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COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Mary A. Stevenson's ex-
ecutor, In Chancery.

ecutor, In Chancery.
Jas. j .Dolliver ct al.
BY virtue of decree of the Circnit
Court Of Monongalia county, rendered
at its March term, 1877; in the above
cause, l will sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, at the front door of the
Court House of said county, on
MONDAY, 9th OF AUGUST, 1877,
between 10 and II o'clock, A. NJ, the
dwelling house and about three acres of
land, belonging to Defendant Dolliver,
situate on the northeast side of the road
leading from MorgantOwn to Collins
Ferry, and adjoining the lands of M. }.
Boyers Joseph Keener, West Virginia
University and others, and on which
said Dolliver now resides.
This property is nearly new, pleasant>
ly located, with fruit, water, and out
buildings, and will make a pleasant
home, conveniently located for access to
schools, churches and post office.
TRIMS: SO much cash in hand as will
pay tie costs of suit and sale, and for the
residue credit of SIX twelve and eigh-
teen months will be given. The pur>
chaser will be required to execute bonds
for deferred payments, bearing interest
from date of sale, with personal security,
and vendors lien will be reserved to
further secure same
GEO. C. STURGISS,
July 10Th 1877. Com'r.
ju14 At
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

By virtue of decree, rendered in the
Circuit Court of Monongalia county, w.
Va on the 23d day of March, 1877, in
chancery cause pending in said court,
wherein Obadiah Sprowls is plaintiff and
James p Menear 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 25TH OF JUNE, 1877,
Chat being the first day of the June term
the County Court Of said county, all 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 deed mentioned in the bill and pro-
ceedings in said court.
TERMS OF SALE: LIST. For so much
cash in hand as will be sufficient to pay the
costs of said suit and the costs and ecnam:s>
sions OF said sale.
I'd. For the residue credit of 6, Is and
80 months, in equal installments, bearing
interest from the day of sale. for the pay.
ment whereof the purchaser shall execute
bonds with good security.
JOSEPH MORELAND.
4t 5>25 Special Com'r.
POSTPONED.
! he above sale is postponed until
MONDAY August the 9th. 1877.
JOSEPH MORELA AND,
Special Com'r.
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went up from the whole people that the
legislature could not withstand it, and
again Wheeling was made the tempo
ry capital, giving Charleston, howev-
er, $50, 900 for the use and occupation
of their $4,000 house, to appease
sheir wounded feelings and heal their
exhausted pockets. Now, this is the
whole story, and we can't see that
Charleston suffered very much in the
matter, and under the circumstances,
we think it exhibits a large amount
of cheek to ask for it again.
Another scalawag argument is that
an arrangement was made to divide
the public buildings Of the State with
the several localities, and that, to com
mence with, is untrue. There was
an attempt at such an arrangement
when the Republicans were in power
and we had horse jockeying and
mule trading Legislature. 1t was in
tended to give some Of the ''trooly
loil'' leaders some 'jobs," but 1T was
only partially successful But even
had such an arrangement been made,
it does not apply to the location of
the capital. Its location must be
made on definite principles, well set
tied, "where it will do the greatest
good to the greatest number" 1t
can't be located in one edge Of the
State because the Penitentiary is To-
Gated on another edge, but must be
at the nearest geographical centre by
the route must usually travelled. The
friends Of Charleston, knowing that
it had no chance for the capital on the
merits of the question, have not on
ly made this appeal to our sympathy,
but have resorted to unusual efforts in
this contest. The have not only
"dickered'' in the legislature with the
friends of the University, but they
have tried, through Messrs. Walker
and Kenna, to "pull string" on the
good old sound Democrats, trying to
make them believe that to go against
Charleston was to split the party. In
answer to this we have to say that
when the capital was at Charleston
the Democratic majority was 5000;
at the next election after it's removal
it was 11,000 The success of the
Democratic party does not depend on
the location of the capital, but on the
conduct of its leaders. The Univer-
sity will continue to flourish at Nor
gantown when the contest on the cap
ital location will be numbered among
the things that were.
So, therefore, we say to the people Of
Monongalla and OF the Great Mononga-
hela Valley, come out on the 7th and
vote for Clarksburg,
1st. Because it is the best point to
accommodate and benefit The people of
the whole State, all things considered,
End. Because it is oar Clarksburg,
and "charity begins at home" The
location Of the Capital there Will most
benefit us, being nearer to us, whether
we be farmers, merchants, manufacture
ers, mechanics, or laborers, professional
men or tradesmen, in developing al
our interests.
Locate it then at Clarksburg, and
our Monongahela Valley railroad
and slackwater will be completed to
that point and all the rest will fol-
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Legal ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant to the provisions of decree
of the County Court of Monongalia
County, West Virginia, rendered by said
Court, on Saturday, the 30th day of June
1877, in the causes of Eugenius Evans
administrators, ct a.. against Mary
Evans, widow &c, ct al, the undersign.
ed Special Commissioner in said decree
named, will, on
Thursday, tie 9th day Of September,
1877,
in front Of the Court House door, ON the
public grounds, in Morgantown, in said
County, sell to the highest bidder, that
portion of the real estate of which the
said Eugenius Evans died seized, de-
scribed in said decree as follows: six
acres of the meadow land lying next to
the farm of Enoch J. Evans, and the res
idue off of the South West end OF said de.
ceaseds lands, adjoining said meadow
land" Said sale to be made by the acre
and enough of said land sold to discharge
the debts and interest named in said de-
cree and the costs of said suits and sale.
The terms of sale will be as follows:
Enough of said purchase money to pay
the costs of said suit and sale, to be cash in
hand, and for the residue credit of six
and twelve months to be given, the pur-
chaser executing bonds with approved
security, bearing interest from the day of
such sale, and lien will be retained on
said land SO sold for the unpaid purchase
money. l.. S. HOUGH,
July 81, 1877. Special Commissioner.
aug. A.
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~Read N. n. Hofman's

GHRead n. n. Hoffman's ac-
count in last weeks Post, if you want
to learn how the great Kanawha Val
lev and its towns are flourishing like
a green bay tree, owing to her rail
road and slackwater improvements,
and then wonder to yourself what
Charleston wants the Capital to de
velop. The plea of poverty put up
by the Charlestonians is only to catch
gudgeons.
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a~The trouble caused by tn

6The trouble caused by the
strike is pretty well over. Business has
been resumed again on most ofthe roads,
and it is thought no more serious out
breaks are likely to occur. The officers
of the roads and the strikers are holding
conferences which indicate that they
will soon come to all understanding
and settle matters amicably. 1t is tc
be hoped that no uprisings of this kind
will occur in the future, as they are dis
astrous to all concerned.
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MAKRTHINSBURG:
ITS ACCESSIBILITY, HEALTHFULNEss
AND NEARNESS TO CONNER
GAL. CENTRES. sc.


CIAL, CENTREs, sc.
Those counties of Virginia which
constitute what for twelve years has
been known, politically and geograph-
ically, as WEST VIRGINIA, were erect
into State during the tendency of
civil conflict. Regard for natural
boundaries was necessarily imprac-
ticable at the time the new State was
established; and it came into the
Union with it's limits defined by the
chances and exigencies of varying
war, and not controlled by the laws
which govern more fortunate States
in determining the exact extent of
their jurisdiction. A consequence of
this has naturally been difficulty in
the establishment of permanent
seat of government. AT first at
Wheeling-then removed to Charles
ton-then again restored to Wheel
ing-the question of the permanent
location of the capital remains unde-
cided.
1t is no purpose of this paper to
discuss the details of that much veX-
ed question or recall it's legislative
history. All admit the necessity and
propriety of its speedy and final de
termination. 1t has entered into and
injuriously complicated many subjects
of grave State policy to which it has
borne no logical relation. 1t has ar
rayed different sections into bitter OPP
position, and stimulated into bitter
antagonisms feelings which should
never have gone beyond the limits of
friendly rivalry. These and other
considerations have constantly sug-
gested the expediency of disposing
finally of question SO disturbing to
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THE CAPITAL.
IIO MOmOngalians Last
Word. ...Ise True to
Yourselves.


This is the last issue of the New
DOMINION before the day of the cleo
ton. On next Tuesday, the 7th day
of August, the people of this State
are called upon, in their sovereign
capacity of citizens, to decide which
of three of their fair towns they will
have for their State capital for all
time to come, namely: Clarksburg,
Charleston or Martinsburg. On the
same day and at the same places the
people are to select their school Off
GERS for two years. This election,
therefore, being one of great impor-
lance to the humblest citizen, he
should not neglect his privilege, but
avail himself of his right to be heard
in the affairs of the land.
While great majority of the peo-
Pile of Monongalia intend to vote for
Clarksburg, there are some of our
good citizens favorable to Charleston,
and to them we would speak few
words of soberness and truth, which
we ask them to candidly consider be-
fore they do themselves and posterity
SO great an injustice as to vote for
the latter place.
Some consider Charleston badly
treated, and for that reason they SYM
pathize with her, which is creditable
to their hearts. The truth is it was
a great injustice to that place to To-
cate the capital there and then take
it away, and Charleston has right
to complain that she was badly treat
ed. But the mistake was in locating
it there at all, at a place which the
people of the State would not approve.
1t was done in mistake any how, and we
will tell you how. The capital was
at Wheeling, located there Temporal
rily in time of war. In the year 1869
the people began to clamor for per-
manent location, and in that winter
the Legislature Undertook to make
one. In balloting for the different
points named, great deal of jockey
ing was done, complimentary votes
cast, etc., etc., by the members, on the
"you tickle me and I'll tickle you"
principle. So on a certain ballot, to
the utter establishment of everybody,
Charleston, which had previously on
ly had respectable minority, was an
nounced as the place. twas thought
at first that some one had sold out,
and there was ''bribery and corrup-
ti0n." but it turned out on investiga-
tion that the member who kept "tally"
could not add well and some parties
gave Charleston more complimentary
votes than was intended. So then
the jack-a-napes of legislators were
utterly dumb founded. They knew
that majority Of the people of the
State were not in favor of that point,
and yet they hadn't the presence of
mind to change their votes at the
time, which were only intended to be
complimentary. So Charleston was
made the capital, but after trying it
awhile as permanent seat, it was 50
inaccessible, and became SO corrupt,
and such an overwhelming cutlery
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Vest Va. U71iVersitY,
1877. MOrgantOwn. 1878.

This Institution of Learning, under
the Presidency of Rev. r. Thompson, A.
NJ, is entering upon a new era Of pros
perity. During the Spring Term, just
closed, the attendance of students was
increased over IS per cent. 1t has
large and scholarly Faculty beautiful,
healthful and moral location; ample
Scientific and Philosophical apparatus;
a Library constantly growing; a curricu-
lum of the most thorough character; o
standard ofscholarship surpassed by no
American institution of learning.
The EXPENSES ARE LESS than at
any other place known to afford equal
advantages. The Fall Term begins
Sept. 9Th; the Winter Term January End;
and Spring Term March 9th. For full
information, catalogues, &C., address the
President. GEO. G.. STURGISS,
June 10, 1877. Secretary of Regent.
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For County school Superinten-
dent.

We are authorized to announce Alexan-
der l.. Wade as a candidate for 1.-THE Of
flee of Superintendent of Free Schools of
Monongalia County at the election to be
held August 18th, 1877.
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policy seems to me to be to keep the
general government strictly within
existing constitutional limits, and.to
give such strength and dignity to the
governments of the several states
that Federal interference will never
be necessary. If the authorities Of
their various states are those that the
people look to for protection to their
ordinary interests, no larger Federal
army and no increase Of Federal au-
thority can be necessary, and we keep
clear of centralism to-day, which
may be a despotism tomorrow.
1t is not possible to give in detail
an account Of the progress Of disor-
der and destruction throughout the
country. AT this writing it seems
almost certain that quiet will be re-
stored throughout the East within
"a hours. The lawless elements which
took advantage Of the opportunity
offered by the strikes, are complete
ly under control in Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh, and sober
citizens generally are aroused to the
fact that they have something to do
with the protection of their property.
This conviction once reached, and
there is hardly a community in the
Union which cannot protect itself.
Latest advices from the Indian
war represent the hostiles as not sub
dued; indeed, that they soon expect
to have five hundred warriors in the
field. More troops are called for. 1t
is evident that the strategy of Gen'l
Howard has not accomplished all that
he expected. To put the case about
as the Generals dispatches do, he
seems to be eternally crossing a river
at different points in a circular pur-
suit of Chief Joseph, and never
catching more than few Struggling
Indians at time. In studying the
comparative endurance of the two
races in the matter Of fording waters
the future historian will refer with
profit to this campaign of Gen'l How
ard. If the Indians should increase
their speed a little they would be
chasing Gen'l Howard. The Nation
al Republican is now edited by gen
tleman from Ohio, a relative of Mrs.
Hayes, who came on with the Admin
istration. 1t is very fairly edited,
too, though of course in always i'm
mediately endorsing what the Admin
istration does it frequently has to I'M
say on one day what it says the day
before. There has been report that
Ex-Secretary Roneson and Ex-Gov-
eminent Printer Clapp would pur-
chase the concern and change the pa
per into an anti-administration journ-
al. 1t is not unlikely that such
change will take place, if Exon
gresham Lynch's forthcoming adj
ministration paper shall prove a sue
cess.
AS thousands will wish to visit this
city during the next session of Con-
gress-probably to be the most i'm
portant since 1851 give the figures
of the public health for the past
month The deaths of white persons
have been at the rate of 90 per an
mum out of each 1000 of the white
population. Those Of colored people
have been at the rate Of so per an
nun out of each l,000of colored pop
ulation. Dem.
To the People Of West Virginia.
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ELECTION.
For Permanent Capital of the state
CLAKKSBURG.

An election will be held at the usual
places of voting on
Thursday, the 9TH Day of August, 1877,
to permanently locate the Capital of this
State Elections for school officers will
be held the same day. Remember, both
of these elections are to be held at the
usual voting places, and NOT in the
school houses of each district.
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To the People Of West Virginia.

The object of this brief address is
to present few facts bearing upon
the selection of permanent seat of
government with particular reference
to the town of
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connects, at Hagerstown, intimately
and directly with the whole of the
great Pennsylvania railroad system.
1t is only twenty-five miles by stage
connection, from Winchester, Va,
and there meets the Valley lines to
Stanton, and ultimately to the
Southwest.
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RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.

Martinsburg is q first-class station
and the terminus of the first division
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
1t is, also, the terminus of the Mar
tinsburg and Potomac railroad which
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the unity Of our people; and it is pre-
sumed that the action of the Legisla-
ture, last winter, was prompted by a
purpose to entrust its determination
to the people and thus remove from
the two Houses a troublesome and ex-
citing subject interfering, as we have
said, with other and most important
legislative duties.
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MANUFACTURERS.

MANUFACTURERS.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shops and the large Hannisville Dlstil.
lery and Mills, together with other en-
terprises just started, give the town that
benefit which comes from the expendi>
ture of large sums of money in its midst,
brought from elsewhere and injected in
to all the veins and arteries CT local
trade. To this cause alone can be at
tributed the continuation in these days
of business depression, of much of that
enterprise in building, &C., which has
elsewhere languished to the point of act
ual cessation
THE PEOPLE.
OF course, eulogy of the people of
Martinsburg and Berkeley county would
be out of place 1t is enough to say that
they are an honest, thrifty, careful race
of people, who find profit and pleasure
in attending to their own affairs and let
ting others business alone. They claim
no superiority over our friends of Ka-
nawha and Harrison-they certainly adj
NIT no inferiority.
CONCLUSION.
This brief statement will serve the pur-
pose it is hoped, of directing the attention
of the voters Of the State to Martinsburg.
Of course, it would be out of place to at
tempt full and complete detail upon ev-
cry point which may be the subject of in
quiIS. Each citizen will cast his vote, it
is assumed after such examination and
investigation as will enab him to decide
justly and with honest regard for the pest
interests and advantage Of the greatest
number. Such examination is earnestly
invited; and il is particularly asked by our
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THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

Martinsburg is distant from Balti-
more one hundred miles; from Har-
risburg, about the same distance;
from Washington, only eighty miles.
-Four trains daily, day and night, af-
ford every facility of communication
Neither storm, ice, nor disaster can
isolate it from the great avenues of
Continental trade and transportation.
1t is literally and truly, upon the line
of all national and international traf-
fic and trade.
, 1877-09-01
THE SCIENTISTS.

NAsnsifLE. Tenn, Aug. }t.-The General
Session aud the scsstons Of sections Of tho
American Scicncc Association tn.dar wcrc large
ly attended. and many ladies were present.
A resolution ofIcstd By Prof. Thurston,
OF Habokcn. for committee Of avc Fellows on
the Development Of mineral resources and cn-
couragen.ent Of arts and manufactures In the
United Ssntcs Was referred 10 tho standing COM
mittec.
Prof. For'shy, Of Now Orleans. in Section c,
real M interesting paper on tho Pn5stss Of Tho
Gulf OF Mexico.
Prof. sf,arr read paper on the "Ortcsnal
Connection Q! the Entcrn and Western Fields
0t tho Ohio Valley"
Mra. II. n. Ingram, of the Edgcacll public
schools, read pnpcr on ''Atmosphcrlc Concus-
sion ~ a Means Of Ds!nfcctton."
III the afternoon ths members Of Tho Atsocta-
tion visited Vanderbilt Untycrrlty. Tonight 4
brilliant reception aud banquet at the Maxwell
Ifousc IL beIng 0lren By the Tennessee Ifistor1-
cal Society to tho American Ataoclatlor. Tho
beauty, wealth, and fashion OF Tennessee Is lib
ctxlly represented.
, 1877-09-01
CANADIAN NEWS.

scvcrc storm-Tt1o rnria Exroait'on-1sant1
Tranktt-Tho ltsckott Murder-lnspectIon
Tnur-oatarlo Nlt'o Associations.
Spsttai Ulspsieh to The Tribune.
LONDON, Ont, Aug. 3t.-Onc Of Tho most
tcsc1c thunder storm4 that ever passed over
London ysstc.i this city to-day, For abuus
eight hours rain !cll in q continuous pour,
mtsSlr.l with heuvy pcals of thunder
anil forkcl lightning. Business WAS entirely
suspended tn tEc fosvuoou. The storn, appears
In hayc extended nscr large area. Dar's wcro
struck by lightning aud burned, and animals
ii!lusl In s!flcreEt SECTIONS. The stor1u on Laku
Eric II reported tu bc the scycrcst Of tho sea-
s. ~: Ths propeller Argyle s..uck llle pier at
l"ll hurwell 4,tt sunk, mad other nlarlHc DIS
alttrs mar hc l1okcd for.
Ssrr.ai IHsUuich to Tas 7rttans .
U7rAwa, Aug al.-Thr Drlthl, Paris ExrnsI-
tlon Commission l!nyu advised TIC cu,'adAu
GuycInasnt that ouly Thru of the "a, is!, tcet
Lrrllt4 for Tan be- allowed inr the display OF
taNad1an plouuctt, the whole space applied for
ior tue exhibit ot britain md ller colt'hics being
I've times greatcr titan the French Government
tou''! ~: aIurt. Canada has Dcen allotted =
ttluarc uner the nlal,I tower loF the erection Of
atFopy u Canaltan pro.lGsts t.,u.
schooner ticorTc Peabody. ot Arch, while on tlc
tapsi:ed In a aauall ThursdIy Afternoon. The
N@FA4su QaA i've eHcu HcfE A{9NHE4s AAEEE
wyfe sared. All belong to jersey, Great Brit
ain.
sp<etai n,.pa5eA :, ---c T~:osak.
OopsssuuRa. n. T., Aug. 3l.-A cargo Of
wheat has arrived here troln Chicago via Col
hn.aood and the Northern Cauata Railway. IT,
tluAln:. two tran.hipments, within the short
hpasc OF one week.
Special UitpafeA IN TAs 1ttauns.
MONTREAL, Aug. 3l.-in the ltacketk murder
Investigation, to-day, Michael Quinn, Que Of the
Prisoners churEcd with tho murder, was ac4uit-
leg. sheenan i,us YET TO BE- tried.
Slf II. Tvler. President Of tbs Grand Trunk
Hallway. sir lileksoa, Geuerai Manager, aud
liz hvads of the various departments, started
out to'day to make general inspection OF the
rpal.
aueeiai DsDdieA to 1As Tribune
TORONTO, Aug. 3l.-ln tbs OelaFio kida Asso-
catlon nlatvhus today shooting for plsecA o!,
next years. Wimbledon team wAs con!nlcnccd.
Ihc Gnvernur-leucral's silver medal Tor the
lishcst aggregate scure In sevcn tI,atrlids was
Won by scrgt. kLncaid, Ut the Furtv.seYentl'
Battalion. Capt. Andcrson,. of tav Tenth
Nuyajs, took tue bronze utsd1l, aud Gunner
t,E:le. u tho Wellington Field Battery, tho
EtAntun cup. Thu Nun York tcam sllo afe to
saoot axalnst team run, tic uularfn Asaoc!a-
lion on Monday arrives III t0wn thts evening. A
tnu match Is expected.