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TAKEN AT HIS WORD.
A Young Negro of Richm ond
Struck Dumb for Lying.

A Richmond, Va, special to the
New York Herald says: Great cx-
citement is reported to exist among
the congregation of the Rev. John
Jasper's Church tonight owing to
the mysterious affliction of a colored
youth who was member. The Rev.
Jasper will be remembered as the
pastor who recently became famous
by promulgating the theory that de
Sun do Move" 1t appears that the
youth referred to ran away from
home, was disobedient, and attempt
ed to cover up his delinquencies by
systematic lying to his mother. For
this he was expelled from the church,
and soon afterward the members
were startled by the announcement
that he had been dumb. This is re-
garded by the superstitious brothers
as visitation for telling lies, and
the statements of several members
confirm this aspect of the case.
Among others, Rev. John Cooley,
colored, who is said to be licensed
preacher, said to a reporter: 'When
the boy returned from Charlottesville
his mother rebuked him for running
away, and ordered him to stay in
Richmond and assist her. The boy
made promise to his mother but
never fulfilled it. He told lie about
it, and said he hoped God would
paralyze his tongue if what he said
was not true That occurred two or
three days ago. Soon after the boy
had made this declaration his tongue
seemed to grow thick, and he could
not articulate well. He continued in
this condition till the night of the
church meeting, when in as loud
a voice as he was able he made the
same declaration, calling upon God
to paralyze his tongue. Immediately
afterward he was unable to speak
and there was great CONSERVATION. |
am positive that the boy is dumb,
and you can learn all about it from
Joseph Wilkinson, II colored shoe
maker, who is a member of Mr.. Jas
per's Church." Mr.. Wilkinson cor
roborated what Rev. Mr.. Cooley stat
ed, and said he thought at first the
boy was putting on" but was now
thoroughly convinced that the boy
was struck dumb for lying; was quite
sure he could not speak, but didn't
think the boy cared much whether he
would ever talk again or not. The
Rev. Mr.. Jasper was absent fiom
home and could not be interviewed
OH the subject. 1t is said the boy
has made repeated efforts to speak
without success. He answers all
questions 10y writing.
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ROBBERS RAIDING A BANK.
A Descent upon Brookfield in the Style Of
the James Gang.

KANSAS CRY, June 3.--At $3.50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, just as
the Bank OF Brookfield, situated in
the town of Brookfield, on the Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph Railway, was
closing for the day, six men rode in
to the town, and dismounting enter
ed the bank, and covering the clerks
with their revolvers, they went
through the safe and money drawers
securing about S., 900 in cash. They
then backed out, still covering the
frightened bank people with their
weapons, and remounting. departed
in the way they came, firing their re-
volvers and shouting like demons.
The men were all naked, and the
bank people think that Frank James
was the leader of the gang. The
county Sheriff and Marshal organized
posse as speedily as possible and
started after the robbers. Dick Lit
tie, ex Marshal Legget, and Others in
this city, who are familiar with the
James gang, think that Frank James
was not connected with this affair,
although they admit the job was
done up in the James boys style. 1t
is claimed, however, that Frank is
not in the neighborhood. There is
plenty Of tall timber near Brookfieid,
and it is not likely that the gang will
be captured.
A telegram from Kirksville, not
far from Brookfield, states that a
party of men have been stopping on
the Harper farm, fiye miles southeast
of that place, for the past three weeks.
They kept their revolvers on all the
time. Nobody knew them. Several
horses were stolen there on Saturday
night.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-24

PENNSYLvANIA POLITICS.
The Recalled Observation-Disclosures In
the stalwart Ranks.

the StalWaFt 1saukss
HARRIsBuRG, June l3.--The advices
from various parts of the State in
regard to the recalled Republican
Convention, which is to meet here on
the 2lst inst, indicate that quite q
number of the delegates are disposed
to follow the lead of Chairman Lear
and disregard Cosper's call. Gen.
Elliot, of Bedford, was the first to
declare himself against the assump-
ton of the Field Marshal, which he
did on June 2nd. Chairman Lcar's
letter followed shortly after, and had
the effect to lead several others to
declare against the legitimacy of the
recalled Convention. 1t is not known
as yet just how many will absent
themselves, but it is understood that
at least two of the Bucks county
delegates besides Lear will not at
tend; also two from Wayne county,
two from Bedford, four from Ale
glieny, four from Venango; Cunning
ham, of Beaver; Brown, of Lawrence;
and probably some of the Luzerne
delegates. There is great fear on
the part of the regular party mana
gers that the detection may be exten
sive, and some of the active politi
clans are absent in various parts of
the State trying to steady the waver
ing lines. Free transportation is
being forwarded to all delegates, SO
that none may remain away on ac-
count of the expense.
Another source of anxiety to the
leaders arises from the growing dis
position in many counties to demand
the hauling down Of the entire ticket
aud the calling Of an entire new
Convention, which shall be elected
according to the new party rules, and
nominate an entire new set of candi-
dates. The regular county conven-
tions in Crawford and tile county
committee in Tioga have already
passed resolutions demanding this
course, and it is confidently expected
several others will do the same thing
shortly. In the meantime the hide
pendent forces are organizing in
various parts of the State and the
movement is daily increasing in mo-
mentum and volume.
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81 Am Wrong."

Let anyone try it, and he will find
that to say in earnest, II am wrong"
is the most difficult speech he can
make. And yet it is the noblcst of
all. Very often, indeed, it is true
with anyone of us, and it always
shows that we know ourselves. 1t
is the only possible road to take to
produce an amendment of life. No
man can reform while under the
conviction that his deeds are virtuous
rather than vicious. 1t is only a
conscious sinner who can become a
penitent one. The proofs around us
and within us that we err, are as
manifold as the variety of ways that
proof can be made. To acknowl-
edge is the first and most necessary
step; to amend will follow as effect
follows cause. The prayers offered
confessing our sins are innumerable,
but God alone knows how many
confessions are made in the heart.
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THE NEXT HOUSE.
the Democratic OutlOOk.-Thc
Result OF n Careful Estim ntes

WASHINGTON, June IA thor
ough canvass for the purpose of as
pertaining, il possible, what the po-
litical complexion of the next House
would probably be, has been made
by leading Democrats. Two of the
members have made this canvass
within few days and as a result of
their inquiries have figured out q
Democratic majority of ten in the
next House. They reach this con-
clusion by counting on sare gains as
follows: In Connecticut, South Caro-
lima, Illinois. West Virginia, Mis-
sissippi and California, one each;
Texas and Pennsylvania, five each;
Indiana and Ohio, three each; New
York two and Missouri four. They
expect to make other gains in such
States as Massachusetts,, Maine and
New Hampshire, but these do not
enter into the figures on which they
base probable majority of ten. The
only State in which they expect a
loss is Nevada, and they think the
chances are that they will lose one
Representative there. The results as
reached by these gentlemen, with the
figures as given above, have been sent
to the various State Executive Com
mittees in the Snuth.
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lsIsaGING FOR BREAD.
Alarming Report from Patrick C0un-
~, Vas, 900 Persons Starving.

A Chicago special from Danville,
Va, says: Reports from Patrick
county are to the effect that 5000
persons are starving. The drouth
last year greatly curtailcd the crops.
In many portions Of the county hun
dreds Of people are crowding around
settlements imploring aid. A load
of corn was received at the Court
House few days ago. Before it
could be distributed hundreds of
starving women and children crowd
ed around the vehicle, imploring to
be given quart or peck of grain.
A courier just arrived gives heart
rending account of the situation.
The Court house is crowded with
men, women and children begging
bread. Three hHndrcd of them had
not tasted feod for two days. The
county is isolated in the mountains.
The nearest railway station is forty
five miles distant. In some cases
5000 dollars has been offered for
barrel of -four. Several wagons with
relief have been sent from Danyille,
travelling all night, in hope of saving
the lives of some." a
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Harvard College.

At II recent meeting of the over
secrs Of Harvard College, a discussion
was held upon resolution which
had been before the board for several
weeks, that in the opinion of this
board, the statutes making attend
ance upon morning prayers and
others religious exercises compulsory
should be repealed. The board, by q
strong vote, refused to adopt the res
olution. But Mr.. George Shiffcr,
lately from Martinsburgh, Blair Co.,
Pa, who had carcercas growth on
his nose, and who was advised the
use of Peruna before q visit to a
Cancer Hospital, was allowed to take
that par-excellent remedy, and by its
use for very short time, was cured
completely-page "a in the ILLS of
Lifc"-get one from your druggist.
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GIRLS SOLD AT AUCTION.
Wrapped i'm Sheets ana Isan nd
ed Over TO the Highest bid.
dcrs Among the Boys.

Des MONIES Register.
Up at Clear Lake the churches
became tired of old stcreotyped plans
of raising money, and new scheme
was evolved from the inner conscious
ness of some bright genius. The
treasury of the Congregationalist
Church became rather bare, and so
the young folks got together and de-
termined to fill it even to overlooking.
After long discussion it was deci-
ded to bring about the desired end
by putting all the girls of the church
up at auction, to be disposed of to
the highest bidder.
young man in that part of Iowa, or
near Clear Lake, who had any money
or could possibly borrow any, was
promptly on hand, eager to bid to
the fullest extent. But there were
some of tho girls on whom it would
have been impossible to obtain the
bid of an old fashioned copper cent,
while there were others for whom the
love-sick SWANS would willingly have
bid their last dollar, and, in the
spirit of Artemus Ward, the last
dollar of any of their relatives. SO
to give all the boys en- equal chance,
the girls were wrapped up in sheets,
so as to be completely unrecogniza-
BILE. Each young man was positive
that beneath the snowy folds of the
sheet nc could discern the outline Of
the girl on whom he dotted, and when
from fifteen to twenty of the young
fellows singled out one particular
sheeted object on which to stake
their fortunes, excitement ran high,
and money ran out of pocketbooks
like water down a slanting roof.
After all the fair ones were dis
posed of the order was given to "haul
up the sheets" and then ensued an
indescribable scene Of mingled hap
piness and disappointment. Maid
ems who had been purchased for a
mere song, owing to a lack Of bid
ders, turned out to he the best look
ing girls in the town, while beings
whose sylph-like appearance under a
sheet excited the greatest admira-
tion and drew hard-earned money
from unwilling pocket books, were
found to he most commonplace crea-
lures, indeed. But all made the best
of it, and the disappointed ones bore
themselves bravely.
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Four Ohedicnt Husbands.
Texas sihings,

Texas Sifings,
There weru four of them together
and it was late. They had been
drinking. Finally, one Of them look
Ell at the clock, and said:
"What will our wives say when we
get homer
'Let them say what they want to.
Mine will tell me to go to the mis-
Chief" responded No. 2,
"Ill tell you what we will do. Let
us meet here in the morning and tell
our experiences. Let the one who
has refused to do what his wife told
him to do when he got home pay for
the evenings entertainment
"That Is good idea. We will
agree to that So the party broke
up and went to their respective
homes,
Next morning they met at the APP
pointed place, and began to tell their
experiences.
Said No. L:
"When l opened the door my wife
was awake. She said: "A pretty time
of night for you to be coming home.
You had better 20 ont and
sleep IN the pig pen, for thst'A
all you will come to sooner or later,
anyhow Rather than pay for all
we had drank last night, did what
she told me to. That let's me out"
Next!
No. 2 cleansed his throat and said:
"When l got home stumbled on
chair, and my wife called: There
you are again, you drunken brute!
You had better wake up the children
and stagger about for awhile 50 they
can see what drunken brute st 4
father they are afflicted with /
thought the best thing I could
do was to obey; so ] woke up
the children, and staggered about sin-
til my wife limited to me to stop. She
used a chair in conveying the hint.
That let's me ont"
Next!
No. 8 said:
II was humming tune and my
wife called out: There you arc againl
Hadn't you better give us coacestY
/ said, Certainly and began 10 sing
as loud as / could, but she told me
to stop or she would throw some
thing at me; SO 1 stopped. That
lets me out"
Next!
No. A looked very disconsolate.
He said:
II reckon I'll have to pay. My
wife told me to do something none Of
you would have done il you would
have been In my place"
"What was it?'
'She said: so yon thought yoa
would better 60 TO the well and
drink couple of buckets Of wafer,
just to astonish your stomach
There was more than / had bar.
gained for, so its my funeral"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-24
EXPENSIVE POKER PLAYING.
A Ncwburg Doctor wins e1SO,.
900 ON a Single lIand..Chars
gcs Of Fruud.

NEwBuRa, N. Y, juno l3.-At
midnight last night DR.. Mbntrevillo
M. Hedges, a dental surgeon and
sporting man, was arrested here OH
bench warrant issued by Joseph F.
Barnard, Justice Of the Supreme
Court at Poughkeepsic. Hedges
gave himself up. Tho complainant,
Francis p. Weed, of this city, char
ges Hedges and William M. Scott,
who is now dying of consumption in
California, with cheating at games
and conspiracy to defraud, 1t II
stated that the three played 4 gaihs
of poker In this city in juno of last
year, each betting $4,000 on siu-
gle hand, and Weed aud Hedges lost.
Weed now charges that the hands
were put up by Hedges and Scott,
they to divide the wianings. Weed
had recently received from the estntu
Of his deceased father fortune estl-
mated ut about 100000. OF tho
amount lost it is stated thnt Weed
paid the defendants during the ycnt
over 100000, having compromised
for 1920, 900, and that $4,000 10 yet
due on an unpaid note. This Weed
now desires to avoid paying, and
has begun attachment proceedings
against Hedges and Scott to recover
as much as possible of whit they
have already received. A house IN
Newburg, owned by Hedges, has
been levied on by the sheriff of the
county and an effort is being made
to secure valuable trotting horses
owned by Hedges which are now az
the races in the West, while leghl
proceedings have also been begdn
against Mrs. Hedges and the doctors
boy to secure any property there
may be in their names.
The affair causes much excitement
here, some Of the parties being highly
connected. There are plenty of ru-
mors of startling developments that
may yet come to light
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A MAN who says he is not able to
pay for a paper ought to go at once
to'the county court and have his
wife appointed his guardian. Re-
member that newspaper is worth
more to a family than three months
school. A family that takes news
paper lives. as it were, in house set
upon hill, from whose windows he
can see all that is going on In the
world. Friends don't say that you
are not able to pay for your paper,
but say that you would rather lire in
ignorance; or declare that you do
not want your children to learn any
thing; but don't say you can't pay
because to say you can't pay, is to
say you are no man, have no back
bone, and oneht to be in the poor
hOusc.-Er
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-24

One likes to meet boy Of genu-
inc grit, and there are some in every
community with the mettle in them,
as is shown in the following incident:
A gentleman once met little fell
low, seven years of age, on his way
TO school. Stopping him for a mo-
ment, he saidy
"Well, my little hoy, what do you
intend to be when you grow up?"
He had asked the question great
many times before, and some boys
said they meant to be farmers, some
merchants, some ministers. But
what do you think was the answer of
this little boy? Better than all Of
them.
II mean to be a man." he said.
1t matters very little whether he
be a farmer, or merchant, or a
minister, if he be a true man; and
to be a true man he must be a good
one.
Boys, make up your minds to be
true.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-24

ALL the members of the Press Of
this State are most earnestly urged
to attend the meeting of the Press
Association on July 9th, in Wheeling.
The good accomplished in the past is
due to the efforts Of a few, and with
the cooperation of all the members
might have been trebled. Brethren,
it is for your own benefit that we in
sist upon your attendance. All
trades and professions maintain their
associations for mutual benefit, and
none need an organization more than
the Press of this State. Attend
the meeting!
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-24

SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia,
exhibits his usual fine comprehension
of the postal needs of the country
and the modification of postal usages
demanded by our progressive civil
cation, in the resolution offered by
him yesterday requesting the Com
mittee on Postoffices to report upon
the expediency of reducing the rate
of postage on letters TO two cents,
and on newspapers TO half the pres
ent rate. His resolution embraced
also the suggestion that rates upon
merchandise sent through the mails
might be increased with advantage.
The Senator'S resolution was adopted
and favorable action upo it is among
the possibilities.--Balto. Sun, June Z.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-24

Here is snake story from the
Wafrenton Virginian: Mfr. Pete
Reid, of Fauquier conaty, says that
few days ago as he was talking to
friend, he noticed little snake
about a foot long, and before killing
it he tarned it over with the muzzle
of his gan. To his surprise the
snake ran mp the gun barrel and he
could not it to come out, so he let it
remain. AS he was going home he
saw a hawk Aging overhead and
raised his gun and fired at it. The
hawk was not hnrt, but seeing the
snake in the air started toward it
and caught it on the fly. Mr.. Peter
Reid is brother of a magistrate
and church member.
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