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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

1t seems that no part of the adj
ADMINISTRATION at Washington is salts
factory to the people of the country.
The Dutch Department under Schurz
is becoming the sport of every one,
on account of its boosted civil service
theory and its wretched practice
To claim that Schurz is carrying out
civil service reform is as absurd as
the statement that the lunar orb is
composed of green cheese. A clerk
was discharged from the Indian of
flee ostensibly because the cost of the
force was $500 in excess of the ap-
preparation. Since then five new men
at salaries ranging from $1,000 to
$1,000 have been appointed and foul
of these are German. No examina-
ton to test their ability was required
So much for the Dutch Department
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

Hayes. 1t appears from Moses
statement that John d. Dennis offer
ed to testify before the Cochran inves-
tigating committee that, to his per-
sonal knowledge, the true returns of
Charleston, Georgetown and Darling
ton counties were tempered with by
Thomas G, Dunn in the presence of the
other members or the Board of Can
vassers, and so altered them as to give
the State to Hayes. This testimony
was deliberately rejected by a com
mittee of Democrats, and friends Of
Wade Hampton armed by o Democrat
ic Legislature with full powers to in
vestigatc this and all other frauds in
South Carolina.
The Sun says this extraordinary
confession is made by one ofthe most
prominent and active of Republicans
who ruled and robbed South Carolina
for nearly ten years. Since Moses
turned States evidence, in order to es-
cape punishment for his own share in
deeds of crime, he has proven himself
willing and valuable witness against
his late confcderates. His intimate
acquaintance with the history of var
ious achievements of rascality during
his own term Of office and the terms
of Scott and Chamberlain, has we be-
lieve, never been questioned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09
MORE EVIDENCE.
A Remarkable Story from ex-GOv.
Moses, of South CarOIina-H0w
that State was Counted for
Hayes, According to this Self
Confessed Criminal.

In column and half communi-
cation in the New York .Sus of the
I'd inst, exGov. F. j. Moses, of South
Carolina, tells the story relating to
the electoral vote of that State. He
says the real power behind the scenes
was Judge Cartier, from Washington.
We kept up constant Geographic
communication with the national au-
.thorities in that city. Chamberlain
also spent days and nights in earnest
consultation with the board and their
counsel. The party of conspirators
who had assembled in the office of
Secretary of State proceeded to open
and verify the returns, and it was
found that I1iden had carried the
State by over one thousand majority
of strictly legal votes. At once it
was determined that such a result
must be reversed, and to effect this
the returns of several Republican
counties tempered with so as to in
crease the majorities in which they
had really given to Hayes and Wheel
er. The figuring was done by Hayne,
CardOza, Stone, Dunn and Cartier.
and the alteration of returns was
achieved by Dunn alone, who has
since been heard to say in Washing
ton while there, that he is an appli-
cant for the Charlestown collector
ship of customs and that it was his
right hand which had saved South
Carolina for Hayes, and that he could
prove it by Judge Cartier. A mod
est, prominent and worthy Republic
an, living in Columbia, has in his
possession the pages of paper on
which the figuring was done, all
characters of which with names of
counties are in the hand writing of
l.. Cardoza, one Of the members of
the board. Returns from Charleston.
Georgetown and Darlington counties
were the ones which were tempered
with and in which sufficient votes
were altered to give the State to
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09
Senator Wade Dead,

Senator Benjamin f. Wade died at
his residence in Ashtabula, Ohio, on
the I'd inst Mr.. Wade was born in
Springfield, Mass, October 9th, 1900.
He was steady, honest, blunt man,
was one of the original Republicans
and was elected to the United States
Senate three times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

The whole country is rejoicing at
the passage of the Silver bill over
Hayes Veto The promptness of the
re-passage has been discussed at
great length and various opinions as
to its effect are expressed. The west
ern papers think Hayes an ass for We
toing it, while the eastern papers are
teeming with praise. 1t is somewhat
amusing to notice the care with
which some of them handle him since,
when their bitterness before, could
scarcely be bitter enough. Its pas
sage in so unceremonious a style af-
ter the refusal of the President to
sign it shows want of respect for
him that possibly is well deserved.
This is sad blow to the Republican
party and will add another link to the
schaiA of events that has caused its
downfall. There is no doubt that
THE people of the country, by a large
majority, endorse their Representa-
nives in Congress for the passage of
this bill, and hope it will bring finan-
cial peace and improvement in bust
ness.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

nNNAfA is not easily earned in these
NJ [ times, but it can be made in
w three months by any one of
either sex. in any part of the country
who is willing to work steadily at the
employment that we furnish. $50 per
week in your own town. You need not
be away from home over night. You can
give your whole time to the work, or
only your spare moments. We have
agents who are making over $50 per day.
All who engage at once can make mon
ey fast. At the present time money can
'Eot be made SO easily and rapidly at
any other business 1t costs nothing to
try the business. Terms and SIS Outfit
free. Address as once, II. HAIIETr &
Co., Portland Maine
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EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS,
LAST Saturday the city of Parker

LAST Saturday the city of Parkers-
burg voted on the license question
and decided by vote of almost two
to one that no license should be
granted to traffic In liquor for the
coming year. 1t Is something unu
sual for town as large as Parkers-
burg to vote against license, but the
effects of the temperance movement
are being felt and the day Is mp,
preaching when a license town will
be hard to find in West Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

Bob 1nsefsoll has been well nigh
used up by Hon Geo. r. Weddings
on the subject Of the internal regions,
Bob has not succeeded In abollshing
hell, In fact he has convinced no
body that he has any evidence pro or
con concerning the matter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

The House Committee on public
lands has agreed to report farorably
on the bill granting to the State of
West Virginia the Government prop
erty at Hafpcr's Ferry for school
purposes, -
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NEW AID REFRESHMENTS.
MORGANTOWN BANK.
MORGANTOWN. w. "
MORGANTowN, W. v.

Discount Day-Wednesday.
Receives deposits and discount. paper
Interest paid on special deposits.
Directors:
VS.. b. LONG, EMRop TENANT
HENRY =. HAYES, WM. NJ. JONES
GEo. w. JOHN JOSEPH MoRELAND.
JOHN III. COLE.
GEO, w. JOHN, Pres't
w. Il. LONG, Vice Prest,
JOHN II. HOFFMAN. Cash'r.
+. SHISLER, Assistant Cashier.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09
JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ES-
- TATE.

JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ES-
~ TATE.
William n Sine
VS.
PermeIia West and John D. West.
In Chancery in the County Court of
Monongalia county, w. Va.
Pursuant to the provisions of a decree
rendered in this cause at the December
Term, 1877, of said court, the undersigned
appointed special commissioner for that
purpose, will sell, on
SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1878,
before the front door Of the courthouse of
said county. to the highest bidder the tract
ofland in the bill and proceedings men,
toned, containing 1l0f acres lying in
Monorgalia county, adjoining lands of Ja>
cob C. Sine and A. B. Price, and being the
same land conveyed by the plaintiff to the
defendant, Permela West, upon the fol,
lowing terms, to-wit:-So much money in
hand as will pay the costs of suit and the
costs of sale, together with the sum of
S243 ~ with interest thereon from the 2Sth
day of December, 1877, until the day of
sale. and for the residue credit viii be Civ
en- of /. 2 2, and years from date OF sale,
for which deferred purchase money notes
bearing interest fro.-,, day of sale, secured
by good personal security the purchaser
will be required to execute AID deliver to
said commissioner.
JOHN j. BROWN,
Special Com'r.
Morgantown, w. Va,
February LIST, 1873.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

WANTED to cure q case of Catarrh in each
""s'ss' neighborhood, with DR.. Karn-
sers Remedy, to introduce il Samples
free. j. c. Tilton, Pittsburg, Pa. is 3m
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

Rheumatism, Epilepsy, Paralysis
Dyspepsia, Blood Poison, Muscular
Nervous Diseases, Premature Decay,
Loss of Manhood and Vital Power, speed
lily and permanently cured by our latest
Improved Self-Acting Galvanic Appli-
ances. The profession use and commend
them. Are worn without being notice.
able, and cure when everything else
fails Prices, Waist Belt, $780, Spinal,
$1,000; Shields for Weakness and Kid
neys, $500; Suspensories, $500; Bands,
Armlets, Anklets, Knee Caps, $500 each.
Illustrated Pamphlets Free. Address,
Galvano-Medical Association,
q East Ninth ST., New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

Ks75- 1sorEantown. Is7s.
This Institution of Learning, under
the Presidency of Rev. II. Thompson, A.
NJ, a entering upon new era of pros
perity. During the Spring Term, just
closed, the attendance OF students was
increased over 50 per cent. 1t has a
large and scholarly Faculty beautiful,
healthfu, and moral location; ample
Scientific and Philosophical apparatus;
n Library constantly growing; curricu-
lum of the most thorough character; a
standard of scholarship surpassed by no
American institution of learning.
THE 1GXPENSES ARE LESS than at
any other place known to afford equal
advantages. The Fall Term begins
Sept. 5th; the Winter Term January 2nd;
and Spring Term March 9th. For ftrFl
information, catalogues, &C., address the
President. GEO. G.. STURGISS,
June 10, 1877. Secretary of Regent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

The most complete business college in
the United States. Course of study, COM
prehensive, thorough and eminently
practical. Students received at any time.
BB For circulars address.
j. G. SMITH, Principal,
PITTSBURGH PA.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09
nLD POOR HOUSE FOR SALE,

The committee appointed by the Over
seers of the Poor of Monongalia county,
West Virginia, will offer for sale on
FRIDAY, MARCH Is, 1878,
(being the first day of the Circuit Court
of said county, the Is acres of land and
the two dwelling houses and other OUT
buildings thereon, situate on the Monon>
gahela river, one mile above Morgan
town and EnowD as the Old Poor House
property.
Terms made known on day ofsale.
JOHN b. LOUGH, !
II. G. WEST, Com.
A. YEAGER,
Jan. LIST 1878
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WALLACE HOUSE,

Morgantown, w. Va.
This House is located in the pleasant
est part of town.
The table is supplied with all the lux
uries the market affords.
Sample rooms for Commercial tray
eiers always ready.
Livery stable attached
JAS. G. WALLACE.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

Amount of purchase
money paid, includ-
ing interest, dam,
ages, commission, &
fee tor receipt, in +.
ciuding expenses of
sase
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Name of person charged
with taxes.

BATTELLE DISTRICT.
r. l.. Patterson. ..............
GRANT DISTRICT.
j. III. & ]. w. GOGGLES heir
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Andrew CorrOthers. ..........
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-09

Quantity Estate
of land held Local descrip>
charged there i II ton of land
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.l39 Acres Dee. "a, 1877 Fl, B. Lazfef
2 Lots Dec. "a, 1871 Geo ". McVicker
10 2>5 A dec. 81, IS76lR Corrothers
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Amt of Taxes
due thereon for Amount of
State and State county tax
School purposes, due there
including inter on, includ-
est and dam'g's in 6 same
for which sold for r. 1875
for the year of
1877.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-20
A KNOTTY QUESTION.

Questions about which much may be said upon
both Sides are hard to answer, at least categori-
cally. Ii is long time since we began to discuss in
this city the matter of taxing church property; and
we seem far from coming to conclusion as ever.
TIE Municipal Society took the problem up the
other night, and devoted TO it great deal of pro
and con debate. Most of the arguments employed
are famlliar-that property protected by the State
should pay tho cost of that protection; that It's ex-
emption is in violation of the Constitution of the
State that at least there should be some limit TO
the amount of land which q church edicc might be
construed to occupy On the other hand. 1t was
urged that money invested in church property
makes return to the investors, and is expected
to make none; that the freedom from taxation is
amply compensated for by the moral influence exer-
cised by churches upon the community; that church
members are among the most liberal contributors to
all charities; and that the churches of New-iork
have already benefited real estate TO amount
equal to the whole sum invested In them. Upon
both sides. il was agreed, believe. that churches
already constructed should not be taxed
The original ground of the peculiar privilege ac-
corded to ecclesiastical bodies was perfectly tena-
bio one The community needed churches, and felt
that their construction ought to be encouraged. The
same rule holds now, unless it can be shown
that we have already many churches as we need
and to prove this, to minds at least, would be
rather difficult task. There does to be some
impropriety at least, in treating dedicated or con-
secrated property precisely as we treat any Other
estate. After all has been said, it must be allowed
that it does occupy peculiar position. church
is not like warehouse, dwelling house. or fac
tory, any more than cemetery is like meadow
used for grazing A church is intended to subseryt
no selfish purpose 1t is altogether ont Of the mar
ket. 1t is neither "To be let" nor ITO be Sold" Fl
nancially speaking it has no apprcciable value. Il
New-York tribune., 1878-02-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

Possible epitaph of this great Republic: Died OF
too much Congress-"
The stupidity of the silver agtator may yet prove
to be "a bulwark of the Nation.
superficial knowledge of monetary laws is USE
full to even an uniamed iniiationst.
The thing to do now is to keep General Ewing as
mad as spawned graSshopper Tor about month.
voorhees, has been premature again. He calls for
the repeal of the Resumption Act as tho logical
sequence of remOnetizatOn. so 1t IL.
The awful truth is breaking upon the mind Of the
impecunious silver shrieker that it is thing TO
remonetzc his parents dollar, and another thing to
get ii into his pocket.
Tho Indiana Democracy gathers for q pow-wow
to-day when Mr.. Hendricks will unload his mind
of its views the silver question. There is liable
to be an unprecedented absence of the sradde from
his position, the vote in Congress having convinced
him that the silver side Is popular.
Mr.. Watterson buges into the electoral contro-
versy with the declaration that Mr. Tilden was
bulldozed out of his leadership i'll that crisis by Mr.
Hewitt. Nothing but tho unwisdorn Of chang
ing managers at 20 critical moment saved Hewitt
from dccaptatiOn Mr.. Wattcrs0n says He does
not tell us who the new commander would have
been, but the inference Is natural that WatersOn
would have been chosen, and would have been sup
ported by his delegation of lO00 900 petitioners,
armed with nothing but the Democratic appetite
and liberal rations OF Blue Grass whiSkey.
There are audible growls from the South because
Of the indsposition of Northern Democrats to sane
ton the payment of Southern claims. Tho recent
vote in the House against demand of this kind has
caused good deal Of unhappiness. The Southern
Democrat wishes to know what the Northern
brother is good for if he wont lend helping hand
i'll time of need. lie says he has verbal sympathy
enough, but what he wants Is practical" sympathy
lie ought to be patient The Northern brother is
merely playing 'possum until his party gets control
of the Government. lie wont stand IN the way oi
any claims then.
The hints which creep out from the White House
concerning the Presidents views on silver are not
calculated to give comfort to the repudiatOrs Sew.
eral persons who have visited him recently repre-.
sent him determined to veto any bill which makes
silver legatender for past contracts whether pub
lie private. He is willing it should be made legal
tender for future contracts but not for the payment
of duties of interest on the public debt. These
are the very things the silver agitator desires the
most. lie cares nothing for silver if it will not helr
him to repudlate 10 per cent of his debts. ALI his
talk about two kinds Of money means that he want.
u cheap kind to pay his debts with. Mr.. Halstead
| calls it an "optiOnal standard" but the option
| would be all on ono side.
There is a good deal Of not especially edifyina
speculation concerning Senator Lamar's motives in
New-York tribune., 1878-02-20
METXUEN.

So calm and restful lay Methucn, Mass, that
no one could have dreamed the sweet little
village hung on the perilous edge Of trouble
in the Post Office. Fringed with pendent
icicles and cittering with frost crystals, her
great factory wheels went round under the
mill streams blows ratified the noisy looms
and whirled the busy spndles; rang anvils and
hammers, and changed machinery, while the hum
of trade, low, steady and contented, like the
tea-kettle's singing, went on in the factory
store where two women united in a fluent,
but vain endcavor to cheaper the price of
Calico and moist-nOsed youth, with his
elbow on the counter and tin pail in his
hand, listened to the dialogue as he
waited for a quart of mOlasscs. To all
appearances Methucn was at peace. And
yet even at this moment trouble was brewing
for Methuen. Also for Samuel G.. Sargent, who
for so many years had smiled through the
General Delivery window of the Methuen Post
Office upon the Methucn damsel and Methuen
swain, the cOmely and large-footed factory girl
and the bashful shoemaker's apprentice. How
long precisely Samuel G. Sargent had cOntem-
plated the ever-varying phases of Metlluen
social life through the delivery window,
we will not, in the absence of documentary
evidence, undertake to say. We are confident,
New-York tribune., 1878-02-20
Netu'2lork Daily GribMare,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1878.
THE NETS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGy-Speeches on the Eastern Question were
made yesterday by Prince Bismarck and Prince
Auersperg, the Austrian Premier; the toue OF both
was pacific. - The Seryians claim the whole OF
Old Servia. - The Thcssaan revolt is increas-
ing: the Turks have been defeated near Volo. -=
No one received the requisite number of votes at
the first ballot for a Pope yesterday.
DoMEsTC.-There will be no opposition to the
confirmation of Bayard Taylor. "A convention
of Boards of Trade met in Washington, yesterday,
with Henry Lppitt, of Rhode Island. as president;
speeches were made by Elliott c. Cowdin, Edmund
Marshall, ]. Price Witherell and Others on ship
ping. - Controller Knox made an argu-
ment, yesterday, before House commit
tee. against the new bill to replace all
the National bank-notes with greenbacks. ==
The Indiana Democratic State Con vention will
meet at indianapolis to-day. =- William W. As
tor made speech in the New-York Assembly in
opposition to the present Excise law. Tho New
Jersey House of Representatives has seated Salmon
as previously decided in Democratic caucus.
CoNGREss.-In the Senate, yesterday, the bill in
relation to postmasters' salaries taken up and
led to discussion of the franking privileges vari-
GUS Senators said that franking should be restored
to Congressman the bill was laid over: pensions
for the war of 1912 were discussed, and Mr. Blaine
favored restoring to the rolls those stricken off on
whole day was spent in discussion of the Southern
policy; Mr.. Hale and General Garfield severely
criticised the course of the Bourbons in Louisiana,
and said Northern faith in the South is weak
ening.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-James LOrimer Graham is
charged in a civil suit. with mIsusing over $4,000
of trust funds. - An investigation of the
Twenty-third-st. fire was begun yesterday. -
The Medical Department of the University of the
City of New-York graduated 154 students. -
new suit was begun to annul the telegraph pooling
scheme.=Preparations were made to raise the
burned steamship City of Dallas. - The lumber
firm of II. w. Adams e. Co., made an assignment.
- Residents around Washington Square ex-
pressed Indignation at the armcry project. = An
oil tank near Bergen Point exploded. -- Gold,
1918, 1914 1919, Gold value of the legal-tendcr
dollar at the close. 9S3lO cents Stocks dull closing
steady.
THE WEATHER.-TEIBUNE local observations in
dicate q gradual increase of warmth and cloudi-
ness preced ng rain Thermometer, yesterday, 1G' ,,
so, 2So.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-20
Jnoes to advertisements.

AsUsENESTs-3d Pooe-5th and 9th columns.
BOARD AND ROOMs-3d Pd0e-5th coirinE
BUSINESS CuANCEs--7M Pd0e-5tn cOiunn
BUSINESS NOTICE s-1h Pn0e-1st column
CORPORATION NOTICEs-3d Pd6e-5th column
COUNTRY BoARD-od PdQe-5th column
DANCING ACADEMIEs-6M Pdge-4ih column
DIVIDEND NOTICEs-7th Pd0e-5th column
nay (OOps-3d Pdqe-4th column.
FISANCIAL-7M Pd0e-4th and 9th eOunDs
FINE ARTs-3d P0Ge-6th column.
HEIP WANTYD-3d Pd0t-4th column
ICE CRRAM-7M P0ge-5tb column.
ISsTRUCTION-6M Pdge-3d column.
LEGAL NOTICEs-6h P0ge-4th column
LOsT AND FOUND-3d Pdqe-5th column. 40
MARBLE AND SLATE MANTEIs-6M FdGe-1th coiumn'
MARRIAGES AsD DEATHs-5M PaGe-6th column -,
NlsCEIIANEOUs-3d PaGe-5th column Sh Pdgt-olh
column. o,
MusIcAI IysTRUMESTs-3d PdGf-6th column
NEW PUBLIC ATIoNs-6M PdGe-lst, "a and 81 columns
REAL ESTATE For sALE-CITY-3d Pdge-3d column ;
CoUNTRY-34 PdGe-3d column; TO ExCHANGE-3a
Pd0e-2d column.
sALEs BY AUCTIoN-7M PGge-5th column.
sAvINGs BANKs-7h Pdqe-5th column.
SPECIAL NOyICEs--5M P0gs-6th column.
SITUATIONs WANTED-MALEs-3d PdQe-4th column
FEMAIEs-3d Pdge-4th column. c.,,
sTEAMBOATs AND RAILRoADs- PaQe-5th ana otn
columns.
sTEtMERs OcEAN-6h PdGe-4th column
IEACHERs-6H Pdge-4th column -, -,
To IET-CITy PROPERTY-3d FoGe-2d ana 81 COZ
umns CoUNTRY-3d Pd0e-2d column
New-York tribune., 1878-02-20

standing out 30 pluckily against his State on thu
silver question The Mississippi journals arc afraid
he desires to curry favor with the North, and soms
Of them accuse him Of an ambition to be nominated
for the Vice Presidency. Other journals see tbo
absurdty of this idea. because his support musN
come from the South il 1t Is to be of any use Tbs
curious feature about this talk is that it should eY
ist at all. Mr.. Lamar's motives are plain enough n
anyone who will read his speeches lie is siinnv
voting according to his convictions. OF course 6is
attitude is creditable to him, but the fact thu Il
excitcs much comment is thing but creditabls
to the political morality Of this epoch.