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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-29
LIFE AMONG THE CHEROKEES.
SOME DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNERS
AND CUSTOMS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA TRIBE.
A Dance I'm the Heart OF the Noun.
tain-A Wild, Weird, and
Picturesque Scene.

The paragraphs which have appeared
from time to time about the claim OF the
Cherokee Indians in North Carolina against
the United States Government have
awakened decided public interest in this
people. Most every one who has read any
thing at all knows that there are lot Of
Cherokees in Swain county, N. c., but their
manners and customs, how they live, their
exact numbers. &C., have seldom been
written up, and their land is almost terra
incognitd. A few evenings since we. had
the pleasure Of an informal chat with the
two Richmond arcbaologists recently al
luded to as having spent some two months
with the Cherokees, and from their con-
yersation we are enabled to give the fol-
lowing sketch OF their experiences, which
we think will prove interesting. These
gentlemen spent most OF their time near
Birdown, one Of the Cherokee communi-
ties =
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-29

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w A FOURTH INTEREST AND TAKE
CHARGE OF A SAW. AND GRIsT-NILL. with
two cottop-glns attached 30-horse steam power,
situated In Ringwood. ". q. Also. NAN TO
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In Scotland Neck. Haiifax county, sc. Also, 3
COMPETENT MAN TO TAKE CHARGE OF
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cotton gins attached. 35-horse steam p~,wer.
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w RACTER TO CLEAN UP HOUSE. Ap-
ply at III south First street au 29-lts
WANTED, TO RENT OUT THE
w SECOND FLOOR OF Ny HOUSE, con-
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between Grace aud Franklin. Apply at No. i07
north Third street. References exchanged.
au 29-lts MRS. 4. II. FITZGEHALD.
MUSJC-TEACHER WANTED TO
WI TEACH INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL
MUSIC I'm high school One who understands
French preferred. Best Of references required.
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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Three Distinguished Females.

Two young ladies of Terrc Haute.
says the indianapolis Reriew,were re-
turning from California. The parlor
car was crowded with passengers.
At a small station woman in snowy
attire entered and demanded whole
section. 1t was not TO be had, and
the conductor, brakeman, porter and
cook, who seemed to be impressed
with the new passengers importance,
were all painfully exercised to know
where to put her. The cause of all
this commotion was very blonde, very
large, very richly clothed and very
swell. When it seemed impossible
to get whole section, or even half a
one, she turned to the young ladies
and said:
Will you consent to take the upper
berth of your section and let me have
the lower?
Sorry VIC can't oblige you, replied
one Of the pink-cheekcd fairies; but
really we prefer 10 keep the lower
berth ourselves.
Then the big blon'le Strengthened
herself uD, threw ineflable contempt
and Importance into her pale eyes and
said; Perhaps you don't know who
/ ann?
No, we don't, replied the Terra
Hautc girl, in tone of serene indif-
| ference.
will tell you, said the woman OF
silk and jewels. / am Mrs. Colonel
Dunlevy Wickersham. Dunlevy
Wickersham is known all along that
end of the road as the bonanza man
bushels of money, so much that ht
needs nothing more.)
Are you, indeed ? replied the HI os
ier maiden. Perhaps you don't know
who / am?
Nine. Bonanza's face said that she
didn't, and also that she had some Gu
iiJsity.
Well, am Mrs. General Grant.
And ], said her companion, who
had hitherto kept silent, am Queer
Victoria.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Nine Husbands.


Mrs. Dyer, of Cleveland, o., aged
20 years, has had nine husbands in
tliirty-ilvc years, being an average Of
one in less than every four years.
Her first two were canal boatmen
and were speedily drowned while on
duty; her third was a cooper,
who made barrels only two months
after the wedding day and departed
the fourth, however, got better
grip and lasted nine years, being
quickly followed by the fifth, and
then the sixth, who shook with the
ague four years and then dropped
of; the seventh was the brother OF
the second husband; the eighth an
other canal man who shortly after
slipped into wattery grave, leaving
her his canal boat, which she sold
and with the proceeds had the por-
traits Of all her husbands painted at
one fell swoop by one artist. Her
latest, Dyer, is not SO popular as her
previous husbands, "but," said she,
Il was gettin' too old TO be parti,u-
lar, and took him." "llc doesn't
appear TO be in good hcalth,' ven
turcd to say the reporter of the
Cleveland Herald, who called on her
is natural curiosity. mo, George
ain't overly stout, and ! reckon his
picter'll soon go along with the rest
Of 'cm,' replied Mrs. Dyer.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Singular Recovery OF a lost Ring.

Several months ago. says the Boston
'Jou,unl, a lady residing on Beacon
street took off a number of rings from
her finger and laid them upon her
dressing table. After washing her
hands, she returned to the room to
replace her rings, when. TO her aston
ihmcnt, one of them, diamond ring
was missing. She was certain that
she took the ring from her finger and
equally certain that no one could have
entered the room without her knowl-
edge during the five minutes she had
bcen in the bathroom. A most rigid
search was instituted but the missing
ring, valued at 5000, was not fornd.
A few weeks since, the lady was much
annoyed by mice. Almost nightly
they h Id their revels. They not only
destroyed her sleep, but choice laces
w3re multilated. The lady procured
a trap, one Of the old-fashion kind and
laving baited it with a tempting bite
of cheese. placed it near the scene Of
depredations. On the following
morning she had three fine, silky mice
OF various sizes. One of them was so
peculiarly constructive that it attract
cd her attention, as it appeared to
have string tied around its body.
The servant girl was instructed to
drown the captive and reset the trap;
and she was about throwing the mice
INTO the dirt-barrel when her eye was
attached by the sparkle from what
proved TO be the lost diamond ring,
which was not perccptible when the
mouse was alive; but which came 10
light after the severe soaking which
the mouse received. 1t is supposed,
in his haste to get awav, that he ran
his head through the ring and subse-
quently struggles only forced it
over his fore legs where it remained.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Editors Intentions.

The Salem. New jersey, Sunbeam
hits the nail square on the head in
speaking of the queer ideas Of some
people:
Some people have queer ideas of
IN editors intentions. They seem to
think that whatever appears in print
of which they may dsapprovc has
been placed there with malicious in
tent. They forget that a newspaper
is published for community, and
not for the advancement or bclittling
Of one person.
There is a great distinction between
4 newspaper and an organ, for one
publishes the news of the day, prais:
cs and encourages all enterprises
which add to the wealth and comfort
Of the community, and fearlesslv
rikcs at all evils which are dctri-
mental TO the common good.
The organ plays but one tune and
all things, good and bad, are set to
the same music and ground out to
make capital for its personal favorite
o; principle.
1t frequently happens that mistakes
are made in publishing itcms-frc-
q lcntly, we say, for all edi.or i not
iIalliblc. lie Iosn'1 know every
thing and he caunot be in all places
at one time. His news is drawn
from q thousand sources and he is
compelled to take and print what lie
considers the most reliable.
1t ofion happens that an item is
given him conccrning ali event in Il
Jistlnt and inaccessible place. lie
relies Oh the honesty of the givcr and
publishes it. If there is mistake in
the item, the editor suffers, for the
chief actor in the event invariably
chooses to consider that the mistake
was made Intentionally and to his
disadvantage, forgetting, probably,
that ninc-tcnths of his neighbors cir
culated the same account OF the event
US The newspaper published and be-
fore the latter got hold Of it. "Whv
didn't yon come to me and get it
right 7" is frequent question put to
an editor. When a person feels ag-
grlcved that paper has not pub
lished an item strictly correct, before
calling the editor to account he
should look over his own life and see
how many rumors he himself has
helped circulate without trying TO
satisfy himself as to their truth.
AS a matter of fact, no business
man living uses more painstaking
care to get at the truth Of matters
than the conscientious journalist.
And no one will more quickly do all
ia his power to correct an error and
publish the true version. 1t is the
editor with no conscience who libcls,
not the editor who is trying his best
to encourage the growth of his con-
.titucncy. Remember that. II there
is anything in your local paper that
appears to bear undeservcdly hard
on you or your business, the editor
will correct it if he has any manhood.
But don't blame him for publishing
something Il little hard on You and
still for the benefit Of the community.
lie may benefit you in the same way
some time.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
SOUTH KENTUCKIAN.
ADVERTISING RATE.
Bro. Gardnsr's Advice.

Will Moses Webster Finback please
step dis way? asked the President, es
the meeting opened.
Brother Finback, who has been q
very quiet but deeply interested mem-
Der of the club for the past two years,
advanced to the desk, and Brother
Gardner continued:
Moses, | farn dat you am on de
pint of removin' 10 Ohio?
Yes, sab.
You will take your certificate long
wid you, an you will keep your mem-
b,rshlp wild us jist dc same; an any
time you kin raise money 'nuffto take
4 freight train an cum up an see us
you will find hostile welcome.
Yes, sah-Ize much obleeged, sab,
replied Moses as he wiped tear from
his eye.
An, now want to say few fur
der words to you, resumed the Presi-
dent after a solumn pause. You am
gwine TO cut loose an sail in de COM
pany of strangers, an dar' am a few
things you would do well 10 remem-
Der.
Remember dat a lawyer will work
harder to cl'ar murderer dan he
will to convict thief.
Remember, dat naybur who offers
you de loan of his hoe am fishin'
around to secure dc loan of your
wheelbarrer.
Remember, dat you can't judge of
de home happiness of a man an wife
by seein' 'cm at Sunday skule pic
mic.
Remember, dat while de average
man will return you de k'rect change
in a business transacshun, he'll wa
ter his milk an mix beans wild his
coffee.
Remember, dat all dc negatives of
lie best photographs am retouched,
an de wrinkles an freckless worked
out. r-i
Remember, dat society am made
up of good clothes, hungry stomachs,
deception, heartachcs an mixed gram
mar.
Remember dat people will ncbber
stop to qucshun de truf Of any rumor
or scandal afleclin' your character,
but it takes vars to satisfy 'em dat
your great grandfather wasn't pi-
rate an your great grandmother de
leadin' gal in a tifteen-cent ballet.
You kin now sot down an close
your eyes an reflect an digest, am de
rest of us will purceed to carry on de
usual programme of de meetin.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Married in a Great Hurry.

The quickest courtship on record,
said one old resident, was that OF Dir.
N. Mcdowell, who, during along the
street in his buggy one day, saw a
beautiful girl standing at the window.
He Immediately stopped and hitched
his horse, rang the bell, inquired the
lady's name, was ushered into the
parlor,. announced his own name,
said he was pleased with her appear
ance and wished to marry her at once.
Nothing but the knowledge that she
was actually in the presence of the
celebrated physician kept her from
fainting. To her plea Of surprise at
this unexpected announcement, he
only replied, Now or never. When
she asked to take a week to consider
he said l am going down the street to
attend a critical case and have no
time to spare right now.
Give me day then?
III tell you what I'll do. When ]
am through this professional visit I'll
drive around and get preacher. If
you've made up your mind to marry
me by that time, all right! and he
left her breathless and unable to ar
ticulate another word. When he re-
tIrned they were quietly married
No cards,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

D,rrIsr-souih Main street. Rev. 7. g.
Keen naaior, SER, lees ryci sabbath morn
iny mn / evening, Sunday srh1pl every sab.
bath m,rninR. P,aver meeting W"lnesila,
nIyht. liu-inrss meeting nrst " Jdn siay
nlght In each mpI III.
tuKisTIAS-Sn Nashville Street. fld. v w.
Paw ell. pastor. Scryirrs every Snhl'nlh " "rh
lug u Il evening Snmlny sm"l e,rrv >un-
lHi mnrning. Payer mcriing every We'in's'
ity rv1nlhg.
n. y. sorrH Nashville street. Rev T.. W
ildtnml,. raster. S,tvices every sahbai'
nDrning nnil yrninH. sunday hrho"i every
>un ny morning PRAYER meeting every
Wednesday evening.
fiRsr phgsByrfW AN I,nssrllvilie Street
Rev r. n, Couitrt. pastor. Servirrs every
sabbath morning Hnh evening sunday school
,.yvrv sun Iay nnrning Prayer uits tug evr-
rs Wednesday, evening.
GRACE EpIscUPAL-Er'. j. ". Nrhhhlr
W-,i"r >-ryiecs in COuri-hvuse every sun.
dAy morning,
SOUTHERN Nashville STREET
Rev. ! 4. ate. pastor. services let hhd Srl
~nhiath morning. ani yenins sunday s'ii'"'l
ryvry sunia, morning. PiaA1r meeting eve
~ Me,int s'ia! evening.
CAruoLic-Sashville Street Rev. Father
Hayes. Priest. services every sabbath morn
his ut ~ O'clock.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
This Captures the Entire Bakery


3A Couii,i -JULfnal.
A very tough story, in which a
licken, rat, a cat, dog and boy
fl cured, was going the rounds in the
East End yesterday. The story is
Nouched for by good authority, and
Oh this account is all The more re-
markable. 1t is related that Mr..
sam McCurdy was sitting meath the
shade of Il tree in the back yard OF
his residence ON Clay, near Franklin
street, talking to some friends, when
his attention was called to Il hen with
brood of young chickens and a
large rat that had just emerged from
its hole and was quietly regarding
the young chickens with the prospcc,
OF meal in view. AS the rat came
from his hole the house-cat awoke
from her afternoon nap and caught
sight Of the rat. Crouching low che
awaited developments, aud stood
prepared TO spring upon his ratsh,p
AT the appearance Of his ancient IN
envy, the cat, Scotcll-tcrrier, which
had becn summing itself in the wood
sled, picked up its ears and quietly
made for the place where the cat
stood. AT this moment Il boy named
Andy Quaid came upon the scene.
The chickens were not cognizant ol
bang watched by The rat. nor did the
rat see the cat, nor the feline the O.,
wno had not noticed the coming ol
tnc boy.
A little chick wandered too nigh
and he was seized by the rat, which
was in turn pounccd upon by the cat,
and the cat was caught in the mouth
of the dog, The rat would not CEASE
his hold OH the chicken and the cat,
in spite of the shaking she was get
ting from the dog, did not let 80 the
rat. II was fun for the boy, and III
high glcc he watched the contest and
the struggle Of each of the victims,
II seemed to him that the rat was
about to escape aftera time, and get
ting q stone he hurled 1t ut the rat,
The aim wa not good and the sione
struck the dog right between the
eyes, and the terrier released its grip
ON the cat and fell over dead. 1t had
breathcd its last before the cat ir
turn Let go the rat and turned over
aud died. Thc rat did not long sur
yiye the enemy, and BY the side Q
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
SIX MONTHS or HORROR.
q Review Of the Black Record
Of 1883.


Danyiilc tribune.
Whether the events of the fatal
year Of our Lord 1888 have any refer
encc to the rcalizatiOns Of prophecy
OF to the constituting Of Scripture de-
clarations or not, 10 one will qucs-
ton that it has t n lir been a teri :
Ole year in its destructive visitation,
upon people, their lives and their
properly. Whether it has cullninat-
ed in the terrible disaster at Ischia,
which in the twinkling of an eye and
without warning devastated that
"smiling island" and swept thou
sands out of existence, remains to bc
seen !. but this is only one of many
disasters which have marched their
black procession across the glob :.
Last year was considered Il fata.
year, but the fatalities OF seven
months of 1855 already exceed those
Of the whole year of 1882. In our
land in January eighteen persons
were drowned by the upsctting Of n
Hat boat in North Carolina, ten were
killed by a mine explosion in this
state, and eighty-two lost their lives
in the Ncwhal house fire. In Feb
ruary floods at various places
drowned fifty people, and seventy
seven lost their lives ut Braidwopd.
In March eleven were burned ut
brownsville, MINI. In April four
teen were killed bv the fall of ho-
tel In Texas, and 800 lost their lives
by tornadoes. In May llS more
were killed by tornadocs, aud four
teen lives were sacrificed in the
Brooklyn bridge panic. In June
floods aud fornadocs Killed fifty
eight. This month the most fearful
accidents have been that OF last Fri
day near Curlton, n. Y, by which
seventeen were killed, and the pier
Iiraster near Baltimore, which killed
sevcnty-six.
The casualties of the Old World
have been infinitely more terrible, as
will be seen by the following appall-
ing list: Sinking of the Cimbfia.
l3i; floods in Germany and Hunga-
ry, l40; burning of the circus in Po-
land, 2GS; powder explosion in Ilol-
land, 40; panic in wool factory at
Bombcy, %: avalanche at Mount
Ararai, $50; loss of fishing feet on
the English coast, 373; boiler cxplo-
sion at Dizicr, France, "a; powder
explosion at Passo Cornese, Italy, 40;
mine explosion at Bessieres, France,
l27; powder explosion ut Scutari,
80; panic at Sunderland. England,
2o2; fire at Dcrvia, Italy, Al: the
launch disaster at Glasgow, $50; flood
ut London, Ont, 80; fire in Hungary
%; mine explosion in Sicily. 35; aud
the Ischia earthquake about 5000.
The total Of these and other dis
astcrs not necessary 10 mention tells
the story. Last year about CON
lives were lost as reported by tele-
graph. In the first seven months Of
this year 6,l0) lives have been re-
ported as lost, and il TO these we add
the fatalities by cholera in June and
July in India (l2,00O and in Egypl
(9,2ig) the sum total OF horror
amounts TO 27.3E lives sacrificed b,
casually and epidemic, and there are
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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Discovery Of Noah's Ark.

The following account of the find
ing of Noah's Ark, which appears in
the New York Herald, is exciting
great interest in naval circles:
A Constantinople contemporary an
nounces the discovery Of Noah's Ark.
It appears that some Turkish Com
missioncrs, appointed 10 investigate
the question of avalanchcs on Mount
Ararat, suddenly came upon gi-
gantic structure of very dark wood,
protuding from a glacier. They made
inquiries of the inhabitants. %
l72j in their report.) These had
seen it for six years, but had been
afraid to approach it, because spirit
of fierce aspect had been seen looking
out of the upper window. Turkish
Commissioners, however. are bold
men, not deferred by such triflcs, and
thev determined to search it. 81 =
uated as it was, among the Businesses
of one of the glens of Mount Ararat,
il was a work Of enormous difficulty,
and it was only after incredible hard
ships that they succeeded. The ark
Zone will be glad to hear) was in a
good state of preservation, although
the angles Observe, not the bow or
stern) had been a good deal broken
in its descent. They recognized it at
once. There was an EnglIshman
among them, who had presumably
read his bible, and he saw it was
made of the ancient gopher wood OF
Scripture, which as every one knows,
only grows on the plains IF the Eu-
pirates.
Eflecting an entrance into the
structure, which was painted brown,
they found that the Admiralty re-
quirements for the conveyance OF
horses had been carried out, and the
Interior was divided into partitions
fifteen feet high. Into three of these
only could they get, the others being
fall of ice, and how far the ark ex-
tended into the glacier they could
not tell. If, however, on being un-
covered, II turns out to be 300 cubits
long, it will go hard with disbelicvers
in the book of Genesis.
1t is needless to say, says the Pail
Mall Gazette, that an American was
soon on the ground, and negotiations
have been entered into with the local
Pasha for its speedy transfer to the
United States. The interest Of naval
officers appears to arise from !aud-
able desire to have a suitable flag shiL
for the American Navy. The an
nouncement in the close of the para
graph, that arrangements are making
for its speedy transfer to the United
States, gives them confidence thai
their hopes will be shortly realized
The present color, which is reported
as brown, will not do, of course, for q
flag ship; but in the general repairs,
which are a distinguishing feature o
our navy, this can easily be remeaied.
There seems also to be feeling tha
the new flag ship, if fitted with join
Roach engines, and otlicered with a
large force, riggcd out in the spccia
social full dress of the new regulation
would do honor to any one of our va
rious squadrons.
AS far as Secretary Chandler is
concerned, it seems a great pity thai
the ark was not discovered before the
close of the New Hampshire cleo
ton.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
Filial Love.

There is not on earth any more
lovely sight than the unwearied care
anl attention of children to their
parents. Where filal love is in the
heart we answer for all the other
virtues. No yolng man or woman
will turn out basaly, we sine ,r,ly b.
lieve, who has parents re'pe e;tel AMI
beloved. A child affect onate and
dutiful, will never bring the gray
hairs of his parents to the grave.
the wretch who breaks forth from
wholesome restraint, and disrcgards
the law of his country, must have
first disobeying his parents, showing
neither love nor r. pect for them.
It is seldom the case that dutiful son
is found IN the ranks Of vice among
the wretched anl degraded. Fiiial
love will keep men from sin and
crime. Thepe never will come q
time whilo your parents live when
YOU will not be unler obligations to
them. Tho older hey grow the
more need will there be for your as
siduous care and attention to their
wants. The venerable brow and the
frosty hair speaks loudly to the love
aud compassion of the child. lfsick-
ness and infirmity makes them at
times fretful, bear with daiiently, not
forgetting that time ere long may
bring you to need the same attention.
Fllial love viii surely never go unre-
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lrexas siitinss.


Not long since an Austin lawyer
was appointed by the district judge
to examine candidate for admission
to the bar. The young man was
rather deficient Blackstone and
Grcenlcaf. 1t looked very much as
though he lacked the requisite pre-
paration.
Do you know what fraud is in the
judicial sense of the word (? inquired
the examining attorney.
1 don't-I hardly think do, was
tho stammcring reply.
Well, fraud exists when a man
takes advantage of his superior
knowledge to injure an ignorant per-
son.
So, that's it, is it? Then fyou
take advantage of your superior
knowledge of law to ask me questions
Ican't answer, owing to my ignorance
and, i'll consequence thereby, ] am re-
fused a license, will be injured, and
you will be guilty of fraud. Won't
you, judge?
The lawyer was very thoughtful
for few moments, and then added,
refectively.
My Young friend, perceive you
have great natural qualifications for
the bar and / shall recommend that
a large, handsomely engrossed and
richly engraved license be granted
you in spite of your ignorance.