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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-22
TOBACCO NEWS.
HOME.

HOME.
Sales BY Alternately s. Co., March
10Th, 1881, Of 66 hhds. US follows,
AZ hhds. good to common leaf from
81 60 to IS so.
"a hhds. lugs, from "a 90 10 IS rs.
No line tobacco offered. We quote
prices tirmer on all grades, with q
slight advance on Medium leaf.
Sales by Buckuer & Woodbridge,
March IL and II, 81, w hogshcads as
% hhds. medium to good leaf, 81 10
to ~ go.
l6 hhds. common to low leaf, IS 80
too 30.
25hhds. medium TO good lugs, s4,lO
to IS %.
" hbds. common and trashy Tugs,
80 80 to 3 96.
Market continues along firm and
full, with good general demand for
all grades. We have large board
OF both home aud foreign buyers and
0 good live market
Dark aud heavy tobaccos have been
steady, and during the last four or
I'VE days the tendency has been 10
favor OF sellers, at lsast for the 1880
crop. Both Tugs and leaf are ceiling
Zoe to Soc higher Than last week. Old
crop tobaccos remain quiet, and no
new features have been developed
Home Journal.
SEED IN ONE OUNCE Mr.. W. s..
johnson, OF the drag 6rm OF w. s.
johnson u Bro, oue 0four inost enter.
prjsing aud energetic business men.
las sold during the last two months q
large amount of White Burley tobac-
co seed. To satisfy himself, aud por.
hsps TO crafty his many friends
throughout the country with all Ia
teresting display of patience, be has
made the following calculations: He
weighed one ounce OF seed. and thon
counted them one by ono. In an
ounce thus counted he found S37 .S75
seed; estimating 1000 plants 10 the
acre, QUE ounce Of seed. II every seed
were TO produce good plant. would
set out oyer forty-eight scres, but BY
close observance 1t is found that an
ounce OF seed will only furnish plants
for about seven and o half or eight
acres. Persons who have purchased
an ounce Of seed and sown It In
scparatc bed may be able to test The
correctness OF BIS estimate by giving
the matter little attontioa at plant.
ing time.-Henderson Renorter.
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CA KY.

Miss George Bowles returned
home from q Two weeks visit 10 Hop
kinsyille friends last week.
Misses Minnie and Annie McKee
are III your town this week the guests
VI Mrs. Frank Rogers.
Row. Thos. Boltomly came out on
tho morning accommodation Sstur.
day 10 visit the members OF his flock
IN this vicinity.
Mrs. W. L. Casky, who was takeu
suddenly III Wednesday has now so
far recovered as 10 be able TO ST up.
The Changers met Friday, with o
good attendance, Notwithstanding the
pleasant weather for farm work.
James A. Campbell and Mister
Jimmie Wi9free came oui Sunday TO
attend church at Pleasant Grove.
The rope operating w. s. BowIes',
Back Action Bell telephone, extend
Ing from bis residence TO his store on
the opposite eide Of the railroad cnme
pesr causing the fall Of Drakesman
Friday by catching him under The
chin. The railroader said be first
thought an angel was trying 10 lusso
him.
Uncle Johnney Maker The old stone
mason who SO mysterlously disap-
peared few weeks ago, returned last
week. to the great JOY of Mr.. Frisby
who mourned him as lost.
Mr.. John Gaines was ut tho Station
Friday, Displaying The American
Corn Planter, whic b be 10 agent for,
He reports sales ss being good whef-
ever be hos shown the pIsntor.
Andy Bowles hitched up "old
Gray" to his spring wagon last
Thursday, and with his wife depart
ed OH visit to the Garrettsburg
neighborhood.
Mr.. N. Frisby and family with
their lares aud penates left for Adams
Station. Tenn, where he hes q con-
tract 10 get out stone for The railroad
company.
Casky Station hos veritable ghost
now, "a will o. the wisp which 1its
from tree to tree" In the grove be-
tween the depot and church. Chill.
dren 20 TO bed OF sun down and ell
the chickens arc safe on that side OF
the track the rest Of the spring at
least.
AIR. james T. Grnelt was over al
the Station on q visit during the
pleasant weather of last week for tho
6rst time In several months. Every
ono who knows him is glad to ace
him out again after tho recent severe
illness. for no ono In the county 10
more deservedly popular.
RARp.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
MISS sELENA rErrER


Miss Fetter the brilliant young
Louisville actress has Ueni vidi c,cied
Hopkinsyllle, having been greeted by
decidedly the best house of the
season, She appeared last Thursday
evening in the play OF "The Wife"
The play itself is not much, the plot is
so obscure that 1t was not until the
the third act that II began 10 dawn
upon the audience. The last two
acts were very interesting aud at
times highly tragic, and Miss Fetter's
rendition of the role of Marina was
satisfactory. When It is remembered
that she had appeared in the cbarac-
ter scarce half dozen times aud upon
the stage hardly dozen TIMES she is
u fine actress. She possesses talent
Of q high order and has certainly
made brilliant beginning. Her
support was fair. Mr.. lIuntley is a
favorite here but most of the others
were strangers to our people. Miss
Fetter contemplates returning in
April when We hope to see her in
Dcttcr piece. She will To greeted
with full house, as she has made q
most agreeable impression here as
we'll US wherever she has been.
WHITES CONVERSATION.
The r. u. White combination will
be In this city three nights Of next
week, beginning Monday. The three
pieces presented will DO Joshua
Whilcomb," arisen from the ashes"
aud "lIldden Hand" Joshua Whit
comb" the play that will be rendered
Monday nigiitis somewhat after the
style OF "Uucle DAMP aud Mr.. White
has won q wide reputation as an
actor OF fine talent. The following
notice is clipped from the Lexington
Press.
"Thc White Combustion made
their last appearance In this city on
Saturday night. The piece produced
was "Joshua Whiicomb," aud II re-
ceived not only the attention Of the
audience, but tho company, for they
seemed 10 do oil la their power to
make success OF the play, which
they certainly did. Miss Goodrich
10 petite little actress aud meyer
tails 10 mako herself fayorite where.
ever she appears. She 10 possessed
OF rare altainments as dramatic
star and has q brilliant future before
her. II is needless TO say much OF
Mr.. White, for he Is we'll known.
lie never opens his mouth but what
hc makes you laugh. Mr.. Keller ia
good comedian; he Ia "by jove"
Miss Lawrence, Mr.. Wilcox, aud In
fact, tho whole company, are desery-
ing OF notice. VIZ. White hos we'll
selected company, aud with the as
sislance OF his gentlemanly agent, Il.
II. Cockefair be 10 bound to sue
ceed."
Tickets for sale OF Evahs' drug
store OF the usual prices.
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BY HIS OWN HAND.
o. g. shantlin Sheets Himself
Through the Heart.

A thrill Of horror ran through the
city last Wednesday, shortly after
noou' when 1t was announced that
Chas. q. Shanklin had coolly aud de-
liberately taken his own life. The
circumstances were as follows. Mr..
Shanklin II seems was considerably
embarrassed financially aud became
detected aud troubled aud the day
before threatened to take his life.
lie was reasoned with and finally
agreed 10 abandon the idea. On
Wednesday morning he again said
that he would not DO alive at sunset.
About nine O'Clock he went to o
friend who was ignorant of his
trouble aud borrowed his pistol,
promising to return 1t In the evening.
lie was shortly afterwards missed
but no suspicious were aroused till
diuner, when search was Instituted
and his dead body found. He had
gone TO the third story Of his BUSH
ness house stretched himself upon
the elevator aud shot himself through
the heart. The pistol was lying by
his right side. Persons In the vicin-
lily stated that they heard the shot
between nine and ten O'Clock but
thought nothing Of 1t at tho time.
lie had been dead about three hours
when found. An inquest was held
and verdict rendered in accord
ance with tho above facts.
He was buried at 4 o'clock p. NJ.
OIL Thursday by the X. OFF. Lodge
and the procession that followed his
remains to the grave was the largest
seen in this city for years. Mr..
Shanklin was o member of the Chris
tian church, the X. Of p. and the X.
OF IL. lodges and was chairman Of
tho Democratic county committee.
He was a very valuable citizen and a
useful member OF the lodges to which
no belonged. lie was Past Chancel-
lor of Evergreen Lodge and captain of
tho Knight corps. His funeral was
preached by Rev. Q. X. Marshall.
His death is deeply lamented by the
entire community, particularly SO on
account Of the horrible manner OF his
taking of. He had his life insured
for the benefit of bis creditors and
was also insured in tho National
Mutual, IL. of P. and K Of II, coop.
! crative companies,
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Resolutions Of Respect.

! WHEREAS, Evergreen Lodge. No.
80, X OF F., has been appraised of the
sudden and untimely death Of our
dearly beloved brother, g. g. Shank
lin, who departed this lie March 10,
1881, in Hopkiusville, KY, therefore
be il
Resolved, That iu the death OF
brother 6hanklin our Order loses a
member vsliant aud true. ever faith.
ful to the trusts reposed In bin; who
as Knight was prompt and punctusl
in his attendance, aud as sn officer
efficient aud impartial in the discharge
OF bis duties.
Resolced, That we deeply deplore
the death Of our brother, who had
presided over us 10 council and com
mauded US in the field, with distiHc
ton to himself and credit TO the
Lodge, and who had stood by and
helped TO sustain our noble Order
when the lowering clouds and howl.
Ing gales Of adversely threatened to
aunihilato 1t, aud who rejoiced 10 his
heart when the golden beams Of pros.
peri,y smiled upon 1t.
Resoired, That IN living brother
Shanklln enjoyed our respect aud es.
tecm and exeuplitied even unto
death the noble teachings Of our
Order.
Resolced, That these resolutions DO
spread upon our records, copy be
furnished to the bcreaved family Of
the deceased, and 10 each Of the city
papers and the Pythian Journal for
publication, aud that we wear the
usual badge Of mourning for 27 days.
ClIAs. M. MEAcnAM,)
5.o ;; d RaT,'''' Committee
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ACC ESTs.
LEG iokES.

LEU fOhENs
On Friday evening Mr.. W, II.
Forgy, OF Pembroke, had his leg
broken by jumping from buggy.
DR.. W. M. Fuqua was passing with a
lady in buggy when his horse be.
came frightened at a bicycle which q
boy was riding and began to try to
run. Mr.. Forgy leaped from his
buggy to catch DR.. Fuqua's horse,
but caught his foot ana fell, breaking
his leg below the knee. He was
taken to the residence of DR.. j. w.
McClannahan and the fractured limb
set. The accident happened iu the
suburbs of the city, on the Ularksville
pike. Mr.. Forgy 10 getting along
pretty well, though his injury Is a
serious one.
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Tho firm of Cant s. Dawson has
been dissolved, Mr.. Dawson retiring
from the firm. Mr.. N. CANT will
coptinue business at the same stand,
but will sell strictly for cash, He has
gone East and will purchase COM
plcie stock of Spring goods, which he
will sell cheaper than the same goods
have ever been sold before. He is a
gentleman of popularity aud expcri-
ence aud his friends win be glad to
learn that be willremain in the dry
goods business.
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MACEDONIA.

Trade fair TO middling.
There soems to DO an insatiable de-
mand for garden seeds.
No quotable change In country
produce.
Wanted, enough tobacco seed 10
SOW eight acres Of stalk land.
Measles are raging In the southern
portion of Caldwell county.
The farmers are about through
gathering corn and sowing oats.
Some have begun blowing for corn.
Our roads are comparatively good
again and our farmers are getting
their tobacco ON the market. 1t Is to
be hoped that money will be more
plentiful hereafter.
Messrs. Ezekiel and James Handy
have rented Mr.. Daniel McKnighi's
storehouse at the mill for the pur.
pose Of selling family groceries this
year.
Messrs. D. e. Fowler and d. H.
Glover. two Of our cleverest citizens
are going into the tanbark business
this spring. They will work good
many hands, and We bespeak for
them profitable business.
| am willing to wager all my stock
In the present waste basket that /
have more rood looking widows visit
mo than any other poor pigmy in the
whole county. Now somebody de-
mand an explanation.
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Assiqnee's Notice.

On Saturday, the 26th. at 0 O'Clock
A. NJ. ! win proceed 10 sell at Public
Auction, the remainder Of goods be-
longing 70 Terry & 1'illow. There
arc many valuable articles for sale yet
and they are bringing almost nothing
So come along and bring your change
and save at least 50ets to the 81 90.
The store room lately occupied BY
Terry d Tillowis for rent until the
LIST Of Jsnuary 1882. One Of the best
business stands in the city. Apply to
NJ, w. GRISSAM. Assignee.
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The class in dancing under the in.
strnction Of Miss Heterogeneous has
made fine progress, and all the schol-
ars assert themselves as more than
satisfied. New additions are being
made every week to her class, and
we hope she may have class SUM-
GENTLY large TO justify another SEES
sion.
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socrA11g1Es.

Mr.. Frank T. Street, of CadIz, was
In the city Friday.
Mr.. John G. IIerndon, OF louis
willie, is at the Phoenix.
Mrs. SAKE, of Cincinnati, is visiting
her brother Mr.. NJ. Lipstine.
Mr.. NJ. Cant has gone East to
purchase new stock offspring goods
for his new cash store.
Another entertainment will DO CIV.
en- at Bethel Female College some
time in April.
Mr.. d. Rosenbaum returned
Thursday from trip East, whittier
he went TO purchase spring goods.
Mr.. Johu l.. Street Of Cadiz, passed
through the city Monday, Gu route
East to purchase his spring stock.
MIR. Reynolds, of Muhlcnterg Co.
was at the college GU a visit TO his
daughter last week.
Bishop Dudley is in the city and
will leave to-day for Princeton, &C
companicd by Rev. Chas. Morris.
Mr.. Jno. w. Payne returned Saiur-
day from Nashville, whilhorho had
been IN the interest Of the Nc,c Era.
Mrs. J. L. Summers. of Cadiz, was
the guest OF Mrs. Cooper ut the
Phoenix, last week for day ortwo.
Capt. NJ. II Crump, Of Bowling
Green camc down Saturday and
spent Sunday with bis friends in this
city.
Col. Jno' g. Day, The popular auc'
tlonecr. has boon sick for sever :
days but we are glad to sec him OH
The streets again.
Mr.. Herman G. Lclchhardt, OF
Monticello. Iowa, IA In the city, tho
guest of his brother.in-la Mr.. w.
$. Dawson.
Mr.. Iko Hart has returned from
trip TO tho East, whittier no went
some days since 10 purchase goods
for the spring trade.
Mrs. VIM. Rutherford and her
daughter, Miss Katie, OF Peoria, Ills,
arrived Saturday on visit to Mr..
Jas. Rutherford.
Miss Willie Clark, Of Memphis,
who Is visiting friends In the county
WINS In the city Thursday and. went
10 hear Miss Fettcr.
Mr.. II. II. Cockefair. tho gentle
mauly agen, OF the Whites ComDiua-
,ion, was In the city the latter part Of
last week aud paid US n pleasant call.
Miss Aunic Lie Der, Of Henderson,
IL Willing Mrs. /. Diukelspoil, aud
certain young merchant across the
street is happy In the superlative de-
gree.
Mr.. Dennis Barbcc has accepted q
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Mr.. 0. o. Slealey the able and eff.
cient correspondent of the Courier.
journal, who Is travelling over the
South in the interests Of that paper
was In the city day or two last
week and visited the public schools,
the Asylum and other places of
interest.
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ARM CUT OFF.

A little colored boy. q sen OF Alex.
Thompson, had his arm cut of by the
cars at the depot Saturday. Acct
dents will continue to happen rs long
as children are allowed to fool around
moving trains.
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While removing some rubbish in
back yard at Cadiz, negro named
Frank Chappell found booklet book
containing $1,000 in bank notes. The
notes we're almost worthless from the
action Of the. weather for perhaps
years.
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Special Locals.
JUST RECEIVED!

JUST RECEIVED I
We have received
our entire Spring
Stock and are ready
to show you the most
complete line of DRY
GOODS, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hats
and Gents Furnishing
Goods ever brought
to Hopkinsville.
M. Frankel g. Sons.
Successors to Streng L Frankel.
I take this method
of stating to my
friends that I have
opened a f1rst-class
Saloon at Yancey's
old stand, under the
South Kentuckian Of
fee, and will keep on
hand a complete as
sortment Of the best
Wines, Liquors, and
Cigars to be found in
this city. A Billiard
Hall is kept in readi-
ness for all who like
the game. Meals at
all hours. Call and
see me.
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Runaway Advertised.

hereby warn all persons, in view OF tho
law, agalnet hiring or paying wages TO VIII
liam Carrot, negro boy abont 10 years Of
age. Said boy being my sou Will collect full
wages from any person hiring him or detain-
lug him upon hIs or her prem ises. lilo is m
habitual runaway from his homo In Palmyra,
where reside. s'
REUBEN GARRoTr. Colorcd.
March q, leei-,w
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E. L. Gouhot.
NOTICE!

Il change h0uing been
made in the firm, I 1Uish
tofsettle up my old busi-
ness. Consequently all
persons knoroinS them
selves indebted to me 10iU
please call immediately.
and settle all outstnnd-
ing accounts. y Grateful
for past fauors, Iwould
ask a continuance of
your patronage.
Respectfully,
M. G. Forbes.
Northern EARLY Rose, Peerless and
Russell Potatoes ct N. w. Grissom
& Co.'S, at 81, 20 per bushsl.
All kinds Of Garden Seeds at n.
W. Grissam : Co.'S.
Money Wanted.
WAxTRD-To borrow $4,000, the
loan &c DO secured BY mortgage on
valuable real estate. For particulars
apply at this Office.
Go to James Pye's the.
Clothing Pataoe, and
buy you a Spring Suit.
1.-The has nothing to fit
you, giue him your order
and he WiU haze it made
for you in the Merchant
Tailoring department of
his establishment.
Choicest lot of Spring
Hats In to,0n at James
Pye's.
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which. ifnot called for In thirty days, will
be sent to Washington, d. e.

When called for please say '.advertised
s.H. Burbridgc. y. NJ, llopklnsyille, Chrls-
tian Co. XIV, March 10 1880. fe
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The debating society met Saturday
night and discussed the question that
Is engaging the attention of several
State Legislatures, viz: "Should
women yote2' Messrs Knight and
Henry were the disputants and the
decision was rendered In favor OF the
negative.
Some Of the papers Of theState
think Hopkinsvile is threatened with
smallpox simply because the public
school regulations required all chill
dren TO be vaccinated before matrl-
culatng. This IS the extent Of the
"scare" and the cause OF the Wholesale
vaccination. There has not been the
slightest indication of q case of SMALL
pox here for years.
We paid visit to the Public
Schools last week and were shown
through the departments by the eff
cient Superintendent, Prof. Dietrich.
There arc now in the school over 420
pupils in regular attendance. The
schools are divided into eight grades
and preparations are being made to
employ an additional teacher, there
being more in one Of tho grades than
one teacher can instruct. The schools
arenow fairly under way and in work.
ing order, and tho manner in which
they are being conducted Is meeting
the hearty approval of all those inter-
csted. Prof. Dietrich is very courto-
GUS la his treatment Of visitors,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08

sg,OsO twelve months ago Showing IN oS.
cess ~ iGB 900 bales " which, HOw are ~
tlfeat lflialn and 1900 on tlio continent,
As stated IN previous reports, the con
tlnenlni surplus stocks include the cotton
held NJ sundry small ports and at Interior
dep0is not enumerated IN our tables. From
Macon, Gcorgln, we learn that the second
growth Of the cotton crop has taken place
In Washington county, and IL " estl
mated that Il will add ut least 800,
600 TO the cotton crop Of that county
The Financial Chronicle states tho excess
In the visible supply In all quarters, as
compared with last year, ut l40432 bales,
and the excess In American cotton ut 10
Oi3 bales. The plantation receipts last
week were 2il 1921 bales against 2lO,777 bales
In the corresponding week OF 1880, and Nl,-
537 bales In the corresponding week OF $50:
The expression that Cotton is King
originated by Senator Hammond, of South
Corolina, in a speech in the United States
Senate, on March 4, 1858, in which he said
mo, you dare not make war on cotton. No
power on earth dares to make war upon cot
ton. Cotton is King Until lately the
Bank of England was king, but tried TO put
her screws as usual, the fall before last, ON
TIE cotton crop, and was utterly van
qushed. The last power has been con-
quered. Who can doubt, that has looked
M racnnt ovonts that cotton IN slDremc?'
80
Ir il an unusual thing for the receipts of
cc;tv Int to-da4 the market was apparently
inactive While the supplies we're large there
was no chs noe to note in nrices. The receipts
of wheat were larger than usual. and all
that was offered was taken by the mills
There is no change tn note i'm prices. al
thnnob there Vase GOOD demand from the
yestsrn Counties md military posts for
corn and oats
Im Cb;coao January wbeot onened Mt
96 and adyonced and closed at I,27I, a
cent and five.eiSbths advance over yester-
davis ; on" fignres Corn for January opened
at 5n and closed at 6Ol. n
cont and omarter above the closing iieures
of tbe evening before
The iotest fables show that grain exports
from tho ses hoard since Sentember / have
o nroo oo obout 10 non 0o0 hnsbeIs If wheat
~ 0O0 000 bnsbels nt corn and ohout 5OO 600
harreIs Of fiour
From thirty acres n,onted in corn bv the
lanes River colony in 1611 the prediction
Of th;s valnahle cereal has nrogressed until
It's cultivation now covers b, 600 900 acres,
and ;ts nroduct amounts TO- 800 OOO, 600
hnsbels The amnnnt Of corn sent abroad
in its Natural state hos always heen very
small 81, NJ, -i hnt of late wears # i increasing.
wb;Ie tho amonnt eynorted in its secondary
form Of bacon and other nroyisions is yery
LARGE