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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19
A bridegroom Arrested.

A dispatch from Parkersburg says:
Martin Swayne, young farmer near
Belleville, was arrested here Wednes-
day by Constable Beckwith on a
warrant sworn out by Miss Emma
Trader, handsome young lady who
resides in the lower end of the coun-
ty The warrant charges the festive
Martin with seduction and bastardy
under promise of marriage.
Swayne had been arrested several
weeks since at Belleville and taken
before a magistrate, but escaped.
He married a Miss Amiss, a young
lady of very respectable parentage,
last Sunday, and intended going west
Wednesday morning. The bride got
on the train at this place with her
brother-in-law and his wife, while
young Swayne, to elude the off
GERS, went to the outer depot, expect
ing to catch the train while in motion.
The officers somehow got clue to
Martins tactics and headed him off,
and just as he was making break
for the train they stepped out from
behind car on switch, but not
quick enough, as Swayne saw them,
and then ensued a race for half a
mile. Swayne was captured after a
desperate resistance, overpowered
and brought to town, where he was
given a preliminary hearing and
sent to Jail, where he will spend his
honeymoon, while the bride of two
short days speeds her way husband
less to the west.-Inteligencer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19
TH T. IAPS
Praise N West virginian.

General A. C. Jones, late Consul
to Nagasaki, Japan, was formerly
resident of Moundsville, this State.
The present Consul, Hon. John NJ.
Birch, is from Wheeling, and is a
Regent of the West Virginia Uni
versity. The following from the
Nagasaki (Japan) Rising Sun and
Express speaks well for General
Jones:
General A. c. Jones, who for the
past five years has held the position
of United States Consul here, took
passage in the Nagoyo Maru yester-
day, accompanied by his wife and
infant daughter bound to Shanghai,
en- route to the United States via
England. In briefly noticing Gen
eral Jones departure from a commu-
nifty where he has been deservedlv
esteemed, we cannot but regret the
circumstances under which he has
been removed: and in rendering our
hearty well wishes for his future
advancement and prosperity, we feel
confident that we are but eehoing
sentiments unanimously entertained
by all who know him, no matter of
what nationality. In dispensing
law and discharging his judicial
duties, in his official capacity, we
fully believe that he has throughout
honestly and conscientiously en-
deavored to do the utmost in his
power in the interests of right and
justice. In municipal affairs we are
also equally confident that the
foreign settlement has always had in
him powerful and successful advo-
cate for improvements,-so much so,
that from his first arrival here we
have strongly inclined to the opinion
that had his predecessor in Office
been half as anxious for the public
good as he has always shown him
SELF Nagasaki would have been a
far different place in several import
ant respects from what it is today.
In social and public matters, too, he
has always taken leading part,
and worked indefatigably in bring
ing whatever has been taken in hand
to successful issue. AS mark
of the high appreciation in which he
was held by the members of the
Nagasaki Club, a farewell banquet
was given in his honor at the club
on Saturday last, and an official
banquet was given on Monday, at
Fukuya. On Thursday last General
Jones handed over charge of the
Consulate to his successor, Mr..
John NJ. Birch, who we sincerely
hope will deserve, and, ere long,
achieve the full measure of POPULAR
ty which his predecessor enjoyed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
NAruRALIzArIoN LAWS.

The inadcquacy Of existing legis-
lation touching citizenship and ma
turalization demands your consider
alton. While recognizing the right
of repatriation, no statutory provis-
ion exists providing means for re-
newing citizenship by an American
citizen native born or naturlized, nor
for terminating an improper acquisi-
ton of citizenship. Even a fraudu-
lent decree of naturalization cannot
now be Cancelled.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

DIR. James +. Reeves, of Wheeling,
President of the American Public
Health Association, delivered re-
markably strong and brilliant adj
dress before that body in Wizards
Hall, Washington, d. c., on the Sth
inst. DR.. Reeves is one of the most
eminent members of the medical
profession of this country, and an
honor to the Mountain State. The
paper written by him for the memo
rial services of the late DIR. Hugh w.
Brock, and read by Prof. Purinton
in Commencement Hall, will be re-
membered by all who had the
pleasure of hearing it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

The Rev. j. w. Carter, of Parkers
burg, is one of the most eloquent
divines in West Virginia. He has
been pastor of the Baptist church
there since April, 1854, and his con-
gregation has no notion Of giving
him up. He is very hard student
and somewhat eccentric in his habits.
1t is said of him, for example, that
when in brown study he makes no
distinction between the sidewalk and
the middle of the street, using which
ever comes handiest, and that he is
very frequently seen upon the streets
bare-headed. Never the-less he is
very popular, very eloquent and very
sharp at repartee. The following
good reply is attributed to him. A
brother minister, who believed in
baptism by sprinkling, had an acces-
sion to his church who desired to be
immersed. The minister, not desir-
to soil his good clothes and knowing
that Mr.. Carter was well up in that
line Of business, asked him to bap-
tie his new member. Mr.. Carter
replied, I'VE do our own washing,
but we don't take u anv Nnshing.'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

Hendricks, Mcclellan, McClos-
key and Vanderbilt all died sudden
ly--almost without warning-and
all within the last few months.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

If "Dcath loves shining mark"
he found it in Vanderbilt, for he was
covered with gold.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

Among the multitudes of West
Virginia boys who have done sue
cessful work in other States is
Professor Oliver w. Miller, now of
Emporia, Kansas. He. was born in
Monongalia county in 1884. He is
a son of the late Jacob Miller and
brother of DR.. b. +. Miller, of Gin
cinnati. He attended Monongalia
Academy and afterward graduated
at Washington College; was Princi-
pal of Robertson Academy in Ten
nessee; Principal of Pleasant Grove
Academy, same State; Principal of
the Normal Institute at New Vienna,
Ohio; Professor in the West Vir-
ginia University; President of Salem
College, Indiana, and is now Presi-
dent of Emporia Business College,
Kansas, which has become very
fiourishing institution under his
hand. rE
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19
MoRGANTowN, VIRGINIA, 49, 1885,

Indian occupation may be purchased
by the Government for the Indians,
and disposed of for their benefit,
what, if any, Indians may, with their
consent, be removed to other reser-
vations with view to their concen-
tration. and the sale on their behalf
of their abandoned reservation; what
Indian lands now held in common
should be allotted in severalty; in
what manner and to what extent the
Indians upon our reservations can
be placed under the protection of our
laws, and subject to their penalties,
and which, if any Indians, should be
invested with the right of citizen
ship.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
1t is gratifying to announce that
the relations of the United States
with foreign powers continue to be
friendly. Our prestige after nearly
a century of successful constitution
al government, maintenance of good
faith in all our engagements, the
avoidance of complications with
other nations and our consistent and
amicable attitude toward the strong
and weak alike, furnish proof of a
political disposition which renders
professions of good will unnecessary.
There are no questions of difficulty
pending with any foreign govern
ment.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

The circulation of the NEW DOMINION IL
larger now than at any lime since was
cstab ished, and, as an advertising rnedi m.
II can not be excolled.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19

William II. Vanderbilt, whose sud
den death was announced in these
columns last week, was perhaps the
richest man in the world. His great
est rivals were the Rothschilds and
the Duke of Westminster
Mr.. Vanderbilt was, it is thought,
richer than any single member OF the
Rothschild family. The Duke of
Westminster is said to be worth
$200,000,000, but Mr.. Vanderbilt
was richer, because the Dukes money
only pays him about 2 per cent, be
ing mainly in lands and houses.
Mr.. Vanderbilt had a much larger
income. Last year he held SD, 100000
of per cent. bonds, and later he re-
duced this amount to $4,000, 900.
His Government bonds were worth
almost $75, 100000. At one time he
owned 100000 shares of Michigan
Central, 100000 shares of North
western and 100000 shares of Lake
Shore. He is said to have sold con-
siderable Lake Shore lately, making
in all about 100000 shares of rail
way stock; also, $22,000,000 worth
of railroad bonds; $3,200,000 OF
State and city bonds, and 81, 100000
in various manufacturing stocks and
mortgages. He valued his Fifth
avenue residence at $3,000,000. His
ordinary household expenses were
| 100000 year. In 1884 he gave a
ball that cost $4,000. He loved
horses and was good judge of horse
flesh. He sold Maud S. for 5000.
Although his fortune shrank mater
tally through decline in stocks
and through business depression,
the bull movement of the past few
months brought it up again.
His income was calculated as fol-
lows: $2,372,000 a year from Gov
eminent bonds, 1884, 900 from rail
road stocks, $676,695 from miscella-
neous securities, total, over $40, 000,-
600 year, or $4,000 a day, 81 200
an hour, or, $19.75 a minute He
made no ostentatious display OF
his wealth and was charitable, al
though in this he had to be quiet, or
he would have been overrun by i'm
posters. He was shrewder in bust
ness than many supposed he was
he knew enough..to sell $50, 600 shares
of New York Central five years age
at 12O and buy Governments at par
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13

Personal-Mr. Charles j. Miller,
son of Mr.. John Miller, of this vicinity,
left last Monday for Omaha, Nebraska,
where he will be engaged in business
during the coming winter. Mr.. Miller
is one of the best young men in this
community, and the firm that has Sc
cured his services may we'll congratulate
itself.
Mr.. G. +. Licklider, of Shepherds
town, w. Va, spent one day this week
with his old friend of former days,
Judge j. Q. a. Metcalf. Mr.. Licklider,
with his daughter, Miss Bette, is max
ing visit among friends il Missouri,
and is very much pleased with the peo-
pie and country. His visit has proved
an enjoyable one. He was very much
pleased with Palmyra.-Palmrs Spec
tator.
Mr.. VIM. Butler, Of this vicinity, is
in Wheeling attending meeting of the
Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ. District
Deputy Grand Master Gustav Brown 4,
and DR.. Chas. E. Pratt, representative
Of Malta Lodge, of Chsrlestown, and
Hon. John w. Grantham, of Middle
way, are also in attendance.
We were pleased to have call on
Tuesday from Mr.. A. S. Link, Of Duff
fields, who had his name put down as a
subscriber for the REGISTER. There are
many Links down on our books already,
and they are among the REGISTERS best
subscribers. Long life TO all of them.
Mr.. Harry Ronemous, of Bunker Hill,
Berkeley county, called to see US last
Saturday and renewed his subscription
to the REGISTER. Mr.. Charles Rome
nous, of Unionville, was also in to see
US.
PIP. Marshall, Esq, near Kearneys-
vile, has been confined to his house for
several weeks by inflammatory rheuma-
tism, but we are glad to learn he is i'm
proving.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13

County News.-We clip the fol-
lowing from the last Charlestown
papers:
From the Spirit:
The County Court, at its term last
week, instructed Major Jas. Law. Hooff
to remove the stable in rear of the court
house, and substitute therefor a good,
substantial fence.
Bob Hughes and Ben Jackson, both
colored, got into an alteration on Main
street last Saturday night, when Hughes
attempted to shoot Jackson, and by the
premature discharge of his pistol shot
himself in the leg. The wound is not
considered dangerous.
The hog cholera has been quite de-
structive in the Wheatland neighbour
hood. Within few weeks past Mr..
VIM. A. Shaw has lost about fifty head
by the disease, and Messrs. S. II. Fea-
gans, Adam Young, Levi Porter, and
perhaps others, have also lost heavily.
The Merritt farm, containing about
1872 acres, on the Potomac river about
three miles above Harper's Ferry, was
sold on Tuesday last, by Messrs. George
Baylor, Isaac Fouke and D. B. Lucas,
Special Commissioners (Hehebower Il
Anderson, Auctioneers), to Mr.. Jas. NJ.
Engle, at $50 per acre. On the same day
30l acres of land Of the late Peter Bow
ers. two and a-half miles from Middle
way, was sold by Capt. Geo. Baylor, to
Mr.. John NJ. Nicely, at $3.50 per acre.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13
A Brief noncymoon.-Aco CORE

A Brief HoneymOOn.-A cores
pondent of the Baltimore Sun from
Martinsburg gives the following inter-
esting account Of a wedding at the Jail
in that place:
GA very forcible illustration that
prison bars and bolts are no barrier to
love was given at Martinsburg on Mon
day at the county Jail. Miss Alice Dick,
of Berkeley county, was united in mar
rage to E. E. Earle Zone of the prison.
ers) by the Rev. F. M. Woods, Of the
Presbyterian Church. During the pres
ent term Of the Circuit Court the pris-
oner pleaded guilty Of indictments for
forgery and getting money under false
pretenses, and Judge Faulkner sem
fenced him to term of three year. at
the penitentiary. Earle, with other
prisoners, will be taken to Mou ndsville
this week. When i. was fully under
stood as to when he would be removed
he decided that the marriage rites should
be performed. Miss Dick, who has been
almost daily visitor to the Jail during
the imprisonment of Earle, consented
to the al rangement, and Monday, before
large crowd, willingly and cheerfully
took upon herself the vows Of wifehood.
1t looked at one time as if the crowd
was to be disappointed, as Earle strongly
objected to "being placed on exhibit
tion;" his objections were, however,
overcome, and the knot tied"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13
A Quaint FuneraI.-An officer @

A Quaint FuncraI.-An officer Oh
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sends
to the Oakland Demo crat the following
account of quaint funeral which he
recently witnessed at Harper's Ferry.
He says: "There had been an accident
on the Shenandoah Valley road, pretty
much the same sort of one that we read
of every day or sO-engineer and fire.
man killed-rest of the people only
shaken up Anyhow, the engineer,
poor fellow had lived at Sandy Hook
and was to be buried at Harper's Ferry,
and, of course, everybody in the two
places attended the funeral. Now, as it
happened, there was hearse and about
three shaky vehicles to be had, and these
would not accommodate more than one
fifth Of the people there. The process
sion was to pass along the narrow detile
between the Potomac where it brawls
over the rocks and the mountains that
rise so grandly up into the heights.
lnGTG Is TOOlu llSlC lOl viz Souhtiy iOoef
the railroad and the canal. 1t didn't
take long for means Of transportation to
be found. The services at the house be-
ing over, the hearse and the wagons
were used to carry the remains and the
pail bearers and immediate family.
Right along side on the railroad track
shifting engine and two gondola cars
were placed, and on the canal below a
canal boat drawn by three mules was
in position. So that when the process
sion started the engine and boat fell into
line or rather kept up abreast at the
slow funeral pace all the way from the
Hook to the Ferry. AS said, to see an
engine and q canal boat in funeral
procession was odd, certainly, but do
YOU know was very much impressed
by it, and never shall forget the dig
nifty with which the engineer controlled
the throttle Of his iron horse or how
silent and solemn the driver Of the canal
boat was. You know tow-path drivers
are very seldom in that condition,
either"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13
Convention mt KearneysviIIe

AS stated last week, Church Work
and Missionary Convention will be held
in the Reformed Church at Kearneys-
Vile next Thursday and Friday, begin
ming on Thursday evening at 7 o'clock.
There will be morning session at half
past ten O'Clock on Friday, also an even
ing session at Z o'clock. Sunday school
and missionary subjects will be discuss
ed at the convention, which will be Of
interest to all persons, and the public is
cordially invited to attend and partici-
pate in the proceeding. A number of
visiting clergymen will be in attend
ance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13
The Best Mail Facilities Ever

AGorded.-Preside Hood, Of the
Western Maryland Railroad Company,
after conference with Second Assist
ant Postmaster-General A. Leo Knott
and other officials of the Postoffice De-
partment, states that arrangements have
been made for starting the Southern fast
mail from Baltimore over the Western
Maryland Railroad at 8 a. m instead OF
a. m. The change in the schedule will
60 into effect on next Sunday. At Ha-
gerstown connection will be made with
train southwark over the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad which will leave that
place at 60 q. m, making close con-
nections all the way through to the far
South over the Shenandoah Valley,
Norfolk and Western, and East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad syS-
tenn, including New Orleans, Florida,
Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile, Chatta-
nooga, Memphis, etc. The Baltimore
papers will be sent by this early train
with the early mails from Baltimore,
and postmasters will look out at an early
hour for their mail. The mail will be
delivered on the line Of the Western
Maryland Railroad before daylight, as
the train will reach Westminster at ~
and be in Hagerstown at 6.O3. The
Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Rail-
road will deliver the mail in Waynes-
boro' about 7.40, Chambersburg 500 and
Shippensburg $50. The Shenandoah
Valley train leaving Hagerstown at Go
will be due at Shepherdstown about
$40, Charlestown 40, Berryville 7.3O,
Luray 90, and will arrive at Roanoke
about 2.30 p. m. The Baltimore papers
will be read at the breakfast table in
many towns in the Shenandoah Valley.
The hour is early for the travelling pub
lie, but the train will make connection
with the train from the East that leaves
New York the previous evening, and
the arrangement will be the most direct
that Baltimore has had to all points
south by the East Tennessee system. A
sleeper will be kept at Hillen station,
Baltimore, and will be open to passen-
gers early the previous evening, where
they can retire at seasonable bedtime,
and not be disturbed until breakfast
time next morning, when they will be
well on their southwark journey.
The same Southern connections will
be made by train over the Western
Maryland, to be known as the Southern
express, that will leave Baltimore at
1925 in the afternoon, after the arrival
of the limited train from New York,
reaching Hagerstown at $50 p. IN. This
train will also make close connections
all the way through to the South.
The north-bound fast Southern mail
will leave Hagerstown at l p. m. and
arrive in Baltimore at 4 p. m. The
north. bound Southern express will
leave Hagerstown at 9.45 p. IN. and
reach Baltimore at l2.40 midnight. This
latter will be the only train by which
connections can be made in the evening
for Baltimore by the East Tennessee
system. The north-bound connections
by the new schedule will be as complete
as those south bound from Baltimore.
The connections are the best ever afford
ed to and from the South, and are COM
plete as regards every tributary line in
all directions. -BShimo,e Sun Of Hed-
ne,day.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13
Council MeetIng.-The regu

Council Meeting.-The regular
meeting of the City Council was held
on Monday evening last, all the men,
bers present except DR.. Reynolds. The
minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved. Mr.. II. F. Barn
hart reported work done by Street Com
mittee. DR.. 1. S. Tanner appeared be-
fore the Council and asked that a COM
mittee be appointed to examine into the
condition of the street in the neighbor-
hood Of his residence. On motion the
matter was referred to the Street Com
mittee, with orders to report at the next
meeting Of the Council. The following
bills were presented and ordered paid:
w. L. Arthur, sl6.15; Joseph Snyder,
1925; John Kidwell, 1925; Jeptha
Wintermoyer, 5000; NJ. E. Spohn,
$3.50; II. F. Barnhart, Sl.24. Mr..
Charles Ferrells, in response to an Or
der from the Council, appeared before
it to represent the Shepherd Fire De-
partment, of which he is Chief. He SUBJ
mitted a proposition from the depart
ment, Offering to keep fire in the engine
room all winter, pay for the coal, pay
for janitor, and all other necessaries,
provided the Council would appropriate
fifty dollars to the department. The
matter was referred to committe con-
sisting of Messrs. Ii. f. Barnhart and
NJ. E. Spohn, to which Chief Ferrells
was added. At the request Of the Chief
Of the fire department, the Council
agreed to furnish gasoline to run lamp
all night at the engine room. On mo-
ton the Sergeant was ordered to pur-
chase four tons Of coal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-11-13

Sleeping Cnrs.-The Shenandoah
Valley Railroad has recently put on new
sleeping cars between Hagerstown and
Roanoke for which their charge for
night, the time of the run bet %een the
terminal points of the road above named,
is only one dollar, just half the Pullman
charge for the same service.
These sleeping cars have been con-
structed by the railroad company itself
for its own use, and, In our opinion,
they are not only equally MS comfortable
and pleasant as the Pullman sleeper,
but in several particulars they are much
more agreeable, especially in this that
there are no upper berths, thus making
every berth at the half single rate as
airy and pleasant as who'll section in
Pullman sleeper, for which TIE charge
is never less than four dollars.
1t is gratifying to record such inn
provcments in travelling facilities for
which only moderate and yet fair
charges are made, thus placing them
within the reach Of more people. For
many years the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad has had sleeping car OF its
own with berths for a dollar a night,
but its berths are stationary. The ex-
piration of many of the Pullman patents
now puts in the power of railroads to
construct comfortable sleeping cars in
which the desirable features Of the Pull
man cars can be embodied without i'm
posing upon travellers the high charges
that have characterized the era of the
Pullman monopoly.-7hs Virginia..