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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

fifty-seven killed and wounded out of a
crew of two hundred and twelve per
sons, ard the other vessels suffered in
proportion. i..tsl "a, ll.
The American squadron being short
of officers, our midshipman, though
under, seventeen years of age, was in
trusted with lieutenanSs duties, and
had charge of the second division of
great guns on board of the Ticonderoga,
commanded by Lieutenant Stephen
Cassip. This vessel bore the whole
brunt of the attack of the British row.
galleys, and was magniiicently fought.
Our little hero was not conscious, at the
close of the long and bloody contest,
that he had performed any very special
service; his pride and qualification,
then, may be conceived when in the
darkness of the ensuing night he ever.
heard his commander Oassin say to one
of the lieutepants, "That youngster
Paulding is brave little fellow"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22
Dumping a Big Flat.Fish.

One would suppose there was room
enough in the sea; but it's stupid in
habitants do sometimes get knock for
not going out Of the way. 80
A collision between steamship and a
gigantic fish, which took place the other
day in the vicinity of the Tong Tong
Islands, is reported by the Times of India.
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Ana-
dyr, on its voyage to Shanghai, was sud-
denly brought to stop by a violent
shock. The cause of the collision was
found to be an enormous ray, or fat
fish, estimated by those on board to
weigh from eight thousand to ten thou
sand pounds. The monster was lying
asleep on the top of the water when. its
repose was rudely disturbed by "dig
in the ribs from the stem of the steamer.
After the first alarm had subsidized, efforts
were made to haul the creature on
board; but owing to its unwieldiness,
all attempts in this direction proved
fruitless, and the fish, doubtless even
more "shaken" than the passengers on
the boat, was reluctantly allowed to
move off and seek such remedies for the
injury it had sustained as are to be pro-
cured in the mysterious deep. "a a.'s 3.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22
The Tomb Of Columbus.

A correspondent of the Boston
Traveller writes from Genoa: We went,
as did our worthy countryman, Mark
Twain, to look at all that remains of
Christopher Columbus, out think that
the bust over which he made 30 much
merriment must have shrunken ashamed
away from mortal vision, for it was
nowhere to be seen, although we did
see the Venetian mosaics of Columbus
and Marco Paulo, very large, and noble,
specimens of such work. Opposite, in
the Rosso Palace, we enjoyed the
gallery very much, being particularly
interested, because the grand palace,
with all its contents, has been lately
given to the city by its owner, the
Duchess Gallera, the building alone
being valued at three million francs,
while it has also very rich library.
The very popularity of these palace
homes of Genoa gives them their charm,
for as Dickens wrote of them" One
looks upon a succession of heavy bal
comics, tier above tier, doorless vesti-
bules, massiyely barred lower windows,
immense public staircases, thick marble
pillars, and strong dungeon-like arches
the eye wanders to the terrace gardens
between the houses, with arches Of green
vines, orange trees, and oleanders,
twenty, thirty, and even forty feet
above the street. And looks again upon
the fading tints Of the voluptuout
designs, still bright in spots, on the
outsides of the houses, lively cupidi
holding wreaths and crowns, hyinp
upward and downward. and standin
in inches, or stretching out what seems
to be blanket, but is in fact a sur
dial"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22
Curious DerivatIons.

The word pamphlet is derived from
the name of Greek authoress, Pamphy-
liza, who compiled history Of the world
into thirty-6ve little books.
Punch and Judy" is contraction
from Pontius and Judas. 1t is a relic
of an old miracle play" in which the
actors were Pontius Plate and Judas
Iscariot. Ia.
"Bigot" is from Visigotha, in which
the fierce and intolerant Adrianism OF
the visigoth conquerors Of Spain had
been handed down to infamy.
"Humbug" is from Hamburg; "a
piece of Hamburg news" was in Ger
many a proverbial expression for false
political rumors.
"Gauze" derives its name from GAIA
where il was made.
"Tabby cat" is all unconscious that
her name is derived from Atab, ia
nous street in Bagdad, inhabited by thu
manufacturers Of silken stuffs, callet
Atab or rafferty,; the wavy marking
Of the watered silk resembling pussy
coat. ssss,.
"Old Scratch is the demon Skratti
who still survives in the superstitions q
| Northern Europe. F9s
"Old Nick" is none other than Mix
| the dangerous water demon of tn
Scandinavian legend. lss
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

studies pursued by his child who attends
a public school, is considered. 1t is
held that the trustees of school dis
trict may prescribe what studies shall
be pursued, and may regulate the CLASH
fication of the pupils, but parent may
select from the branches pursued those
which the child shall study, so long as
the exercise of such selection does not
interfere with the system prescribed for
the school; and that the child cannot
be excluded from one study simply
because he is deficient in another.
In this case the pupil was denied
admission to a public high school
because of his deficiency in knowledge
of grammar, which his father had Tor
hidden him to study, He had asked to
be admitted to pursue only those studies
in which he was sufficiently proficient
to entitle him to admission to the high
school. The court held that rule re-
quiring his exclusion was unreasonable,
and could not be enforced.
In Morrow against Wood, in Wiscon-
sin, father directed his child, who at
tended a public school, to study only
certain branches among those taught in
the school. The teacher, with notice of
such direction, required the child to
study other subjects, and, upon his re-
fusal to do so, whipped him. This was
held to be an unlawful assault.
In Ruleson against Post, in Illinois. a
girl, sixteen years of age, was in atten-
dance upon public school, to the ben
eft of which she was entitled, and was in
class which, by the course of study
prescribed by the directors of the school,
was required to study bookkeeping.
Under the direction of her parents she
refused to pursue this study, and for
that reason was, by the teacher, acting
under the order of the directors, forcibly
expelled from the school, The court
held that the directors and teachers were
all liable in an action of trespass, the
directors having no power to prescribe
such rule or to authorize the teacher
to enforce it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22
ALASKA.

All that was necessary to bring Alaska
more prominently into notice and secure
it share of emigration was to find gold
there, and this has been done. A para
graph from Washington says that Ma
jor William Governor Morris, Special
Agent of the Treasury Department, has
been called to San Francisco to superin-
tend the publication of his report on
Alaska. He says the resources of that
Territory are beginning to be appre-
ciated on the Pacific coast, and that
there will be large emigration thither
next spring, attracted by the premise of
rich gold discoveries. Just before Major
Morris left San Francisco he saw at the
Mint eight hundred ounces of placer
gold, which had been recently received
from that country, one nugget of which
was worth about $3.50. He says quartz
mill has been built at Sitka, but the en-
terprise has not proved success SO far
on account of bad management of the
mine, though some of the ore yields $25
ton. The water power at that point,
he says, is sufficient to drive four hun
dred stamps. A revenue steamer is to
be built to protect Government prop
erty. There is now no Government YES
sci on the coast which can carry enough
coal to take her to Sitka and back; and
as no coaliDg station exists there, it is
impracticable to do anything to prevent
infraction of the revenue laws, or re-
press any outbreak that may occur.
The chief industry developed thus far
on the mainland in Alaska, he says, is
the canning of salmon, there being now
two establishments employing one hun
dred and fifty men each. About three
hundred and thirty-six thousand pounds
of canned salmon were shipped to San
Francisco the past season.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

A GOOD retort is very like the shock Of
bullet, and is sometimes pretty nearly
as fatal. A lawyer once rushed up to
Jerrold in the street, and said, with a
flushed face, "Mr. Jerrold, Eve Just
met a scoundrelly barrister." Mr..
Jerrold looked at him with q bland
smile, and simply answered, "What a
coincidence |" aa W ss,rs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

THE year of 1878 will be remarkable
in the annals of the trade for the
gradual and almost uninterrupted
shrinkage in the value of wool. With
out any unusual pressure or notable dis
turbance in the market, prices have de-
clined nearly twenty-five per cent. since
the 1st of January, 1873, and the losses
to the trade in consequence have been
exceedingly heavy. Estimating the
value of the clip of 1878 at $50, 900, 900,
it is considered safe to assume that the
net loss to operators will be at least 3d.
100000. AS manufacturers generally
have bought conservatively, the bulk of
the loss will fall upon the trade.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

THIS bit of common sense relating to
the study of geography comes from
the Philadelphia Ledger: The fewer
names and figures the scholar remem-
bers the better, provided, in place of a
mere thunderstorm of facts, his mind is
impressed with the leading and charac-
teristic features of any country, and
especially of his own. Instead of a
burdensome array Of figures, let there
be simple method of comparison; and
the scholar who, taking his native
country as fixed basis, can measure
it's greatness by contrast with the extent,
the population, the wealth, the manu-
features of other countries, has really
learned much of what geography ought
to teach.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

IT is oftener bad than good luck to
carry off the big prize in the lottery.
Here is story of young man who did
well enough until he drew prize of
IS, 000 in Louisville lottery. The
money was wasted in riotous living, and
when it was gone gambling and drink
ing had become passions with him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

A New YORK paper says many of the
samples of coffee from New York and
Brooklyn groceries, sent recently for
analysis, are found to contain chicory
pure and simple. or chicory and cereals.
The most disquieting discovery thus
far made is that blue clay can be SO
ground, nodded, and roasted as to pre-
sent a perfect semblance of the coffee
bean. Fancy beginning the day by
swallowing decoction of blue clay.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

THE new vault in the ub-treasury at
New York, which has been prepared for
the storage of silver dollars, is forty
eight feet in length, thirty feet in
width, and twelve feet in height. If
every available inch should be packed
solidly with 4l24 grain dollars it would
hold not far from 100000. A bag
of $1,000 4124 grain dollars weighs
59316 pounds avoirdupois. Accord
ingly 100000 of these dollars weigh not
far from three tons.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

DURING the three epidemics of 1882,
1849 and 1854, when the whole or al
most the whole water supply of Glas-
gov was pumped out of the River
Clyde, the mean mortality of cholera
was 1919 per 10000, while during the
epidemic of 1866, after the magnificent
supply from Loeb Katrine had been in
troduced, it fell to l 6-10 per 10000 of
population. These figures, Professor
Bischof holds, prove that pure water
prevented the spreading, while the
river water was the chief carrier of the
contagiOn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

IT would hardly be supposed that SO
large an amount as two million dollars
in counterfeit silver and gold coin is
now afoat in this country, but such,
according to the estimate of treasury
experts, is the fact, and, moreover, the
total is constantly increasing. The
spurious money passes through thou
sands of innocent hands, until finally it
is caught in the meshes of the nets laid
by the secret service, or is recognized
by a lynx-eyed expert in some large
bank. The unfortunate holder becomes
the victim of the counterfeiter's skillful
rascality. sesfsis.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

THE consumption of foreign sugar in
the State on the Pacific for the past
year was considerably larger than for
1877. The increase in the importation
of duty-free sugar from the Hawaiian
Islands at San Francisco is something
remarkable, being 49, 52 tons in 1878,
against 1915 tons in 1877, with some
increase in the receipts also from
Manila, ETC., swelling largely the sup
ply; prices in San Francisco ruled much
lower than usual, aud consumption re-
ceived thereby stimulus.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

j. M. STEARNEs, of Brooklyn, points
out source of danger possible with the
electric light-namely, its effect upon
the nervous system. He says, in the
light Of an electric arc, one is to, be sub
jected to a very powerful stimulant,
from the obstruction which his body
affords. Our eyes cannot bear it, and
there is no reason to doubt that every
nervous tissue will feel its use.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

THERE is a dominant feeling in Italy
in favor of continuing the national task
of colonizing the southern province of
South America, rather than of turning
the tide of emigration into Africa,
which, in spite of the current praise
lavished on it, is, they say, Inhabited by
a population quite unlike themselves
Yet there are certain portions of Italy
where an African might pass for white
man as to color.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

ENGLAND has not American compe-
tition alone to fear for her commercial
decadence, as is illustrated by a story
told by the London correspondent of
the Liverpool Mercury. A buyer of
tinsmith's work waited on manufac-
turer with good order, which must be
completed to time. The manufacturer
would not engage to have itready at the
moment named. He was at once told
that he must take only as much as he
was certain to finish. Said the master,
"Then l must consult my men," 1t
was Tuesday. They had not yet re-
turned to work for the week. But most
of them were gathered together in the
neighboring public houses. Manufac-
turer and buyer made tour in COM
pany, found the men upon whose good
will the fulfillment of the contract de-
pended. They needed great deal of
pleading. The master had to make
many promises. But, after they had
been besought and persuaded and
bribed, they did at length condescend
to do the work that lay in their hands.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

at Geneva of locomotive brought ex-
pressly from America to test its capacity
for producing steam from the anthracite
coal found in the Valais, and which
Swiss and French locomotives, as at
present constructed, are quite unable to
use. The experiment appears to have
arrangements of the American locomo-
tive are admirable. 1t can run with
fuel which would bring the ordinary
continental locomotive to standstill
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

A sUBTERRANEAN forest of oaks has
been discovered In Germany in valley
watered by the river Fulda. DIR.
Maesta, Government geologist, who
made the discovery during an official
exploration, pronounees the trees to be
of enormous size, and to date back in
their origin to a remote period. They
are entirely buried beneath the surface
of the valley, but several hundred of
the outermost trunks that border on the
banks OF the Fulda have been laid bare
by the gradually encroaching current of
the stream. The wood has acquired
deep black color, and has become
exceedingly hard. 1t is believed that it
will make excellent material for sculp-
ture. One trunk that was found in the
bed of the river has been removed to
Berlin to be placed in the national
geological musem. Whether these trees
are of species now in existence or OF
one that is extinct has not been
determined.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

The Geneva correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes: Another instance of
transatlantic enterprise is the presence
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

The feature of a recent legislative
session in Dakota was the effort of ID. ID.
w. Fitch, member of the Lower House,
from the Black Hills district, to eyade
duty as legislator. Upon several pre-
vious occasions he had absented himself
from his seat, and been brought back by
the Sergeant-at-arms. He repeated his
attempt to remain away, and under a
call of the House the Sergeant-at-arms,
and, finally, three clerks and a messen-
ger were sent after him. The posse ran
him out of saloon, chased him over
into Nebraska, chased him back to Da
kota, and finally ran him into his room
at his hotel, where he yet remained, and
refused to come out. After waiting
four hours the House adjourned, on a
report of the Sergeantat-arms that he
could not secure the runaway member.
As there was no measure pending upon
which the Black Hills member desired
to avoid voting, the inference is that he
wished to get rid of legislative work
that he might have more time to devote
to the card-room.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22
A UTHORITY OF PARENTS OYER
SCHOOL STUDIES.

In the case of Trustees of Schools
against Van Allen, the question as to
what right a parent has to direct the
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The population of what is called
Registration London" is 1920, S78; but
the population of "greater London, E"
the metropolis and its suburban dis
tricts, is estimated at 4, 534, 900 persons,
showing ALI increase of S4,025, or 1879
per 1000, upon the population for the
middle Of 1878
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-02-22

IMMIGRANTS are thronging into all
parts of Texas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-05-22
Murder in Lyon County,

Two insane men, one named Matt
Doster. the other Joshua Bogue, have
been for some time confined in the Ly'
on county Jail, separated by a partition
of iron bars. Last Thursday. near noon
Boguc was found dead in his cell Upon
investigation it appeared that Dostcl
had gained access to Bogue's cell by re.
moving one Of the bars. and, with an
iron about two feet long, smashed
Boguc's head. Dostcr, on being ques.
toned, said he had killed Boguc with a
stick. He is too crazy to give any in
tclligent account of il.
Another murder was committed on
Allen creek, about eight miles north OF
Emporia. A man named Best shot and
killed another named Mills. The latter
il seems. once sedrccd Bcsi's sister, mar.
ried her, and then left her. She subsc-
quently died. That day her brother
met Mills, and drawing revolver, shot
him twice, killing him instantly.
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Southerners in Kansas.

The call of Senator Pcase, of Missis-
sippi, under our Personal head, re-
minds us that Kansas is becoming the
land of refuge or Of promise to South
crners of every shade Of color and poll
ties. In the talk about the black refu-
gees, the fact is overlooked that there is
vast unheralded emigration Of South
ern white men to Kansas. The county
and city of Atchison has full repre-
sentatiOn among business men and far
mers from the Southern States. The
town of Burton, on the Santa Fe road,
was originally sort Of Mississippi col
ony. A number Of the leading men Of
Wichita have come from the South with
in few years. There is good show
ing of ex-COnfcderates in Independence
who, few years ago, took part in the
exercises Of Decoration Day at that
point. DIR. Wilkinson, formerly Of Lou
isiana. once informed the writer, that
there were ex-COnfcderatcs from Flori-
da living in Graham county. Two gen.
tlemen actively engaged in what NAV be
called the emigration department of the
Santa Fe road, ''fit into rebellion" on
the other side. In Dickinson county
there was located some years ago, the
Tennessee colony" composed Of Union
lists from the vicinity of Knoxville, East
Tennessee. Their example in coming
to Kansas has been followed by friends,
relatives and acquaintance, some of
whom were engaged in the Confederate
service. Kansas asks no questions.
''Carpct-baggers" and "rebels" are alike
invited. According to Mr.. Pease's state
ments Kansas is likely to receive Access
sions TO her population from Mississip-
pi. The business men Of Vicksburg are
discouraged; no precautions have been
taken to prevent the recurrence of the
yellow fever; the labor convention late
ly held at Vicksburg settled nothing,
and it looks like s'chaOs come again.
Meanwhile Kansas in general and AtcE.
ison in particular is booming.-Afchisoa
CHdmpiOn.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-05-22
The Great Council of Doctors.

The State Medical Society held III
annual meeting in Atchison last week
Over three hundred M.D.s were present
from every part of this State, and near.
ly an hundred new names were added
TO the society's membership. The meet.
ing was by far the largest ever held
and the body was truly representative
of the Irregular" medical body of the
State. Hon. Wagner, on behalf Of the
city, delivered an address of welcome
rcplete with humor and friendship. lie
was responded to in behalf of the disci-
pies of Esc,ilapius by DIR. {. c. Furley,
of Wichita, the President of the As
ISOLATION. The annual address was de-
livercd by c. c. Furley, to an immense
audience, considerable portion of which
was published in the Aichison papers.
Ii was an able address. reviewing COM
plctely the history of medicine, and
bringing up before the audience the
names and characters of its most e.ni-
nent experts and devotees. The Cham
piOa says DIR. Furley was heartily APP
plaudcd at the close of his address.
For two days and nights the body
discussed matters pertaining to the
practice, for the most part with great
good humor, and many highly interest
ing papers were read by eminent prac-
titioners, which were ordered published
in the records of proceedings.
The Atchison papers say as compared
with The Kansas Legislature the doctors
came out ahead by a large majority
The Champion says:
In country like ours where Hucncy
is so common that il is drug, not to
say nuisance, it was odd To see so
large body without an Orator in il.
Few trusted themselves TO talk without
manuscript. and the papers, for the
most part. were read in u low voice and
with considerable nervousness of man
ner. IL WAS evident that these gentle
men were thinkers. and not takers.
and that they had devoted more time TO
books than 10 sailing in the "bluc en-
pyrium,' on the back of the American
eagle.
In the election of officers for the en-
suing year DIR, Furley was reelected
President, which, indeed. was very
distinguished honor from the many
gray heads that were present. lie was
also appointed a member of the Board
of Examiners. and Delegate to the
Colorado Society. DIR. Hendrickson,
of this city, was appointed on the Com
mittee on Neurology.
The society holds its next meeting in
LeaveDworth city.