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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22


The Maryland Legislature began
balloting for a Senator Jan. IL and
did not reach an election until the
18th. Robinson, Wilson, Groome, (the
present Senato0 and Thomas were
the principle Democratic candidates,
and on the last caucus ballot Robin
son was in the lead with 20 votes.
On Friday the Republican members
attempted to vote. for Robinson and
elect him, whereupon the Democrats
began to leave Robinson and unite
on Wilson amid great excitement,
and the latter was elected by large
majority.
Judge Ephraim X. Wilson, elected
Senator for five years from 1885, is a
lawyer and circuit Judge and is 81
years old. lie has served one term
in Congress, and has been on the
bench for six years.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

Gen. Chester A. Arthur is tho first
Vice President in our country who
really had brains enough to be PreSi-
dent We therefore support him
strictly on The ground of merit
Danville Tribune,
This is rough on Vice Presidents
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Jno.
@, Adams, Martin Van Barren, Jno.
Tyler, Willard Fillmore and Andrew
Johnson, whe were all subsequently
Presidents. And it is enough to
make the bones of Aaron Burr, Geo.
Clinton, Jno. G. Calhoun, Jno. e..
Breckenridge and other great men
who were Vice-Presidents, turn over
in their graves. Surely, Bro. Muir
ply, you are jesting when you rank
Arthur above Adams, Jefferson, CAL
houn and Breckenridge. Or is it that
you are ignorant of the history of the
country's great men?
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

A fearful ocean horror occurred at
Gayhead, Mass, Friday morning be-
fore day. The steamer, City of Col
umbus, with 81 passengers, about
one-third women and children, and u
crew of 45 struck the Devils Bridge
ledge and was wrecked. lob of the
126 persons ON board were lost. The
saved were all men, who were picked
up after clinging to parts of the
wreck or floating around with life
preservers for nearly ten hours. Sew
eral men who were picked up alive
were fatally frozen and died in few
minutes, The total number of sur
vivors was 80.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

We would say to the Cadiz 7'ele-
phone and Kuttawa Gdzette- Demo-
crGt that we were not guilty of sun
just misrepresentation" in calling at
tention to the fact that Capt. Stone, of
Lyon, changed his vote from Adair to
Oil'utt at the critical moment, thereby
defeating the western man and CIV
ing the blue grass candidate the one
vote needed to elect him. 1t is n
matter of record in the proceedings
of the caucns. Whether he has a
satisfactory explanation to offer to
western kentucky, where he has
sought Office and is even now a candi-
date, remains to he shown.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22
THE LATEST.

Special to the Evening Post:
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. l9.-Sen-
ator Beck this morning received a
telegram from Frankfort, stating that
the Democratic caucus has decided to
nominate Joe Blackburn for the
United States Senate next Monday
that the Sweeney men, who have
heretofore held the balance of power,
have decided 10 vote for Blackburn.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

The voters in two of the Louisville
legislative districts held mass meet
ings, adopting resolutions and send
inC petitions calling upon their rep
resentatives to change their votes
from Williams to Blackburn. One
of them, Mr.. jackson, changed, but
the other, Mr.. Scott, refused to obey
the will of his constituents. 1t is re-
ported that another meeting will be
held and that SCOTS resignation will
be asked for.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22
SHILOH.
January 10, 1884.

JANUARY III, 1oot'
Mr.. EDITOR:
l see from every other point letters
come in while if l make no mistake
Shiloh is left in silence and obscurity ;
such should not be the case. She
should be fully brought before the
people. Around and in this neigh
borhOod we find nice farms and
thrifty farmers, who perhaps attend
well to their own business in every
detail, but it is a fact that must be
recorded they do not love their
neighbors as themselves, that is a
Bible injunction that is ignored.
Nor do they visit the sick OF admin
lister to the wants of suffering hui
mainly, Il Perhaps their neighbors
are of the town and not of the coun-
try. What would you think of a
father making coffin for his own
child, digging its tiny little resting
place with his own hands and I'M
aided laying it away to sleep, leaving
the mother the time alone with only
a servant perhaps and surrounded by
other helpless little children and all
this in sight of those who might
have offered helping hand and did
not? All! talk of your missions to
christainize foreign nations we have
need of missionaries in our midst.
We may well exclaim "Oh! the
rarity Of christian charity" we see
around in those who stand high and
foremost in the ranks of charitable
deeds who ignore home missions
their sick and suffering neighbors,
but rush to town and hold aloof their
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

The New York papers say McDon-
aid cannot carry that state as the
Democratic standard bearer in the
coming campaign. Without New
York the Democrats will want both
Indiana and Ohio and to surrender
New York makes the result exceed
ingly doubtful. There will be only
about four months in which the par
ty will have to decide what is best to
do. The convention will be held
sometime in June.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

The caucus to nominate Librarian
met the 18th and was postponed until
the 25th. The Legislators evidently
like for the lady candidates to cleo
tionecr among them. 1t is said that
coat-lappels never before adorned, are
daily ornamented with the lovelicst
and most aromatic Of bouquets.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

The change of fashions in ladies'
dress goods whereby soft wooden has
taken the place of worsted luster mate
rial, cost the Pacific Mills Company in
Lawrence, Mass, about s., 900, 900, sim.
ply for change of machinery. Their
annual product of the worstcd goods
was about $4,000, 600 yards pOr year.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

The first number of the Harrods-
burg Democrat appeared last Friday,
1t is edited by MeSsrs. Jno. w.
Hughes, II. c. Wood and w. w.
Stephenson, and its typographical
appearance and general makeup are
neat and attractive. May its shad-
ow never grow less.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

A YOUNG lady having made the origin
al remark that " the good die young" q
conceited and bald.headed old beau
asked: "n that is so, how do you &C.
count for me?' She looked at his bald
pate critically, and answered. "Oh, I
suppose that you dyed young, tool"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

A debate on the subject of woman
suffrage between Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more, of Boston, and Mr.. Van Buren,
Denslow, of Chicago, will take place
in Cleveland, Feb. 3. The debators
will be limited to speeches of one
hour and fifty minutes each.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

Democratic politicians of New
York and Ohio are incubating a
Presidential boom for Senator elect
Payne, of Cleveland. If Ohio is to
furnish the candidate, Thurman
ought to be the man.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

No doubt there are a great many
good things in the Elkton Register,
but unfortunately the paper is print
el so badly that it cannot be read.
The editor might as well send it out
blank.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

In the Legislature of 1866 the Dem.
ocrats and Conservatives balloted in
caucus for 81 days before a nomina-
ton for Senator was made. Hon.
Garrett Davis was chosen.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1884.

The Texas Slftings, the humorous
paper, will be published hereafter in
New York, city instead of Austin
Texas.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

Miss Mary Lee, daughter of Gen.
r. E. Lee, has returned from Europe,
where she has been for eight years.
Her sister, Miss Mildred, lives in New
York CITY.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

Active steps are being taken to Sc
cure the holding of the National
Democratic Convention at Louisville.
The place and date will be named
Feb. %.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

Gov. IIoadley, of Ohio, was in
Quoted into Office on the l4th, in a
very quiet manner.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

purses and offer 10 raise funds for
those they have never known and
scarcely heard of. Such is Shiloh
Look into it and you will see, where
of | speak, / know.
"Ah! whocan declare that when God shall
unfold
Etemity's records, he win not hold
Him guilty of murder, who seeks with his
gold
In charity's name to buy
The praises OF men, while out in the cold,
He leaves a poor child to die"
OBSERVER.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

Senator Peay has introduced bill
providing for a uniform system of
text books in the common schools of
the State.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-22

OUR JOB OFFICE
complete in respect and all kinds Pamphlet work.
with neatncs and Dispatch the prices speciality
Anchor Square and Sathel Bottom Bags Also Flour Sack
Orders by mail promptly attended Give your orders
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17
One Of Mr. ESlaine's Nei-hbOrs Tells
Some Interesting Facts about His
Religious and War Record

Boston, June 9.-I'hc meeting of the Bay
State Club last evening was a significant rnth
erng
f. F. Pillsbury, Of Maine. a close neighbor of
Mr.. Blaine said
think am pretty well acquainted with
the Hon. James G. Blaine. have encountered
him on the stump, and have fought political bat
ties with him in Maine | have studied his
methods and character, and think understand
him pretty well. | am tree to accord to Mr.
Elaine that he has equal rs politician in
this country, and he is prolific in his resources
and tact and sharpness in politics But beyond
that have never yet seen Republican who
could say more for Blaine. Ne Republican
could ever give me a sound reason WIN Blaine
should command the respect of this country.
now ask, what has he done outside of his acts
AS II politician To command respect-what act of
craftsmanship? With what great measure has
he been allied? No one can tell What has he
done in craftsmanship, in business or in religion,
ii you please, that entities HIM to this support?
In the matter of christian religion, James G.
Blame came 10 Augusta Catholic. and carried
his bible and rosary to church. but when he
went into politics the Catholic Church was not
popular enough, and he apostatized and went
into the congregational Church, on the condi-
ton that he should not be called on to make
prayer in church. Cheers. What is his war
record that it should entlle him to the conf
dence OF the people, although he was foremost
III thr proceedings tlldt leu 10 me war. lie was
the first to be drafted in his district But prior
to that AR organization had been effected in Au-
gusta TO protect men against the draft, each
member paying $25 to the fund to hire a sub
stitute if drafted Mr.. Blaine, out of that fund,
hired substitute named Bradford. A soft place
was found for the man to remain at the post in
Augusta instead of going TO the front. After a
while he was detected in selling for money GER
tain certificates and he was kept in Jail until
The close OF the war That constituted Mr.
l3laine's service in the field Loud laughter
After the war had closed, the men who had been
drawn claimed that the towns and cities should
pay the expenses they had been put TO, and Au-
gusla generally voted to pay these men the
money they had paid for substitutes, and Mr..
Blaine got his bond for 500. But this is not
The end. Afterwards resolution was put be-
lore the Common Council of Augusta to pay
MIR. Blaine $500, the amount he had paid for
substitute, and II was voted and passed, and he
was paid That you can rely on As being true
story"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17
FLoRIDIAN.J
Letter from East Florida.

Editors F7orMidn At Sanford, from whence
l last wrote, were many of the long-tiI he friends
of the FLoRIDIAN-their political horn b. ok Sc
They are mine as we'll But | made two ne,y
friends in Capt. SHRINE and his charm ing wifi.
which are one and Capt. Brock, of LAX. I.ssuo,
whose sharpness of outline is greatly ,'Acte,ltsl
by breadth of goodfellowship. He AMI neigh-
bors are connected, to some extent. with the ont
side world by rail, and they are looking with
interest to the passage of another, and broad
gauge railway, to give them outlet for Il cir last
development of fruits and vegetables Success
to them.
Large frsights are discharged bv ali GAMERS
on the dock of the Lake EustS Rail oaI al
AstOr. In the regular business season Il = lille
road must be strained to b. ar the FREE rhis tu
destination. Yet hear of no movement o con
meet Ocala, or thereabOut, with Actor V rail
Such connection would open competio, sith
the the steamers on the st. Johns and divide
business with the j. T. & X. w Railroad, which
will run down the east side OF Lake Geor!e
lnterlachen is the only very new villa III shr
F. 8. Railroad to Palatka that shows marl,
growth and thrift. Hawthorn, which is noaslv
as old as Col. Waits, is growing little ST ,u'(.r
like himself Hope he takes the FLDRIpIAS ana
will peruse this honorable mention
Gainesville is alive Gen Narnum. hk, the
PoGnix of myth and poesy, i, " topping his
wings and making the ashes tly from his husni
nest. The burned block will be adorned with.
brick buildings in short time Gen V hn, li.
walls OF one well up on the southwes corner. If
his lots
From Sanford wrote a Inc about the pprSl-
ing meeting of the District Conference. N l.
Church South. 1t was attended hv several MI
known clergymen as visitcrs. Hem A. \. ROB
inson, Of the Tampa District, delivered the zen.
tcnary sermon. 1t was "A mastery oon,tru.i..l
mosaic. and elected proiusion of CO nplim ms.
Rev. Bros. Blake and Partridge filled the M ri,.
A forward movement for missions, lil ne CHI rch
debt at Sanford, and relieving the Setninary. 10.
Gated at Orlando. was made The churc. IS
prospecting throughout the district under The ia
borlous and judiciOus oversight of the Presid NJ
Elder, Rev. &. A. FulwOod
Last, said the political pot was "simmerin,"
can now substitute the word " boiling" Ma, br
ought not to- have the temerity Ia site nv II.
ger into it. But, perhaps. I've been sralded III
over and got case-hardencd The personal &c n.
test between the opposing friends of Drew and
bloxham, for nomination for the office of Gov
ernsr, may admonish those two sentl emen q
retire from the field of possible candidate.
Beth could harmonic on the present Secretary,
of State, Crawford, or Comptroller Barnes ,,F
one OF several Other good men who night lie
named. And why net? What is all this pothr
aeout! NlATOR.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17
Proceedings Of Democratic Na~s
Meeting.

GALLIE HALL, TALLAHASSEE, June Ii, 81.
Pursuant to the call OF the Executive Com
mittee OF Leon county aS publisher In FLO
RDIAN a mass meeting OF the Democratic 20.
tiers of Leon county assembled in Cables Hall
June II, 1884
Myers, Chairman Leon County Executive Com
mttee and on motiun, Junius l.. Taylor, Esq,
was called TO the chair and Edward Lewis, Esq.
elected Secretary of the meeting.
Mr. A. r. Combs moved that committee
composed Of one representative from each pre-
cinct in the county be appointed to nominate
delegates under the call, which was adopted.
MI, John 4. Henderson moved that there be
appointed ten delegates to the State and Ten del
cgates Ia the Congressional Conventions to be
held in Pensacola, and that the ten delegates to
the Conc reSsonal Convention sh Ill be The alter
mates to the State Convention, and the ten dele
gates To the State Convention shall be the alter
mates to the Congressional Convention
Mr. {. +. Dyke moved TO amend 50 that the
number Of delegates 10 each Convention be in
creased to twenty, with which amendment the
motion was adopted.
Mr. w. |. NaSon moved tLat the members OF
the committee from each precinct be selected by
the voters oil such precinct present ri this meet
ing, which was adopted.
Mr.. \. X. Combs stated that there were no
representatives from Prccint No. ), and moved
that the chair appoint member of the commit
ice for that precinct; adopted.
The chair appointed Mr.. c. ). Jones AS mem
Der of the committee from Precinct No. ).
Mr.. r. {. Long moved the meeting take re-
cess Of five minutes to allow the voters of pre-
cnts to name the members OF the committee :
adopted.
Recess over.
On The call OF precincts the following names
were announced rs the committee Precinct No.
l, j. O. Cromirie; No ,, A. r. Combs; No. 3,
II. f. Felkel No. !, J. n Saus lers No }, c.
:. Jones Nc. 6. G. A. Chaircs; NJ. :, J. b.
Whitfield: No y, John Bradford: NO g. w |.
Nason; No. 10. Samuel Fleming; No. II, Miles
Johnson; No II. G. f.. Dyke; No. ID. +. +.
Myers No. IA, ID. W. Gwynn. M Is, G. ID.
Chaires; No. 16 b j. r. Boalwiigh, No H..
!. Bryan, No. Is, Joseph Allen
The committee retired
MI. X. G. Long moved that committee OF
five of which F. r. Myers Esq, should be
chairman, be appointed OIL resolutions carried.
The chat appointed + r Myers, J. W. Dorr,
J. y. Mage Arnold Smith and + j. Roberts
such committee.
Mr.. j. A. Henderson moved that the convcn-
ton proceed to The election OF County Execu
tive Committee Of nine members; adopted
The following gentlemen were elected +. T.
Myers i. j. Roberts, {. {. Pearce, j. A. Hen
dcrson, b. +. Walker, \. Moscley Miles II
Johnson, g ID. Charles, r r Christie
The committee on Delegates reported The fol-
lowing names. Those for delegates to the State
Convention to be alternate> in the order named
10 those delegates 10 the Congressional Cenycn-
tlDn. ana vice versa
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17

them who declare in advance that they
will not abide by their action. This
would be destructive to all party unity.
One man cannot be permitted to dictate
to a whole party under threat that he will
bolt it's nomination if that nomination
does not happen to please him. In
fact, do not see how An aspirant
whose motto rs heads | win, tails
You lose can be considered at all in
any self-respecting nominating conven-
ton. Governor Drew's bull doing proc
lamation has cooked his own goose"
What effect will Drew's explanation
have on Bloxham's candidacy?
Governor Bloxham is in no sense a
candidate. He put himself on record
months ago to this effect, and to my GER
tain knowledge he has not swerved from
that position from that day to thus. CT
course Governor Drew'S inexcusable at
tack on Bloxham at this late day is calcu-
lated TO exasperate his friends and make
them resent the attempted dictation of
one man, who is himself an avowed can
didate, and they may insist on putting
his name before the Convention, but it
will be without his approval.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17
The r. Il. Il y. Co.'S Exhibit al New
Orleans.

Jacksonville Times Mon, 12thl
The Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany have determined to organize and collect,
through their several agencies complete and
extensive exhibit Of the products and Industries
Of the several counties of the State through
which the different lines of that extensive system
rum for the New Orleans Exposition.
This company operates the longest line in the
State, its mileage of track, not including sdngs,
etc. footing up over five hundred miles, and its
lines run through portions of nineteen of the
richest and most pspulous counties in the State,
having some ten or twelve other counties ada
cent to the lines and directly tributary TO it, and
the well known character Of its managing Off
GERS for enterprise and thoroughness in all they
undertake is sufficient guarantee that the pro-
posed exhibit will be credit 10 the State.
We learn the above from Mr.. Charles A.
Choate, who has been placed in charge of all
matters connected with the collection and prep
aratien of the proposed exhibit, and who is also
engaged in the preparation of an elegant illus
trated pamphlet, descriptive of the entire system
OF roads Mr.. Choate leaves to-day for an ex-
tended trip over the several lines to INACCURATE
the work, and being man of great energy will
leave nothing undone to make his the finest ex-
hibit ever taken frsm this State
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-17
Bad ON Blaine.

Hsrper's Weekly, undoubtedly the most
effective journalistic champion that fought
in republican ranks for the perpetuation
Of radical sway-the hitherto unwavering
representative of radical tradition, sec
tional policy and social prejudice-indig-
nantly refuses to accept Blaine Mast,
its almost inimitable caricaturist, is under
orders and turns the battery Of his bit
te~ cartoons upon Blaine. Already at
work, in the issue Of Saturday last his
terrible pencil depicts the republican
party as an elephant, crushed to the
earth with broken back under the bur
densome load of monstrous horseshoe
magnet" inscribed Magnetic Blaine
and in the background the "Blaine Kite =
floats with slack cord far below the Pres
dental chair that 10 soaring beyond its
reach above the dome of the capitol.
The leading article of the Weekly an
nounces that it will not sustain the Chi
cago nominations, (which have aroused
the deep and general protest of the Re
publican conscience. Fidelity to Republ-
can principle requires indifference to pres
ent Republican success, and Mvper's
Weekly, which more than once has not
hesitated in the interest of public NOR
atty and of party publication to oppose
other Republican nominations, cannot
sustain the significant one against which
it has so earnestly protested, and which is a
practical abdication of Republican char
acter and purpose
The Weekly is family paper read by
the wives Of voters. Enough said