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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
"0LD cERR0 G0RD0."
tse Declares Himself n Candidate for
lne >. senate, nnd Filings His Glove
at tie Feet of Mr.. Beek.
Lexington Press.l

Lexington Press.l
But perhaps the most remarkable in
cident of the day was the conduct of Gen.
Williams towards Hon JAS B. Beck
The defeated candidate for Governor went
10 Mr. Beck and told HIM that he will
liams) had been beaten by the influence of
Mr. Beck, Judge Lindsay, and others,
which Mr.. Beck emphatically denied, so
far as he was concerned Gen. Williams
said that he mad been beaten, but that he
had still some power in Kentucky, and he
wished Mr. Beck to understand that he
was a candidate for the United States
Senate; that Mr.. Beck had some weak
spots, and that he would expose them to
the people before the canvass was over.
Mr. Beck replied: He was glad to know
that Gen. Williams had at last torn the
mask from his face, and showed himself
as he was. He reminded Gen. Williams
that he had some weak spots, and that he
(Beck) would, whenever it became neces-
sary, expose them. He was glad that
Williams was defeated for Governor, be-
cause then he could not 90 into the race
with the State patronage ready to be used
in his behalf and the two would stand
upon even ground. With this curt dia-
logue the gentlemen separated. There is
no doubt that Gen Williams is a candi-
date for the U. s Senate, and that he will
use all his influence to defeat Mr. Beck,
unless the assertion made in moment Of
heat be modified or withdrawn.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
n Virginia Mothers Way.

On yesterday an occurrence took place
in this city very much out of the usual or
der of things here, and which caused cons
siderable excitement and discussion among
our people. A married lady having
heard q youth, son of one OF. our citi>
zens, and who is not more than fifteen or
sixteen years of age, had spoken disre-
specially and slanderously of her daugh>
ter, who is little more than a child, and
of several other girls about the same age,
went yesterday to the house of friend,
and sending for the youth, on his arrival
proceeded to administer 10 him a genteel
threshing with a cowhide, with which
she had provided herself.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
A Trigg County Negro who should
Have Been Let Alone.

George HAYDEN, of color, made an at
tempt yesterday morning to kill himself
with small pistol. He fired three shots
One entered the mouth, infiicting a slight
wound, the second struck his left arm and
the last missed his head, at which it was
aimed, and lodged in the ceiling above
George was in trouble with the county
court about the maintenance of a num-
Der Of children whose mother he had re-
pudiated, and sought this way of shutting
off the responsibility. After DR.. Cren~
shaw had dressed the wounds of George
Hayden and pronounced him live Niger,
George made his escape from the room
in which he was confined and made rail
road speed for Little river, declaring his in-
tention to end his troubles in its placid
waters A large crowd followed in pur-
suit, gathering accessions to its numbers
all the way until the classic ubsurb OF
Lickskillet was reached, when the last
man, woman and child turned out and
aided in the chase. Upon the ragged
edge of the banks of Little river George
was overtaken and carried to the Jail IN
solemn procession.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
An CnusuaITeNaS Lady.
Galveston NeYs.1

An old lady, well attired, and whose
manner indicated some degree of refine
ment as well as eccentricity. was put upon
the witness stand in the Recorders court
yesterday morning TO testify to some abuse
and ''cnss words used by a femme dAf
rique. But the elderly witness utterly re-
fused TO repeat The expressions used, SAYS
ing she was not used TO cursing. could
not be got to curse, and all the LAWYERS
in court couldn't and wouldn't make her
curse. The counsel for the defendant
then suggested that some expert at curs-
ing be introduced to whom the witness
might communicate the billingsgate in
writing. This she refused. Finally one
of the lawyers got her consent TO put the
expression in writing "Well, then" she
said, addressing a lawyer, Just you write
down any kind of cussin'; that will do.
and | will sign it." The testimony was
written down, and the attorney for the
city gained his case.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
A Gambler's Dog
[San Francisco Chronicle

A quiet game oil draw, quarter ante. was.
in progress the other evening at Chico.
One Of the party managed TO get heart
flush, ace at the head, out OF the deck,
and laid it il his lap, waiting a chance
to play it. Presently the chance came.
The guileless gentleman counted out $40
better with one hand and quietly went
down with the other hand for that flush.
1t wasn't there. He had to play his
original hand. Two Of the party called
his $40 better, and enc Of them in the
showdown produced the identical heart
flush that he had been at such pains to
secure. He knew it was the same, for
the ace was crimped Just as he had done
it. The secret was that Ira Wetherbee's
dog "Patsey," had quietly put his nose in,
picked up the flush, carried it around 10
his friend. wagged his tail knowingly,
and walked off.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
a Remarkable Case of Loss and Reeoy.
cry of speech.

One year ago this month, a young lady
of this city, daughter of Policeman Chris
topher Lyles. suddenly. and without any
apparent reason. lost her voice, and re-
manned dumb until week ago, when, bav,
ing received a potion from man in New
York, to whom her condition had been
reported, she took it one night before re-
firing, and it acted like charm, for when
she awoke the following morning, her
lOng-lOst voice had returned with more
than its former sweetness, and so delight
ed is she in consequence, that she has been
singing almost ever since.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
Colonel MeCreary.



Az an illustration of the character OF
Col. McCreasy, alter the third ballot for
Governor in the Convention, a friend of
his made a proposition which, generally
among politicians, would have been ac-
cepted and by which he could certainly
have been nominated, and he promptly
answered: NO; that would sacrifice
friend, and i would not do that to be
Governor" The words uttered by Henry
Clay, which will outlive any sentence he
spoke, are these: Il would rather be right
than be President" Col McCreary said.
be would mot betray a friend to be Cow
ernor." Such a declaration gives the.
highest assurance that the Democratic
party have committed the executive trusr
TO HIM who is worthy-and Col MeCrea-
ry has written in these words his own
epitaph.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
The Intelligent Virginia Jury.
Richmond Ennnire-

A singular instance of me uncertainty
Of the moods of a jury was given at the
Hastings court yesterda VIM. James
a married man, and Annie Robinson. both
colored, were tried separately before the
same jury fer Unlawful eohabitation, and
apparently irreconcilable verdicts render
ed. The woman was tried first, and was
fined fifty dollars and costs. The man
was then arraigned, tried and acquitted
though the evidence was the sumo in both
cases. Robinson was sent to Jail in default
of payment of the fine.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
a Texas Family Row.
IGalveston News.1

An unfortunate and fatal ARRAY occur
red at Moss Bluff, twelve milA below
here, late Saturday evening. Two BROTH
ers, Fortier and Ludolph Giiard, had a
difficulty with Azeno Lacour and his two
sons, Joseph and Archie, in which Mr..
Lacour was dangerously, if not MORALLY,
wounded. Joseph slightly wounded, and
Archie killed. The elder Fortier is also
dangerously wounded, and the other
slightly wounded, Mr.. Gillard alone es-
Gaping unframed. The Fortier party is
here under arrest The parties in this
affair are all related No information as
to the cause Of the difficulty.
LATER.-The tragedy that began at Moss
Bluff last Saturday, when Archie Lacour
was killed, had bloody ending here last
night. My telegram ofyesterday announce
ed that the parties implicated in the MUIR
der of Archie Lacour, viz E G. Fortier,
C.. S Fortier and Ludolph Gillard had
been arrested and brought to town LIB
ertv). For want Of Jail. the three pris~
oners were quartered in Bristley's Hotel,
where they had remained under guard
since Sunday evening. About l o'clock
this morning a party of thirty or forty
men, armed and masked. entered the hotel,
overpowered the guard and got into the
prison room. You can imagine the rest
Your reporter was permitted early this
morning TO visit that room aud view the
CHASTITY forms of three dead men. By
this sad affair four men have lost their
lives. four widows have been made. and
ten children mourn the loss Of their ia
theirs. Mr.. Azeno Lacour. who was
wounded on Saturday by the Fortier par
ty, is supposed to be dying.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19

round with an air of injured innocence,
so well assumed that felt inclined to ap-
pland, Il do hope no one would 90 to say
as taking what nobody else didn't want
was stealing Unfortunately, some rath-
er important people could not he brought
to see the matter from his point of view
and the Prince did not visit his friends
in the North again for some years.
80 ended my very unpleasant adven-
ture, Charlie. have taken many DAYS
journey since, but never again with such
a very quiet fellow-traveler."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
The Texas Way,


ludN news.
Saturday night the pursuers of Dave
Land, the murderer OF Craig, came up
with him while asleep at friends house.
lie was taken and bound across his horse,
feet and neck being tied together both ex>
tremities downward, carried about ten
miles from the place where captured. asked
his choice: ''Jail or die" lie chose the
latter and got handsome send-off He
was left in the woods completely riddled
with buckshot lie was to have preached
a sermon on Sunday He remarked that
if he had been awake he would have made
two more bite the dust.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
Ihe Formation of an Island at the
Mouth of the mississippi.

AT the outer crest of the bar at Pass-a-
GOutre there is now in process of elevation
and formation a mud-lump island, which
now has an area of more than thirty acres
above the surface, and much of it is six
or seven feet above the surface of the wa
ter. No sIch extensive area has ever been
known to have been lifted by mud Jumps
before. s2is'ngs to the extent of half an
acre, or even one or two acres, have oc-
CURED. The elevating force seems near
ly TO have exhausted itself, and the island
is now nearly complete 1t was formed
in about thirty hours. 1t is the most in
teresting phenomenon to men of science
that has occurred lately, and it is fortunate
that scientific observers were on the
ground and noted the whole process from
Its beginning. Lieut. Davis, of the Engi>
neerS, with his capable assistants, have
noted every feature of the phenomenon.
The elevation began slowly behind some
old indurated mud Jumps, and extended
into ten and twelve feet water. 1t did not
lift up the old Jumps, which appeared to
he too hard and deeply rooted to be moved,
but like the flow ofvolcanic lava, or more
properly like the flow of metals under tre>
mendous pressure, the stiff mud yielded in
a thick layer up the sides and over the
top of the old lump. In one instance, as
Proofof the powerful pressure, a sixteen
inch cottonwood stake. which was so
damned that it could not be moved by the
moving mass of mud, was broken SQUARE
of, and one part was carried away by the
mud in sort of glacial movement. In
Vulnerable gas springs are spouting from
the surface, and immense quantities of gas
are being evolved. As yet, the surface is
too soft TO venture upon. and Lieut.. Davis
is waiting for the ground to harden before
attempting to explain this new addition to
our dominion
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
The Old virginia way.

We had prompt case of justice in this
city the other day, A man named Smith
visited the penitehtiary in the morning to
see friend; in the evening he stole fifty
dollars; next day tried. convicted and SEN
fenced, and the same night he slept with
his friend in the institution as a regu-
larry initiated member.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
That Nelson County Mule Again.

Nelson county has the gamest mule in
the State. and George Hite owns him
Two weeks ago We noted how he ran a
fox down and killed 1t. Last week he
killed two rabbits. Ifhe keeps on he will
tire of small game by next fall aud start
on a deer hunt
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
A Lueky alabama Lady.
Jaekso'I willie Republican,

A lady a. Arbachoochee. Cleburne
county, so'he days ago picked up a mug
get OF cold weighing twenty-three pen>
nyweights and valued at S23 co. A sci
entiic gentleman of this place says that
he believes there is more mineral wealth
in Cleburne county than in all the other
counties OF the State put together.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
MALT.
BY HENRY W. LOSGFELLow.

Sweet the memory is TO me
of land beyond the sea,
Where the waves and mountains meet,
Where amid her mulberry trees
Sits Amalf in the heat,
Bathing ever her white feet
In the tideless, Summer seas.
In the middle Of the town,
From its fountains in the hills,
Tumbling through the narrow gorge
The Canneto rushes down,
Turns the great wheels of the mills,
Lifts the hammers of the forge.
IT'S stairway, not a street,
That aseends the deep ravine,
Where the torrents leap between
Rocky walls that almost meet,
TOiling up from stair to stair,
Peasant girls their burdens bear;
Sunburnt daughters of the soil,
Stately figures tall and straight,
What memorable fate
Dooms them to this life of tell?
Lord Of vineyards and oflands,
Far above the convent stands,
On its terrace walk aloof
Leans a monk with folded hands,
Placid, satisfied, serene,
Looking down upon the scene
Over wall and red-tiled roof;
Wondering unto what good end
All this toll and traffic tend,
And why all men cannot be
Free from care, and free from pain,
And the sordid love of gain,
And as indolent as he.
Where are now the freighted banks,
From the marts Of east aud west7
Where the knight in iron sarks
JOurneying 10 the Holy Land,
Glove of steel upon the hand.
Cross of crimson on the breast?
Where the pomp of camp and court?
Where the pilgrims with their prayers?
Where the merchants with their wares?
And their gallant brigantines
Sailing safely into port,
Chased by cOrsair Algerines?
Vanished like feet Of cloud,
Like passing trumpet blast,
Are those splendOrs of the past,
And the commerce and the crowd
Fathoms deep beneath the seas
Lie the ancient wharfs and quays,
Swallowed by the engulfing waves;
Silent streets and vacant halls,
Ruined roofs and towers and walls;
Hidden from all mortal eyes,
Deep the sunken c ty lies;
Even cities have their graves!
This is an enchanted landi
Round the headlands far away
Sweeps the blue Salernian bay
With its sickle Of white sand;
Further still and furthermosf,
On the dim-discovered coast,
Postum with its ruins lies,
And its roses all in bloom
Seem to tinge the fatal skies
or that lonely land of doom.
On his terrace high in air,
Nothing doth the good monk care
For such wild themes as these.
From the garden just below
Little pufs Of perfume blow,
And a sound is in his cars
OF the murmur of the ocas
In the shining chestnut trees;
Nothing else he heeds or hears.
All the landscape seems 10 swoon
In the happy afternoon;
Slowly DER his senses creep
The eneroaehing waves of sleep,
And he sinks as sank the town,
Unresisting fsthoms down
Into caverns full and deep!
Walled about by drifts Of snow,
Hearing the ferce northwind blow,
Seeing all the landscape white,
And the river cased in ice,
Comes this memory Of delight,
Comes this vision unto me,
of long lost Paradise
In the land beyond the sea.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19

Il loved Charles" said she, wiping her
eyes with the hem Of her Overskirt-"I
loved Charles as much as any woman can
love man; bat when be commenced wear
ing spit eurls | dropped him."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
Good Enough 10 Live by, but Bad 10 Die
Atlanta lGa.l Constitution.l

Mr.. Solomon Pruett. of Monroe county,
who died recently at The age of %, had
been a Universalist during the whole Of
his life until few days before his death,
" hen he expressed hope in Christ.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-19
ADVERTISING RATES

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One inch of space constitutes a sqnare.
The matter Of yearly advertisements changed
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11

b. X. Dale has in his garden .'mam-
moth" squash, beating anything ever
raised in this region. 1t MEASURES fifty
four inches m circumference and IS still
growing.
Money is hard in this vicinity, bot Our
Collector, &. W. Page, understands how
to get it. lie took $1,000 in two days
last week.
Appleton Bake is making an important
addition to his store. We are glad to
notice this indication of prosperity.
Mrs. Warren, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, is en-
joying a few weeks of rest and recreation
at the residence of her father, joel
Wheeler, Esq.
our new school-houSc at the Corner is
ready for the plastcrers. McSsrS. Will
hanson 6 Blair have pushed this work
right along.
Uriah Evans is slowly recovering from
the paralytic shock Of two months ago.
He is out every day and has been at
church four SabbathS.
Spelling schools are all the rage here
just now. That spelling match ut Berlin
did our people good.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11
Milan.

lhAILuls
IIaying, at last, is about through with.
In spite OF the unprecedented wet weather,
crops have been gathered in excellent
condition and in greater quantity than
ever before. Almost every barn we pass
is crowded full, with here and there
gDodly stack OH the outside.
Bears are almost as plenty as blue
berries and very saucy. Abijah Potter
had quite tussle with four of them the
other day. Widow Lovejey, near Dunn
fncr Corner saw two come out of the
woods opposite her house, smell around,
lie down and deliberately get up and go
off again The Hagaf boys, lat West Milan,
caught ONE i'm % trap last week.
The Messrs. Higgins Fs making i'r-
portana improvements iii their mill,
Notwithstanding the dun tines and the
thous snds of lumber piled np in their
yard, they are pushing business with
commendable energy, determined to
imslke the best of the situation ind still
hoping for IN good time coming"
GNmon Evans, Of the Senior Glass in
Bomtlobn College, k5 spending "a few days
With old friends IN this town.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11
Carroll.

TWIN MOUNTAIN House, y. H., Sept. s..
The audience which to-day assembled in
and around the great tent to hear the
Rev. Henry Ward Bccchcr preach was by
far the largest that has yet been gathered
here. Forty-fve cars and 145 vehicles
were brought into requiSition for bring
ing hithcr this great congregation, some
of whom came from as far North rs Cam
ada, as far East as Portland, Me-, and as
far South as Plymouth, N. II. The sing
ing was ably conducted by l.. 0. Elmer
son, Esq, of Boston. Preliminary to the
regular service, Mr.. Bcecher called the
attention Of the audience to tho attitude
of portion of the religious press on the
subject of the meetings in the mountains.
He referred particularly to the Boston
COngregationGliSt and the Vermont Chron-
icaI ChrORicle. He read extracts from
the article lately published in the latter
of those journals, in which these meetings
were denounced rs injurious to morality
and Christianity. and in which the re-
Sponsibiltv. of the evils that were alleged
to grow out of them was charged Arst,
upon the keepers Of the hotel; secondly,
upon the railroad corporations, and third
ly upon Mr.. Bccchcr himself. lie COM
mented at considerable length upon some
of the structures Of the articles and asked
sis it manly? is it christian? is it decent?
The text upon which the sermon was
preached was: 81 am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ, for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that be-
licveth to the jew first and also to the
Greek The subject suggested by these
words was able and effectively discussed
by the preacher. The bcnediction was
pronounced by the Rev. W. b. Wright, OF
Boston.
Among the guests ofthis hotel are Mrs.
Harriet Bcechcr Stowc,H. NJ. Cleaveland,
Esq, publisher of the Christian Union,
Judge A. Macarthur Of Washington and
Edward NJ. Pierce, Esq, of Providence,
X. !. The daily morning meetings, con
Quoted by Mr.. Bcccher, arc still continued
with no abatement of interest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11
Jefferson.

Jefferson, n. IT,, has had quite sens a.
ton, the reports concerning which are SO
conflicting that we cannot, at this time,
give the facts In detail. 1T seems that Miss
Nettie Pottle called upon Mr.. Philip c.
Plaistcd at the Plaistcd House Saturday
evening, and had an interview with him
in one of the parlors, during which she
requested him to bring her glass of
water. While he was gone for the water
the discharge of pistol was heard in the
parlor and several persons rushed in, to
find the aforementioned Ncttic lying upon
the floor, apparently insehsiblc, although
uninjured, pistol in hand. When asked
what it meant she made as if she would
shoot the first person who came in her
way. The pistol was taken away and
Nettie placed under guard. During the
night she managed, when no one was
watching, to swallow a dose Of oxalc
acid, but taking two much the effect was
not fatal. She declares she intended
suicide and does not wish to- live longer,
as her live is becoming n burden by rea.
son of tic trcachcry and fnfdclity Of
those in whom she has been led to place
confidence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11
Died.

. In Lrinenburg, Sept, 4, Lucy, wife of Henry
Hartshorn, aged about 81 years.
, In Lancaster Sept. 4, Addie A. wife of Geo.
w. Moody, aged % years aad months
In Stewartstown, Aug. 90, George Washington
Moore, aged IS years.
In Lancaster, Sept. 3, of typhoid fever, Anna
McCourt, aged 10 years.
In Daltoni Aug, 81, of paralysis, Mrs Lucinda
Grswold, aged y years. > "a
In Dalton, Aug. 49, at the residence of her son
Daniel Colby, Esq, Mrs. Abge Colby, aged 81
years.
In Dalton, Aug. 81, Capt. VIM. Even, aged 90
years and months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11
Diamond Rheumatic Cure.

This medicine is prepared by careful, expert
cnced and conscientious physician in obedience
sion, in the trade and among the people. Every
bottle Is warranted to contain the full strength of
tre pIe'licine in its highest state Of purity and de-
vs;ypment, and is superior to any medicine ever
compounded for this terrible complaint.
In simple cases sometimes one or two doses
suffice In most chronic cases it is sure to give
way by the use of four or ti7e bottles. BY this
are save to those who can least AFFORD to throw it
away, as surely as it il by he purchase of useless
prescriptions.
This medicine is for sale at all Druggists,
throughout the United States and Canada. If
it happens that your druggist has not got
it in stock ask him to send for it to any of the
wholesale agents in Boston, Concord, Worcester,
Providence Portland, Bangor, and other places.
Price 81 bottle.
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co, Burlington, Vt.