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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

A private letter from st. Peters
burg, dated January 81, says: You
have probably heard some reports
about the epidemic prevailing in
Russia. 1t is a most fearful disease,
brought here by the soldiers from the
East. 1t has spread in the southern
provinces of Russia at rapid rate.
Thousands upon thousands have died
with it in the last five days. The
victims when taken live only about
two hours, and turn as black all over
as negro. All the physicians or
lered to the care of the sick died
within twenty four hours after their
arrival. The corpses are burned and
so are the houses in which the people
die. Whole towns have been laid
waste during the last few days. The
Government has PLACED a Gordon of
soldiers around the infected provinces
so that the people cannot get out and
spread the disease. Any who at
tempt TO leave and break through the
Gordon are shot dead on the spot.
The Government, of course, does not
allow the news TO get out. All re-
ports are suppressed, but the worst
Of all is that nobody can get out of
| the empire The Austrian and Ger
man governments have placed a
double Gordon of soldiers along all the
frontiers, preventing all persons from
f., entering their territory from Russia.
All persons from Russia by railroad
are stopped at the frontier and detain-
ed twenty days in quarantine, their
baggage and clothing disinfected, and
if they prove all right, after the lapse
of twenty days they are permitted to
cross the border. During the twenty
days quarantine the people are hous-
ed in large sheds and barns, without
any accommodations or comforts.
believe the Government is doing all
in its power to prevent the disease
from spreading; but if it is not stay
ed soon the victims May fall by the
thousands daily. 1t is much worse
than the yellow fever was in the South
last summer. 1t was brought by a
Tartar soldier month ago, who, on
leaving the Turkish territory, pulled
from dead Turk on the battle field
a handsome silk shawl which he tied
around his body. On arriving in his
native town he presented the shawl
to his sweetheart, a girl of nineteen
years. She tied it around her body
and danced about for joy in room
in which were some twenty five peo-
pie. In two hours she died and five
hours after the introduction Of the
shawl into the room the whole party
of twenty five had died. In three
days the whole town, containing L.
100 people, had died, with the ex-
ception Of forty-thrce persons who
had fed in time. From this town
the pest began spreading all over the
country"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
West Virginia.

The following notes on West Vir-
ginia, from the Clarksburg Telegram,
are given for the consideration of our
citizens who are dissatisfied with
their homes and think of going west.
To all such we would say stay in
West Virginia and improve the oppor-
tunities you have, rather than take
the chances, with fearful Odds against
you, Of doing better elsewhere.
West Yirginians are paying atten
ton to the raising of cattle and sheep.
In many counties may be seen var
iety of pure blood cattle and sheep
not excelled in any other State.
West Virginia wheat exccls that
Of all other States for superiority in
quality.
West Virginia cattle and sheep
bring premium over all others in
the Baltimore market.
West Virginia Petroleum has a
world wide reputation for lubricating
purposes.
West Virginia produces the finest
hard wood to be found on the globe,
also the largest coal beds now known,
both camel, anthracite and bitumin-
GUS. eds m
West Virginia contains Iron ore
fields equal in extent and quality to
that of Missouri.
1t is fixed fact that West Virgin
ia has the largest and finest array of
producing salt wells of any State in
the Union.
More money can be made in West
Virginia with the amount of capital
invested than any other State.
West Virginia will eventually in
the near future rank as the first min
ing and manufacturing State in the
Union.
West Virginia affords greater ia
cilities to poor man for making a
comfortable living, probably, than
any other State.
Probably there is no State in the
Union possessing such grand abun-
danr water power as tftis-for mill
ing and manufacturing it is unequal
ed, While for domestic and stock
growing the supply of water is mex
haustible.
One has only to east his eye over
the map to be convinced of the null
tIple of water courses of all shades,
magnitude and varieties.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

The Greenback members elect to
the next Congress have issued an ad
dress to the people of the United
States. 1t declares that as against
labor and capital invested in CONNER
cial enterprises the money-loanipg in
terest is deliberately organized. 1t
includes the administration and leg
islative machinery, the leadership Of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties and more than 1000 national
banks. Back of it all is the money
power of Europe. We have now
reached a dread crisis, and it is the
duty of the Greenback party to avert
the danger. This it proposes to do
in various ways, among them over
throwing the banking system and
securing a volume of full legal tender
money equal to all demands. "a
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

The second session of the Forty
Fifth Congress closed on Tues
day. 1t is now rid of nearly all
the carpet baggers who have dis
gfaced the capital with their presence.
The next meeting of Congress will
find a Democratic majority in both
Houses. The country is to be con
graduated that this is so. 1t is very
probable the acting President will
call an extra session soon. t
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

That Senators should relieve the
tedium of all-night sessions with
whiskey until they become so silly
that the reporters must keep their
speeches out of the Congressional Re
cord, is a deplorable thing. But it is
more deplorable that Senators should
make ducks and brakes of the peo-
pies money, and should play the
turnkey to successful Fraud.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

When Senator Conkling reached
out for Senator burnside he evidently
supposed he was getting hold of some
one nearer his size than John Sher-
man. 1t appears from published ac-
counts that the New York Senator
soon found out his mistake. Gencr-
al Barnside's handsome whiskers are
not all there is to him. s.s
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

The Potter Committee has closed
it's labols and Mr.. Potter's report
sums up the result with we'll bal
anced judgment. The methods, ma
chinery and agents of the false count
are shown by evidence that cannot
he gainsaid. Rutherford b. HAYES
occupies the office of President with
out any legal right or title.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08


nority party at Wheeling, this win.
ter, have "set up their pins" with o
view of changing the political status
Of West Virginia and demoralizine
the Democratic party. This was the
secret of the liberality of Moffett in
his appointments of committeeman.
Although it caused dissatisfaction Il
the time its true inwardness was not
known until recently. The parties
who were cognizant of the programme
have had their caucuses and consul
tations almost daily. The leading
spirits are Independents, Republic
ans and some Greenbackers, with q
very few wavering Democrats. In
stead of being governor, as per pro
gramme, Moffett will not be any
thing in the next campaign. Speaker
Moffett was in Washington lately at
the Greenback caucus and rather
pledged himself to vote with any
thing but the Democracy. lie said
that he would vote for a hard money
Republican in preference to hard
money Democrat. All arrangements
are made for the campaign of 1880.
Some Of the Republicans have actu-
ally pledged themselves to vote for q
renegade Democrat for the United
States Senate. The true Democratic
party is largely in the majority in
this State and is certainly not short
sighted enough to surrender its pre-
negatives and principles to a few
demagogues and Adventures. This
Legislature has not carried out the
principles of the Democratic party
and the party will not be responsible
for much of its action The loyal
Democrats held a caucus last week
in Wheeling and passed resolutions
condemning the course of Speaker
Moffett and others.
The following, in reference to his
interview with reporter of the In
teVigencer, was unanimously adopt
ed:
We fully recognize the right of any
citizen to select such political affila
ton or to express such views as he
may deem just and proper without
being made subject to the criticism
of his fellows, but as the Democratic
members are largely in the majority
in the House and are therefore held
responsible to the country for the of
ticers thereof, we therefore hold it to
be our duty to declare with emphasis
that the views, theories and plans of
party organization expressed in the
interview referred to, do not repre-
sent the Democratic party Of West
Virginia and we thereby expressly
declare our determined disapproba-
ton of the same.
We further declare that We do not
mean to yield or surrender in the
slightest degree Democratic princi-
Piles or Democratic organization
Weshall always welcome TO our ranks
all who concur with us in political
sentiments, but cannot surrender po-
litical principles which stood the
test of so many years, to suit the
ideas of any person whatever.
We express our unqualified CO.
domination at the views expressed by
the Speaker in such interview, and
declare that if such views had been
known at the time of the organiza
ton of the House the present incum-
bent could not have been chosen
Speaker of the same.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

II the Potter committee is still do
ing business at the old stand, it has
a few days left in which to call on
Rutherford B. Hayes. One 80 promi-
nent as the President ought not to be
sighted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

There are reasons why the hun
dredth anniversary of the swearing
in of George Washington as Presi-
dent should not pass unnoticed by
New Workers. A great day for the
country, that thirtieth of April, 1889,
was an especially memorable day for
New York. 1t is every way fitting
that it should be commemorated.
Some people, it appears, are in
such patriotic hurry to commemo-
rate it that they cannot wait until
1889, and so are going to do their
celebrating on April 80 of this year
: ten years ahead of time. We do
not know of any objection to this,
though the proceeding will strike
many persons as rather eccentric. 1t
is announced that the purpose is to
reproduce the original ceremony as
nearly as possible, but we do not un-
derstand by this that the principal
actors are to appear in knee breeches,
lace, powdered hair, and three-cor-
nered hats. Historical masquerades
of that sort are best left to the boys
and girls.
But we do not credit the report
that Hayes has been invited to play
Washington for the day; that he is
to be escorted to the spot where
Washington was sworn in, is there to
read Washington's inaugural address,
and, for all we know to the contrary,
is then to go in procession to St.
Pauls as Washington did, to hear
prayers. A more odious insult to the
memory of the first President and
the public sense of decency could not
have been devised.
One would think that Hayes him
self, dullard and Fraud as he is would
shrink from such an ordeal-from the
inevitable comparison. Il was sum.
moned by my country" said Wash
ington, .'whose voice lean never hear
but with yencration and love" How
Is Hayes to read words like these,
knowing as he does how and by whom
he was summoned to the office To
which the country had elected anoth-
er man. Il must decline" said Wash
ington,' as inapplicable to myself,
any share in the personal emoluments
which may be indispensably includ-
ed In permanent provision for the
Executive Department" With a
pretty grace, truly, would these words
he recited by man who, thinks TO a
niggardliness never before witnessed
at the White House, is VIGOROUSLY
enriching himself out of salary not
penny Of which rightfully belongs
to him!
Let the getters up of this celebra.
tion refrain from INJECTING upon us
the scandalous spectacle Of Ruther.
ford B. Hayes perscnating George
Washington. ~ y. Sun
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
Farms for Sale.

A FARM Of "a acres, comfortable rame cottage.
good shop and excellent orchard, OIL the West
side Of the river miles above Morgantown, adoin-
ing the lands OF w. II. Guthrie and /. {. Rich, now
occupied by George w. foge. Price $500,
FARM of 80 acres two comfortable log houses,
good log barn. and good fruit trees located Aaron
Creek, five miles from Morgantown, on the King
wood pike, known the Dalton and Rohr land.
Price $1,000.
FARM Of 80 acres, two story log house; 20
acres of the finest coal Of easy and open
ings. Situated on the Stewartstown road, ~ miles
from Morgantown Price $500.
Also, the Collins Ferry property the Monon-
gahcla River, 81 miles below Morgantown. The
dwelling is an excellent one, almost new; the ferry
boat is new. This property will become very desT-
able soon as the slackwater improvement is com
pleted Price $4,000
The title to the above property is good and free
from all incumbrance. will sell to any reputable
person on easy terms, and convey title by general
warranty. Address, J. H HOFFMAN,
Feb Saw Morgantown, W Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

John Sherman's road to the Presi-
Dental nomination is all uphill, while
Grant seems to have got over the brow
and about everybody is greasing the
way for him. II
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

The action of the Legislature in re-
gard to the Normal Schools puts them
on very short allowance for the
next two years, and likely will close
some of them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

The dreadful cases of corruption
recently exposed in st. Louis do not
make that city feel proud, evidently,
but they may be used as a strong
argument in favor Of moving the
Capital of the United States there.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., !
March 4, 1879. (

As predicted several weeks ago, the
Democratic House will he ready to
wind up business tomorrow, hut the
Republican Senate is likely to cause
an extra session. The Democrats are
in high feather over their splendid
success and solid front in the House,
while In the Sepab they ore max.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08


intellectually the supe-i0rs Of two
thirds II the Congressman, army Of
iicer< anil bureau chiefs present. was
an Insult. But he says that is the
way such things arr, done in Europe.
Johu Roach'- Brazilian sttsimship
subsidy has passed the Senate. Ii il
should pass the House three million
dollar, If TIE peoples mom y wnuld
be donated to aid n private enterprise.
But it wnn't pa The Democrats
oi the House have only to take u firm
stand against all such jobs and The
people. will hack them up. the Sen
ate Committee on Eiection. h H. been
trying 10 get Il vote on their repOr.
ihat Corbin, If South Carolina, j. IN
titled to Senator Buffers -edt. hut the
efloii was pretty Eff clually sai dow
upon on fi'e-ddN. Five Republic
cam voted with the Democrats. II
is doubtful whether tle move had
really any more serious purpose than
to give Corbin $40, 900 for making the
contest. Al any rae he will get
neither that nor the scat.
PHoNo.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

tic medicine that can be employed cleans
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blood. In small doses Of one pill day,
they stimulate the digestive organs and
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AYERS PILLS have been known for
more than quarter of a century. and have
obtained worldwide reputation for their
virtues. They correct diseased action in
IL several assimilative organs of the
bo'.y, and are so composed that obsiruc-
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stand or evade them. Not only do they
cure the everyday complaints of every
body, but also formidable and dangerous
diseases that have bailled the best of
human skill. While they produce power
full effects, they are, at the same time, The
safest and best physic for children BY
their aperient action they grippe much less
than the common purgatives, and never
give pain when the bowels are not infsmed.
They reach the vital fountains OF the blood.
an strengthen the system by freeing it
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Adapted to all ages and conditions in
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PREPARED ~
Dr.. J. c. AVER & co Lowell, Mass,
soh ' 81 AL ADJ SaH Ass1ssss' r SsT*s'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
NEW ADVERTISE MEMTS.
Land for Sale.

En ACRES excellent lanI near West Warren, and
CVabout Y miles from the b & o. Railroad. in
Monongaa county, w. Va and occupied by
EmanueiS Six Only partly and newly cleared.
CQ0ACRES-Aiorco or Lesson Cheat River one
%oOmilc below St George. in Tucker county, W.
Va. This farm has thereon good comfortable
dwelling and other buildings and is a very desirable
agriculture and grazing body Of land-kaown the
Marsh Farm
Also COTTdCE DWELLING, one and one
half storics in good repair and good garden at
tached Located on the river the West Virgin
ia University The above property is for sale on
easy terms Apply to J. II. Hoffman, Cashier,
Feb S-3w Morgantown Bank.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For all the purposes of q Family Physic,
and for curing Costiveness, Jaundlce,
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Headache, Eryslpelas, rheumatism,
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

By Katherine d. Smith, with illustrations by Fred.
fresh serial by Susan Coolidge, entitled eve.
bright" with plenty of pictures will be common
early in the vscme. There will also be a continu-
ed fairv-tole called
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
"a JOLLY FELLOWSHIP. u

VIII run through the twelve monthly parts-begir
ming with the Number for November 1873, the frs
OF the voume-and will be illustrated by James Z
Kelly. The story is one OF travel in Florida an
the Bahamas For the girls. a continued tale
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08

Are the most et-
fctive and congo
NAL purgativce ever
discovered. They
arc mild. but eff
fectual in their
operation. moving
the bowels surely
and without pain.
Although gentle
in their operation.
they are still the
most thorough and
seo,.,.binu catl,ar-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
Good Things for 1888.

The arrangements for literary and art contrib
tions for the volume-the sixth-are compile
drawing from already favorte sources, as well
from promising Mr. Frank X. Stot
tons new serial story for bows
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
ST. NICHOIAS
s!'ih.s''s Illustrated Y.g.,il,
For Boys and Girls.
An Ideal Children's Magazine.

Messrs. Scribner & Co, in 1873. began the publiea
ton Of ST.. NICHOLAS, an Illustrated Magazine fol
Girls and Boys, with Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge al
editor. Five years have passed since the first mum
Der was issued, and the magazine has won the high
est position. Il has monthly circulation Of
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-03-08
OVER 5o.ooo cOPIES.


The New York Tribune has said oft: est MIDI
elias has reached higher platform and comma IDS
for its service wider in and letters than
any of its predecessors raries The Lon
don Literary Joyld says: There is no magazine
for the young that canbc said to equal this choice
production of SCripner's press"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-30
A Revolutionary Veto.

The democrats have so clearly defined
the issue that this third veto commits the
republican party to the support of this in
famous supervisors and marshals lava
law that is in direct violation of the spirit
of the constitution and laws and tends to
thwart the will of the people in the choice
OF representatives. The laws are uncon-
stitutional in that they give the dominant
party the power to surround the polls with
their partisan agents, who have power to
make arbitrary arrests without cause and
without proper process of law. These laws
are not used to prevent fraud at elections,
but to perpetrate frauds. More money
was spent in Massachusetts in 1878,
nominally 10 supervising the election, but
actually in trying to defeat General Butler,
than in all the Southern States. All that
the democrats ask is return to the simple
constitutional provisions and practices in
use from the foundation Of the govern
ment down to the time when the republi'
caus took possession. They insist that the
plans which worked with admirable salts
factoriness for seventy years before the
war will work now. The powers held by
Washington and Jefferson and Madison
and Jackson ought to be amply sufficient
for Hayes. Under the old system i'm
partial boards were obtained. thus avoid
ing the dangers resulting from politica
bias. The.las veto places the republican
party in revolutionary attitude. While
they pretend to be opposed to the use o
force at the polls and hypocritically pro
fesses to favor free and fair elections, whel
brought face to face with measures only
intended TO prevent the use of,force anC
ensure free and perfectly fair election
they retreat behind pretexts and cove
themselves with bubbles. This is tn
position of the republican party-tbis i
the full meaning and Interpretation Q
Hayes three revolutionary vetoes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-30
A Home Candidate.

Every voter 10 Rock Island county
should be on hand Monday to vote for
George w. Peasants for circuit judge.
There is strong effort making in Henry
county to defeat him and Rock Island
owes to one of her own citizens to give
him a hearty support. We make this
special mention for the reason that those
who are trying to defeat Judge Pleasants
are actuated by no honorable motives,
neither do they deny his superior abilitie;
as judge of law. The advantages of 8
Judge to this county cannot we'll be calcu
lated, but are of that importance tina
should induce every voter 10 TIE county t
60 to the polls.