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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-23
SAW HIM GO 10 HE'LL.
Thirty Men Make Oath in Court Of
What They Witnessed at
Stromboil.

TO those whose minds are troubled
with doubt as to whether or not there
is hell, the following from the Brit
ish Naval Chronicle, 1907, may not be
uninteresting:
An abstract from the journal of the
ship Sphinx, in the year 1856, up the
straits:
May l2-When we. arrived at Man
son we found three ships lying there
from London, commanded by the
Captains British, Brown and Burma
by, all going to Lipari to load.
May l3-These three ships sailed
in company with the Sphinx (wind
northwesD to Lapari where they an
chorcd in twelve fathoms water
(wind south, southwesD.
May 1.-THE four captains and a
Mr.. Bell, merchant, went on shore on
the island of Mount Stromboli to
shoot rabbits. About three o'clock
they called their men together to go
on board their respective ships, when
to their inexpressible establishment
they saw the appearance of two men
coming very swiftly through the air
toward them; one of them appeared
to be dressed in black and the other
in gray clothes; they passed close by
with the greatest rapidity, and, to,
their extreme CONSERVATION, descend
ed, amid the burning flames, into the
mouth of that dreadful volcano, Mt.
Strombol. AT their entrance there
issued tremendous noises, the flames
rushed out most terribly, and Cap
tain Burnaby cried out: Lord bless
me the foremost ofthe two, in black
clothes, is old Mr.. Booty, my next door
ncighbor at Mapping; but l do not
know the other. lie then desired
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The Columbia College paper, called
Acta Coluanbia,,a, described one Of the
editors Of the Yale Courant as lying
with one ear folded under his head as a
pillow, while with the other he waved
of the flies from the ceiling. Thereup-
on the editors Of all the Yale papers, the
Co,want, Record and Lit., solemnly an.
nounce that the Acta Coiumbiana is
cut Of from exchange.
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Washington Post.

" W.T.
The San Francisco Alta is anxious
to know. "What Will Our Girls DO
with themselves Swing on the
front-gates with their "fellcrs' as
their mammics did, chew tobacco in.
stead of gum, and bang their hus.
bands instead of their hair. Don't
you fret about the future of youl
girls, old fellow. They will TAKE
care of themselves, you bet.-Breck
enridge News.
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MEACHAM & WILGUS,
Hopkinsyille, KY
OUR JOB OFFICE

complete every respect job and Pamphlet work
with and dispatch the lowest prices We make specially
Satclc Bottom Bags Also Paper Flour Sacks
Orders by mail promptly attended to. Give orders
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TUE GENIUS OF KRUPp.

Alfred Krupp, the owner and creator
of the largest gun foundry in the world,
seems to be greater hero in war-loviip
Germany than the Chancellor himself.
Krupp was born at Essen on April II,
1911, and, as his father was gun.
maker, the boy made toys Of firearms.
The lads genius outstripped all prece.
dent, and, more than keeping pace with
modern invention, lie devised imple-
ments of death which have terrorized
soldiers Of nearly every nation.
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EMPTY ARMS.

sod,H blessing on the stalwart arms
That hold their labor duty,
And bear tho burdens of tho heuv
With cheerfulness and bcauSI
All honor to the willing arms
That lift the poor aud lowly'
And teach us by their Kindness
A lesson pure and holy
And raptures for the glowing armA
That clasp with loving sweetness
A world of JOY and tenderness
In beautiful complelenessl
And rest unto the weary arms
That after pining sadness
Irvine round our dear returning 'hsN
And thrill again with gladnessI
But sorrow for the longing arms
Where hopes, like birds, have nsatea:
Gods pity for the empty arms
Where darling ones have rested.
-GeOrge Cooper.
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NEVER Judge by. appearance n
shabby old coat may contain an edi-
tor,-Philadelphia Call.
Out West ten-foot skeleton with a
bag of ancient coins in its hand has
been unearthed. This is the first
prehistoric absconding bank-cashier
heard from.-Glasgow Times.
The difference between a brave SOL
der and fellow trying to get on the
good side of his girls mother, is
that one "dies game while the other
guys dame.-Madisonville Times.
ellis Second Love" is being pro-
duced on the Memphis stage. Many
a man off the stage has produced ''his
second love" and decidedly wished
he hadn't when his first love got hold
Of him.-Paducah News.
Heard in the horse-carS: 81 wonder
why those old-style scoop bonnets
are coming in vogue AGAIN." "Ah
| suppose it's because the milliner:
want to scoop in the dollars. N. Y
journal.
Webster's spelling book was frs
published 100 years ago this month
1t has been on deck six days weel
in all that time. and there are nativ,
born Americans who spell COW will
k and crowd two g's in wagon
Exchange.
This is the third time you hav'
called me a liar, SIR exclaimed al
excited man. That so!" replied the
aggressor. "Only three times
Then fear that have not discharg
ed my duty."-Ark. Traveller.
"What is a sockdolager!" asked
Pittsburg damsel of her older an
hardened brother. "Dont you know
Why don't you listen to our preacher
Don't he get up when its time to quit
an say, Let us sing the sockdolager
Telegraph.
|
, esterday when Ida called o
Miss Holiday, the latter simply SAT-
How de do, and flung herselfon Il
sofa and said, Il feel so sleepy this a
ternoon.' What would you hay
done if you were Ida? p
Ida left" was the punny reply
State Journal.
THE CHANGE.
The romance Of an autograph: b
fore election
"MAHONE,
"vIRGINIA."
After election
"Mr. w. Malone,
petersburg, Va"
Washington Post.
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"AIAIIONE.

"yIRGINIA."
After election
"Mr. w. Malone,
petersburg, Va"
DIT
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EXCHANGE SCINTILIATIoNS

NEVER judge by. appearance. a
shabby old coat may contain an edi-
tor.-Philadelphia Call.
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PERILS OF THE SEA.
A STEAMER VERY pApLy MANAGED.
Losses OF Life sad Property-A steam Nacht
Foundered-BrigantInc Lost ana
Crews 20 Down to Death.

Tho steamer Amcrique arrived ut New
York yesterday from llavrO, several days
overdue. She had stormy voyage and
ON the llth inst, her machinery began to
work badly, causing frequent stoppagcS.
On the 10th the piston OF the large cylin-
der broke aud smashed tho cylinder. com
pelling her to make tho remainder Of her
passage under one engine. She brings sos
passengers and ,4lG,G francs in specie.
The steam yacht Mermaid, from New
Haven, Connecticut, for Jacksonville,
Florida, was found anchored off Frying
Pan shoals on Monday morning by the
pilot boat Oracle, the crew having taken
refuge ON board the light ship. The Oracle
took the crew on board and the yacht ia
tow, and anchored safely at Smithville
yesterday. Tho yacht was nearly full of
water.
The British brigantiuC, Bonnie Llssic,
was lost at Cape 81. Francis, Ncwfouud'
land, in the recent hurricane. Her cap.
tain, first officer and steward pcriShcd.
The bark HeloisC, briEautjuc Creole and
schooner Western Packet were lost at
other points on the same coast, bur their
| crews escaped.
The brigantine Guelph tuundcvcd in the
Gulf OF st. Lawrence during the recent
gale. Her crow. after fOrty-Cight hours
of terrible suffering, managed to get
ashore on Grand Bout island, in \ small
boat, with only one oar
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PERSONAL.

QUEEN NICroRIA is on her road TO
Windsor Cast o, and extraordinary pre-
cautions have been taken for the safety ot
the train carrying the royal freight.
Miss LEWIS, sister of Ida Lewis, "the
Grace Darling of America died on Tues.
day morning of consumption, at Lime Rock
Lighthouse, on the New England coast.
MATTHEW ARNOLD scouts tho idea that
scientific pursuits should DO tho sole aim
OF mankind and pleads for the sweetness
that is to be found in the best htora
ture.
THOMAS &. SKINNER, Democrat, has
been elected momber Of Congress from
the First North Carolina district TO I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death OF Walter F.
Pool.
CARDINAL MCCLosKEY's 50th anniver-
sary Of his ordination as q priest will be
celebrated on the l2th of January next by
a grand service in tho cathedral, n ban
Quet, the presentation Of a purse and an
address
WILLIAM WALTER PuELr', Congress
mau-elcct from New Jersey, has written a
letter 70 ex-Speaker keifcr, asking him,
in the interest Of Republican harmony, not
10 be a candidate for the empty honor
Of q nomination" for speaker.
COLONEL JAMES BooN, Of Lancaster
lodge No. o., is the oldest Odd Fellow and
the oldest past grand master in PennSyl
vauia. lie delivered the address of con
graduation at tho opening Of the Odd
Fellows semi annual session in PhiIadel-
pha on Tuesday.
PETER COorER was famed for bis SYM
pathy with women and the subject OF
their protection was ever one of his lead
ing thoughts. All l want he said,
is that poor women shall earn decent
aud respectable livings, and especially
that they shall be kept from marrying bad
husbands
EX .GOyERNOR CADwAIADER {. WASH
BURN iu his will cut of his widow, who is
alleged TO be insane, from all except a
sum whi,h the executors were authorized
| 10 set aside for her support. The attor'
ueys of the widow sued to secure hel
dover right in one third OF the estate, and
| the supreme court of Wisconsin has just
| sustained the will,
WWTTIEE. the poet, is quoted as say
Jog " Before EyanEelne was writer
had hunted up the history OF the Danish
meut Of the ACadiaus, and had intended
to write upon it myself but | put 1t OF
and Hawthorne got hold Of the story anC
! gave it to LongfelIow. | am very glad h'
| did, for he was Just the one 10 write il. l
! had attempted it should have spoiled
the artistic effect Of the poem by my ndlg
nation at the treatment of the eXllcs b!
! the colonial government
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Tho lamp committee of councils mado a
round of the city last night and inspected
the electric lamps. OF the III lamps now
up, they fouUd 100 burning, most Of them
very brilliantly and few unsatisiaCtorily.
There are three lamps yet to DO erected in
the Eighth ward Tho officers of the
Maxim company state that the irTegularity
IN the light given by some Of the lamps is
caused by the improper adjustment OF tho
carbOns by tho inexperienced men having
charge Of them, aud the lamps that
20 out have had their magnets burned
out " the same cause. These are
defects taoE will b. Tcmediod "a the
az .cudaa.R become more experienced.
Meantime aoU ma. .nets will DO placed in
all lamps requiring them. Tho manage
meut arc still confident that the steam
power at their CUEtfaI station is quite
sufficient 10 light the entire city, and they
say this is demons trated By the facts, first,
that the four lamps IN the central station
burn brilliantly, though they Rro tho very
last lamps on their respective circuits and
secondly, that the lagirs which taii TO burn
satisfactorily are dolly scattered in diff
ferent sections o 10 city, showing that
the defect is lOca "rC - Jhs individual
lamps, and not ig .Lc -. 1t OF power. The
lamp comri.s.o exc .n'Crably impressed
with tie liCn', ,r0rc. hey have not yet
accepted il .Nd win P.JLl5ly order it to
b. shut OIL a --rag Cark HlShtS 10
enable ou, a'..-.ues 10 compare it with tho
gasoline ;Io.ytCgg W uao,
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-------a -~s~
NEIuHBURHOUD NEWS.


Events Eear and across the County Lines.
Remonstrauccs against the rebuilding Of
the recently destroyed oil works a, Nor
ristOwn are in circulation.
The Visitor, new iron st0am yacht, has
just been completed in Baltimore for the
Philadelphia board Of health a: a cost OF
$500
In the United States court in Philadel-
phia yesterday Jacob A. Nebngcr charged
with embezzling the governments funds
while postmaster Of Steelt1n, Pa, was
found guilty.
\ little daughter Of Ell, F. Eiscly, OF
Harrisburg, had the tissues over her
collar bone ruptured recently by her father
who was jumping her up and down in
play.
The rumor that tho Pennsylvania steel
works at Steelton, will be shut down soou
throwing 900 men out Of employment, is
emphatically dooied by tho officers OF the
mills.
1t is stated on good authority that
George Pearson, OF Mercer county, reading
clerk of tho Senate aud secretary OF thC
Republican state committee, is to b.
corporation clerk IN the auditor generals
Office under Mr.. Niles.
A young girl named Ella smith, agoc
about eight years, attempted to cross Tho
| track in Maryvile, near Harrisburg. ~
she did so the day express came along at {
| rapid speed, and before she could get ou
| of the way or the engineer stop the loco
motive, she was struck by the COW catcher
! hurled into the air and then badi.
mangled Her death was almost instaatH
! ueNvg
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Low II End Locals.


oxford lFeAJ,
Hill L. Davis of Bellbank, Lancaster
county, had twelve fine sheep killed by dogs
MonGGy iEkt,
J. G Eazknoss has sold his mill property
IN Colo.p'-0 township, to VIM. j. Kunkel
of York county. for 81, 300.
Nur' 9rOus sales of tobacco aTO reported
to hlya occurred with growers in southern
LsaSs- 81 county last week. Prices obtain.
cd U.re fair
J-aes l.. Walker, the energetic market
man of Fairmount, Lancaster county ship.
ped over ., 300 pounds Of produce to Phila
delphi Tuesday. Tho bulk of it was pOul-
try,
The ladies of the Union Presbyterian
church, ColCTaine, will serve q dinner in
the gallery of tho church on Thanksgiving
day. Proceeds for the benefit Of the
Woman's home missionary society. In the
evening supper and refreshments will be
served by the young ladies Of the "Machey
Mission Band"
The Oxford lecture association announce
an interesting programme for the coming
winter The opening lecture of tho course,
on Dec 81, will be by A. X. Mcclure,
who will give his personal recollections of
Abraham Lincoln. The Christmas week
entertainment will consist Of readings by
Helen Potter, and singing by the Corinth' 0
ian male quartet, of Philadelphia. Tho
other features of the course are lectures by
Rev. o. II. Tiffany, ID. d., Charles Emory
Smith and Will Carleton, the author of
Betsy and | are Out" q concert by tho
NOrthcOtt combination, and for the wind
up the we'll known Eli Rerkins,"
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tors profess to be hopeful OF getting along
without the uuiou.
supplying Farms with water.

Germantown IClCgtaph.
Our readers will bear us out that for
many years we have striycn to impress
upon farmers the necessity Of providing
for their stock at all times an ample sup
ply of water where 1t does not already
exist. There arc various means by which
this can bo accomplished, aud at cost
which. when the value of q constant supply
Of good water is considered, is not worth
q moments serious consideration. Tho
primitive aud least expensive method is to
dig large, deep ponds, as We have recently
stated, which We have known to have con.
tanned full supply of really good water
throughout the entire year. Another, next
to economy, is to provide good conductors
upon the dwelling and oil the outbuild.
ings for emptying the rainwatcr into n
cistcrn ut house aud barn, which would be
sufficient for tho stock ut all times, The
next is, whore it is Cxpedicnt, tO put down
rams. by being properly covered they
never freeze, and never cease in their
operations IL the stream holds good, and tho
ram is kept in order, to do which, in sub
stituting new valves, would not cost over
dollar year. Tho last and most cXpCu
siyC is the digging of woll, whore there
is no open Spling or running water, and
the erection of a wind power machine, and
we believe this has seldom disappointed
any one. There are several different iu'
ventiOns and we learn they are all efficient
though some may be better than OthOrs
Notwithstanding all these cOutrivanOcs
arc at the command OF farmers, we
think that We are scarcely mistaken ii
| our estimate that at least one-half of the
farms of the country are uuproviicd with
an ample supply of good water ut al
times for the use Of the stock upon them
The loss of time In driving cattle, say
twice day from one TO three miles 20 4
stream to queuch their thirst, aud The
damage suffered by the cattle in very hot
dry weather in summer, or very cold, in
element weather in winter, would amount
in the course of a few years to all the cN
penSc of providing water, in the most CX
! pCnsive way indicated above.
Our farmers, who are still in need Of any
of these arrangements for securing waite
at all times for th1 stock, should seriously
consider the expediency Of introducing ont
| of them.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Man wnlrlsd around Revolving shar

a Man WhirIed Around Revolving shaft.
Yesterday afternoon Isaac Groff, ,jr., aged
II years, a son of Isaac Croft, miller, near
Millersville, this county, made o narrow
escape from death. He was attending
cob crushing machine in his fathers mill
and as the machine appeared to bo clogged
up he got into the large hopper with view
Of freeing 1t. Almost Immediately his
clothing became caught on a projection Of
the collar of the vertical shaft which was
revolving at the rate of 100 reyo.
lutions per minute, and the young man
was whirled around the shaft At this fear.
ful rate OF speed for some minutes. At.
tendauts in another part of the mill
heard the iarring caused by the accident,
but supposing o stone or other hard sub.
stance had got into the hopper, paid no
attention to it. Finally one Of them saw
the young man in his perilous position
and stopped tho mill When released he
was quite unconscious, but no bones were
broken. His escape from death is attrib
: ted to tho strength of his wearing ap-
parel which held him firmly to tho whirl-
| Ing shaft. DIR. B. +. Herr, who happened
| TO be near at hand. attended TO the young
man injuries, and although he received
terrible shaking up, 1t is believed no will
| recover,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-21
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS

Tho Delaware county Record notes that
seal skin sacques are going up and the
fond husband is dreaming of suicide.
Tho Pittsburg Post thinks that Peunsyl.
vania may be counted on for over a
million of votes at the presidential elec
ton next year.
John L. Barrett editor of the Scranton
Republican,, devotes considerable attention
to story writing. He has just finished a
seral for Saturday Night
In the view of the Wikesbarro Union
Leader the only proper thing left to the
Legislature to do is to get through with
the appropriation bill as quickly and with
o. few amendments as possible aud ad
journ.
The Pittsburg Dlspatch thinks the gov
erner is not to blame for calling the extr,
session, and he is to blame for iufluencln.
it's uEdue prolOngation. But he has thi
advantage over his legislative critics, tina
he can set himself right by vetoing tn
salary steal.
To the Philadelphia Ledger "there i
no reason remaining for contesting tn,
speakership with Mr.. Randall, who stand
foremost In qualification, and holds tim,
honored Democratic doctrine on the sub
ject of the tariff'-common sense, conserya
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a Baltimore SHOW Pounoes Down Upon

= Baltimore SHOW Pounces Down Upon Us
Last evening Mile. Gerard's English
novelty company appeared in the opera
house 70 a small audience composed en-
tireIy OF men This show is sent out By
Herman, the Baltimore variety manager.
Recently troupe called tho Giragd .Geyer
appeared here under his management and
gave very poor satisfaction. The Geyer
faction aud Herman had difficulty shortly
afterwards and the io.UIeT organized the
present company, which is using the same
paper as the old troupe, cutting out the
Gsyer. Tho best feature OF last evening 5
performance were the pictures Big living
statuary, which were really first class
the frames, backgrounds, &c, formerly
owned by Matt Morgan were used. Queen
Sarbro walked up ladder Of keen
bladed a"o.dg, aud JoSie Sutherland, a
pretty little girl, gave lair skipping rope
dance. Tie remaiuCer of tie show wa'
very bad, especially Tho male portion
Two worse cCTediaUa than Win Il. Mayo
| and John II. Mack aT9 yct undiscovered
The worst p..lJ of thO CAturtailment wai
the after piece, -hich no one Understood
and few cared t.. The audience we're tireC
aud Disguised T!.a tho miCerablo Gttomp
| Of the lot of "hagls" TO give au cntertatn
ment, and they were relieved when tGI
curtain rolled down for the last tint
| shortly after 10 O'Clock.
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- -
udd Fellows In Grand Lodge.

In the grand lodge session in Philadel-
phia yesterday nominations were made for
the various officerH as follows For Grand
Master, George Hawkee, of Philadelphia ;
for deputy grand master, +. Y. Van
Artsdain, Of Merton for grand warden, N.
p. Sawyer, OF Pittsburg, Charles q. ltidg'
way, John Curtis, Il. M. Hazlett, A. IL.
Hail. X. Stedmrn, $. II. Brick. William
Ring, w. G.. Thomas, j. Bingham, John
Z. Nicholson, John Server, w. Ii, Piper,
Rev. DR.. Craft, d. II. Hillyor, Henry
Dorrton, George 8. Roy, Harry Clay, aud
James p. Robbins, of Philadelphia for
grand representatives to tho sovereign
grand lodge, 3. #. Gwinner, of Taylors-
Vile, and X L. Wright, Jr., OF Allen.
town,
Henry Betol was elected trustee to the
Odd Fellows hall association, after which
the grand lodge closed sine die. The off,
GERS nominated above will be voted for in
March, 1884.
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yesterday ON ono charge of false protonso,
plead guilty TO iivo more charges. On ali
no was sentenced to an imprisonment of
one year and nino months.
The grand jury returned tho following
bills
True Bills Emanuel Weaver, open
lowdness Martin Urich and Hiram bal
mer, selling liquor without license II. IL,
Snyder, libel ; Jacob u. Wnrrcl, perjury.
Ignored. Frederick Buchanan, falso
pretensc, three cases. with county for
costs
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SHOCKED BY ELECTRICITY.
Narrow Escape from Serious Acorde,

Narrow Escape from IA serious Accident.
Harrisburg Patriot,
The shocking effect Of coming into con.
tact with an electric wire when 1t is con.
Quoting tho electricity was fully expo
rienced last evening by Patrick Ross,
proprietor of tho European hotel at tho
depot. The light is used in the restaurant
attached to the hotel. Mr. Ross got upon
step ladder to change one of tho globes,
when in some manner one Of his
thumbs came in contact with ono of the
conducting wires. Tho thumb was at
once burned aud the entire system so sad
denly shocked that he was knocked from
the ladder to the floor beneath lie lay
Tor minute or two apparently dead but
recovered and sat up only To fall blcl
again to the floor. MedcaI attention was
at once given lin, and lac WAS carried tc
his room. One OF bis uukcs was found tC
have been badly sprained. Mr.. Russ, Al
ten o'clock, seemed to haYo fully recoy-
cred from the shook of the electricity, hi,
ankle being his only trouble,