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, 1880-06-27
BURLINGTON, IA.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
BURLINGTON, Ia, June 2C.-The Mississippi
River at this point has been on the rampage
for the past week, and has attained n hight
exceeding anything in the memory Of the
oldest inhabitant. The bottom lands opposit
this city on the Illinois side are submerged
back to the bluffs, involving the total de-
struction Of crops and much other property,
and compelling the inhabitants Of several
farnl-houses to abandon their homes and
seek safety in more elevated localities.
Along the Iowa side the bottom lands
are inundated, and crops destroyed and
cattle drowned. For portion of to-
day the river was full of cord-wood
which had been piled on several islands
above. One man Is said to have lost 10000
cords The steamboat warehouses,in this city
are flooded, as ire some Of the 1umber-y yards,
but no damage has yet resulted. This morn
ing the water had reached the cellars of a
number Of business houses In the lower part
of town, nccessitating removal Of goods.
As the immense surface covered by the water
renders rapid rise impossible, 10 fears of
serious damage iii the city are felt. The rise
in the past twenty-four hours was five inches.
KEOKUK.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
KEoKuK, Ia, June 26.-The river at this
point is still booming, having risen eight
inches within the past tWenty-f0ur hours.
1t now stands seventeen feet and five inches
above low water mark, being one foot above
the big rise Of 1876. Unless it becomes sta
tionary within the next twenty-four hours
disastrous results will follow.
, 1880-06-27

Wash the scalp with Glenn's Sulphur Soap to
remove dandrItf and sculd head.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Swearing or.
from tho Detroit Free Prcss.l

From tho Detroit Free Prcss.l
Perhaps there is no fashion that is
30 universally ridiculed as the great
American habit of swearing of. 1t
will be couple of weeks yet before
the jokes on this subject are due, but
they will be here on time. There will
be stories Of diaries found with the
following entry: JANUARY lst-will
never drink another drop. etc, etc"
Then further down will be the adj
mission, the resolution has failed and
the diary is hereby consigned to the
lower regions. The changes will be
rung on the time-honored subject,
and probably good deal Of fresh
fun will be extracted from this by
no means funny topic, Yet it is to
be hoped that no one will refrain
swearing off because good resolutions
are broken and because merriment is
made of these failures. Notwith
standing individual opinion on the
subject, the really perfect class is
somewhat limited. No man will i'm
prove who knows that he is perfect
The act of swearing off shows that
The swearer knows his defects and is
trying to remedy them. II the good
resolutions are only kept for week
or partially kept by the year, the in
dividual is proportionately benefited
The very desire for improvement i
beneficial. Therefore swear off, II
nounce some bad habit, foreswear !
half a dozen of them, you will no
run out of material, and if you ca
stick to even a third of what yo
start out for, you are lucky person
and if you fall entirely, it is more
matter for sorrow than fun; sti'
hundreds are in the same situation
you will not be lonesome. The
when next year comes swear Q
again.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Mixed Relationship.
E. S. Cow,
NJ. SPRINGER.

A telegram was received in Col
orado few days since directing the
proper authorities to arrest young
man who it was alleged, had run
away with his aunt.
81 have an order for your arrest"
remarked the officer, addressing the
supposed criminal.
For whatY'
You have been running away with
your aunt"
MY aunt? Why, she's my wife,
But wasn't she your aunt before
she became your wife? You see, we
don't tolerate those kinds of goings
on out in Colorado"
Il suppose you were neverin Utah%
remarked the young man, after he
had completed his survey Of the de-
tective.
"No."
"Well, as you don't understand the
relations of an aunt and nephew in
that Territory, | suppose ought to
explain them to you, and then, per
haps YOU may see your duty plain
er. My father married my moth
er."
Il suppose So"
"Then he married her sister," con
tinued the stranger, without needing
the interruption. "Then he married
the sister Of his brother-in-law; then
the daughter of his uncle, who was a
cousin to his first two wives; then ell
marred her daughter; and son Of
this wife married my sister, who was
also a widow Of one of the other
wives sons. suppose you are fol
lowing me?' interjected the nara
tor.
"Marry your aunt or your grand
mother either, or both of Them
"And you won't arrest me?"
"No; you might be your own faith
or"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Temperance Reform at Morgan.
town, and How II was Effected.
Wheeling Inislliseneer.l

Wheeling Intslligeneerl
Many men have many minds, and
many men have many notions as to
the best way of serving the cause of
temperance in the matter of intoxi-
eating drinks. There are those who
favor radical and extreme methods
in temperance, on the theory that IL
man is right he cannot be too rad
ically right, or If a cause is right
there can be no compromise in re-
gard to 1T. This is the theory Of those
who ut blow would wipe ont the
whole liquor business. Again, there
are those who believe that progress
in any reform is necessarily plant
of gradual and slow growth; that lit
tie by little public sentiment must
be educated and changed: that
in the end right ever comes upper
most, and "ever is justice done"
We do not propose to dis cuss the
relative merits of these two theories
in regard to temperance. They are
both on trial in various parts Of the
country, and out Of both a certain
amount Of permanent good is being
evolved. Out at Morgantown, where
they seem to have suffered more or
less from the introduction Of liquor
among the University students, and
where it is certainly desirable that
as few temptations as possible to
dissipation should be set before tho
youth in attendance there at school,
they have had license law. As is
usually the case under such circum-
stances the license to sell liquor has
been prevented and abused, and to
such an extent has this been done
that the grand jury of the county at
late session found extensive bills
Of indictments against licensed par
ties for repeated violations Of the
law in the matter Of selling liquor to
minors. So searching and extensive
were the findings Of the jury that the
indicted parties became panic strick
en- at the prospect before them in the
way of penalties, and, as the best
compromise they could make In or
utT W save bllcmStlNcS, WIN IHlO
Court and confessed judgment to sew
eral indictments, and agreed that, If
az Of the balance Of the indictments
a stay should be ordered, they would
throw up their licences and omit tho
business. This arrangement, as we
are informed, was entered into, and
the result is that Morgantown is once
more place where no Incense exists
to sell liquor.
This action on the part of the Mon
ongalia county authorities is in nc
cordance with the views advanced
by Chancellor Crosby, of the New
York University, who insists that
the best way to deal with intemper-
ance in this country is to faithfully
enforce existing laws as to liquor
selling. He holds that rigid en-
forcement of-the laws that exist by
virtue OF the public sentiment that
demanded and secured them, is an
effective way to circumscribe and
curtail the acknowledged evils that
flow from intemperance. The results
at Morgantown certainly 60 to show
that there is much In his theory TO
commend 1t to the favor Of temper
ance people everywhere.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
SwindIe.

The latest swindle on farmers is
given as follows, and is but another
warning to that class Of people to be
careful where they sign their name:
"a gentlemanly fellow drives up with
blanks for statistics of the farm
bushels of wheat, number Of cattle
raised, acres under cultivation, etc.
Between the tables and the foot of
the page, where the farmer signs his
name attesting the statement, is
blank space, whose existence is ac-
counted for affording room for mis-
cellaneous information. In month
more the farmer receives notice from
a neighboring bank that his note for
$3.50 is due. He knows nothing Of
the note, but investigation shows that
the "census taker" has filled in the
blank with promise to pay, which,
being now in the hands of an inno-
cent holder, must be paid by the un-
lucky dupe. III v,rpaes
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE last sensation of the Church
and State Guild in London is lect-
ure delivered by the wife of clergy
man, on "The Ballet" She has the
courage to stand up for her opinions,
and opines that you must judge of
the dress Of the ballet by its artistic
value. She objects to "short skirts
which stand out from below the waist
at right angles" but approves the
"neat, close fitting hose, or narrow,
scanty skirt which follows the lead
ing lines of the figure; she thinks
that "a bright, sunny ballet may be
the salvation of many cold. dull,
dreary lives" Still she did not con-
vince her audience entirely, for the
chairman announced that he derived
no pleasure "frem seeing a dancer
place one leg at right angles to an
other;" and another person confessed
"theEballet bored him"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
The Best Breed of Swine.

From the Martinsburg independently
Mr.. Jacob Eversole, of this town,
purchased of Hon. Charles j. Faulk-
ncr, on the 2Sth of May last, two
small pigs just weaned from the SOW;
one black and of the Berkshire breed,
the other white and of the Chester.
They were put into the same pen,
fed alike, and killed on the 18th of
December. The Berkshire weighed
315 pounds, the Chester 239 pounds.
This would seem to indicate the su-
periority Of the Berkshire over the
Chester for fattening; and the supe-
rlority of either of those improved
breeds over the common country
stock.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

Mr.. j. MADISON WELLS, the Loui-
siana Returning Board chief, has
got to Washington and notified Hayes
and Sherman that he expects to be
reappointed Surveyor Of the port of
New Orleans, and, according to all
accounts, Wells has been promised
another term. The President seems
determined to make Returning
Board frauds odious by keeping the
Returning Board thieves before the
country on full pay-to come out of
the public treasury.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
MoRGANTowN, w. VA. SATURDAY, JANUARY II, 1880.

ed Moses Hartman, and made oath
to the truth Of the above statement
by him, signed by me.
+. s. COVE.
Justice of the Peace for the State.
We certify that Moses Hartman,
of Kennebunkport, exhibited to us
this Tuesday, afternoon a package
Of money, and requested us to count
it. We did so, and made it $1,000,
which he said he had received as
set forth in his affidavit.
f. S. COVE,
M. SPRINGER.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Deer killing.

Aldcason Rnterprise.l sg
On Wednesday last, as Misses Min
ME French, of Mercer, and Nora
Adair, of Red Sulphur, and Mes
daimes Adair and J. H. Haynes and
Jennie and Isabel Haynes, were in
the yard at Mr.. VIM. Haynes they
discovered two deer in to the river
near the residence, and Immediately
started off in pursuit. With the as
sistance of John Haynes and George
Harvey, they succeeded in capturing
one of the deer after an exciting
chase One Of the deer escaped !
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE scene in the Maine House of
Representatives, on last Wednesday,
during it's organization, was most dis
graceful. The repetition of the oath
after the Governor was drowned by
Kisses from a Republican mob. The
result of the day was triumph for
the Fusionists.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

AS regards Grant, it is well known
that his official influence would have
forced his nomination for third
term had not the disgraceful miscon-
duct of his administration rendered
his election impossible. He has
shaken hands with royalty since, and,
therefore, the great Republic forgives
him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE school board of Chicago have
abolished the studies of German and
music ia the public schools, in ODE
dience to the public demand for re-
trcnchment Of expenditures. The
same influence is at work in St.
Louis to abolish the study of Ger
man, and it will probably succeed
before long.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Railroad Collision.
From the Mountain Herald.

FROM the mountain AiSfAu-
On Friday last, between Hinton
and New Richmond, two freight
trains met and tried the experiment
Of passing each other on single
track. tits unnecessary to say that
they failed to make success of the
undertaking, but succeeded in mash
ing up couple of engines breaking
a number Of draw heads and bruis-
ing, severely, Capt. Farley and Mr..
John Flanagan. AS to how the &C.
eident happened, and who is respon-
sible for. it, we are not informed
The crews of both trains were old
experienced railroad men, and among
the most careful and efficient on the
road. p. 1s.d9 F. .a4 qTseS
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Mrs. Ice Not Insane.
From the Wheeling Register.l

From the Wheeling Register.l
1t having been frequently stated
by newspaper correspondents, that
the wife Of the Marion county muir
derer, Eli Ice, who is serving life
sentence at Noun dsville, is insane,
and is an inmate of the Asylum Of
this State. DR.. Camden, the Super
intendent of this Asylum, writes to
Governor Mathews that the statement
is untrue. The Superintendent fur
ther states that he has never been APP
piled to to admit Mrs. Ice into the
Asylum, nor has he ever had any in
formation that she is insane. The
statement is made in justice to Mrs,
Ice and her children. The letter is
as follows:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

The following would make a good
Radical ticket for 1880:
( For President-W Widow Oliver.
For Vice. resident-Mrs. Kate
Sprague.
Then the following persons would
make good Cabinet officers:
For Secretary of Interior-Simon
Cameron.
For Secretary of War-Roscoe
Conkling.
For Secretary of State-Agnes
jerks. ....s.
For Secretary of Navy-Victoria
c.. Woodruff.
Secretary of Treasury-Louis NJ.
Babcock
For Attorney General-Henry w.
Beecher.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

The House Committee on invalid
pensions have unanimously agreed
upon a bill, and requested their
chairman to report it to the House,
which provides for the granting of a
pension to each surviving soldier and
sailor Of the Mexican, Florida, Creek
and Black Hawk wars, at the rate Of
eight dollars per month.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

LUKE PRYoR, of Athens, Alabama,
has been appointed by the Governor
of the State to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Senator Houston, in
the Z. S, Senate. Mr.. Pryor has
never before been an office holder, al
ways declining. He is an able law
yer, and a man of ability.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

ONE thousand dollars each to two
fusionists, paid by the Republicans
to break up quorum in the House
in Maine! And yet they have the
cheek to talk about an honest count.
Oh, the sweet scented Radicals!
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THERE is another war cloud in Eu-
rope. Great activity exists in mill
tary affairs in Russia, and there is a
large concentration of forces on the
western frontier. This is q threat
against Germany and Austria.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

AS LONG as the Republican man
ayers in Maine carry nothing but
thousand dollar greenbacks in their
hip pockets nobody is likely to get
killed, but it is possible that some
body or another will get into Jail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Rare Occurrence.

From the Mountain Heraldl
On December list, in this county,
at Wolf Creek School House, the
school children killed a blacksnake
and moccasin, and on the same
day George A. Allen had his bees to
swarm. 1t is rare occurrence for
bees to swarm and snakes to be
abroad at this season of the year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

One of Mr.. Edison's friends tells
an amusing story on him about an
early experiment of the inventors
with electricity. Edison, he said,
having seen the sparks fly in strok-
ing a cats back, produced large
cat and placed it in the circuit, using
one of its fore paws and one of its
hind paws on electrodes. Then he
tried to start an induced current by
rubbing the cats back briskly. 1t
was entirely successful, and. Edison,
his friend says, still bears on his
hands the marks that resulted from
using the cat as an inductor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

A MAN in New York returned an
umbrella that was left by mistake in
his restaurant, and the Herald de-
votes long editorial to the remarka-
BILE event. The probabilities are that
the weather was dry, and the UNI
breila a poor one. 80
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

TIE Monongahela Republican
states it as official that the P. V. &
C. extension will go on to West
Brownsville, instead of crossing the
river and coming to Uniontown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

A NEW post Office has been estab-
lished at Cutlip's, Braxton county,
w. Va, on the route from Stout's
Mills to Braxton Court House, with
Mirand Hayman as postmaster.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

STEPHEN LoNGFELLow, a nephew
of the poet, has been held for trial in
Boston for forging the name of the
latter to a check for 81 900.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE National Democratic Com
mittee will meet at Washington, on
Monday, February Odd, to agree
upon the time and place of holding
the next National Convention.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

SIMON CAMERON is immaculate on
everything but money, so says the
New York S,n. What does the
Widow Oliver say?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

SENATOR H. G. DAVIS is bound to
secure the improvement of navigation
upon the rivers of this State if it can
be done. On Tuesday he introduce
ed two additional bills, one for the
improvement of the Monongahela
and the other of the Little Kanawha.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THAT would be severe joke on
the colonization society should the
negroes sent to Indiana vote the
Democratic ticket, which they are
liable to do.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE Republicans expect to capture
the Senate by March 4, 1881, and
the House too, if they can. Oh yes |!
they will capture it like they did
Maine..
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
BRIBERY.
ST, 900 a Vote is the Price Paid.
A Fair Specimen of Maine Rad
81 icaliSm.

PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 6.-There APP
peared in this afternoons press dis
patches letter signed by Thos. O.
Swami, of Minot, saying that he
would not act with the fusionists.
The following afiidayits, which will
appear in to.morrows's Argus, are
therefore seif-explanatory:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

The Spartan virtue OF some of
those Fusionist members of the
Maine Legislature who decline to
take their seats may be subject to
some doubts, since the Radicals seem
to be paying for this kind of true
goodness. ........
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

The value of foreign exports from
the port of Baltimore last year was
sos, 100000, which was a large in
crease over the business Of 1878.
The receipts of grain alone were
increased by more than l6,500 bush
els.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

Satan Rebuking Sin: The Radio
ais asking the people to resent fraud
in Maine.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE Philadelphia Times says there
are the most powerful symptoms that
Grant is for Grant.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

III Tyler county, the other day,
school teacher. Mr.. George Wade,
was requested by his scholars to
treat, but did not-was locked up in
the school house, but he got ont and
went to Sistcrsville, and had war
rant issued for the rejecting youths.
They were hound oyer till Court, 81
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

EY-Gov. GARcELoN is physician,
and graduated at the Ohio Medical
College.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THERE have been 104 hanging in
this country during the year 1879,
by sherffs, and 70 by mobs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

ScHURz's paper,the Westliche Post,
of st. Louis, deyotes column to
the denunciation of the Grant boom.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
WEST VIRGINIA
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE,
WESTON, Jan. 3, 1880.
GoUer1aor MdMetoS:

Governor MdMetoS:
My DEAR SIR noticed a CON-
munication stating that Mrs. Ice,
the wife of the convict, is an inmate
of the West Virginia Hospital for
the Insane. In justice to Mrs. Ice
and her children | wish to say that
such is not the fact. No application
was ever made for her admission
here, and she is not insane to my
knowledge. Yours truly,
Il. b. CAMDEN,
Superintendent
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

GEN. GARFIELD will be the next Z.
S. Senator from Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17

THE way to elect Democratic
President, nominate Ulysses Grant.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
VOL. VIII.

The Maryland Legislature met
January 7th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
Augusta, Jan. 6, 1880.

Kenebec S., January 6, 1880: Per
sonally appeared Thomas b. Swami,
and made oath that the above afii-
davit by him subscribed is true, be
fore me. +. 5. COVE,
, 1880-01-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ekjendtgjorelse

TlL Brug we'd Fordelingen at den
we'd Forordningen af code De-
.cember 1862 angaaende Forandring
.af nogIe Skater og Afgifter paa
Den st. Croix dens 5 3. fastsatte
Aigift til Colonialkassen, syarende
til 36 Cents for liver Ager Land, der
anvendes eller er udlagt til Sukker-
aVl, opfordres herved i Henhold til
Anordningens Forskrift, enhver
Piantage- Eier eller hans Fu'dm@g-
tig til linden IA Dage fra Dato at ind
sende til undertegnede Commission
den i %Anordniugen paabudne skrift-
lige Erkl@ring ON Netto- Vagten af
Diet Sucker, der er blevet produceret
paa de vedkommende E~iendomme i
Tiden fra lste Januar til Site De-
sember 1879.
Eft Exemplar af den we'd Anord-
ningen paabudne Fortegnelse fra
Toldkamrcne over Netto, Vagten af
Sucker, der er blevet udf0rt fra
hver Plantage i samme Tidsrum,
findes henlagt til Eftersyn i Retshu-
set i Christiansted og Retshuset i
Frederiksted.
Skattecommissionen for st. Croix
den 3die Januar 1880,
$. w. VAN BRAKLE. O. KRAUSE.
+. A. HOYER.
, 1880-01-07
AGRICULTURAL T

The last month of the old year was
nearly turning out adry one, in which
case it would have been the first really
dry month for the past two years and
a halt. The last week of it gave us,
however, some pleasant showers;
which, although they could not be
, 1880-01-07
PROKLAMA

AZ LIZ og Enhver, som MATTE have
~ Nogetatfordrei afgangneC ontoirist
ANDREAs RAscHs og e~fterlevende Enke
CLARA kAscH f0dt BJERGs falles 30.
,ndka!des herved med 8 Maaneders
yarsel I'll at anmelde og beviisliggiore
defesk rav for undertegnede Skifteret