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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26
The Attempted Assassination Of
President Jackson.

Thomas II. Benton, In his excellent
book, "Thirly Years IN tho United
States Senate" gives q detailed ac-
count OF All attempt to assassinate
Gen jackson, which was made In the
year 1885:
On Friday the 30lh Of January,
the President, with somo of his Cabi-
net, attended the funeral ceremonies
OF Warren II. Davis, Esq, in the Hall
of the House Of Representatives, OF
which body Mr.. Davis had been a
member from the State of South Car
olina. The procession had moved
out with the body, and it's front had
reached the foot OF the broad steps OF
the eastern portico, when the Presi-
dent, with Mr.. Woodbury., Secretary
of the Treasury, and MIR. Mahlon Die
ers0n, Secretary of the Navy, we're
issuing from the door ofthe great ro-
tunda, which opens upon the porIico.
AT that instant person stepped from
the crowd into the little open space
in front ofthe President, leyeled a
pistol at him at q distance of about
eight feet, and attempted TO fire. 1t
was q percussion lock and the cap cx-
plodod without firing the powder in
the barrel. The explosion of the cap
was so loud that many persons
thought the pistol had fired. l heard
il at the foot of the steps, far from the
place, and a great crowd between.
Instantly the person dropped the pis-
tol which had missed fire; took an
other which he had ready cooked in
tho left hand, concealed by q cloak
leveled 1t and pulled the trigger. II
was also q percussion lock, and the
cap exploded without firing the pow
der In the barrel. The President in
stantly rushed upon him with his up
lifted cane; the man shrunk back Mr..
Woodbury. aimed q blow at him m;
Lieut.. .Gedncy, one Of the navy,
knocked him down; he was secured
by the bystandors, who delivered
him to the officers ofjustice for Judi
ciaI examination. The examination
took place before the Chief Justice Of
tho district, Mr. Cranch, by whom he
was committed III dcfanlt of bail. His
name was ascertained to be Richard
Lawrence, an Englishman by birth,
and house painter by trade, at present
out OF employment, melancholy and
irascible. The pistols were examined
and found 10 be we'll loaded; and
flrod aferward without fail, carrying
their bullets true, aud driving them
through inch boards at thirty feet dis
tance, nor could any reason be found
for the two failures at the door of the
rotunda. On his examination the
prisoner seemed TO be at his ease, as
II unconscious of having done any
thing wrong--refusing TO cross exam
inc the witnesses who testified against
him, or to give any explanation Of his
conduct Tho idea OF an unsound
mind strongly impressing itself npon
the public opinion, the Marshal Of the
District invited two Of the most res.
pectable physicians OF the city (Dr,
Caussin aud DR.. Thos Sewell) to visit
him and to examine into his mental
condition.
Lawrence was declared insane and
never brought to trial.
lNur.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26
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EMPIRE.

DouhtIcse II will bc of aome imnort
IN ,he MANI reaiers NJ the Ken,uck; ian
m knnw where Empire IL ai,uatc,i
Emnira Is coal mininy town siiua.
tod midway hctwcen IionIinsville
and Madi.onv;Iie nm tho 81 r. Ms
r n II The m;nes arc owned AMI
worked bv a Nashville comnauy
About ten cara of coal are Skinned
rom here dailv. Also from three IN
four cars of I,ml,er are shinnej IN
IJonLinsville and other poin,s bv i
X ForI,es
A s,rnngcr's frat ;mnrcssion of this
plnce ia usually rather nfayorable. as
there an,,ears 10 bc n lark of iuflucnce
IN regard 10 the externaI nnnearance
Of the town. but ono cant nlwavs
Indigo of n man l,y his coat. 81 Il Il
will E,nnire. Tiouuh tho external
apnearance of tho Mace IA rather for.
biddinJ. one will find within as yen.
erous. i,ospitable aud cnterprisinr a
people as Is 10 be fouud within The
State.
The merchants are all doing a fair
business and tho miners have more
than they can do. There Is generally y
in every town a class OF young mel,
who live by. their wits or ON the hard.
earned income of their parents. A
careful search will mil TO find 4 s,ngle
specimcn Of this superfuous eenius,
Empire has no room for ~, ornamen.
tal ponulation.
The Crofton pic.nic was n grand
succe.s. IIopkinsville was well rcn.
resented IN CroJton on that ocrasion,
Some of ,he bows were on Il heavy
that day. (We mean the plank nsea
as n seatA Judging from ihe number
Seon NJ one time picking themselves
up from the saw.dust would lead one
10 suspect that they had been on il
1--WE mean that old broken bench).
This vicinity was Waited bv good
49,, H.. .,,. ....i;,,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26
MARC ASrosY's GRAFTON OVER c.rsA

MARC ANToHY's GRAFTON OVER CESAR.
Tho text from which shakspcrc wrote hls
version.
ION City Der rick.
Friends, Romans, countrymcn! Lend me your
ears;
Twill return them next saturday. como
To bury Crsar, bccatiso the times arr harl
Aud his folks can't afford to hire an under.
taker.
The evil that men do liycs after them,
In the shape Of progeny. who rcapthc
Reneft OF their life insurance.
30 let 1t be with the deceased.
Brutus hath told you Cesar was ambitious.
What does brutus know about IN
1t Is none Of his funeral. Would that Il were!
Here under leave Of you, come to
Make speech at Cmsar's funeral.
lie was my friend. faithful and Just to me;
He loaned ms % once when was In h pinch,
Aud signed my petition for. a rostoIiicc.
But Brutus Gays he wns ambitious.
Brutus should wipe OF his chin.
Caesar hath brought many captlvcs homo to
Homo,
Who broke rock on tho streets until their
ransoins
Did the general eofers hli.
When that the poor hath cried, Crsar hath
wcpt,
Because it,ii,ln't cost any thing, and
Made him solid with ths masses. iChccrs.
Ambition should he made OF stcrner stun,
Yet nrutus says hc was ambitious.
i,rutus ir liar and can prove Il.
You all dnl sec that on the Lupcrral
thrice presented him kingly crown
Which he did thrice rcfuic, because 1t did mol
NJ him quite.
Was this ambitions Yet Brutus says he wa.
ambitious.
I'utus Is not tho biggest liar In the country
But he Is horsc-thicf Of tho deepest dye
iAp.lause.l $50
II you have tacrs, prepare to shed them now.
lLaughtcrl
You all DO know this ulster.
| remember the nrst time ever Caesar did put
iton,
it was on a summers evening In his tent,
With the Thermometer registering ninety de-
grecs In the shade;
But It was an ulster to be proudof,
And cost him 81 at Marcuius swartzmeyer's.
Corner OF broad and Ferry streets. sign OF the
rcd dag.
Old swartx wanted $40 for II,
Hut finally came down To s because 1t was
Iwsuri So
Was thus ambition II Brutus says It was
lie Is even greater liar than Mrs. Tilton!
Look! In this place ran Cassius' dagger
through;
Through this the son Of q gun Of Drutu.
stabbed
And, when he pluckcd his cursed steel away
Mare Antony how the blood Of Crsar rollowe,
It.
lChccrs and cries Of "Givc us Something
on the Silver Bur- '.lIlt him againr'
| como not. friends, TO steal your hearts.
| am no thief us lirutus Is.
Brutus has n monopoly in all tina tbusincss,
Aud II he had his deserts hc would.bc
In the pcnitcntiary, and don't you forget It.
Kind friends, sweet friends, ! DO not wish :,
stir yopup
To such a sudden flood OF mutiny.
Aud rs 1t looks like iain,
The paii-bearers viii proceed 10 place IN,
coiiln In the hearse,
And We will proceed to hurry Cpcar,
Not to praise him.
J.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26

almost miraculous; patients dispaired
Of by physicians, have found almost
instantaneous relief: Cancers have
been cdred in few weeks time;
rheumatism of twenty years duration,
has been almost entirely relieved in as
many days. And with all this no
analysis has brought to light any
other property than purify. But the
heat At Eureka! no words can describe
it. Down in the hollows you can not
feel the slightest breeze, and on the
mountain you have the sun in all the
splendor ofhis brightness, and heat.
II will be healthy pleasant resort in
cooler weather, and when there is a
system of drainage Introduced; but
until then, deliver me from Eureka.
A good deal Of sickness prevails, not
only among the patients, but citizens
also; principally in the form of chill
fever" There are very few officers
Of the law to be met with, consequent.
ly robberies occur in broad day light,
especially on "Mud street." the sides
of WHICH are lined with gambling
houses. But it is worth the trip out
here to see the people from all parts
Of the U. s., Mexico. and other
countries.
The fare from st. Louis to Eureka
is $l3.75, with one cent. per pound
extra for all over ifty lbs of baggage,
from Ssligman to the Springs. Board
can be had at from two to twenty dol
lars per week, about the same for
either extreme; a little moro "style"
for tue "twcnty dollar" man.
lfthese lines written on candle box
table, meet with the approval Of the
e'litor and people, perhaps few words
about the Indian Territory may find
their way to Kentucky from the pen
Of one who is proud Of his nativity as
a Kcntuckian.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26

A fasting match between Tanner
and Griscom is now proposed. The
winner to make his breakfast of the
carcass Of tho loser. then shoot him
self through the liver.-- Evansville
Courier.
Maud 8, made a mile in 210 at
Pittsburg, Thursday. She was
crowned with flowors. It really seems
as il the faster a girl is these days the
more the men think Of lcr.-[State
JonrnaL
Grjscom concluded his fast offorty-
Eve days at Chicago a few days since.
Ho can now risk an engagement as the
hired man on q newspaper.-- Polk
johnson.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26

An exchange says that it is a mys-
terry how a fellow can kiss a girl with
poke bonnet on. Any one cania ave
the mystery solved by bringinga a girl
to this oflice--if she's good looking. -
fSunday Argus.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26
MOPKlNsviLLE
HIGH SCHOOL, |

Tho Ninth Scholastic Year of this
limited, Select School, for the educa-
tion ofboys aud young men, will begin
Monday, August 2eth, 1881.
Thorough and Practical
instructions viii DO given ia full
English, Classical, mathematical aud
Commercial course of study. For
furthcr Information, address
JAMES o. FERliELL.
llopkinsvillc, Ky.
June II, issi-2m
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-26

A good square sermon, with roast
duck for diuuer is my idea oI the
seventh day.-Pialor
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
Sheen.

American shepherds have yet much to
learn in regard to the management Of
their flocks. For example, the sheep in
Silesia are never exposed to much rain.
Shelter and shade are provided for them.
Nor are they exposed to dust, for that is
known to be injurious to the fleece. The
greatest-possible care is taken in the
breeding. Men Of experience are en-
ployed to go from farm to farm to exam
inc the sheep and select the best rams
that can be found. The rams are close
ly examined as to their feece-bearing
properties, and all but the very best are
soldoff. The whole economy of the sheep
farm is as perfect as intelligence and in
dustry can make it. A ton of wool is
worth $3.50 at 80 cents a pound, or $500
at % cents. A ton of wheat is worth
about $32, and of corn about SIC. The
freight is about the same for each. and
is thus twenty-five times more for wheat
and nearly fifty times more for corn
than wool. This is worth considering.
and shows how much better it is to turn
corn into wool than to sell it.-Er-
change.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
Cotton, Corn and Tobacco.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. Is.

The cotton reports of Sept. / show a
very heavy decline in the condition since the
last report, owing to the protracted drought
which prevailed in all sections of the cotton
belt. The condition as reported is ~, a de-
crease Of 16 per cent. during August, and al
compared with the returns Of the same date
last year, 10 per cent. less. The number of
counties and the State averages are az fol-
lows
North Carolina, two counties, average ~.
South Carolina, twenty-five counties, aver
age e.
Georgia, hfty-fve counties, average II.
Florida, fourteen counties, average 81.
Alabama, thDty-three counties, average 80.
mississippi, thirty-seven counties, average
"a.
Louisiana, fifteen counties, average &C.
Texas sixty counties, average 65.
Arkansas, thirty-one counties average 55.
Tennessee, twenty-one counties, average 81.
The general average condition OF corn Sept
was 90, being II per cent. lower than the
month previous, and 81 per cent. lower than
last year at the same date. From Missouri and
Kansas come serious complaints of ravages by
the chinch bug, which were added TO by the
prevailing drought. The injury to the corn
prospect Is shown by State averages, which are
80, AZ and 55 respectively.
Tobacco returns give a very serious decline
III the prospect ior inc crop, pelnS some w per
cent. less than month since. With the excep-
ton OF the States north of the Delaware river,
and Wisconsin in the West, the universal COM
plant IL drought. Kentucky and Illinois each
report but little over half a crop, while Ten
nessee and Missouri report less than two
thirds. The average for the whole country is
only IS, against IS last month, and 81 for the
same date last year.
The cause of tho low condition existing in
almost every section OF the country is drought
New England has been less affected by it than
any other section east of the Mississippi, and
reports an average OF 80. In Wisconsin, Min
nesota and most Territories it has been more
seasonable weather., and the condition of the
crops IL correspondingly better; but in all other
sections the reports show the effects OK ali un
usually dry season.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
COntesting Wills.

In this country the practice of con
testing wills has become SO common that
it is not unusual for persons of wealth to
set aside portion of their worldly goods
to be used in resisting attempts on the
part of disappointed relatives to have
the last wishes of the deceased set aside
by court of law. AS rule the contest
ants of wills are successful in their de-
signs to the extent of Matchmaking the
heirs into some sort of compromise !;
and the courts have always been too
ready to assert that men who had
amassed handsome property by exer-
else of sound Judgment during their
lives were not capable of disposing of
the same. In other countries such facil-
tiles for legally obtaining possession of
peoples leavings do not exist. A nephew
of Pope Plus TX, who imagined that
the deceased Pontiff had not treated him
fairly, brought suit to have the will set
aside. He alleged that his uncle gave
him 90, 900 lira on entering college. but
that the money remained in the Papal
keeping. He also claimed that Cardinals
La Valetta, Simeoni, and Mertel, execu-
tors of the Pope will, agreed to give
him $50, 900 Ira out of the estate, but
subsequently declined to fulfill their
promise. The civil court before whom
the case was tried not only rendered a
verdict against the claimant, but saddled
the costs of the entire proceeding on
him, and absolutely declined to enter
tain the idea of an appeal. 1t is crafty
ing to know that during the present CEN
fury there has existed man whose viii it
was not possible to break.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
How Old lack Taylor Became President.

In discussing Presidential matters
with some old-timers, the following
hitherto unpublished historical fact was
uncovered:
John j. Crittenden, a bosom friend of
Henry Clay's, became satisfied in 1867
that Clay could never be President.
Crittenden had the reputation of being
the second Clay, but lacked the ambi-
ton. When Taylor began to achieve
glory with the volunteers in Mexico,
Crittenden got his son Tom appointed
on Taylor's staff, and instructed him to
push Taylor's popularity with the vol
unteers, which the young man did with
eminent success. Ii Is a matter of his
tory that Tom Crittenden, not Taylor,
sent the message to Santa Anna just be-
fore the battle of Buena Vista, "Gen.
Taylor never surrenders ;" and Tom
Crittenden was also the author of the
saying, "a little more grape, Capt.
Bragg" In 1847 Crittenden enlisted
Alb aham Liacoln in revolt against
Clay, and caucus of old Wings to that
end was held in Springfield at the resi-
dence of Ninian Edwards. Among
others present were Anthony Thornton,
Charlie Constable, James w. Singleton
and Lincoln. The detection inaugurated
at that time and place spread rapidly
through the country. Clay WAS beaten,
Taylor was nominated and elected.
Tom Crktenden was made Consul To
Liverpool. Illinois Bourbon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

At McGovern's saloon, the boys were
putting mp an elaborate practical joke
on somebody and they asked old Captain
Si1iddy, who had just happened in, to
take q hand.
"No, gentlemen" said that estimable
old citizen, decisively; "you don't catch
me taking part in any practical jokes.
j went ont of that business for good
over ten years ago."
"How was that p asked the group OF
beer exterminators.
well, it was in the winter OF 10,
maybe II. i was living at Davenport,
Iowa, and mal came around there
giving balloon ascsnsions.f One day 1t
was advertised that the mayor OF tho
town was going up with him. Now, the
mayor was big, fat man, who always
wore light suit of clothes and white
hat. This put me in the notion of work
ing off joke on the people. / got
acquainted with the @Ionaut, and he
agreed to assist in the scheme. We then
got an old suit Of light clothes, aud fixed
up dummy, which we filed with sand,
so that it weighed about 200, and would,
therefore, drop straight and heavy like a
man. The day of the ascension there
We're over 10000 people on the ground,
and the excitement was very great as
there was high wind blowing at the
time. After the balloon got up about Il
mile, and maybe that far south of the
town, they dropped the dummy over.
"Big sensation then, eh?"
"Well, l should say SO. But that's
just where / lost my grip. While the
crowd was shouting and going wild with
horror, l just laid down on the ground,
rolled over and laughed until / was just
sick"
"Should think the crowd would have
taken a tumble, too" suggested the au-
dience.
But just wait. OF course, the crowd
made a break out of town to scrape up
the remains, and / rushed home to get
my fishing tackle, for it struck me that
the most healthy thing | could do would
be to go fishing for day or two. Be-
fore left the house, however, l was ar
rested for murder"
"For murder ?"
Exactly. A lot OF the boys, accom-
panied by the sheriff, rushed in aud col
Jared me. They claimed that the dunn
my had fallen on farmer and driven his
skull clear into the heels of his boots
They said that the ballonatic had turned
states evidence, and the chances were
Td'be hung by mob before night.
THAT was rough"
"Wel, SO L thought. L was just
scared plum to death, and l begged the
boys to stand by and protect me. I
ponied up $50 for legal expenses, and
they hid me in the garrett of neighbours
house. They kept me there ten blessed
days, and there wasn't day but they
struck me for twenty or two for con-
tingencies. One night the whole gang
came around full of beer-on my money,
mind you-and said that they had con
Guided, as additional precaution, to hide
me in the hollow of an old oak tree about
three miles out in the woods. 1 saw
through the whole business then, and
drove 'em out with a club. It was q
good, square case of the bitter bit, l
know, but they never let up calling me
Dummy Skiddy' after that, until they
actually run me out of town, and / had
to emigrate to this jumping off place of
creation, and the captain shook his
head with Disguised air as he paid for
his hot Scotch and walked out. = San
Francisco Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
Large Collection Of Spiders.

Capt. Holden, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is
credited with an exceptionally valuable
collection of spiders, numbering nearly
%, 900 specimens, and embracing 1000
species. They are arranged in glass bot
ties, with labels giving name, collector,
and locality. California furnished 5000
specimens, and New England rs many
more. One species is represented by 108
specimens, from all parts of the United
States, showing how much effect en-
vironment has IN modifying form. The
collection is supplemented by a full and
complete catalogue OF She literature of
thesubject, comprising about 10000 ref
erences on 10, 900 cards. This valuable
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

Nay, frown not, fairest chids no moro
Nor blame the blushing wine
Its fiery kiss Is innocent
When thrills the pulse with wilma
Then leave the goblet IN my hand,
Ana yeil thy glances bright,
Lest wine and beauty mipgltng,
Should wreck my soul tonight
Then, sweetest, Ia the ancient rim,
In sculptured beauty rare,
Bow down thy red-arched lips and qus6
The wine, that conquers care.
Or breathe upon the shining cup
Till that its perfume be
Sweet as the scent of orange caves
Upon some tropic sea.
And while thy fingers idly stray
In dalliance DER thy Tyre,
Sing 10 me, love, some rare old song
That gushed from heart Of fire
Songs such as Grecian phalanx hymneA
When freedoms field was won,
And Persia's glory with the light
Faded at Marathon.
Sing TIL the shouts of armed men
Ring bravely out once more;
Sing till again the ghost-white tents
Shine 10y the moonlit shore.
Bid from their melancholy graves
The buried hopes TO start,
knew ere many a storm had swept
The dew drops from my heart.
Sing the deep memori1 Of the past,
MY soul shall follow Thee,
It's boundless depths re-echoing
Thy glorious minstrelsy.
And as the wild vibrations hang
Enfettered by the air,
III drink, thy white arm round mo, love,
In wine. that conquers care.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23

contribution to the study of this little
known branch of natural history he hopes
To complete and publish at an early day.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-08-11
Backward and Forward With Equal
Sense.


THE ssPuzzle Editor" of London
Truth offered a prize for sssentences g
making sense whether read backward
or forward" Here are several sent in:
Dies slowly fading day; winds mou1nful sighs
Flies owiet, hooting, holding revel high,
Nightly silence holding.
solomon had vast treasures-siIver
and gold-things precious. Happy and
rich and wise was he. Faithfully served
he God.
She sits lamenting sadly, often too
much alone.
Dear Harry-Devotedlyy yours remain
1. Have you forgotten ego cheque?
Reply Immediately please, and hand to
yours-Grace Darling.
Man is noble and generous often, but
sometimes vain and cowardly. -
Carefully boiled eggs are good and
palatable.
Love is heaven and heaven is love,
youth says. All beware! says age. Try
ing is poverty and feeting is love.
Badly governed and fearfully troubled
now is Ireland.
Adieu, darlingI Time flies fast; sails
are set, boats are ready. FAREWELL
Exercise take, excess beware;
Rise early and breathe free air;
Eat slowly; trouble drive away;
Feet warInish keep; blend work with play.
Matter and mind are mysteries. Never
mind. What is matter? Matter is
never mind. What is mindP Mind is
never matter.
Honesty and truth are good and ad-
mirable qualities, as sympathy and love
are endearing traits.
Politics and religion avoid arguing in
Here is good and sound advice.
Scandalous society and life make gos-
sips frantic