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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25
scINTILLATIoNs.

The Rochester Tribune calls I
"Oligmchical Rhode lsland.' The
word Is not In proportion to the sub
ject Sunday Argus.
When a bachelor does his own
cooking he sometimes washes hit
dishes as often as once In two weeks
Slate journal.
The season is now at hand for
neighbors ts notify each other that
IL those hens are not shut up, they'll
get shoi.-Booariiie Enquirer.
Tell boy not to touch that pre-.
servos, and he'll do II sure /; tell man
not to comc dovn town to-night for
there's going to be cock fight, and
he'll help to swell the crowd at the
appointed time, IL he has to leave two
OF his children at home with the
Group. But the young man who is sc
careless rs to tell young lady thai
she is Is years old, deserves all he
gets, and moro too.-Hendersor
Nesrs.
The Cook county bolt still stirs the
muse OF the whangdoodle press OF the
boomful Northwest. Ono Of Cesar's
organs trums its tumty.tum TO Say
that logan Had an Enemee, Whose
Hate was Black as Ink, and every.
thing that I,ovan Did. Charlcs Far.
well Raised a--Odor lie followed
Him Into Convenah, aud, Spite o.
Counsels Calmer, He Forced Him tc
Withdraw tho Crowd. Unto III,
Rancho OF Palmer. Wish a Viii,
liam Goat Had Charles, just at ths
Proper Slant, to Butt Him Till Iii,
Aspect Wore the Army Blue fol
Grant.'-Courier Journal.
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A western man who is blessed with
several attractive daughters whose
charms occasionally detain their ad-
mirers to a late hour, has invented an
alarm clock Of an ingenious character.
1t is something on the style of a
cuckoo clock. A principal feature
is that at 10 o'clock it strikes loudly
two little doors open and a man with a
dressing gown and cap on glides out,
holding in his hand acard inscribed
"good night" The effect is said to
be good, and since the arrival of tn,
new clock, there has been no trouble
in getting rid of callers. Tie clock II
destined to prove a very popular article
in houses containing marriageablt
daughtcrs-[E Exchange.
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The Poetry Of Words.

He was rough-looking sort Of a
customer who came into the office.
His eyes were low down in their sockets
like an overloaded ship in the water;
his nose had evidently been fractured
a few times; the hair OF his head was
painfully short. and his mustache had
more lives than cat-it had. dyed
more than nine times. "Look "a -yere, .
said no, Eyer ree-porter has gone and
libclled mep' "As how?" the editor
asked, in Eve year -old-girl-baby tone.
"Says was Eliminated IRON meetin
Saturday night. Never had such a
thing done ter me in the whole course
o'my life, was put out, but not
Eliminated. Do / look like man an
would stand such treatment as that an
be alive an outer Meyer, hey?" The
editor smiled sacharinc smile, and
badc the Office boy, in the tone Of a
giant. to bring tho big dictionary,
He opened the ponderous quarto, and
pointed out to the customer "Elimi
nate: to thrust out Of doors; to expel. "
The customer slowly spelled out the
word, with the aid Of the stubby in.
dex finger Of his knobby right hand.
Then he looked up with eyes more
deeply loaded below the water line than
before, and said, while an expansive
smile caused the accumulated layers
Of hair-dyc on his mustache to crackle,
with impressive delibcration, though
in a husky voice: "Now, Mr.. Editur
you're or brick! Smcaring me ovel
with perlitc French! Got time tcl
KUN out an see er man? No! Well
blamed ct this yere paper don't git |
four story adj. when lruns for perlie,
magistraiel An don't you forget
itr
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25
Boon to Suffering Females.

LAGRASaR, Ga, March 28, 1880,
Bradfeld q Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sirs:-I take pleasure in stating
that / have used for the last twenty
years the medicine you are putting up,
known as Dr. Brddfeld's FEMALE
REauLAToR, and consider it the bsst
combination ever gotten together for
the diseases for which it is recon
mcnded. have been familiar with
the preparation both as practitioner
Of medicine ard in domestic practice.
and can honestly say that ! consider
it boon to suffering females, and can
but have that every lady in our land,
who may be suffering in any way Pc
culiar to their sex, may be able tc
procure bottle, and their sufferingt
may not only be relieved, but they
may be restored to health and
strength. With my kindest regards
am respectfully
w. b; FERRELL, NJ. d.
For sale BY II. H. Hopper & Son
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LoAcHAPokA, Ala, Jan -. 1878.
DR.. C.J. Moffitt- Dear Sir-En-
closed you will find SO cents, Please
Acnd me another package Of Teethina.
Tho first package hadssuch happy
result that | heartily recommend st to
al mothers, as being all that a moth
er needs for a teething babe. My
babe was one Of those little nervous
crcatures--never sleeping more than
fifteen or twenty minutes at time.
After giving the powder it luieted
his nerves. and now he sleeps long
maps. Please send as soon as possi-
Bile, and oblige.
MRS. S. Il. WAGON.
For sale by Gish 4 Garner.
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Who Struck Billy Patterson
[Caruesyi,lo tGa.) Register

fCaroesyiile fGa,) Register,l
M.n, ,ors,ns h,,.o ho,., ,ho oro.-
,;on "wlho s,rn.r p;,lv ps,,"rsdn d o..
% m;,hon, lU.',,;na [ ,hn ,r;,,;n 81,
~-a,','... ;. an,;'.h,an ,han -, H., J.
i;a., xy;l,;an, .ps,,orson ,as = sas,,
,as,,,h 49, ,r"J".r.n ,,",".n. -,
pai,;n.,o !, ,So S,.,o -, ,Is.nIan,i IT,
~" aarl', ,,.rs Wv =, ErsnL,;n "nn~.r h.
ha, , :" ,'s',,, ,..s,, nf nJ ~
a''S. !, =" 49, " se'sI sI 80, oa u 80
- ,;on % of h;s t;,,e IN loat;n, ST. .S,sr ~; H.
;n,aro.,s M thosa Io nas sa;l ~ ho ~ .s
s,.enn = hoar .na as hr.,S ~ =
l;au 'e 6n, VII ill., al m hravo =, man h. was 30 !
ioror v 81 mace and ;ndseJ y oo cool
n;o,s n.p Novsrthelsss b;s srs,,' S
roulJ Ina src;t.d 10 n 6ybt;ny Mitch
On ons occ,s;on be attended q nubl;c
catherine in tbe lower mart Of Frank.
lin comfy At somc district conrt
oround during the day two opnos.
inc bnll;cs and their friends raised n
row. and a general fiuht was tho con.
scoacnce A. the beginning of tbs
affrav and before the fighting be0ap
Billy Patterson ran into the crowd IA
pe,snade them not 10 f;ybt. but ia
make pcace and be friends. But his
efforts for peace we're unavailinr. and
while making them some of the crowd
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Selling a Girl.

"Grandiatler" Ackley. Of the vii
lage of Watkins, N. Y, had rather a
novel experience recently while "cry-
ing Off venue in the town Of Hec-
tor, near Rey noldsville. After dis
posing Of the articles on the sale list
there was lull in business. and the
crowd was getting impatient for
"Grandfather" to "come down." or
rather announce the close Of the sale,
when pretty, plump, rosy girl asked
him D offer her to the highest bidder.
Grandfather" b.ing Of a modest, re-
firing disposition, seemed reluctant,
but the girl insisted, so he proceeded
to "cry" her of. The first bid was
ofieyed by tiuid young man, with a
pianissimo voice, who weakly offered
SIS. A ballhcaded man event him
fifty better" and the bidding went
along lively until $1,000 was offered.
At this juncture the girls father
"went thousand better, "und"G Grand
father" closed the bid to that gentle-
man. "Grandfathor" looked the
crowd of young men over, and, rais-
ing himself up in a digni6ed way.
proceeded to address them in the iol-
lowing manner: "Gentlemen, am
surprised; nay. more, deeply morti-
fled, to think that you should let such
a prize slip through your hands for
such pultry sum. Why. do you
know tha: this young lady would, il
married. get up in the morning and
make q fire without jarring the floor
enough to wake her lord and MASTER
up; and. furthermore, II was as
young as some Of you. ! would swim
the whole length Of Seneca Lake,
climb liberty-pole, throw the pole
away and climb up fifty feet farther
rather than lose the opportunity you
fellows have" 1t is needless to say
the assemblage roared with laugh
ter. sfas
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25
COL. L. A. sYPERT.
A Reminisoenoe Of the Late War.

M M o,. 8 1t.,o.
~ '"' o'''~o"' " - A'."'''0 :.
Oh yesterday Two iouerai soi'tieft
were shot TO death IN me streets Of
your ci'y,. Icy diea ihstaMIy'
lhey condemned, their eh'ire CON-
Inai'd condemned, as earnestly as any
cltiZch OF heh'ueky, inc wouiMin3
OF Mr. james n Rankin anu the
piuhderihg OF your CITY, But tncy
are gone, ana 'heir murder Is aho'her
crime adacd 10 tne aaiilhaole GAIA
iogne OF the dcsponsm tilat rules you.
we are confederate soioiers' we ngh!
ior 'he hoer'ies our s'res oequeatheu
u.s.. we nave not maue' nor VIII we
make, war upon citizehs ana women
Lct not your people oe eNcitea oy
any iurther Apprehension that we
VIII disturb 'he peace OF your COM
ihuhiiy ny ,ne arrest OF onloh men
or any interference WIN men, uh:ess
they piace themselves IN me a''ltude
oi comoatai'ts' Such conduci wonld
De cowarniy ana we scorh H. we
are IN arms TO meet ana oattle win
soldlers-not 10 tyrannize over ciii-
zeiis aud irighten women ana chil-
arcn. we move WIN our hves III
our hands. we are nghting moi for
oooiy' but Tor liberty 10 a,senthrall
our ioved southern land from the
horriole despollsm .under whicIl IL
mas plea ana suEereu 80 hiuch'-We
Know our DUTY ana VIII 90 u as SOL
diers and men. Even II what are dc.
nominated "Southern synlpaihizers
be arrested by the tyrants that lord
1t over you we would scorn TO retail
aie by arresting Union men VINO
had not coinplicty III the matter, but
our retal,ation VIII DO upon soldiers
Let not the non-combatants or your
community be luriher excited ny any
iear that we VIII disturb them all
Union men VINO may have lett home
on our account may safely return. In
war soidiersshould do the iishting.
The brave SONS OF our beloved land
SO TAR have triumphantly resisted the
cruel crusade OF Northern yandals
and we trust III God that she-onr
"DixieG-inay soon stand Ioriil be-
FORE the world o recognized itepublic
the grave OF patriots and tue home
OF freemcn. l.. A. Sf PERf,
Col. Commanding Z. 5. A.
X: Is. l.. ScERY,
Lieutenant Colonel.
-. j. WALKER TAYLOR,
OF MAJOR Zen. Buckner's Com C.S.A.
The circumstances leading to the
above proclamation were thai MI. j.
Il lfankin, OF Henderson, ono OF the
purest and noblest OF men, had been
wantonly assassinatcd by band OF
CUT throats, calling themselves Con
iederate soldiers In retaliation ior
ms death TWO confederate soluiers
nad oeen sent mere ana shot.-Col
Sypert was, witha part OF MS com
mand, IN the county; ;ald alter the
execution OF the Confederates, many
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25
No Hospital Needed.

No palatial hospital needed for Hop
Bitters patients, nor large-salaried tai
ented buffers to tell what Hop BitteIs
will do or cure: as they tell their own
story by their certain and absolute
curbs at home.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25

A scientist inform us that "the
skulls Of the African negroes are do
Itch cephalic. socephalic, prognathous,
platherhine and meso-ome." No won
der a brickbat rccoils when it strikes
negroes head. --Courier-Journa
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25

"The Chills Of life o'erhang the
brow of hope" but the pleasing effect
Of Days Ague Tonic gladden. the hu-
man heart.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25

A boy can't smoke a pipe and whis-
tie at the same time. Parents should
consider this before taking away the
maerschnuln.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-25
For.ify the System

And you armed against disease. The finest
tonic for this purpose Is Hostettsr's Stomach
ntters, which renders digestion easy and
complete, counteiacts billiousness, and keeps
the bowels In ORDER, and so genial and bcne-
heisnt arc Us effects, that not only Is the body
lnvlgorated and regulated by Its use, hut des.
pondency banishcd from the mind. For sale
BY all Druggists aud Dealers generally.
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-02-06

THREE SUICIDES IN 24 IIoURs.-C Columbia, Jan
uary 2S.-Edwin d. Connor, Of Cokesbury, Alb
bcville County, committed suicide at that place
today by shooting himself in the neck with a
pistol. The act was committed in the rear of
his brothers store, death ensuing in about two
minutes. The deceased was about "a years of
age and was the son of Hon. F. a. Connor, rep
rcseniativc from Abbcyille in the Legislature Of
1867.
No cause can be assigned for the rash act ex-
ccpt that the deceased was suffering from de-
preston consequent on dissipation.-tOr. Ne'0S
and Courier.
ATLANTA, January 28.-John Koerbcr, of
Virginia, lately removed to this city, committed
suicide last night by sending bullet from q
pistol through his head. lie attempted suicide
few days since by taking poison, but was res
cued from death by his attending physician
Loss Of property and strong drink were the
causes Of the rash act.
NoRFoLHs January 2S.-Chef Of police Ben
son committed suicide in his private room at en-
early hour yesterday mor1ng by blowing out
his brains with pistol. Cause, alteration Of
mind resulting from domestic trouble
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aeuoqd to sorulme smieulture domestic Gqq,onp. p6l.

having Been stxxxh bfo5aa acast tlon tie ipiai6s
OF Loonamore; the cattle, fowls, &cs huat.
tended, and the family having sought the
shelter of the hillside, which was fully ex-
posed to the piercing and chilly blasts of
these cold December days They subse-
quently had to take refuge in fort in close
proximity to the house from which they
had been evicted. To xRness the grand
mother and children huddled together id
this exposed situation, with the dying en-
bers of fire, was scene more easily i'm
aSlned than described. Having interviewed.
the old woman regarding the eviction, she
Informed me that it was troublesome times"
with her, her daughter having been evicted,
and another daughter of hers having died
recently, leaving six orphans in hcr charge
Dempsey Informed me that he was not
aware of the eviction occurring until the
constabulary and sheriff came on his premi.
ses The amount due was one years rent,
'hAlsof wtriiotr -~us- tfe-vda- -Henpvoy,-l-t
was peremptorily refused. The only force
at the scene to-day were three of the c,n-
stabulary, who watched the photographing
of the house, the grandmother, children and
furniture, which were mingled together on
the promises.
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NUMBER S.

A CONFLICT OF RAcEs.-Richmond, Jaunary
2o.-Telegrams received here to-day report in
tense excitement in Shenandoah County over q
collision between white and colored laborcrs Mt
columbia Furnace, near Edinburgh. Sheriff
Suckley of that county has telegraphed the Gov.
ernor for troops to quell the riot, and the Gov
srnor has ordered Capt. Magruder of the
Woodstock military company TO put his command
at the disposal of that officer and Common
wealth's attorney Allen, for the preservation Of
the peace. The trouble grew out Of the substi-
tuition Of colored for white laborers in Columbia
Furnace.
REINFoRcEMEHTs ORDERED. Richmond, jan
nnry 2S.-Later kilograms from Shenandoah
County report that an attack was made on the
negroes OF Liberty Furnace last night and two
men wounded. The rioters then dispersed. All
is quiet now, but trouble is apprehended and
more troops are asked for The Governor has
ordered the Winchester Light Infantry to the
scene Of disturtanc with directions to report TO
the sheriff.
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Total

THE BURNING OF THE CmARMER.-New York,
January IA New Orleans special gives the
following particulars of the burning of the
steamer Charmer, belonging to the New Orleans
and Red River Transportation Company. on Sun
day last five miles above the mouth Of the
Atchafalaya The steamer had on board 2, los
bales of cotton, sixty barrels Of molasses and
lot of sundries, oil Of which were destroyed.
The fire was first seen bursting out beneath the
second tier of cotton and in q moment the whole
boat was one sheet of flame. The pilot stood at
his post and headed the boat for the shore but
for his cooness the loss of life would have been
very great, 1O4 passengers being on board. -
When the boat reached shore planks were i'm
mediatcly showed out, yet such was the heat of
the fire, and the haste Of those aboard TO save
themselves, that many jumped overheard. All
the passengers were saved. The lost were Will
liam Miller, cabin boy, David Morgan, pantry
man, Charles Johns III and John johnson, cooks,
Mary Flowers and Mary Hamilton, chamber
maids, VIM. Conmings, fireman, and one Roust-
about name unknown. The cargo was valued at
$l20,000.
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CoLoRED DuEL.-Savannah enjoyed the
sSsieSa{sA Of aus ast Meek lYp s8l

A CoLoRED DuEL.-Savannah enjoyed the
ssaSaisa 0 ansl laas Meek lya aQI
probably fatally wounded. II seems, says the
Morning News, that Tom Clark and Charles
Houston, two colored men, between whom ill
feeling had long existed, met Mt the store, where
number of other negroes had gathered, and
got to drinking. The old quarrel was removed
between Clark and Houston, and the former,
who had his gun with him proposed that Hous-
ton go and get his gun and they settle their diff
hculty by an exchange Of shots Houston, who
lived in the neighborhood, FASTENED home and,
procuring his gun, returned to tho scene
Ground was marked off and the combatants
faced, when, without any further proliminaries,
both fired simultaneously and both fell at the
same time. The guns were heavily charged with
5uckshot. Clark was shot in the left side and
breast, some Of the shot. it is presumed, enter
ing the lung. lie was brought to the city and
carried to tie office of DIR. Chisholm, who exam
ined his wound, and found it to be very serious,
and he was sent to the colored infrmary
Houston, who received three or four shots in tho
body, two in the abdomen, was carried off by
his friends, and was believed to bs in dying
condition.
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LIABILITY OF MERCANTILE AGENc1Es.--New
Orleans, January 29.-The jury in tho case of
Schmidt s. Seiglcr us II. G. Dunn & Co.'S mcr.
camille agency to-day returned verdict for
Sl,0oO III favor of the plaintiffs. The case at
tracted the general attention of the merchants
and it is believed that if the verdict is sustained
by the highest courts it will establish the re-
sponsibilities of mercantile agencies for losses
reports and Tie 'rnnnre tV .reasau of erroneous
this Dunn s. Co. rated an irresponsible firm
very high, and failed TO inform the plaintiffs,
who asked for special report, that their infor-
nation was obtained from members of the
firm inquired about. Relying on Dunn s. Co. s
report, the plaintiffs sold bill of goods On short
time to the firm in question, who failed to pay
for them hence the suit
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REMEDY FOR FAT PEopLE.-The real
remedy for corpulence is not in medication
or in drugs, or in nostrums Of any sort, but
in diet. A gentleman recently placed him.
self on diet Of rare beef and toasted
bread, discarding all articles containing su-
gar, and all in which milk was an ingredi.
ent, also all vegetables composed chiefly of
starch, as the potato. In a few days his
weight sensbly decreased and continued to
decrease, while he suffered not the slightest
Inconvenience from the change, but on the
contrary found his power for WORK largely
augmented.
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A SH-nTiNc ArrnIv Is Trv.s Co,voo,o,
January pa special to the Ncrs from Sher.
man says that n party of drunken roughs while
creating disturbance in n bagnio were ordered
to leave by City Marshal Ball. Alf johnson re-
fused TO 60 and Ball elected him. When outside
johnson drew pistol and shot Ball in the
breast, Ball seized Johnson's pistol and draw
ing his own weapon shot Johnson dead John.
sons brother and others then shot ut Ball, one
shot cutting his face and the powder burning his
eyebrows and binding him. Ball lies in crit
ical condition
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A notable event in Chattanooga, Tenn,

a notable event in Chattanooga, Tenn,
society was the entertainment successfully
conducted there by number Of young la.
dies on the Sth ult. Accompanying the
invitation was a notice asking "thc pleasure
Of the company" of the young man with
the request to ''please let us know, if agree.
able when to call for you" None of the
young men had any previous engagements,
and readily obtained consent Of their pa.
rents to attend The ladies called iu car
riagcs. After the dancing the young men
were offered feminine arms and escorted
down town to restaurant, where they were
rcgalcd handsomely.
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SOME THINGS TO DIsBELIEvE.-Whcn
man advcrtises for a partner, and wants
young man to put in small investment
Of one hundred or five hundred dollars and
promises to him realization Of fifty or one
hundred per cent profit, don't believe il.
When man offers to give gold watches or
jewelry worth fifty to one hundred dollars
for one dollar, don't believe it. When man
offers to give away knowledge Of the utmost
value for the cure Of consumption, and any
and all diseases, by merely sending three
cent to prepay postage, don't believe it,
When a man proposes to do his utmost to
make every one else rich, and looks to other
peoples interest more than his own, don't
believe it, When man offers to give you
something of great value for something Of
less value-in other words. to give you
something for nothing, don't believe it
Many presons advertise on purpose to flch
young men of money gained by hard labor,
and before entering into any speculation
which may be offered you, take advantage
of the many means at your command and
ascertain the facts with reference to the
proposed business before you invest, aud
thus save your money and assist in effect
ually breaking up swindling establish
mcpts.
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The GALLONS GETS ITS DUE.--Savannah, Jan
uary 2S.-John Johnson. n negro, convicted of
the murder Of Daniel McDermott on the l7,h
of March, 1878, afler two trials, two reviews of
the case by the Supreme Court and two sentences
OF death, was brought into the Superior Court
this morning and sentenced third time, and
VIII be hanged on Friday, 9th February next.
The crime was of unparalleled atrocity, and
legal technicalities could not cheat the gallows
of its dues.