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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-04-18
UNIvERsITYIT ITEMS.
BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
The first of the lectures before the
societies will be delivered in Chapel
Hall on Thursday evening next,
April 10Th.
1t is not certain yet whether Mr.
Rob't j. Burdett can be secured to
address the societies during Com
mencement. "Justitia' is a lit
tie off.
Lieut.. Wilson read third paper
to the cadets last week on the con-
dition of affairs in Asia between
England and Russia.
The Columbian Literary Society
has introduced a new feature in its
weekly programme, a paper sailing
under the color of 'The Phoenix"
We wish we had time and space to
give full account of the Senior
performance last Thursday evening,
for each performance certainly de-
serves special mention. But we
shall only give the programme with
few remarks. The performances
were better than those delivered be-
fore. They were very favorably re-
ceived by good and appreciative
audience The better delivery and
the evidence Of care and thought in
preparation was remarked by all
Mr.. Fleming failed to perform as he
was laboring under very severe at
tack of sore throat. Mr. Meadows
too was too unwell to perform. The
performances were interspersed with
music by the University Glee Club.
The opening prayer was made by
the Rev. Mr.. Crawford. The follow
ing is the programme:
Music-"Speed My Bark"
Prayer.
Music-"Wes Virginia University"
Essay "Speeialism," by R.W. Tapp,
Monongalia county.
Essay-"National Aid to Primary
Schools by H. Fleming, Richie
county
Music-"Maria's Lambkin."
Oration-"The Two Theories of Gre.
ation," by ]. D. Sweeny, Tyler
county.
Oration-"Over- ambition in Educa-
tion," by N. D. Adams, Tucker
county.
Music-"Spreading a Rumor."
Oration-"Communism in the Uni
ted States" by R. Armstrong,
Putnam county.
| Decentralization of Citizens to
PARTIES" by A. B. Bush, -Gilmer
county.
Oration-"Different IDEALS" by B.
W. Meadows, Gilmer county.
Music-"In Silent Mead"
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Halleck Happenings.

HALLEoK, April 13.-Died near
Clinton Furnace April 4th Miss
Higgins. The deceased was buried
at Fairmont church the 9Th.
Mrs. Koontz, who died last winter
and was buried near Fairmont, Mar
ion county, was taken up and rein
tered at Smiths church last week.
The Sunday School at Smiths was
recognized last Sunday.
There was a favorable time at the
contest Saturday night, favorable to
the Union Grove Society, however,
because the Halleckites got beat.
We presume the programme is too
long to print. The contest will be
repeated at Union Grove school
house soon.
Syl. Reppert, Bent. Rumble and
Dave Nelson had log-rollings last
week.
Henry Austin, Orlando and VIM.
Mitchell and David and Leonard
Fletcher all started for Kansas Mon
day.
Cadet Brown was home Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Brown, of Browns Mills
Preston county, has been visiting
near Halleck.
Winter breads to leave.
A little child Of Missouri King is
i'll with lung fever.
Some people have been blowing a
little.
Dave Hayhurst's sale is today.
He will go to Kansas soon.
Jas. Tricket will sell his real and
personal estate and move to Pleas
ants county soon.
Coleman Tricket and Nathan
Kerns are enclosing graveyard on
the Miller place.
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Items from Ellington.

UFFINGToN, April 13.-This town
is rather quiet since railroad opera
tions have been suspended, but with
the opening of spring we look for
livelier times.
w. H. Watt has about one mile of
the road ballasted. d. w. Frizzell
4 Co., have entirely finished.
Samuel Swisher Of Smithtown has
moved into the house belonging to
T. M. Jolliffe.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Frum a daughter and to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Selby son.
E. L. Morgan has hauled some
fine timber to the river at this place.
Mrs. Carrie Layman has been very
sick but is now better. j. w. Ian
ham and wife are sick.
James Kinsley has been running
some timber to market and reports
fair prices.
The school teachers have settled
down to hard work. AS the school
election will soon be here would it
not be well enough to bring out a
candidate for school commissioner
1t is an important Office.
AS it would require but little extra
expense why not have five months
school instead of four? The major
ity are willing and are only waiting
for it to be put before the people to
vote on.
Let Clinton district be heard from.
There are some people in this
world whose whole aim in life seems
to be, to keep up strife among their
neighbors. They attend to other
peoples business and sadly neglect
their own, they are continually back
biting and carrying news, and urg,
ing their neighbors to cause each
other trouble. May the good Lord
deliver us from the meddler and Cos
sip! But this community is slightly
afflicted with such.
Rough feed is very scarce and
grain is getting scarce and the farm.
ers are longing for fair weather and
grass for their stock,
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500 Reward.


Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of the undersigned that certain
parties have fraudulently canvassed
from house to house in our name,
taking orders for photographs, re-
cciving moneys in part payment,
and frequently possessing themselves
of valuable originals, of which they
profess to be able to supply copies
we herewith state that we have
never employed agents to take orders
for us, and that to any person giving
US such information as shall lead to
the apprehension and conviction OF
any one of the above mentioned i'm
posters, we will pay reward of
800. Ed. C. PRoTzMAN.
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Pretty Well Sized Up.

For two years past the Republican
newspapers, speakers and dema-
gogues generally have sought to
build party capital and create party
success by attacking the now famous
assessment order issued by Governor
Jackson and Auditor Miller. Their
order was denounced as usurpation
of authority, and an unconstitution-
al act, with all the vehemence Of an
exhaustless vocabulary. The SUI
preme Court of our State after an
exhaustive and comprehensive ex-
animation of the same facts in an
other case had already decided the
legality of such action. For this
the court received the combined
venom of the Republican party in
the State. 1t was indecently attack
ed in the press and by the public
speakers, on the stump, and its de-
cision denounced as the political re-
suit of political necessity. In
course of law the case was taken to
the Supreme Court of the United
States where it was decided last
Monday, and the decision of the
Court of Appeals Of West Virginia
was affirmed, and so far as the re-
port states, the Affirmation was the
unanimous opinion Of the court.
OF the nine Judges of the SUI
preme Court of the United States
only one is Democrat. We state
this for the benefit of our Republi-
can brethren whose bowling and an
guish for two long years has been
because of the alleged political ma
ture of the Governors action.
Never, perhaps, in the history OF
this country has political party
been brought to such humiliation
and shame as is now flung in the
face of the Republicans of West
Virginia, and by their own highest
tribunal. The disgrace they are
thus brought to bear rs the more
severe because they were dishonest
and hypocritical in the discussion
of every phase of the question. II
was an appeal to the base passions
of the young elements, with only
the single object of political sue
cess, and not a thought for the in
tegrity and prosperity of the State
But at one single blow, and by theil
own friends, are all their glories
hopes and prospects blasted. By
the decision of the highest tribuna
known to the land the action O.
Governor Jackson is sustained ant
his integrity as faithful executive
of the laws of our State is affirmed
-Parkersburg Sentinel.
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The winning Platform.

The contest which has just closed
in Michigan was clearly one of prin-
ciple, and therefore the more sig
nificant. Under ordinary circum-
stances Judge Cooley would have
swept the State by thousands The
running of an opposition candidate
would have been mere matter of
form. In this instance, however,
the fight, as made by the Democrats,
was not so much for candidates as
for cause, and thus judicial cleo
ton, which would otherwise have
been largely Invested of political
elements, became a test of party
strength.
The result is an overwhelming
Republican defeat, which the I'M
questioned eminence of Judge Coo
ley and the universal esteem in
which he is held only render more
emphatic.
But what was the issue on which
the contest turned? 1t will be
found in the platform of the Democ-
racy of Michigan, adopted on the
25th of February last by the same
State convention which nominated
the winning ticket.
This platform ''hails the election
of our national candidates as the
verdict of the American people in
favor of return to simple Demo
cratic principles and methods of
government
1t further declares in favor of "a
policy in public affairs favoring the
happiness and prosperity of the
largest possible number of citizens
as opposed to the pampering of any
class or to the protecting, subsidiz-
ing and nursing capital and monop-
olies of all kinds at the expense of
the masses, that for twenty -four
years has steadily tended to make
the rich richer and the poor poorer,
and to divide society into two
classes, the one representing capital
and the other the employed or de
pendent"
4 The platform also pledged it's I'M
swerying support to ''the incoming
administration" having full faith
that upon the great principles Of
the party the President and the peo-
pic would be found united.
There is twofold meaning, there
fore, conveyed by this Democratic
victory. It is not only an indorse-
ment of the Administration SO fal
as its principles and policy have
been enunciated, but at the same
time a reiteration at the polls Of the
declarations made in convention that
the people now look for such econo-
mic reforms as long continuance
of class legislation has rendered ur-
gently essential to their welfare.
j The Democracy Of Michigan stand
by the Administration They ex-
4 pect with reason and confidence that
tho Administration will stand bv
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That Family spat.

Editor Hart, of the Intelligencer,
has been on at Washington '.loaden-
ing up for Mccormick.
1t has been an open question fol-
some little time whether it is Hart
or Mccormick who is s.loaded. y
Since reading the Intelltgencer of a
recent date, we have no kind of ques-
ton about the fact of Hart being
loaded. He must be ''breech load
en-" ond fires successive charges by
simply pulling the trigger.
He has been rummaging through
the departments of the national
capitol, and has raked up more anu
milton of the personal, political kind
than might serve whole state cam
paign.
To cap the climax he called ON our
Democratic President and gave him
Mccormick pedigree. (Just think
of Hart interviewing our Democratic
President!) Not only so, but he
publishes the whole business-he
informs Mccormick just what
kind of a pedigree Grover has OBJ
tanned from this semi official, Repub-
lican source-"He couldn't be elected
dog pelter in his own county,"
Now, it is Mccormick turn to
load, but if he has only single
barrel we advise him that it is fool
hardy to tackle a breech- loader like
Hart.
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Editor Harris Call at the White
House.

In its issue of the 9th the IntcM-
gencer prints Washington letter
from Mr.. Hart, its editor. Below is
an extract from the letter giving a
part of the conversation between him
and the President:
1t was my good fortune to be ush.
cred into the executive presence by
the Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue., to whom all doors fly open. On
our way to the inner shrine we pass
ed perhaps hundred persons await
ing an audience. Very likely some
of them are there yet. The Presi-
dent is easy and gracious in manner.
AS he talks he looks you fair in the
eve, has his hands behind him and
gently snaps his fingers. He talks
to the point adopts the interrogatory
style, as one who is in search of in
formation. He is a good listener,
and while he listens he bows his
head, drops his eye and turns an ear
towards the speaker He shows nc
sign of being in hurry, but l no.
ticed that when he was through he
had polite way Of indicating snext!'
The President asked me if / thought
Collector Mccormick ought to be re-
moved. l replied that l did, for the
reason that he ought never to have
been appointed. l added that in my
judgment his appointment was an
offense to the Republican party and
to the people of West Virginia, though
l assumed to speak for myself alone;
that the removal of General Duval
was vicious and indefensible, and
that Mr.. Mccormick was put in that
place for the express purpose of Of
Tending the great body of West Vir-
ginia Republicans, who in the exer-
else Of their right had dared to prefer
Mr.. Blaine; and that he was appoint
ed also because of the service he
tried to render President Arthur
/ suggested to the President that o
certain letter on file in the Treasury
Department (already published in
the Intelligencer) would throw a
great deal of light on the subject ]
must not omit to say that informed
the President that Mr.. Mccormick
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-04-18

The election in Michigan last
week resulted in utterly routing the
Republican ticket. The Democratic
candidate for Judge of the Supreme
Court was elected by majority OF
between 10000 and 10000. At the
November election the Democratic
Greenback electoral ticket was de-
feated by 3,30S votes. Michigan
evidently wants to get in out of the
cold. The result furnished pointer
for our Republican friends. y
GLADE Run, Clinton District, April
13.-Mr. Eliza Austin and wife were
visiting at Jacob Frederick's last
Saturday.
Orlando and William Mitchell
started to Kansas on the 9th to look
for place to locate. Their families
will go soon. Sorry to lose them
from our community, but wish them
success in their new home.
am glad to say the sick in this
section are all improving.
But little blowing has been done
yet. There is still considerable
amount of snow on the ground. Hope
it will disappear soon.
Miss Emma Kelly and Mrs. John
Stowyer have gone to green Glade
on visit.
Ugenius Wilson is repairing his
property. He will soon need room
for two.
Success to the New DOMINION.
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wells is surface water therefore i'm
pure and unhealthy.
2. Because as the population in
creases, it will become more impure
and unhealthy.
3. Because it is hard water lin
more senses than one) and is there
fore almost useless for domestic pur-
poses.unfit to wash clothes, to wash
the person, to wash dishes, to wash
anything.
A. Because it is exceedingly in
convenient and expensive to have
soft water hauled by the barrel, from
the river.
5. Because it is inconvenient to
depend on well or pump, especially
in the winter, as the water must all
be carried from out doors, and fire.
quently freezes-there is no spigot in
! the house, not even in the kitchen,
and bath tub is thing out of the
question.
6. Because the money spent by
by our people to get soft water from
the river would, in ten years, more
than pay the whole cost of water
works.
7. Because the water proposed to
be piped is very superior quality
of soft water-even better than river
water.
s. Because the additional conven-
fence, comfort and healthfulness of
having soft water in our houses, will
add more to the market value of
every mans property than the taxes
he will have to pay.
9. Because the additional security
against fire, will reduce his insurance
to about one-half as much more as
the taxes any man will have to pay.
10. Because O. the saving in the
matter Of hauling water from the
river, will pay all the tax any prop
erty-holder will have to pay for
water works; (2) the enhanced value
of his property will pay it twice
more; (3) the reduced insurance
will pay it again: az the increased
comfort, convenience and healthful-
ness of his family will pay it three
time, so that there is not tax payer
in town but will get at least four
times the value of any tax he will be
assessed for water works.
II. Because the town is able to
have water works; it has no debt; il
can get the works now by simply
taking stock to the amount of 5000
it never will get water for that sum
again; it can pay the interest on its
bonds, probably, with the revenue
derived from it's stock; it can take
up it's bonds whenever it suits its
convenience five, or ten, or twenty
years.
IL. Because the town would be 8
darned fool to let this opportunity
pass.
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THE e. Il o. BACK TAXES.
The Amounts Due for Fac h
Year i'm Each County.

By the decision in favor of the
State in the suit to compel the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad Company
to pay the taxes assessed against it
in West Virginia, the State will re-
cover very handsome sum III the
aggregate, as will be seen from the
following tabular statement of the
taxes charged against the company
in each of the counties through
which its road passes, in each year
since 1879, when taxes were first
charged against it:
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant to the provisions of decree of the Cir
cult Court Of Monongalia county. West Va rendered
by said Court at its February Term 1885, in the
ehaneery cause of William Chesney's administrator
o. II. Ollie ct al, the undersigned Special Com
missioner in said decree named, will ON
Thursday the 18th day Of April 1885,
being court day, the public ground in front
Of the Court-H House door, in Morgantown, in said
county, sell to the highest bidder the
FORTY-FIvE ACRES OF LAND
in said decree named, free and discharged of the
dover interest Of Mary J. Shafer, widow Of George
c. Shafer, decd Said land is situated in Grant
District, in said County, about miles Southwest Of
Morgantown, and convenient to school and church,
and mostly cleared and fenced, and very desirable
TERMS OF SALE:
$4,000 cash in hand and the residue on a credit
of g. and IS months from the day Of said SALE the
purchaser executing bonds for said deferred pay
ments, with interest from the day Of said sale, with
approved personal security, and lien will be re
tanned ON said land so sold for said deferred purchase
money. l.. S. HouoH,
March IA, 1885. Special Commissioner.
|, Richard +. Fast Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of
above named County, and State, do certify that
bond, with approved security has been given by the
above named Special Commissioner, as required by
law, in above named cause X. T.. FAST,
March IL, 1885. Clerk.
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Gen. Grant still fingers. The
physicians think he may live for
some weeks, and so far as the cancer
is concerned it will not necessarily
prove fatal for some months; but the
low condition of vitality into which
he has drifted makes it probable
that he will not greatly revive but
suddenly pass away very soon.
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If England and Russia will quit
skirmishing and get down to bust
ness, it will largely help business in
this country. We are not selfish
enough to wish to see battle be-
tween them for our own profit, but
if it is bound to be, this is very OPP
perfume time for it to come Off
business is dull.
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Morgantown will take a boom, one
of these days, that will discourage
her young men from going away
from home, and will bring back a
great many who have already gone.
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Wonder when Hart will make an
other trip to Washington? When
ever he does, we'll wager stogy
that Mccormick is off on trip
about that time-about the time he
supposes Hart has loaded up.
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The Russian bear advances every
few days and slaps England in the
face, and while England is waiting
for an apology Russia is fortifying
her position and preparing to slap
again.
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Mccormick appeals to the party
He thinks the occasion has come for
the entire Republican party to get
on it's ear-but the party don't seem
to regard the situation with much
concern. Mccormick will have to
walk off on his own ear.
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just think of it-a railroad,
slack water, water works, a fire de-
partment, and-well-we'll see what
we'll see.
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The wheat crop is about as prom
Using this spring as it ever is. The
little sun shine we have had has
shown that there is life in the fields
that looked dead after the hard win
ter. We will have an average crop.
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English Consuls were never lower
than now except during the Crimean
war. The best Uncomfortable finan-
.cial Judgment shows that there is
not an excessive amount of conf
dence in England's ability to tackle
the Russian bear.
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This makes the total amount due
prior to the present year $780, 70.25,
and with the taxes assessed this year
the total will he about $243,00O.
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Queen Victoria is interested
enough to inquire by cable after
the health of Gen. Grant. There
are several English Generals in
India. just now about whose health
the good Queen ought to feel some
concern.
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Ten dollars to one that we have an
earlier summer than last year.
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The country is about settled down
to the conclusion that this is civil
service-reform- administration
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Never mind: time at last sets all
things even.
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Some people say that Cleveland
regards his reputation for honesty
with more concern than any other
part or parcel of his political CAPT
tai, and may be depended on to fight
it out on that line. When they want
ed an honest sheriff in Buffalo they
elected him; when they wanted an
honest mayor they elected HIM; and
then they got to hunting around for
an honest President and took him
and he means to be honest-he
would be very ungrateful to do VIC
lence to a reputation which has
stood him in such good part.
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How's the garden sass?

Snow is said to be good fertili
ger.