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The Grange advance., 1877-01-03
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lishes an interview with Gov. Hendricks,
which, in view OF the Presidential situation,
and Governor Hendricks recent conference
With Gov. Tilden is Of ofconsiderable Importance
The Governor said that the men VITO voted
for Governor Tilden believe he was elected,
that he Els to be deprived of the office and
another to be inauguratediwho was not elected
by means of party machinery, anti-republicant
in its character, and even by disregard of the
local law in its organizations and by the sfrauds
l,lent exercise of It's powers They do not ibe-
lieve that under Republican institutions it. is
possible that no enquiry can be made into the
the Presidential election by fraudulent means.
They believe that it is the duty of the House
of Representatives to see that the, proposed
wrong be defeated, even should the Senate at
temTt to MAINTAIN it. The opinion prevails
that the House Of Representative is clothed
with equal power with the Senate in the
decision of aall questions which arise dur
ing the progress Of the count of the electoral
vote, and that it would be an .usurpation,
in flagrant violations of the rights OF the peo-
pie, ii the votes should be counted and the
the Senate, in defiance OF the rights OF the.
Reporter-W What public signifcation should
be attached to the action of the Democrats in
calling public meetings in the Northwest,
and especially in this State-and as your sup
much comment Will you state. whether, in
your opinion, either party would, under any
3circunlstacoes, be justified in resOrting to
force to secure the fresidedcyi
Governor Hendricks-The fact that this
power, above alluded TO-, is claimed for the
The Grange advance., 1877-01-03
RECORD OF THE NEWS. .
Political, Personal and Foreign Do
ings and Gossip. -. '..'' "

A Mormon Sequel to an Enoch Arden Case.
Undoubtedly the papers are report
ing too many Enoch Arden eases and the mel
ancholy reflection that there are many more to
come makes it still worse. Recently, howev-
er, a case has come to light which is too rich
to be eignored:! A man named Morrison, a
well-to-do mechanic started for California
upon the steamship Japan, via the straits of
Magellan several years ago, and on arrival at
Rio Janeiro, en- route, changed his mind and
left the ship. From the time he went ashore
all trace of him was lost. Subsequently,itw was
reported that he left Brazil for Lisbon, in a
bark, which was shortly after wrecked, and
his death was considered certainty. His
widow in the mean time was disconsolate, and
mourned her husband as all afectionte wild
ows are bound to. Time passed, and the wo-
man emlgrated to the interior of the State.
A month ago the husband returned: having,
it seems, been in Buenos Ayers tor seven years,
and the first thing he did was to enquire tor
his wife, but she was as completely lost as he
had been so long before. He advertised for
her and received letter that she was dead,
and sure enough, in a cemetery he found q
record that Mary Morrison had been buried
four years. Evidently resolved to have wife
anyway, the man in two weeks welded an
other, and set up housekeeping in East Eigh-
teenth street, New York. One week ago he
was startled by his former wife walking into
his apartments and rushing eagerly into his
arms. brief explanation suf6ced. The
dead woman was another Mary Morrison, and
she had come back in response to the news
paper notice-another evidence of the power
-fadve1tising. The situation was serious, but
Morrison seems to have been equal to it. He
called his second wife to him, and frankly
told her the position of things. Then he pro-
posed that they should all live together, Nor
mon fashion, and he would take care of
both, and divide his favors equally. Strange
enough, the weak women consented, and
here we have a Mormon arrangement in full
force. Their gossiping neighbors under
stand it and probably there will yet be anoth-
er chapter to the sequel. ..-,.a ra ....es
The Grange advance., 1877-01-03
How an Actor Saved His Watch.

Actors like other mortals will occa..
sionally find themselves in straitened circum-
stances financially. One Of them who was the
victim Of q Centennial joke on the part of q
manager who failed to pay salaries when due,
some time ago found himself minus every,
cent, and was compelled IT, make an arrange
ment with his landlord to take Ills effects as
security for board. More time passed on, and
the actor was still unable to liquidate, and
one morning the landlord knocked at his
door. The actor rose and admitted him, but
was unable to comply with his demand. The
landlord was obdurate, and told him to va
cate. Hastily donning his attire in the land
lords presence, the latter proceeded to pack
up the young mans effects in his trunk.
Among other things he reached for was an
old blue pincushion, which he carelessly
tossed into the trunk as if it were block OF
wood Our hero rushed forward, and, with
tears in his eyes, and q high tragic attitude,
beseeched his landlord to spare him that pin
CUSHION 1T was his dying mothers gilt, and
the only thing he had on earth % remember
her by. At first his creditor laughed, but an
other dose OF eloquence about the value of a
mothers gift, and vivid description Of a
death-bed scene when he received the pin
cushion from the hand of his dying parent
was too much for him, and the landlord gave
back the coveted gilt, and the actor departed
happy. When once secure outside of the
house, he was not long in ripping open the
cushion, running out the bran, and recover
ing valuable gold watch and chain therein
concealed. He pawned his watch, went to
Philadelphia, and is now playing an engage
ment at one of the theatres in that city. ~
The Grange advance., 1877-01-03
Gov. Growers Movements.

A Portland dispatch says Gov. Grover
has left for Washington via Victoria. He has
prepared an elaborate argument sustaining
tude of authorities. 1t is printed in pamphlet
for circulation at the East, but the printers
have strict orders not to allow it to be made
public in Oregon nor let any copy getabroad.
Owing to the preparation Of this document
Grover was not able to leave Saturday with
the other witnesses ~;n.3 SO "a saE =, / s.
The Grange advance., 1877-01-03

"A Practical Family Knitting Machine!
Kns all sizes Of work narrows and wdeas it; shapes
all sizes complete Knits over So different garments
Socks Stockings with heels and toes complete ttens
Lsggins WEstlets, Gloves ETC. knits every possible
manufacturing knit goods. Farmers can treble the
value of their wool by converting it into knit goods
Women make &3 90 Per day with 1t. -
AGENTS WANTED. Send for samples Price
Lists and Circulars to principal office and manufactory
BickfOrd Knitting Machine Manfg. Co..
BrattleA0ro, VT, or RI. Il. DAVIES, Nam
aSer. q West Sd Street st. Paul. Minn.
The Grange advance., 1877-01-03
Relief Of Homesteaders in the Grasshoppel
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Relief Of Homesteaders in the Grasshopper
District. Sseit& 1902 81
The following is a copy Of the bill
introduced by Mr.. Strait tor the relief of set
tiers on the public lands. That it shall be
lawful for homestead and pre-emption settlers
,on Indian reservations, where crops were de-
stroyed or seriously injured by grasshoppers
in the year 1876, to leave and be absent from!
said lands until the first day Of July, 1877, ,un-
der such rules and regulations as to proof Of
the same as the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office shall prescribe; and where such
grasshoppers shall re-appear in 1877, to the
like destruction or injury Of crops, the right
to leave and be absent as aforesaid sshall con-
tinue to July LIST, 1878; and during such alb
aence no adverse rights shall attach to such
lands -snch settlers being allowed to resume
and perfect their settlement as though no
The Grange advance., 1877-01-03

We are making the largest reductions ever.
given from the usual price Of first class pianos
and organs. al5lsI 81, 50
Any person residing between the North and
the South Pole who will send us their address
will receive free OF cost 4 descriptive cata-
togue, so that they may buy of us their
PIANOS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Fine rosewood cases, carved legs, splendid
tone; prices $3.50 to $500, terms S25 cash and
sl6 monthly, or $50 cash and $40 monthly;
prices $500 to e4OO, terms ESQ cash and $25
monthly; prices $500 to 5000, terms 500 cash
and $50 monthly.
RGANSFOR CHRISTMAS.
Fine new style cases, sweetest quality OF
tone, 500 to $50, $500 to $3.50; terms e25
cash and 80: monthly. Quarterly payments
on pianos or organs received if desired. Old
instruments taken in exchange.
Anything to make trade lively.
REEDS TEMPLE OF MUSIC,
92 Van Buren-st, Chicago.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16

claims Of Northern and Southern
men who lost property ~ reason Of
the war. These payments, so far as
they were made by the Treasury,
have been strapped by the present
Secretary. lie has an idea, as stated
above, that all Of them should be
referred for examination to some com
potent authority, having fixed rules
by which to decide them. There is
clamor Of claimants and some Of
their agents against this, but / be
licye that the Secretary's plan, if
promptly adopted and put into oper-
alton, would result in benefit to prop
er claimants, and in loss only to those
who own or control fraudulent or "wa-
tered" claims. Heretofore one court
has passed upon some Of these claims;
a Commission has passed upon anoth-
er class; the Treasury upon other
classes, etc. Each Of these bodies
has had its own rules as to evidence
and the most contradictory conclu-
sions were reached. The man who
got pay through the court for his
cotton was refused by the Commiss-
ion any payment for his mules, and
through the Treasury got half price
for corn and oats. Each body was
supreme in its sphere, and the Com
mission and the Treasury, arbitrair-
lily decided upon the prices to be.
paid as well as upon the facts in the
cases. As there are many millions
of dollers worth Of these claims, pre-
sumably just, but which will bear
examination, Secretary Sherman's
plan seems to be both just to the
claimant, and necessary for the pro
lection Of the Government. In JUS
tice to the citizen, and for the honor
of the nation, however, if former
methods of examination are to be
suspended, the new ones should be
promptly created. DEN
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16
EA STERN WAR.

The movements Of the contending
armies in the East are not very decid-
ed, The Russians are now delayed BY
the rise in the Danube. 1t overfowed
its banks June 11th. The rise was
caused by the snow melting upon the
Alps
a telegram Of the 18th says that the
Garrison of Kars made sortie and
pursued the anemy.
A dispatch Of the same date says
that five Russian torpedo boats were
destroyed at the mouth of the Danube.
A serious Instruction in Sulumkah
is spreading. The commanders are
vigorously attempting to cut the Rus
sian communications.
1t would appear that the Russian
point for crossing the Danube will be
chosen east and west Of the Turkish
quadrilateral, and that while the cas-
tern column keeps in check the Tur-
kish forces massed in and about the
fortress, the western column will act
as a field army, operating against the
flank or rear Of the Turkish position
The line chosen for the operations Of
the western column is most advanta-
geous one, for along it lies some fair
roads over the Balkans, one from
Ploeuna to Sofia, and another from Sis
toria over Siflla pass towards Philip
popolis. Although the Turks are out
numbered by the Russians, and al
though with the greatest eXertion they
will scarcely be able to oppose any
thing like an equivalent force to the
four corps constructed by the Russians
on that side, yet by taking up cen
trail position between Plavana and Bel
da; with the help of monitors and bat
terles, they may throw considerable
obstacles in the way Of crossing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16
LEGAL ADHERIISElHEN7,S
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

By virtue of decree, rendered in the
Circuit Court Of Monongalia county, w
Va, on the 23d day Of March, 1877, in a
chancery cause pending in said court,
wherein Obadiah Sprowls is plaintiff and
James p. Mencar is defendant, / will sell
at public sale to the highest and best bids
der, on the public grounds, in front of the
courthouse in said county, on
MONDAY, THE 18th OF JUNE, 1877,
chat being the first day Of the June term o
the County Court Of said county, al that
certain tract or parcel of $50 acres of
land, which was sold and conveyed by said
Obadiah Sprowls to said James p. Menear,
by the decd mentioned in the bill and pro-
ceedings in said court.
TERMS OF SALE: LIST. For so much
cash in hand as will De sufficient to pay the
costs Of said suit and the costs and commits
sions OF said sale.
I'd. For the residue a credit of 6, Is and
80 months, in equal installments, bearing
interest from the day Of sale, for the pays
ment whereof the purchaser shall execute
bonds with good security.
JOSEPH MORELAND,
At 1925 Special Com'r.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16


THE Ohio Democrats have decided to
hold their state convention on the TWEEN
ty-fifth of July next, date sufficiently
early to admit of preparation for Wig
orous campaign. In spite of all the
boastful talk which the Presidents trends
have been lately indulging in, it is plain
that there is disaffection as well as apathy
in the Republican party in the Buckeye
State, and that unless a change speedily
sets in the election will revert to the
democrats by default, in any event the
chances for a radical victory are pains
fully small.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
bankrupt Notice
DISTRICT OF WEST VA, 5. S.

DISTRICT OF WEST VA, 5. S.
District Court of the United States for
the District Of West Virginia.
In the matter of William Damn, Bank
rupt in BANKRUPTCY.
This is To Give Notice, That on the u
tn day of May 1877, Warrant of Bank
ruptcy was issued out Of the District Court
of the United States for the District of
West Virginia, against the estate Of Will
liam Damn, of DIorgantown, in the County
of Mononga ia, in said District, adjudged
q Bankrupt, on his own Petition; That tn e
payment OF any debts and the delivery of
any property belonging to such Bankrupt
to him or for his use, and the transfer of
any property by him, are forbidden by law
and that a meeting Of the creditors of said
Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to
choose one or more Assignees of his estate
will be held at q Court of Bankruptcy, to be
holden at Martinsburg W Va. in the office
of Geo. w. Feidt before Geo. W. Feidt
Esq. Register in Bankruptcy for eaid Dis
trict on the 30th day Of June A. D. 1877 at
II o'clock \. NJ.
All. TROXELL
Deputy u S. Marshall for said District,
(as messenger.)
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16
Arr,eaEsyillc.

The late refreshing rains have in
fused new life into vegetation and
for the first time during the season,
the farmers begin to anticipate a
fair yield Of corn and oats. The
prospect for wheat is very fatter-
ing.
The members of the NJ. +. church
at this place are making extensive
preparations for q festival, to be
held at Oak Grove, the coming 4th.
a committee to make arrangements
for dinner to be set in the Grove
on that day, has been appointed for
sometime. On that day, in that
beautiful grove, the committee on
arrangements proposes to "set ia
BILE sufficient thereof to seat from
one thousand to fifteen hundred per-
sons "at one sitting" The proceeds
Of the festival to be applied towards
liquidating the chnrch debt.
Our genial friend, DR.. G. w. Dent,
while riding along the pike in his
buggy few days ago spied a huge
black snake, about seven feet long,
lying by the road side, and ''think-
ing what a nice pet it would make"
he concluded to capture it alive.
Stopping his horse he sprang from
his buggy and seized the monster
and after a considerable tussle, dur
ing which he got a blow from his
snakeship, the Doctor succeeded in
capturing his prize. After securing
the snake and placing the monster
in the buggy, went on his way re
ioicing until he arrived in RivesvilIe
where he turned over his prize to
Scott Smith, charging him ''to treat
his snalleship tenderly and to train
it in the way that it should 90"
This bold feat Of the Doctor was
rather a ludicrous one, and he must
have been imbued with the same
spirit and determination that seized
the young STRIPPING David when he
went out to fight Goliath of Gath
with sling and pebbles chosen from
the brook. The Doctor is man
small in stature, but he has the nerve
of a Sampson; and after this daring
feat his name will be q become
terror to the snake creation.
Last Saturday we spent a few
pleasant hours in Cedar Valley, with
our esteemed friend Capt. Arnett, met
our old trusty friend, Dr. John Floyd
who has located in this beautiful lit
tie valley Cedar Valley is a pleas
ant site for town, and win ere long
become place Of some note. Dur
ing the past two or three years q noted
improvement has been made in this
valley, having at present one store,
tannery, and new steam grist mill
now in full blast and doing good work.
For coal facilities, this valley cannot
be surpassed ID.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16

According to announcement, says
the Weston Democrat, the represen-
tatives Of Clarksburgh and Charleston
met here on Monday last, and were
greeted by large and courteous au
diencc. Judge Ferguson and Hons.
John E. Kenna and Romeo H.. Freer
speaking in behalf of Charleston; and
Hons. John S. Garlic and Henry Bran
non making speeches for Clarksburgh.
The opening speech (ofover two
h,urs) was made by Judge Fergu-
son; and it must be confessed that in
creasing age has not shorn his tongue
of its cunning. His remarks, mainly,
were an appeal to the sympathies of
the audience in behalf of what he call
ed his impoverished and injured peo-
pie. When the Judge left this strain,
however, he unwittingly furnished the
most cogent reasons why our people
should vote for Clarksburg, that we
have heard during the entire discuss
son of the question.
Iflocal interests are to be considered
by our people in voting upon this
question, then, according to Judge
Ferguson's showing, every voter in
Lewis county should vote for Clarks-
bargh; for he did not hesitate to de
clare that s'the interests of the people
of the Kanawha Valley would make
their vote unanimous for Charleston.
And while he announces this fact, he
mcdestly requests the people of this
District to forget their personal and
local interests, and rise 10 the moral
grandeur of surrendcring our own in
terests, in order to make still richer
that section CT the State which has
been abundantly blessed by both God
and man, by the Great Kanawha Riy-
er and the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road. s.Give Lewis county the adj
vantages of either Of Of these great de
yelopcrs," said Mr. Brannon, and
tfske your Capital
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16

- Some of the newspapers out
side of this State talk Of the debt Of
West Virginia. There is no such
thing as the debt of West Virginia,
for the excellent reason that West
Virginia is prohibited by a provision
of her constitution from contracting
a debt. West Virginia can issue no
bonds, and hence in the recent times
of initiation and extravaganza when
States and municipalities were piliag
up debts and issuing their bonds
with reckless prodigality, this
State was anchored to course of
riged economy by a constitutional
requirement. West Virginia has no
debt and but light taxation Wheel-
ing Standard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16

- The situation in France is becom
ing very grave, not to say alarming.
So far no violent collisions have taken
place between parties, batsuch is the un,
settled feeling that an uproar may occur
at any time. A number of fines have
been inflicted on editors and others for
the use of insulting language towards
the President; and a resolution has been
adopted by the Ministry to prevent all
political meetings of over 20 persons.
The Chamber Of Deputies, it is almost
certain, will be dissolved; and already a
cry has been raised in favor of"TEEzRs
for President, and the Constitution as it
is. President IMAGINATION strict letter of
the law, and still justiies his recent act
ion as necessary for the safety of the
country. The Republican party deserve
credit for their moderation i'll the crisis
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. C.. June Z. II

WASHINGTON ID. G., June Z, II
The President has just done a
sensible thing in appointing a Dem
ocrat one of the Commissioners Of
this District. The people here are
to great extent dependent upon the
action of Congress, and it is mani
fcstly desirable that the local offices
should be filled with men whose polit-
ical opinions are in harmony with
those of the two Houses. Mr.. Bry-
an, who has received the appointment,
was one of the two men suggested by
Mr. Coreoran, the largest real-estate
owner Of the District. In late in
terview here General Butler was ex-
tremely bitter in his comments on the
fact that Mr.. Corcoran seemed to
have the ear of the President in re-
lation to District affairs. But But
Ter is a partisan, and spake as q par
tisan. With a debt of over $4,000
600 and a real-estate valuation of
less than 500. GOO. 600, and partic-
ularly without trade or manufactures
the property holders OF the District
have something besides politics to
think Of
General Butler, by the way has
just written a letter to Wayne
McVeigh, one of the Presidents
Louisiana Commissioners. The let
ter has the vim and point of every
thing that comes from Butler, and
something more than usual of scuril-
ity and petty personal abuse. 1t is
interesting only when W. remember
that McEeigh is not, and that the
President is, the person that Butler
is driving at 1t is well understood
that war has commenced against the
Administration and that Butler is
doing the preliminary fighting.
The troops heretofore keptin Louis
lana have been ordered to the West.
This is carrying out the Presidents
well known purposes not to keep
soldiers in any place where their pres
ence could be considered as a menace
to the people. Those in South Car
DINA will probably soon follow. The
good old Democratic doctrine that the
strength and perpetuity of the Union
of States depends upon the good
will of all its members, rather than
upon the exercise of force, has evil
identity hold upon the President.
There is much opposition from
both parties to the stand taken by
the President in regard to Mexico,
and it will not be surprising if the
order to Gen. Ord to cross the Rio
Grande with troops whenever he
thinks it necessary, shall be modifi-
ed.
Secretary Sherman has uniformly
expressed an idea that all questions
as to losses incident to the war, by
citizens of the United States, should
be submitted to and passed upon by
some Court, Board or Commission
specially authorized for the purpose.
The talk Of Blaine and others during
the last campaign about the doubling
Of the national debt by payment of
~Southren claims" ifTilden was elect
ed was bosh, and was intended only
to effect the election then about to
take place. But the party Of which
Mr.. Blain was, up to the 4th, of
March, leader, has been paying
millions Of dollars yearly Of the