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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
THE MAY ELECTION.

On Saturday, the first day of May,
the people of Ohio county will be called
upon to participate in an election, the
results of which will more directly bear
upon their material interests than any
other contest at the polls they will
be called upon to engage in this year.
The squabble for Governor doesn't
amount to a row of pins by the side of
it.
The people of this county have been
peculiarly unfortunate heretofore in the
selection of magistrates, in that they
have always chosen men to compose the
county court, a majority of whom, for
some years past, have made it their ex-
press and particular business to divert
a large portion of special fund, raised
by special taxation, for a specific pur-
pose, under special act of the Legisla-
ture, from its legitimate uses, in defiance
of the prohibition of such action in the
law authorizing the levy and disburse-
ment of the special tax and the fund
accruing tberefrom; thus forcing the
taxpayers to pay something like fifty
or sixty thousand dollars on debt Of
twenty-four thousand dollars, and Hs
debt Is not paid get.
This is but one grievance. But ii
should be sufficient to cause the people
to exercise careful circumspectiOn in
the selection of magistrates. Let them
select their most intelligent men, and
men who are successful in the conduct
of their own business. Were we to
write columns on this subject, we do
not know that we could say more than
we now utter in these few words of adj
vice: Ifyou have any jacks in your dis
tricts, take out license and stand them,
but don't make magistrates of them,
unless you want to pay a round price
for the oats they will consume.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

Messrs. l. Ripley and Augustus New
ton, Of Macon, Ga. were arrested on Fri>
day evening of last week on a warrant
issued by Judge Hill, charging them with
sending and accepting a challenge to
fight duel. Mr.. Ripley is ofthe firm of
Ripley Il Tinsley, brokers, and Mr.. New
som is OF the firm of Coleman d Newsom.
The facts, as stated by the local press, are
that Messrs Ripley & Tinsley negotiated
one OF B. Rye * Sons drafts for Messrs.
Lsthrop & Co. of Savannah, with Messrs.
Coleman * Newsom for bacon. Rye d
Son failed day or two afterward. Mr..
N. thought the brokerage firm knew Of
this, and that the transaction was an I'M
fair one on their part. A dispute arose,
out of which grew the sending and accept
ing of challenge. The matter got to
the ears Of the city authorities, who have
been shadowing them for some days, and
believing it to be their intention to leave
the city that night for some point out o.
the State. the arrest was made as above
stated. The affair was very well man.
agei on the part Of the authorities, the
arrests being simultaneously made, anc
the parties having no idea that anything
was known Of it until they were in Gus
tody. AS we 60 to press, the friends o
the parties are endtavering to bring tn,
matter 70 an amicable and honorable ad
, justmeBt. We trust they may meet will
success.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
KENTUCKY NEWS.

Mr.. Perry Bryant on Monday brought
suit in the McCracken Circuit Court
against Mr.. Eli Rowe for slandering his
wife, laying damages at $4,000
The case of EweIl against McWorther
for Islander, removed from Laurel, was
disposed OF in the Rockcastle circuit court.
Judgment tor plaintiff for ten thousand
dollars. - -..-
Lexington has an old darky, named
Jones, whom 1t fondly believes is liz
years old
In the Larue Circuit Court, last geek,
in the case Of Miss Lizzie Miller vs.. Thos
Pottinger, for breach OF promise and Sc
duction, change .of venue to Marion
county was granted.
A little son of Jas. III. Intsey, residing
on Rough creek in Grayson county, was
kicked in the face by mule one day last
week and severely injured. Several teeth
were knocked out and the jaw bone frac-
tured.
Henry Lee, who came to Grayson coun.
ty two weeks ago an entire stranger, and
who was stopping with Mr.. Evely, on
Rough creek, wooed and won the fair
daughter of bis host, aud on last Sunday
they were married.
A little son of Capt r. S. Triplett. of
Greensboro, while out cunning with some
companions last week, had several fingers
of his left hand nearly blown off by the
accidental discharge of pistol which he
was handling.
Mr.. T. R. Jones tells the Murray Ga
zette that one Of the pupils in his class at
Sunday school, Miss Maggie Miller, lit
tie girl of twelve years of age, has reclted
and committed up to the first of January
upwards of three thousand verses in the
Bible.
The Bowling Green Democrat has been
informed by reliable party just from the
scene of the Kentucky disturbance in
Todd, that of the Kuklux captured every
one is a member of the Radical party.
The truly loyal will please bear in mind
this significant fact and mournfully Ia
ment that the Radical vote will fall short
at the coming election in Todd, at least
the number of votes represented by the
parties now in the Elkton Jail
Another veteran Of the war of 1872,
Uncle Billy Xii grow, aged 80 years, has
recently died in Caldwell county. Uncle
Billy lived in that county for more than
half century, and for forty~five years
was a member of the church in good
standing He was good citizen, a good
man, and had the confidence and respect
of all who knew him.
On Thursday last, as little boy about
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pieces for each member Of the family.
guard told him not to stir from the house
in three hours, upon peril of his lifer as
some Of them would remain and watch.
They then went away in an unknown dl-
rection.
The Sparta (Ga.) Planter has several
times heard it positively asserted that a
bureau was carried by the tornado from
Mr.. Masseys place to Mr.. Dunn's, dis
lance of nine miles, and left in the latter
gentleman's yard According to reports,
so far, the loss of life in Glascock county
was much greater than elsewhere. Up
to Wednesday twenty-five persons bad
been buried in that county. Heavy for
est oaks that had withstood the storms Of
ages were uprooted in Glascock county.
The small, slim saplings, that would bend
to the ground without breaking, had the
bark entirely peeled of. In ravine
some two hundred yards off the editor saw
an oil-can battered almost into round
ball. He saw a common hinge driven to
the joint into a pine tree. The joint ex-
poeed is nearly two inches wide and two
and half in length. Gravel and small
stones were driven with such force as to
stick fast into hard, naked trees He cut
some out which had penetrated to the
depth of half an inch. Scattered about
the yard are dead chickens, the house
cat, rats, etc. Dead rabbits and birds
! were also along the track.
Mrs. Anna Mayer, a Cincinnati widow
d residing at 359 Main street made desper-
= ate and probably successful attempt to SUI
n icide Tuesday afternoon. A young wo-
man IN the cigar store below heard two
!, shots fired up stairs, and running mp
V found Mrs Mayer with a revolver in hei
!, hand and her face bleeding. She endeav
= ored to take the revolver from her; but
t the frenzied woman threatened to shoo
: and she left for aid. Immediately two
IS more shots were heard, and Mrs. Mayer
It was found on the floor bleeding and in
sensible Last week a suit was begur
], against her to recover 81 500 which {
: party claimed as due him from her hus
lie band. This and other financial troubles
,r previously encountered are supposed t.
r have rendered her insane. There are lit
,e tie hopes other recovery. She has fam
IS lily and four children, the Oldest but tel
r years of age.
d. A special dispatch to the Richmon'
vs. Dispatch says the officers Of the Unite
IN States secret service made raid into tn
Mt counties ofScott, Wise, Russell, Buchan
e. an, Smythe, and Montgomery, in Vii
Sc gina, and arrested nine manufacturers {
ID counterfeit money. A large amount {
is counterfeit coin, bills, dies, plates, &c
as was captured The leader of the gan
err made desperate resistance, attemptin
re to shoot his captors. The prisoners wei
d. brought to Abingdon and committed
It's Jail The other squad of mounted off
k, GERS are to be heard from, and they a.
d, hourly expected to come on with abo'
N, twenty more prisoners. The Unite
r, States prisoners are under the directio
a of Chief Washburn. The government d
or tectives have been on the track Of the
ng counterfeiters for the last eight years.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
Tuesday. ADriI q.

Bird, negro constable. shot and killed
another negro who refused to be arrested
last week six miles from Hampstead,
Texas.
The trial of John D. Lee and others at
Beaver. Utah, charged with participation
in the Mountain Meadow massacre, has
been postponed.
KEY WEST, April I've have had
four cases of yellow fever here. There
are none existing now. The weather is
cool and the city healthy.
j. V. HARRIS. NJ. D.
Health Officer.
A young lady named Anna Grimes was
killed at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday even
ing from being thrown from a carriage at
the corner OF Erie and Superior streets.
She fell on the curbing, fracturing her
skull. The deceased was a resident of
Meadville, Pa.
Fred. R. Foot, agent in Jackson, Tenn,
for the Singer sewing machine, absconded
on the 25th of March, leaving behind him
an exceedingly lively number of creditors
1t seems, from the most reliable reports,
that Foote is defaulter to his company in
the sum of $1,000; to his agents in the
sum Of $4,000; and to other people to the
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
We have dwords to waste on the

We have 4 words to waste on the
action of the conversion Monday. That
it was a slim gathering the vote will
show. The masses did not take inter.
est enough in it to attend. About ev,
cry WILLIAMS man in the county was
ON hand. They were thoroughly organ
lied and superhly handled. and they
were magnanimOus withal. After Sc
curing the chairman and the majority
of the committee ON resolutions, they
actually reported against instructing
for Governor. But the madness of the
moon appeared to be upon the friends
of McCREARY. They worked for in
structions, and We hope they are salts
fed with what they got. Dear bought
experience is the most valuable. Al
though we cannot and will not support
WILLIAMS, at any time, or under any
circumstances, for any Office, yet We
ratherenjOyed thecastigatiOn our friends
received on Monday-and portion of
which fell upon our shoulders, as We
acted with them, though against our
better judgment-n consideration of
this lesson it taught US all, which may
prove useful hereafter: 1t is always
best to let well enough alsne.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

THE wife is the key of the house,
A modest woman should often neither
see nor hear. Women and winds wreck
mems wisest efforts. Pretty women
rarely acknowledge each others merits
The hearts of vain women are weather
cocks turned by the breath Of fools
Women often make wise men fools, and
weak men knaves. Maids aid mer-
chants and printers may be ruined by
trusting. Please women's eyes and you
tickle their hearts. Take heed of a
widow thrice married.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

WHEN a citizen stumbles into our Of
flee late of Wednesday evening, and
wants to know if ''this is the (hic!)
where the prayer-meeting is" we at
once suspect that he has been eating
boiled potatoes for supper.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

BEEcHER's testifying on Friday that
he and ELIZABETH didn't, doesn't at all
impair the. facilities of this Office for
turning out the neatest and cheapest
horse and jack bills in the Green River
Nation.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

IFyou want to live long and happily,
avoid these three things, o reader: Do
not run to doctor every pain you feel;
do not run to a lawyer every quarrel
you have; do not run to the dramshoP
every time you are thirsty.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

An Americas, Ga, editor growls be-
cause etiquette forbids his going to see
his girl on Saturday nights. He be-
grudges the poor creature even one lit
tie night in the week to scrape and clean
her hoofs.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

No woman of sense nowadays wears
her carriers below her knees. The
vein of the leg sinks there be-
meath the muscles, and varicOse veins,
cold feet, and even palpitation of the
heart, may be brought on by a tight
garter in the wrong place. When the
garter is fastened above the knee, all
this pain and deformity may be avoided.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

"SHE was last at the cross and FIRST
at the tomb" Is the stereOtyped tribute
of the woman's rights howlers to our
fair friends. That's pretty, but apOch-
rypEal. The plain and unvarnished
statement of woman's case would read
something like this: She was last in the
garden and first at the apple tree.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

AN exchange pines for luminosity ON
rosebud parties" Weare exactly the
youth to shed it. A rosebud party on
ly requires two guests-a pretty girl.
and handsome young fellow like your
humble servant. He spends the eve
ming in pulling natures rosebuds from
her lips with his teeth.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

THESE are the mig hts for star-gazing
with your sweetheart, even if you are
kept busy brushing the dew from her
lips with your moustache, to keep it
from getting in her throat and giving
her the diptheria.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

BESSIE TURNER'S story is too attenu>
ated. Wed like to see woman take
us out Of our bed, carry US up fight
of stairs and put Us in her bed without
waking us. 1t can't be did, No more
can rice versa. ar-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

ROCHESTER On. " young ladies,
when ON the eve of marriage to young
gentlemen Of the first responsibility,
to become mothers; and then
prominent bushes men, and family
men at that, find it convenient to skip
out in search of solitudes unbroken by
the roar of the falls of the Genesee.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07

family of six children, and some of those
who died leave families equally 1Rars
The ten men will be taken in charge by
the British Consul to-day and will besent
home
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rApvrR near Cromwell owns a Zine

A FARMER near Cromwell OWLS a fine
mich COW he calls Mrs. TLToS- His
next neighbor has bull he calls Bee
CHER. And both men have to watch
night and day to keep BEEcHER from
breaking into the pasture where Mrs.
TnToN grazes.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-11
Gen. Alexander hamilton.

Gen. Alexander Hamilton, who died
in this city on Sunday last, was only
one of the American Hamiltons who
have at various periods in the history
Of the country shone great alaCrity in
taking up arms for either their coun-
try, their friends, or themselves. Tie
was in command Of the old Sand Hook
fort in the war of 1872, and took part
in many of the minor engagements
near the city at that time. After the
war he went to Spain, and was at the
memorable battle before Badajos be-
tween the French troops and the Eng
fish amy under Wellington. His faith
err, Alexander Hamilton, an adopted
citizens, studied artillery at the age of
nineteen, and in l77G became n Cap
tain Under General Schuyler in COM
mand of the Northern Department.
lie was in the fight at White Plains,
and after having lost nearly all his
men at Trenton and Princeton and in
the retreat across the Raritan, he be-
came an aid to Washington, and WAS
Mt Monmouth and Yorktown. While
he was u Revolutionary soldier he bor4
Il chalange to General Lee from Gen
eral Laurens, and acted as second to
Laurens in the duel that followed. lie
Gecame commander-in-chief OF the
army on the death Of Washington in
1899, and in 1904 lost his life in duel
with Aaron Burr, just two years after
the death of his eldest son, Schuyler
in II similar "affhir of honor" James
Hamilton of South Carolina, who was
drowned at sea some twenty years ago,
was u Major in the war of 1872, served
as Mayor of Charleston and member
of the Legislature for several years,
and in 1922 was sent TO Congress
In the celebrated duel between John
Randolph and Henry Clay, he acted rs
second to Randolph. His death was 4
noble one. When on his way to Texas
after having spent his fortune IN hel
service, the steamer came in colIlsiel
with another With the courtesy an(
gallantry that always distinguished
him, he yielded his own chance Of safe
ty to n lady, and went down TO his
death without murmur The Gen
Alexander Hamilton who has just dice
was born Oh the 10th day OF May, 1855
From the time of his return from Eu
rope, in 1920, he lived a retired life II
this city, spending much of his time a.
his country seat in New Brunswick, N
j. He leaves 10 children, and ms
heirs are his three brothers, James A..
AGED 81, who lives on the estate in IT.
vington; John c., aged IS, who liye'
in this city; and Philip, aged Is, Wh'
lives in pnughkcensie.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-11
The lmnerlous IIoieI Clcrl,

John Paul at Long Branch
The hotel clerk yencrate IN the ab
stract, but am rather afraid to APP
proach him in the concrete. MY ex-
perience is that when he does NOT suuh
you, he patroui2es you, and ia about
ne lief be killed one way Us another.
Where moral characters ana that sort
OF thing tells, feel particularly at
home, but where man il JUDGED only
by his clothes, confidence fails me, and
| am backward about coming for
ward.
Can have n roum?' | modestly
asked, after registering my name.
Clerk looks at me II moment, takes
in the general Observation-Disclosures OF
my apparel at hglance, turns away and
attends to heswells who get credit at
Bell instead of buying for cash of Port
er, chats with the young men whom
he knows for few minutes, pauses TO
tell some old gentlemen the last bril-
liant bon mot apropos of the Beecher
trial. and when every body else is room
ed and he has settled his pen right to-
hind his ear, he calls the smallest bell
boy in the oilice and turns to me, with,
"Show this gentleman up to 993r And
by this time feel SO humble about II,
that bow to the bell-boy and look
around for his bag, and wonder how
Pm to find No. 993 to show him TO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-11
"CEED l. BYRON"

desire that my body may be buried in th,
vault of the garden ui Newstead, without
any ceremony or burial service Whatever
and that no inscription, save my numeulU
age, bt written on the tomb or tablet
lByrOnB Win.
what perilous poSthumous environ
The mighty poets radiant fame
Which fools ana ScuuprS sought to shame
Thu thurchmen, prCludired ANA shabby,
Denied him entrance 10 the Abbey:
And wherefore SO: Because, torsOuth,
In days OF sham he wrote The truth
Wrote IL with keen, indignant ire
In letters Of eternal fire;
"Crado Byron,"
when that strong soul began To tire on
Its upward Hight, It's naughty way,
Into the worlds whore song hath sway,
lie, thinking of his liuul rest,
Dreamt of the place he loved the best,
LOnEed that soft earth should Crumble ocl
him
where slept his passionate race before him
Nothing thereon except his uamC--
Two syllaDlcs Of doathleSs fame;
"Crede Byron"
Clay mingled with his strength of iron,
but he was eater far than they
Who dare to call him wholly clay.
If England wishes something done
For her last ages strongest son,
he IL his statue, calm nud grand,
BY the first sculptor of the land.
Touch not his hOmcly churchyard stone
"My monument my name alone"
"Crcdo Byron"
Punch
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How 10 Fool WILD STEERS. "A
wild steer entered Central Park in
New York the other day and made
rushes on n number of persons before
it was killed. In every case the park
police shouted to the person attacked
to throw themselves on the ground and
lie motionless, Whenever this was
done before the steer reached the per-
sons it stopped, gazed ut the PROSTATE
form, and ran Off without further DEM
onstlation. Even when those who
were struck had the presence of mind
to lie quiet where they dropped no
further notice was taken OF them.
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The Luck OF Roaring Camp Repeated
From the Lake City COLI Wor!d.l

From the Lake city COLI Wor!d,l
July y was red letter day in Lake
Mining District, in the San Juan
country, for on That day came an IN
teresting stranger into camp--not over
the Saguache road nor over the Ai'e-
lope park trail, but in the good o!d
way ordained by God, and faithfully
kept up by mankind. On that day ti'e
wife of 5. Il. lIoyt gave pirth 10 the
first child ever born in Lake District,
and neither father nor mother was
more proud of the event than was the
honest miners, who dropped pick ana
drill, and hastened to town MS the news
spread from mine to mine, for they all
regarded it as forerunner of higher
civilization, and were pr0uder than II
they had struck veritable bonanza
The event occurred in the morning,
and when toward evening 1t was an
nounced that the first borni in Lake Clty
would hold n general reception all
were eager to gaze on that NIUE iiiile
of humanity which is to grow win ihe
growth of our mines, and he some Gay
known MS the ab initio settler III t,le
metropolis of southwestern Coiorauo;
lie was passed from hand To manu-, uiiu
it was curious TO note the manner III
which he was manipulated. some
We're there who wished to he consid-
cred in the ranks of the singly blessed
who betrayed themselves by the easy
grace with which they handled nm
upon the palms of their outstretcheIi
hands; others there were who excited
great alarm in the breasts of the doc
tor and nurse by the awkward way III
which they grabbed the little fellow,
and held him up as though he had {,
ramrod in his back and was n natural
bora drum-major A number OF com
plimentary remarks were made, AFTER
which the crowd adjourned to the wet
grocery establishment across the way
SO many healths were drunk to the lit
tie stranger that n passer by, not KNOW
Ing the occasion thereof might mag
inc that Lake City had lost its ealell-
dar, and was celebrating the Fourth
eight days behind time.