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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24
THE RAGING OHIO.
The Destruction Wrought az
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI February l8-The great
floods in the Ohio river and its tri
butal'ies have engrossed the sorrow
full attention of the people Of Cincin-
natl this week. Readers Of entcrpris-
ing daily papers have been kept adj
yised to the extent possible in printed
descriptions, but no person can fairly
comprehend the wreck and devasta-
tons without seeing. The view from
Prices Hill, west ct the city proper,
is one of imposing and dreadful gran
deur. The beholder can appreciate
from that elevated position, better
than he can at the verge of the
freshet, the invasion Of the wholesale
portion Of Cincinnati by the turbu-
lent waters; and he can meet with his
eye, as it were the raging river as it
sweeps down with terrible force, al
most engulfing the Kentucky towns Of
Dayton, Bellevue and Newport, and
thoroughly saturating the suburban
portions Of Cincinnati know as Column
bia, Fulton, Pendheton, etc.
MILL GREER VALLEY,
the main rail- DAD entrance to the city
presents almost as great and destrue
tive sheet of water as the river itself.
The freshet here involves q great
wreck of business and manufacturing
interests, and an embarrassment Of
railroad communications. Trains
run through the water rs long as they
could without drowning the fires UNI
der the locomotive boilers, and then
passengers were taken aboard in the
suburbs The railroad management
has been almost marvel Of enterprise.
Accounts of suffering among the PEG
pie OF Cincinnati and suburbs have
without doubt been much.
ovERDRAwN AND HIGHLY CoLoRED.
The tendency among newspaper wri
tiers in to exaggerate the facts in or
der to serve an ambition in the direc-
ton of graphic writing. 1t is tyue
that a great many poor people, and
as many who are not poor in the
usual meaning OF mat WORD, nave
been either driven from their homes
or to the upper stories thereof This
is a discomfort that commands, and
ought to command, the sympathy Of
those more fortunate; but there is
probably no actual distress on ac-
count oflack Of food, clothing or shell
ter; and as sympathy is cheap com
modify, perhaps it would be well to
bestow little of it on the men of
means, who have been engaged in
business and manufacture, and who
will lose enormously through destrue-
ton of goods and interruption of
trade and possibly the wreck Of
buildings.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

The Chesapeake and Ohio elevator,
now being built at Newport News,
will hold l 800, 900 bushels of wheat.
The elevator binding is to be 400
feet long by 100 feet wide and 156
feet high. The foundation consists
of 800 piles each driven 90 feet in
the ground and sawed off level at
highwater mark. The piles are cap
ped with oak timber and filled in be-
tween them by grouting to the level
of the oak caps, and on this founda-
ton the cornerstone was laid on the
18th rlt. There are to be 264 piers
of stone nine feet high and six feet
six inches at the base, on which the
walls of the building will rest. The
walls will be constructed by laying
two-inch planks fiat one piece upon
another, and the bins will be CON
structed in the same manner.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

sideration of the legislative appropri-
alton bill on its second reading. The
morning session was occupied ex-
clusiyely Of this bill Very few
amendments prevailed, and as the
bill has not yet passed either house
its publication will be deferred until
it has been matured or passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill regulating coal mines and
providing for the appointment of an
inspector being still before the House,
Judge Brown moved to amend by
making the inspectors salary 81 900
instead of $500.
The remainder of the session was
mostly occupied in discussing the
mining bill.
THURsDAY-The House convened
at the usual hour.
On motion of Mr.. Hall the order of
the calendar was suspended and
House bill 10, the legislative APP
preparation bill, was taken up out of
its order on it's third reading.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Evans
offered an amendment striking out
section ! under the head Of House
Of Delegates the figures $2,707.40 and
inserting the figures $2,75280
The bill as amended was then
passed by a unanimous vote and made
to take effect from its passage.
THE DOG LAW.
The usual fight over the dog law
arose upon proposition of Mr.James
II. Brown to make the operation Of
the law apply to Kanawha county
until adopted or rejected by vote
of the people.
The whole controversy of dogs vs..
sheep was gone over again. Mr..
Browns amendment was rejected.
Several other amendments were of
fered, making the law operative Or
otherwise in particular counties.
The bill was then ordered to its third
reading.
The mining bill providing for an
Inspector Of mines, to possess a com
petent knowledge Of mining and max
ing mines, TO take oath to the faith
full discharge of his duties, etc He
is to give bond in the sum of $4,000,
receive salary of 81 600 and travel
ing expenses not to exceed $500.
The duties Of the inspector are nu-
merous and clearly designated, and
intended to insure to the miners
health and safety in the prosecution
of their labors.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

We have lately added to our ex-
change list that excellent daily the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. That paper is
one of the best, strongest and most
enterprising dailies in the country.
We take much personal interest in
the history Of the Dispatch for the
reason that it is the first daily we
ever read. in fact, many years ago,
we learned to read from its columns.
1t was little four page; poorly
printed, though sprightly and newsy.
Since then we have observed it grow
to mammoth eight-page sixty-four
column paper bristling With the news
of the day and entertaining because
of its fairness and ability. The
Dispatch is served to subscribers in
this place at Is cents per week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24
Liquor Prohibition i'm Maine.

The resolution to submit to the
people prohibitory amendment to
the Constitution has passed both
branches of the Maine Legislature on
preliminary vote. There is no doubt
that the amendment will finally be
sent to the voters Of the State to be
ratified or rejected.
This is very curious state Of af-
fairs for Maine, where the prohibitory
system has existed during the life
time ola whole generation. The anx-
iety of the prohibitionists to anchor
the system in the fundamental law,
where there is no proper place for
it, probably proceeds from an al
prehension that otherwise the stat
utes may soon be swept away by a
change in the public sentiment.
OF the failure of the Maine law
after and throughout a trial for
more than quarter of century,
two views are taken by its friends.
One is that the law itself has never
been strong enough. There are
ottiNt w NC III N1dIut WIZ IOlU
that the root Of the evil will not be
reached until the act of drinking
spirits, wine, beer, or cider is made a
criminal offence. The other view is
that the law would be good enough if
it were only enforced by tue political
party in power.
Can there be conceived anything
more absurd in the way Of legisla
ton than the attempt to better an
unsatisfactory statute by constitu-
tional amendment, or than the at
tempt to secure the enforcement of a
police regulation by amending the
Constitution?
1t would be curious thing if the
popular vote on the proposed amend
ment should show that public senti-
ment in Maine is no longer in favor
of prohibition.-N. Y. Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24
NEW PENSION BILLS.
Fraud uscnf Claim Agents and
the Washington sharks to be
Headed OFF.

WASHINGTON, February 15.-The
bill introduced by Representative
Willis to-day to prevent claim agents
from practicing before the Commits
sioner of Pensions under fictitious
names was inspired by the recent
discovery of a number Of frauds on
claimants perpetrated in the West
under cover Of fictitious names and
addresses. The bill introduced by
Mr.. Dunnell provides that no pension
clerk Or agent shall be detailed by
the Commissioner of Pensions to
daty in the State from which he was
appointed.
The bill introduced by request in
the Senate by Mr. Cameron, of Wis
consin, to regulate the fees OF pension
agents, provides that claimants and
agents living in the same or contigu-
Gus counties may sign contracts al
lowing agents $25 in an original case
or a reopened case where new
disability is proven, and $40 for othe r
causes Of increase Of pension, in all
cases filed since June 20 1878. The
bill further provides that no fee shall
be paid in advance of allowance of
claims filed after the bill becomes
law. Mr. Cameron says the object Of
the Trainer of the bill is to place the
pension business in the hands Of local
agents AMI prevent its absorption by
the Washington agencies.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24
Taxation Reform.

The Republican managers in Wash
ington need not imagine that they can
delude the people. Their Juggling
performances in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes will not deceive any man
who is worth deceiving.
The most important subject to be
dealt with at the present session of
Congress is the reduction. 1t was
the great theme Of the Presidents
message. The press every where
have dwelt upon it. The people de
mand it earnestly. 1t is reform
which the party in power cannot
neglect or evade with safety to them
selves
The Republicans are responsible
for the legislation of this Congress.
They must be held to account both
for what is done and for what is left
undone.
The internal revenue system should
be reformed so that there shall be no
tax on any article of domestic pro
duction except spirits. The tariff
should be reformed so that the reve-
nue. yields will equal the amount re-
quired for an honest and economical
administration Of the Government.
There is no difficulty whatever, even
at this late day,in passing bills which
will accomplish this purpose. The
Democrats will make no opposition to
such bills, and if the Republicans fail
to present them and fail to carry them
through, the Republican party will
have to answer for the failure.-N. Y.
Times.
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

An exchange consoles itslef after
this fashion: The Democrats never
stole the Presidency, nor killed a
President, and it is rather singular
coincidence that, although the Dem
ocrats have held the government hal
the time since it's formation, of the
four Presidents on account of death
none of them were Democrats. Har-
rison and Taylor who died natural
deaths were Wings, aud Lincoln and
Garfield, who were assassinated were
Republicans.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

The Republicans of this State have
discovered another mares nest. They
have ascertained that the State Uni.
versity, which is located in county
overwhelmingly Republican, is being
conducted OF a Southern basis. A
creature of wonderful resources, is
the average Republican. We should
smile to ask upon what basis that in
stitution was conducted sixteen years
ago Wayac 1drocatc,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

The star route trial reached its
climax last week when Rerdell arose
in court and confessed, Withdrawing
his plea Of not guilty and pleading
guilty. All the cant spent upon the
case by the radical polititions doesn't
seem to have gone for much.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24
The Verdict.

On Saturday last the people OF
this county rendered their final YER
dict upon Tie question of subscrib-
ing to the capital stock of a railroad
to run through the county. There is
no mistaking the sentiment; it is I'M
alterably against taxation for rail
road. Our people without exception
claim to favor railroads. They claim
to understand the benefits to be de
rived from 4 railroad, but they claim
10 be opposed to the principle of build
ing them by taxation. This my be
right and it may not be. We arc not
willing to wait and and see.
The result may possibly inure to
our benefit eventually, but can we
afford to take the risk of waiting for
developments? We unhesitatingly
answer in the negative. We regard
the result as a calamity to the county
and can only hope that it may result
otherwise.
1t is undeniable that Monongalia
county is retrogressing. Her young
men are all leaving for more enter
prising and progressive sections
where there are railroads. Her lands
are not increasing in value. Her
coal, lime and iron interests are en-
tirely undeveloped and must remain
so until she procures railroad facil-
ities.
Would it not pay her to vote sub
scription, rather than to lie idle for
ten or twenty years longer in her
present undeveloped condition.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

Will capitalists come to this coun-
ty and help US unless We first try to
help ourselves?
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W E MEAN
WHAT WESAY,

And never give a
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

The defendants counsel in the star
route cases declare that they do not
cafe what Rerdell may testify to if
he will only tell the truth. and this
he is doing. As his testimony pro
crosses it becomes evident that he
took the witness stand without any
mental reservations, and that the in
auence which persuaded him into his
former contradictory statements has
been entirely thrown off. He has
gene far enough already to establish
the connection between the Brady
administration OF the star route ser
vice and the Dorsey crowd of con-
tractors. He has identified the fic-
titious smith who figured on Dor
sev's books as the Second Assistant
Postmaster General of that period.
RerdeH's testimony explains and cor
roborates much that has gone before
The plea that they were being per-
secuted is no longer available to the
accused. The governments case
has been clinched SO firmly that
legal ingenuity and ability cannot
undo it. Star,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24

at is now quite generally conceded
that no tariff bill can be passed in
the short time remaining of this SEES
sion"
This is the general tone of the re-
ports from Congress, during the last
few days. The people seem to be
compelled to submit to these pro-
longed and inexeusable abuses and
imbecile management. This Con
gress was elected on the tariff issues.
1t was admitted by all parties, that
the present tariff law is crude, in
equitable, unjust and oppressive
Revenue reform was to be the main
features of congressional action
The whole period for which this
Congress was elected, expires in
about two weeks. After two years
of naval bills, river and harbor
swindlcs and precedented profig-
aey, congressman have the shameless
audacity to tell the people that they
have no time to consider and pass a
revenue bill! The decay and cor
ruption of the Republican party, can
no longer be concealed or excused
RecieU
National Republican., 1883-08-06
MIR. eroesbook on Civil Service Reform.

MIR. Groesbcck on Civil Service Reform.
Mr.. w. S. Groesbeck delivered an address
in Cincinnati on the second instant on civil
service reform. Mr.. Groesbeck took grounds
greatly in advance of the majority of his
democratic friends on this question.
He said that the purpose of the civil service
reformors was to secure q greater fitness in
the body of officials, both clerical and admin
istrative, and whose duties are in nowise
political, and to make these officials more in
dependent, manly, and relf respecting. An
other purpose was to separate congress from
the appointment Of these officials and to re-
lieve the executive department from the inn
portunites of politicians and others seeking
Office for themselves or their friends as a
reward for political services, and to take from
the president the power of patronage.
Mr. Groesbeck stated that three national
democratic conventions and three Ohio demo-
cratic state conventions had declared for this
REFORM He further said that democratic
conventions in New Hampshire, Michigan,
Massachusetts,, New York. Connecticut, Maine,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri, South Caro-
lima, and California had Endorsed the measure.
He argued against the objection some times
urged that it will create an olliceholding aris-
tocracy, as nothing is or can be
transmitted by inheritance, and every
position must be obtained by competitive ex-
animation, retained by hard work, and COM
pcnsatcd according to work done. Mr.. Groes-
beck thinks the steps already taken toward
civil service reform have met such general
appreciation from the people of the country
that no backward movement is possible. He
concludes by stating that the measure is 9
democratic one, and hopes the democratic
party may take it into their own keeping and
administer it with impartiality and success
All Of which is good for Mr.. Groesbeck. But
the party to which he gives allegiance is one
unfortunately for his argument which hold:
that "to the victors belong the spols," ant
which, as II party, should it ever get into
power, will bo swift to wipe out all legislation
that is II barrier to the consummation of thi,
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