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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
Singular PrOgnOstics,

On the eve of the day of the assassina-
ton of Julius Caesar, the temple of Jupi-
ter Stator trembled to its foundation,
and an enormous piece of rock fell from
the height of the capital, and carried
with it Roman Standard bearer, who
was on guard at the opening of the
road.
The generals of Alexander the Great
noticed that on the morning of the death
of this great captain, the armor which
he wore at the passage of the Granicas,
and the battle of Arbela, perspired all
dead body.
Every year on the anniversary of the
battle of Marathon, day of victory
and liberty for the Greeks, there was
heard in the plains where the battle was
fought, a great clashing of arms and a
noise as of the shouts of persons rousing
each other to combat.
The mother of Varus, Roman lady
of the highest distinction, on the day of
her sons defeat in the Teutoburger
Valid by the Germans, perceived large
tears 10 fall from his bust A fearful
eclipse foretold, also, to Rome and to
Augustus the massacre of his legions and
the first personages of the State.
Gustavus Adolph, when young re-
ceived from lady whom he much loved,
an iron, which he never allowed to leave
him. 1t was composed of seven circles,
which formed the letters of his two
names. Seven days before his death it
was taken from him without his perceiv-
ing this extraordinary theft.
The day of the violent death of
Charles XII, King of Sweden, they ex-
perienced at Stockholm hurricane more
dreadful than had ever occurred within
the memory of man. The arms of
Sweden, placed over the door of the
Swedish ambassador, at London, also fell
with loud crash.
Duguesclin, on advancing to lay siege
to Ra dan, fell from his horse, and his
constable's sword which he held in his
hand, buried itself SO deep in the earth
that it required powerful effort to draw
it out His bier was decorated with the
keys of the conquered town.
The Prince of Navarro (afterward
Henry IV) while playing at dice with
several other persons of Charles ks
court, on the eve of St. Bartholomew,
observed several drops of blood fall on
the cloth which spread CONSERVATION
among the players.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
How they Caught a SwOrd-Fish.

The Fall River (Mass.) Nesos of the
23d ult. tells this story: Captain
Whitmore, of the schooner L. T. Whit
more, which arrived in this city yester-
day from Florida, reports that one day
during the passage, when apparently be-
Gained, he threw his log to see if he was
making any Roadway. The log was one
of the new patent kind. In the course
of a few moments Captain Whitmore
took hold of the log-line to pull in the
log, when to his establishment he found
he could not move it. Calling two or
three men to his assistance, they sue
ceeded in getting the log close up to
the vessel, when to their establishment,
they discovered that they had large
sword-fish in tow. 1t is supposed that
he grabbed the log when it was first
thrown overheard, and when in an up
right position; that it became wedged
in his mouth in some manner, and the
more the fish tried to free himself the
more did he become snarled up in the
log-line. However, another line was
made fast to him, and the crew of the
Whitmore finally got him on board. He
weighed about three hundred pounds"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
Relics Of By-gone Black Hills Miners
Sioux City 1owa) Journd,l


Mr.. Witcher gave us an interesting
account of the evidences recently found
that men had gone into these mines
years ago, but never came out of them.
Accounts have been published in the
Black Hills papers, but never in any
papers outside of the Hills. In Rutabaga
Gulch, between Deadwood and Bald
Mountain, an old tunnel has been dis
covered, thirty feet into the side of the
guleh, evidently made years ago. About
forty miles above Deadwuod an ancient
stone cabin has been found, and evidences
that it was built by party of brave adj
venturers, who, satisfied of the richness
of the country, boldly penetrated into
the wilderness, Drawing the. danger
from Indians and the severe winters,
and falling victims most probably to the
former.
In other places, broken picks have
been dug up, from an evident burial of
many years. The remains of what was
evidently log barricade have been
found, the logs and trees in the vicinity
being filled with leaden bullets while
behind the barricade were the skeletons
of two men with bullet holes in the
skulls. These are believed to be the
skeletons of white men, who at
tempted to defend themselves from
the Indians, but fell in the de-
Tense. Near the stone hut is rock
on which is chiseled "lS52," and Il
portion of memorandum book was
found with the date 1852 still legible
upon it but with the other writing de-
faced and erased by time.
In excavating for theater at Dead
wood, few weeks ago, the diggers un
earthed bottle of Perry Davis Pain
Killer six feet below the sur ace, and
came upon place where there had been
a fire at the same depth. Broken pick
axes and hatchets were also found there.
Old mines have been found, where
claims had evidently been worked for
some time, and in some places new mines
suddenly run out, giving evidence
that parts of them had been worked by
somebody in the distant past.
There are trails of trees having been
blazed, and these blazes show evidence of
having been made as long ago as the date
above given, or thereabouts. Other
striking proofs are found of some
civilized people having twenty or thirty
years ago known something of the
valuable mineral deposits in that ccun-
try and having, I" in the mad pursuits of
wealth." gone there to unearth the
treasures, and lost their lives in doing
So Certain it is that they never came
out. Swift and sure the Indians swooped
down upon them and left none of them
to tell the tale, while the imperfect
relics and marks of these expeditions
alone point to the fact that these men
were there and that the Indians wiped
them off the face of the earth, and for
almost another generation kept the
secrets OF the hidden treasures locked up
in the then almost impenetrable wilder
ness,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

THE San Francisco Ar9onam gives
anecdotes obtained from Mr.. Speyer, a
st. Louis diamond dealer, relative to
his transactions with operate stars. Mr..
Speyer says that they are good judges,
and won't buy unless they think they
can get their money back if necessary
which, he presumes, it very often is
He wished to trade with Nilsson, but
found her tough customer, and on her
leaving the room, while the negotiation
was pending, 81 turned to Mrs. Donald
son, her companion, who had been ex-
iamining ring in my store, and deliber-
ately told her | was anxious to sell to
Miss Nilsson for the sake of the adver-
tisement, and if she would use her in
duence in my behalf, l would present
her with the ring" Whether Mrs.
Donaldson was proof against this "deli-
cate Vaccination doesn't appear, for
at this crisis Henry Jarret, her agent,
came in. / also solicited his aid -
whether by similar delicacy is not
stated. &c Rely on me, my boy; never
mind the woman; I've the influence
said the manager, and it ended in her
giving me draft for $4,000 on August
Belmont"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
POLITICAL ASSASSINA TON.

When the news of the assassination of
President Lincoln reached Europe, says
the New York Commercial, it caused the
greatest surprise, for European states
men and ordinary people thought there
was no depth in the hatred of Southern
ers against Northerners. Americans
are liable to fall into similar error of
judgment when they hear of a second
attempt made against the life of En-
peror Wilhelm. 1t is not yet ascertained
in this case, as in that of Kullman and
Hoedel, whether the assassin's arm was
directed by clerical, Socialstic, or Par
ticularist tendencies. There are indica-
tions, indeed, pointing in all these direc-
tons at the same time. Hoedel was
peddler for the so-called christian
Socialists" Kullman had always been
under the control of ultramontane
priests, and finally, copies of the Ger
mania, the clerical German paper, were
found in the pockets of the assassin,
DR.. Modelling. Moreover, every one of
the three latest political would be MUIR
derers in Germany was more or less
connected with Socialism, and hence the
difficulty of exactly determining the
cause which turned them into awful
criminals. Let us observe, however,
that third point of view has been
completely overlooked in the search of
the motives for the conduct of Kullman.
Hoedel and MODELLING. 1t has been for
gotten that not one of these men was
Prussian, but Bavarian or Saxon; that
is to say, they belonged to States form
erly sovereign, which have been de-
prived of their independent and "par-
ticular" rights by Prussia. The muco-
beloved Emperor William may have
paid, or may be called to pay, as too
often happens, for the exaggerations
written in governmental newspapers by
people who have not so much to lose as
the Kaiser, or by the ferocity of ire
sponsible judges, whose lives or property
will never be in danger, but who, as in
the case just reported in regard to the
famous Russian lady, Vera Sassoulitch,
carelessly increase the dangers of Gar
Alexander III.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
The Inventor, Edison, and the Keely
Motor.

A correspondent has had an interview
with Edison. Upon being questioned
concerning his opinion of the Kelly
motor, the inventor said that at one time
he had made arrangements to visit Phil
adelphia and see the motor. Mr.. Kelly
was willing to receive him, but not will
ing to allow thorough examination of
his machine. The one thing necessary
for me to know" said Mr.. Edison, "he
resulted to impart, and without this in
formation ! might as we'll look at pile
of broken machinery as at the motor. l
had intended to take with me my assist
ant, Mr.. Bachelor, with the idea of
taking turnsin watching the motor while
in operation, night and day, and am
certain that / should have been able to
discover whether there was any real
foundation for the extraordinary reports
concerning the power produced by one
little drop of water"
By way of comparison Mr.. Edison
told story of steam engine with new
motive power claimed to have been dis
covered years ago by a gentleman in
Newark, n. j. A well-known capitalist
in that city was carried away BY the
FEASIBILITY of the inventor and lost
100000. One of Mr.. Edison's friends
was about to embark in the enterprise,
but was warned in time. Mr.. Edison
examined the machinery and was salts
fed that the engine was run by hidden
shafting. He noticed that the EARRING of
the machinery was in perfect unison
with the exhaust of an engine across the
street. Subsequent developments bore
out his theory. The inventor disap.
peared, and an examination showed that
while the visible shafting was run by
his engine, the engine itself was run by
concealed shafting, the power being fur
nished by the steam engine across the
street.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

A DIR. STEIN has invented method
of photographing the beats of the pulse;
and another physician writes to the
Lancet that the monograph and tele-
phone combined will become a necessity
in clinical medicine. With the phono-
graph, sound vibrations can be made Wis
ible to the eye, registered on paper like
pulse tracing and kept for future study
and reference.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

A STRANGE story of adventure is told
of a Brazilian negro. He was convict
on the island of Fernando de NoroDha,
and escaped with two others on raft
made of driftwood. His companions
persisted before they were five days out,
and the sole survivor became uncon-
scious. Five days later he was picked up
by the bark Carrie Long, and brought to
New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

BALD MOUNTAIN has cracked crown,
but is as quiet and peaceful as a baby.
There has been neither earthquake nor
volcano, but there has been a shrinkage
of the mountain sides, owing probably
to continued wet weather, and there is
now crack about one hundred yards in
length. about four feet in width, and
of unknown depth. The crevice, which
runs nearly due east and west, is parallel
with and but a short distance from the
brow of the precipice which marks the
southern boundary of the mountain.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

THERE is a very touching story told
of poor woman with two children, who
had not bed for them to lie upon, and
scarcely any clothes to cover them. In
The depth of winter they were nearly
frozen, and the mother took the door of 3
cellar off the hinges and set it up before
the corner where they crouched down
to sleep, that some of the draught and
cold might be kept from them. One OF
the chi dren whispered to her when she
complained of how badly off they were,
Mother, what do those dear little chill
dren do who have no cellar door to put
up in front of them?" Even there, you
see, the dear little heart found cause for
thankfulness.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

The following translation was made
by Frenchman who professed to teach
languages, and who thought he..was tell
ing story in really beautiful English:
A lady which was to dine said to her
servant that she not had used butter
enough. This girl, for to excuse him
selve, was bring little cat or the hand,
and told that she came to take him in
the crime finishing to eat the two pounds
from butter who remain. The lady took
Immediately the cat whom was put in
the balances, it just weighed that two
pound. This rs all the very much we'll
Tor the BUTTER the lady then she said,
but where is the cat
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

THE Banquet of Nations, at Paris,
comprising several thousand guests,
reminds one of the most formida-
bic repast perhaps ever given. The
persons who sat down to the re-
past were ten thousand in num-
Der, all victorious soldiers, brought back
triumphantiy to Paris by Napoleon I.
AS no hall large enough to contain such
company could be found, tables were
placed in the Champs Elysees, and there
were served up 81 oxen, rs sheep, 1000
cartridges, $500 fowls, 1000 carp, 1000
tencb, etc. To wash down these solids
248 barrels of wine were consumed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
Mrs. Matthews took the can, and, suppos-

Mrs. Matthews took the can, and, suppos-
ing the contents to be milk, gave it to
the babies, who soon drank the pint of
oil between them. The babies are
twins, only fifteen months old, and, of
course, soon began to show signs of sick
ness. On picking up the can the fright
ened mother discovered her mistake.
Happily, or unhappily for the babies we
should say, prompt appeal to physi-
clan saved their lives. The lack of dis
cernment of that mother must be re-
markable, and the affair certainly does
not speak well for the quality of the kero-
sene, whatever may be thought of the
docility of the babies
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

TASTES differ. Sothern's Crushed
Tragedian," which delighted New York
ers,- has proved fiat failure in London.
and is withdrawn from the Haymarket
Theater after weeks trial, and Cele-
brated Case" the strongest dramatic hit
in the United States this season, does not
draw over there
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

A RUSSIAN ionrual describing the
"curious dress of the Highland regi-
ments in Her Majesty's service, speaks
of them as the untamed" descendants
of the ancient Britons, whose fantastic
garb they still affect. "They are huge,
robust, red=headed men, are these pic
turesqe Hghlanders: few of them can
speak the modern language of the Eng
lish people; butstill this does dot hinder
them fighting well, and they make ex-
cellent infantry Bashi-Bazouks for the
British Army"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

A MOB of lynchers in Germantown,
California, took poor devil of horse
thief from the Jail, and forced him to
kneel on the head of barrel, while
they tried their craftsmanship on him
with revolvers One after another tried
their pistols until a bullet hit him in the
shoulder and he fell from the barrel.
Then he was tied to tree, and the sport
was continued until the man was fin
ished. Compared with this, horse-steal-
ing is manly and respectable occupa-
ton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

The great Prince Bismarck wears as
the central medal among the many stars
and orders that decorate his breast, the
well-known Prussian Rettmgsmedaille,
which he received as mark of honor
for saving a man from drowning at the
risk of his life. The man saved was his
own groom. 1t was his first medal,
and he regards it with pride.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

The stupidity displayed by mother
in Providence, r. l.. is incomprehensi-
BILE. The other evening Mrs. Matthews
sent her little boy to store to get some
milk for her babes. The boy went to
the store, but by mistake returned with
the little pint can full of kerosene oil.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

THE Duke of ST. Adams, Hereditary
Grand Falconer of England, is great
breeder, and employs large num-
Der of gosherds to tend the birds upon
one of his estates. Last autumn his
Grace presided, one Saturday, at the
payment of his laborers. Simon Bluff,
an intelligent boy, a gosherd, ten years
old, was called up to receive eighteen
pence, his weeks wages. The boy re-
fused to take the money. Upon being
pressed for the reason of his denial, he
replied; "Why, cause all the geese on
Monday morning flied away, and how
could I take money for looking arter
birds, when there was no birds to look
arterY" The Duke, returning home,
Immediately sent in his resignation as
sinecurist falconer. In humble imita-
ton of Simon Bluff, he even refused to
take the current quarters salary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
MAYOR SToKLEY, of Philadelphia,

MAYOR SToKLEY, of Philadelphia,
is determined that if the turbulent peo-
pie in that city attempt any disturbances
this summer they will have an exceed
ingly warm reception. He has received
four hundred breech-loaders from the
Secretary of War; has drilled his police
until they are now a fine military body,
but he has not finished yet, for he pro-
poses to purchase some Calling guns,
for the reason, as he told reporter, that
"you can clean the street so we'll with
them" Since Mayor Stokley has made
these preparations it is quite likely that
he will never be called upon to make
use of them, for nothing so impresses a
mob as the knowledge that they are
sure of prompt treatment if they
"break out"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
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THERE is peril In perambulators.

THERE is a peril in perambulators. A
child was recently strangled to death in
London, by its scarf getting entangled
with the axle of the vehicle, the nurse
who acted as wheeler being unaware
of the trouble until too late to remedy it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

THERE may be plenty Of smart men in
Congress, but the lively mule does more
brayin' work.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-07-14

A dispatch to the 1ralanehe from
John Day Valley. speaking Of the recent
d-predaiions there by the avages. says
the latter are monarchs Of all they sur
vey;the area Of territory nov invested by
them, embracing some four thousand
square miles, combining all the natural
facilities for a prolonged war. There
are hardly cigh. hundred people in IAN
yon City. aud less than one hundred
of the male adult population AIMED.
The main street Of the town is within
easy rifle range Of surrounding eminen-
ces, which afford numerous points OF
vantage for ON attacking party. and the
whole village is completely at the
mercy of an irconsiderable number of
sarngcs, were they disposed to sack it.
The terror stricken inhabitants have
taken refuge for several days in a huge
tunnel built for mining purposes, which
affords the only safe retreat in the
place. John Day Valley, in the imme-
diate vicinity. is about sixty five miles
long, and the greater PORTION Of it has
been completely devastated by savage
hordes. In all the engagements that
have occurred there. the savnges have
outnumberId the volunteers four to
one.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-07-14
'FAe ni,uatio. I'm Oregon.

OANLAtAOI tu
"A dispatch 10 Governor Chalwick,
from Ummatilla. dated the S;h inst.
says; ''Majcr Kress. at 2 o'clock this
morning went down the river on the
steamer spokane to Cayole station. CT.
teen miles below this place. Two.
miles this side Of the station re found
the hostiles crossing with n large mum
Der OF horses. He ran upon them.
Sumo of the horses returned to the Ore.
gon side. others crossed the river. The
Major made an attack Upon the Indian
camp and destroyed It and everything
'Aboutit including all canoes A num-
Der Of saddle blankets aud buffalo robes
were found at camp. Squads Of hos
tiles have been in sight all the morning
with stock. Scouts are u General
Howard was Mt Pilot Rock undoubtedly
moving this way. One small band Of
Indians with about eighty head Of
horses passed down opposite aud in
sight Of this placs this morning to join
I b hostiles that passed below. A
friendly Indian stated tie host;les were
divided into three parties-,wo would
igo below the landing aud one above,
but he would not tell where they would
reross. They are scattering to gather in
renegade Indians for fighting n pro
tracted campaign. Major Kress is below
patrolhng the river. shall commune
cate with Gen. Howard to-day"
Another dispatch. received from How
ards headquarters, says; "Bernard is
with Howard Major Throekmorton
has command of the companies from
Wnlla Wal'a. which arc now reported to
he near Camas Prairie, having all left
Pendeton for Pilot Rock on Birch Greek.
This point is about fifteen miles frsm
Camas Prairie where the Indians arc in
force, about 1000. 1, looks as if We
were near the crisis"
And still another reads as follows:
We are in great danger here from Una
'tilla Indians. Our troops that went to
the front from here fifty strong were ut
tackled to-day at Willow Springs aud
tronthose who have got in there must
Ibe over half IL not two-thirds killed. or
those IN there are three men wound.
ed and theyreport several others were
wounded before they got ont. We have
about 800 men here and not over hrlt
of them are armed. Que hundred sol.
diers left here at seven p. NJ. for tho re.
lief Of our men.
Gov. Chadwick who Is now at Una.
ailla, telegraphs under date of the 9TH
asfellows: The volunteers under Cap.
tain Sperry. nifty strong, were defeated
Mt WILLOW Spring, thirty miles south OF
Pendleton, yesterday. CAPTAIN Sperry
lis killed aud nearly all OF his command
&ihee o, wounded. We can hear OF bu
seven left.