The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-16
State Clippings.

is now visiting some parts of tn
country, and swindling farmers b,
selling them a package guaranteed
to kill potato bugs. The directions
are not to open the package until th,
contents are to be used, by which tim'
the seller has skipped. On opening
the package it is found to contain
two blocks of wood, with directions
to place bug ON one block, and t.
mash it with tie other. The process
will kill the bug, and the farmer who
is victimized is mad enough to xii
the sharpcr.-Keysey Echo.
A REMARKABLE DREAM-Last Sat
urday morning Mike Henderson; g
well-known colored man Of Keyscr
narrated dream which he had the
night before, in which he saw man
in blue suit shoot President Gar
field twice. Mike states that in his
dream he saw two men together, one
dressed in blue and the other in gray.
and that tile man in blue did the
shooting. The dream was related as
early as 7 o'clock Saturday morning,
some two hours before the shooting
Of the President took place. The
fact that the dream was told long be-
fore any news Of the attempted as
sassination was received, is beyond
question, it being vouched for by sew
eral entirely reliable men. When
narrating his dream, Mike was conf
dent in'his predictions that some ter
rible event was to happen.-KeySc1'
Echo.
Who IS HE?-The Ruchic Gazette
says A man about six feet high, with
black hair and moustache, came to
Harrisyille on the noon train Tues
day. lie had woman with him
whom he claimed to be his sister,and
neither he nor the woman could be
prevailed upon to tel their names.
They put up at the Watson house,
and the man hired horse and went
to the country in the afternoon, re-
turned after dark Of the same day,
with young baby. No one about
town knows who be is nor where he
got the child-whieh is only about
two months old-and the query is,
''whose is it?'' They left town on the
train Wednesday morning.
LATER.-We learn that the man
told some one that his name was
Burl, and that he lives near Clarks-
burg. He took young girl to Long
run, this county, several months ago,
where she gave birth to IL child.
He is quite genteel looking man,
seems to have plenty of money, and
we dare say did not give his correct
name.
WEST VIRGINIA CENsus DETAILS
We are indebted to the Census office
at Washington for a statement Just
issued, showing the population of
West Virginia by counties, cities,
towns, villages and magisteral dis
trlcts. We make some extracts from
this exhibit as follows;
The population of Ohio county is
37,426. or Wheeling, 30,736.
Taylor county has a population of
II, 454. Grafton has 5000 inhabit-
ants; Pruntytown, 335; Webster, 257:
West Grafton, 64l; Fetterman, 35S;
Irontown, 22S and Thornton, 65.
Marion county has q population of
17,198. Fairmont has 900; Palatine,
655; Warrington, not given; Barrack-
vile, 90; Pennington, 40; Worthing-
ton, 81; Brertown, 80; Boothsville,
1874; Basncttsville; 30; Fairview, 1876;
Rivesville, 1876; and Newport, 113.
The population of Harrison county
is 29,17l, Clafksburg, 1872; Shinn-
ston, 2S9; Bridgeport, 395; Salem, 24S
and Rockford, Is.
Monongalia county has q popula-
ton of 1885. NIorgantown, 745;
Durbannah, 1871; B1acksvillc,1 LOG and
Arnettsville, 81
The population of Lewis County
is 1929. Weston has 1,5I7 and
Jane Lew 142.
The population of Parkersburg,
Wood couhty) is 6,2S2; of Charles
ton haEawha county, 4,lJ2; OF Mar
tinsbufg5 Berkeley county, G,Ss5; Of
Piedmont, Mineral county, 2,l0S;
of Keyser, (do) 2,795.-Inder.
Mr.. VIM. Armstrong, of this place,
employed in the shops Of the d. d Q.
railroad, has got patent on q postal
card. The postal card is the same
as that now in use, with pocket at
tachment for the purpose Of sending
a stamp for reply. is u simple yet
useful attachment and will no doubt
be adopted by the government for the
of business Ten.
Mr. Armstrong is also the inventor
of q signal light for railroad lanterns
both hand and headlight. The in
vention is now in use on the B. d O.
railroad, and the employees pronounce
it the best and most convenient sig
nal light in use. Mr. A. is quite a
genius, and we hope to see his ingen-
uity properly rewarded. He is one
Of the best tin and copper workers in
the country.-Martinsburg Indepen-
lent