Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-28
FRANKFORT, KY.
CuriOsitIes Of an Old Newspaper
File-NOtes and Personals.

FRANKFORT, June 23.-Rev. DR.. j.
NJ. Lewis, pastor of the Baptist church
of this city, has in his possession a
number of the Kentucky Gazettes,
bound in a volume, and ranging in
date from 1888 TO 1893. The book is
the property Of tho Rev. DR.. Lyman
Seely, who is a distinguished citizen
Of Woodford county, and at present
visiting in this city. Among the many
singularly striking features noted in
the pages is the spelling Of Kentucky
with a final Sc" March z, 1889, being
the last issue in which it was thus
spelled, the next issue, March II,
1889, spelling it with the final ~"
The editor, John Bradford, of Lex
ington, does not give his reason for
spellingit it with the final "e," or an
nolnce them to his readers when he
made the change, but, since it was
noticed that in all processes from the
Assembly or courts of Virginia it was
spelled with the final "y, " it is inferred
that the editor concluded to make the
change to accord with the custom 10
Virginia. Tennessee is also spelled
differently from the present mode.
10 Martin, Indian Agent U. N. s.,
in speaking of a white woman who
was a prisoner in the hands of the
Greek Indians, spells the river Ten
nessee, Tenase.
In an advertisement of Peter Janu-
ary & Son, a certain kind of goods
called "calimanco" appears, which
dealers of the present day know moth
ing about.
He takes this way to reach the
delinquent subscriber. "The printer
hereof gratefully returns his sincere
thanks to those gentlemen who gave
encouragement to his publishing a
newspaper in this district. He hath
made it his study to render the same
as useful and entertaining as his stu.
alton and the nature thereof would
admit; but as a work of this kind not
only requires the most puuctual pay
ment, but a far greater number of
subscribers to enable him to procure
the necessary supplies, and supporting
necessary hands, he begs leave to in
form such OF his customers as have
paid no part OF their subscriptions,
either for the past or present year,
that if they do not intend Immediately
to settle up their respective balances,
to give him notice thereof as it will
be impossible for him to continue
their papers any longer. 1t is with
the utmust reluctance he is con.
strained to give this information, but
as no attention was paid to his publ
cation Of August last, he conceives it
absolutely necessary. The following
articles will be taken in payment at
their selling price in Lexington, viz:
Beef, pork, -four, wheat, rye, barley,
oats, corn, cotton, wool, huckled fax
or hemp, linen, or good whisky"
To show the contemporary person.
ages and the mode of spelling Bards-
town, an extract is taken from a letter
written by one of "the members from
the district of Kentucky now in the
Assembly, dated Richmond, Novem-
be- 13, 17S8:" I'VE have been seven
days employed in organizing the new
government. Richard Henry Lee and
William Grayson are elected Senators
to the new Congress. Mr.. Madison
lost it by nine votes, which has much
alarmed the friends of the new con
stitution. Governor Ran
dolph did yesterday resign. Benja-
min Harrison and Beverly Randolph
will offer for the place. 1t
| is thought there will be a law passed
for the judges of the Supreme Court
of Kentucky TO hold courts at two
additional places, to-wit: Bairds- Town
and Lexington"
The book contains much interesting
information concerning the early
period of the State, and the period Of
four years prior to its admission into
the Union, and should be obtained if
possible from the owner and placed
among the records of the State His
torical Society.