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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-10
Fhe REPUBLICAN has the largest
Q rcmiation of amy paper I'm Della
~.,s. Advertisers take n note Of
hAta.
what of the south ?

is of such a character as to create alarm
for the future OF the country. Eighty |
colored men are reported to have been
killed in the Tensas Parish massacre,
simply that the colored Republicans
might be 80 intimidated that they must
either leave the parish or make no at
tempt to vote. Captain Peck and his
armed followers finding that c"lored
Baptist minister named Fairfax, was
making an active canvass for Congress,
rushed into his (Fairtax's) house and
commenced an indiscrininatr hrlhg
upon the inmates. The following
Testimony given by Fleming Branch, a
colored citizen, before the committee,
gives a graphic account Of the Tensaa
Parish murders and outrages, and that
our readers may see what the Demo
cracy are apologizins for we reprint 1t
in full:
'Was IA, Fairfax house October l.,
when Capt. Prck's party came knew
Capt. Peck they came over the Irv""
on tr"' wa, !" ''I' ",,I ar,,
.,T,, p,,rfav vhn ran ont Of tn.
back door another negro, named SIN
eleton Standing there, was shot down,
Peck kn4lt upon him and fired live
,I.., ;r,., linn, MIR kaun ora bb,l at
me, and Mr.. Goldman shot me through
the right arm, witness barred the arm
and showed where flesh wound had
been made. Peck was shot ana Killed
by some one in his own party FAIRFAX
did not fire shot Peek was Killed ny
his own men this was the hrst trouble
that occurred III the parish last year
in this disturbance sing Teton was XIII
ed, Kennedy and myself We're woanh-
ed, and Fairfax escaped; these were al!
the people i'll the house at the tme
and a number OF colored people took
refuge in the bushes because "" "rre
frightened Fairfax was an upfItht
man and Republican | suppose II"
was attacked on account OF ms pom
tics.
Daniel Kennedy. a white, cOrfobDrat-
a,h. t,n,r,;r,, ,,,.inorv of Rranch
'N 'N' ''o''"o
anu gave the following acco""' VI MS
escape from assassination
.i,,. g T,os,., por;pb
-''A " '.'i ,,'. r,inf, ,nra H.
w. s" eft'a s" .hat hnIv If man w.ra
about to visit his house, and SAID II
was to'd ny BOY VINO e'I'e up nun
;I 49, ,non,oI pairf,x The
witnesses story corrpsponded with that
of Branch. lie was shot while looking
out OF WINDOW trying 70 feroShi"" we
4S;,a ,l"',, ord o,,orsJ III. ygi,na.s,
sbonlder witness got out Of the house
and ran home through corh-h"ld ;
alter having ms wound dfeS"e" ne LOOK
W . ~. "'0I i VI .I L.l ~, ha",I ,l,a.
white men from other parishes were in.
guiring for them, and they wanted to
hide themselves on the uesday loi'
''Is Wv ''''',, oI'a,'. en- ,,.,r,,,.
wer. kilj.J aIto1rthrr ran away
about that time and came to New Or
leans nave been mere ever since Wa
IN :, ,,a, ,,,,,,,,..l .'a,
80 "a. ki,InI + have never hoard that
anybody was called to account for the
shooting 1T falrfaN.S house.
/ 4 81. ! all
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-10

r OST.-On Monday, Dec. 20, 1873, n Gold
IL Scarf Pin. cuamelcd hearing the initinl
:" " The finder Will be rewarded by Ieav-
ing il ut the American Sewing Machine Office,
rs Market street. J. II. PRlM ROSE.
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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-10

A CARD.-T0 ali VINO are -Ternl frou.
"A the inGiscrctIous Of yOuth. urr you
weakness. early decay, boss n '"auhooI. etc
will send you II receipt tuai viii cure got
FREE or CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered ny a missionary In &Ou'!
America. Send a self addressed envelope Il
Rev. Joseph T. jnman. station Il. Elbi'
House. New York tlty
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
THE STATE.

There are IA prisoners in the
Barren county Jail. 10 a-''.
! Three Murphy clubs still hold the
fort in Barren. g..
Murders are getting to be Of al
most daily occurrence in the state.
An irishman named Hanley dropped
dead in Bowling Green Monday.
The Greenbackers have captured
Boyle-sbe gave just FIVE votes for
the great party.
Gen. John s. Williams and A. w.
Hamilton shipped 40 hogsheaas Of to-
bacco to Cincinnati last week.
Clark Democrat. p .4a
In the contest tor the most grace
full gentleman rider young ladies are
to be the judges. Of course, the fell
low who has the greatest number Of
bona fide sweethearts, will get the
pitcher.-Bo,plin Green Pantograph.
A man named Higgs was killed at
Woodbury., Butler county, week be.
fore last, by accident. he was en-
gagged as head sawyer in an ax-handle
factory when piece Of Timber flew
off, striking and mangling him in a
fearful manner. He lived about Is
hours, when death relieved him Of his
suffering.-HarUord Herald
Gov. Anderson's contract to make
the fill, at Fillie's Spring is about
completed, and they will celebrate its
completion with a big barbecue to,
day. In a short time Gov. A. will
have the most beautiful lake in the
State. He proposes to stock it with
fine fish, and also to beautify its shores
with rustic seats, rare trees, etc.
Bddyeille Mirror. a..a
From the best information we car
gather there will not be more than hal
acrop of Tobacco raised in North
Logan this season, though the corn in
that section is fine. In South Logan
the farmers may realize as much as
three-fourths Of an average crop, but
the corn crop is severely injured by
the recent long drouth and will fall
far short Of a full yield.-Russellvillt
He. 41I
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
Encouraging Remarks.

William T. Townes has severed bis
connection with the South Keniuck-,
ian and Is succeeded by Prof. Charles
NJ Meacham. The polite and cour-
teous manner In which the new edi-
tor refers to the "Wilkinson Demo-
crat in it's opposition to the State Ag-
ricultural Bureau shows that this new
fledged knight Of the pencil Is deter
mined to air his contempt for his less
.pretensious neighbors. A little more
INSIDE" and less pretense, we COM
mend to the attention OF this Hop
kinsville Don Quixot.-Trigg County
Democrat. lIH
We clip the above unkind and dis
courteous notice from the Trigg Dem
ocrat, q paper whose editor We have
ever treated with the utmost respect.
Had Judge wilkinson taken the pains
TO look at the head of the column in
which the offensive article was found
he would have seen the name Of its
author. Our career as editor begins
with this issue, and we had nothing
10 do with the editorial matter in the
last. We wish to say to Judge Will
kinson that we care nothing for his
whitening remarks concerning our in
significance as an editor, which were
gratuitousiy offered even before we
had entered upon the discharge ofour
duties In that capacity. We have
only to say that we have begun the
business early in life and hope by
close study and attention to our bus.
mess TO attain, for our paper, after q
long lie of experience, degree Of
emihence commensurate with that
already reached by the Irigg Demo.
crdt. Yes, Judge, we are a "Pro5"
in that we profess to have always
treated you with courtesy which has
not been reciprocated. Our neighbor
recommends moro ''inside." We pre-.
sumo he means patent "inside,' but
We beg leave to decline the accept.
ance ofhis suggestion. Whatever Of
advancement we have made In our
business transactions has been made
without the encouragement of Judge
Wilkinson, as he knows, and we ask
nothing at his hands in the future
but a PLAIN statement of facts, when
he condo sends to notice us. We do
not ask retraction of his sarcastic
comments, for We suppose they arc
the reflections of bis honest opinion
Of US, but we do expect him TO cor
rect the mis-stated facts in the case, as
D mere matter Of Justice TO an limo.
cent party.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
Yellow Fever Still Raging.
The following is the summary Of
last weeks reports from Memphis;
l7th Ok nev cases. 4 deatha.

will be seen that the disease is
still raging furiously. Whom We
consider the limited number left in
the city the mortality is very great.
From the 9th OF July TO the nth Of
August there were $40 cases reported
at the Office of the Memphis Board OF
Health 1893 were whites, and out of
that number lis died; while out of
the 296 black cases only 20 died. For
the week ending August 10th there
we're 46 deaths, and for the week end
ing August 23rd there were AZ deaths,
u slight increase. Up 10 August 23d
the total number Of cases at Memphis
was ITO, and of deatha 1856.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

A lengthy petition, signed by many
Of the best citizens of Hopkinsville,
regardless of political differences, has
been sent to the President presenting
the claims, and asking the appoint
ment, Of Hon. Jno. Feland, to the
office made vacant by the death Of
Judge Ballard. ..+.-
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
WEEKLY REVIEW.

Deaths last year by yellow fever
reached little over $4,000.
There are forty lawyers confined in
the prison at Auburn N. \.
Dixon the notorious Mississippi
politician was shot dead last week by
JAS. II. Barksdale.
Thore are now A, 400 national banks,
and the Western states have the
largest number. 1852.
The number Of negroes who have
emigranted to Kansas from the South.
thus far will not exceed 1000.
Or. LsMoype, the crcmationist, dis.
inherited his son because he had the
body of his boy buried instead Of
burned. and donated 500, 900 to Wash
ington and Jefferson College.
Western drummers have held a
meeting and raised funds to test the
legality Of the Texas law which re-.
quires the payment Of 5000 license be-
fore soliciting orders in that State.
The face stamped on the silver
dollar is that of Miss Anna w. Will
Jams, of Philadelphia, a modest re-
firing teacher in one of the public
schools. So says the New York Sun.
Judge Ray, of Memphis died Of
yellow fever July 18Th. and the next
days five persons had already an
nounced themselves as candidates for
his position. II II
Roscoe Conkling commenced as an
Office holder at the age of twenty lone,
having been appointed, by Governor
Hamilton Fish district attorney Of
Oneida county.
A rich gold lead has been discov.
cred in Montague district, Nova
Scotia. AS the result Of the labor Of
ten men for four weeks, bar of gold
valued at $4,000 is exhibited.
The total product ofthe coal mines
Of the world is about 2S5. 1868, $40 tons
annually, Of which amount the United
States produces about go, 100000.
The official statement Of the earn.
ings and expenditures of the Sing
Sing prison for the month Of July
shows aggregate earnings to have
been $lS,l73,93, and the expenditures
$l4 ,6O9,57, net profit for the month
ef$3,570,36, =
According to the Leadville Chron.
icle,t total yield OF the carbonate
camp to date has been $9.4Ol. 1888.
In addition to the product Of the
Nsmelters there has been shipped from
Leadvills over S5, 25o, 900 worth Of
high grade ore.
Reports received at Washington
from the United States consul at Van.
chester, arc TO the effect that the esti.
mates Of the European journals of the
crop deficiency haze fallen short Of
the facts. In England the demand
for meat and grain will DO enormous,
II was developed in the trial Of the
Murfresboro, Tenn, burglars, that
they were regularly organized into an
order of burglars, and house burners
their officers consist Of President, ,
Secretary, a carpenter and recruiting
officer. They were bound together BY
a horrible oath, the violation Of W hici
was death. t fsf
General Grant has done Asia to hi,
hearts content, and will start for tn,
United States during the last week IN
August. and will arrive in San Fran.
cisco about the middle of September.
He will then have finished the mos
remarkable tour around the worlC
ever made by man.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

% There will DO two editors from the
First District in the next Legislature.
Judge Wilkinson, ofthe Trigg Dem
ocrat will go to the Senate, and Capt.
Allen, Of the Princeton Banner, to the
Lower House, They are both true
blue Democrats and will faithfully
represent their constituents. .'f..
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The Board of Examiners, appoint
cd by Hon. Oscar Turner, to exam.
inc applicants for the West Point
cadet-ship, failedto come 10 time al
Paducah last Wednesday and the
whole thing was knocked into a
cooked hat. The Ne,cs says In re.
gard to the matter. "Under the cir
we presume Mr.. Turner
will himself make the appointment
which course we have no doubt
would be perfectly satisfactory
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

From present indications the race
for the speakerOhip Of the lower
House of the next legislature, will be
between Capt. Allen, of Princeton,
Judge Bigger, Of McCracken, and
Hon. G. U. McElroy, OF Warren.
Either would no doubt make good
officer F
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

A yellow fever fund of $500, 900
was appropriated by the last Con-
gress. Mr.. Porter, Comptroller Of
the Treasury, has decided to honor
acquisitions on the appropriated fund
for the establishment Of camps out
side Of Memphis.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
ioPKlNSVILLE, AUG. &c, 1879.
salutatory.

l have superseded Mr.. VIM. T.
Townes as editor Of the South KEs-
TucKIAS, and viii strive, as he did, to
make it good paper.
Gas. NJ. MRAcHAM.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The report that Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris was dead turned out to be q
mistake. Mrs. F. w. Sartoris, her
mother-in-law,'was the lady,who died,
and not the daughter of Gen. Grant.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

Il. c. Alexander, Of Greenville, was
the successful competitor for the ap-
pointment to the Cadetship, at Green.
willie, last week.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

We are in receipt ola programme of
tho st. Louis Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association. The Fair will
begin Sept. %, and continue till Oct.
1lth. we regret that it will be i'm.
possible for us to accept the pressing
invitation OF the Sect. 10 attend.
Two weeks of the time will be occu-
pied in military maneuvres and the
Fair itself will DO the greatest ever
held in the city. We predict that
Hopkinsville will send a large dele.
CATION. M yrHn9.g ih
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

To read Henry Watterson's edito-
rial in Fridays Courier-Jouraal one
would think he was most ardent
admirer of Grant.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

A man by the name of Grant, for
merly q citizen of The U. S. will ar.
rive In California in about two weeks,
after having spent about two years in
travelling around the world.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The Owensboro Messenger, one of
the. best weekly papers on oar ex-
change list will, after Oct. lst, be pub
llshed daiiN.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

We place on our exchange list this
week the Industrial Tribune, n Green
hack paper published at Mur-
physboro, llls., BY W. 7. Ingram.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

We are in receipt Of compliment
ary ticket to the Warren County Fair,
beginning Sept. 4th. for which the
Sect. has our thanks. '''
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

any Grandmother's Churn," q new
piece of music published by r. W.
Carroll & Co., Cincinnati, o., has
been sent to us.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

DR.. VIM. o. Mosley, young physi-
clan Of Boston, was killed while de-
scending the Matterhorn oil tho 18th.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

Mr.. II. c. Bats has purchased an
interest in the Bowling Green Panta-
graph. ~
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The body Of DIR. Mosley, killed
while descending the Matterhorn has
bccu received in London. ...
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The Clark Democrat already has
ont its ticket for circuit clerk and
sheriff. Election Aug. 1850.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
OUR NIEeHBoRs.
TODD.

DOWc one attempted " prcah III tHe
dwelling house Of DIR. Hardin last
Saturday night, but did not succeed,
as Johnnie happened to be awake and
gave two or three yells, and the would
be robber made good his escape.
Small boys are useful sometimes.
The Republican candidate for Rep.
resentative has gone back to his old
trade-slinging mortar.
Our county has been visited BY fire.
quent and copious showers in the last
few weeks aud the prospect for a
corn crop is greatly improved. We
have heard several farmers say that
the tobacco crop will not be more than
two-thirds of an average crop. p.
MUHLESBERG.
lEchol
The price of wheat is going up. 1t
is quoted at 90 @ % ccnts.
Pears arr saidlto be numerous in
EBatler county. There are none about
here. .-s..... ..,
The rain Of last Friday we under
stand was not general throughout tho
county.
HOPKINS. ji
lTimes.l
Last Wednesday night as the north
bound passenger train was coming
along about a miis south of Crofton,
some sneaking, cowardly miscreant
threw rock through one Of the WIN
dows Of the coach. Though the car
was full Of men, women and children,
fortunately no one was hurt. The
scoundrel, if canght, should be tarred
and feathe red. His contemplate,
cowardly deed deserves no smaller
punishment.
When you go to Hophi nsville, stop
at the Cooper House. The beds are
nice and clean, the fare cannot be ex.
celled by any interior hotel in the
State, while the gentlemanly proprie'
tor, j. D. Cooper, is everything tina,
a landlord should be, polite, kind, at.
tentive and accommodating.
TRIGa
lDcmocrat) ....
Mr.. w. D. Summers, and wife. Of
CHI istian, were in town the first Of
the week, guests Of Col. j. Ed. Sum
mcrs.
The grand jury he's returned abou
fifty indictm ents the present torn o.
the Circuit court. rEi
The walls of the Cadiz High
School building are now ready for the
carpenters work.
Mr.. R. j. Cooper leading mer.
chant Of Lafayette, Christian county
spent several days in town this week
Our youngfriend Eddy Thompson
leaves for Texas next week.
'CA9s p CALDWELL
20 m 'o lBanner.l
Mr.. Joe. L. Glover received Mon
day last one Of the handsomest car
riages we ever saw from Blumenstiel
McCamy & Bonte, Of Hopkinsville
This firm enjoys fine reputation fol
carriage and buggy manufa curing
and their trade extends all through
Southern Kentucky. We heartily
commend this firm to all who want ,
good, durable, fine buggy or carriage
Their advertisement appears else
where in this paper
The Little River Association CON
vened last Friday at Pinckneyville
church, Livingston county, and wa
in session three days. 1t was largel,
attended, the congregation on Sunda,
numbering some $500 or 5000. 4
generous hospitality was dispensed b,
the people of the vicinity, and man!
able sermons were preached by ivario u
eminent ministers.
A citizen from the Northern par
of the county said one day this weel
that the devil had instituted a youh,
hell up there. Undoubtedly there j
something outside of the usual run Q
affairs going on. I, ra. obs.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The next gale that sweeps over the
land will bring to our ears the echoed
thunderings of q Tilden boom.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

Several Of The foremost papers in
the state have come out squareiy for
Tilden, against tho field.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

Mr.. N. j. Harris, of Greenville has
announced himself a candidate for
Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

Portions Of Canada and New York
were visited by slight earthquake
Thursday. ~.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

Mr. WILDLY Cox brought cab
bage head to town the other day that
weighed Is lbs. -Eddyuiile Mirror
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
KENTUCKY FAIRS.

Cynthina-August 10, 8 days;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10, 4 days;
Shelbyville-AuguSt 26, 8 days: Lex
ington-August 26, 5 days; Florence
August 90, s days; Springfield
August 81, 8 days; Alexandria-Sep.
TENDER 2, S days; Franklin--Septem-
Der 2 A days; Paris-September 2,
5 days; Germantown--September 8,
5 days; Henderson, September IT,
days; Hartford-0ctober T., days;
Glascow-October7 days, Ovens
boro-Octobcr 5, 8 days, and Wash
ington-October 7, 5 days. Christian
October 8, A days. ii aamii
The United States now has 81, 841
Of railway, while all Of Europe has
only $4,000 miles. Thus while the
population Of Europeis nearly eight
times as great as ours, the excess Of
railroad mileage is not much over 10
per cent. bed
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
Reader are you Afflicted


And you wish to regain your health, strength
and energy OF former ycnrsf DO any OF the
following symptoms meet YOUR disstressed
condition. DO you feel nervous. dcbilitated,
fretful, timId, and lack the power OF will
and action2 Are your kidneys, stomach or
blood In disordered condition. Do you suf-
fer from rheumatism, neuralgia, or aches and
pains2 Have y0n been indiscreet In early
years, and find yourself harrassed with null
titudo Of gloomy symptoms! Are you subject
ness Of blood In the head, felt listless, nioping
unit for business or pleasure, and subject to
fits of melancholy Are you subject to any OF
the following symptoms; restless nights,
Nightmares, palpitation OF the heart, bashful-
ness, confusion OF ideas dizziness In the head,
dimness OF sight &cf Thousands. OF young
men, the middle-ngcp, and even the old suffer
from nervous debility. Thousands ot females,
too. are broken down In health and spirit from
disorders peculiar to their sex, and who, from
false modcsty or neglect prolong their suffer-
ings. Why then further neglect subject OF
such vital Importance when the remedy can
be so easily prOcured2 I..
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

The United States have $4,000
Touring mills, affording employment
to more than 10000 persons. Their
annual product Of -four is more than
$4,000, 900 barrels, some of the large
mills producing 1000 barrels day.
Ofthe above amount we send abroad
100000 barrels, besides the large
amount Of wheat exported in bulk.
This is sent chiefly from California.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26

u your best route. BrsISEss MEN and
PLfAsURE-sEEKEBs, this route eners you
good time, connections and accom- modations.
Round trip sickets can he purcnased Al prIh-
sumger Resorts, either IN Northwest or
shoutheash. This IL your shortcst, hest and
quickest route by winch 10 reach Memphis
81. Louis and cities Of Northwest or Atlanta,
III. .2neno1arx; Noriois, w.sning,on q ssehson-
Emigrnnts wishing 70 20 70 the great South
west you are offered better time and oonnec.
tions than by any other.