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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
Political Assessor c N t..

Mr., Hubbell and his strikers have
reached He'll Gate, and there demand
that the men employed on the Govern
ment works shall pay percentage of
their salaries toward the election expen-
ses of Hubbell and other great men
who want to go to Congress but cannot
afford it. These impudent political
strikers even express the opinion that
hard working laboring man will re-
gard it as "a privilege and a pleasure ,
to pay $3.50 out of their moderate
monthly pay toward sending to the
United States Congress crowd of vile
beggars who have not the manhood to
pay their own way. We do not believe
that the people of this country have that
notion of pleasure, and we trust they
wilt invite Hubbell and his crew of
sturdy beggars to foot their own bills or
leave the nominations for candidates
who will. There is an especial reason
why every man employed by the Uni
ted States should spurn the whining,
hypocritical harangue of these mendi-
cants. This is that they garnish their
appeal with an infamous SANDER against
the President andthe legal authorities
They represent themselves as authoriz-
ed to state that the payment to them of
the bride demanded will not be object
ed to in any official quarter, which is
simplya charge that The Executive will
fagrantly neglect the oath he has taken
to see that the laws are enforced, for to
pay this money is against the law
". Y. Herald
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

Hon. Daniel B. Lucas is making
an active canvass among the people of
this district, looking to a nomination
for Congress at the approaching Dem
ocratic Convention. Wherever he
has gone his fine sense, gentlemanly
bearing and eminent qualifications
for the position, as well as his sterling
Democracy, have commended him to
those with whom he has met, and if
faithful and efficient services rendered
the Democratic party, and the bestim-
terests of the country in the past, as
we'll as his eminent fitness for the
Office, are taken into consideration,
We predict for him grand success.
In view of all the circumstances con-
nected with the contest, between him
and Judge Hoge, we think he is fair
ly entitled to the nomination. Eagle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
Virginia Bonds.

'The way of the transgressor is
hard" and the conduct of the Read
justers in Virginia past finding out.
After disgracing the State by repu-
dating $25,000,OO0 of her honest
debt they made a contract with Ken
dali Il Co. to prepare bonds for the
residue of their Indebtedness at per
cent. interest. The bonds were en-
graved according to contract, but
were rejected by the State because
Kendall d Co. could not prevail upon
the New York Stock Board toreceive
their bonds and place them upon the
market, although no such requirement
was any part of the contract. Here
then is job for the lawyers and suit
has been brought against the State.
Do the Readjusters suppose for a
moment that any honest stock board
in the United States will tarnish its
credit by giving currency to bonds
that are VIGOROUSLY in violation Of the
public faith of the State, trained by
reputation and fraud, and according
to the opinion Of every sound lawyer,
in violation Of the constitution of
their own State and Of the constitu-
tion of the United States? Who will
buy bonds which the Supreme Court
of the United States must declare null
and void? What stock board would
dare to impose such fraudulent issues
upon an innocent purchaser2-Iade-
pendent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
Random Notes.


The BATS Nest" has indefinitely
suspended.
1t is said that Judge Furgeson
has his eye on theSenatorship.
is anyone going to beat Major
McGrew for State Senator this time?
There were twenty arrivals at
the Wallace House on Sunday last
The daily mail on the West Side
will be in operation after the 10th
inst.
Prof Hodges is exercising his
muscle on the suspension bridge
work.
-"The gentleman's photograph,
across the street, declined with many
thanks
"A little child of Wash. Holt, col
ored, had its leg broken at Union
town on Friday last.
More Daily papers are read in
Morgantown now than at any time
in her history before.
The animal death rate per thou
sand in West Virginia, 1854 very
good comparative showing.
The Democratic Congressional
Convention for this district will be
held at Keyser August 18th.
The young woman who recently
married the darkey in Washington
county, Pa, is in the Asylum at Dix
mont.
"A. NJ. Doyle, of Columbus, Ca,
says that from experience he knows
"Sellers' Liver Pills" to be the best
in use.
-Footmen can now cross the
bridge nicely. The present work will
make that structure much nicer and
stronger than it ever was before.
-Blackberries are in demand at
Fairmont at 20 cents per gallon. In
Morgantown they are drug in the
market at 8 and 10 cents. They
have railroad there.
"A new postal regulation has gone
into effect. Full payment is now re-
quired from parties mailing letters.
If not so paid the letters are to be re-
tanned and the parties to whom they
are directed are notified that upon
payment of the postage, they will be
forwarded.
-"Well," remarked a young M. D.,
just from college, 81 suppose the next
thing will be to hunt good location
and then wait for something to do
like patience on monument
YES, said bystander "and it won't
be long after You do begin until the
monuments will be on the patients.
Red ants may be banished from
a pantry or storeroom by strewing
the shelves with small quantity of
cloves, either whole or ground. Some
use the former, as not being so likely
to get into food placed upon the
shelves. The cloves should be re-
newed occasionally, as after time
they lose their strength and efficacy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
Appropriated for Rivers In
West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26.-The
River ard Harbor bill, as amended by
the last committee of conference and
finally passed both Houses of Con-
gress, appropriates $1S,740,S75. The
bill contains the following items for
West Virginia: Elk river, $21, 900;
Great Kanawha river, continuing i'm
provement and operation of works,
$4,000; continuing on Improvement
of Little Kanawha river, to complete
lock and dam as estimated for by our
engineers, sal, 900; Guyandotte river,
$4,000.
The Monongahela seems to have
been left off the list this time. How's
that?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

We still have to say that the most
important question pertaining to pol
itical assessments after they are once
madei is the manner of their disposal.
How much of the hundreds of thous-
ands collected ever gets out of the
hands of the Congressional Commit
tee? just now it Is discovered that
Hubbell, the chairman Of the commit
tee, has been using the funds to pro-
mote his own candidacy for Senator
against Senator Ferry. Possibly If
the matter be looked into further it
will be found that other members Of
the committee have used Of the funds
for their personal benefit or enjoy
ment, and in less laudable way
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

We call the attention Of our readers
this week, to the new advertisement
Of the West Virginia University. We
also copy and article, written by
correspondent Of the Kanawha Ga
zette which refers, in very fattering
terms to this institution. 1t is GER
tainly a good omen to see the various
papers of the State openly champion
the cause of the University, an insti
tuition which more than all others
should receive their favor and asst
ance. The press of the State, al
though not inimical to it, yet have
often been lukewarm in its support
and we trust as it now is about to
enter upon new state of affairs, this,
the most potent influence which can
be exerted for or against any insti-
tuition, will give to it its hearty sup
port. The curriculum having been
abolished, great advantages are Of
fered to those who wish to take
special courses, and with the selec-
lion of Hon. w. L. Wilson, a most
worthy and competent gentleman, as
President the ensuing year bids fair
to be the most prosperous in the his
tory of the school. May it be SO.
and may our University go on build
ing up in progress aud prosperity,
until it shall be prominently sue
cessful in accomplishing its great
mission to the citizens of West Vir-
ginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
A National Disgrace.

A Washington paper thus speak 8
of the disgraceful scenes that daily
take place in the Capitol at Wash
ington:
cit is hardly quarter Of a century
since the House of Representatives of
the United States was held up as the
acme of ambitious youths, and the
grand forum on which national and
honored regulations were made. Here
was the school for statesmen-the
Senate the graduating house-in it's
galleries gathered the elite of the
land; the honored sons and daught-
ers of the nations favored ones trav-
eled hundreds Of miles to hear the
voices of loved and cherished ones
upon the hall floor in advocacy of
principles which were held dearer
than houses and lands. Here men of
talent and learning gathered to take
lessons in oratory and learn wisdom
from statesmen.
elbow changed the scene to-day!
The members are nearly all suspi-
cioned of being engaged in jobs; the
floor is crowded with lobbyists and
the corridors with Cyprians whose
baleful eyes are ever lecherously lur-
ing honored husbands from home
fealty and using their persons to win
votes for the measures that bring
them pecuniary gain. In the
galleries no decently clad man can
find bench to sit in that has not
already ragged and lousy tramp
snugly cornered or a half-colored and
loudsmelling negro lazily slumbering
and sweltering in reclining posi-
ton; while the pimp and prostitute
boldly walk into the reserved galleries
and take their seat among the virtu-
Gus and refined"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The appointment of W. H. H. Flick
as District Attorney to succeed Gen
eral Golf will give satisfaction to the
Republicans throughout the State.
The appointment was not expected
to people in this section, who hoped
the same would fall nearer home.
Flick was the author of the first con-
stitutional amendment adopted in
this State permitting Democrats to
vote
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The protracted session of Congress
is hard on the people, but it is not
without value to the Democratic par
ty as campaign document. Repub-
hcan extravaganza and jobbery are
putting clubs into Democratic hands
and the men who are now In com
handing positions in the Democratic
party should keep their muscles in
exercise, so as to be able to effectually
WELD the weapons.-Enquirer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
MOUNT MORRIS PARAGRAPHS.

Mount NORRIS, July 3O.-We are
about done harvesting. Crops are
good,
A party will leave here tomorrow
for Niagara Falls, Chautauqna and
other places. The persons are: Mr..
E. F. Morris and wife, Rev. Hickman
and wife, and others.
There will be wedding here on
the Sd of August. Mr.. Ben. Bill
Kingsley, of Delphos, Kansas, and
Miss Carrie Lewellen will be mar
ried. Ok.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

A LIST of letters remaining I'M
claimed in the post office at Morgan
town, W. Va, Aug. 1st, 1852: A. A.
Brown, Jacob Debolt, Jefferson A.
Collins, John f. Price, Peter Myers,
Evens D. Fogle, Jas. Haurety, Eliza
J. Stuart, Mrs. Charles White, Ida
M. Lindsey, Mrs. 4. f. Price, Mary
Polling, Blanche /. Oliver, Eugenius
jenkins. +. A. DERING.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The MURDER OF Mrs. STURM.-
SHOCKING CRIME COMMITTED BY THE
Two STEP DAUGHTERS dispatch
from Washington, Pa, says: The
murder of Mrs. Sturm by her step
daughters occurred in West Virginia,
just across the line of Greene county.
The family consisted of the Rev. Mr.
Sturm, his second wife, three girls
and three boys by his first wife and
five children by his last. In the
summer of 1881 they resided at Free
port, Greene county, when the two
oldest girls-Cors, aged "a years and
Marcella, aged 22-cancluded they
needed more schooling. They chose
Waynesburg College as the institu-
ton in which to begin their studies.
They had no money of their own for
spending purposes, and in order that
they might not be continually broke,
game of fast life and loose virtue
with the boys of town and college
was INDUCED in. AS a sequel Cora
became the mother of an illegitimate
child. Last week the girls, in com
pany with their stepmother, went Wis
iting, and while away Cora attempted
to pass her child off as belonging to
her stepmother. This raised the ire
of Mrs. Sturm, who could stand such
treatment no longer, and she made
an explanation of the affair. Cora
and Marcella concluded that matters
had gone far enough, and when they
returned home their stepmother was
enticed to the springhouse, consid-
cradle distance from the house. Here
the bloody work was accomplished.
One of the girls held Mrs. Sturm
while the other gave her several hard
knocks with a grubbing hoe. Life
was not extinct, however, and to fin
ish the infamous job stout knitting
needle was brought into requisition
and driven into the heart of the poor
woman. The body was discovered in
a sitting posture leaning against the
spring house in which position she
had been left by the girls. Cora and
Marcella are now in Jail awaiting tri-
al. Rumors of all sorts are afoat,
but the above is as correct an account
of the horrible affair as can be ascer-
tanned owing to the reticence of the
prisoners and the isolated location of
the scene Of the tragedy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

Notwithstanding the pooling
of Pennsylvania stalwarts the indie
dendent movement is surely gaining
strength and will no doubt demolish
Cameron and his machine.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

Col. Bob. McEldowny is spoken of
as the candidate for State Senator
from his district. We don't know of
a more suitable man in the district
and we trust he will receive the NOM
nation without opposition.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The Marion county convention to
appoint delegates to the Congress
sional convention was held last Sat
urday. A Hoge delegation was ap-
pointed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

t. H; B. Staggers, Esq, is an APP
plicant for the position of Assistant
District Attorney for this State. He
has strong endorsement and seems
to be in the lead for the place.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

Republican candidates are begin
ming to appear. Major McGrew is
announced for State Senator for this
district and Messrs G. w. Laishley
and Squire S. P. Barker for county
commissioners. Tine music will soon
begin.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

Many persons largely interested in
the fate of the River and Harbor bill
are waiting with much anxiety to
learn whether Arthur will sign it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The prediction Of Western rail
road President, Mr.. ingalls,, that the
lines from the Southwest to Cincin-
natl, and even the trunk lines to the
seaboard, will be choked with grain,
SO heavy is this years crop of wheat,
is pleasant one. Since last years
exports of edibles fell off from those
of 1880, good crops now will help to
make up the average.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

A MAN named Tarleton, who has
been steering Thornt. Pickenpaugh's
timber wagon had his leg broken on
Monday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The political pot is boiling at a
good lively rate in the several Con
gressional districts of the State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
COMMERCIAL HOTEL,

Main Street, opposite Court House.,
Morgantown, w. Va.
Best equipped house in the State.
New house, new furniture, new out.
buildings, new everything
Splendid rooms for Commercial trav-
elers to exhibit goods, and superior ac-
eommodatfons for the general public.
J. K. DURR,
Proprietor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY,

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

We are authorized to announce Hon.
Daniel b. Lucas Democratic candidate
for Congress in the I'd District, subject
to the decision of the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

THE Connellsville Couriey entered
its fourth year last week with cir
culation of 2,448 copies. The Conr-
Ter is first class paper.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05


One of the most miserable pieces
of attempted deceit is the pretended
effort Of the Republican party to re-
duce the revenues. 1t was given out
that this Great Heaven born party
was laboring to lift some of the bur-
dens Of taxation from the people by
'abolishing some of the taxes. The
Bill likely to become law benefits
nobody but the banks (many Con-
gressmen are interested in banks J
and patent medicines. 1t will be
observed that no tax is abolished
which requires collection by the Off
GERS Of revenue. This is because it
wouldn't do to lessen the number of
these precious officers or their sal
aries, for two reasons, because the
party discipline couldn't be kept up
by these underlings and also because
the number of salaried officers to be
blackmailed every campaign for the
corruption fund would be too SER
iously injured. Hence the revenue
is reduced so as not to benefit the
people or to injure "the party" -Ka-
nawha Gazette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

The Next Session Begins September 6th,,
1882. Ten Separate schools. including school
OF History and School Of English Full courses in
Law and Medicine extending throughout the SEES
Sciences and Scientific Agriculture; completely
equipped chemical labratory. Thorough courses
Text books at cost. Necessary expenses over
&175. Eor catalogues and other information adj
dress: w. L. WILSON, President.
Morgantown, w. Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

The work Of the re-assessment COM
missioners throughout the State is
pretty nearly done. 1t will show a
considerable increase in the value of
property, the chief advance being in
the mining districts. The work, so
far IS we can learn, has been fairly
done and is satisfactory to the prop
erty owners and to the State. In
Monongalia the work is not yet far
enough along to enable us to give
figures, but Mr.. Lanham, the Asses
sor for this district, thinks the de-
crease for the district will be about
10 per cent. This district has al
ways paid more than its share of
tax and the decrease will no doubt
make it about right.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-19
Pannsvlvania and Georgia

The independent Republicans OF Penn
sylvania will hold their State Convention
next Wednesday. II is expected that they
viii nominate full ticket-that is, eandi-
dates for Governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Judge OF the Supreme Court, congressman
at-largc, &c, &c. These Independents are
the iIaif-Breeds. They have been engaged
In contest with the Stalwarts ever since
their leaders went to Chicago in 1880 and
voted against the nomination OF General
GRANT for President OF the United States.
Early last year GARFIELD and BLAINE stood
by the Half-Breeds, and continued to do so
until GARFIEID's murder, and SO encour-
aged them that they had irrevocably ruined
themselves with the Stalwarts when the
latter came into power in the shape OF Mr..
Arthur. But their candidate for Treasu-
rer last November received about fifty
thousand votes in spite of the fact that the
Administration had become StalwMh
II Is rather amusing to find the Republ-
can Journals OF Pennsylvania dattering
themselves that the Democrats viii lose
Georgia when Mr.. STEPHENS is elected
Governor, and that Governor CoLouIIT is
not straightout Democrat. Let them re-
call the hopes they entertained when
Governor Brown was elected TO the United
States Senate. and the laudations they be-
slowed upon him for his " INDEPENDENCE
and recall at the same time his straightior-
ward cause in that body as a Democrat Of
the Democrats. Ben. Hill was another
Georgia Independent. On the whole, we
like the kind of Independents whom Geor-
gla furnishes. Ii Mr. MARSHALL and Mr..
RAwLEs and Mr.. WOLFE and Mr.. NAMES
ire Independent Republicans as Brown,
sTErEEss, HILL, and CoIQuITT, are indie
PENDENT Democrats, then the regular Re-
'ubIIcans are In no danger in PcDnsyIsa-
Ia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-19

find way to protect himself by reason OF
the irresponsibility OF the owner Tor wnom
he acts.
While we believe the Tobacco exchange
would be OF great convenience 10 Dotn
buyers and sellers OF tobacco II II was useu
for that purpose only, we are not sur
prised that there is and always WIZ De
great objection TO it on the part OF planters
and others so long as there Is so mucn
agitation and changing OF systems ana
rules and regulations, as they can never be
convinced that all this Is done Tor their IN
terests. II the Trade will devise means
and plans to attract the tobacco TO this
market from first hands there VIII be no
trouble about orders and buyers, and until
this is done they may expect 70 get the
po-bv PLANTER.