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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-01
A PRESIDENTIAL SCANDAL.
Miss crowley's Death Of a Broken
Heart Over Bad Treatment at
the Hands Of the Arthurs.

New York, MAY 26.-A Washington
special says, regarding the death, at
lockpOrt, n. Y, OF the daughter of
Congressman Dick Crowley, that
u year ago she was said TO he engaged
to Allen Arthur, the Presidents son,
who broke the engagement without
any apparent reason. The lady never
recovered from the modification.
Consumption set in. and she steadily
declined. The special continues that
this was the real cause of CrOwlcy's
quarrel with the President, and his
resignation as special counsel in the
South Carolina election case. ..4
The Crowleys were very intimate
at the White House, The result
was to bring. Allen Arthur and Miss
Crowley much together. After a
time Allen Arthur singled out Miss
Crowley as the especial object Of his
attention, and they became engaged.
No ono forGsaw any objection TO the
mctch Suddenly the engagement was
broken without word of warning.
1t was at that time that Crowley had
/ memorable break with Arthur
|. avlmg the White House in the tower
ing rage, vowing that he would never
speak to the President again. Nari'
ious reasons were given at that time
but the real one was the pcremptOry
breaking of tho engagement between
A len Arthur and Miss Crowley. II
was understood by the secret that the
President ordered the breaking of the
engagement upon the place that his
SON was too young; that he could moi
consider marriage until he finished
his college career. This was moi
considered good excuse, because
the President had encouraged the in
timacy. After Crowley left the White
House he refused any explanation for
his break. In his pride he has even
denied any rupture, but Mrs. Crowley
has been unsparing in denunciation
/ of Arthur. She has said that if her
daughter died she should hold the
Arthur family responsible. a
Another special from Washington
SAYS that Dorsey has been talking
about certain revelation that he could
make, and, among others, that the
break between the President was due
to Crowlcy's anger at Arthurs con-
duet towards certain married
woman. I,'tKU JN,j! .. ....
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-01
Unparalleled Meanrsss.

A most malicious prosecution was
brought against the editor of this pa
per Monday afternoon, which he
would deem beneath his notice. had
tnot already appeared in another pa
per, lie therefore thought it his,duty
to publish the case in its proper light,
and according TO the evidence giver.
The editor lives at the Beauchamp
House by written request of +. NJ.
Btauchamp, the unworthy prol ritor
whose wife, as every one, knows, is
the editors loved and aged grand
mother: and he is at home when
there, being perfectly free to make
use of number of things about the
house and elsewhere. Wednesday
morning lie went iuto the kitchen to
get few chips to start small fire
in his Office, in order to dry out a
slight dampness. His grandmother
was sitting in chair, on the portico,
In front of the kitchen door, talking
with him very pleasantly as he gatl,-
cred the chips. Suddenly +. NJ.
Beauchamp appeared at the door, and
said in a very angry tone that 'he
could not furnish the editor wood"
which he had done all the time,
and which it was right he should do.
The editor did not appear to hear
him, and not wishing to have quar-
rel, said nothing in reply, knowing
that what he was doing what
was perfectly sight, and with his
grandmother's full consent and per-
sonal knowledge. F. NJ. Beauchamp
spoke up again and said, in an ex-
tremely insulting manner, that if the
editor did not put down the chips he
would prosecute him Gas sure as there
was a Ill" The editor quietly re-
piled by saying: "You can do so if
you want to-" and went ont with the
chips and some fire, but upon reflec-
ton returned the chips to where he
got them. This is the whole ground
upon which the prosecution was
brought, only part fit, however,
appearing in the testimony. 1t is
II eedless to add that the editor was
cleared of the charge of "petit larcc-
ny to the amount of an armful of
stove wood worth about five cents
and that the meanness of the plaintiff
is thG.p'incipal topic Of conversation
at present. The editor has been urged
by number of his friends to make
a settlement, either by law or person.
ally, and promising to see that justice
should be adjusted, but he is not for
war, Che is not the fighting cditor,D
but for peace, since he was born in
time of war and thinks that as the
popular verdict, as well as the jury's
is in his favor, he will not molest
gray hairs, even though they be the
most malicious that ever disgraced
the scalp ofan Adairvillian.-Adair.
| willie Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-01

No magazine has been mere success
ful in catering to the wants Of the
household than Demorest's Illus
tratad Monthly. The July number
embraces varity reading well cal
culated to entertain and instruct. Some
of the articles most interesting beng
"Through Normandy on Wheels" "
"Glimpses of German Society, seen
through American Eyes" GLOW We
Live in New York" by Jennie June ;
and "The True Story of Amy Rob-
sart." The stories are excellent, cs-
pccially "Mary Webster, the Witch" "
and "Thc Worlds Progress" alone
Art and Home Comfort" and the
various departments make up very
readable number The steel engrav-
ing, "The Storm, us very fine, and the
illustration generally good.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-01

struclion of justice and right, that all
laclious and political parties endors-
cd his humble administration at the
end ofcach term by rc-'lcc. ion. lie
was a member of the Univcrsalisi
church. and died believing all God'S1
,hil1rcn would be finally saved.
Sometimes. under the heat of ar%II-
,n,nit. aul under the lash OF de-
latc, his Keen cutting sarcasm wollId
causc his friends to think him unkind
-unr,nrrous. I ut no -man "over
doubted his Intention TO do good.
At heart he was generous, gool ana
kind. His charity was as free ana
AS .boundless as the ocean. No man
dared to attempt tobribc his honesty
or turn him from the path of duty.
lie alwaws encouraged young mtn
and extended them a helping hand.
lie had attained an age of over four
score years, and possessed power
ful constitution. lie was true Ken
tuckian, and loved his country as he
loved his family, his heaven and his
God. lie never turned away a beg
ear unfcd from his door, and in his
heart there dwclt abroad, endless
charity that the rongh, rugged battl''
oflife could not ellacc. lie loved
right and hated wrong as he loved
rood men and hated mean ones. lie
leaves seven children, and many
grand children and great grand ch
dren to mourn his loss. lie loved to
tell young people Of his better and
perhaps happier days. lie loved to
tell of the days when the bear and
the wolf and the panih' how'ei
at the door, and the people dined OH
cash cakes and "Blue John. lie
would tell of many fights "at. .mustcrs
AMI corn shuckings and frolics. lie
was called "lhc butt cut of Demo
cracy," in those days, and was known
far and wide, as a staunch Democrat.
A wane of sorrow and regret swep!
over the rugged hills among which
his home was built, when it was
known he was dead. The grief that
came to the hearts of his people was
not common grief. His friends
lovcl him for his integrity and good
ness and for himself.
His prcjudiccs were sometimes
strong-very strong-and often his
enthusiasm would carry away his al
most boundlcss good sense of reason
ing but he ever held himself open to
conviction and his thought was too
great to be long hemmcd in by mar
row prejudice. A good man is gone;
man whom the people admired, re-
Spcctcd and lovcd-a' man high in
ambition and motions, strong in ca
pacily, but humble in the worship of
his God, ahd the love of his friends
and family. A man who finally cast
out all the bitterness in his heart
against his fellow men, whose soul
rcvottcd at SIM Il man who loved a
dog ii it was an honest dog and who
diSpiscd a man if he was Il cur.
Peace to his as his. Roy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-01
Bill to Abolish Newspaper
Postage. N1ia.


A bill introduced by Representative
Henley to encourage education in the
States and Territories, provides that
all newspapers hereafter published in
the several States and Territories, in
any language whatever, shall be car
ried free Of postage, through the mails,
within the limits of the United States
and the Territories.
What newspaper publishers
nced-and what they wants. not
so much free mailing, but efficient and
proper handling of Their papers.
The fact is, that newspapers arc
not handled as carefully and cxped.
itiously in the mails as they should be,
and we feel we are safe in saying that
at least one paper in every twenty
does not reach its destination and the
unfortunate publisher who has done
his best to get his paper to all his
subscribers promptly, is daily in
receipt of communication, beginning
81 haven't received my paper,
"What's the NATTER etc, and then he
must go to work and mail his paper.
to those parties over again, W. "
This loss of five per cent, in missing
papers, and tho payment of postage
OH the missing and on duplicate cop
los, the publisher would gently prefer
to pay the Post Office Department, il
addition to what is already paid, if i
would, in the employment of larg,
force, do away with the loss and an
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-01
noyanccs referred to.

All mail matter should he handled
with ecruplllous care, and anew paper
should receive as prompt attention
AS letter. Let lis, therefore, instead
Of having law for free newspaper
delivery, which would necessarily
swell The mails from new mushroom
enterprises, resulting in even NOR
careless handling than at present ,
have the reform referred TO above
Agents Herald. '..'- '.'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
Christmas PastImes.

NAzoo CITY, December 25.--Last night
John 7. Posoy, OF the firm OF William &
fo5ey, a most estimable young man aud
highly connected, was iusultcd by John
James, negro butcher. Going of and get
uhg some friends, Posoy returned 10 where
James was last seen. Without warning
inc party was fired upon aud
John foscy, Caruut PoScy and Jnsper
Nlcholis were riddlod with mckshot and
instantly killed. II. G.. Ellis was danger.
@usly and Fritz Hnilder slightly wounded
lie negroes Were ~ gunIZcd. Fred Jf,r,,,
WIS hhie" py citzens while resisting ar
rest, be having first fred three times.
McDADE. Tx, December 20--Last night
H"nry Pfeiifer, Wright McLemcre, and
Ihad McLcmere were taken from a saloon
here by fifty well armed masked men, car.
lled mil into the brush, and hanged 20 n
Ucc' IhGd McLtmere was under nrrest
at me Time, having been tnken early
ih th' evening on charge OF
burglary preferred by r. j. Walker, of this
Town The other two happened 10 bo pres
ent when the lyuChcrs arrived PfeiPer
was under indictment for "A horse theft
IN thiS county. To day six men.
trends and relatives of those hung
came 70 town and picked quarrel
YIN Tom Bishop and George Million.
hsut "ith shot-guns and six shoot
Gla tnsued, and two Of the sextettc.
Jack Bay Icy ana ASA Bayley, were killed,
and a Third, Hayward b. BnyIcy, badly
Wounded. Tho remaining three oscapcd
W nus Iriln, au estimnblc young citizen
oi MoD1de, while assisting MiIlom opd
b'shop TO- defend themselves, was shot
uI4nSh the he1d and mortally wounded
by Hayward Bayley.
SHERMAN, Tx, December PA hand
OF drspcradoes are terrorizing the North
west portion Of this county, and when
raldcd seek the fastuesses OF the Red ri vor
bottoms. They Killed an unoTeuding
negro at POttsviiio Saturday. and have
since murdered white mnu at Dexter. i'm
Cook county, whore they nlso burned a
chutch and scbOOlhOuse. The parties
suuiy Of the Iott.yille murder are known
ana viii be readily identified.
NhW ORLEANS, December 2j.-Wm. Nc.
Iau'ry, a prominent ward politician and
assistant superintendent of markets. was
shoi ANA morally wounded earIv this morn.
ing ina gambling saloon, by Bud Rennud.
one oi the proprietors ot the establishment
NEwBCRYPORT, MASS, December d.
Arthur D. Currier was probably fatally
shot by Lena West, i'm "a barroom. The
woman knocked Curriers' hat off, when be
pu.htd her away, and she then shot him.
JNIDNrowN, PA.sDeccmber 25.-DuriuQ "A
drunken row hetveen HuugarIans last
night, an unknown man tried to stab Mike
Sonicank0, but the latter being too quick
drew revolver and shot him dead
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
GENERAL GRANT
Severely Injured by a Fall on the Ice.
On" Les rartiailS rarniIscd. hut the IN.
nct Nature aud Ntent or HiS Ia.
Jartcs Not Known.

NEW NoRK, December 97.-Gencral L.
=. Grant lives az No. 3 East Saxtv.sixth
street, IN "a handsome brown stone house.
on Monday evening last he sent for his
coupe, intending 20 make call
ln Madison avenue. IL was cold
night, and the sidewalks were COW
cred with coating OF ice II
mas always been the custom OF General
"rant 10 make presents of money 20 his
servants ON Christmas and this seemed TO
hlm to be good time 10 tip the Coachmau.
he stepped 90 t'4e toN. handed the man a
ioll OF uills, and then turned TO enter the
'"n' His feet slipped FROM under him, and
he FELL with very great violence on his left
side' Before tho servants could reach him
ne rose, but his left leg gave
way under him, and hc sank 10
the sidewalk i'm a faiuting condition. His
coiorcd valet and roachmau, carried him
mp the front stuop slowly aud carfullV as
ne seemed 10 be suffering great agony.
lh'N placed him Ina the elevator and car.
MN 90 his room, where hc was put To bed
ana "a physician sent for, who found
thr General suffering great pain. and
h"N'uL no power over his lcft leg, which
seemed 20 be parBlN z0d. The leg was bent
nha hnd TO be- supported on pillows, and
'ne pam was So great that he could not
sIecp. lhis great pain continued ali Tues
uaN and Wednesday, and the General
COY uo sleep until Wednesday night. Itwas
believed at first that the fen,ur was
fractured, and 10 Is not certain yet that 10 Is
not. The pain IN the limb is 50 great tina q
thus far IL has been impossible 10 make
a thorough examination tor frac-
ture, Tho General preserves his usunl
good health, takes his meals regularly
and IS as cheerful as his pain
VIII permit. He was much better to-
day, the pain had lessentd, and lac had
legalned some control over the muscles
OF his left foot, DR.. Baker said this
evening that he did not believe there
Is fracture, but that the scintic
nerve nnd muscles arc bndly bruised. IL
ls not thought likely that the General
VIII uc able 10 leave the house for some
weeks Friends are constantly at his bed
slat' ms i8ll was heavy, for lac weighs
more than TWO hundred pounds He a.
nearly siNty-two years old.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
DOMESTIC.
A Mail Carriers Di Coveryof Ter ible
Trag d..
h"Tee Per@ons Murdered and Their Rod
ieH h"rncd in the Mountains Of
West Virginia.

WHEELING, w. VA, December pa spc-
cldl from Beverly. W. VA, TO tho Pegjstl,
gives particulars OF a terrible tragedy re
Gently enacted i'm the mountains OF Ran
doiph County, in which three human be-.
ings, an inoGeusive woman and two chill
dren, were brutally murdered iy some up-
known wretchcs aud thoir bodies reduced
TO ashes i'm the ruins OF their home Eliza.
beth Somerfeld, with two children, was
living ON the land of Capfaiu
Job Pearsons, near the Long Fork
OF Cneut River, in wild but
picturesque pnrt Of the country. Thursday
while the mail carrier ou the route from
Leadvilie 10 tho mouth Of Scuccn, in Poem
hontas County, was making his weekly
trip 70 the latter place, was informed bv
two strange men, that cabin had been
burned down closo o. the road along
winch he would pass. The carrier upon
arriving at the spot alighcd from
bis horse. ON approaching tho cabin tho
hfst thiug that met his goIe was "a sc0rchrd
and baked human heart lying iu re- hcup OF
ashes ph the ground. o. is supposed f0
nave been that of the mother OF tae family.
Aiter searching further ho found part
Of The breast bone and some rib, also
Jhc skulls OF the womnu and one child.
bhlt OF the former having the ab-
pearauco of having bcen crushed
in with some heavy instrument a crow.
bar was found close ~ the cabin, which
sooms % Doe difficult 90 account for. AS
soon as thc mail carrier made tlo % discovery
ho uastened ON 90 Captain Samson Suyderis
store, aud there gave tho alarm. and boo n
snort time nearly one hundred uro.
pie had gathered ON too ground
20 view too sickcriHg Hght. It
is supposed tbut the cabin was burned
down ON last Sunday uigut, AVID % heavy
snow falling the next duy, bad covered uu
ali tracks oi the iuceuIi8Iirs and mur.
defer.. a coroner jury bias been sum-
moneI, and the anair De- UNDERGOING a
searching investigation (which Will probably
throw much light ON the tragedy. About r.
year ago % similar mysterious aU.ir oc.
CURED iu Che Same Deiglborlood, u which
Adam Currcme and family inc. .teIr death
at tue hands of some Unknown murdnrare.
ana their bodies were aftcrward consumed
iu their house.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
Notes

THE Secretary of the Interior SUSPENDED
from practice before tine Pension once y.
". fitzgerald. s.. G. Fitzgerald. FuZ Gerald
a co. and a. b. Webb, pension atJorueys
in this CITY, pending the disposition OF iu.
ulctmenis returned against them hN- the
ulahd jury charging fraudulent practice.
MRS GENERAL BosEcRANs diedm Wash
lngton on the morning ofthe 25th, of cerc.
bral hCmorruge, with which disensc ,h.
euu sioi, "ith occasional periods ot uppar-
ONT improvements, FOR tho past year.
~. oteanizltion, 90 be known a. tho
Einlgraut Association" ," has been formed
among the colored residents OF Wasling
OoI' Tor the purpose, az set forth ina the con.
Sutntion, OF helping coiored people I'm tie
southern states 20 emisrate and locate.
Lieutenant General Sheridnu re-.
ceived telegram from Major General
zone, OF Fort L,ayeuworth, Kan, ON The
9th. saying he thought % white Lov.
Ch4riey, McComas, is with band of CHR,
hchhua Indians, who are daily expected 10
reach San Carlos agency.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
Life Was a Burden.

ATLANTA, GA, December 2I.-This after.
noon y, 6. King, mochiuist, went into
Asher drug store, ON Marietta street, aud
succeeded iu purchasing drachm of gum
opium. He then proceeded To his room,
Aller rev minutes he informed his wifo
tnat Ilio was burden 90 him, and that
poverty and death of friends rendered eN.
lH,'nS" a burden. =" / ann going 60 Kin my.
hs'Ir ne SAID, and forthwith swallowed
the drug, HIS witc Sprnn, To- blm ana
tried to prevont King from swallowing the
lolSon' hut shc was too late. She ran
screaming ont OF the house. and proceeded
To tho office of DR.. Johnson. When Dr.
Johnson reached Kings room hc found the
would-he suicide 81 ting ON a chnir nu.
parenily asleep. Ho was aroused, but re.
iused To- take an omVtic. After "a good deal
OF trouble the doctor at last succeeded Inn
making the man vonit, hut hc is still i'm
pleasant ''N'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
A VOLCANO.
D sturbances Suggestive Of the Iayan
Disaster.
VIZ Augusuu. AIasLa. Rur.t. Forth An
Active volcano.

NAN FRANCISCO, December 9S. -Prorcs.
Sor Davidson received from Alaska today
the particular, otn volcanic disturbance, i'm
October last, near tbc entrance to Cook s
Inlet On the morning of the 9TH of October
the settlement ot fishermen ut English Bay
heard heavy report. Looking m the di-
rertiou OF tine sound, they saw immense
volumes of smoke and flame burst forth
from tho summit OF Mount Augustin.
Tho sky became obscurcd fow
hours after, and great quantities ot pumice
dust began 20 fall, some huc aud smooth
and some gritty. AZ $3.50 ON the same day
am earthquake ,NaVc thirty fcct high came
rushing over the hamlet, sweeping away
an the boats and drWgluw tho houses.
lho tide ut the timo being low saved
th' settlement from utter dcstruC.
ton. lui~ was followed bN two other
waves about eighteen feet high. which
WIS succeeded ut irregular intervals by
othcrs. luWlcc ashes foil TO the depth
oi hNc lnrhrN, making the day $50 darl, that
lamps huu fn br lit. AZ night the surround.
my country was Illuminated bv flames
irom the crater. Ordinarily Mt. Augustiu
Us covered with snow, but this year 10 is
completely bare. An examination after the
olsturbauctS subsidized found the noun.
tam spiit AN two from bnse TO sum.
INIT tho northern slope had fallen C.
the level of the surrounding cliffs
simultaneous with the eruption was the
creation of Now island m the passnge be
tween Chunabuura island aud the muir
land, SCVCuty-tNe feet high and mile and
hali long, The violence of the volcanic
action was so great that two extinct vol.
canoes on the peninsula OF Alaska, lying
10 the west of the active volcano uiamua,
l2OOO feet nigh, burst into activity
emitting immense volumes OF smoke and
dust, the flames being visible at night. /,
Is stated That wives of party OF Alcul
Indians, engaged m that country iu otter
hunting, became afraid of the subtcrru.
mean noises, refused 60 stuy, and rcuuuc,
home, while none of those who remained
can be found.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
Bloody Array In South caro,,na.

AlLENnALE, y. c., December GA
street hSht occurred e. ristmas, i'm which
TWO persons were kill a, and i've others
wounded. The circum- tanccs are as fol.
l'WN; John Hudlett, Marshal of the
town. aud his sons John and Tom.
ana grOudsnus, Evan op5
JoNc" Strange, had ana alteration with
rINnN Weaver and Ulcy Middleton, I'm
W"lVu Nhe TWO Struu-cs wore wouuicd.
returning from This Geht, which was cor.
ll'" ON until Ncaver8u Middleton bnd i,ot
nearly out ot town, the, met I.B. ANA 5rHnl,
HINan and Gu. Allen, returning from
boy, insu.ted them. \ general 6,bt ,,,.
,u,l' sticks, knives and pistols being FREQ.
~ used, Evan Strange and Tom mdlctt
were. killed outright, the two IM.ll.tts
,HNyIcly wounded, and the two O.Brvans
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04

PAEfe. " .ramue 2l-.'Iwa .ut lemuts lnvl
heeu mlae ta murder u1. eugofs ru tho
rallwnv1o. W.e" fHpruHn rud N1rb9rue.
About tWo Iu tIt morning aU as.HiIlrt uu-
prrr0d af .Un uI OH. windows aII fired m
revolver several -.u uut nnlv woauIinv
elRbtIy M. Guealuier, wlo wae
alone u the clup8f0ueut Before
tnc assassin r'u1 ocunit robbery
r.ngc into aun'nst M Lemes was alone
iu hrs.-o.H .llu'Itueut WHOM au ..-
.oFau aHfNI.t. enleI e revolver 1t
him aud uau lrI Ii utt of Efs Ii.e
ST. Lauuc im iate tuancl "a. the
lnlei wi DOS "4 tifh tA1 drove a.m
out 1l lhr tT1IH.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-04
Inconvenience Of N.Iii7q snow a1d Rain.

trNCiNNhTr, December ll-IH. great iaII
OF SNOW va terl1v resulted Iu the di-true.
fiau of numerous bui 3in1 off various si-
mau-Inus, including portions .f several
large factories and mercantile rstsuIi .r-
meute. Tho immense wc cs5 was TOO much
iar some NJ thc roofs covering extensive
buildings, oud Throughout tIe day crl.n
Gitrr crash was reported last
might tlc trouble continued. and nt
tu1t timo. owing to the impus-ahIo coudI.
Iuu @. Che streets aHd Tho 00us. fox. DO
was iur fnIe fn determine tI.o 81. .nnf OF
tHo aHee arrk q. fru tI0u. Do l- almost
lnp0 s.u.eto place rough Eurss ou fHe
los but be- wul probably not reach nuch
beyond ~ 900, so fat o. reported.