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The Wilmingtonian., 1884-11-08
The Citizens Candidate.

The felicitous expressions Of persona
qualification heard on all sides, at the sue
cessful candidacy of our genial and ropulal
fellow citizen Congressman Charles b. Lore
should be source of genuine pleasure tc
that gentleman. The citizens of the Sta c
of Delaware have accorded to him, by a
largely preponderating vote renewal of his
tenure of office.
Mr.. Lore's earnest and energetic course in
the last Congress so commended itself to the
appreciation of his constituents that they
have practically given him unanimous
vote.
Immediately upon tax. ny his seat in the
XLVIII Congress, he plunged medtas res.
into public questions. He was not passive
listener, nor did he consider himself free
from the demand of immediate action upon
all the questions bearing upon the interests
both of this State and the city of Whining
ton. His indefatigable energy in securing
attention to the needs Of the city, in the es-
tabishment and construction Of a suitable
federal building in Wilmington has gained
for him the appreciation of all parties. Sim
liar appreciation also attends his action in
the English versus Peele election contest
case, where he cast his vote in opposition to
the impudent pretensions of one of his own
party.
Among the bills Of national Importance
introduced by Mr.. Lore are the Alaska Civil
Government, the Cotton Centennial Exhibi-
ton BILL the District of Columbia Sewerage
bill, and the Ironc!ad Wharfage bill. When
the Oregon Land Grant Railroad bill was
under discussion Delawarc's Congressman
defended the rights of the people in these
words-
'sThese giant corporations to-day over
shadow the land and mar the public veal,
.aapd aIe The -danger. thraatenin Q-persapal- in7
dependence and individual pr sperity in the
near future. The people have not acted too
soon. This is the initial contest in the battle
to reclaim from them (the corporations), the
lands they hold without right and against
every principle of justice. They have EN-
ployed the ablest counsel. Their paid
agents and attorneys haunt the halls of the
National Legislature"
'They have made the most ingenious argu-
ments, and are devising every expedient to
hol1 these grants. They are using the
very gifts of the Government againt he's in
the struggle. The result is not doubtful.
The people have determined and what they
will shall be accomplished. Let injustice
be done to none, but to the people and for
the people preserve that which has been
bought With the common blood and treas
me, and that which is justly their heritage
their peerless public domain"
Our Congressman-ele is prominently
one of the people-he has always Identified
himself with them. His hearty salutatior
OF shake of the hand' is not the cold per.
functory ante-election performance OF the
stereotyped office seeker-but the well rec
ognized grasp of the hand Of an honest ant
candid man.
Around the city it is amazing to notice
the complacency with which his reelection
has been received by the Republicans o
New Castle County They coneede that hi
is worthy of the honors accorded him, ant
both parties, Republicans and Democrats
agree in predicting for him brilliant fu
tuIe
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-11-08
China and the French.

A strange phase of the present Franco
Chinese conflict is the picture presented us
nation more truly homogeneous than any
other, whose population is commonly esti-
mated at some 400, 100000 of humanity, at
tackled, pestered, and its commerce brought
almost to stand still, by the presence of an
enemy scarcely numbering 10000 fighting
| men,
This fact lerds the picture what might
almost be called phase of absurdity.
Such an inorlinately large mass of human
| beings hampered and seriously impeded in
their daily affairs by such small number!
1t is only another very true picture of China
as it is. TIE country is an anomaly
iu our present nineteeth century political
economy,-as true an impediment to the
march of world progress as the presence of
the North American Indian while occupy
ing the large expanse of territory west of the
Mississippi in our country,
Without making any reference to the
methods, the historically accidental ones, of
English and French aggression, or, by inn
plication, to those resulting from our own
Indian policy at home, it is none the less
true that the "Chinese must co. that is to
say, the Chinese policy of insulation and
isolation has to he eliminated from the
at present as feature of the worlds annals
In regard to the strange sight of q small
French corps effectually blockading the
ports of that large and populous coHntry and
praetieally s,,saAa'di'... is~..a;t ee,s.
merce- it finds its parallel in the off related
illustration of the leviathau of the deep the
whale, which, being ttacked by parasites
rushes insanely along the depths, quite un-
conscious of tile nfintesmal proportions
of its tormentors.
Late advices from abroad show however
that the Chinese give some evidence of mod
ern acumen in their policy with the aggres-
| sors. They are adopting the Fabian policy
| of ou-aggressiyeness, retreating slowly be
| fore the enemy, leaving them with no sup
plies Or provision to be gathered from sur,
rounding territory, thus causing the Frencf
to depend upon their fleet for existence
| This policy is already showing its results
The French admirals complain of the lacl
of supplies. Sickness is breaking on
among the men, and the transports are uset
as hospitals. The French men-of-war ar
refused access to English coaing stations il
China, the former nation claiming, much t.
the chagrn of France, that the nations a
war are belilgerents and that therefor
England must be neutral This last NOV
of the English is sharp stroke Of diplC
macy, the only severe setback that til
French have received in the Chinese can
paign. 1t is one entirely in keeping witt
the astute craftsmanship of the English fol
eign Office, and is more likely to defea
French aspirations in the Celestial Empir
than any measure of success they may gai
over the celestial hordes.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-11-08
CLEVELAND ELECTED,
L" Public Office Public Trust"

Public Office a Public Trust"
1t may now be safely announced that
Grover Cleveland of the State of New York,
is the President-eect of the United States;
and that if he lives to that day will be sworn
in March 4th, 1885 as successor to President
Arthur, aud XXI President Of the United
States of America. In connection with the
above announcement it may be added that
the telegrams from Europe state that Amer
lean securities in tho London and Continen-
tai markets are steady,
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-11-08
An Efficient Service.

Mr.. Frank D. Swecten the accommoda-
ting and efficient manager of the B. and o,
telegraph company was at his post during
the entire election night, and with a small
army of messenger boys he gave those who
availed themselves of their opportunities a
telegraphic service never before enjoyed in
this city. ... 49,.
The Wilmingtonian., 1884-11-08

Harmony Council U. F, of A. meets Tues
day evening at 7.30 o'clock, Room No. 10,
McClary Building. John H. Stevens W. P,
Richard Heritage, Secretary.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16
CONFEDERATION AT FRIEND
SHIP.

MACEDONIA, KY, MAY, IL, 1854.
Mr.. Dave Wright's store at Friend
ship, in Caldwell county, some six
miles west of this place was consum-
ed by fire last Saturday night. Mr..
Wright left his store about shutdown
to visit a friend near Cave Spring
church in Christian county. The
neighbOrs were passing around dur
ing the fore part of the night as late
as 10 o'clock and saw no light about
the store at that hour; about mid
night, however, some of the neigh
bors discovered the building on fire
and gave the alarm. Mrs. John
Jones, Dunning and others rushed to
the scene. They succeeded in break
ing into a dwelling that extended
from the back end of the store house,
thereby gaining admittance by the
back door only in time to save
Wright's beds and a roll Of carpet
that were in the back room Of the
store. There was some insurance on
the goods but none on the houses,
which belonged to Mr.. E. Williams.
The storehouse and dwelling were
both burned, the latter however,
was unoccupied. 1t must have been
the work of an incendiary as there
had been no fire in the house for two
weeks.
| DnI-ptI AVN Dr,nv
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

The Kentucky Legislature adj
journed at midnight, Monday May
18th. The last hours of the session
were boisterous but good humOred.
A large number of bills were rushed
through Oh Saturday and Monday.
The most important one was the APP
preparation Of $l2, 800 for the state ex-
hibit at the Louisville Exposition. On
the last day the Speakers Of both
Houses were presented with canes,
other officers were remembered
with presents and speeches of fare
well were made by the members and
everything closed in regular Glove
feast style. The Legislature has
wasted a great deal of time and
squandcrcd large amount of money
in useless appropriations but it was
not much worse than the average
assembly. The Woman sums up its
work as follows: Taking it all in
all, this has been a fair Legislature
fully up to the average, and in our
Judgment its action will stand scru-
tiny about as well as any Of its late
predecessors. Like all others that
we have known, it was slow TO Crap
pie with hard questions, and has
wasted more time than was necessa-
rs for the transaction of local bust.
ness but it has not reached an adj
journment without having disposed
Of the most important business. In
the last two weeks it has practically
done all its public work-at least all
that was done. 1t has failed in some
important particulars, but what Leg
isture has ever left Frankfort with a
perfect record ?" 1t has done at least
one sensible thing in adjourning
sine die and not to meet again next
winter.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16
E1KToN, Ky.
May 6, 1891.

May u, 1881.
AS Elkton has a great many sub
scribers to your paper, perhaps a let
ter from the capital of Todd would be
acceptable to you.
The Directors of the Elkton and
Guthrie r. Il. have held meeting,
and elected b. T. Perkins, Jr., Presi-
dent and John o. Street Secretary
and Treasurer. A surveyor has been
employed TO locate the road and
make estimates, etc.
Circuit Court opened Monday with
very light docket, Judge w. L. Du-
laney gave the grand jury a very ex-
cellent charge. lie was very severe
on liquor dealers and said, we had
laws good enough, if the grand juries
would see if they were enforced.
That men who violate the laws
should not be expected to aid in en-
forcing them; and that instead of eX-
pccting drunkards TO testify against
liquor dealers the grand jury ought
t. obtain testimony ofthose interested
in the enforcement of the laws. lie
is an able Judge and deserves much
credit for the bold and faithful dis
charge of his duties.
Commonwealth attorne+John NJ.
Porter is very sick and Maj f. II.
Bristow was appointed to discharge
the duties Of that office.
Col. NJ. d. Browne Fairvicw, and
Hon. r. f. AllcnSworth, of Russell
villc,are attending court this week.
Geo. b. Mcclellan has been sworn
in as a practcing lawyer. He is one
Of our young men and has completed
the course in the Vanderbilt Law
School.
Miss Allison, of Evansville, Ind,
is visiting the family of Mrs. II. F.
Allison.
Miss Jennie Hooser, has returned
home from a visit to friends near Ha-
densville.
Mr.. VIII Terry has bought and
opened the drug store formerly
owned by j. r. Roberts, deceased.
Maj. f. II. Bristow is the happiest
man in town-it is a boy.
DR.. j. NJ. Gill preached at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church
Sunday and Sunday night. After
the sermon at night j. /. Hancock
and j. ID. Reeves were elected and
ordained Deacons.
Miss Anna NJ. Jefferson is visiting
relatives near Guthrie.
Mr.. Geo. r. Russell has just started
his press brick machine with a ca
pacity of 24,0OO brick per day.
GUESS.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

Not long ago we expressed the
opinion that no newspaper in the dis
trlct outside of Henderson would
support Mr.. Clay for Congress, with
other candidates in the field. We
were mistaken the Calhoon Courier
is not only championing his cause but
is doing some guessing that makes
McKemzie's friends smile in pity at
the dense Ignorance Of Editor Lem
mons. Here is sample: GAS this
seems to be seasonable weather for
guesses Oh the status of the congress
iOnal candidates in the different
counties of the Second District, it
may not be inappropriate that we i'll
dulgc i'll the pastime little. Hon.
Jas. f. Clay will carry Mclean, Da-
viess, Hancock, Henderson, Union
and Webster. Hon. Jas. A. McKen-
zie, will carry Christian, if he makes
the race, which is doubtful. Hon.
Polk Latloon will carry Hopkins.
Clay will get the nomination, (which
the same" some of our contempora-
ries can smoke in their Clay pipes,
when they find that he is the choice
of the people"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

In Livingston county Dick Crouch
shot and fatally wounded James Sui.
Ivan on account of an old grudge.
A number of citizens were victim
ised by burglars and pickpockets at
Lexington during the races.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

"The Moneyless man and other
Poems" by Maj. ii. Y. Stanton, edi-
tor of the Frankfort Yeoman, has met
with such successful sale as to put the
book out of print. In response to
the many calls for it the author has
prepared a new and enlarged ed;-
ton which will include a number OF
poems now in print for the first time
The volume is in the press of Robt
Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, and will be
ready for delivery in few days. II
will be duodecimO volume of about
00pages, handsomely printed and in
tasteful binding and will be forward.
ed to any address post paid for l,5C
sent to the publishers.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

Hopkins Democrats will nominate
a sheriff tomorrow.
Stanford is in the clutches of fifteen
lightning rod agents.
The IIawesville Democrat has
adopted the cash system.
Herman Forst, aged y, was dashed
over the dam and killed, at Louis
vile.
A bill increasing the tax levy D
cents for state purposes passed both
Houses.
A negro boy named Smith was
dragged to death by a mule near
Greensburg.
The name of lIayesville post-otlicc,
in Meade Co., has been changed to
Andersonville.
A boy named Finn, of Franklin Co.,
fatally shot himself while handling
pistol, Wednesday.
Gov. Knott has signed the bill in
creasing the state tax on whisky
shops from $25 to $50.
The county-scat Of Knott county is
to be called Hindman, in honor Of the
T.icuterant Governor.
The Paducah Daily Standard has
discarded the patent inside and is
now printed all at home.
The Mercer County Citizen will
appear at uarrodsburg this week
with Col. Nat Gather as editor.
Floyd with six votes was the only
county not represented in the Demo-
cratic State Convention, last week.
Six of the commissioners of the
Lexington Asylum have resigned
and a new board has been appoint
ed.
a young man named Austin Ball
was found murdered by strangulation
in the cabin of a raft, at Louisville,
last week.
A rowing band of Arabs visited
Mayticld last week and an old man of
that town gave them his little grand
son. The citizens were very indig-
nant.
Mrs. Arch Hunt, of Franklin, COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself
with a hank of cotton in the smoke
house while her husband was feeding
stock.
Col. Oscar Turner refuses to sub
nit his claims to primary election,
which has been called in the LIST Dis
trict for Aug. 30, to nominate Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress.
Miles Petty,th negro who outraged
Miss Cora Vannert. was taken from
the Elizabethtown Jail by mob and
hanged last Friday night. His trial
was to have begun the next day.
Casper Dader was found shot in
the neck, lying on vacant lot in Lou
isville. lie refused to tell who shot
him, saying he was ''clever fellow"
The wound was considered fatal.
Tom Henry, colorcd, was killed by
drunken negroes Tuesday at Union
town. lie was cut almost to pieces,
and when nearly dead was shot and
instantly killed by negro namedJim
Smith.
The Govcrnorhas appointed II. b.
Lyon, Of Lyon county; White Car
penter, Of Butler, county, and j. Nj.
Thomas, Of Bourbon county, as the
building committee of the branch pen
itentiary.
George Cecil, suspected moonshi-
ner, was shot near Lebanon by Depu-
ty ID. II. Towards posse, because he
refused to pilot them to illicit dis
tilleries. The shooting is considered
unjustifiable.
Gov. Knott has pardoned two of
the Armstrong boys who were sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for life
from Todd county, for murder. A
large petition was sent from Todd
county asking for executive clemen.
cy towards them.
The Old Guard of the 18th says
Fifty years ago this day, there was q
heavy frost, and ice a half inch thick
formed on the ponds, and the ground
was hard enough to bear up a man.
Three fourths of the timber was
killed between Cadiz and HOPKINS s.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

A large number. Of New York
banks have suspended business and
the financial pillars Of Wall street
are crumbling under the pressure of
the bears. Thousands of excited citi-
zens are filling the streets and pam
ic like the one of 1873 has been in
auguratcd. Failures are certain to
follow all over the country.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

Cyrus II. Mccormick, the widely
known reaper man, who was sup
posed to be one of the richest men
in Chicago, died in that city Wedncs-
day aged 70 years. He had been an
invalid fora number of years. Mr.
Mccormick, born in 1909 in Rock.
bridge county, Va, was the son OF
Robert r. Mccormick, a farmer, who
invented the original reaper in 1876,
bat afterwards abandoned it owing
to its imperfections. Deceased brought
the invention to a successful compile
ton in 1881, when q years old.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

James B. Garrison, the living skel-
eton who married Bercha f. Clear of
Hestonville while he was on exhib-
ition at the dime museum in Phila-
dcphia, died last week at I'M
ion. He took his separation from his
bride of a night very much to heart
and went under the care of a physi.
clan almost as soon as the suit to an
nul their marriage was entered.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

Jno. j. Cornelison has been dis
charged from the Christian church,
at Mt. Sterling, for. cowhiding Judge
Reid, who was also a member Of the
same church. Opinion is divided as
TO the business Of the step and it Is
thought that much discord will be
created in the church in consequence
of his expulsion.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

The elevated Short Route Railway
connecting East with West Louis
willie via the river front was formally
opened Tuesday and the first train
passed over. The road was built by
e. p. Huntington at cost of $1,000
0J0. 1t will be of the greatest inter-
est to traffic between the east and
western points since it will save time
and the cost of transfer round the
city. The road will be a great con-
venience and ornament to a mile and
a half of river front.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

The Young Mems Democratic
League of Cleveland = Senator
Payne's home-has declared boldly
and with enthusiasm for Tilden for
the Presidency. A resolution favor
ing Payne was voted down.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

The Capital, the new paper to be
issued from the Public Primers Of
flee, at Frankfort will appear Au-
gust 2. 1t will be edited by Dr. Jno.
d. Woods and Hon. Geo. V. Triplctt,
10th experienced journalists.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

Peter Rupp, country. editor OF
EuClairc, Wis, has struck it rich.
An uncle in New York has died lcav-
ing him fortune of,$ll0O0O. Mr..
Rupp has signitied his intention of
accepting this slight token of his I'M
cle's esteem,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

DR.. Ingraham, a patent medicine
maker of Baraboo, WIS, has fallen
heir to the Ingraham estate of York
shire, England, estimated to be worth
SI5OOO1O0O.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

The Cadiz Old Guard has taken
an mnmistakeable stand as "Tur-
ner organ" and champions the "Old
Outlaws" cause in leader a column
long.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

Gov. Knott vetoed about a hundred
local bills on the last day of the ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

Chas. O'Conor, the eminent law
yer, died at Nantucket, Mass, We'd
nesday. He was born in New York
in 1901.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16
Sale of Real Estate
FOR TIE PAYMENT OF
TAXES.

l will on MONDAY THE End
DAY OF JUNE 1884, between the
hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ, and 2
o'clock p. NJ, at the Courthouse door
in llopkinsville, KY, sell to the high
est bidder at public auction, for cash
in hand, a sufliciency of the follow
ing real estate situated in the city of
Hopkinsville. KY, to pay and to sat
isfy the following tax due to the said
city for the year 1888, and costs, COM
mission and penalty unpaid as fol-
lows to-Wit:
One lot bounded on the south by Green
vile street, on the west by an alley, on
east by the Wallis lot, on the north by the
McCOmbs lot, owned by and assessed in
the name of John Combs.
Tax against him ..... ...............,.S W
Cost, penalty and commissions E. COOS II
Making total of. 10 OF
One lot bounded on the west by Canton
street, on the north by Mrs. 10. CampbelPs
property, on the east by Main street, on
the south by High street, assessed in the
name of John Caskey, surviving partner
of J. j. j. Caskey.
COST penalty ty' and Commissions .... 30
Making total tax ......... ..............$ 81 ~
One lot bounded on the south by DR..
| Ilickman's lot, ON the west by II. g. Bal
| lards lot, ON the east by Railroad street,
on the north by Mrs. \. j. McDaniePs lot,
owned by and assessed in the name of
| Sam l.. Satcr.
Cost, penalty and commissions ..,.......T ii
| Making total Of........... .... ......Y I III
One lot bounded ON the east by Cole
man street, ON the south by Jarrett Haw-
! kins' lot, on the west by James WoOlfs
| lot, and on the north by Jas. WOOlrs lot,
owned by and assessed in the name of
| Elijah Simmons.
Taxes against him .....,......... : 10 %
Cost, penalty and commissions ..........S 81
Making total OIL. ...................S IA 81
| One lot bounded on the west by Rail
road street, on the south by Tom Phelps
lot, on the east by Heemey Bells lot on
the north byBurgess street, owned by and
assessed in the name o. Agnes Phelps.
| Taxes against her ..... ......s.........S 90
Cost penalty and commissions ..........$ 3j
Making total of ..,................,,....$ 30
WALTER GARRETT.
City Tax Collector.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce
john BOYD as Republican candi-
date for Sheriff of Christian county.
Election August 1884.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-16

ROUGH AND READY.