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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

JOSEPH PIcKENpAUaH has opened a
bran new Grocery at Lewis Hayes
old stand on Walnut st. The bust
ness of the city seems to be moving
toward the wharf where the merry
whistle Of the Steamboat will soon be
heard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

SECRETARY EvARrs and two of his
daughters sojourned in Grafton last
Saturday night. On Sunday morning
they were Joined by Sec. Schurz and
Postmaster General Key. They all
proceeded to Cincinnati to join Pres.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

Mr.. GEORGE HAYES, late of Bruce
ton, Preston county, has removed to
Morgantown and gone into business
with his brother, H. S. Hayes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

TIE family Of Mr.. Henry Koontz
does not enjoy very good health in
their present location, Mama county,
Ohio. We are informed that Mr..
Koontz is at present Frustrated with
bilious fever and that Mrs. Koontz
is suffering with ague.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

= .,.rjOux 1dxxxs 'iiad his awning erect
q on the Square this week and dealt
> Sot pies, cider, cakes and other good
,s:iGSto the hungry multitude.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

The accommodating Cashier of the
Morgantown Bank paid out, ON last
Monday after the closing of the Bank,
over one thousand dollars to several
farmers of this county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

A secondhand, Leather Top Bug
gy, with pole and shafts, in good run
ming order, or will exchange it for
good, medium-sized horse Apply to
John H. Hoffman, Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

A GENTLEMAN has been at the
Wallase House for the last week buy
ing fresh milch cows for the eastern
cities.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

LOST. A pocket memorandum
book, containing field notes of sur
veys, ofvalue only to the owner. Sup
posed to have been lost between
Jake's and Days Runs. The finder
will be suitably rewarded by leaving
at this office or sending to S. c. Stew
art, Arnettsville, W. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

Bass BALL--The "Roughs," Of
this placs, and the Rowlesburg club
Will play . match game Of ball on
the Fair Grounds the first day Of the
Fair, Admission free.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

JOHN II. HOFFMAN has sold his Fer
~ Property, known as the Collins Fer
ry, to Geo. w. Fogle for $4,000 and
buys Of VIM. Fogle his farm of "a
acres at $500 in part payment.
We laso learn that Mr.. Hoffman
will sell the Fogle farm on easy pay
ment to well doing man.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

The well at the Old Academy, the
water of which had become very inn
pure, has been cleaned out by Geo.
widows.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

~ kEn BHoKEN-M Mrs. Alfred Barker,
while in Fairmont last Saturday fell
and broke her leg above the ankle,
She 10 however doing very well.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

Mn r. w. HAaNR was thrown
from . horse one day last week, near
the RESIDENCE Of Frank Price on the
pecker's Creek road, and WAS was
severely bruised.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

nsRzxa' has planted . new tele-
=. 'Sr4p4 nole'in front Of his.store. Bust
aSeg must be improving since the re-
-, ,6netion in rates.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

TnH average .Morgantown boy is
debating in his own mind whether he
wesld rather dig the Fall potatoes or
ss--- 70 school
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

VIZ have heard OF several fast
a.. :. :..;i:,h6rses, from Uniontown, Pittsburgh,
80 ~. Cumberland and other places that
= ssiitr b. Il the Fair next week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

ADMISSION FREE.-Dont forget that
all will be admitted to tina Fair free
the first day,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

F. S. DAwsoN's property, on Front
street. will be sold at public sale on
the Goth of October.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

+. Tn Boards Or Education in sever
IA districts in the county have reduc-
a. IL salaries Of school teachers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

Pney: W, u. HOW'LL acted IS Prin-
~ apal,of che High School last week,
= dssilg the absence Of Mr.. Cox 1t the
-. !. ,t6achers' examinations
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

GsyKr brought goedly number of
esr farmers to town this week, many
xf HA6m psidptheis. subscriptions ~
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

The attention of Court this after
noon Tuesday is occupied with
Dennis Clarke's case.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

The horse buyers are in town.
Bring in your good horses and turn
them into money.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

On Brass Band will attend the
eslebratisn- 1t Laurel Point on the
13d inst..-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

1.-THE diplomas that are to be award
"a exhibitors, at the Fair, are quite
,,AYndsome and when framed will be
), xies.. ornnanents.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

TN p. o. R,R has completed
AL arrangements for carrying money
u aad other parcels to all places on it,
The and branches.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

n. N. H6vvaAx has had his resi-
dsass % Frost street newly painted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

'''s1AA HsM. J. n. HAoAxs is to labor
-. faithfully six days on the Marrow
: So. :: !. SaaSs. and take his pay in stock.
. :...:s' How much stock win he get7 +
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

.Dsrrz - cents; -four, ~ per bar
rster.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

DIR. GEO: Id. MORRIS, -. -. -,
Will be at Morgantown on the oath
day of September, and remain Is
days.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22
Something Entirely, New.

Teeth positively ertracted without
PAIN, by the use of
Pro-tOxide ofNitrogen.
No death in $4,000 administrations
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22

PHeczxDzxes a Court IN fall neat
week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-22
LOCAL NEWS.

EvKRY indication favors . large at
tendance at the Fair next week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
TARANTULAS,
None Of Them i'm Existence In This
Country.
tCincinnaM Enquirer


[OincnnaM Enquirer.1
It is a matter OF frequent occurrence
that the papers make mention of q
bananas. / saw a similar notice In
your paper the other day. Being con.
vinced that the insect In question. like
all those found here in q like manner,
belong to different class OF spider, /
took the trouble to examine 1t at
Martyrs drugstore, where 1t is pre-
served in alcohol. The result OF the ex
animation proved my presumption cor
rect. found there neither q true
tarantula nor any Of Its near relatives,
but quite distinct species Of spider
the. crab spider (mygale ca,,cerides.) The
crab spider is a much larger insect than
the tarantula. Its body, and especially
its long legs, being. thiokly covered
with hair. This animal is found in
large numbers in various South Ameri-
can countries. It's principal food con-
sists of ants, and occasionally 1t will
kill young humming birds, from whom
1t sucks their blood. Its bite Is not more
poisonous than that of the tarantula,
which derives its name from the town
OF Tarentum, in Italy. the only country
where the true tarantula exists. Years
ago disease known as tarantismus pre-
vailed to great extent in the vicinity
OF Tarentum and other parts OF Italy,
which was attributed to the bite of the
tarantula. Music was considered the
only remedy for this disease, and per-
sons who considered themselves thus
afflicted obtained ready relief after hav-
ing danced and listened to the music
until they were overpowered by exhaus-
ton. falling into sleep, from which
they naturally awoke, freed of all
effects. This disease was nothing but q
monomonia, produced by an unwarrant-
ed fear OF being afflicted with tarantis-
mus, o disease which only existed In the
imagination OF these persons.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
Asparagus Paper.


Those who are fond of small economies
may, If they wish TO make q small fortune in
a novel way, start u company for utilizing the
ends of asparagus. Probably not q dozen
housewives in London have the remotest idea
that these things are worth anything, either to
themselves or anyone else. We may be ex-
eused for such ignorance In England when we
find that even in Paris, where domestic econ
omy is so much better understood, it prevails
to the same extent. The world in general, In
fact has yet to learn that these despised bun
dies Of white stalk from which the, tips have
been bitten are good for something else besides
being thrown to cats or pigs, or cast into the
dust heap. A man of science, writing to the
Pdfrie, explaines what is the principal use to
which they may be put They may be made
into paper, and that not ordinary brown paper,
or even foolscap, but letter paper Of the finest
description. II appears that in few favored
places there are manufactories whore aspar-
gus ends are used in this way, and where the
careful housekeeper boards up the scraps with
adiligence unknown elsewhere. But the work
of collecting them Is an hill task as yet,
and it will be years before in 'the natural
order of things, the practice Of saving them
and packing them off to such factories for
sale Is at all generally adopted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
THE OBAN SERPENT.
Revenge Of Newspaper Correspondent

.se'S"sS - " SS~SF"pes correspondents.
The London correspondent of the
Sheffield Daily Telegraph writes: The
SEA serpent story was clumsily man
aged and most people would have seen
through it. 1t arose in this way:
At Oban, some time ago, there was
an earthquake, or what seemed to be
one, and the event was described
bya correspondent in letter addressed
to the editor Of a Glasgow newspaper.
The editor was incredulous about the
earthquake, and said 80 freely. At this
incredulity the tlocal correspondent,
conceiving that his character for faith
fulness was at stake, was very indig-
nant. However, he concealed his wrath
until fitting occasion presented itself.
In due time he invented the sea serpent,
with most minute details and incidents.
This description he addressed to the
Glasgow paper, which swallowed
greedily the fiction while it had thrown
doubt upon the fact. When the local
correspondent had achieved this feat,
ana everybody was laughing at the
Glasgow paper, he sat down and wrote
a cool letter, In which he said that the
body OF the sea serpent had been
opened, and the only article 1t contained
was q copy OF the Glasgow newspaper
which had the editors comments throw
ing doubt upon the story of the earth
quake. This indigestible paragraph had
Killed the animal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
Arms Landed In Cuba.
IN. Y. World. 1

A quantity of arms and ammunition was
recently landed In Cuba and is now in the
hands of the insurgents These supplies
were sent some months ago to Greenville, N
g. Wneae tnay Were sTGfese T6n IN tT ose q
learned that Spanish detectives were aware of
their plans, and accordingly they took NO
steps TO ship the concealed articles. Lately,
however, they succeeded in placing the sup
plies Oh board tug at Bayonne, from which
they were transferred to a schooner. which
took them to Florida, where a small craft con
yeyed the cargo to it's destination. After
landing its cargo the craft set sail for ia
maica, whore it arrived safely, evading at
night, a Spanish cruiser. The insurgents re-
joiced greatly on receiving the arms and am
munitiOn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
THE CHILD-LOVERS.

] walk once more the well-known shore,
So home like, yet so strange to me,
Where every sound of wave or wind,
Or every rock that long has lined
The margin OF the sea,
Reminds me still Of thee. s...
] see the old wreck buried deep
~. In wave and sand, at hazard cast,
Through whose old ribs we used to race,
Dr search the neither sands to trace
Some token Of her past,
Ere conquered by the blast.
Is this the very wind that oft
Thy girlish head OF gold caressedf,
These sands SO bright, and brown, and bare
Are they the same we trod, and where
Weboth sank down to rest,
BY childish pleasure blest2
Swing In the breeze tile lazy gulls,
Still as Of old, when both we gazed;
Still at my feet, as oft at thine,
The many colored pebbles shine,
Which boy and girl both praised
SO brightly hued and glazed.
My sweet girl playmate, chide me not
That late thus, i'm q lonely life,
| should recall In shore and sea,
Such tender dreams Of love and thee,
Now that, as his loved wife,
Thou crown'st my rivals life.
And should these verses meet thine eye,
Show him them, too-not care will he;
But tell thee he and are friends
These many years. Time makes amends,
And laughs at troths that we,
As children, pledged by sea.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
THE ENGLISH ARMY.
The Horses that serve In the English
Cavalry,

The Horses that serve In the English
| Cavalry.
The horses OF the Queens Blues are
supposed to enter the regiment at three
years of age, but 1t may be presumed
that 1t sometimes happens they are
passed In somewhat older, and, as the
records would show, occasionally
olds and even yearlings were accepted );
but that Is altered now. At first
| the youngsters do little else but exer-
else; but as they advance In strength
| they are gradually drilled and train cd
to the duties OF soldier life. like re.
cruits, which, not having experienced
any different business, take to It as kind
ly as though they had been "to the man.
| ner born" Some OF them are 30 intel
ligent they could go through the ma.
neuvres OF Q school parade, or even
field.day. without rider to guide the m.
Military routine, with its scrupulous
care and regularity, appears to suit
them well: for they mostly look fat and
hearty, and are said to be singularly
free from ills that horsefesh is general
ly heir to, and live to an age far exceed
Ing the average OF those engaged In
other walks. Different regiments are
differently managed. Some cast their
horses at a fixed age-in the Royal Ar
WACA " lOI luSbhHcts Hb LW6lfb, Dub mere
In the Queens Blues they are retained
as long as they have q single leg to
stand on. On walking through the
stables the writer observed several ac-
knowledged to be twenty-five years old
and the chances are some are as much
as twenty-four.
These old soldiers carry their age re-
markably we'll, and can show as well
on parade now as when they were ten
years younger, and do the same amount
Of work. On entering the regiment
every young horse Is numbered, as
signed to troop-of which there are
eight, lettered A, B, @, onward-and
named after the initial letter; thus the
horses In A troop are christened Acorn,
Archer, Amy; in B troop, Bluster.
Blinker, Bullet in O troop, Cato, Clara,
Cora; and so on. Their numbers and
names, together with their age at and
the date OF joining, color, and distin-
gushing marks, and any little pecu-
liarities, are entered in a book kept for
the purpose, and card, neatly printed,
with the name, age, height and date Of
joining, is affixed to the stall Of each
these cards are revised every year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
Books.

has its headquarters at Leipsic, has decided
to publish general history of the trade in
Germany from its beginning. Between 1901
and 1890 there were about $50 booksellers in
Germany; in 1S4O their number had doubled.
This includes dealers in both new and second
hand books In 1864 the number was 1859; it is
now estimated to be $500 AS to the books
published the number in 1889 was 1862, in 1850
1000, in 1910 1900, in 1875 12,516, and last year
1885, The projected history will contain in
teresting particulars in reference to the
gradual growth of the trade, with especial
reference to that of Frankfort, which was it's
first centre in Germany. Its transfer to
Leipsic took place in 1855.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
HUMAN ELECTRIC BATTERIES
Hew Many Mining Accidents Have Been
Caused.
From the sutro (Nev.l Independent.

New Wnny WuhnS Acclucuts save Been
Caused.
[From the sutro New Independent.
Tt has been known for some time that
the human body becomes much charged
with electricity In the attitudes and ex-
ceedingly dry atmosphere Of the high
plateau between the Sierra Nevada and
Rocky Mountains, but 1t has heretofore
been unknown that such accumulated
electricity Is cause Of great danger to
persons handling exploders. Two very
serious and sad accidents have hap
pened within a few months at the
mouth Of the Sutro tunnel, both through
the sudden and apparently unaccount-
able discharge Of a number Of exploders
In the exploder-house. In the. first
place, Henry L. Foreman. formerly con-
nected with the Signal Service Bureau
ut Washington, gentleman OF schoI-
arly attainments, good mathemati-
clan and astronomer. was engaged in
examining some Of those exploders,
when 200 went of, completely destroy
ing his eyesight and otherwise seriously
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
THE LAST MAN.
what WIN useco,ue of Him >

What will become of the last man? Various
theories that have been seriously maintained
by scientific men are described in the Scientific
American, and we summarize them: /.
The surface of the earth in steadily diminish
ing, elevated regions arc being lowered and
the seas are filling up. The land will at last
be all Submerged. and the last man will be
starved or drowned. 9. The ice is gradually
away at the South Pole, the consequence of
which will be an awful catastrophe when the
earth centre Of gravity suddenly changes.
The last man will then be drowned by the
rush of waters. 3. The earth cannot always
escape o collision with @ comet and when
the disaster comes there will be a minging of
air and cometary gas, causing an explosion
II the last man is not suffocated he will be
blown up. 4. There is n retarding medium
In space causing gradual loss of velocity in
the planets, and the earth, obeying the law of
gravitation, will get closer and closer to the
sun. The last man will be sunstruck. 5. The
amount of water on the earth is slowly dimin-
ishing, and simultaneously the air is losing in
be an arid waste like the moon The last man
will be suffocated. 6. Other suns have disap-
peared, and ours must, sooner or later, blaze
up and then disappear. The intense heat Of
thing on earth The last man will be-
burned up. 7. The suns fire will gradu-
ally burn out. and the temperature
win cool. The earth's glacial zone will en-
large driving our race toward the equator,
until the habitable space will lessen to moth
ing. The last man will be frozen to death.
8. A gradual cooling Of the earth will produce
enormous flssures, like those seen In the
moon. The surface will become extremely un-
stable until the remnants Of humanity will
take refuge in caves. The last man will be
crushed in his subterranean retreat. 8. The
earth will at last separate into small frag-
ments, leaving the people without any foot
hold. The last man will have u dreadful fall
through space. 10. The tenth theory, proving
that there will be no last man at ALL Is thus
expressed: Evolution does not necessarily
imply progress and possibly the race may
sesses the nature of the plant louise; such
being the case, this single inhabitant will
spontaneously produce posterity of both
-
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
POINT CLEAR.
THE ASON OPEN ED.

The citizens Of New Orleans and vicinage will
be glad to learn that the superb new Hotel at
POINT CLEAR was opened for the. season on
the 18th inst, and is now prepared for the re-
ception and entertainment Of guests.
POINT CLEAR
combines more advantages, both for the seekers
after health and pleasure. than any other water
ing place in the South. Situated in Mobile Bay,
WITHIN q stones throw OF the Gulf of Mexico, It
boasts surf bathing. pure, health giving salt
air, the finest fish in the world fine boating and
driving, billiard saloons and ten-pn alleys.
The Hotel was built last year. and has. with
its surroundings. been so improved rs to make
1t most delightful residence for summer. The
beds and furniture are entirely new. and the
cuisine is especially excellent. There is COM
muncation with Mobile twice daily, and parties
leaving New Orleans in the morning arrive mt
the Hotel to dinner. The cbarges are moderate
and special terms made for families.
For particulars address
II. G. BALDWIN,
my17 2m Proprietor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
UPRIGHT CHICKERING PIANOS.


hayss full s
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
ADVERTISEMENTS.
sPECIAL = NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT or FINANCE
City Hall !
New Orleans May 2e, Is77.)
Sealed proposals will be received until
MONDAY, June 4. 1877, ut II o'clock M. for
the sale to the city OF one hundred thousand
ts1oo,0bo) dollars of Bonds of the city OF New
Orleans and Of the late cities OF Jefferson and
Carroton. and Premium Bonds.
All bids must state the class Of Bonds and
amount Of accrued interest thereon and offers
must include both principal and interest. Pre-
MUM Bonds will be received only In full or
half series.
The Council reserves the right to reject any
or oil bids, aud answers will be given the fol-
lowing day at 10 u. m. Bids must be directed to
the Commissioners Of tbe Consolidated Debt
my2e I'd J. G. DENIS. Administrator
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
GENUINE CARBOLIC SOAP.

For sale at
J. II. KELLER's.
myA lot 11o Gravier street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
J. Il. Walker, D. d. s., $50 Delord street,

There is no excuse for buying cheap or old
machine at $25 when $40 gets one of the latest
improved Singers. With all attachments. Office,
81 Canal street,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
TAX NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

OFFICE TAX COLLECTOR, THIRD DISTRICT, /
Parish OF Oileans, May Q. 1877. {
Property owners Of the Third District
hereby notified that am now prepared to re-
eeiye current and back TAXES ON REAL EB-
TATE. at No. II Esplanade street.
myg lin h. u. PROGTER. Collector
SPECIAL NOTICE.
OFFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR,
Fifth District, Algers. !
April 10. 1877.
All persons within the limits OF the Fifth Dis
trict owing license and capital tax are hereby
notified that the office for the collection Of said
taxes is now open at the corne Of beguin and
Patterson streets. Algiers,
NJ. J, BARRETT.
ap1g tt State AK Collector.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-03
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


BOARD OF LIQUIDATION.
New ORLEANS, - 1877.
hereby give notice that the following appli-
cations have been fled in this office for the fund
ing Of the following enumerated bonds and
coupons. ALLEN JUMEL.
Auditor and ex offico Secretary Of the Board
A. LURIA, CASHIER
Bonds and coupons issued for Free
School Fund. under section Of
act 1872 of 857.......................s $4,000 90
Bonds and coupo issued under act
IS of 1s69-Penitentiary per cent
bonds. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIG CT
p 0. FAZENDE.
Three bonds and coupons issued
under act 10 OF 1866. 5000 90