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There will be a nickle meeting helt
at the residence OF Mr.. II. NJ. Cudabac
at Moss Point, tonight friday. The
object is to raise money for some beney'
client purpose /; and as the ladies are thu
prime movers in this matter. we know
the money will be properly and judi
ciously invested. The public generally
are invited and requested to bring OF
send a niekle.
fittings are climbin' down mighty
low sony" remarked an old darkey the
other day, who had been thrown out oil
employment consequent upon the shut
ting down of the mills in this locality.
"Fust ! done'come down to two meals a
day, den I comes down to one-mighty
plain one at dat-an' now Dress my
old hide, eff l don't got to scratch
aroun' ter even git 80 much as one
square meal a week"
1--WE have got to practice the closest
economy during these dull times" re-
marked one of our citizens the other
day, while standing in a crowd lear the
depot. II have stopped all the papers
/ have been taking, and have let up on
buying the children candy, nuts, toys,
etc. Times are awful hard 4! Come on,
boys, and let us take something to
stimulate u.s." Thus some people prac-
tice economy during the log seizures.
The little daughter OF Mr.. James
Edens was run over last Sunday in the
street, opposite u residence, by Mr..
L. Randall's carriage. She was in
company with several ladies' and chill
dren coming from the chapel, who
were walking on the side of the street,
and in attempting to run across the
street in front of the carriage, was
struck by the horse and knocked down,
the body of the carriage passing over
her, but fortunately the wheels did not
strike her. She did not sustain any
serious injury, her arm only being
bruised. No blame can be at
tached to young Mr.. Randall, who was
driving.
Last week Freeman Jones, Jr., and
another darkey by the name of Rufus,
became engaged in a quarrel while
working the road between this place
aud Moss Point ; but Mr.. Lynd, the
interpossd and qnieted them
down. After they had finished work
and had been discharged, Freeman
renewed the fuss and fred once at
Rufus and tried to shoot the second
but was prevented. Finally Rob
ert Lewis went up to Rufus and threw
his arms around him to preventfurther
when Freeman raised his hoe
md struck Lewis on the head, fractur-
.ng his skull. Freeman now repines in
all awaiting the results of the wound
lie inflicted upon his fellow-servant.
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business millman. IT this is go, the
rest OF our millmen had better be
careful, for women are great imi-
tators, and il they find out that this
detective system succeeds, there
will soon be an endless horde OF
detectives in the neighborhood, far
superior to those of the United
States.
Mr.. Editor, it is impossible TO
calculate how much the millman
suffers. He gets On early break
fast (when he can), then leaves the
bosom of his family to spend the
day devisiDg some means Of living,
wearing away his life for those he
loves. Yea, oh, women! more
than this ; he
"Commits his body
To painful labor, both by sea and land
To watch the night in storms, the day in cold,
While thou liest warm at home, secure and
safe,
And Graves no other tribute at thy hands
But love, lair looks, and true obedience
Too little payment for 80 great a debt"
Ills strsnge--'tis passing strange
that with all these comforts she
cannot afford to put on her mittens
and drive a nail where 1t is needed,
and plant a few potatoes, and by SO
doing not hinder her husband from
his business! Poor, brow-beaten
millmen. Truly
"Women are an awful tease
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please
Yours, Etc, NOBODY.
P. ST. hear that one of our
business men-a prominent member
of the "club'-took the hint, and
saw the point" in "Mississippl's"
article, and wonderful to be told
he left the postofice steps, the foun-
dry fire, took his hands out of his
pockets, and went to work in dead
earnest, hauling straw to cover
those potatoes, that ought to have
been planted long ago. Whether
he did the work or not, l know
he had a Hand in it but, untor-
tuuately, while hauling his horse
took fright and ran away NOW
where is the woman's sympathy p,
and thus put a stop to potato COW
ering. Mr.. Editor, a woman was
the cause Of this, and the next thing
we hear will be that some of Carl
Schurz's -planks are missing, and
some millman will have a new
fence. grape arbor, etc. N.
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the Mississippi and Trinity. Success
to you, "Pearl Rivers"
''NEwToN's"
article on a railroad from the interior TO
our sea HIS been read and considered
by a great many Of u enterprising
men along the coast. and it seems to be
favored as the means OF making our
coast what it should be. just now we
are in need Of something that will be
more moderate than this New Orleans
and Mobile railroad. Let us have the
steamboat first, and then vi will give
our attention to q road from the inte-
rior. INNOCENT.
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PIE RsONAL.

Mr.. Will. T. Harrison was heard from
this week. He vas well and had bright
prospects ahead.
Rev. NJ. Campbell returned from
Louisiana last Tuesday. He had been
absent some three weeks.
Mr.. M. NJ. Evans returned Tuesday
from Healing Springs. Alabama. very
much improved in health.
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LUMBER MILL,


situated at Fernlhnd, Ala, about twenty
miles east of this place. on the New Or
leans and Mobile railroad. Just as the
engine was being started, the boiler ex-
ploded with terrible force, knocking
down the shed adjoining the mill. under
which the boiler was situated, and
throwing the front part of the boiler
about one hundred and fifty feet.
The saddest calamity connected with
the unfortunate affair was the killing OF
MEssRs. R. L. GUM AND EN- SEARS,
the former being the foreman of the
mill and the latter engineer. Both
these gentlemen we're instantly killed,
it is supposed, by the hot steam, as they
were not bruised n any manner Mr..
Gum was thrown about ten feet, and
Mr.. Sears was picked up some fifteen
feet from where Ire was standing at the
time Of the explosion. The following
ooLoRED MEN,
employees at the mill, were wounded =:
Peyton Steadman and All. Washington,
badly bruised and scaIded ; Elijah
Marshall, Coleman Thomas and Frank
Bonner, slightly wounded.
A horse that was standing near by,
hitched to a cart, was killed.
Mr.. Dees' loss will reach at least
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS.
but to a man of his characteristic energy
and perseverance, it will soon be re-
paired.
Mr.. Gum had been married about
two months, and leaves q young wife to
mourn his untimely death. Mr.. Sears
leaves q wife and five children, whose
sudden death will be a sad loss to the
wife and children.
Mr.. Dees informs Us that there is 70
accounting for the explosion, as the
boiler was comparatively new, having
been in use but two years, and was
built by J. II. Duvsll, GAINESVILLE, o.,
and was considered firs.-class. Mr..
Dees left last Tuesday for New Orleans,
where he will purchase another boiler,
and will have his mill running again by
the first of next month.
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particularly, and will be ever jealous in striv-
ing to build up that part Of the State which has
been so long neglected by our Legislators, gov
ernors, and the public generally outside OF
the coast counties. zsah
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7 STILL LIVE
ID H.. Child SIC Y

Still Continues to Carry on the Drug and Medicine Business,
Iuforms Physicians. the community in general, and The rest of mankind that he has had
FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE in the compromising of Medicines, and assures all those
who may favor him with their patronage that heir Medicines shall be cne fuHy and accurately
putt up. Medical advice gwen, and no charge except for Medicine Persons wishing Md
cine in the night can be accommodated ~ calling at his residence ,netd door to store. His
Medicines aer received fresh every week jnsn24ly.
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BOILER BURSTED.
Part of the BoiIcr Blown $50 Feet
shed Blown D6 wn-Loss-Etc.

One of those strange ard u%naccount-
able accidents which too often occur
throughout the land, and which cannot
well be explained, took place last Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock, at Mr.. NJ.
A. Dees'
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Family Home Paper

there is none better published for the people
of this section, and no family should be with
out it. Let all who want a good paper sub.
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the STAR is unsurpassed in this section. as iit'
circulation extends over the whole of Missis
sippi, East Louisiana and Southwest alabama,
and there is not a postofice in the SEAcoAsr
COUNTIES that it does not reach. To the mer-
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ADVANTAGES for them to make their
business known, as it reaches the very people
to whom they look for a great deal of thel
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

STORE RoBBED.-1h he store Of J. p.
Snider, Esq, at Flickcrsville, Grant
District, was, broken into on last Sun
day night and robbed of money and
goods to the amount Of $50 or $40
There were between SIT and 500 in
money taken from the drawer, besides
bolts of calico, cashmere muslin, and
other goods. The strangest thing is,
that valuable gold watch and chain
was in the drawer, which was not
taken. An entrance was gained by
prying off shutter with cold CHS
ell taken from the blacksmith shop
near by. We would advise "Jess' to
arm himself with double balrelled
shot gun and guard his store here
after.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

AK ELopEMENr.--On Wednesday
morning last about four o'clock, Mr..
j. Clinton Jollif, of Rice's Landing,
Greene county, Pa, and Miss Belle
Hamilton, Of Palatine, this county, ac-
companied by Mr. Marccllus Jolliff,
of Fairmont, and Miss Pcarcc, of Pala-
tine, fed to Mount Morris, Pa, and
were made one. They had round trip
tickets it seems, and as the business
was urgent, they returned to this place
the same evening and took lodgings
at the Continental Hotel. Miss Ham
iltop, the bride, is a daughter of j. N.
Hamilton, living near Worthington,
this county. She was minor, though
she was doing business in the millin-
cry line at the time Of her taking off.
We wish the couple all happiness in
their late co partnership, with season
able additions of littlo articles to the
new FIRM Vest Ti,yiaiaa.
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OlBITuAR lES.


Richard Vincent Chadwick, sen Of
David II. Chadwick, died, of pulmo-
nary eomsumption,at his fathers resi-
dence in Morgantowh, on Thursday
October 81, 1878, sgoI 20 years.
"Vint,' as he was familiarly called
by his friends and acquaintance, was
q young man of excellent character
and great promise, and it seems to us
weak mortals hard decree for him
to be cut off from the life in this world
so young He graduated at the Uni
vcrsitv of West Virginia in the class
of 87i, and last year the Board Of
Regents conferred upon him the de-
gree of A. M. lie studied law with
the firm of Berkshire & Sturgiss in
this place and had been admitted to
tho practice Of his profession in all
the Courts Of this State. Besides, he
was quite student and literary sehol-
ar and well prepared 70 enter upon n
life of usefulness In almost any de-
partment. His many good qualities
had endcared him to his friends, who
were numerous, and his family have
the sincere sympathes Of this whole
community in their sad bereavement.
1t is some consolation to them to-
know that shortly before his death he
progressed faith m his Saviour and
iiitcd with the NJ. f. Church.
On Saturday last his remains were
followed by large concourse Of sym
pathizing rslatfohs and friends to the
Oak Grove Cemetery and there inter-
ed, President Thompson and the Rev.
Snodgrass officiating, and the LAST
was seen in this world Of Richard
Vincent Chadwick, the first graduate
OF the West Virginia University who
has departed this life.
Died ut her residence in Monroe
county, Mo-, September 10th, 1873
Mrs. Ada Eliza r. Ball.
The deceased was the daughter Of
Gen. f. S. and Drusilla Pindall and
was born in Monongalia COUNTY then
Virginia, now West Virginia, in 1897
She was married to j. N. Ball in 1855,
Tho deco sa1 leaves n husband sew
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MoRr Anour JERRY Jor,s Ronnnsr.

More ABOUT JERRY JoE's RoBRERy
The report we published last week
in regard to Jerry Joseph being rob
bed of largo sum of money turns
out to be too true. He had gathered
together the proceeds Of several sales
of grain, stock &c, which amounted
to $767 and was about to invest it in
real property. He received the mon
ey on Wednesday of last week and
the same night some unmitigated
scoundrel stealthily hoisted the win
dow of his sleeping room, gained adj
mittsnce placed a cloth saturated
with chloroform over Jerry's face, Sc
cured his money and escaped. This
will prove very serious loss to the
unfortunate man as it embraced by
far the major past Of his possessions
of this worlds goods. The wretch
who committed this deed must be to-
tally void of conscience and without
fear of God or man as his proceedings
show, that he would not scruple to
take the life of fellow man for few
paltry dollars. If Mrs. Joseph had
not discovered the condition of her
husband at the opportune moment
she did. 1T is more than likely that
life would soon have been extinct and
the theft would have added murder
to his other list of crimes. On ac-
count Of the sickness Of some of the
little folks Mrs. Joseph was obliged
to get up, when she discovered that
her husbands face was covered with
something containing chlorotorm and
that he was unconscious. She at
once tried to rouse him and soon sue
cceded though he did not entirely re-
cover for long time. We are truly
sorry that any william should be al
lowed to rob an honest man of so
much money. We may again reitcr-
ate our oft repeated wonder that this
community can be infested by, and
at the mercy Of thieves and dcspera-
does, who, it seems can carry on their
nefarious business with impunity. If
proper steps were taken by our citizens
the thieving could be abolished and
our people could rest at night with
out fear of their Threats being cut and
their household goods being carried
off.
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sSnflroad News.

Cass District will vote on Saturday,
Nov. 9th, for or against the proposed
subscription of sl5, 600, to the CAPT
toll stock Of the Pittsburg West Va.
4 Southern Railroad. The subscrip-
tion if made win be paid in the bonds
of the District of their face or par
ralue, and all the money will be ex-
pended in Cass District. See the or
der of Court in an other column, sub
hitting the question to vote.
Ifthis subscription carries, the road
will almost certainly be made, but if
it fails, the road will almost certain
ly not be built. Our District, Nor
gan, after subscribing $4,000, by
private subscriptions, voted in addi-
ton $4,000, only ten opposing
votes.
If this enterprise, which will GER
tainly be greatly to the benefit of the
west side, shonld fail, then we Of the
east side will be released from all OBJ
legation and interest in the road, and
will turn our subscriptions over to
the South West Pa. Road which will
come to Morgantown on the east side,
and with slack water making the ford
ing of the river impossible, will nat
urally drive trade and business to
this point, from the west side.
The South West is ready to build
the road IL we will offer to it the same
encouragement and aid that we have
rendered the p. W. V. 4 s. Road.
Will the west side neglect and for
felt its last chnace for u road? We
hope not.
Railroad meetings were held at the
Courtney School House Jimtown
on Monday evening, and at Ramsey's
School House, on Tuesday evening.
Fair audiences were present, and were
addressed 10y Geo. &. Sturgiss, the
business manager of the road and the
friends of the road feel greatly cncour-
aged.
Further meetings will be held as
follows at Buckeye School House
Wednesday evening at 81 o'clock,
Mountain Tea School House Friday
at 2 o'clock p, NJ. Vaudeville Friday
evening, at G. o'clock and Cassville
at o'clock A. NJ. on Saturday. Mr.
Sturgiss and one or other of the stock
holder or officers of the road will be
present, TO address the people, furnish
the facts, and help them to form an
enlightened Judgement upon the ques-
ton of subscription.
Let all the friends, and enemies OF
the road, if there are any of the lat
tel; turn out and get at the facts, and
then vote as their OWN judgment INA y
dictate.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

EIIHU GREGG, TIE KISGwooD DEs
PERADo, REcArTURED.-Many of our
readers will remember that Elihu
Gregg was convicted of burning the
Kingwood courthouse in 1869 and
sentenced to be hanged, but made his
escape before the execution of the
sentence. He chose hanging to be
ing confined in the penitentiary for
life. Since his escape he has been
seen near Carmichaels, Pa. Last
week telegram from the sheriff of
Greene county announced his cap
turc and Sheriff Ford, of Preston
county, Immediately started after his
man. Will that hemp-pulling come
off at Kingwood?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

DPTHERIA.-We have lately heard
Of several cases of diptheria in town
and country. Two members Of L. S.
Hough's family are suffering with it.
A Parkersburg dispatch says that
along the line of the B. d O. r. r.
near that city, the disease is raging
worse than ever known before
Twelve children have died within the
last four days and more than half
the families have one case and in
some families all the children are
down.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

HALLow-EEN.-The boys "cele-
brated" the other night in rather
Objectionable style in some parts of
the town. On Spruce street they
tore up the boardwalk in front of O.
II. Dille's lot and Joshua Jenkins
property and erected fence across
the street. With a piece of chalk
they inscribed on the fence, .New
Boardwalk Wanted" Now in this
particular we agree with the boys, al
though we cannot approve Of the man
ner in which they removed the old
nuisance. In other parts Of the burg
they removed gates, wagon wheels
and cut up jack generally. "Boys
will be boys" but they ought to con-
slider that this method. of celebrating
'Hallow-Een has become entirely
too old for present observance and
something new would be acceptable.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09
Hon. JOHN W. MASON delivered his

Hon. JOHN W. MASON delivered his
lecture on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Vision
Of the Image" at the Presbyterian
Church in this city last Sunday af-
ternoon, to large and appreciative
audience. This lecture was prepared
by Mr.. Mason and read to the Graf
ton Sunday Schools and so we'll pleas-
ed were those who heardit that he was
requested to come to Morgantown an d
deliver it to the Sunday Schools here.
The lecture was well written and dis
played much learning and research,
and delivered in pleasant manner.
The author acquitted himself with
great credit and our people were de-
lighted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

The New DOMINION and Wheeling
Weekly Register are furnished to
subscribers at the price of $40 per
annum, and now since William p.
Wiley, Esq, formerly of this place,
has assumed the chief editorship of
that paper the inducement is greater
than ever before, rs the Register will
be especially interesting to Mononga-
lians.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

MARROW ESCAPE OF DUKE DENT S
FAMILY FROM PoIsoN.-The Grafton
Eagle of last week relates the follow
ing strange occurrence.
M. H. Dent recently purchased
some fine potatoes. In preparing them
for dinner, Mr.. Dents little child got
hold of piece of raw potato, and af-
ter eating it, was made very sick
Mr.. Dent and his wife ate of the po-
tatoes at dinner, and both became vio-
lently Ill with every symptom of ar
senious poisoning. On the next day
w. r. d. Dent alone tried the pota-
toes, and he also was made sick, The
only explanation offered is that Paris
Green had been used on the potato
vines to kill the Colorado bugs. 1t is
a question whether that is salts
factory solution. We are glad to
state that the family is now well.
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The Law Department of the
West Virginia University.

Prof St. George T. Brooke, recent
~ elected to the Chair of Law and
Equity in the State University at
Morgantown, will begin his lectures
on November 9th. A matricuIation
fee of SIS will be charged. No other
fees to law students. For further in
formation address the President of
the University, at Mosgantown.
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SOME people may condemn and
others will doubtless approve of the
action of the School Board OF Nor
gan District, in regard to their hav-
ing instructed the teachers Of said
District not to hold teachers insti-
tute, but to make up the time requir-
ed by law for their attendance on the
same by work in the school room.
The Board, we think, by their actions
carried out the wishes of the major
part of the people of their District,
and cannot, as obedient public serv-
ants, be blamed, although we would
not, generally speaking, commend
their action. The institute seemed
to be more unpopular in Morgan
than in any other district in the coun-
ty, for what reasons we are unable to
say. 1t may have been on account of
its being improperly conducted, and
it may be attributable to the fact
that the people of this District gave
the subject more consideration than
did the people of any other district.
No matter what the causes we're can
not disguise the fact that the people
are bitterly opposed to this section of
the amended school law, and looking
at the action of the Board from this
standpoint, we do not feel disposed to
fault their action in the slightest de-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

The first Of the University course
Of lectures will be delivered by Mr..
Chas. Davies, OF Harper's Ferry, on
Richard Brinsley Sheridan" 1t will
take place December 9th, and we pre-
dict large audience. Mr. Davies
has many friends in Morgantown
who will doubtless turn out en- masse
to hear him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

ALMOST FIRE.-On Monday an
alarm of fire was raised, when it
was discovered that the Methodist
parsonage, occupied by Rev. Snod-
grass was on fire. A number of our
citizens were on the ground in less
time than it takes to tell it and the
flames were quenched, not having
done much damage. 1t was caused
by burning straw in q chimney to
clean it out.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-09

THANKSGIVING, Thursday, Novcm-
Der 2Sth, 1878. The President has
issued proclamation calling upon
the people of the United States to
Law aside their business and observe
this day in becoming manner by
holding religious worship, DC. The
man who intended to bring us that
turkey will do so soon.