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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-05
10. S. CHASTAIN

10. S. CHASTAIN
Still keeps the very best brands Of
Goal Oils, Non Explosive Oils of the
highest tests and purest quality, Au-
rora oil for mechanical uses. Lamps
and Lamp fixtures, Queensware, Tin
ware, etc., etc.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-05

Special inducements on second hand
buggies and rockaways, Tor cash in
hand.
BL0MENsTEIL, MoCAMY & BoNTE.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-05

Is still here to sell cheaper, for cash,
than the cheapest.
The Kentucky Penhentiary Chairs
are the best in the world. Call and
examine them at A w. Pyle
, 1879-05-31
HAMPTON INSTITUTE,


HAMPTON, W., July eG.-Stx Chiefs and
prominent braves ot the Cheyenne tribe Of In
diam have iast ratd u visit to the Normal &
Agricultural Institute at Hampton, W., where
they wcro entertained four days. They were
among the Northern Clevenllcs who acted ns
scouts for Gen. Miles in his ca1nuaiEn nganst
The Nez-pcrcas, anil were afterwnrd sent bY the
Government 10 indian 1crritury, where they
ARC homestck nul dscontcutes]. They flapu
cotno to Wasl1lngton To nak the "Great Father"
to lot them return to their old ,auiltB on the
batlks Of The Yellowstone. Though not approx
Ing Ut education or civilization, yeti az they Ind
Boma rcIatfYes asnong the Indian students at
Hampton, they wcrc Induced tu visit TINT IN.
situation.
Accompanred by Agent Miles ami at Inter-
prctor, they arrived on thp morning Of Thurs
day, MAY %, md wcro present at the Com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the sctoot, in all the
bnrbaric splcpaor Of their nat!yc dress. They
woro long hair ornamentea with heads mud
feathers, enormous earrings, broad silver bruce.
lets, frioged l,1ckakin lcg9lngs, beaded mocca@
sins, nn!l Eay BLANKETS; AL A. M,iey 10 not under
were not profoundly Interested III tic cs.nys Of
the graduates; but t.e singing Of the weird
Observation-Disclosures OF tho co2orca htudents
brought look OF pleasure to their faces. They
II
kiowa Indian boz, who, although not one Of TIM
graduates, followed m essay hi "Tlle Duty Of
the Government 70 Educate Tho indians u viii,
short talk Oil "hty I1omo IN Indian Territory"
Friday they wcrp talsGn TO Nurfoik nnd Ports
mouth, to SEQ the Nayy-Yard anu d man -ot .war,
which entertained ta,rln TcrY murl,. Saturday
they visited Fortress Monroe, whose englncry
Of war might reasonably impress tl,em With the
futilty Of contcnlfnE against The Government.
Sunday they went to tic so1titerst Ilotnc. mil
afterwards Intended the services at the Eurtnal-
School chapel.
pear with patnted faces, tIolIc, some Of them
Ind btood.red tine at The parting of the hntr
on top OF tho hcad md around the braided
scalp.i2ck; but Whsn visited At tleir quarter,
ilrpss. Littlo-Ch!ef the oldest and most prom
lncnt OF The detcpatfon, had hts face painted
bright yellow, mud Eaglc-Feather smiled hid.
epusly IN brilliant red. Without thr war-patnt
they were by no means rcpnlsivc. Hlgh-Wo!f
had fine face and looked like opc's idea OF All
, 1879-05-31

Tho General Omnibus Company Ut Paris haa
for sons tims> past male uss OF electricity for
subaalng vicious hofsea. Dy tl.e prncess
adopted, tntrartalfa animals, Rlyeu TO bling,
rearing, und clicking. arc rendered iuolIuns!yu'
and submit pcscea6ly to bo groolned a,ll har.
nesscsi. To obtain Tits rssult Il weak curreut
Ut electricity is passed into th1 mouth of the
hofse each time II becomes Fc'tiya, Tile will
ot th1 animal seems almost annlhtlated. Tbs
current Ii pruduceu by sulall induction ma.
cilno ot tlle Clarke syatem, lhe wires u which
communicate with tlG bit Ut the brluls. Tie
employment ot electricity 10 sRd 10 produce
SORT Ut uucasinesa or toEpoF, rather than pain,
aHl IL much !ess baFbarous thai many talulnx
methods hitherto adopted,
, 1879-05-31
YAKOOD KHAN.
His Reception at tho 1srEttsi. Camp

-TA-'
M;pa'eh 10 LaMd"n On, as"'<f'
fksHAwu7, MAY l!.-l1le afrangchcntsmaac
for tile recrDtton OF Amccr Yako0b Khan OH
Thursday were as follows: Nal. Cnyaguari left
tha cnn,n at {, a. m. with n r,nr,, nf hnnor nm
ger MAI. WOOL CONSISTING OF wv iiuseaFs mug
1ftY OK the duideb Cavalry. All the troops in
tho camp wero drawn up soon after on the
Cabut road; the infantry, Ia extended flies, at
open osaer. .ot'n'ns w WIZ III: eaSa'sy ah"
artillery, which were III ordinary llne OF lorlna-
tton. The atreot was fully TWO miles long. The
guard Of honor mot tho Ameer about Nix nilos
from eampwoa' ' "'i'e oeyuna Tue ian. 1a0a, nil
whlea Witnessed suGn a o'l1escot sisnt thirty
seven years aRo. Tho guard OF honor was
formed up By tho roadside to await tho Ancer.
31s va. soon - seen sppsose"s wit" M9ssa
!taolohisa", ms f'"a"co M''.!sts,' INV M'a, ne'' ~,
Daooc Shan ruling INN edlatc'y bchInd Illfn,
and six OF Ills near relatives in linz at fow
uaces distance, Atat, Cayacuarl mud his sccrc.
aud received him Win formal at'akc OF hailds
tho escort aalut[na. The Asncer Is man Of
fGs s 81 usua hea ~ .ao %i + sn @
s0tnowt1at careworn. but marked with character
anil resolution, lie woru tlIe Usual Atghan
cloak Of lIollt brown rative material, hut naat,o
to set gracefully over l'is srect form. lllss
tF0USEf&
Tia ieetl.tiress was coso.tlttitg can of Istrak.
han wool. With tasssl lie rode Il hanlsonlo
clIestnut Turrotnau ehargcr, caprjsoncl With
= E1,rnnean military satldiS ind brIt]le. AMI nj,
Will, hc sat araccfi,]iY. Dao1Mi Hhnh IA hcayr.
mntntcrcstinx ,nan, oi great stature,
Ir"sse'l In m Nisatti.yr Xfrhan CLOAK. With ionsa
tr~,scra ~ mi Enrifsh soslier's b,ots. innornnt
- nI,nt;n% nv Sf,,stnt,t1 Iahl,o1 Ina M nrn.
,orai"n =, mtarx str hMt lnnk. lflte af, nr'lf
snry u indiap ID official Thc sits Of Soatiyes were were
sii sm,nw rnen. so,1o Of Them showing marks af
rn,y, nIrt,, % a,'tI bracdnr nut ntI,erwise not m
TemarEahfe. uaah,,n1 Khan. sofnctimss. hut
mi.tsksnly e ealod Nhmtd Xii kim va. ropar1l.
~, with s9,,c % intersst as henr Tia Amear'a
,tnsr,. ,,ntnss ~ ,hn Thsrne IN nnno"iton
~ Ynkoob. physIcaiiy. however. ha /. Yrry infe.
rfor IN Amecr Ynkoob. Win in,ks averv
inrh the jmnort M ntr1o,,agn In a.
Xfter @I n. tracon,ion ps'fho fhn csvu,eol"
sno,, rc.fnrmcd. t,,s t.u,f,es lcndinr' fol
iowrd 1,v t1,a 4m"nr and IIja t,Tn Irjnrinal
n1lsr.r. '5at csv"vnnri rnde m thc Hmcorss
III Woo.i tn IL roht, 10th litsie hrbin1
hj.n. Tho line Of relatives followed shun. faw
, 1879-05-31

Etae: St. Petersburg.
aon,. sv-4 W., can't asaht1 this any longer, s!r;
.tss ~ha aotng tho duties ordinarily expected
u, %Vue ~ 'n5 position, but cannot be on wutct,
~. H. ue t"snty-four hours to see ts,at tho Nshtl-
a ~. sSa't stick revolutionary posters on tho
,,s sae @alI. I've gnEo eleven nights without
a, .,.opf'esoF- But, my poor Ivan Iyauoyttcb, l
~ W.: mako the law which 81! !owpers of houses
sv'oltea "s' to obey, proYldIug for a ane Of 600
H., ss II P'acard Is posted up IN the uresu-
IT,. <'a Imprisonment II tue otlonse IS epeatcd.
" IN ~, uthR tbls coifce-it will keep you awake.
Iss'ea' wv e "'llgo Oh wntcn AMI you cau gqt u
pn.m -thanls, my good master; your nobly
"s'a'c taS. conduct Ieuds mo renewed strength.
~, a uooF utter Tue 1anEtor comcs lato break.
s.s s.ss9psictor-Grcat Toa1eben .s;wlero taycyou
I'd ,,.,S' WY man. Tiers 10 i. Revolutionary pta.
pasted oa yuur backl
fraa ny eYes Tor minute Or iva. They hnys
t.sitSS Ssc 'or business. those Nlhtllsts. Let's
eas eeaassppff't!or-.No; y don't tear It up, 'bscause
sslt h. .a s tiagmcnts might bo touiid, a1,l We
l~II risa sn. ~, ~ sitetia. Burn 1t up. coat aud
M n,.; s'se N eoa new QUO. Now 70 back to
81 ri; ~jsk' a''a ioF u'a laya Of Heaven do nos
ie IT, aaoitar i1 tetutn. The proprietor watches
a5utA. q ~ window, and. Wneneyer he uodn.
sakem inow, thea, tyan lyauoyitch, kaup
a's ro'!es e sstise ssef's OF tbs long 'oex weary
4. "e ~ havs come to search the p,em!
,tlon n'eter-But, Count L belong To no $50, =;
4s;!ea@a.Sy @ ay' a,: aa g1s. sateliug 10 ~ tat
a0ontsis-i Isves .ssens H. ~ ;Ia.lp ssl*sp' ,
2. A's a'a 'ee that You ,hsya no .eohc9aied
SSloef, stost u, have hare Is ~ Gid shotgun With.
satSess v Slhi''sA .eau1d, eaally itutnish
, yop4 .aiG!an !. s93nssa1 3s Si4
s:spfis s:spfissoSn;Rs1s;!!ta. w.t. !a 'hi dssset'' "N r.
;np;ie.ansallSs | eonascats theu,. VI.
atenlght a,se' pti1:s. they ars ,kble-kut}ts,
A*fe alaoeF-pssty,- my aauahist
, 1879-05-31

nlno guns WINS fred. ~ foon IT, ho arrived In
f"w Ynrk dspatch ,vas sent hosnn, md several
moro guns wvro trfG from the tower. Glade
witz Ravo ont In He~ York that he was "an OK.
Duko of Wuttc,nbure" Ills arrival IN sucl,
atalc, accompanied BY brass-ba,ld And n full
rcttnuo Of uaiters, treated senaatlnn Until hs
truo character hetamo known. Then l,o was
!rE11cutcd to such IN extent TINT 1ifo hocan'u n
burden to HIN, mil he returned TO Detroit.
liiadcwits wns Superintendent Of Elmwottl
Cemetery tor al,t,rt time. ami on . rcrtaIu
occasion lie persisted In giving funeral hunors
to nu1ecat. At last t}Ia1ewltz fnnnage'! II,
run through With all his money, ami was &c.
ducoa 10 poverty. Tho brewery on Clinton
street became thing Of tho paat. Tile utadc-
wisz who. went frotn tho station court this
morning ID a.,ont 30 ycnrs Of ngc, hut nray-
lntrud and broken down bcfere lila time. Iio
follows tho OCCUPATION of q nlnrkct.garilener.
, 1879-05-31
FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
4 Nan Kills His Two Ch!ltlrcn aud Com
fnit4 Suicide.

mita Suicide.
ran FFancfaco Chill.
The tulcs in the vicinity of Antioch wcro the
sccue Of horrible tragedy last Ffiday morn
[ns, consisting of tic murder Of two children
by their father and tho latter's suicide.
Some six months ago D German named l..
lanebhcnl, accompanied by htA wife and two
.children, boy und girl, aged respectively G
and ycars, too's up his quarters on ycge-
table ranc! Owned by h[s nephew, near Marsh
Landing, placu about hyc milcs from Anti
och. Langbhem and hit family wcre fresh
from Fudorland. They wore quiet mid Indus
trious people, the most alfcctioratc relations
existing between husbnnd And wife aud be-
tween parents md children. For tho want Of
anything better to do, Langbhcm worked on
his nephew's rnnch, cutt!vatmg small frniss and
vegetables, which the nephew took to Antioch
and sold, and hls nephew bonrucd with the fatn-
i!y. Whtfe working In thu fields. Langhhctn
was tlsunl II accompanied By his two children,
who whiled the time nway In plnv and wedding.
Al 4:30 o'clock Friday morning LanEbhcm
got up anl prepared breakfast for his nep1lcw,
Antioch with load of strawberries. 10 vrnt to
the hG1u to work. Soon utter going to the tlcld
bis children followed htm. A. about 8 o'c'ock
l.angb!,ctn was seen oy Max Klein. Ills neigh
tor. WHO vas Mt ths ttme cutting po.ntoes r. h.
o@t 49, .CNo ~'] oAG.A
residence, to tic the shoclaco of tho it,
tie 0,rl, lie wus then seun to take tlle
two children to the adjacent tu1cs. Buon
utter fle vas nbaerycd coming out Of the tufes
without the chtldrcu, H11tl walking rapidly to-
ward hts house. Immediately after ho rcached
1t alrs. LanEelcn ruatcd out In IN excited
statc, throwing up her aands IN dcspatr, und
talking uxcitedly fn Gcrtnan. This sWas followed
quickly BY the discharge OF gun. The neigh.
bors, naturally enough, rusEcd to tho sceuc.
Il bir. Fleckanan. q nrxt.door nclgl,aor to tha
langbhcms, reached the houao first, u,nl, enter
Ing II. he bGs,oitl u horrible sight. tangbhen
was lcanlnE against the wall. almost doubled
IN, md deid, with doLbl1-barrcl shotgun
graBpcd firmly tn his hands md the 1nuzzlo to
lila mouth, nntl hit toe against thu trigger. Tic
charge llaI passed lnto tic unfortunate
lnan's head anu spattered Ills bruins all oyer Tho
room.
After partly recovering from the shock n
search was begun for the children, who wcto
missing. About m hour lated the two were
fnsnd by Portuguese gardner, lying dead, sJo
by st.!s, In the tules, not far from where
l.uugblcm hatl bccM sccu to et,,eree. Tue ltslo
GIRLS skull lnd been smashed With q heavy,
blunt instrunlcut, n,itl her threat cut from ear
to cur, scyrrl.lE tu 1uGutar vein, and piece OF
ilcsh lad also been cllt out Of ous Of lcr hanus.
The boy'e body bore no tnnrks ut VIOLENCE, cx-
ccptlng that hs head was nearly severed frum
tu trnnk.
, 1879-05-31
QUIpS.

QUIIS.
Now plant ulbs--Thermometer-bu
Beware Of dried apples; they 1.-Two not wtao,y,
hut to swell.
When gardener throws oraneo-sklns on tho
sidewalk, can he be sud to bo setting out slipsa
classical man cut In Venice, ILL.,, has
chslstened his cat t'Oshcllo, tho Mower Of
Yeniee.'t
Tho Albany Journal tells Of auo OF James
Russoll Lowcll's admirers who told tic walter
at the restaurant that be liked bis steak rare as
day In Juue.
Hallway luxuriea-Exclrsonist II say-
,cra! Thss watGr's full o. crumbs" Aquariua: !:
"That aln't crumbs. That'a only the sawdust
Us all very, well to talls about low prices. and
what Is all that to tic average American citizen
who has to pay war prIroa iUr his uoaoiute pc-
cesssties, such % whisky and cixArsl
The Watcrtown LspateA .says Tint an cdi.
tofla' soon y not properly furnIahcd without
co.uc III handy to lurl at sxcs,aneu .ra1nbs,
lsterarS agents, and poate Of tho spFlngtin,e,-
Aess York Con'Haerctdl Adv<rtixer.
4 gentleman In New Orleans was agreeably
surprlsrd to tlnl plump turkey served up for
a, s aGf oan sa a95ya Vsy Il ~ 1" a.,d hSM
"ant turkey has been fooHtl,iE on our fsneg treo
Nights, 80 dia moraI,g solza hlm for do rent oo
| du feacc."
! fAteaQa Commercial darsr4t.se.
,.ltacT Troadl4g--Aowa of the turf.
Sticking 70 the bitter end-Chcwlug rlubarb-
root. -
! 4 phys[clan should never look eraye ID pros-
eneo Of hls patlonts: It ts cruully suggestive.
An exchange aska: '.tn tho vegetable sasc.
who ever snw tho tonnto kgtehupln No cue,
Of rotarse; but the tomato can.-
A cynical old bachelor SAYS women are 20 full
Of their oW., secrets tllat II Is absolutely impul
s'bso Tor them to keep tho secrcts Ut others.
| An euterprtslng hsn Ia Iowa lars two eggs
uurls1g each twentY-fonr houra. Bh1 lg,t there-
lore, entitlett 10 tho credit u belug tug light
nlnE cackte ator,
, 1879-05-31
E{lSE3KL.
GALE ttI: PROPERTY or THE
- PARIS 4 pASvlLi.E !sA1LNuAD COMPANY.
Circuit Court Of Vcrmilltou County, 8tnk
OF Illinois.
Hiram Sanford Ct Al. -
SDffHnk l1l
TAtta uAnyilu lLatroad Comp1uY }
.... and
tsatah II. Johuson, Trussee, }...
SEr0xA htG.
Paris 4 Uanylle llAllIoad Company ct II.

s;a;1 n
as AZ 6 r. ;assss. Z II Z
ssa;s! ii ] " Sj|; = izss 81.
~: $s s s;P:: fSs|s!d d1t:5s t5
t;snso th.eaxh t0s Gon,sig. ~ Sf1n,til!sn Et9aE
:s ~
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II S:S: sssi a y III
s*ess aSssi sS III .t!y Z s Tl.a &: Il; f. :
: 90 a;s;ss G;ss sa ;,sia
n nd S S9s 81 ssiss1 ns 10. wa %
;:s +; s;s ,;s
III tis sns 1sa[ss Sss-s ' .Ss
$:as Il III ;& 81
is 1a .Ssa L nv q ,us e
rSsty saii Il IL ~ it'll aoas IL
q ii,!aS: s.alfeE1'nx slxhts Of resumption mum
=: fH:s n, n r: Ms,
s!i.!. s:.a e a.us the hull q !!ts
drs'ust shall ha Two Thousand aud nJs hundred daxt4
$3 " 1n tue ual pIppof4y. &a1 saSsn thousand aud
h,u hundred 1otlsEs noU tbs IeEoa prop1t!y.
sait SAID VIII bd mada subject ~ I'll su Legally dus
fur taxrs which ATd lE1 Upon tAt rfoiseET htftb{
ordered toa for s.a ooTtxegs tna sl.o subject i
For tbu remainder VI su plrrhasa mOney, above the
hrnuautA " FsgulTtd 70 bs raid tn ea4h kths Ma "
xlel I'D !, hsTsattsf u fOaulled " 81 Aon!5
rassdua coupons soeured By sad noEtxsKS. each susn
saaon an9 E9na he!nE {fssysi fos .asG sntn = ta
ssss irS As eoes .ash ..ls 9on y eon,as. a s
drcd, Thousand doais issAt uuj, its puEshatef q
purchasers VIII w tct Into po.st.sion lse md snoy.
sssst sisst < III sa.ss
terms yf sale aud upon fun q pusohsss money
enl full c1pltseu will 1 terms Of 4al1 l4d atae1al
kxtLT i'll execute KI lphSef dee! ~ khv purchaser
Or purchasers Ut said prGni.es. Further pfoYsloas -
feFss Ut puFchA&o will t4 Ads known " kaa apofl
JAS. A. EAD6,
Rpeciab Matter In EAAncety.
, 1879-05-31

Perrin, Hctbert Drake, nnl Frank 11o,yokc.
y. J. lang, Of l'oston, played tic organ, i'm.
Ing that Of Mendessuhn's "Wedlng March,
played a. the bridal party left The church.
Tic brtde was dressed in 4 ricl, brocaded Htltte
sflk, trimmed With Uuchesse lace, nn,i tho veil
After ama]t reception to tho relatives a,ui
sishcts a. the homo of thu bride, the newly.
married pair starred for fIartfnrl, whero tlry
WI hold large reception on Thursday At tilu
louse Uf 3lts. HtuWG.
, 1879-05-31
0LD.SETTLERS,;; REUNION.

= Fr7elat CoFFfspoHdfnos 07 Ths 7fl6tNe.
VMcxaxEs, Ind, May .229.-Tle eighth an-
nual old-sottlers' Reunion was held At the
Fa!r-orouuus here to-day. and was very pleas
mt Affair." About go pcEgons were IN atteul-
aslcc ard parEools Of the apnual lluner, Speech
es were mads BY Gov. ], D. Williams, Adjt.-
acn. Russ, tho Rev. ]. Alexander, 'aqut1gJ, ],
Mayes, atl numerous Others.
, 1879-05-31
111nRTNT GOSSIP.

WHAT SHE KNOWS.
Alto lark .Stdr.
aha Il sweetcr linn tho c'o1 r
,rh,rh thc bee iueandcrs oEd
In tho close.
Bhe really n hago ~
AM, uun't know what ller nge ts,--
Hut she knows.I y
sse'. a resident Of l'lushIrs'
And AM ,he's caually ID t|usbine
An rose. '' d"
rb,t the ls'y j. SHOWER. y - :
tnd nd bower IA \ ''awcr. -
"' Veil aha knows.
,1s, foremost nnnle IL Clara,
t int sf,t snnslts beneath hsF para
h0l IIcr IDae:
AMI srouut1 her of I lloYeF
@ e., iose her. for tovs her
This sh1 knows.
, 1879-05-31
Three-Quarters Of tho Flour Used in Bread
l. Spoiled in Making.
Onc-IlAlf tho Sickness Is Caused
by Poor Food.
Tic Best Bread In tlle World Is Made IN
Chicago, ut The Dake Bakery,
108 Cfark Street,
The Finest Mills on Earth gend Their
Flour to the Bread -Troughs Of
This Bakery.
Their "Vfenna" and "Euroka u
Bread Is Unoqua1ed Any
whore,

Defng the pFnduet Of tha Mott Ekttiful Work
men, ueInE Tho Alehtst, Kneetest, and
IsAt HsttFjatgs
, 1879-05-31

SosY farlt............ London. FariH.
Steamers nail nrgry st luriay from New York for
Eoutl1ampfon and llstntcn. FaacngcH booked fur
Lon!Inn md l'ar! ht lowest rates.
RATES UF PAsfAGE-from Now York to Housh.
stnpau Lnaua iayts. MI brymeu. m calm, 500;
rrdncel rstcs. NEI.ElClts l. CO., eIinwlinE Orrcn.
y. y. u. CLAGssENluS d co., Z HoutA tiatE.st.,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-15

article as follows 1T is well known
that German women occupy the very
last position in the great family OF
European women, not TO mention that
any comparison between them and the
representatives ofthe two thoroughbred
classes of the European female species
French and Russian women-is
utterly unimaginable. The German
women, oddly enough, is completely
forlorn Of womanliness She is a sort
of hybrld--a cross between a human
female and a mammal of the lower
animal tribes. Mammal, indeed, is
Just the right word for her. The
German women are not endowed with
any of the feline characteristics, such
as agility, graeefulness, swiftness of
motion, p~layfulneSs. They are, in a
greater or less degree, cowlike. Their
characteristics are vulgarity, coarse
ness, dizziness, helplessness, laziness.
torpor. And all this is so deeply in
grained in their natures that even
those among them who experience a
groundless tendency toward display
ing a sportive-demeanor only remind
one of leaping COWS with wreathes of
roses on their heads" Such out
rageous criticism of women, at once
the most highly educated and domes-
tic of their sex in Europe, tends to
sow %diSsensions between nations more
deeply than do the gravest interna-
tional grievances.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-15
The Alleged Poem of Florence
Mcdonald.

The newspapers are repu6lishing a
poem, Sooner or Later" and attrib-
uting its authorship to Florence Nc
Donald, the unfortunate woman who
lately shot S. A. Hickey, a dramatic
agent, in Cincinnati, and then killed
herself, They we're found in her
album, with many other melancholy
bits of verse, and, being signed with
her name, were supposed to have been
written by her. Sooner or Later is
tull OF the sad mortuary sentiment
supposed TO possess young women who
are desperately in love with men inca
pable of reciprocity, which was the
case with the unhappy woman in
question. The poem was printed some
years since in the Atlantic Monthly.
and was written, we believe, by Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Spofford. We have
seen it stated that Florence MELON.
aid had rare literary ability, and her
poems were favorably mentioned.
She seems to have had sufficient taste
10 copy creditable verses, but not tai
ent enough to create them. She was
originally a ballet girl in a Syracuse
theatre, and ballet girls are not as a
rule severely intellectual. If she had
had mind enough to write the poems
in her album, she would probably have
too much good sense and pride to love
a man who cared nothing for her.
Persons may writo very sentimental
verses, but they seldom act them out.
They leave the folly aud the tragedy
the verses suggest TO their readers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-15
TENNESSEE

Massachusetts emigrantS are still
moving into Coffee county.
The Tennessee school for the blind.
at Nashville, is receiving substantial
Improvements.
Only about one-third Of the pol
tax is collected in Nashville; the bal
ance are lodging.
Near two thousand Memphis refu-
gees mode their home in Nashville
during the epidemic.
The dwelling house of Major
Charles j. Mckinney, near Rogers
vile, was consumed by fire on the
18th ult. The loss is between 1920
and $500. Cause, a defective fue.
BY a decision of the Supreme Court
in session in Knoxville, in the case Of
Gardner VS.. Lewis, clerk, a farmer
who runs his wagon to haul wood fer
hire Is not liable to pay a license tax.
Bolivar Bulletin, 18th: Colonel
nj. 7. Polk and his accomplished
daughter, Miss Mamie, are visiting
friends in Bolivar. The many friends
Of this young lady rejoice to welcome
her in their midst once more.
After much persuasion on the part
of Governor Marks, General Horrigan
has accepteSthe position of Judge of
the Criminal Court at Memphis. The
millennium must be close at hand
when it requires much persuasion to
get a man to accept an Office.
Brownsville States Brownsville
was thronged with people and wagons
last Saturday, and presented a lively
appearance. M-ney seems to be get
ing more plentiful, and the fact is be-
ing established that Brownsville is the
best trading point for the surrounding
country,
The bridge across Hatchie river, six
miles west Of Brownsville, is to have
a draw to admit the passage of steam
crs. The work has already com
menced, and by tie time the water
rises We may expect to see the water
route clear all the way TO Bolivar,
Tennessee.
At the First Presbyterian church
in Columbia on the 18th instant, Mr..
Arts Rains aud Miss Hettie Thomp-
son were married. The groom is a
son Of DR.. I. B. Rains and grandson
of the late Or. Rains. of Nashville.
The bride is the only daughter of the
late w. Vance Thompson, formerly
one Of the most prominent lawyers at
the Columbia bar.
The Supreme Court Of the State adj
iauraed at Knoxville on Friday of ,ast
week, after a session Of nearly two
months, during which tine about three
hundred causes were heard, among
them anumber involving larger inter
ests than any that have come before
the court for many years. The court
is advertised to meet at Jackson on
the 10Th instant, to review the decis-
ions Of the commissions for West Ten
nessee.