she was ever after re-
gardful of her religious interests and
attentive to her duties as Christian.
Her long sickness contributed large
~ to full spiritual development, and
she came to the close of life shock
| fully ripe for the Masters use.
In conversation with myself and
other friends not many hours before
the end, she expressed herself as
strong in faith, joyful through hope
and anxious to 60 She sleeps well
for she sleeps in jesus, and when VIC
are ali awakened by the angels trump,
Hope to meet her on the shining shore.
DAVID MORTON.
Helena, Montana, Feb, i3glS77.
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AmEr,tolerahFe Nuisance.

There is a class Of idlers, who con
gregate in the stores and Offices of
MoIgantown much to the injury and
disgust of the proprietors and the an
noyance Of persons who are COMPEL
ed to transact business at these places.
Our business men keep their estab-
lishments for business purposes and
not for the accommodation of pack
Of idle loafers, who annoy with tobac-
co smoke, slam doors when they leave,
and stamp as they go down the steps.
these parties seldom buy anything
and when they do never pay for it.
We doubt if our Merchants see the
injury done them by a dozen chronic
loafers. Ladies win seldom enter a
store if they have reason to think
their cars viii be ofienced by a vol
ley Of obsccnity seasoned with smoke
and a suppressed litter from the crowd
of loafcrs who are in possession of
affairs. Every one should look to it
AID take steps to abate this nui-
sance.
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E@- Rev. W. NJ. Mullenix, former

ly pastor in charge of Morgantown
station, is now at Covington KY
and later in the year he will have the
pastorate of a large and influential
cong1egation-the only VI. E. Church
north in the city of Newport Ky.
Where they pay u first class salery
and expect good preaching in ex-
change. Mr.. NJ. is an eloquent and
effective speaker and will doubtless
please his people.
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~The number of new Students
in attendance at the University this
term, has swollen to thirty-three,
Good for the new President.
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~We have blue glass for idiots

BY all means give the cure fair
and full trial. There may be hope
for you yet.-Grofton Times.
When Brother Garner,of the Times,
wrote theabove, he certainly was labor
ing under the influence of blue glass
4bottle.) If not he would not have
suggested that we give it .faU trial.
Show your Murphy.
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1~We are sorry to learn that the
Barker Brothers were unfortunate
enouge to run barge laden with GOO
barrels ofsalt, ran on a snag near dam
No 2. 1t is hoped that portion Of
cargo may be saved
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m-Capt. Sam. Sears has had the
artists Smith and Kline painting, pa
pering and otherwise embelish;ng his
residence. His friends are DESTROYS
of knowing if tits Hayes or Douglass
he expects to entertain during the
warm weather.
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EE Mr.. j. X. Durr is cleaning
and repairing the old National Hotel
property. He has removed the old
pig pen and filed up and drained the
low, muddy places in the alley. He
will have the thanks of his neighbors
who regard their health.
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p,.naaisfs Licenses.

III Fitch 4 Co. and II. 3. Lazier
& Co, were authorized 20 obtain Ii
censes as druggists, at their store
rooms in Mcrgaatown.
Jaiior.
Lee Roy Grow was appointed Jail
or and deputy sheriff of this county
by Sheriff Hackney. and the appoint
ment being approved by the court,
said Crow took the oath prescribed by
law.
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~Dr. Martin late president oil

the University preached sermon in
Washington City on last Sunday
week in the Foundry NJ. +. Church,
in the presence of Pres. Hayes and
family.
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ET0nly few short weeks re-
main until the time for our town cleo
ton, and we have seen no notice Civ
en- of the same to the public by the
proper authorities, and neither have
we heard of any persons name men
toned for Mayor, Recorder, Concil-
mon or town Sergeant
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Go TO Basnett, the Walnut street
grocer for your cheap groceries.

E~The irrepressible Thos.
Lumpkins and the first Martins of
the season made their appearance
in Morgantown on Friday last.
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~ Some action should be taken
by the city Dads to abate the stencil
that arises from the sewer Oh Walnut
street.
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E@ Governor Mathews has &C
cepted an invitation to be present 1T
Commencement exercises of the Uni
versity in June. Our people will be
glad of the opportunity to pay their
respects to our Chief Magistrate, and
will extend to him most hearty well
come
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Attention is called to the no
tice to bridge builders in another col
almn.
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Removal.

Rev. S. Steele has moved to DIR. A
A. Martins house, Front street, and
Mrs. Hayes moved into the house va
caied by Mr.. Steele.
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gs~ REV J. r. Thompson preach
cd a splendid sermon ON last Sunday,
at the Presbyterian church Subject
-"Gospel of Christ
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Mr. Editor Premit me through
the columns Of your paper to express
my highest gratitude to the people of
Morgantown, for their uniform kind
ness and attention during the illness
Of my late lamented wife, never shall
/ forget t],tsa.. who assisted and gave
coQnscI Ia Ea&6 hour of trial and mis-
fortune Especially am ! grateful to
lgs' Price, T9F she valuable profession
al services which he rendered free Of
charge and / recommend him to the
people, not only as highminded
generous hearted gentleman, but also
as an able and skillful physician,
worthy and highly deserving in every
respect of their confidence and pat
ronage. Respectfully,
WIN. DANCER.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Basnett sells Carbon Oil at % cents
per gallon.
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szAHRIEaa

April 14th at the residence of the Brides
parents by Rev. w. Morris, MI. Clrisso1
pher Core to Mics Ella Shouts.
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aHThe Morgantown Bank is
contemplating change into Nat
ional Bank.
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!" Major McGrew has purchas-
ed the handsome sail boat recently
built by Col. Fairchilds.
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mWe learn ii. at some substan-
tial parties are going to start store
at Flickersville Grant District.
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A CHANGE Tx LOCATION or BUSINESS
j. 7. Shafer will on the first OF April re
move his picture business from his three
story bui ding on Walnut street, to more
eligible location on the first floor Of
McGrew's Building on Main street. Tho
entrance to his salesroom is one door
north Of AIcGrews Store. His operating
room will be IN the rear. This move
his present stand. Call and leave your
orders. 1t
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~Weregret to learn of the con-
tinued illness of DR.. II. w. Brock.
He is again confined to his room.
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Basnett, Walnut street, is selling
his mammoth stock of Groceries, and
Confectionerics rapidly and al cash.
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At her residefce in clay district ApriI
18th Mrs, Gardner an aged lady, s., Is
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Go to Basnett if you want good
seed Sugar Corn.
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The following is w. w. Behring'S price
list Of plows and Castings at the Hard
ware Store, Morgantown, w Va
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-26

n Sundays LEADER we mentioned

In Sundays LEADER we mentioned
the fact that the Union and Cen
trail Pacific officials contemplate shorten
ing the time between Omaha and San
Francisco. The fast time must be
made on these two roads in order to
make one day less travel between New
York and San Francisco, as the roads
east of Omaha are now making as good
time as is consistent with safety. The
Union Pacific will probably run from
Omaha to Ogden in twelve hours less
time than is consumed, the fast
time being made between Omaha and
Cheyenne and Laramie and Green
River. This would bring the express
into Cheyenne for breakfast instead of
dinner il the time of leaving Omaha be
the same as now. Although we have
no definite information upon the SUBJ
ject, it is our belief that the new time
table will go into operation very soon,
probably about July LIST.
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PAINTINGS FROM CASTLE CREEK.

-
Finest weather imaginable, for the
last few weeks. Sunshine and flowers
plentiful.
Canon City, on Rapid. below Castle,
is steadily improving, and bids fair to
become quite q ''burgh" before the sea-
son is over.
The many rocker ''diggins" III this
vicinity continue to pan out big, and
have proved u God-send to many a
holder of deep ''diggins."
Messrs. Walter Mckay, of the e. u
BIZ Stage line, and F. E. Harvey, Post
master of Custer, have been inspecting
the mines in this gulch, and return to
Custer well pleased and predicting big
luck for the boys.
Many of the miners here do not yet
''saJe'' by what power or authority the
assessor includes the unimproved placer
claims in his tax list.
A petition is in circulation here re-
questing the Postmaster General to es-
tablish q mail line between Castleton
and Rapid City via Sitting Bull and
Canon cities. Many, however, will
continue to have their mail directed via
Cheyenne and Custer.
1t will be a glorious day for the claim
owners in this section when the fact is
settledthat we are residents of Wyoming
and not Dakota, nor will the many Da-
kotaians in the gulch be exceptions to
the general rejoicing.
]. P. Thompson, of Chicago, has
purchased the mining property known
as the Fee Ground - on Rapid, and
also secured an undivided one-half in
terest in the Trask Mining Co., adjoin-
ing, and will have all the necessary
machinery on the ground in sixty days
for working the same.
Antelope have penetrated farther in
to the Hills this summer than was ever
known before, and the high plateau at
the head of Slate and Castle creeks af-
fords quite a variety of game TO the
sportsman-elk, white and black tail
deer, and antelope, being abundant.
MI. l.. Houston, of Bon Homme, d.
T., who died at Castleton, was buried
at Sitting Bull City. The remains We're
followed to the grave by a large con
course of friends and miners. This is
the fourth burial in the gulch, the first
three being killed by Indians and buried
in one grave, where they fell.
BLUE GRASS.
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District Court DoiIgs.
MONDAY. JuNE@.


A. Underwood was excused from
further service on the Grand Jury, and
T. j.. Mcclure placed on the panel
thereof.
In the Ease of D. G. Tracy vs.. G. w.
Smell, defendant defaulted and the case
was referred to the master in chancery
to take testimony.
In the case of the United States VS..
Andrew Myers the motion for a new
trial was overruled.
Associate Justice Blair, of the Sec.
ond District Court, presided during
the argument of defendants counsel in
the case of T. j. Fisher VS.. N. j.
O'Brien, for leave to file amended petit
ton, which was granted.
In the case of White 81 Bishop vs..
Elizabeth T. Wood, defendant default
ed and judgment of S126.SS was given
the plaintiffs.
The Grand Jury returned as true
bills, three Territorial indictments, an.
nounced that it had concluded its Ia
bors, and was formally discharged.
The case Of the Territory VS.. Allen j.
Harshaw was called and tried, the jury
returning a verdict of guilty of bur-
glary, and fixing the penalty at eigh-
teen months in the penitentiary. Mo-
ton for new trial entered.
The prosecuting attorney moved that
the cas- of the Territory VS.. VIM, d.
Hardwick be dismissed, which was
done and Mr.. Hardwick discharged
from custody.
Court adjourned to Tuesday, June
Goth, at Q a. IN.
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THE HAPPY HOPPER.
A Soldiers Story of How the Jerky Bird
Aboundeth in the NorthIand.

y recently discharged soldier of
Terry's army tells a grasshopper story
which smacks, at first blush, of the in.
credible, but which must nevertheless
be true, since a man who had served
his country well, and been honorably
discharged, could hardly have acquired
the habit of lying so soon after quitting
the army. According to his account
the country south of the Yellowstone
river is literally black with young
'hoppers. OF on the eastern slope of
the Big Horn mountains is where they
swarm the thickest. A detachment of
cavalry belonging to Gen. Miles COM
mand recently Travelled for three days
through the serried ranks of the infes-
ting army Of insects. The whole
country looked like one huge grass
hopper, so innumerable were the pests.
They covered all the rocks; every tree,
from the roots to the topmost branches,
was black with them, clinging and
hanging together in solid masses;
rivulets were choked and damned by
the wreathing, struggling, half-drowned
millions, while the air as far up as the
eye could discern was swarning with
them. Once in a while a brisk gust OF
wind would set them in motion, and,
rising from the ground en- masse, they
would dash into the faces of horses and
riders, completely binding them for the
time being. These sudden uprising:
frightened the animals, and frequently
set them dashing and cavorting about
in the widest manner. Once the
grasShoppers arose in such binding
and oppressive swarms that the horses
plunged, kicked, laid down, and rolled
over, and seven riders were unseated
from their saddles and went cropping
about in the animated darkness, but
fortunately escaped contact with the
flying hoOfs of the scared and bewilder-
ed Dobbins. At night the soldiers
laid on soft, crawling, ~downy-like beds
of grasshoppers, with a thick warm cov-
ering of the same, in place of the YER
m%in-invested army blankets. Strange
to say, these grasshoppers had not de-
voured everything in the shape of veg
citation, but had spared much of the
grass and foliage. They seemed to be
fasting, or waiting for the crops to ma.
ture in the states east of Missouri.
They were heading for the Missouri
river, though their progress was slow,
and they seemed rather to be maintain.
ing a mastery inactivity, moving only
when obliged to. 1t is the opinion of
the officers in command of the detach-
ment that, later in the season, this
throng of insects will take to wing and
devastate the maturing crops in the
northwestern states. They must have
something to subsist on.
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Trying TO Solve TIE Problem.

Judge ii. y. Mcguire has been quietly
but assiduously at work trying to solve
the problem or mystery involved in the
first discovery of gold in the Black
Hills by white men, for some months.
Since the publication of his s'Black
Hills and American Wonderland, - in
the Lakeside Library, he has been en-
gagged in trying to unravel the mystery,
and believes he is now on the right
track, and will soon be able to give
names and family connections of those
who first mined for gold in the Black
Hills. That they were all slaughtered,
not a single II escaping, is as certain
as that mining was carriedon here years
before Custer entered the country; and
thislatter fact ispositively demonstrated
by the finding of old sluice boxes; a
grind-stone several feet under ground,
and other equally conclusive evidences.
The Judge says the victims were par
ty of twenty-five, mostly from Michi-
gan and Ohio, who detached themselves
from an overland expedition to Cali
fornia, at Fort Laramie, in the spring
Of 1852. There were thirty in the par
ty who entered the Hills, eight of whom
returned and overlook the main party
at the Humboldt river to inform them
of the prospecting expedition here. The
Indians being very troublesome at the
time, and the mining districts of Cali
fornia being so nearly reached, they
concluded to go on to California to-
gether. The party of twenty-five who
remained behind were never heard of
afterwards. These were undoubtedly
the men who opened the first mines in
the Black Hills, twenty-five years ago,
and they were all slaughtered by
t~reacherous Indians. Names and home
localities will shortly be given. [B. III.
Pioneer.