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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

revenae into the State Treasury of
$306.0SS,5S for the year 1879:
Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckenridge,
Carroll, Christian, Clark, Daviess,
Fay cite, Franklin, Fleming, Fulton,
Garrard, Harrison, Henderson. Henry,
Jefferson, JeSsamine, Kenton, Larne,
Lincoln. Madison, Mason, McCracken,
Meade, Mercer, Nelson, Nicholas, Old
ham, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Todd,
Trimble, Warren, Woodford. The
remaining counties drew from the
Treasury 1917, 656,S3 more than was
paid In by them Georgetown News.
Jno. Louis Bryant was, killed by a
billet of wood in the hands Of his
brother George, in Logan county, says
the HE.
While Martin Cockerell, of Breck-
enridge county, was burning brush
his little three year old sons clothing
caught fire and was burned to death.
The Anderson News is sued for the
modest sum OF $4,000 on a charge Of
libel. If the suit is lost the paper
will probably be in Strengthened err
cumstances for a few months thereaf.
ter.
"Mai." Hicks, a negro murderer,
will hang at Newport June 10. Old
Kentucky seems to have turned over
a new leaf with regard to Furnishing
murdcrers.
Jno. b. Smith, foreman of the
Louisville Commercial composing
rooms, died last week. He was no
relation of the Jno. Smith who slew
the vile chief, Pocahontas, in the
early settlement of Virginia.
Mr.. Marion A. Green, aged %
years. born and raised in this county,
happily married, and father, living
sixteen miles from town, paid his
first visit to Uadiz Monday Demo-
crat.
Tom Stuart publishes card in the
Democrat, in which he comes out like
man and apologies for the harsh
|epithets he used against his opponent
for the Legislature, MIR. Quisenbery.
The Democrat says Clinton has a
colored debating society, which last
week debated the question (Which is
the greatest benefit, the sheep or the
hog?"
A railroad employe named Gary,
married Miss Elizabeth Vinson, at
Stanford and shortly afterwards de-
serted her. which event dethroned her
reason and she has been sent to the
insane Asylum at Lexington.
The boiler Of saw mill near
Frankfort burst and killed John and
Lawrence Harrod and Frank Graham.
WIN. Arnold, Jas. Redding. VIM.
Whalen, Lewis Harrod and Hugh
Tyler were more or less injured. Only
one man in the mill at the time cs.
capped uninjured.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29
STATE NEWS.

Rev. Geo. o. Barnes, the Evange-
list is preaching at Lancaster.
Tho Banner wants a musical glee
club organized at Princeton.
r. c. Walker, editor of the Critten-
den Press, committed matrimonY last
week.
Ed King was waylaid and killed
by Ed Clark near Russellville.
Mrs. Dennis, of Ohio, is 80 years
old and can sew without spectacles.
Mrs. j. l. Hundley, Of Danville,
dropped dead last Saturday.
Many towns in the State elect
municipal officers next Monday.
The Spectator thinks Columbia
ought to have Fair association.
Greensboro has new Methodist
church building.
Geo. Donaldson, a professional
pugilist is teaching a boxing school at
Greensboro.
A. Keene Richards, one OF the most
noted stock men Of Kentucky, died
last week.
There were SS,469 voters in Ken.
tucky who did not vote at the last
November election.
The bonded debt of Elizabethtown
amounting to $4,000 has beon pur-
chased by hume capitalists.
j. V. Wingfeld, a miller at Oak
land Station, Warren county, was
killed by passing train.
A new Republican paper is to be
started at Falmouth with guaranteed
bonus of $4,000 from the Republican
party of the county.
The young ladies of Logan College,
Russellville, have begun the publica-
ton Of the monthly "Acanthus," with
Miss Johnnie Butt as editor.
Mr.. Jno. B. Young. foreman of the
jacksonville Times Office has inven-
ted and viii patent gage pin Tor job
presses.
A little girl in Crittenden county,
was accidentally shot and seriously
wounded by her brother, "a party by
the name Of johnson"
The Times says canned dogs are
ripe in jacksonville. and adds that it
may be funny to the boy who ties on
the can but it is "death" to the dogs,
OF the III counties in Kentucky,
81 OF then are paupers on the State
Treasury. The following paid net
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29
LETTER FROM TRENTON.

A very sad and painful accident oc,
CURED at the mill Of Dickinson q
Bacon on Monday the 2lst, inst, that
has cast a gloom over our entire com,
muniiy. Miss Sallie Wbitlock, Of
your city, IA step-sister Of Mr.. Bacon,
one Of the proprietors), accompanied
by young lady friend, was looking
at the new machinery and other OBJ
jects of interest at the mill on the
evening Of that day. and, standing
near an upright revolving shaft she
thoughtlessly stopped to gather up
the folds Of her dress to prevent it be-
ing soiled by tho dusty objects near.
In this position her wrapping was
caught by the shaft which is only
seren inches from the wall ofthe mill,
Through this narrow space she was
whirled at every cruel revolution OF
the shaft until Mr.. Bacon could descend
from the second story to the basement
and stop the engine. As the shalt was
revolving almost with the rapidity Of
lightning, yon can conceive the sick
ening terror Of her situation. Both
limbs were broken just above the knee;
one in two places, and the lett arm
shattered above and below the elbow
Her physicians have not yet deter
mined if there are any serious internal
injuries, but trust there are not. They
express hope, but. of course, cannot
speak definitely Tor some days.
MIR Bacon came near losing his own
life in attempting her rescue. His
sleeves were torn off and hands aud
arms severely bruised in the brave en-
deavors to tear her loose from the
shaft. His situation YVES only less
terrible than hers-his sister being
torn to pieces at his feet and he pow
erless to save She was conveyed by
tender hands to the home of DR.. Will
son, where she was visiting, and il
medical skill, with the watchful min
istrations Of loving hearts can avail
her, hosts Of friends here and else
where will not long be deprived Of
her bright smiles aud the CHEEKY in.
auences Of her happy young life.
B.
Trenton. KY, March, 23rd.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Col. R. A. Burnett has announced
himself a candidate for reelection to
the Legislature from our neigh6or
county, Trigg. lie is a lawyer and
was one of the few men in the last
Legislature who was properly quail
fed to hold seat in that body. He
will do more for his county than a
new man would without experience
and perhaps without fit qualifications.
We do not know Col. Burnett's posi-
ton on the questions OF short sessions,
railroad legislation, and other sub
jects that candidates should be called
out upon, but We do know that he is a
nan Of ability and integrity Of pur.
pose and will strive to do what he
conceives to be best for his county
and his party. Col. Burnett will
likely have no opposition.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Frank Bristow disclaims the au'
tLorship Of the paragraph in a recent
number Of the Register obiec,ing tc
the boys and girls sitting together IN
church. Ho says it was written by
his associate editor who is married
and bald headed. We thought tina,
didn't sound like Bristow, who IL
said to be one Of the few men who
have successful ly solved the problem
Of how young lady and gentleman
can both be seated when there is onl,
one chair in the room.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

A horrible disaster is reported
from Nice, Italy. The Italian opera
house was burned on the night of the
23d. The fire broke out during the
performance of the play "Lucia de
Lammermoer." sixty.fve bodies
had been recovered at last reports.
The gas exploded and the house was
plunged in utter darkness. The
scene of terror and horror that en-.
sued beggars description. People
CROPPED about In the smoke and suffo-
eating gas and were trampled to
peath by dozens. A detachment OF
sailors arrived on the grounds aud
worked nobly rescuing the perishing,
and combating the fire which was
finally subdued. 1t is thought the
total number ofdeaths will reach one
hundred, One whole family of five
persons was lost. The actors oil es-
capped. hough some OF them were
slightlyi pjured.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

The suppression by the school
board of sour School Friend" pub
lished by the young ladies of the
Louisville High School is learned
with regret. We had learned to look
with interest TO the coming of the
bright little visitor. Tho GROUNDS
upon which the trustees decided to
have 1t discontinued were alluded to
last week. 1t is claimed that il was
damaging 10 the school for the young
ladies to solicit subscriptions and ad.
.yeriisements by personal application.
The final number appeared Saturday
edited by the Principals daughter,
Miss Nellie r. Chase, explaining why
the paper was suspended.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

A lawyer Of Madisonyile, has been
presented with jug of Maple syrup
and Zeno Young wonders why he
doesn't get such presents. lie says he
never gets any thing but "wiihered
beets and snch." Maybe some people
think q "dead beet" is about the most
appropriate thing that can be pre-.
scented to an editor.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Brother Gruelle of the Brecken.
ridge News has made o transitivc
verb Of the word "Mahone", and says
1t will be used in the next revised
dictionary to succeed the obsolete
word betray. The following item
appears in the News of last week:
In ono county in Indiana, when a
citizen mahones q confding woman,
his admiring fellow-citizens reward
him with seat in the legislature.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

The Tennessee papers have had
enough Of politics and are now agi.
iating the subject of whether the
Governor wears shirts that open in
the back. The Tobacco Lear Gays
the statement that lie does is de.
nounced by the Governor as an "un.
founded campaign lie."
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Jno. W. Cram, Of Chicago, quaran-
tined against WIN. Seymour, a young
man who was in love with his
daughter, whereupon Seymour went
TO his house at night, called him out
and shot him dead and then sent a
bullet through his own brain, and
passed over the Styx to Seymour Of
the great unknown.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Tip Bransford, of the Greensboro
Messenger Il Examiner mourns the
loss Of fine umbrella, shake! we've
been there, divers and sundry times,
and know how tits. You will learn
bye and bye, young man, that man
ought TO guard his umbrella as close
ly as a jealous husband watches over
a young wife.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29
GENERAL NEWS.
Garfield is President James v.

Hoo AhpneS, an Olu idTiltT, WIS KILL
ed by train near Sidney Ohio.
Four or five OF the persons who
were wounded when tho Gear was
killed have since died.
Henry G. Pearson, is the new post
master Of New York city.
Chas. w. Grant a swi,chman was
killed at indianapolis.
The Republicans Of St. Louis have
nominated w. L. Ewing for Mayor.
A Leavenworth, Kansas, brewery
will be turned into starch factory.
Chas. Petite, machinist, suicided
near Zionsville, Indiana.
Edward Siebold was drowned in
the canal at Fl. Wayne.
There are 10000 female farmers in
Great Britain.
Senator Edmunds has gone South
for his health.
Conkling has called at the White
House for the first time in four years
Jno. G.. Diesel shielded in ST.
Louis.
| A. Schander killed Jno. Adams a
Lick Mine New, in shooting scrape
Mrs. j. R. Scott, shielded by shoot.
ing at Williamstown, Michigan.
Jno. Falan drunken brute kille,
his wife at Saltwater MINI.
Jas. Fallen, an insane wife murdere
suicided in the St. Paul mimi,
Asylum.
Bishop Thos. U. Dudley, 1t Is an
nounced, will be married in June t,
Miss Aldridge Of New York. He is
widower.
While at dinner, a man in Vicks
burg. inadvertently swallowed a peic,
Of beef in fit of laughter, which lodg
ed in his throat and choked him I,
death.
There is scandal in the Detroi
/ Insane asylum. An inmate has jus
been discovered to be enciente.
Chas. w. Frisbee a drummer fc
Bamberger, Bloom & 20, Louisville
died on the train near Columbia Tenn
The Governor has appointed DAME
Watkins, COL, Chaplain Of the Ten
nessee penitentiary.
:. j. NJ. Sinclair was killed BY fallin
t through hatchway at Cedar Rapids
Iowa.
, Gen. Grant has resigned the Pres
dency Of the Worlds fair atNew Yorl
In 1888 and Hugh j. Jewell has bee
elected to succeed him.
5 Horace Maynard has been chose
orator at the unwilling Of the Farragu
Statue at Washington April 4th.
II The Governor of California ha
, called an extra session of the Legisla
ture.
:. Robt Lincoln is 35 years old, tn
youngest man who was ever anpointe
, to cabinet position.
j. Stanley Brown has been appoint
0 ed private Secretary to Presiden
Garfield.
D The colored Republicans Of Cincin
natl, have bolted their party and nom
mated ticket Of their own.
The Project Of Police at Madrid
Spain, closed the gambling house
and several attempts at his lie hav
been made.
Miss Ella NJ. Stratton, aged 35,
teacher in one Of the public schools a
Omaha, Neb., eloped with Chas. Duke
an IL year old scholar and left boar,
bill and other debts amounting t,
$500, behind her.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

An Owensboro preacher announces
that he will preach sermon on the
subject Of "The objectionable sin"
lie doesn't tell what he considers the
"nnpnrdonable SIM" but he will prob.
ably decide that II is TO take a news
paper without paying for It.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

The wind took a Henderson mans
hat from his head and carried it sky.
wards, and the owner advertised for
the lost article in the Ne,cs of last
week. Does Brother Harrison's
paper circulate IN that direction?
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Jno. Gaines again charges us with
being poet and copies rhythmical
sqnib of last week to prove It. Zone
swallow does not make o summer"
neither does one verse make a poet.
We deny the allegation and defy the
ALLIGATOR"
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Campbell, of the Chronicle, adver-
iises for somebody to sew on buttons
and darn socks for "a small family"
Shake, pard, shake, but isn't that
rather a public way 10 address the
dear creatures.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

The President has nominated w.
II. Robertson, who led the figh,
against the Conkling crew last fall, az
Collector of Customs at New York,
and Lord Roscoe spinal column Is
elevated TO an alarming extent. This
gives the sialwarts a sable optic.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Sergeant Jno. g. Moore, q cavalry
officer in the recruiting service, sta
toned at Cincinnati, dropped dead
one night last week while waltzing al
a ball with a young lady. Moore
capital for the preachers.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

The officers of the Simpson county
A. & M. Association have our thanks
for an invitation to attend their Fair
which meets May 10 and IA, at Frank
lin.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

Vice President Arthur has two
children and says he has no idea Of
eyer marrying again. Then. be diff.
fers from Conkling in one respect at
least. .
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29

An exchange has made the startling
discovery that Gsrfeld's mother
fsmokes."
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29
HOPslNSvlLLE. MAR. 90, 1881.
A boy at Louisville swallowed
silver quarter one day and died the
next. Death gave him no quarter.

Zeno Young advises those who
feel At of spring poetry coming on
to battle their heads and take some
pills.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-29
Runaway Advertised.

hereby warn all persons, in view Of tho
law, against hiring orpaying wages TO Will
liam Carrot, negro boy about 10 years OF
age. Said boy being my son will collect full
wages from any person hiring him or detain-
lug him upon his or herprem ises. He 10 an
habltual runaway from his home In Palmyra,
where reside.
REUBEN GARRoTr Colorea.
March 20, lesl-aw
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-01
Some Vulgarities of Good Society
From The Queenl

Asking questions, private and personal,
and telling your own business, which no one
wants - hear; asking the cost of present
that has been made to you pumping
servant to hear what has been given BY way
Of parting vail; loud talking in public
hard staring at table insolent disrespect to
husband, wife, sister or brother; showing
temper in trihes and making scenes in public;
showing an embarrassing amount of fond
ness, and making love in public; covert
sneers, Of which people can see the animus
if they do not always understand the drift; per
sistent egotism, which talks forever of itself,
itself, itself, only itself, and cannot even
feign the most passing interest IN another
detrsction of friends. and it NAV be of rela-
tions--a husband telling of his wife's un-
peasantness, wife telling of her husbands
faults; the bold assumption of superiority,
and the servile confession of infinite un-
worthiness all these are signs and evidences
of ulgarity-vulgarity of a far worse type
than that which eats its fish with a steel
knife and says ''you was" and leach of the
men were" In fact. true vulgarity resolves
itself into that central point of evil-self-
lshness. They may be uncOuth, but they
cannot be more while the best top-dressing
of manner to be found in the whole world
cannot make the substance refined, where
that one foul canker of egotism and indiffer-
ence to others lies at the heart of things.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-01
A Conductors Yarn.

II had only made one run down here. ''
said our conductor on a journey down IN
New NcAlco, when. passing one Of the sid
in:., We took on S.mon-purr. double fit
ted gray, 'on, " the pioneers those fellows
who had lived life IN advance Of ci,lIlxa-
tioH. making the Nay easy for Others, but
always leaving IN time to escape the press
and lmprpN Nemcn,s, the foundation for which
he has SO surely laid. Evidently he had
never before seen the interior Of car for II
~As some moments before he concluded To
seat him~elt, which he did cautiously and
With ;hIt quick, ner, Ous twinkle Of the eve
v ~hich men constantly on the alert for dan
ger eNhlhlt Let me say here that IN thls cuun-
Try eNert man carries pistol. and general
lN IN hi, back pocket Well, as had al
ready seen the other passengers tickets, |
took ul time about matters. and slowly
walked up to my man and put nv hand
With the usual quick motion, behind me to
get my punch; but before | could say Tick
rt, air - quicker than powder the muzzle Of
sIx-Shooter Svelled under NV eyes, and a
hearty Voice rang out: Put her back. st1an-
ger. I've gut the drap on ye" You may
laugh. but shook hands with him over d
free ride. anyway Another time ! happen
ed down the road when there Was 10 be d
service held ia the new depot. Old liays, a
one-ieggcd preacher, had permission To hold
meeting there. HAYS wore an old-fa>h-
Ioned wooden leg, strapped in place and
held by leather strap around the waist, and
tins beng uncomfortable he Vas constantly
tuggng at 1t. Very few OF the hands knew
hIm. tut they thought II good chance To
have some fun and very rough set they
were that filed IN that evening and filled the
back seats OF course, some few ladies and
railroad "lhcial, we're present. Planks rails
ed on boxes and some few chairs served as
seats. ~hie the preacher stood behind an
empty ~hIske. barrel, on which were his
lamp and books. From the singing OF the
hf>t hlmn To the close Of service an ever
increasing buzz and noise disturbed wor-
ship but old Hay, in his quiet way went
on ohlNIuus of II all.
The forms gone through with, he pre-
pared To dismiss his congregation with
the usual henedictiuu. Let W. pray he said
and slowly put ms hand behind him under
his coat tails. The sudden silence was
wonderful, and he got on his knees every
mothers son on the back benches ducked
down quicker'n a diver. The old fellow
never dreamt of drawing pistol, but his
habit Of hi,ching at the strap served him in
good stead"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-01
The Clergyman.

lip-I"n Trau-, ripI
The clergyman. children, i, probably the
most curious specimen IN our collection.
His whole business consist, ~ an rudcaNur
TO make men good. not thinking apparently,
that If all Serr good h. would have to 20
out uf business.
The clergyman has other duties. such for
instance, a. engineering fairs, making oyster
stew, and lemonade. and curing lorr-,ick
people by J0iniug them IN marriage.
4 clergyman q, also expected To- make the
rounds OF his parish weekly. This is not d
very onerous task. IL doc. not take all Of
hi, time He haS few hour. each week
for sermon writing aud sleep.
A, the tock sleep while the clergy mau j,
preparing hi. sermon, they think it no more
than far that they should sleep While he !.
reading il.
Il must be said, hnweNer, To the credit Of
the ladies. tina, they seldom 90 to sleep in
church They generally keep their eye.
open during the service. New bonnets are
worn ID yhurc.
The clergyman Il, paid for praying for
people Who wp4li never think Of PRAYING
for themselves. They know how much
PRAYING for they need. probably, and shrink
from undertaking the task.
The clergyman Is supposed 10 know every
thing. and Yet eSerN body in the congrega-
ton thinks he know, more than the clergy
man.
Ii the clergyman sticks to religion pure
and simple, the congregation complain that
he give. them nothing new If he touches
upon living questions they accuse HIM oil
preaching politics.
II rh.. q. Hoo. pnt ,iait hi. h
toners every day or w 0, they say he is a very
poor pastor # he makes his visits regular
ly, they soon discover that he is u very poor
preacher
Ii he extemporizes. they complain that
his discourse il rambling; if he breaches
from notes, they say any fool can do that.
Ii clergyman says but little at funeral.
he Is called cold ana unsympathetlc if he
says much, he is accused OF gushing.
The clergyman is the last person many
man would help support, and he is the last
man many ask favor Of He is not called
in till the funeral is appointed.
A man who can never pay the clergyman
while alive can not be expected to give him
anything when dead
If a Clergyman does not keep abreast OF
the literature of the DAY, the congregation
say he is behind the time if he gives them
an epitome Of the best thoughts of the best
writers, they accuse him of plagiarism and
stealing.
If clergyman breaches short sermons,
he is accused Of laziness; If he breaches
long sermons, the people vote him tedious.
Ii he dresses like other people, his ap-
pearance is said TO be unministerial; if he
dresses in sombre black or dons white chok-
er, he is charged with afectaaion.
If he busies himself at the fair and social,
it is said that he had better put more time
in his sermons if he gives his whole time
to his sermons he is said TO be poor work
er.
The clergyman, it is said, lives on the ig-
norance of mankind. Ii this be true. he
should have the bes, of living, but good
living is a difficult thing for clergyman to
get.
When you grow up children, if you would
be rich, YOU should all be cIergymen but it
would be better TO try something else first.