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GENERAL NEWS.

More Complete Financial Statements, as Re-
CARDS Railroad Operation, Demanded.
There is growing demand with stockholders
Of railways and business men generally that
monthly statements should be more complete.
that the stockholder may better know the
value of his stock, and that the business man
may better understand whether the abuses
heaped upon railway managers is deserved
Statements should be plainly made that the
stockholders and the business man may have an
opportunity to judge whether rates are exor-
btant or below figure at which the road can
prosper, and that they may also judge
whether their property IS well managed OF
the monthly reports of railroad earnings per
mile, 1t is observed that to a large extent this
method of estimating the dividend-paying ca
pacltles OF the various roads is a misleading
one. The main question is not much one OF
the gross earnings per mile az it is of the fixed
charges and operating expenses. Nothing can
bel ter illustrate the truth of this than to point
out the fact that the Reading, with earnings.of
$4,000 per mile, pays no dividends, and has
until recently been for years in the hands of a
receiver. because it was unable to pay its fixed
charges, while the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST So Paul with earnings per mile of from
Y per cent. and Manitoba, with earnings OF
$40 per mile, is earning II per cent. over It's
fixed charges and operating expenses But the
earnings per mile are especially misleading in
GASES where there have been recent and large in
creases of mileage by the building OF new. and
in many cases uncompleted, lines and branches
as adjuncts to the main lines. All such lines are
t'nt partially operated, and it must be remem.
hered that If the increase of mileage diminishes
tie gross earnings per mile il also diminishes
the operating expenses per mile.
The Financial Chronicle says that the infu-
asnce most adverse to Wall street is the lack of
public confidence In railroad mana gement, and
3 want OF accurate knowledge with regard to a
eoads traffic. The idea gains ground that rail
way managers. or the most of them, put their
own securities up or down for personal profit,
tnf IN Obtain their ends do not scruple to with
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Hon. Pierce Norton, Judge.
State Va. Moses Barker alias John Howard;
peUlt larceny, Sentenced to eighteen months
Imprisonment in peniUentiary.
State VS. Charles Leland; petit larceny Two
years imprisonment, on plea OF guilty.
State VS.. William Granstield. One years inn
prlsOnment, on plea of guilty.
State VS.. Edward Gordon: petit larceny. Re
leased on personal recognizance under loater
for three years.
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Maud Anderson and "TIss" Hogarty were ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Captain Camp
bell, on information secured by telegraph from
Louisville stating that the former had taken
diamond ring and gold watch belonging to the
mistress of house of prostitution in that city
and had pawned them. When arrested they
were at the Union Depot and had purchased
tickets for their return to Louisville. They are
held by the police as fugitives and will be taken
to Louisville to-day.
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Hon. Joshua G. Adams, Judge
George W. Woods admitted TO practice.
A. p. Craft VS.. John G. New & Son; libel suit
On trial by iurY.
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THE o. & NJ. ROAD.
Earnings in August Over Half Million
Dollars.

Earnings in August Over a Half Million
Dollars.
John M. Douglas receiver of the Ohio e. Mis-
sissppi road, yesterday filed his statement for
August in the United States Court which shows:
Cash on hand Aug. l,
neGelPts,. '9So'2 ~
O4')s ~ U.-S
Cash on hand Sept. l, 1SS3----------. %, 166. IL
An official of the road states that the passen-
ger traffic the line is heavy beyond parallel,
the earnings showing an increase in August of
$7,s42 over corresponding week 1882, which
was one of the best weeks of last year. The
equipments OF the road and the road5ed as well
said to be IN better condition than at any
tina for several years past, it being the aim of
Receiver Douglas to turn the property over to
the new company when organized In much bet
ter shape than that when placed under his SUI
pervision.
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hold information, to give currency to false state
ments. The Chronicle thinks that this scandal
ayers to give the public early and correct infor-
nation, and where there is failure to do so
some means should be found to enforce the duty
In the interest of morality as well as of stock
holders,
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A UCTION SALE - REGISTERED AND
N grade Jersey cattle at public auction. Just
arrived from Connecticut, 90 head of select Jer-
sey cows and heifers, and one very fine register
ed Jersey bull. which will be offered by public
auction, on Tuesday, September 1S, 1888, at the
Indiana State. Fair Grounds. at 10 O'clock a. m.
All these cattle belong TO first-cass milking
families, and will be :ound very desirable. GIL
BREATH 81 SMITH,
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GEORGE MCARoY, druggist, Rising Sun, OHIO
county, sells Browns Iron Bitters largely, and it
gives perfect and universal satisfaction,
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Hop Btters purihes the blood. and removes
all pimples and eruptioDs. 1t never fails.
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NOR SALE OR RENT-THE PROPERTY
Il known as the National Hotel property in
Spencer, Ind Three squares from depot, and on
the northwest corner OF the public square. The
For further particulars address Z. p. TERHUNE
or j. +. LAWSON, Spencer, Ind.
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NOR SALE-I OFFER, AT A BARGAIN, THE
Il furniture and pictures in my bOarding house,
corner Bridge street and Broadway; business
good: house full of boarders; good reasons for
selling. Address MRS. A. B. WHITING, Logans-
mort. Ind.
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AUCTION SALES.

HUNT e. McCURDY. REAL ESTATE AND
II General AucJioneers. SO E Washington 81.
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NOR SALE-WE HAVE SOLD IN THE LAST
l. few weeks some great bargains, the pur-
chasers having heen offered large advance on
price paid. We have still a number of bargains
just as good. We have SO acres Fourteenth
street. between Illinois and Tennessee streets,
for $500 acre, on long time We have = acres
on Thirteenth, between Illinois and Tennessee
streets, for 81, 200, time. We have 50 acres
adjoining the Exposition grounds, fronting on
Central avenue, Meridian and Illinois, for $500
an acre. We have and 6-acre pieces inside
pOration, northwest, for $500 acre. The
above we consider the best Investments in the
market. ALEX. METZGER. Odd-fellOws' Hall
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TIOR SALE-ONE-HALF INTEREST IN A
L valuable invention. good chance for a
pushing salesman Article can be sold at 25e to
every family SMITH IL LOEPER, Solicitor of
Patents, over 20 N. Pennsylvania street, Room
%.
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NOR SALE-ELEVEN ACRES ON VISION
L sin street, convenient to railroads and well
located for large mandatory. Price merely
nominal Z. A. GOODWIN. % ThOrpe BLOCK.
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AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Reasons for the Delay in Opening the
G. & l. Air-L Line.

Freight Men Predict Heavy Fall Business
The o. & NJ Coming Out of
the Kinks.
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FOR SALE.


EOR SALE--FARMS, CHEAP. ON LONG
Il credit. Send for circular. Blue pas
nor SALE-MOLASSES BARRELS, SUIT
Il able for putting up cider, at Indianapolis
Steam Cracker Co., No. % and % W Georgia st.
NOR SALE-AN ASSORTMENT OF SECOND
L haRd engines, boilers, and sawmills IN good
order. HADLEY, WRIGHT II CO., corner
Tennessee and Georgia streets. IndanapOlis
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Concert November 18th.

A concert will be given at the
Opera House on Friday evening, the
10th, inst, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Guild of Grace (EpiscopaD
church. The object of the concert is
to raise money to furnish the new
church when completed, Our home
musical talent is of a high order, but in
addition to this, several ladies and
gentlemen from abroad have kindly
consented to assist which offers a
special attraction. No effort has
been spared in preparing program
me which will please and interest all
who attend. AS the ladies are en-.
gagged in good work, we trust oul
citizens, generally, will aid them with
their presence, and in return get the
worth of their money from the Ell
joyment of first class entertain
ment. The scale of prices will be al
follows, viz: General admission, 81
cents, no extra charge for reserved
seats; gallery, % cents. Tickets 70
sale at Gish IL Carriers.
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A CHANCE FOR WATER WORKS
They will DO Built If the Voters
Want Them.

At a meeting of the Board-of coun-
cilmen of the city of Hopkinsville,
KY, held Nov. s, 1883, f. M. Loweree
and associates presented to the
Board written proposition to erect,
build and maintain water-works in
the - of Hopkinsville, which was
ordered to be filed.
Said proposition, amongst other
things, proposes that the city shall
give said Loweree and associates the
exclusive right to build and maintain
water-works and to erect not less
than sixty hydrants for the use Of
the city in case of fire, sprinkling
streets, flushing of cutters and sup.
plying the public buildings, fol
which the city shall pay $4,000 PEI
year and $50 per year for each by
drant the city may order over 60.
10 supply water to private con
sumcrs at a rate not exceeding fly
cents per hundred gallons, or equa
in price to any near by private com
pany or city, with the right to til
city to purchase the works at valua
ton after the expiration of as man
years as may hereafter be agree
upon by contractors.
! And on motion Of Councilman ]
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A Warehousemen on the Grange
Middle.

Ed. SOUTH KENTUcKIAN:
Your "plain statement of the facts"
in your last issue in regard to the
Changers and warehousemen of Hop
kinsville, places the Tobacco Board of
trade in rather a false attitude, which
was doubtless unintentional, and we
therefore submit the following as it
stands on record. In the winter of
1859 and 10, the origin of our tobacco
market, our charges were copied
from the Clarksville market, viz
$3.50 per hogshead and l9S commits
sion and 81 buyers charges. After a
number of years change was made
to $3.50 per hogshead and rs com
mission and ~ buyers charges. AZ
ter fair trial this was found to OPP
crate against the best interests of the
market, as itlwas agreed by the buy
crs that they could buy on neighbor-
ing markets 1000 hogsheads for$l000,
whereas on the Hopkinsville market
it cost them $1,000 to buy the same
number of hogshcads. In order to
remedy this difficulty the warehouse
men were compelled to reduce the
buyers charges TO 81 per hogshead,
and after doing SO considering that
they had reduced charges to rock
bottom prices, they asked the Board
of Trade to endorse their action and
protect them from reckless adventur-
ers by resolving only to buy'at regu-
lar houses, selling at un form rates,
thereby giving stability to the mar
ket and confidence to the trade. In
order to conciliate, and accommodate
all parties the warehousemen further
agreed to allow a rebate to two coun-
ty Oranges, which was done for sew
eral years and which resulted I'M
prodtably to the warehouses which
sold the tobacco, and consequently
they held a meeting this fall and re-
solved to sell at the established pri-
ces for all parties, giving rebates to
none. The Board of Trade was then
assembled and asked to affirm their
action some years ago, which they
did almost unanimously, discoura.
ging catch-penny establishments
which shoot up for the moment to
disturb aud damage regular trade
and this is all they did. The ware.
housemen of Hopkinsville feel thai
they have done nothing to incur the
displeasure of a large body of oui
best planters, among whom are mum
bers of their most intimate and bes
friends, and would be glad to sci
their tobacco at prices that would pa.
the expense and labor of handling
and they expect to maintain thei
home market by fair, open, homes
dealing against the sleight of han
craftiness of distant markets. Th
Board of Trade regulations of LouiS
vile, GAINESVILLE and Hopkinsvill
are substantially the same. III.
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p. Campbell the vote was taken upon
the question whether or not the city
is able and if it is to the best interests
of the city to accept any proposition
for the establishment of water-wOrks
and on said proposition all the
Councilmen voted aye.
The said written proposition was
then taken up and considered and re-
ceivcd the favorable consideration of
the Council as basis for a contract,
subject to such changes and modifica-
tons as the Council may think
necessary and proper in case con-
tract is made and as may be agreed
upon by the Council and said Lowe
rec and associates.
But it is the sense and opinion of
the Council that the amount of LA
bility to be incurred by the city in
accepting a proposition for water
works is too great for the Council to
incur without an expression from
the voters and tax payers of the city.
Therefore it is
Resolved and ordained that at the
regular annual election of Council
men to be held on the second Sat-
urday in December, 1883, a poll be
opened by the officers of said election
with column for and against water
works and each person who may
vote on said question to be recorded
for or against, as he may vote. But
no person to vote on said proposition
except those legally entitled to vote
at said election for City Councilmen.
ATTEST, III. II. LITTELL,
CLERK,
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Miss Annie Waller, visited the
Louisville Exposition last week.
Joe Mulhattan was in the city Sum
day for the first time in ten months.
Miss Mary L. Fox, of South Chris
tian, Is the guest of Mrs. S. T. Fox,
this week.
DR.. Jas. Wheeler aud his daughter,
Mrs. Drane, returned from a visit to
Atlanta, Ga, Saturday,
Mrs. j. C. Armistead, of Petersburg,
Va, Is visiting her father, DIR. Il. G.
Keen, mt the Phoenix Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Metcalfe re-
turned Thursday night from an ex-
tended bridal trip through the north.
Mr.. Henry Alternately, of Hopkins
willie, came down Tuesday to Skate
with the Cadiz boys-and girls.-Tel-
epnohc.
Mr.. +. X. Tribblc, formerly of this
county, but now resident of Lincoln
county, is spending some weeks here
with his relations and friends.
Misses Leila Ware, Annie Ware,
May Ware, Lallie Woodbridge and
Mr.. Robt. Woodbridge went to Tren-
ton Thursday to the Walton-Warc
nuptials.
Mr.. Henry NJ. West left yesterday
on a visit to his son in Texas. He
was accompanied. by Mr.. Henry
Fierce, son orc. II. Pierce, who will
make his home in the clone star"
state.
Miss Beulah Settle, who has an in
tOrcsting music class in llopkinsville,
has been visiting her relatives in
Clarksville this weck.-Clarksville
Leaf.
Mr.. G. II. Brandon, of Tullahoma,
Tenn, came over to see his friends
here last week and took his family,
who have been at Mr.. Robt. Mills
for some weeks on visit, back with
him.
The following gentlemen of Ken
lucky and Tennessee have gone TO
Arkansaw on deer hunt: Messrs.
james. Parish, Walker Williams, Sam
White, Austin Peay, James Mont
gomcry, Henry Bryant, j. II. Caudlc,
7. Z. Burke and Lyman McComb.-
Clarksvillc Democrat.
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IAeAyETTE, Ky,

Nov. 10, 1888.
II has never been the duty of Cam
lille TO chronicle sadder event than
was the death OF John Anglen, which |
occurred at the residence of his sister
Mrs. J. w. Gritty of Lafayette, on
the morning Of DC It'll inst, in the
2lst year of his age. Death, when il
comes even to those who are old and
infrm, 10 those who have lived out
the full measure Of three score years
and ten, is fraught with genuine hor-
rors; but far more terrible is the
grim monster when it cuts down a
young man in the pride of develop
ing manhood and who is just enter
ing on life, around which shine the
golden beams of many bright hopes.
Three weeks ago John was happy III
the enjoyment of health and strength,
life to him seemed replcte with joy
: full anticipations of a pleasant future;
now he sleeps in the silence of the
dark, colo rurrave, having fallen a
victim to that ruthless disease, ty-
phoid fever. John, though not u
member of any chMch, was a high
toned, honorable and generous young
gentleman. Wherever he went he
invariably gained friends, and none
knew him but to like him. He was
raised in this community and be-
sides an aged father, two sisters and
three brothers, he leaves number of
other relatives and many friends to
mourn his early death.
"with prospects bright aud budding fair, jus,
rising into bloom,
Death came In an untmely hour, and snatched
him to the tomb"
To his sorrowing relations Camille
desires to extend his deepest sympa'
thies in this thEr share Of sore dis
tress.
Mrs. Annie Cowan has for severa
days been quite sick with malaria
fever, but is little better at this
writing.
Mcssrs. Milus Cooper and JOSEPH
Boyd, Jr., two of the most popula
young gentlemen from this section
of country, left day or two ago 70
- Florid9, where they expect to EN-
bark n business. Mr.. Cooper vii
b take charge of Mr.. w. Il. Radford
orange grove, but Mr.. Boyd is as "
undecided as to what business h
~iuuf9llow:
- These young gentlemen are we
and. favorably known in this commu
nitysand a large number of frient
wish for them pleasant and prof
able soiourn in the land of flower
For three days "the low hun
clouds have dropped their garnere
fullpess dowXY and still TRAINS.
v CAMILLE.
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/. TO THE PUBLIC!

l have purchased the entire stock
of Merchandise of Isaac Hart, and
will continue the business at the same
stand on east side of Main street, in
the Thompson Block. Persons de-
string bargains cannot do better than
to call at my store. Public patron
age is respectfully solicited. / have
attentive clerks and all shall be wait
cd on promptly. l also purchased
notes and book accounts from Isaac
Hart and persons indebted to him,
will make payment and settlement tc
me only.
DIDO ,lmg. JAMES BROWN.
Oct. %, 1888. t0aH3
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II. Clay MCGEE, an ex-Kentuckian
Of Kansas City, Mo-, murdered his
wife and grown daughter and then
committed suicide. Cause not
known.
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! have sold out my entire stock of
Merchandise, and also all notes and
accounts due me to James Brown.
Persons indebted to me will make
settlement and payment TO Mr..
Brown, and ! cheerfully recommend
him to my old customers, and solicit
for him their patronage.
ISAAC HART.
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CORN.

I will pay the highest
market price for old corn
either huJled or on the
ear delivered at my mill.
IWiU also take same at
pens if parties desiring
to sell have not time nor
teams to deliver: call and
see me at once.
g Very Respectfully
EUGENE WOOD.
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Oyster Depot!

We have just received and will
keep constantly on hand river, lake
and ocean fish, oysters in bulk and
cans, game and poultry Of every de-
scription. Sign of large red fish,
Nashville street.
ID. A. TANDY e co.
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WANTED-With view to q mat
alliance, the address of a
young lady under twenty years of
age. Address j. Nj. GILES,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
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J. H. Winfree & Co.,
have opened up in the
Tobacco Hogshead
b u sine SIS again and
are ready to supply
all and every one in
need ofh 0 G S h Q ad S.
Call and see us, at the
old Skating r n k or
Hord Block. aia.'pa ia.
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SPECIAL LOCALS.

I have moved my
Grocery store to the
building lately occu-
pied by @. A. Thomp-
son, on Main street,
next door to E. H.
Hopper, where l will
keep afull assortment
Of the very best Gro
ceries at the lowest
cash price.
M. W. Grissam.
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We are selling fan
cy Groceries as cheap
and we believe cheap
er than any 0 t h e r
house in town and
would be pleased to
have our friends and
the public generally
to come and get our
prices. We are offer
ing Apple Butter and
Canned Fruits OF all
kinds at prices that
will a S to n i S h you.
Call and see us.
M. 0. Smith & Go.
Fresh Hominy and
Grlts at Grissam's.
New Pickelsin Bar
rels at Grissam's.
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To those who enjoy
a good cigar we will
say call atm. o. Smith
& Cos. and get one of
their Corinne, Daniel
Boone, Buck or High
Toned and you will
get a 5 cent Cigar that
cannot be surpassed.
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New canned goods
at M. w. Grissam's.
N w and Fresh.

Bologna Sausage, Cheese, Crackers,
Green Gauge Plums, Canned Fruits
of all kinds, Prunes, Apple Butter,
Peach Preserves and jellies in bulk,
new crop New Orleans Molasses and
Sugars. In fact everything that is
good to eat, and things too numerous
to mention that you do'not eat, and
at bottom prices, at the new grocery
store on Main street, kept by
HOWARD BROS.
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soc1A11TIEs.

Miss Annie Waller, visited the
Louisville Exposition last week.