The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13

What Our Exchanges Have to
Say ON Various Subjects.


Say ON Various Subjects.
Miss Cleyeland's cold water recep-
tions seem to be attracting more
public attention than the Presidents
fight with the Senate.-Freeman.
The Democrats of the Second dis
trict have long felt proud of their
own Congressman Wilson. They
now feel prouder than ever.-Regts-
ter.
1t seems as if all the politicians
of the State had moved down into
the Fourth district, Judging from the
continuous roar in that quarter
Tyler Democrat.
Colonel McEldowney has faceti-
ously declined to be Congressman.
You must excuse the b'hoys for in
sisting Colonel; they will have their
fun.-St. Mory's Oracle.
1t is said that there are twenty
eight candidates for Congress in the
Fourth Congressional district, and
several counties are yet to be heard
from.-Shepherdstocn Register.
McGraw is said to be the best In
ternal Revenue Collector West Vir-
ginia ever had. Mccormick was the
poorest. Under Mccormick the du-
ties were badly performed.-Gilmer
Banner.
Morgantown has new railroad,
new postoffice building, and now
her people want new town hall.
The staid old town is becoming
''frisky" as age advances upon her
Waynesburg Republican.
Sam Jones seems to have struck
his first snag in Chicago on the old,
old question of whether man should
say his prayers sitting, standing or
kneeling. 1t depends ON the condi-
ton of the floor.-Pittsburg Post
The Wheeling dailies are full of
the strike" conferences that don t
confer, and compromises that don't
compromise, but for the life of us we
can't tell from these paper whether
anybody's to blame or not for these
nine months of trouble between mills
and men, Freeman.
1t is so rare that the House hears
anything above the dead level of
commonplace, that when so capable
speaker as Mr.. W. L. Wilson, of
West Virginia, gives wings to his
fancy the House wonders what has
struck it. We are not so slow in
West Virginia, after ALL InteUigen-
Ger.
Morgantown, the seat of learning
for West Virginia, is at last in rail
road communication with the outside
world, the road connecting it with
the B. & O. r. r., at point near
Fairmont, having been just finished.
1t is cause of great rejoicing
amongst the good people of that ven
cradle town.-Huntington CONNER
cidl.
The colored people of Lexington,
Va, are aiding in raising funds for
the Stonewall jackson monument
Gen. Jackson organized Presbyter-
ian Sunday School among the color
ed people there twenty-five or more
years ago, and then the boys and
girls of the school are now the men
and women who are leading in the
matter.-Spira Of Jefferson.
/ In General Grants book twenty
four Smiths are mentioned, smaller
families in proportion, and since the
author did not follow up each Smith
with his given name the indexer has
had time of it. The index will
add greatly to the value of the work
OF the first volume $4,000 copies
; have been sold. Still greater things
are expected after the second vol
ume is ready.-Intelligencer
The prospect for a fight and a
lively foot race in this Congressional
District this year are first-class
Mr.. Gibson is candidate for re-nom
nation. State Treasurer VIM. T
Thompson is also candidate. Botf
these men are from Cable county
Judge Monroe jackson, of Parkers
. burg, and Chas. E. Hogg, Esq. O
Mason, are all candidates, and there
are several other counties to herr
from. We have so much good ma
terial from which to makea selection
that mistake would seem almos
. impossible. Still, it is the duty o
the people to study the men ant
their various qualifications, and thel
select the best of the lot to bear thei
, honors.-Putnam Democrat.
Is Governor Wilson really in tn
! field as a candidate for U. S. Sena
tor or not? Some recent demonstra
. tions in the way of appointments t.
, positions Of honor according as the,
! are filled, if not of much profit
t rather gives color to the idea tina
Q he is. So far as this end Of the Pan
9 handle is concerned while we all ar
O tickled to death by his appreciation
9 of Senator Somerville, yet if h
g wants to make himself soldier tina
Andrew jackson with the Brook
r county democracy, the better car
: for him to play is to pledge himsel
n if elected, to get us $4,000 publ
n building for some purpose or othe
here. at Wellsburg. 1t is true b
IS might not get the appropriate
. even if he ever gets the chance t
a try it and he may even forget to TT
v it, but the effort even, would be
q first class advertisement for the Ga
# City of West Virginia. We merel
le suggest a preference.--W ellsbu'
Il Herald.
y Train Wreckers.
IL On Tuesday night of last wee