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The caata.a.

The Cantata rendered by tho col.
ored people at Mozart Hall last Thurs
day hight was success, both as 10
the rendition and the attendance,
Tho Hall was literally iammcd, u por,
zion OF II being set apart for the white
people. The singing aud acting
Ia The piece was come Of itquite good
Some OF the voices were well cult.
waited aud modulated, aud several Of
the company OF singers deserve
special mention, but as we had nc
programme We did not know who
lheywero, Thcstage was handsome
ly decorated, representing grove Of
palms, aud the performers were all
Mlired IN oriental costumes. Their,
were about fifteen or twenty who
participated in the Cantala. TheWo.
cscds are TO be appropriated 10 build
eng a public school for tho colorcd
people. The entertainment closed
with u tableau.
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Acard.


The membership OF the Grand
Lodge'of Wise Men Of Tennessee IN.
stituted Lodge of the order IN Hop
kinsville, n.y., on the evening OF May
I, 1881 with large membership and
IL sapient officers, the Lodge 10 be
known as the First Grand Lodge OF
Kentucky. The mer,bers of the Ten
nessee Grand Lodge appreciating the
kind aud generous hospitality Of the
Hopkinsyille brethren In all the or.
rangemenis for the comfort and
pleasure of tho same, beg leave to
tender 10 them their heartfelt thanks
and we shall always remember the
trip to Hopkinsville as one not soon
to be forgotten by the participants
from Clarksville. We shall anxious.
ly await the time to meet the broth
rem Of your city at GAINESVILLE when
we promise them hearty welcome
and will endeavor 10 make their
Visit commemorative OF this event.
The Sublime Lodge Wise Men,
Clarksville, Tenn.
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Ships That were Never Heard
From.

M. .,.: r..
j, ~ ,oa y W., Iu " o. s.ea',ea'
iafe neVol oeen ne"'u nun a''o' 'ea'
'"s sne Pol.; ,..,5 -.
NJ. W NJ ,eslaen A., wa'0 'a as., 'iv'a
em aI.A oa aas.." IT,. pa, aaa
amo.s ~, Pa.o1"eo'o y'ou -v"o'e
lne Iamous Ar's', coheulan' anu = son
81 T 1ne p 's. q p n,o:.iona. 10.
luz o'os' D'i'a,n wS ,os. ~ e. =
s.orh On 'n na oo sss VI i'o'auu' 'o''
oe ~" %:. ~, i U,N 80 -.
a1e V,.y =, u.aSsow was ney ~
neaIa OIL s a,set iea Vn o'assow ~ the
spring ., 1904 4oo llves were were los, !.
lhe ra 40 ,o was never sea.a !, =, sl'er
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An Assault to Kill.

Mr.. Thomas Garrett, of Pembroke,
was In our city last Friday, and hay
ing been detained By business affairs,
did not leave until eight o'clock.
When about four milcs from town on
the Tobacco road, a man stepped out
from the shadow Of a tree and fred
at him, whether with a pistol or gun,
Mr.. Garnet could not determine,
He pursued the would-be assassin
some distance through the woods
but without overriding him. lie
said that he had sold some tobacco
that day aud be supposed the mans
object was plumber.
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The visa Men From Tennessee

In response to an Invitation from
the members of Evergreen Lodge
X. OF P. number of knights from
GAINESVILLE came over to this city
Saturday evening last to confer the
Wise Mems Degree upon tue mem.
bers of the Lodge here. The follow
ing gentlemen constituted the com.
pany: J. q. Joseph, G. ". G. B.
Wilson, e. G. JEo. Il. Redmond, Il.
p, w. r. Titus, DIR. N. L. Carney, j.
w. Pardne, w. Il. Shelton, A. +.
Rawls, I. z. Mclteynolds, Ben
Franklin, Jas. L. Moseley, VIM.
Kleeman. VIM. Warfield, Ed. Num-
ford, j. II. Turnkey, Jno. S. Neblett,
]. w. Keesee, II. A. Rick, S. X.
Clifton, X. ID. Caldwell, j. NJ. Bow.
ling, d. NJ. Barksdale, and DIR. p. d.
Winship.
The gentlemen came by pike in
buggies and arrived IN time TO be
shown over the city before night.
Dy eight o'clock the boys began 10
assemble aud when the time for be-.
ginning arrived tho Hall was
densely crowded. The room had
been appropriately decorated by the
wives. sisters and sweethearts of the
members of Evergreen Lodge moth
Ing had been left undone to mako the
occasion. fclicilous one. The dec.
orpiionsconsisted ofa double triangle
Of evergreens with tho apices oyer
the stands ofIhe c. e. and VIC. and
the bases oyer the altar extending
from the stands of the p. z. 10 the
Prelate: These were suspended from
the ceilings and ornainentcd with
white flowers while the stands were
wreathcd with evergreen dotted with
snowballs. Tho symbols and mot.
toes of the order were hung IN differ.
ent places over the stands and when
the room was lighted up Il presented
a magnificent appearance. We say
this not in a Boosting spirit be.
cause oil the honor Is duo to the
ladies, who have the sincere thanks OIL
the members for their assistance and
we only regret that The rules Of the
order would not permit them to tase
part In tho festivities that followed
What took place inside can not bt
told. Suffice II to say that about
forty-Gve neophytes left the hal
wiser II not better men. .
AT eleven o'clock Mr.. Jas. Breathitl
in neat speech extended the hospi
taliiies Of Evergreen Lodge which
was responded 10 by Messrs. VIII
son and Joseph and ih,
wboleparty numbering about eighty
repaired TO the dining room Of The
Central Hotel where banquet had
Teen prepared, with Mr.. Gus Hall q,
caterer. Mr.. Hall cxcelled himself
OH this occasion. Ills tables wer,
decorated with flowers and overhunp
with rows OF cvorgreens while III,
table was well supplied with substan.
tials, delicacies, CONNECTIONS and the
choicest tropical fruits, Of which all
partook. The knights could no,
have engaged more suitable person
than Mr.. Hall to prepare the banquet
They realized that supper aud re
ception 10 equal that recently extend
ed TO lIopkinsvillo Knights By th,
GAINESVILLE brethren must DO no one
horse affair.
The visitors returned home Sunda,
afternoon. They were a genial
jovial and companionable set of fel
lows and their visit afforded mucl
pleasure and social enjoyment to tho
boys over here.
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the SOUTH kENTUGKIAA.
ioPKINsvILLE, MAY. 10, 1881
socrAL1TrEa.


Mr.. Il, p. Campbell went TO Nash
willie last week.
Mr.. Q w. Ware, OF Trenton, visi
ted the city last week.
Mrs. A. ID. Rodgers returned Yes
~ w 's y '
Messrs. NJ. Z. and j. X. Forbes
paid visit 70 the City Of Rocks las'
"e'"
Or. Trce, of Pembroke, has re:
turnod from an extended visit to Vir-
s'
Misses Minnie Lander anu May
Ware went 10 Irehton FRIDAY lastto
Messrs' Jas Il. Wahl ana W. A.
wilsns attended tho hop at Trenton
Miss Tina Harvey, Of Clsrksville
who has been visiting Mrs. Crum,
honch r.,,,,,,oa nomo ,.s, mao,.
'''s"' '''a'"O" 'o"s ,"'' ~'O"
Mrs. Thos. q. Swith, of liaydeus'
willie, was in the city last week visit
Ing relatives aud friends.
M , rian" D'a.' .o""A 49,
:
"'' ' " WV
Miss Matte Dennis, Of p. #. Col
,cge, spent Saturday and Sunday n'
home at Ringgold, Team.
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The Rush

To G.. B. WcbDS Saddle
and Harness Depot still
continues. His inimita-
|ble sD,it,e-seGt saddles
60 off like hot cakes. His
light breast-strap har-
mess take the ribbon
oner anything manu-
|factured In Hopkinsville
lie can suit anybody
that WaDts to buy In
anything from q riding
|lohiDto the finest set of
Icarriaee harness., Call
and sec him. No trouble
Ito show goods. Main
street. meet door to
|Bucbper & WooIdridse's
|7DGrehOuSe. t-ra
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-10
TOBACCO NEWS.
HOME.

HOME.
Iaspector's weekly report Hopkins.
vile tobacco market, week ending
Iay 9th, 1881.
Receipts for the week. ~. .S02 hhds.
Receipts for the year. -. .606l hhds.
Sales for the week. ...... 53l hlids.
Sales for the year. -, 80. 1887 hhds.
r q U.. ID. +. SMITHsoN.
Sales by Wheeler, Mills & Co.,
April q and May 3, 1881, 1903 hhds.
as follows:
80 hhds good leaf, $40 25, 10 90,
s 80, 5 So, s rs, 8 80, 8 ~, 8 OO,;,7 IS,
I 60,7 70, 7 So, 7 Is, Z Is, Z 70, Z IS,
Z COT 50, Z IS, Z so. 7 80, Z 80, Z 25,
7 on, 7 NO, 7 IS, Z O0, 7 80, Z 45, Z Is,
7 81, 7 80, 7 10. -
80 hhds. medium leaf SO 95, 6 so,
6 Go, q 40, G 70, q 60, o so, q 30, 6 10,
9 81. 6 10. 6 90, 6 so, 6 ~, 8 55, 6 %,
q 20. o rs, 8 55, 6 10, 9 DO, 6 30. 6 60,
8 50, 6 50, 6 rs, 6 So, 6 IS, 6 400 30.
6 05, O 20.
u hhds. low leaf, 80 90 TO IS Is.
Is bids. good Tugs, IS 10 to 4 25.
Shhds. common lugs, "a 10 to $3 so,
Sales by Alternately Sc Co.. May 4,
Of l05 hogsheads tobacco as follows !:
81 hhds. good 'bcat $40 90. s 80,
5 IS, s 90, 7 rs, Z rs, $780, 05, 7 40.
7 6O,7 so, 7 40, 7 20, 7 III, @ 40, Z IS,
7 Gu, 7 90, 55. 7 As.
50 hhds. common leaf, from IS 80
to 6 90.
% hhds. Jugs, from SO so TO IS 40.
Nelson & Jcsup sold 63 hogshoads
tobacco rs follows:
Is hhds. good leaf, $40 90, 10 90,
10 90. o 40, 8 rs, 9 1919 00,9 CO.'S 80,
8'75, s G5,3 so, 8 45, 8 IS, 8 IL, 8 ~.
s 90, 5 90.
J 20, linda medium 10 common leaf,
~ rs to IS so. ~ 81
IL hhds. lugs, So 40 10 81 %.
We quote the market firm and
strong on all grades. "'
Sales by Buckner n Woodbridge,
May 3 4 and, 5 LAG hhds tobacco as
follows.
4o hl,ds. medium to good leaf, 81 %
to $40 so.
SO hhds. common TO low leaf, IS SO
TO @ 80. BORE ~
} 80 hhds. good to fino lug, 81 Is to
IS rs.
80 bids. common and trashy Tugs,
10 80 to 81 10.
Market continues firm at last
weeks prices with a good general de
mand. We have large board o.
foreign and homo buyers. We sold
for 4. II. Dickersop, of Trenton
Todd Co, 6 lIhds. good Tugs at rs 81
round, best lug sale Of the season.
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Read what the Farraers oe christian saY

Mn JAMES MEpLEy of IIopknssle; KY September 20 1880 wr
finally as Mf% ha %afs o a wlpss
er aud test each through harvest agents ageGs
myself did not come to my pacs IL a
but cannot much for The Marsh Your tog
well until struck rough grouu which mitch light Work
9anship Of the Marsh aud proved miserable failure whls tho old Me-
skip is durable sum
up d mo soa " "s "d ss @ood ~m, ala M @
Mccormick and would niaclnes
for my own use adyso all Waiting hrsc machine u bus
Sas, ss 4. q ss's Ez Julie q s .s
binders wine.bin my harvest just past my wheat
so asy. viii al Eass'ssr
wn binder found that could cut as
using without any trouble there
being seyen Of them within hearing all doing nice clean work MY
afraid Of losing But assured up
and start Immediately, which did and
saved nicely and tightly bound and trouble running
wa. s 0 s". ; 20 run an osar %
he s
every time Is handled, being bound 20 loose @ @
MEssrs ur Son. Ky September a. 1880 write:
AZ the urgent and the Marsh your
~ c s ny Ss. s i and 5r.ss
expense REPAIRS doing It's work perfectly saving grain
keep going trying sec tho twno
no it failed completely travelling
thought trouble elevators binder think
have best strongest aud cheapest machine wanting
perfect machine should buy other but Mccormick The
cry Christian county is that the Mccormick the best machine
The Thomas Hay Rake the best worked by boy
10 old. Is sold by Call and examine It. RsF soy
Also tho Celebrated Sudebaker Wagon Great sold
you Trcsher and Engine call and examine y
lor acknowledged to be tho leading machine
We have just received load of Bugge Carriages
mon s5 % o
Steel and Cast Pows and everything else the implements
Hardware desired from Bolt to Thehng Machine Come be-
May TO- lsSl.-4w a-.,s,s ~, JH. wINfREE co.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-10
Eopkinsvilla Public Schools,

The names given below are those
of pupils who have been perfect in at
tendance, department and recitations
during the month Of April. .
d PRIMARY.
Jimmie Winfree, Archie Higgins,
Mabel Wood, Ida Bmmheld,
Jimmie Suggs,
O PRIMARY.
Walter Blythe, George Merritt,
Wilder Shackelford, Walter Trainumr
Ida Schalk. lavinla Gorman
Ollie Blythe.
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Garrolisburg. AprIl 4th. is,

Garrcitsburg, April 4th, 1881
I have psed'the Homestead Tobacco
Grower for two years on the thin
points OF my tobacco shifts and have
increased tho yield there from fifty ia
one hundred per cent. and tho tobac.
CO grown with il brought 3 cents pei
ID. more than where | did not use It
| shall uso It this season OH oil land
that produces me less than one thou.
sand pounds per acre. My tobacco
lots have been cleared for over fort,
years and on clover fallow.
aiar Very respectfully,
int bl1g w. T. EMDRY,
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ROSESsRas.sssrAi15Tp , Es send 81 f6 -
$500. IS for 81 90. 80 for $500 Write for
Descriptive Rose Gaia iogue. Address LOUIS
willie Rose Co.
Mayi p. %. Rox lo7. LOUSY lille. KY
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SPECIAL LOCALS.
CLOTHING,
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
and HATS AND CAPS. /,

y = d r N'-tAs
/" IN elegant assortment
now on hand loHicb tUe
offer to the trade at
greatly reduced prices.
Il Choice selection of
Suits alu0ays on hand,
Which zoe hare made to
order by the most Skilled
,Oorkmen.
James Pye & Go.
Main between Spring and Russcllville
Streets, Hopkinsville, Ky.
pNSyf ilf ~ -, y F6.a
GO and Examine
the Immense and
Beautiful Y Line of
Samples for Suits to
Order at s9a
M. Frankel & Sons
q. H. Brandon will
sell you a watch or
clock cheaper than
any one in the CITY.
Best Oranges 45fand Lemons 80
cents per dozen at Grissam's.
We are closing out our goods a,
Cost. and we want it distinctly un'
derstood that we will not sell any
goods to anybody without tho money
down. No ticket about Ii.
| GRissAM.
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Paul Boyton, the swimmer who was
captured by the Chillians while assist
ing tho Poruvians. has ESCAPED and
arrived in New York last week.
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Champion Binders.

The new Binder comes ont this
season with ull tho latest improve.
u'ents and will be the best in the
market. ~
aN NJ. @. &J. K. Forbes.
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How Can They Afford It2

at GiSb Il Gamers.
How Can They Afford lt2
Ho.O is it that Jno. Il.
Lee d Co. can sell gro
ceries from fue to ten per
cent. cheaper than any
otherhouse in toWn? IT
is because one member
Of their firm is 6partner
in a wholesale grocery
house in So. Louis. They
.hGuea very full and So
Lect stocb of goods of
every conceivable hind.
Canned Peaches, Pears,
'AppIes, H.. Berries Is &c.,
cheaper than they hare
been sold before. Cute
fue, cent. cigar, the best
in the market. Euery-.
thing sold at prices un-
precedentedly lou.
st. Louis Grocery
Nashville st. near depot.
q. H. Brandon's
stock Of watches,
clocks, jewelry and
silverware is COM
|plete, and he is sell
ling at prices that de-
fy competition. ~
Use Eutomonoeide
the great insect ex-
Termination at
Woodbridge & Buck
ner's. @
| Just received 1900
Iof the celebrated Don
Carlos cigar. 4 first
class 10 cent cigar for
Is cents ut.
| WooJdridee & Buckner.
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Speo1a4, l4oeaAs.
CIoTHING!

The largest Stock
and the lowest prices
of Clothing for Men,
Boys and Children
can only be found at
Slesser & Haas New
York Store.
We can fit most
everybody in Cloth
ing from a School Boy
to the largest man in
the State, at the
New York Store.
Why not call at the
New York Store and
save 20 per cent. by
buying Clothing from
them. y
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Roll Of Honor Of woodside School.

Anna King, Ernest Steger
Emma Giles, Willie White,
Gus Hord.
Christian Co, Ky, April 81, 1881.
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Advertised Letters.

Which, ifuot called Tor In thirty days, wi |
besent to Washington, D. q. !;
Boyd, eliza boyd, Johnnie
Bradshaw, Wallace boll, Tode
Campbell, Eliza Davis, J.
DAVIS. Matte Dooling, Edy
Terrell, Mary II Falls, jennie
Gray, Alex ii.l p Grace, Judia 'tt
Genung, ii Holford, Z q
Jameson, AMMO McCord NJ l.tlsa
McCray, Milissa Rogers, w II IS AftA
Schneider, W Smith, Elizabeth
wilkins, Susie
When called for please say "advertiaed
S.H. Burbridgo, PM, IIopkinsville, Chris
tian Co. XVI May I, 1850.
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Champion Reapers

arc the best in tho world, and all
parties waniipg Reaper will please
call and leave their orders at once at
the old stand Of y. G. Shanklin. a
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Police News.'

Chief of Policies report for April
1881. Arrests as follows: ,iys.g
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A SPLENDID

Lot of Walking Canes
being closed out at Cost
at Gish & Gamers.
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COUVER WASHINGTON TERRITORY, THURSDAY MAY g. 1881


The Blackfoot (Idaho) Register tells
the following story of the narrow es-
cape Of prospector from a grizzly
bear: "About ten days ago Mr.. Tai
bot, who, with his partner, has been
prospecting on Lost river, seventy
miles from Blackfoot, started OFT with
his dog "a shepherd), for game. He
travelled mile or two, when he saw a
fawn, and shot and wounded it; not,
however, so that but it could run,
which it did. Mr.. Talbot and the dog
followed until they came to a small
thicket, into which he had seen the
fawn disappear. Pushing the brush
aside, he was about to plunge through,
when, in a moment, he was confronted
by huge grizzly bear, which struck
him q severe blow on the shoulder be-
fore he hardly knew what it was. He
Immediately tried to bring his gun on
to him, but in 30 doing discharged it.
The bear then got the mans head
partly in his mouth, cutting his fore
head bitterly but not breaking the
skull. In a moments forethOught he
pushed his hand in the bears's mouth,
and allowed him to chew it, thinking
he would thus get an opportunity to
reload the gun with his other hand.
In the meantime the dog had been at
tacking his bearship in the rear, and
did such good work that he finally let
Mr.. Talbot go, and made for the dog,
following it through the brush. Ex-
hausted and badly wounded with
blood streaming from his forehead,
both knee-joints nearly broken, and
one hand like a dish-rag, Talbot
crawled out, and was soon joined by
his faithful dog. Tying his handker-
chief around the dogs neck, he sent
him back to camp, and in short
time his partner and their cook, who
followed the dog, were on the ground,
and assisted him to camp, where he is
now lying, but is getting along first
rate, and in short time will have
fully recovered. He owes his life to
his companion-the dog"
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NUMBER 40.


The telegraphic reports are loaded
with accounts OF the French occupa-
ton of Tuns. This small state has
long been a dependency of Turkey,
though only nominally 30. Great
Britain, however, declares that she
considers it an actual part of the
pOrte's dominiOns, and enters q pro-
test against the French occupation.
In Italy also the question has pro-
dnced no small commotion, resulting
in the resignation of the whole Italian
ministry. Yet the French do not re-
linquish their hold upon the state
which they have invaded. On the
contrary, they have entered into a
treaty with Tunis, by which they have
assumed prOtectOrate over the coun-
try. This virtually makes it French
colony. Tunis is one of the Barbary
states, adjoining the French colony Of
Algeria, and contains about 10000
square miles, with population Of be-
tween two and three million. In COM
mon with the whole country on the
southern shore of the Mediterranean,
it was Overrun by the great Saracenic
invasion about the end of the seventh
century. Charles V. made it tribu-
tary to Spain in 1885, but in 1874 It
was conquered by the Turks. But the
hold of the Turks has been gradually
shaken, till, for many years past, Tu-
mis- has been practically an independ-
ent state. French influence has long
been powerful, and even predominant
there; and the present occupation OF
the country by French troops is only
a natural, and in fact, inevitable con-
sequence of a long train of causes.
France declares that she is moved to
this proceeding by the necessity of de-
Tending her people i'm Tunis, who have
been subject to raids by the Kreu-
Minis, a nomadic people OF the desert
who live by plunder, and who must
he suppressed. The scene OF this act
in history is old historic ground.
Here Carthage stood, and here that
city and Rome contended for the mas
terry Of the world in a series OF wars
which made more history than any
other wars Of ancient times. In the
state OF Tunis there is a large area OF
exceedingly fertile country, convent
ent to seapOrts, which once had .
most prominent position in the COM
merce of the world. But inundated
by one wave of invasion after another,
and for many centuries past controlled
by \ half -barbarous mongrel popula-
tion who have to q large extent fol-
lowed the trade of rObbing both by
sea and land, the country has made no
progress in civilization. French in
fluence cannot but be a great iustru-
ment for its regeneration.