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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
Laurel Point Locals.

LAUREL PorNT, Oct. 5.-Farmers
are about done sowing wheat; and
the late rains are bringing it up
nicely. Corn is nearly all in shock
and we are ready for jack frost.
W. r. Rice is preparing lumber to
build a house.
Joseph and Ralph Riggs attended
the Clarksburg fair.
Mollie Newbraugh is away on a
visit.
Perry Helpenstine and wife, OF
Waynesburg, are visiting their many
friends here. He has about recover
ed from the effects of the fall he re-
ceived last spring.
Hynson Cole and wife are visiting
his father, John II. Cole. He is To-
Gated in Nebraska.
A. W. Potter and his mother, of
Kingwood, were here on a flying
visit last Saturday.
One more days work and Joseph
Jones's big barn will be under roof.
John Potter has put tin roof ON
his new house.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Martin, fine boy. Columbus Fishs
err has also recently had one added
to his family.
Laurel Point is talking about
having a centennial some time. Can
any of the readers of the New Do
MINIoN tell how old our village is?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

The poorer class of Canadians re-
fuse to vaccinate for small pox and
have been dying off at fearful rates
at Montreal. The authorities there
undertook to compel vaccination and
the Canadians have been rioting over
the matter. Proof, however. is not
wanting that the riot which broke
out on the 2Sth of September was
the outcome of an organized conspi-
racy on the part of corruptionists
and malcontents, who have pandered
to the prejudices of the ignorant
French Canadians and sustained
them in their opposition to remedial
measures. The active leaders of the
mob were French communists, who
shouted, "Viua la France: vive la
commune, bravo riot" down with
the English and vaccination" The
mob will doubtless scatter the small
pox all over the CITY, The Canadi-
ans vow they will never submit to
forcible vaccination, and the English
VOW they shall. All is quiet at pre-
sent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

General Edward F. Jones, OF
Binghampton, was nominated for
Acknowledgements by the Democrat
ic state committee, of New York, in
the place of Roswell P. Flower, who
declined the nomination of the Dem
ocratic State Convention.
General Jones was colonel of the
Sixth Massachusetts regiment,
which was attacked in Baltimore
when on the train to Washington in
1861. He was born in Utica, N. Y,
in 1928, and grew up in Massachu-
sets. He recruited the 26th Massa-
chusetts regiment after the discharge
of the 9th regiment. He served
three years in the Department of the
Gulf. He was in the Massachusetts
Legislature in 1866, and in the same
year founded scale works in Bing-
hampton, N. Y, a large establish
ment. Mr.. Jones is well-to-do, and
is distinguished in Binghamton
charities. He left the Republican
party in 1872 and supported Greeley.
He ran for Congress in 1874 and
1876 against Platt and Dwight, and
reduced the Republican majorities.
He was campaign speaker for Han
cock and Cleveland.
For fighting his way through Bal
timore and reaching Washington
first he was thanked by President
Lincoln and his Cabinet. For his
services in the war he was breveted
a brigadier- general.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

We notice by the Spirit of Jefer-
son that Jefferson county bonds of
the denomination of 81 900, bearing
five per cent. interest, due in 1906,
sold in Hagerstown recently for SOL.
Should the popular consent of the
town of Morgantown be obtained for
issuing the bonds of the town for
the purposes indicated in the ofdi-
nance submitted, there will be a
chance for capitalists to invest a
small amount of money in a safe
and paying manner If five per cent.
bonds sell for SOL our six per cent.
bonds should bring a still larger
premium and may sell for as much
as $l10 to $l15 or even more. If
this shall be true the Council will
not be required to issue the full
amount authorized, by considera-
BILE sum. For example suppose the
opening of the street shall cost so, 800,
and we have it estimated at those
| figures, and the bonds sell at $l15,
the proceeds of 50, 200 would amount
to $3.50, or more than enough for
the purpose for which they are re-
quired, and by the terms of the ordi-
nance that sum is all that would
then be issued and sold. And then
again the debt of the town is under
stood to be about $2,700. At $115
the proceeds of $4,000 would be
$2,645 or within a trihe of the
amount necessary for that purpose.
So that the full amount of money
required for both purposes would be
$4,000, and the residue of this $6, 900
authorized need never be issued or
sold. The bonds Of Morgantown at
$115, are good investment and there
is no reason why they should not
sell for at least that price.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
III. M.'s'' Dying Message to
Cleveland.

On the Presidents return from the
Adirondacks he found awaiting him
the following letter from Mrs. Helen
Hunt Jackson, the well known au-
thoress III. H." and advocate of In.
dian rights, which was written by
her few days before her death:
TO GroUer Cleveland, President o,
the United States:
DEAR SIR:-From my death bed ]
send you a message of heartfelt
thanks for what you have alredy done
for the Indians. l ask you to read
my Century of Dishonor." l an
dying happier for the belief that it is
your hand that is destined to strike
the first steady blow toward lifting
this burden of infamy from our coun,
try and righting the wrongs of the
Indian race. With respect and graf
itude, HELEN JACKSON.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
Union District Notes.

PIERpoiNTs' oct o.-farmers are
about done sowing wheat and cut
ting corn.
we haa a very nice rain SATURDAY
night which was greatly needed.
Mrs. Chariie Coomns arrived nome
Saturday from live weeks visit IN
ONO and Indiana.
Our community was shocked te
hear OF the sudden death OF Nea
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
Cross Roads Chips.

Cross ROADS, Sept 2S.-Youst
d Collins have moved their saw mill
to the farm of Mrs. Elizabeth Ten
nant, near this place.
John f. Barr and family will start
for Kansas in few days. The
young girls not only feel sorry on &C.
count of his going but because of the
twin girls.
A. j. Carlow and wife, of Pennsyl.
vania, were the guests of w. <. Rich
ardson and A. J. Corruthers last
week.
The Cow Boys base ball club play.
ed the Mooresville and Mount Nor.
ris clubs combined last Saturday
We regret to say that the Cow Boys
got beat on account of not having all
of their players on the ground. The
score stood IL to l6; bad playing on
both sides.
Stephen Taught of this place
sprained his ankle while playing ball,
but is able to work on his mill now.
Mr.. S. II. Shriver, of near Wades-
town, drove some fine heifers and
sheep through here to-day.
Jas. L. Collins talks of keeping a
boarding house in this place, where
the weary traveller can rest and be
refreshed.
There have been a few parties in
this vicinity at which the young
folks seemed to enjoy themselves very
much. And they always seem thus
so happy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

Judge G. w. Ward is the Editor
of the Examiner, democratic news
paper published at Abingdon, Va,
and is prominent in politics in that
section of the State. DIR. w. White
is the Independent or Malone can
didate for State Senator in that Sen
atorial District. 1t seems that DIR.
White had previously been a demo
crat and had sought democratic
nomination and Wards paper in al
fusion to him said: 1.-The man that
goes into a convention and seeks the
support of the convention, and then
runs without any valid reasons
against the nominee of the conven-
ton, would steal the coppers off the
eyes of dead negro; and how a
man can honorably seek the nomina-
ton of the Democratic party, and
because he did not get it become q
traitor, etc., etc." White took ex-
ceptions to what Wards paper said
about him, and after making threats
against the Editor, went to the
Examiner office and also to Ward
hotel on the hunt of Ward, but was
told that he would not be back until
Sunday. On Sunday Ward returned
to his home at Abingdon. He was
told on the train that White and his
friends were looking for him. In
the afternoon of Sunday, Ward went
from his hotel to drug store in the
vicinity, and on returning to his
hotel just as he reached the steps of
the hotel DR.. White and his two
relatives, Graham White and Daniel
T. Campbell, who were OF the oppo-
site side of the street in shoe store,
came out on the sidewalk. Graham
White hastily got behind tree a
few feet from the store. Campbell
took his position behind store
block and DIR. White stood in front
of the store and leveled his double
barreled shotgun, took deliberate
aim and fired upon Ward, shooting
him down. This was the first init
nation that Ward had that White
and his friends were near. DIR.
White, after having fired, retreated
within the recess of the store door,
but Immediately stepped out on the
pavement and fired a second shot.
Between the first and second shots
Ward, who had fallen to the ground,
lying on his left side, with his face
downward, rallied, raised himself
upon his left elbow and with his
right hand pulled his revolver from
his coat pocket and fired upon
Graham White, supposing that
Graham had shot him. Thereupon
Graham and Campbell opened fire
upon him with pistols. The number
of shots fired in all was twelve-two
by DR.. White, five by Graham White
and five by Daniel T. Campbell and
Judge Ward. Wards wounds are
numerous and while very dangerous
are not necessarily fatal.
The cowardly Mahonists have
been bowling about the shot gun
policy of the democrats in Virginia.
And the republicans profess to be-
lieve them. Actions speak louder
than words. Had White been a
democrat and Judge Ward a candi-
date Of the opposition how the bloody
shirt would be slapped in the faces
of all democrats North as we'll as
South.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

The New York Sun says it would
have involved great sacrifice of
business and of personal comfort for
Mr.. Flower to have been Lieutenant
Governor of New York, and that he
had a perfect right to decline. But
thinks the worst of it is, that his party
having exacted such an act of self-de-
votion from one of it's members,is not
apt to be pleased when he dishonors
the bill, and it fears that Mr.. Flower
will not stand as well with the Dem
ocratic party of New York hereafter
as he did before. However the Sun
does not think that the declination
of Mr.. Flower will affect the cam
paign. 1t says: 'If the Republicans
imagine that the Democratic cam
paign is going to be checked or dam
aged because new candidate for
Lieutenant Governor has to be Sc
lected, they will change what they
call their minds at very early
day."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

President E. NJ. Turner, of the
State University, has been spending
few days in our city in the interest
of that institution. His visit was
peculiarly opportune, as it enabled
him to lay the demands and merits
of the University before such intelli
gent and well informed bodies as
the M. E. Conference and the Edi
torial Association. Mr.. Turner by
bis culture and earnestness in his
work commands the cordial respect
of all wherever he advocates the
claims of the University. The pres
ent session opens with an increase
of attendance already amounting te
one third over last year. 1t is Arrange
that with facilities so many and sc
cheaply to be availed of the patron
age of that school is not greater
The faculty are excellent in their re
spective departments and as Morgan
town will shortly be reached by &
railroad it places at our doors one o.
the best schools in the country. W.
may add here that almost every de
nomination is represented in thu
Board of Regents and in the profes
sorships. In other words it is aimee
to divest the school of politics a,
well as sectarianism. We commend
it in every respect.-Kcnascha Ga
zette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

The Massachusetts Republican
Convention met in the City Hall at
Springfield on the Both of September.
Hon. A. w. Beard was temporary
chairman and George F. Hoar was
selected permanent president. Hoar
made lengthy speech in which he
approved the bloody shirt, but con-
demned some of President Cleve-
lands acts and words in regard to
civil service. They adopted plat
form which contained nothing unus-
ual and nominated the following
ticket: For Governor, Robinson, re-
nominated; for Lieutenant Governor,
Oliver Ames; for Secretary Of State,
Henry B. Pierce; for State Treasurer,
A. w. Bread; for Auditor, Charles
r. Ladd; for Attorney General, Ed
gar L. Sherman.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

Four negroes murdered in Texas
(three of them women) and four of
the same race lynched in North Car
DINA are among the casualties re.
ported this morning.-Gom- GAG.
The above was clipped from par
tisan Republican newspaper as a
specimen of how Republican papers
dish up the news to their readers.
The intention was to convey the
idea that the poor blacks are being
murdered in the southern States by
the Democratic whites. -Four ne
groes murdered in Texas?" south
ern Democratic State? But our Re
publican exchange does not state the
further fact that the four negroes al
luded to were murdered by men OF
their own race. -Four of the same
race lynched in South Carolina" an
other southern Democratic State but
it does not state that these four were
in Jail for most brutal murders, and
that some of those murdered were OF
the ''same race"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
Numerous Notes and Comments

Property has been purchased in
Connellsville Pa. to erect an extern
sive brewery. The erection of
buildings will be commenced at
once.
The Richmond city council have
passed resolutions inviting the
President and Cabinet to visit the
Virginia state fair, which opens
October p.
The inhabitants of Charters Val
ley in Washington county Pa. have
had an earthquake which report
says shook them up considerably.
No property was damaged
The neighboring county of Fay
cite in the State of Pennsylvania is
gaining an unenviable notority on
account of the many murders COM
mitted within its boundries.
The Baltimore republicans in
convention agreed to disagree.
They split. As the democrats are
also divided we may say that the
political parties about evenly di-
vided.
Barnums show has been exhibit
ing in Fayette county Pa. lately and
among the attractions advertised
was the great Elephant Jumbo.
But Jumbo had gone where the
woodbine twineth.
Walter Hosteller was tried last
week at Uniontown Pa. for burn
ing Coffman' is barn in German town.
ship and was found guilty but was
recommended by the jury to the
mercy of the Court.
A Washington special to the
Wheeling Register dated Sept.
18th, says that Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Joseph S. Miller,
who has been absent taking his va
cation for a fortnight was expected
to be at his desk today, but it is
said that he is sick at Hagarstown
Md. and that the date of his APP
pearance in Washingtown was in
definite.
If we had few natural gas wells
around Uniontown we would not
have to subscribe fifty thousand
dollars to get an iron works to To-
cate here. They would come with
out any fifty thousand dollars, and
less than that would give us half
dozen mills. Let us have the
gas.-Umon1oaou Meaos. We have
the natural gas well, the gas escap-
ing from it all the time but we have
no iron works. Come this way you
iron men:
On Tuesday of this week the
new Marriage law of Pennsylvania
went into effect in that State. Under
its terms persons desiring to be
united by marriage have to obtain
license from the Clerk of the
Orphans Court. The law is SINH
lar to our own law in West Va.
We are not PARTICULARLY interested
in this law of Pennsylvania except
that hereafter minors who eloped
for the purpose of getting married
without their parents consent will
have to seek some other state than
Pennsylvania.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

The colored people of Virginia
met in convention at Lynchburg on
Sept. both and adopted an address
which indicates their determination
to be independent of the republican
party in politics. They declare that
they will use their ballots to drive
out all discordant elements in Vir-
ginia and condemn the raising of the
race issue as detrimental to their
cause and interests. They express
thankfulness for the liberality of
the present National Administration
and express hope for such universal
good feeling as should exist between
the two races. The gathering was
composed of the better classes of
colored people.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
------7---- - ------------
We Have no Fair.

Agricultural and mechanical fairs
are being held in various counties Of
this and adjoining States this week
and will continue for several weeks
during the fall. Monongalia has nc
fair this fall. Our farmers no doubt
raise big pumpkins and splendid
cattle and sheep and hogs, and oul
mechanics are ingenious in the man
ufacture of articles of infinite variety
Our women are skilled in the arts
that women generally work at; and
no doubt if we had held fair il
would have shown that our people ex.
celled in many things pertaining to
agriculture and the mechanical and
fine arts. But we have no fair al
which they can exhibit their pro
ducts. Why can't we have one?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
Got n Misery.

Oh, dear. Senator Camden has mt
thought of the Wheeling post-office
This is misery.-Intelltgencer.
"Oh, dear" Mr.. Inteuigencer we
would just like to know what bust
ness you have to get miserable over
the appointment of postmaster I'M
der Mr.. Cleveland's reform admins
tration? Democrats will attend to
this little matter, and as good a
thing as you could do would be to
take blue mass pill and try and
cure your misery as soon as possible
When man gets misery like
you've got he ought to take some
thing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

General Benjamin F. Butler, in a
recent interview, maintains that the
earliest money was of brass and that
silver is only manufactured article
He says that when piece of coin is
lost the individual loses it's value
and also the Government. But when
p piece of paper money is lost the
man who held it alone loses its value
and the Government loses nothing
in fact gains the value of the green
back. He expects his grand-chil-
dren to see the Goulds and Wander
bilts of that day hung up to the near
est tree.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

1t has been stated by republican
newspapers that President Cleveland
is inclined to favor the election OF
the Republican ticket in New York.
And in speaking on the subject the
Washington Post says: The Presi
dent is Democrat, and it is strange
that any person should question his
position. He earnestly desires the
success of his party in the pending
elections in New York, as elsewhere
and any assertion to the contrary is
utterly and maliciously false.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

We have heard a good deal about
hard times of late. Some kind
hearted ladies organized themselves
into a committee to look after the
poor in Morgantown. They collec-
ted fund and went out in search
of the poor, and after making a can
vass of the town came to the con-
clusion that we have no poor.
There was nobody sufficiently needy
to be willing to accept money as a
charity. What do you think of that
for a town?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

Ex-rebel Brigadier General John
S. Wise the Malone Republican can
didate for Governor in old Virginia
while travelling in II smoking car
from Washington to Alexandria got
into an alteration with man named
Amber Smith, whereupon Wise
struck Smith in the mouth and
knocked him down. This is another
southern outrage and can pass fol
what it is worth.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10
State News.

Huntington ana BdrDOurSVllle
are being connected by TELEPHONE.
Brick Pomeroy is advertised for
an address at the Greenbrier Indus
trial Fair at Anderson West Va. on
October 18th.
A fire occurred in Huntington on
Sept. 24th, which consumed large
three story brick building known
as the Miller Building containing a
grocery establishment and ware
room in which was stored pianos,
organs and other property. The
origin of the fire is not known.
West Virginia Cattle for Eu-
rope. Major Henry Robinson, of
Monroe county, c. w. & A. E.
Livesay, Greenbrier county, a few
days ago shipped to Baltimore,
from whence they will be re-shiped
to Europe, 2S5 head of fat cattle.
In the weighing before they were
put on the cars, lot of p averaged
I,577 pounds, and one steer 1890
pounds; 40 averaged upwards of
1860 pounds. -U heeling Register.
DREADFUL STORY OF AN OUTRAGE.
About six years ago, Silas Hen
derson rich farmer, bought a
large farm on Sugar creek, Tyler
county, and settled there with his
family, consisting of wife and
several sons and daughters. Near
them dwelt ]. D. Livingston, also
wealthy farmer, and between the
two families a warm friendship
sprang up. About two years ago
sudden change was noticed in
Mrs. Henderson, however, and she
seemed to have a great aversion to
Mr.. Livingston, not being able to
remain in the same room with him,
and going into spasms when he
approached her. At the same
time her mind became unbalanced.
No one could explain this sudden
change in a women who before
that had been remarkably vivacious
and intelligent, and after the first
great shock following the discovery
of her loss of mind had worn away,
the HOUSEHOLD settled down into the
old routine Of life.
Despite every effort made to
bring the mother from the mental
stupor into which she had fallen,
and despite the medical aid, Mrs.
Henderson slowly became worse,
and about two weeks ago grew so
ill that her life was despaired Of
After the physician had assured the
family that she could not live, Mrs.
Henderson called the older men,
bers of the family and few intimate
friends to her bedside and said that
about two years ago J.. D. Leving-
ston, their neighbor and supposed
friend, called at the Henderson
home when all the family were alb
sent except herself, and made an
indecent proposal to her. She in
dignantly repulsed him and order
ed him from the house, when he
drew revolver and by force and
threats compelled her to acceed to
his wishes. After he had accom-
plished his purpose, Livingston
told her that if she breathed a word
of what had happened he would
murder her and her husband.
The friends, knowing now the
cause of Mrs. Henderson's insanity
and illness, prepared to wreak ven
gence upon Livingston, but he
learning of the confession, quickly
consummated sale of all his prop
and left for parts unknown. Mrs.
Henderson, after her confession,
seemed to feel much better, and
now there is good reason to believe
that she will recover. = Telegram.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-10

l. Any person who takes a paper
regularly from the post Office wheth-
er directed to his name or another's,
or whether he has subscli bed or not
is responsible for the payment.
2. If a person orders his paper
discontinued, he must pay all arrear-
ages, or the publisher may continue
to send it until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether
the paper is taken from the office or
not.