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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
sIergansown will Take II.

The water works proposition is a
good one for this town.
There is no mistake about that.
If Morgantown can get an abund-
ant supply of pure soft water for
$4,000, she can afford to take it.
She could not afford not to take it
if it cost twice that sum.
A town that has been drinking
and washing in the hardest kind of
water for fifty or one hundred years
is entitled to change We will all
appreciate a soft thing when we
get it.
If there is any people that know
better how to appreciate soft snap
than the people of Morgantown, we
haven't struck them. We like to
live nicely; we like to live Clearly
our ladies are little fastidious
about their houses, about their cook
ing, about their complexions-soft
water is essential to all these things.
We can neither live decently nor
comfortably without soft water. The
fact is our people will have it, and
do have it, although at great ex-
pense and inconvenience.
1t is no question at all as to
whether Morgantown is willing to
pay $4,000 for water works.
She is.
She would pay that amount even
if it did not admit her as a share
holder, also in the gas works.
She would pay that even if it did
not give her also better means of
fighting fire than any town or city
in West Virginia.
She would pay that even if she
had to pump it at a cost of one thous-
and dollars a year instead of with
out the cost of dollar-for force.
She would pay that for good soft
water alone.
And don't you forget it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

The amount of Harmony" that
prevails among our republican breth-
rem is truly sight to behold. In
this State the party is torn into fac
tions and is openly and bitterly
fighting and declaring ''war to the
knife and knife to the hilt.' The
Greenbackers and some republicans
are DESERVING their ranks. In ma
tional affairs the disruption began
when many of them bolted Blaine,
and the disintegration goes steadily
ON. On no question do they seem
to be united. Senator Sherman who
is candidate fer President has fall
len out with some Of his colleagues
who will take care to slaughter him
when he appears in convention; they
differ on the tariff, in fact, on every
thing. Since the fight for spoils is
beyond their reach, there is no mag
net to draw them together. This will
keep on until the fragrants Of the g.
o. p. will be scattered in all direc
tions. Republicanism will soon dis
appear.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
UNIVERSITY ITEMS.
~ OUR spEcfAL coRREspoNpENr.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
The joint committee of the literary
societies has secured DR.. Hirst, of
Pittsburgh, to deliver the annual adj
dress before the societies at com
mencement.
Monday night of commencement
week has been set apart for the Jun
iors to deliver their last public per-
Torrance.
The Columbian anniversary has
again been deferred. 1t will take
place Tuesday night, June 9th.
Prof. White and his geology class
consisting of Messrs. r. Armstrong,
H. Fleming, r. w. Tapp, B. w.
Meadows, N. D. Adams and Walter
Hough were geologizing at Cheat
River canon last Saturday. Prof.
gives the young biologists ample OPP
portunity to put their knowledge into
practice The class returned late in
the evening considerably tired by the
days exertions.
The anatomy class is still engaged
in dissecting.
The moot courts of the law depart
ment are still growing feature.
The Junior law class is now pass
ing through its examinations for the
year.
The Junior class is somewhat
abashed and not little indignant
since its right to sport white hats of
a certain style has been infringed on
by several gentlemen of color in town.
We do not know how they are going
to draw the s'color line"
Some person or persons of O'Don-
ovan Rosa proclivities attempted to
explode the flag pole at the Univer-
sity last Wednesday night. The
Charge exploded, but little damage
was done The same night the
chapel was entered and some damage
done to the organ.
The corps was out in full force on
Monday except those who are still
disabled by the sickness spoken of
last week.
We will not give the name of the
young student who asked young
lady the other night if he might see
her home, and received the comfort
ing answer, certainly, you can get
good view of the way from the high
steps of the hotel"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

Editor Hart, of the Wheeling In
teUigencer, has all of the Republican
papers in the State on him, for his
efforts to have Samuel Mccormick
turned out of Office. 1t is not that
Mccormick is so much beloved by
his Republican brethren of West
Virginia, but because his is test
case. If Mccormick is made to
give way for a Democrat, then all
the Republican office holders in West
Virginia expect to share like fate,
and no Republican Office holder has
any idea of letting go the public
teat, if by any possible means he
can maintain his hold.
The cheek of these Republicans is
wonderful to behold. Some of them
are actually circulating petitions
among Democrats, asking to be re-
tanned in office. In most cases these
men were the bitterest partisans,
and never hesitated to use their of
fetal position for political purposes.
In some cases the postmasters were
editors of Republican newspapers,
and the columns of these papers
were always filed with the coarsest
villification Of the Democratic party
and it's candidates. The post offices
were invariably used as distributing
points for the Republican campaign
literature, and now these fellows are
showing their petitions at Demo
Gratis, and asking their aid to be re-
tanned in Office.
These men and their friends are
terribly down ON Hart for telling the
truth about Mccormick, and urging
his removal.
The game won't work; Sam will
have to go, and SO will all Of his
brother office holders. 1t is only
question of time, and very short
time at that. Petitions won't save
them.- Mountain Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

Mr. Cleveland has shown himself
to be man Of unusual far sighted
ness, of rare fidelity to duty, of great
liberality and as possessing more
sacred regard for the rights of the
people and the great trust they have
placed in his hands than is often
found in those occupying so exalted
position, and possessing so much
power. He has repudiated the
"spoils' system, that pernicious tie
which held together the Republican
party, and cursed our country with
a quarter of a century of misrule,
thwarting the original intentions of
the trainers of our Constitution, tend
ing to Capitalization of power and
causing to tremble in the balance all
that preserves the free institutions
of our country and makes our gov
eminent. the best in the world He
asks himself, What is right in the
premisesY' Having determined this
question, he acts fearlessly and with
out regard to the approval or disap-
proyal of any one, either in his party
or out of it. His administration
must prove grand success and
blessing to our country. Under him
our Constitution will be again placed
upon firm foundation, our institu-
tons preserved, our interests jeal-
ously guarded, our government af- 4
fairs faithfully attended to, our pub
lie business properly transacted, our
revenue economically expended, and
as the result, our people prosperous
and happy.-W. Va. Democrat.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
The Presidents Horses.

Two fine looking seal brown horses
for the President arrived here last
evening in special car from New
York, and were at once taken to the
White House stables. They. came
in charge of H. j. Mowry, of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, the Presidents agent,
who purchased the animals from A..
B. Lewis, of Poughkeepsie. They
are thoroughbred Hambletonians,
grandsons of Rysdick's Hambleton-
ian, and sired by Lysander. They
were born and raised in Onandaga
county, New York, and are half
brothers, five and six years old.
They are over sixteen hands thigh
and weigh 1900 pounds. They are pro-
nounced by those who have seen them
as fine pair of coach horses as Wash
ington contains. Their tails, which
nearly touch the ground, will not be
banged. The pair will be driven to
the landau which is being built for
the President.
Mr.. Arthur's big bays, which he
placed at the disposal of President
Cleveland, will shortly be sent to
New York. Washington Star.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
Thurman and Democracy.

rom the Hartford i elegram.l
Some of the Ohio Democratic pa.
pers report a strong feeling among
the Democrats of that State in favor
of Hon. Allen G. Thurman as the
party candidate for Governor. There
is no question as to the popularity
of Mr.. Thurman among the voters.
But the latter, unfortunately do not
run the machine. A few selfish pol
iticians manipulate the caucuses and
they have no use for an honest, able
statesman like Mr.. Thurman, who is
easily the peer Of any public man in
the United States. Though the Dem
ocrats of Ohio are strong for Thur
man, he will not get the nomination
unless the politicians and time serv-
ers are sent to the rear He is the
enemy of corporations and monopo-
lies who seek to. encroach upon the
rights of the people, and ever since his
famous victory over Jay Gould and
the Pacific Railroad magnates he has
been relentlessly followed by their
mercenary tools. He should have
been kept in the Senate by the Dem
ocrats of Ohio, where he was more
than a match for such able Republi-
cans as Edmunds, Conkling and Car
penter. His place on the Democratic
side has never been filled.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
Golden Opinions.

lHe rdplulty Will which MI.
Cleveland's administration is grow
ing in favor with the masses of the
people is truly wonderful. Even
Republicans praise it. Mr.. Lay, of
the firm of Mannah, Lay d Co, of
Chicago, a lifelong Republican, has
lately been in Washington and ex-
pressed himself thusly: 81 am now
well convinced that it was the best
thing in the world for the country
that there should be a change in the
administration. We have gotten too
many Objectionable men in the pub
lie offices. There was no doubt that
our business management of the
government could have been greatly
improved. 1t is being improved. l
have no hesitation in saying this. ]
believe that Mr. Cleveland intends
to do just right
1t is not difficult to discover the
reason for these golden opinions, in
the singleness of purpose, and rug
ged determination to be just and
fear not, that characterized the man,
and the honest effort to administer
the government in way productive
OF the greatest good to the greatest
number, within the limits of the
constitution. White and black, rich
and poor, the dusky Indian and the
Oklahama boomers are all treated
with the same even handed jnstice
Several delegations of colored peo-
pie have called upon the President,
and received the same respectful at
tention and kind expressions of
good will as was accorded to others,
with the assurance that they had
nothing to fear from Democratic
administration. Mr.. Cleveland
proclamation, revoking the. order of
Mr.. Arthur, issued in February,
1885, just before his retirement,
throwing open portion of the coun-
try embraced in the Indian reserva-
ton, under former treaties, to cattle
kings and immigration syndicates
is a guarantee Of the Enerring fidel-
ity with which Mr.. Cleveland pro-
poses to guard. the pighted faith of
the government, and the interests of
all living under it. Mr.. Cleveland
had the courage to review the action
of his predecessor, and when he
found it was in conflict with the
rights of the Indians, and in contra
vention of existing treaties, he did
not hesitate between the demands of
justice and the clamors of. wealthy
syndicates, but promptly declared
the order allowing squatters to enter
the reservation, null and. void, and
notified all who were in possession
under color of said order, to vacate
within 60sdays, and that the strong
arm Of the government would be in
voked to enforce obedience to the
proclamation. From Central Amer
lea to Oklahama boomers, down to
Johnny Roach's ship is the vigorous
business like policy Of this admin
istration being Martinsbug
Statesman.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
500 Reward.

Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of the undersigned that certain
parties have fraudulently canyassed
from house to house in our name.
taking orders for photographs, re-
cciying 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 a reward Of
300. Ed. c. PRoTzMAN.
The best and cheapest goods in
town at D. CHADWICK " Go. Is.
A NICE line of handsome white
goods at Gregg's, at the lowest
DflcC9. ~ ~, VI ~ IL II
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sample Bourbonfsm i'm West
Virginia.

and sentenced him, without benefit
of clergy.
And far what?
The two counts in the Indictment
are:
l. That he is editor of the Intel1i-
gencer.
2. That he is a carpet Dagger
1t has badly upset the equilibrium
of the average bourbon to find that
Mr.. Hart should have the audacity
to run the Intelligencer as a Repub-
lican newspaper rather than as the
organ Of particular faction-that
in fact this SAME Hart should have
the audacity to say how the IntelIt-
gencer should be run, and that a
faction or clique should have no say
in it.
For this they have even question
ed his loyalty and sincerity as Re-
publican, and have been hunting up
his record to find proof that at some
other time he had been employed on
Democratic newspaper.
But, especially has it wounded
the pride of Republican Bourbons
that a fresh mana man not in
digenous to the soil; man who can
not trace his pedigree back through
long line Of West Virginia Bour-
bons; who had the misfortune of be-
ing born in some other one Of the
United States of America, and who
should come into this State, and ally
himself with its people, marry one
Of it's daughters, invest his money,
cast his destiny and make his home
here-that such an upstart and car
pet Dagger, instead of spending five
or ten years apologizing for having
settled in the State, should pull off
his coat, assert his citizenship and
proceed to make himself handy
about the premises-this has wound
ed the Bourbon pride.
The true inwardness of the whole
fight against Hart dates back to a
period two or three years ago when
he ventured without consulting At
kinson, Mccormick, Cowden q Co. J
to suggest a council of Republicans
at some point in the State, to con
slider and discuss the political situa-
ton.
Such an original idea from a car
pet Dagger was objectionable inso-
lence. 1t was mortal offense to
Atkinson, Mccormick 81 Co., who
had been running the executive
committee and the party generally,
and did not propose that there
should be any council or consulta-
ton among Republicans not of their
calling.
We say it gave mortal offense to
the dominant faction, and from that
day to this they have hnnted Hart
like a wolf They have openly
avowed their determination to kill
him off, and they seem to be spend
ing most of their time along that
line.
Now, this is none of our funeral,
but it furnishes a most interesting
illustration of Republican Bourbon
ism in West Virginia. We present
ait fair sample of the measure
and motives of the Republican party
in this State.
Editor Hart don't run a paper to
suit us, but as between the bitter
ness, bile and bourbonism of his
predecessor, and the somewhat more
discriminating and good tempered
radicalism of the carpet Dagger, we
had counted the Republicans fortu-
nate-but they cry "Kill him! kill
him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02


as the result, our people prosperous
and happy.-W. Va. Democrat.
Where are the Greembackers.
The Times predicted months ago
that the movement inaugurated by
the Republicans of this State to util-
iZe the Greenback vote in the interests
of their party would, no matter how
the scales might turn, result in the
destruction of that organization.
Circumstances at the present time
indicate that the prediction was
well-founded. That party, to-day,
especially in the Third district,
where it was stronger than in any
other section of the State, is admit
ted by men who were once its most
jealous and sanguine supporters, to
be hopeless wreck on the sea of
West Virginia politics.
The majority of it's members, as
we have many times before said,
were drawn at its organization from
the ranks of the Democracy. The
party was formed at the time when
the sceptre of Republican govern
ment with all the political evils in
cident to an administration by that
organization, threatened to fell for
ever the already stained and defaced
pillars of the Republic which had
been erected on the ruins of British
tyranny. The Democratic party
seemed powerless to avert the i'm
pending evil, and hence it is not
strange that men who loved the gov
eminent of their fathers should have
turned from it to follow the delusive
leaders of new political sect.
But it was indeed strange turn
of affairs to see the same men-many
of whom had fought under the flag
of Lost Cause to maintain rights
which they believed to be just-fall-
ing in line under the banner of a
party which only few years before,
they had charged with being the
author of all the woes with which
the country was afflicted Mr.. Max
well, the Republican leader in West
Virginia, had--honestly perhaps
declared that these men, after peace
had been announced and the shad-
ows of the Great Rebellion had begun
to pass away, should not be allowed
the rights and privileges of citizen
ship. In view of these things, we say
it was strange sight to see Green
hackers rallying to the support OF
the Republican candidate.
But it is not too late yet for our
Greenback friends to return to the
party to which they properly belong.
Certainly they have seen enough
since the fall election TO convince
them that had victory crowned the
standard of the Fusionists the Green
back party would not, in the end,
have gained anything whatever.
There are other battles to be fought,
and it is as necessary that they be
won by the Democratic party as it
was when the liberty of good men
was taken from them by Republican
Boards of Registration Charleston
Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Robert R. Colbert. plaintiff,

Jacob s. Shisler, Charles B. Shisler and Henry N.
Shisler, heirs and devisees Of Nicholas Shisler,
and Nancy shisler, widow of the said Nicholas
Shisler, deed, Erancs W Thompsos and Robert
shean, George Kiger, jacob Kiger and Leroy
Kiger, late partners under the firm name of Geo.
Kiger & Brothers, defendants lin ehancery in
the Circuit Court of Monongalia county, West
Virginia:
CoMSussIcNKR's OFFICE Morgantown, w Va.
Pursuant to decree Of reference rendered in
the above named cause, the February term, 1885,
Of said court. the undersigned, commissioner OF
said court, will proceed Tuesday, the
26rH DAY OF MAY, 1886,
at his Office aforesaid, to execute said order, and
to ascertain and report
First. The amount. location and value of thu rea
estate, if any. owned by defendant Jacob S Shsler,
at the time of and since the docketng of the plain.
tiff's said judgment, alleged in his bill
Second The debts and liabilities that are liens on
the real estate of the said Jacob S. Shislerltheir
amounts and prorities respectively, the annual
rental value of such real estate of said judgme nj,
debtor, and whether the same will in five years
rent for sufficient satisfy said liens
Third Anything else deemed pertinent or es-
.
The parties to said cause will take notice and
furnish to the commissioner such evidence as they
may decree to enable him to ascertain and report
Given under my hand this a7th day Of April
1885. JOHN J. BROWN. Com.
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.
To all persons holding liens by judgment or 9TH
erwse, the real estate, or any part thereof. Of
Jacob S. Shiser:
In pursuance of decree Of the Circuit Court of
Monongalia county, made in a cause therein pend
ing, to subject the real estate of the said Jacob S.
Shsler to the satisfaction of the liens thereon you
are hereby required TO present all claims held by
you and each of you against the said Jacob S. Shis-
Ter, which are liens his real estate, or any part
of it, for adjudication, to me. my office in Nor
gantown, Monongalia county. w. Va. on or before
the Goth day of May, 1885,
Given under my hand this a7th day Of April,
1885 JOHN ]. BROWN, Com
FRANK cox, Counsel for Plaintiff.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

The present fine weather will do
much to revive and encourage our
farmers who have been delayed by
thebackward spring.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

For SALE-A second hand Mclo-
deon, well suited for practicing in
strument for beginners, will be sold
at sacrifice Inquire at this Office.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
HOWARD N. OGDEN,
AtOrney-Nt-L0a
FAiRMONT, W. VA.

Will practice in the Courts of Monon-
gala and adjoining counties, in the
State Supreme Court and the Federal
Courts. Collections and correspondence
inquiries and wants promptly attended
to- Farms, mills and coal lands bought
and sold. Real estate causes a speciality.
gsa~ Office at Ogden h Ayers Drug
Store, Main Street.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

Some of our small fry Republican
exchanges are still whacking away
at Editor Hart. Hart looks on and
smiles. He may turn and slap some
Of them over if he finds out they
have hit him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02

A LARGE new stock of mems, wo-
mems and children's shoes at Hitch
ems.
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Over Halfa Billion Dollars i'm
the Treasury to be Counted.

A committee of three will be APP
pointed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury in few days to supervise the
count of all the cash and other Sc
curities in the Treasury Of the United
States, incident to the transfer of the
office of Treasurer from Mr.. Wyman
to Mr.. Jordon. The committee will
be composed of representative of
the Secretary of the Treasury, who
will be selected from the public mon
eys division, a representative of Mr..
Wyman, who will be selected from
the Treasurer's office, and a repre-
sentative of Mr. Jordon, who will be
selected from the outside. The count
will commence at the close of bust
ness, April 80, and will probably
take about three weeks. The cash
and securities to be counted are as
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-02
B. & B.
SILK and DRESS GOODS HOUSE.

We beg to call special attention, at this time, to
the superb stock of Silks and Fine Dress Goods we
are showing and the unusual Bargains we offer,