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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
The Mysterious Sixth sense.

1t is often claimed that besides the
five well-known senses of sight, taste,
smell, hearing, and feeling, there is an
other, unnamed and underlined, which
reveals to us the presence of persons or
things whose proximity is not made
known by any of the senses named.
How often we say something tells us"
this or that, when we cannot define what
that something" is.
During the war, sailing vessel, loaded
with miscellaneous supplies, went ashore
near Hilton Head. II was desired to
get her cargo out as soon as possible,
and a party Of blue Jackets were detailed
to go on board and "break her out" The
officer in charge was particular to in
quire whether there was any liquor on
board, but was treasured on learning
that what little there was was in cask
in the lower hold, underneath the rest
of the cargo, and that his men would
not come to it for two days at least.
Work began, and in two hours the blue
jackets, every man of them, were in a
state of the most hopeless intoxication,
and had to be hoisted over the side, and
taken back to the ship whence they came.
Investigation showed that Jacks I'M
erring instinct had led him straight to
the grog. He had literally sunk a well
through the cargo until he struck a
cask of whisky, knocked in its head,
and imbibed its contents by the dipper-
full. That it knocked him off his pins
is not surprising, but how did he know
it was on the ship? or, knowing that,
how did he know where to begin his
mining operationsp Something told
him. What was itP--Boston Tran
scriDf.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03


DIR. MANOUvRIEG, French physi-
clan, has published some novel observa-
tions ona disease peculiar to bank clerks
1t has been repeatedly noticed for years
that bankers clerks, after having
handled for sNhe days in succession
large quantities of silver fve-franc
pieces, suffer from disorders of the
respiratory and digestive organs. These
have been ascribed to a dark-greenish
metallic dust, which is raised by taking
the coins from the bags where they are
generally kept, weighing them, and put
ting them back. This dust impregnates
the atmosphere of the room, blackens
the skin, and penetrates into the respira-
tory and digestive tracts together with
the air and saliva. In the years 1872
and 1874, when the money which had
been paid by France to Prussia as
tribute was returned to France through
mercantile transactions, the clerks spent
an unusually long time in handling the
coins, which had not been taken out of
their bags for some years, and the affec-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
State Debts.

The latest statistics show that the
debts of the States of the Union amount
in the aggregate to $345, 197, 900. Mas
sachusetts takes the lead, and is fol-
lowed in descending scale by Ala
bama, Virginia, North Carolina, New
York, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and
Louisiana, each of which owes more
than $20,00O,00O. West Virginia, Mis-
souri,, Georgia and Arkansas owe ma
teriaily less, although the amount Il
over $10,0O0,O00 each, while all TIE
other States faE behind the latter 6g-
ures. Many municipal debts exceed
the State debts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

The Bank of England will be 1876
years old the 9th of the coming July
having received it's charter of incorpo-
ration at that date, and having been
projected by William Paterson, Scotch
man. Constituted as a joint-stock COM
pany, with a capital of f1,200,000, the
whole sum was lent at interest to the
Government of William and Mary, then
much embarrassed. At the outset it
was servant of the state, and has ever
since continued such more or less. The
charter, granted at first for eleven years,
has been from time to time renewed,
the last renewal, subject to modification
or revocation, having been in 1874. For
a while the business was done in one
room; now the bank occupies, as every
one knows, large building in Thread
needle street, and employs some 800
men. Nothing less than f5 note is
issued, and no note is issued second
time. The average amount of notes in
circulation is EOS 100000.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
immigration.

There arrived at the port of New
York during January, 1879, 1882 pas
sengers, of whom 2, 1881 were immigrants,
and during January, 1878, 2,753 passen-
gers, of whom LII were immigrants.
OF the total arrival of immigrants at the
port during January, 1879, there were
from England, SCI; Scotland, 1923;
Wales, IL, Ireland, 300; Germs1y, 667 ;
Austria, SO; SwedeA, 46; Morn ~, IA;
Denmark, 10; France, 1876; Switzer-
land, 1877; Spain, A Italy, 234; Holland,
49,. Belgium, IL; Russia, so; Poland,
s; Hungary, II; Turkey in Europe, A;
Dominion of Canada, 8; Mexico, 6;
Greece, Japan, Panama, Guatemala
Peru and the Hawaiian islands, 2 each
and from other countries. 8.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
Camels In the American Desert.

A herd of camels was driven hither
from Nevada nearly two years ago.
Finding no profitable work for them,
their owners turned them loose along
the ella, to the eastward of Yuma.
There they have been living and breed
ing, looking fat and sleek oil the time.
For while they were in danger of ex-
termination. Whenever they put in
an appearance along the wagon road
they frightened mules and horses be.
yond control of the drivers. They soon
earned the hatred of transfers, some of
whom. acquired habit of shooting
camels on sight. Since, however, the
railroad has been delivering freight at
Adonde, the road along the ella ON
this side of that place has been COM
paratively abandoned by transfers, and
the remaining camels have now good
chance to propagate. The waterless
desert of Sonora, south and southeast
of Yuma, is known to possess immense
deposits of salt, sulphur, borax and
soda. Its mountains arc also known to
carry extensive deposits of metals. To
these camels we look for eventually
making these treasures accessible and
available Yttmd Sentinel.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
A Cat with the Mumps.

Perhaps the queerest case Of the
sensibility of domestic animals to hui
man ailments is shown in the case of a
house-cat in family living on Garden
street, north of Capen. A little girl in
the family had sharp attack of the
mumps, which is prevalent disorder
this winter in Hartford. She continued
to hold and caress her cat, favorite
with her, and few days ago the face
of the cat was observed to be swelling
Gradually it developed into a decisive
and unmistakable case of "mumps,"
with all its pains and penalties. Lnck-
lily the cat didn't take COLOR there is
no telling what might not have hap
pened. The animal, as Artemus Ward
said, is now ION the improve.-Hdrt-
ford (Ct) Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
The Coming Census.

What does your husband do?"
asked the census man. "He amt dom
nothin' at this time of the year," re-
piled the young wife. as hea pauper?"
asked the census man. She blushed
scarlet to the ears. Law, mol" she ex-
claimed, somewhat Indignantly. We
amt been married more'n six weeks. !"
Then the census man threw down his
book and rushed out into the depths Of
the gloomy forest, and caught hold Of q
white oak tree three feet through to
hold himself up by. Burlington
HatUk-Eye,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

tion was more marked than ever. Owing
to the peculiar circumstances under
which this affection has been first
observed, there can be no doubt as TO its
being due partly to the copper (verdi-
gris), and partly to the oxidized state of
the silver; both metals are used in the
coinage of the fve-franc pieces in the
proportion of ninth-tenths of silver and
one-tenth of copper.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

A SCHEME is on foot to collect all the
articles of value which the bed of the
Tiber is supposed to contain. The
golden caDdlesticks taken from the Tenn
pie at Jerusalem, and the gold and silver
cups and ornaments which once decorated
the palaces of Roman Emperors are
imagined to lie beneath the Theirs vel
low mud. BY means of drags it is
thought all this buried wealth may be
recovered and restored to form a ma
tional museum of extraordinary value.
A committee of distinguished archaol-
ogists has been appointed to consider
the best means of fishing up the legen-
Diary statues, coins, and other articles
which for centuries have been covered by
the sands of the Tiber.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
BarratrY.

John G. O'Sullivan, member of the
Common Council of Harrison, N. j.
has just been convicted, in the Hudson
County Court of general sessions of
barratry. His was the first indict-
ment ever found in New Jersey for that
offense, and he is the third person con-
victed of it in the United States. The
crime is defined to be Athe stirring up,
moving, promoting, exciting, or procur-
ing suits and proceedings at law or the
spreading of false and malicious rumors
vexatiously, and to the disturbance Of
the public peace and quiet"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03


The European Messenger, of st. Pc
tersburg, in an article on the Russian
clergy, says that the total number of
persons in holy orders in the Russian
Empire is about 100000. Assuming
that each clergyman has a family of
three persons, the total number of per-
sons belonging to the clergy Exclusive
Of the members of monastic institu-
tions, who are not allowed to marry,) is
100000. There are now in Russia 42O
cathedrals, 38, 302 churches, and IL, 4OS
chapels; and the European Messenger
suggests that it would be better to do
something for the poorer clergy than to
build four hundred and twenty-three
new churches year, as has been hitherto
the case. The translation of the Bible
into Russian was only begun in 1856,
and was not completed until the begin
ming of the year 1877. The first edition
of $4,000 copies has been exhausted,
and second is now being published.
The total number of persons who en-
tered the Orthodox Russian Church in
1877 was 1929, including 653 Pro-
testants and 1889 Catholics.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

RED clover came from Flanders to
England, and from England to the Uni
ted States. It's adoption was strongly
urged by Sir Richard Weston in 1645,
who saw it growing gear Antwerp III
1914, and noticed The soeea CT its growth
and how soon it recovered after now
ing. In ten years it Lsa spiead through
the kingdom and made its way to Ire
land,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

THE storms which have lately ragged
in Europe have demonstrated, the
Cologne Gazette remarks, the superiority
of subterranean to overhead telegraphs.
During the heavy storms in 1876, for
instance, Geographic communication in
Germany was frequently interrupted,
sometimes for long periods, and immense
inconvenience was thereby occasioned.
This winter, however, long reports of the
debates in the Reichstag have been sent
by the subterranean telegraph from
Berlin to Cologne, and, in spite of snow
and storm, not the slightest interruption
has ever taken place in the service.
Throughout the winter the Geographic
communication between the two towns
has been regular and unbroken. Moth
ing has had to be spent in repairs, while
with the overland wires large sums have
constantly to be expended in making
good damages occasioned by inclement
weather or other causes. Ultimately,
therefore, subterranean telegraphs will,
there is reason to believe, prove cheaper
than the ordinary system, dispute their
greater original cost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

at the enemy's soldiers as possible, and
then cause so much suffering to the in
habitants of the country that they will,
long for peace, and press their Govern
ment to make it. Nothing should be
left to the people but eyes to lament the
MarD
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

"KEEp way from dat niger, ! tel
you.1 said Uncle RUDE to his sable
daughter; keep way from HIM. hes
like what de 'Postle John hved on m
de Eild'Dess.' How's dat 9 she
asked. Low cuss and wild, honey,
replied Eucle Rube.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

It will be seen from this that the NOR
tally is greatest in Russia, where's
Norway and Sweden seem to be the
healthiest of the countries. France
ranks fourteenth on the list, and shows
slight advantage over Germany, but q
difference for the worse Of per cent.
between herself and England.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

The Russian peasants, though of
hcially under medical supervision, find
1T hard, to secure the services of a doctor.
The physician of district with perhaps
fifty thousand inhabitants scattered
over fifty square miles, can but hur-
riedly pass through the village once
every month. Under these circumstances
many of the peasants, when suffering
from disease, resort to conjurors, who
practice their incantations with holy
water, and to, the trainers of tanned
bears, who lay the sick man on the floor
and compel bear to walk over him sew
eral times. aEzf .Fe#.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are very frequent
nowadays. While going home on are
cent night, citizen was "held up" by
"a friend. N. B.-The citizen was in
toxicated.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
The Empress of Austria was filled with

The Empress of Austria was filled with
wonder on meeting Mr.. Kavanagh,
member of Parliament for the county of
Carlow, with the Kildare hounds. He
was born without legs or arms. In place
of legs he has six inches of muscular,
thigh-stumps, one being about an inch
shorter than its fellow; while his arms
are dwarfed to perhaps four inches of
the upper portion of these members, and
are unfurnished with any termination
approaching to hands. Yet he. is a
beautiful caligraphist, dashing hunts
man, an artistic draugh tsman, an unerr-
ing shot, an expert yachtsman, and
drives four-in-hand., In writing he
holds the pen or pencil in his mouth
and guides its course by the arm stumps
which are sufficiently long to meet across
the chest. When hunting he sits in a
kind of saddle basket, and his reins are
managed with surprising experiences and
ease. s - ff-at
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03
CoMMoDoRE PARKER has given the

COMMODORE PARKER has given the
cadets at the Naval Academy permits
sion to smoke, under certain conditions,
the matter having been left to his dis
cretion by the Department. He has
told them, however, thatit is an expen-
sive indulgence, and urged those who
do not use tobacco not to contract the
habit. He said he hoped they would
not abuse the privilege, and would act
as gentlemen, and if they did not, and
he had to issue an order against smoking
in the Academy, he would stop it il. he
had to put every cadet on board the
Santee (the Jail of the Academy. 1t
was not the custom of gentlemen of
Annapolis, ne added, to smoke on the
streets, and if any cadet wished to
smoke, he hoped he would bear this fact
in mind.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

A Russian statistician has lately un-
dertaken to find out at what rate peoplC
die in Europe, and the result OF his
labors shows the following yearly pro-
portion of deaths out Of every thousand
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

The following statistics of the number
OF Fremasons' lodges which existed at
the end of last year, says the London
Family Herald, win be read with
interest: In Germany there are 342
lodges; Switzerland has 3S, hungary, A !;
Roumania, IL; Servia, / !; England and
Wales, l,187; Scotland, 1884, Ireland,
2s9; Gibialtar 5; Malta A Holland
and Luxembourg, 46 Belgium, Is; Den
mark, z; Sweden and Norway, 1S;
France, 2S7 Spain, about 800 Portugal,
p; Italy, 10; Greece, Il; Turkey Is /;
Egypt, %; Tunis, 2; Algeria, II !;
Morocco, 3; the West Coast of Africa,
I'll; African Islands, rs; the Cape, 81 !;
Arabia ( Aden), | India, us; Indian
Islands, l6, China, 10; Japan g.;
Australian Islands, 4 Australia, 229 !;
New Zealand, S4 United States, 1884
Canada, 585; Cuba, 80; Hayti, 80; West
Indian Islands, IS; Mexico, 49, Brazils,
256.; other States in South America, 179 !;
q total of about $1,000 lodges. The
number of brethren is calculated at
above 100000 Ga .~ .'e/.s
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03


THE Sultan continues to live in his
secluded retreat at Yildiz Kiosk, which
is on elevated ground few miles east
of Constantinople. 1t is in solitary
situation, commanding a full view of
the open country, and of the capital and
its faubourgs. 1t is bleak and cheer
less locality, but its difficulty of access
recommends it to Sultan like Abdul
Hamid, who lives in perpetual fear of
losing his throne and life. The Sultan
has not for some time been seen in tho
streets of Constantinople. He makes
his Friday prayers in the nearest mosque
outside of the precincts of the city
Osman Pasha, the hero of Plevna, is
master of the situation at the palace
He is Commander-in-chi of the army
and of the Imperial Guard, and is
charged with the personal security of
the Sultan. He is self-reliant, reticent
man, Turk of the deepest dye, and if
he had his way would send off every
foreign officer in the Turkish army.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

BUSCH, in his memoir of Bismarck
in the Franco-Prussian War;" describes
General Sheridan as " little corpulent
gentleman, aged forty-ive Che was then
only thirty-nine), with thick mustache
and tuft, speaking with decidedly
German accent" Burnside" he
writes, came In as we were at coffee.
with an older gentleman in a red flannel
shirt and paper collar. The General is
a rather tall and very well-made man,
and, with his bushy minister's and eye
brows and soldierly air, might pass for
a Major of one of our regiments the
highest compliment German can i'm
agine. Sheridan said to Bismarck,
Busch writes: 1.-THE main thing in true
strategy is this: first deal as hard blows
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

The total amount;of salt sold in the
United States during S7s was Z, 662, e5s
barrels, of which Is,o75,5SS were inn
ported. About l 1856, 600 we're made in
the Saginaw district of Michigan, about
l,434, 900 in the Syracuse district Of
New YORK, $50, 900 il Ohio and Virginia,
and the rest at other points. The i'm
ported salt chiefly comes from Liverpool,
but Trapani in Sicily, Cadiz in Spain,
Hyeresin France, and Turk Island and
Curacao in the West Indies furnish a
large quantity. As the domestic manu-
facture yearly increases the imports
naturally decrease. Eg sF Z
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

STEAMSHIPS for Europe usually carry
about 10000 letters each trip,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-03

The Springfield Republican say that
the mother of Wesley w. Bishop, one of
the Norwich prisoners, has iilst died of
consumption, her health having failed
rapidly since her son confessed his
crime. A strange fatality has followed
her family. Her sister was burned to
death several years ago; her husband, a
Methodist minister, was, stricken down
In his pulpit by heart disease her only
daughter died of quick consumption !;
and her son, Edison, accidentally shot
and killed his little boy last fall. - $
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TOPICS OF THE DAP.

A FEMALE photographer of Syracuse,
New York, who is spiritualistic
medium, has taken number of spiritual
photographs which are pronounced by
friends of the dead to be perfect like
nesses. One of the best photographers
ofthe city has followed every step of the
process, and declares he can not detect
fraud. A popularity of the pictures is
that the spirit faces eventually disap
pear from the negative, but if printed
promptly the faces are very distinct.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
IsIAM G. HARRIS,
Chairman Senate Committee
POLITICAL.

Kearney sensibly advises the labor
ing people CT San Francisco that the
Chinese only came over to take the
place OF the men and women who kjll
themselves with drink.
The Democratic editor who went
to Washington to convert his party
leaders to sound money, found his
p3rty standing around waiting for re-
sumption to prove o Gsastrous fail-
ure.
Although Tennessee is rich, her
debt small, and taxes very light, j. is
understood that tie Governor in his
next message viii advise the State
liabilities to be compromised at about
fifty cents on the dollar. It is q sin
gular fact that the State House where
he will read the document vas built
with the money it Will advocate repu-
dating.
A letter from Washington says Of
the members: General Garfield is, by
common consent, regarded as the
strongest debater in the House OF
Representatives. Hooker, of AIissis-
sippi, is the most polished orator
Eugene Hale, Of Maine, and S. S.
Cox. of New York, are the ready
o-store. Kelley, Ewing and Chitten-
ZEN. are the financial orators Gen
er,i Ra,ks eDd Saylor, of Ohio, are
the anti, pri..;es on parliamentary lay.
Sprinrer is the ir-epre<Sfle orator
Errett and b. me of Petnsyi'ania. /.
are the silent ora:,ors, -nd Frye, OF
Maine, is one Of the C.ratolS
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
DISPATCHES.

CINCINNATI, Dec. ga special dis
patch says that near Crown Point, In
diana, on Tuesday, a man named Henry
Holmes went 10 the forest 70 get load
of wood. His horses became entan-
gled in the underbrush, aud IN bis effort;
to release them he became thoroughly
exhausted. Overcome with cold, b,
laid down in the snow, where he va,
afterwards found inseDsible. His leg:
we're frozen. He was taken hone and
cared for, but no hopes are entertalred
of his recovery.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26.-Mr
Peter Mcnamara, a well-known resi-
dent of this city, died yesterday after
noon, his death beng the result of poi.
san in the system from the bite of 8
man named Danaber, with whom he bad
an alteration over two months ago
Some weeks since the finger was ampu.
tated, but the poison had already got
beyond that member. Last Sunday il
was proposed to amputate the arm. but
the physicians determined not to do So
as they their patient would not survive
the operation.
OH CITY, Pa, Dec. 27.-B. Foust
Constable and Tax Collector, aged 7a
years. was waylaid tonight, knocked
down and robbed of Sf00. He was
found lying in the snow on the side oi
a road in an insensible condition, with
several dagger wounds In his hand and
otherwise badly injured.