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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-24
mot Guilty"

When we left homo for Frankfort
a few days since, VIC informed the
local editor oil The New Era con-
fdentidlly that we would be married
while we were gone. or course Ii
was intended as harmless joke, but
John "sunk the cork" and believed
every word OF il. When we returned
we found that the "sccret" had
leaked out and that the whole town
was cxpec,ng,us to come back In
two volumes. As soon as John
found out that no was sold, he en-
deavored to turn the joke by insert
ing the following paragraph in the
New Era:
Mr.. e. NJ. Mcacham, editor of the
South Kcninckian. returned rom his
"trip to upper Kentucky last Monday,
and Ms we thought, much :hagrinned
In appearance. Wcha inhisputa.
ole evidence Tor believing that he in
tended TO connect himself IN mar
ringe with one OF the weallhicst and
mos, influential families IN the blue
grass region. but 1t seems that mat
lprs did not work as smoothly while
there as he anticipated, for he re-
Turned home several days earlier
than was fra, intended By him, and
that TOO. without the fir one Of
whom he Ind been dreaming fol
eighteen long months. You mns
explain matters Charlie, for II viii
never do tor q member OF tho pres
to DO whipped out ina case of ihi'
kind without full explanation
While we sympaihize deeply will
you, yet, We must understand The
"whys and whercfores, In tho case
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ADJUSTMENTS.


A good house 9. eeted the appear
ance OF The Alvin Joslin Comedy
Company at Rdusc's Hall last night.
Tie comedy Is irresistibly funny, and
Chas. l.. Davis ns Alvin Joslin
was Immense beyond description.
lie lisa whole show IN himself, and
his COMPANY gave him the most able
support. From the time the curtain
rolled up at The Introduction until II
went down for the last time, the All
iience was kept in Il continual state
OF merrimcnt The company adver-
Used $50 laughs IN 1870 minutes, and
they did that aud moro 100. Many
OF those who witnessed the perform
ance say that II was the most enter
tanning and amusing that has been
given here tor, 10, these many
months. and we are more than hall
inclined TO believe that they are right
IN their opinion. The Alvin JosliD
company can rely on having a
Gro wded house whenever they revisit
lhis city, and tho merit Of their com.
pany entities them TO that wherever
they appcar.-Peoria National DEM
locrat.
II affords us pleasure TO announce
that another flrst.class show will
visit IIopkinsville This week. From
the clipping above some idee of the
iDeriis OF the company can be OBJ
tanned. 'Alvin Joslin" is q good
deal on tho order of "Uncle DAMP
and "Joshua WhiIcomb" of the
best pieces ever presented here. The
company should have q big house
Thursdsy night, IA they doubtless
will. Prices at usual aud tickets on
salc at the usual place. Remember
the date, Thursday. January 26lh, and
secure your seats early.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-24

Mr.. Corlcy is In tho city for the
purpose Of constructing gas works
for the Chess Carley Co. Of Louis
vile. A lot has been sccured.on the
corner Of Jackson and East Railroad
streets, aud active preparations will
soon begin to establish the works
Some of the piping has already ar
rived.
The accommodation train Jumped
tho track near Nashville ono day last
week. Two coaches fell over an en,.
bankment Of about eight feet but no
one was seriously hurt. Joe Null
haitian, the liar, was on the train, but
unfortunately was not killed.
The next meeting Of tho charity
association will be held at tho Meth
odist Church the fourth Wednesday
evening in this month.
We have just received a fresh LOT
ofthe very latest styles of visiting
cards, which we sre printing cheaper
than ever before.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-24
A $1,000 Biblical Prize.

The publishers Of Rutledge's Month-
ly in the prize puzzle department Of
their Monthly for February. offer the
following easy way for someone to
make $1,000.
TO the person telling us the short
est verse in the Old Testament Script
urc by February 10th. 1882, we will
give $1,000 in gold as a prize. The
money will be forwarded to the win
ner February 10Th, 1882. Those who
toy for the prize must send 20ct. in
silver (no postage stamps taken) with
their answer, Tor which they will re-
ceive the March number Of the Month.
~, in which will DO published the
name and address, Of the winner Of the
prize. with the correct answer thereto.
Cut this out; It may be worth $4,000
to yon. Address, Rutledge Publish
ing Company, Easton, Pa.
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A Good Showing.

Annual Statement OF receipts and lisburs-
mcnts for the city OF Iiopsinsvlllc, for the
year 1881.
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A WORD TO THE
DELINQUENT.

Contrary to our
purpose and rules, we
accommodate some or
our patrons by per-
hitting them to take
out goods on a prom
Use Of getting the mon
ey in a week or at the
furthest in 80 days?
Which w ould b Q
equivalent to CASH.
A good proportion
have either forgotten
or failed Intentionally
to come up with the
tin. To those we say
ante up at once with
out putting us to
further cost and trou-
BILE. Comply wi t h
your obligations or
else when you ask for
lacco m m Q d a ii o n S
again you will be de-
MED them.
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Life And Work Of Garfield.

We have heretofore referred to this
remarkable book by Dr. John Clark
Ridpath. published by Jones Brothers
u q. Its success is almost phsnom-
email. 1t is doubtless having larger
sale than any other book now before
the public. IL seems to possess the
rare quality Of responding to tho pop
ular want in every detail lin matter,
illustration, taper. printing, binding
and price. it concerns Gar6el6'e
Life aud the events which make hin
lin stiious. this hookwill ever rcmail
the standard popular biography.
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HlTIlE 70 GlllRAgHlls.

] am now ready 10 receive bids and
contract Cor tue differing for laying
gas pipes in the city.
J, A. CoRrgy, Sup;,
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WEEKLY TOBACCO MARKET

Inspectors weekly report Hopkins
willie tobacco market, week ending
Jan. 81, 1882.
Receipts Tor the week, -. .l36 hhds.
Receipts for the year. .57s hhds.
Sales for the week ..,..... 70 hhds.
Sales for the year. ........ 1872 hhds.
Sales by Buckner & Woodbridge,
Jan. lS. 1882, 10 hhds. !ooacco as fol.
lows:
s hhds. low to common leaf, Sc 90.
6 65, 6 AS, q %. 8 49,
Ia hhds. common, trashy and me-
dium lugs, So 40, 5 40, 8 80, 5 &c.
s 30, 5 80, 5 25, s so, 4 IS, 4 49, TO-
4 50, 4 ~, 8 90.
Market was firm and higher this
week fully half cent on both leaf and
Tugs. We had no medium or good
leaf In our break this week. We now
have q large number OF home aud
foreign buyers aud a good lively mar
ket. Ship us your tobacco and we
guarantee top market prices.
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soc1AIIrIEs.

r. Judge A. II. Boone, Of MayGeld,
was IN tho city last week.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hun, has returned from
aacxtenacd vl.itto Lebanon, Ky
Misa JENNIE Williams, OF EIk,on,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. W.
Long.
ilr. WV Boone, nne Of Elkton's
rising young lawyers, was In the city
last week.
Mr.. T.. 7. Gaines. Of Cadiz, passed
through the city Sunday, en- route
home from Louisville.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Latham, returned
homo last week from five weeks
visit TO McmphIs.
Mics Jennie Wallace has returned
from visit TO Mrs. Chss. Morris at
Evansville, Ind.
Mr. Livy Duekner left Friday for
Fayetteville, ARK, where he will
make his llome III the future.
N,.. ~,
- w M N' "
the guests OF Miss Ellie Payne.
Misses Alice Thornbury and Mel.
lie Blskey have entered Bethel Fe-
tnale College as boarllug pupils.
Mia (;oodie I.owrv wLo hss hoo,
astudent In Bethel Female College
for year. len last week fer Elk,or.
Mas Ella Pratt ~ Madiso,yl,ls
,,ss entered s,u,h Kentucky Coll.ve
asApupil. Sheis boarding al Mrs.
NJ. Z. Rodgers.
Miss Ida Morrison, or Pembroke,
spct, several days Of last week with
Mis- Minnie Ianlcr. Shc returned
Col. 5. A. Walker, and Mr.. Jas. T.
Wilson, two prominent citizens Of
May6rld, were In tho city on business
last week.
-. 800,
dcr.ou'. most no,eJ and ch.r,,i,,
br,uet,cs Ia cxnec,ed IN arrive In
morrow an wish 10 MIsscs Mamie
mud Mollie Eli.
ur'pr p..,,r,,,,. ~, r.,a,, sor
Nicksburg, Miss- whrrs he will lie
married on tho 2B,h, inst, TO Miss
Aunie ID. Ware, Of Maytleld, ny.
Mr.. 9 n n,,hr,a.. Ian =, ~,
,r,,, Sunday N, f,h.rls.,o, Q ~,
having hcen .u,.monel 10 . ,s,ey,. :,
nu,ounciny the aa,yerous eo,,dl,,o,,
OF her son.
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Mr. iie"r! bnr"c'' o. rAa"ran
wei known w 'h,f el''' was 'nars'e'
70 MISS o"sahhe ''a,'am " "o"'er
son, on 'he u 'na' MISS Daliam wa
ono OF inc re'sn'ns oe',es .
Henderson, auu mas 'req"e""y v's'
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|()||| SI|.LI.

The most desirable residence on
Russellyillc street. The lot contains
\ Of an acre and has an alley on one
side and one in the rear. The house
is frame, metal roof, containing 6
rooms, kitchen, cellar and wash room.
Is one of the best bailt houses in the
city. Also double frame servants
house, stable, coal house, cistern and
poultry yard. Price low and terms
easy. Apply to NJ. FRANkEL d
SONS or CALLrs & HAYES.
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DlSSOlVj!!0 t.

This is to certify that the firm Of
NJ. Gregory Il Bro, is this day dis
solved by mutual consent, A. j.
Gregory retiring All persons know
ing themselves indebted 10 the old
firm, win please come forward AMI
settle. their accounts.
NJ. GREGORY.
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Special Locals.
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08
Ne1US Of the RQiLrO<slls.

There is a fair prospect Of a new railroad
in Canada. The Ontario & Quebec is to be
pushed by the Canada Pacific syndicate
from Perth to Toronto with all speed.
During the twelve months ending April
80, the land department of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railway colnpany
had made / ,l16 separate sales aggregating p
lO6, 4SO acres, and amounting to 1866, lY7, -
Sl
General Manager Van Horne denies the re-
port that the Canadian Pacific will withdraw
its opposition to a junction between the
Northern Pacific and Manitoba Southwestern
ii the Northern Pacific will stop parallel
lines to the St. Panl, Minneapolis & Mani
toba.
The Grand Trunk stations at Quebec were
burned. Benoit's hotel, adjoining the sta
ton, were gatted. Loss varionsly estimated
from Sloo, 600 to S40o, 600, according to the
value Of the freight in the shed. Nothing
can be obtained about the insurance, as that
was arranged in Montreal
At a reception in Philadelphia, President
Willard of the Northern Pacific told how he
had placed himself in control of the Ore
son Steamship company, operating between
San Francisco, Portland and Puget sound,
and connected to that the Oregon & Cali
fornia railroad and then established the
connection between these two corporations
and tho Northern Pacific. These enterprises
were merely tributary to the Northern Pa
citic, and he had never intended to make
them anything else. They had built up
1900 mrles Of standard guage railroad to
meet the main line and spent $4,000, 600 for
the equipment Of the steamship line, all of
which had not cost the Union Pacific COM
pany dollar. And since all this had cen
done emigration into Oregon has been four
times as great as formerly.
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08
Personal and l1sa1,ersD,a<zl.

Danenhower, accompanied by his father
and Tang Sing his Chinese steward, paid an
official visit to the navy department FRIDAY
morning to report his return and to present
a detailed account of his expenditures. He
also brought the log book Of the Jeannettes
Capt. De Longs broken rifle, another gun
belonging to his party, supposed to belong
to Collins, and certain other articles fonnd
IN caches by Melville in his search for De
Long.
The libel suit of United States Senator Me-
Pherson against the New York Herald re-
suited in verdict for plaintiff coupled with
recommendation for messy. Judge Bid
die imposed fine of 1900 which was I'M
.metliately paid
: Gen. Sheridan denies the story published
to the effect that he left fishing party and
returned to Chicago because he heard that
Gen. Sherman intended to resign the com
mand of,the army, leaving it to devolve on
him.
Hermann Julius Theodore Hettner, pro-
fessor ofthe university of Jena, and writer on
art and literature, is dead
The personal estate of the late Clarkson
Potter Of New York was valued at S6l2 900:
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08

Prof. King of Philadelphia, the dis
tinguished acromut who made an ;.bor-
tive attempt last fall to sail in the air
from Minneapolis to the eastern coast
is constructing Il very large balloon with
the idea of making an attempt to cross
the Atlantic. The balloon will have 4
capacity Of 3OO, 900 cubic feet of gas and
attached to it 5000 feet Of rope. It is to
cost $780, 900. He still adheres to the
theory SO fully expounded last fall that
there is a great atmospheric tendency
eastward. He believes that u balloon
kept at 1900 or 5000 feet above the
earth, started from the United States.
would eventually reach Europe. The
balloon is to be allowed an elevation of
1900 or2,O0O feet When the sun shines
and the gas is expanded the balloon
cannot ascend to any much greater ,cle-
vatlon because Of the weight of the ad-
dltlonal rope, and when the gas con-
tracts on account ofthe cold the descend.
ing rope, being buoyed by the water
would relieve the balloon Of 50 m,.b
weight. By this simple contrivance the
air ship wonld be kept at almost anv
uniform elevation, and the eastword
movement would carry the balloon
across the ocean. Prof. King is very
sanguine, enthusiastic sort Of a fellow
and IS undoubtedly sincere in his belief
that he can cross the Atlantic in a bal-
oon,
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08

In Great Britain there is u monopolv
OF lands III the hands Of Il few indiyidu.
ais. Late statistics show that 2, ia per-
sons own 3S,o2S,244 acres, which is l2,-
UO,OO acres more than the third part of
the whole area of Great Britain and Ire
land, or nearly one half the acreage of
the United Kingdom. AS a fine contrast
there are in the United States and terri
tories 3,12+,720 farms against l ,747 $3.50 in
1910. Of these nearly 1924, ,720 farms,
2,440,2S are occupied by the owners,
2lO,S42 are rented for fixed money rent
al, and 473,6l4 are rented for shares of
produce. The most of these farms have
an acreage rangiug from twenty acres to
$40, the greater portion..b being between
twenty and 100 acres in extent. A
country's strength and prosperity, in
Tact, largely depend upon the extent to
to which the land is owned and occupied
ny the people. The land monopoly in
Great Britain is a curse to her, ahd is.
to-day, at the bottom Of her domestic
troubles.
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08
Crimes ana Criminals.

The uuted States grand jury at Omaha
indicted d. G. Hull, late custodian of the
postoftice building at Lincoln and master in
chancery OF the United States courts, ON
twenty-five counts charging HIM with sign
ing vouchers that were either part)v or whoi.
ly false and fraudulent. The vouchers were
for supplies for building, furniture, ETC.. and
by his operations he is said to have de.
frauded the government out ofseveral thous-
ana dollars. he got parties to sign the
vouchers in blank, and then filled them out
for larger sums than the bills called for, and
when the checks came back he rot parties to
lndorse on the back without letting them
see the face He then would pay their bills
in cash and retain the difference.
|. While r. Eastman, Massachusetts
larmer, was on spree his little daughter.
secured his whisky bottle and gold ring The
father threatened to kill the child and she
begged Piteotsly for her life, saving ...Pa::
uoh XIII me now, l am drunk; wait till i
get SOBER" The infuriated rarent
dragged the child out of bed and beat her to
At Sioux Falls, D.. r., Thos. Egan, the
wife murderer, was sentenced by Judge Kid
der to be hung on the 18th Of july AT the
November term of court Eaxan was SEN
fenced to hang January l3, but his counsel Oh
tanned q stray OF proceedings, and at the late
term OF the supreme court of Yankton en-
deavored to obtain new trial, but the or;p-
inal Judgment was there confirmed.
Swede who took fellow countrvman
to Montreal hotel and paid the bill for both
was murdered for his Kindness as soon as be
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08

The new secretary of the Interior pro-
Poses to disarm the Sioux Indians, and
asked the delegate Of Dakota how to
90 it Mr.: Pettigrewn replied it would
be impossible to do this by force, with
out bringing on war with the Indians.
tie thought it might be done, however,
ny refusing to issue rations to those
Indians who came to the agency armed
and not allow them to kill by chsains
and shooting the cattle issued to them.
ahus rendering their arms useless. They
might then be more willing to give them
mp. Secretary Teller has faith in the
c1vllizing influence of United States
troops among the Indians rather than
Inc reverse. AS the highest civilization
does not alone include the highest
personal morality, he is technically
right
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08
AN OHIO SENSATION.

The Pond Liquor Law Pronounced
Unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
The supreme court of Ohio pronounced
the Pond Liquor Law-which is the princi~
pal issue oftie forthcoming election
stitutional, for the reason that it was in af-
feet 10 license The law as,bcen complied
will, by some. Thos.tl,at paid tax to county
tras,,rcrs may possibly recover, but that
paid into the state treasury cannot possibly
he gotten out except by special act Of tho
legislature, and about 81 600 has been paid
III. The law went into effect May !, but
till June was given the first year for COM
pliancc. The decision has created quite
stir among politicians The substance of the
decision is as follows:
First-Thc constitutiOnality of q statute
depends upon its operation and ef-
feet ami not upon the form it may tie made u
assume.
Second-A license is permission, granted
by sure and competent authority to Ill act
which, without such permission would be
illegal
Third-The act of April S, 1892, entitled
IAN sct to more etfcctually provide against the
evils resulting from the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors" u67g, Ohio laws GG) Which requires
every person cngag'nl or engaging i'll such
traffic TO pay a specified su'n Of money an
nually and execute a bond as those required,
and also provided that 'every person who
shall engage or continue in such traffic with
out having executed the bond or after his
bonds shall have been adjudSel forfeited,
shall be deemed guilty Of mistlcmeanor,"
is in its opinion ami effect /; license within
the inhilition of the section of the cousttu-
ton which provides that mo license in in
tnxicating liquors shall hereafter be granted
in this :tats,n
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08
The Medical News of PHILADELPHIA re-

The Medical News Of Philadelphia re-
,terates the earnest warning recently
given in the London Lancet against the
curse OF chloral. The text of the warm
ing Is the case of the late artist poet,
Dante Rossetti, who, suffering from in
somnia, sought chloral for relief, "only
to experience greater evils in horrible
nervousness, irrtability and depression
OF the vegetative functions" The Pc
cullar senstiveness which he exhibited
IN his late years, his gradual withdrawal
from social circles and his entire surren-
der to melancholy, We're the results of
chloraI sleep. The News remarks that
physicians should be careful about pre-
scribing chloral for nervous and literary
persons suffering from wakefulness.
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08

The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany is now operating 1851 miles of
road. The increase since January 1881
lis 300 miles. The length of the GAP be-
tween the completed divisions east and
VESTS now only 593 miles. 1t is ex-
pected that by Jan. /, 1885,, the road will
be finished to Bozeman, Montana, at
the base of the Rocky mountains. This
point is 200 miles distant from the pres
ent end of the track. On the western
division the line will be built from the
present terminus to the mouth of the
Little Black Foot river. 1t is estimated
that 400 miles of track will be completed
this year. 1fthis is accomplished there
will only be 1872 miles to bit completed in
1883 to form continuous railroad line
from Superior, Wis, st. Paul and Min
neapolis to Portland, Oregon. In 1884
summer excursions from the east and
the valley of the Mississippi to the "far
west where rolls the Oregon" will be all
the rage.
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08

A large class of the unemployed ut the
present time in the large towns and cities
are we'll educated, but have no trades.
Their education has given them a knowl-
edge OF books, but they have no oppor-
1unlty to use it, and not possessing that
knowlettge that is of practical vulne are
dependent. r;"1 their friends. Such Il
thing as lc;'s Ing !: trade r"ver probably
entered their heads, or it it did, they
looked upon it as beneath them. They
are OF the class who must always wait
tor something to turn up and in the large
cues only those who themselves turn
mp the something receive the prizes.
The Worthington advance., 1882-06-08
GREAT LASb' MoNio,soLx. Il {;

The Canadian Railway to Sell $780,.
OOO.OOO Of Bonds. and Accept the
Same for Land at $40.
The largest land purchase, perhaps eve,
made, with the possible exception of Alaska
from the Russian government by the
United States, has been consummated by a
distinguished party of American and foreign
capitalits. The scheme in itself is of grand
and enormous proportions, involving per.
haps, 100000 acres Of land and SIS, ,o0O, ,ooc
in money.
The gentlemen CONNECTED with the scheme
are the duke Of Manchester, George Ste
phens, president, and r. B. Angus, vice
president of the Canadian Pacific railway,
Robert Tenant member of parliament FROM
Leeds, England, Stephen Angus, Lord FL
& Co. representing the Scotch interest, and
W. F. Kennedy representing the New York
capitalists, and w. B. Scarth and Mr.. Oster
representing Toronto. These gentlemen or
ganized the land corporation of Canada
The duke Of Manchester was elected prcsi-
president. The Canadian Pacific
railway received a land grant from
the Dofaihioti government Of 25,bo0,0O0;
acres nave been sold. The company, up to
date have issued about So, ,OOO, 900 bonds in
their land grant bonds which are said to be
held by syndicates in Paris, New York and
Montreal, the bank OF Montreal holding, il
was stated, goodiy block The land com
pany of Canada is consolidation of all the
smaller land companies in Great Britain and
Canada which have colonization in
Canada as their great objective
scheme. The corporation agrees to
perchase one-half the land, at0ig tEr Can=
adian Pacific, which is left OF its grant, in
cluding, Of course, half of the town sites.
These lands lie in northwestern Canada
clear npto the line Of British Columbia, in
clnding in the neighborhood of II ,OOO, ,OOO
acres The Canadian Pacific bonds issued
amount to $9,O0O,0 600. The land company
will take these up at par and will receive s
per cent: interest uppn them as they t,te held
by them. The land company will pay for
these lands in the hands Of the
Canadian Pacific, which will thus
cancel them. The land com
pany will take all together SIS, 900, 900 of the
bonds at par. When the landis taken with
them the railway company will receive them
at the rate of no. thus assuring large profits
in the enterprise.
The company, it is said will employ its
surplus capital in loaning money to settlers,
and building houses for them and Eaclitat-
ing the rapid development and improvement
Of the c0u6.fy