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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
JOAQUIN MILLER
Predicts the Manner of Van
derbilt's Death

A correspondent of the Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette, writing from
Washington, says that Joaquin Mil
Ter, the poet, is living again in his
cabin on the outskirts of the city.
Last summer he completed novel
entitled The Destruction of Goth
am" in which he pictured the death
of Jay Gould and Vanderbilt, and
the destruction of the city of New
York. He received check for the
work for large amount, and his
publishers have since been putting
the story in type, expecting to an
nounce its publication during the
winter. Singularly, Mr., Miller pic
tured the death of Vanderbilt almost
as it occurred, although his manu-
script was in the hands of the pub
fishers six months before the great
multi-millionaire died. Familiar
with Mr. Vanderbilt's house and his
library, he pictured him sitting in
his chair at the table in the twi-
light, with all the objects about him
vague aud indistinct. AS he. sat
there an old man entered with a
scythe upon his shoulder and took
his seat opposite him at the table.
The rich man said; "Who is
this? All! 1t is one of the farmers
come here from Staten Island; but it
is not hay-time nor harvest. Why
does he bring his scythe?"
The old man was silent, until af-
ter time he reached over and laid
his hand upon the the table and the
millionaire fell dead, his hands fall
ing open and for the first time emp
ty. The current accounts of the
death of Vanderbilt draw this pic
ture almost exactly as the poet and
novelist had. Mr.. Miller is one OF
those indly-hearted men who believe
that nothing should be said Of the
dead unless it be good, and he in
tends to return his publishers
check and suppress the novel unless
the third or fourth chapters devoted
to Mr.. Vanderbilt can be taken out
of the book without injury to its
symmetry.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
The Proposed Methodist Episco-
pal College.

The Methodist Episcopal Confer
enee of West Virginia has been dis
cussing for several years the advis-
ability Of establishing college
somewhere in this State. The great
difficulty so far has been lack of
funds. This matter has at last been
put on a safe basis and the college
is a sure thing. 1t will be under
the control of the West Virginia
Conference Of the M. f. Church and
will be open to both sexes of all de.
nominations. The Board of Control
is now ready to receive proposals
from the following places:
Weston, Buckhannon, Clarksburg.
Grafton, Fairmont, Morgantown,
Wheeling, Parkersburg and Charles
ton. The place offering the most
liberal Inducements, other things
taken into consideration, such as IA
cilities for travelling, health of local
ity, &C., will obtain the college.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

wheat to the gallon, and they'll git
all the wheat in this neighborhood,
and that wheat will go from here to
Wanesburg, and from there to
Pittsburg, and I'm drawn pension
at this time, and the devil and more
right have ! to it than you have, but
there was old Andy Cooley and Jack
Brookover got me afore the Squire,
and didn't care what swore, SO
they got part of the money. All
the exploit ever done in my life
was to kill my mother, and then the
gun went off by accident
Stranger-Good day, sir.
Mrs. Darrah-Robin, the gentle
man don't know no more about the
road now than if you hadn't said a
word.
Darah-Hold your tongue, old
woman; by the grace of God he
can't miss the way, and | know he
recollects it, for he said good morn
ing and l said good morning and so
we parted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
TWO ASSIGNMENTS
At Grafton-H. J. Sniyely and
Martin and Snively.

II. J. Snively, Esq, prominent
lawyer of Grafton, made an assign
ment last week to B. f. Martin,
trustee. His preferred creditors
are First National Bank of Graf
ton, $4,000; Lizzie II. Snively, $3.50;
Seemon u Co., $1S4.45; Henry Bar
low, $3.50; Lizzie Ii. Snively, for use
of daughter, $l43.50; Elizabeth
Thorne, $65; John McAfee, $75;
Aaron Grayson, $11; John H. Ger
kin, $3S; John Tregallas, $40. His
liabilities are rot yet ascertained.
The firm of Martin & Snively also
made an assignment Wednesday to
Frand Woods, trustee. They make
the following preferred creditors
Clifton Camel Coal Company,
$4,000; First National Bank of Graf
toh,$550; Brooks, Rogers a. Co.,
1928; S. l.. Allen, $l65; j. W. Ham
ilton, 5000; Geo. f. Owens, 1915; L.
Addison, $52: Hubbard, Paul q Co.,
1914; L. r. Cafraw, $l,470. Liabil-
tiles aud assets not yet ascer-
tanned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
BONNETS AND BANGS.
Some Observations by Mugwump
To the Editor of the New DOMINION:


--Dec 80, 1885
was much pleased with your late
statement ON the hat subject. Now,
in next issue tell us what you know
about the bonnets worn in and about
Morgantown. l have gathered a
few facts in regard to ladies hats
which will probably be of some in
terest to your readers.
LIST, They change four times a
year, or once quarter.
End, No lady wants one like any
she has ever seen. - rsa.
3rd, A change of hats simply
means different crook in the rim,
and every crook costs dollar
4th, There is no fixed style in color
or extent of crown. Some will hold
a gallon, some quart, some pint
and some nothing; but the shape
must always suit the bangs. Hats
and bonnets are subject to bangs,
and not bangs to bonnets and hats.
One editor not long ago thanked
God that bangs were going out of
fashion. But it was premature.
Somebody had lied, that's all.
One thing l have noticed: The
young ladies are little selfish;
they say that married ladies, especi-
ally old ones, have no right to wear
them--that is, bangs. But be that
asst may, there is no lack of them
worn, and married ladies will proba-
bly, claim that they are the leaders,
and that their daughters are trying
to initiate their example. If this
be true they will never go out of
fashion, because they train their
bangs at their husbands expense,
and husbands will not discourage
them for fear they will get their own
hair banged and perhaps their heads.
But they should be humored; what
would the world do without them?
Il mean women, not. bangs. So ]
would say, give us women without
bangs if possible, for don't like to
be banged; but would rather be
banged than have no women at all.
MUGWUMP.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
WAN t. to X now.


To The Editor of the New DOMINION,
Please state in your next issue
whether or not the F., M. d p rail
road will begin carrying the mails
as soon as the road is completed to
Morgantown, and oblige,
INTERESTED.
This will depend altogether upon
whether the new mail route is estab-
lished by that time The west side
ried as usual, and in order to secure
the advantages Of mail by rail, the
new route must be established.
This, no doubt, will be done as soon
as the F., NJ. & P. begins to make
regular time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
A MURDER IN GREENE.
At Least ID Looks That Way.

Lippencott's is a small town about
five miles from Waynesburg. Since
our last issue that town has been all
torn up over serious shooting scrape.
The facts of the case are as fol-
lows, as related by the Waynesburg
papers;
On Friday, December 18th, young
Merchant Lippencott, youngest son
of U. B. Lippencott, was driving by
the home of Mr.. Blackburn, when
one of the latter's children threw
stones at Lippencott, and the father
is said to have taken it up, and as
there had been some trouble between
these parties before bad blood was
engendered, and young Lippencott
told Blackburn to come up to the
store that evening and they would
settle it. Former, who is a brother
in-law of Blackburn, happened to be
visiting there that evening, and the
two went up to the store between six
and seven o'clock, and when they
reached the warehouse the row be-
gan, but just who opened the ball is
not known by us. Lippencott, Woods
and Rice, it is said, used clubs and
stones, while the other party used
revolvers and with rather deadly
effect. Lippencott was shot in the
breast and arm, Rice was shot through
the upper part of the abdomen, side
wise, the ball passing clear through
the body to the skin on the opposite
side, going through the liver, it is
said, on its route. Woods was struck
in the chin, the ball passing back
through the face and lodging, it is
believed, near the jugular vein in the
rear part of the neck. The wounds
of the two latter are believed to be
dangerous, especially that of Rice,
who it is thought cannot recover. DIR.
I. Sharpnack, of Jefferson, was hasti-
ly summoned and rendered all the
medical aid possible under the cir
cumstances. He skillfully extracted
the bullets from the bodies of Lippen-
colt and Rice, while the condition
of Woods and the position of the
ball precluded probing for the leaden
pellet in his neck. On Saturday
Woods went before ESQ, Milton
Worley and made oath to the effect
that David L. Former fired seven or
eight shots during the trouble, and
that John Blackburn fred two shots
when he gave his revolver to Fonner
On the strength of this affidavit a
warrant was sworn out for Black
burn, and on Monday Constable Jim
b. Zimmerman proceeded to his home,
arrested the accused and lodged him
in Jail at Waynesburg. Blackburn
denies firing any of the shots, and
Former, it is said, claims that he did
all the shooting, even since he was
jailed. Former also claims that Lip
pencott, Rice and Woods attacked
him in the road with stones and clubs,
and that the shooting was done in
selfdefense. On Sabbath DR. John
Purman visited Former in jail, and
found him suffering from injuries
about both the abdomen and head,
though these are not of dangerous
character. Considerable feeling is
manifested over the affair, and much
speculation is INDUCED in regarding
it, some protesting that one party
and some declaring the other most
to blame for the bloody ARRAY.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
A BAD YOUNG DANIEL,
Who MAY Get Into a Lions bel
and STAY Aw lille.

A correspondent of the Uniontown
STANDARD writes from Gibbon' 8
Glade, Preston county, as follows:
During the past few months, Dan
iel Gaskill, gay and festive youth
who halls from the vicinity of Wood
bridgetown, has been quite promi-
nent character in southern Fayette,
Somerset and adjoining counties in
Maryland and West Virginia. Dan
iel' lcame into this section some
months ago with the unenviable re-
pntation of hiring horses and bugies
and forgetting to return them. Dan
iel who is undoubtedly a profession
al in his line of business, concluded
during the summer to prospect and
open up a new field; SO accordingly,
he made his appearance one day in
Oakland, Garrett Co, Md, represent
lug himself as a son of Squire Isaac
Armstrong, who lives near this place,
and procured horse and buggy to
drive to Bruceton, Preston county,
w. Va, at which point the squire
and his son are engaged in mercan-
tile business. The buggy not being
returned on time the owner sent his
brother to Bruceton for it and to see
why the young merchant had not
kept his word. At Rruceton the
brother learned the true state of af-
fairs and armed with a warrant pur-
sued Daniel, who was pleasure riding
near the Pennsylvania line and law
ishing his smiles and attentions up
on some of the fair sex. But day
ahead of those who were pursuing
him he passed by all still houses CON
venient and HE'D himself into Somer-
set County where his trail was lost
and he made good his escape. His
pursures reported finding no less
than three women to whom he had
been married in distance of less
than one hundred miles. Daniel, af-
ter passing Pennington towards
Somerset, had run out of money and
would secure a hiding place and
then forage for the horse and him
self
Reports came of Gaskill in other
quarters appropriating two other
horses and buggies and about the
first of December Daniel became
visible again along the state line
with a horse and buggy and woman
which he captured in Somerset.
Gaskill was a merchant in Scott
dale and he and his sister wanted a
girl for house work and on this
statement got young girl about
fifteen into his captured buggy. The
father of the girl and owner of the
buggy with seven others followed in
pursuit. At last accounts Daniel
had left the buggy and girl but had
taken the horse and eluded his
vengeful pursuers. iglii
Dan is said to be able, like a red
fox, to tell when his pursuers are
close ON him and has several times
sprang from his buggy and taken to
the woods when his pursuers were
close. 1t is said he commenced his
exciting and adventurous career by
capturing a horse, next appropriat-
ing a horse, buggy and woman, and
one man predicts that his next ex-
plot will be to steal two horse
wagon and whole family
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

There is. an old superstition that
if Christmas comes on Friday there
will be a hard winter, but an early
spring and good summer. In
some communities this is looked
upon as an almost unfailing weather
prediction.
The tradition for every day in the
week is as follows:g tG.4 1e
If Christmas falls on Sunday
there will be fine and fair sum-
mer, and the child born ON that day
will be great lord. If it falls on
Monday the year will be stormy and
the cattle will die in large numbers.
If on Tuesday women will die, ships
be wrecked and kings and lords be
slain. If on Wednesday there will
be a hard winter, with 'hydeus
wyndes,' and merry summer, much
rain and many deaths Of the young.
If on Friday there will be a hard
winter and an early spring, good
summer, and whoever was born on
that day will live long, but perhaps
not exactly after the Command
mcnts. II on Saturday the winter
is to be dreaded, for Ut shall slay
both man and beste.N
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

To the Editor of the New DOMINION.
Your interviews last week on the
needs of Morgantown were very
timely and interesting.
In this connection / beg leave to
name what l consider the greatest
need Of the entire county outside of
Morgantown. 1t is this:
A longer school term. For some
years we have had but five months
Of school, and these in the bad
weather when many of the little
folks could not attend. This is a
disgrace to the county, county
that tries to be called the best
educated in the State. Your
correspondent is not a teacher and
has no "axe to grind" but for the
sake of the fair fame of Monongalia
and the good of its citizens this plea
is made. 1 think it is never too
soon or too late to agitate a good
cause and therefore make this sug-
gestion.
Yours respectfully,
bF gaf ~ NO. S.
E..%o~ w W. No., OOtl
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The Braxton Democrat knows
what it takes to build up town
and make it thrive. 1t knows that
ordinarily the business standing and
prosperity of town or city is judged
by strangers by the amount of ad
vertising the business men of
that city or town do. Judging
Morgantown upon that basis il
concludes that we must be about
the size of Sutton. Read the fol-
lowing:
There are 9 physicians, 2 den lists
IL ministers, Ia lawyers, 16 profess
sors, % teachers, Is merchants and
grocers, IL milliners and dressmak-
ers, and 6 hotels in Morgantown, be-
sides an average of other business
men, and yet by glance at the
columns Of the Morgantown papers,
you wouldn't think that Morgan
town was any larger than Sutton,
because the business men don't adj
vertise. sars4 i4
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Not many days ago Henry Clos
ser, who lives five miles west of
Waynesburgs lost $3.50. He sold
some cattle, and was on his
way to Waynesburg to deposit
the money in bank, and by some
means lost it from his pocket on his
way, Ahundred, dollars were offer
cd as reward for the return Of the
moned, but NJ, Closer still mourns
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

State Senator woodward, of Roane
county, has congressional ambitions.
He has come to the conclusion that
the country can not be saved unless
he saves it, In other words, it must
either go to woodward or TO the
Boneyard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

AN old and intimate friend of
mine is Parker's Hair Balsam.
have used it five years, and could
not do without it. 1t has stopped
my hair from falling, restored it's
natural black color and wholly
clcanscd 1t from dandrufI, ~- Mlss
Peal Ancson, st. Louis, Mo.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

sit was the night before Christ
mas and the streets of Morgantown
were as dark as Millions cave "where
brooding darkness spreads his jeal-
GUS wings" Many other nights
recently have found the town in
dense darkness, and the complain
ing has been loud and forcible.
The dispensers of light ought to pro-
vide for lighting the streets every
dark night, even if the moon does
have an engagement to appear that
evening. Luna is as tickle as she is
fair. 81 Hf
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Miss Jennie Smith, the railroad
evangelist, has been holding a series
of meetings in Parkersburg, assisted
by Miss Sarah Harris. She has
been going among the workmen in
the shops, and doing much good.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Waterworks would make it posi-
BILE for Morgantown to have an eff
cient fire service, and fire service
would make it possible to save the
town in case of a fire.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Hon. Henry 5. Walker, Gov. Will
sons Prime Minister, has been elect
ed member of the Virginia Histori-
cal Society, whose headquarters are
at Richmond.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The West Virginia NJ. L. Confer
ence has taken the initial steps to
ward the founding of a college in the
State. The town that shall offer
the strongest inducements will get
the school,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The christmas number of Mr..
Lewis Barker's st. Paul Daily Globe
is gigantic success. 1t is full of
the progressive spirit of the great
North West. t
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Rose Elizabeth Cleveland says
she is going to stop smoking in the
White House. One would think
that the first lady of the land ought
to stop smoking altogether
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

b. L. Butcher, late Superintendent
of Schools, is specializing in real
estate. He has just bought half
interest in 10000 acres Of land in
Randolph county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The steamer Harry and the F., NJ.
81 p railroad have selected tryst-
ing place under the suspension
bridge. Look out for scandal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Is there law against drunken
ness on the streets of Morgantown?
If so, ought not that law to be just
as good after dark as in daylight?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Rev. j. M. Scott, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Point Pleas
ant, died recently at his home in
that town. He was born in Hardy
county, this State, January Is, 1880,
and was a graduate of Hampden-
Sidney College. He was very
learned and cultivated man, and had
done successful ministerial work in
West Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The First District will be bloody
Bosworth Field for whatever Repub-
lican Richard may take up the
sword against the coming Rich
mond. sf.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The new Washington correspond
ent of the Wheeling Intelligencer is
said to be Republican for revenue
only.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Begin at once to plant eggs and
grow chickens. The M. +. Confer
ence is to meet here next fall.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Esteemed Vest Virginian, we
send thee bit of rosemary; that
for remembrance" The Second
District is Democratic. M
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Frank Woods, Esq, of Grafton.
has undertaken good work. The
Sentinel of last week has the follow
ing concerning him: "Mr. Frank
Woods last Sabbath made propo-
sition to his Sunday school class OF
young men, which was as magnani-
nous as it was unexpected. Mr..
Woods has all along evinced an in
terest in his class in countless ways
that is well worthy the imitation OF
other teachers, and the result is that
his pupils honor him with an at
tachment that amounts to positive
endearment. Last Sunday he an
nounced to them that this interest
he felt for young men, and his anx-
iety to help them into better life
prompted him to make them propo-
sition which might be for their bene-
fit to accept He said that this offer
should not be extended to his Sun
day school class alone, but to the
young men of the town generally.
He then revealed his plan which MA
to open up night school in some
suitable room where all the boys who
cared to improve their minds and
morals and try for better educa "
ton might come to him and be IT,
structed free of charge. He prou
ised to devote all the time and att6f-
ton that his business and health
would permit to this generous under
taking. The only guarantee he n
quires is that of good behavior, In
sisting that the young men while il
attendance at the school shall reffein
from the use of tobacco and impr0p
language. The boys were given u
til next Sabbath to ponder over az
return their answer to the propo@Ii
ton, but this was hardly ncces1c
as they seemed charmed with
idea, and only too glad 10 exolf
themselves of this capital che1
to obtain that instruction whi<
fortune denied many Of thex
earlier years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

We pity the West Virginia Dem
ocrat. $50 wise, so young, they say,
do never live long"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
PERSONALITIES.
Some Remarks About Prominent
West Virginians,
Living and Dead, In and Ont
of the state.

Hon. j. NJ. Mason denies the state
ment that he is negotiating for the
defunct Richmond Wing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

"What great men have been in
love" now here's Morris, of the
Gazette in love with the State Jour
nal and two or three other esteemed
contemporaries" Look out for a
case of bigamy right here in West
Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The New DOMINION got good
list of new subscribers in its Christ
mas stocking.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

The crop of good resolutions is
said to be unusually large this sea
son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

One of the best Of the many good
things said during the war of the
Rebellion was said by Col. +. w.
Thompson, of Morgantown. 1t was
during the battle of Bull PasturE
Mountain, on the Sth of May, 1862.
Benz. Butterworth, who was CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial relates the incident, and it is
quoted in Moore's rebellion Re-
cord" Vol. V, page 80, as follows:
Lieut.. Col. Thompson, whose cool
ness everyone admires, was, during
the battle, writing a message, hav-
ing the paper against tree, when a
bullet pierced the paper, sticking it
to the tree. Thank you, l am not
posting advertisements said the
Colonel, and if were | would prefer
tacks.'"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09

Maj. j. NJ. Lee is doing good work
in Wheeling. He has organized the
Linsly Cadets and is helping mate
rally to build up the school. The
Mteiligeacer says: THE Linsly Ca
Diet Corps, under command of Major
j. NJ. Lee, has been attracting con-
siderable attention on several after
moons past by their drill and march
ing ON the streets. The boys are
becoming very proficient in the sew
eral movements and the manual of
arms. They Will have full dress
parade shortly