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The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

miles wide on each side Of the canal.
and the ports AM harbors at each
end The absolute ownership, con
troll and management of the canal
was. Ia he in and exercised bv the
United Statee; the Republic of
Nicaragua was To have half of the
tolls levied and collected. The tolls
were To he regulated and collected hy
the United States Government The
United States was to have the power
to make whatever provision il night
deem necessary for the protection and
defense OF the canal.
The adoption of this scheme would
have imposed ON our government
heavy financial responsibilities
which feature alone subjected the
plan to failure. 1t would have also
set upon u novel political obligations.
The acquisition by the government
of territory within the confines of a
foreign State and the undertaking OF
corresponding duties are entirely m-
compatible with one of our most
fundamental policies, namely, the
Monroe dnctrine.
The proiectof Mr.. james b. EadS,
who built the It. Loui, bridge and
the Mississippi ictties, to establish an
intcroceanic ship railway across the
lsthmus of Tehauntcpcc. seems To Us
more feasible plan than any vet
proposed; il is certainly less objection
able than the one above mentioned,
because it l. Il private enterprise that
does not ask dollar from the gov
crnmcnt. Indeed, 50 far as we know,
it j. not objectionable in the least.
Some sort of ship passage from the
Mexican Gulf to the Pacific Ocean i,
greatly needed. lnnumerable bene,
fits would result thereby to the whole
human race, civilized and uncivilized,
especially to the people of the United
States.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
The Commercially Growth.

The actual sales of THE SUNDAY
COMMERCIAL yesterday We're SEVEN
TEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT
copies in excess of the SUNDAY previ-
Gus An additional two thousand
copies were printed to meet the ill.,
creased demand, aud ofthese all but two
hundred and twelve papers were sold
LOuisriHe Commercial February, IL
STATE OF KENTUCKY, , -
COUNTY Or JEFFERSON.
Personally appeared before me, this da
Mark Hardin, foreman of the press
ro m OF The DAILY COMMERCI ALwhO
being firs' duly sworn, states that the
edition of THE COMMERCIAL for sun
day, February |, 1885, was eighty
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
STATE NEWS.

\ team of horses ran away at Mill
wood, Graysou county, throwing the
driver, Col. Kinney, out of the wagon
and crushing his skull, from which he
died.
John Tucker, a farmer sixty year
old, was shot and killed, near Sardis,
Mason county, on Sunday morning.
HIS wife, u young woman of ~, has
been arrested as his murderer
The Green River Courier announces
the death of Mr.. Isaac b. Riggs and
Stephen +. Vaughan, of Mclean.
John b. Gaines, says the Owensboro
Messenger, who bears not much more
than quarter of a century of age, but
has published weekly, semi-weekly.
tri weekly, and daily papers in six
Kentucky towns, has just been burned
out for the fifth time. His first fire was IN
Woodburn; second, in Russellville;
third, in Louisville; fourth ami fifth in
Bowling Green. He has managed to
have enough insurance every time,
however, to come again. He estimat es
his loss on the last occasion, which was
Thursday morning,at 5000; insurance,
s., 400.
On the night of January u the Perry
county Jail burned and Abner Eversole,
Young man of Is. lost his life On
the 9TH day of last October EversJle
shot and killed Mrs. VIM. Baker, an
aged lady, for which was tried at the
last term of the Perry Circuit Court,
convicted ard sentenced to hang, but
had been granted a new trial and was
awaiting his trial when he he met his
death.
George Adams was killed on Friday
Of last week, near Paducah, 10y a man
named Hume.
The Central City argus says God
/ Almighty made Green river free and
navigable stream, but the Kentucky
Legislature, between drinks, sold it
out To monopoly created by its own
hand.
A man 10y the name of Bsbbett, near
Richlieu, Logan county, while carelessly
handling shot gun, discharged the
same, the contents entering the
head of his II yearold nephew, killing
him instantly.
The Rochester correspondent of the
Butler county Ne,os, says George
Shultz, of Ohio county, has sold his
farm to his two sous aud Jim Davenport.
NJ. Shultz will move to town, and ell
gage in business in the spring.
Mr. and Mr.. J. w Oorroh, Of Lon
county, are rejoicing over the birth Of
their twenty sixth child.
The hoard of direct is of the South
trn Exposition, Louisville, have per-
fected a plan for bonding the Exposi.
ton property, and will shortly complete
the purchase of the land entering into
the original scheme.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

kmAIToIM. where General Cor
don was besieged bv the Arabian
rebels, has fallen. and it l. rumored
that 4 terrible massacre took place.
1t l. probable that Gen. Gordon was
captured. aud of course killed, "a the
inturiated and fanatic Savages have
no notions of mercy. 1t is reported
that Gen. Stewart and his gallant
little band are in danger. The rebels
are numerous and are constantly in-
creaSing in numbers. Their success
has inspired them with boldnesS. The
excitement in London j. intense, and
the Ministry are loudly blamed for
their dilatorine-S in sending an expe-
dition To rescue Gordon. The British
Government is sending fresh supplies
of men, determined not To give up
but to overcome victorious Islam and
avenge the death of Gordon if he is
dead. England can not afford tn
back down. That would mean war
and mutlny from one end of Asia to
the other.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

THE Evansville .Ioa,uol announces
the death of Hon. Robt. &. Gregory,
of Lafayette, Indiana, on January
the 2jth. 1883. of internal troubles.
in the 10Th year Of his age. Mr..
Gregory was , native of Kentucky,
but emigrated TO Indiana, early in
life when that state was a territory
and became identified with itS inter
eSt>. lie became one of the leading
lawyers of Lafayette, and in 1863,
was elected to seat on the bench of
the Supreme Court, and was re-elect-
ed in 1870. lie was a couSin of Judge
W. +. Gregory. of Hartford.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

LAST Friday one hundred excur-
>ionists from Boston and other eastern
cities en- route for New Orleans. ar
rived at Memphis on the steamer
City of 1t. Louis, and were royalty
received and Hospitality entertained
bv the business men Of that city.
The reception rendered them was
quite a surprise. but was highly
appreciated. Il was genuine
Southern welcome, and proves that
Memphians have not forgotten the
bounty that was showered upon them
during the dark days of 1873, when
their city was scourged with an
epidemic.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
LINES ADDRESSED TO MISS ]. w.
By j. W. NJ.

Dear girl, thy dreams of love hath flown,
The rose decayed ere fully blown;
The 'wel!inc BUDS. one by one,
Have withered in the noon day sun.
Thought We that love had no distress.
That cruel fate could ne'er repress
The fire that burned within your soul.
The fire lit up by Cupid bold:
Or hoped We e'er that love might be
A river flowing to the sea,
No ebbing tide the shore To lave,
Nor scarce 81 rip pie ON the waveP
Thought you that another's pride,
One who grew So near your side,
Could cause you e'er, as you have now,
To break solemn, sacred vows
A vow so soon and freely given,
And sealed by angels up in Heaven.
You thought was sacred I'm your heart.
And free from every tempter's art.
But vain the thought, that you are now,
The one who broke the sacred vow;
Yet Heaven forgive, il must not be,
Stfdh vi
No, rather let me kindly say,
That IN the awful, coming Day,
When all must stand before the Throne.
And every secret thought he known.
Thou wilt not have this sin TO bear,
Another must the burden share;
Though fame may settle on his brow,
You said he made you break the vow.
Or words like those, by you were spoken,
When speaking of the pledges broken,
And your words so true f"yore,"
Confirmed a thought we had before.
But let il go, the deed is done,
One by one the days have flown,
Those days when on our pathway grew,
The brightest flowers OF every hue.
Fare thee well. my friend of ''yore.r
May angels guide you to the shore,
"Over the River" safely glide,
To ely sian fields beyond the tide.
Where angel wings shall fan y our cheek,
Where hearts are strong, that here are veal
WheIe naught but truth is ever spoken,
And sacred vows are never broken.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

The New York Erening Post, on
the occasion of Speaker Carlisle's re-
cent visit To- Pre>ident-elect Cleve-
land, says;
The gravity, impartiality and
fidelity to principle which have dis
tinguished Mr.. Carlisle's Speakership
are in fine contrast with the turbu-
lence and self-seeking of the keifer
regime. Mr.. Carlisle was born and
nurtured in the Bourbon school, but
has grown with the country's growth,
and kept pace with the best political
ideas of the times. He has made
some mistakes, but withal he has
impressed the public with confidence
and sincerity and his desire to he
serviceable to his country. Gov.
Cleveland can not get too much of
the kind of advice which disinterest-
ed men Of this stamp are willing To
give him."
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
Obituary.

The death of Miss Laura f. Milligan,
which occurred Sunday morning brings
sad bereavement to a large circle of
relatives and friends. She was the
youngest daughter of Mr.. Joseph Mil
ligan, who came to this city from
Muhlenberg county, Kentucky. Her
presence and life were constant bene-
diction to home, as she was the COM
fort ana stay % her parents in their old
age. Her character was made beautiful
10y the constant practice OF those graces
which ornament and ennOble true wo-
manhood. A member of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, "A fsithful
Christian, she passed away in perfect
peace; her mind stayed on God and her
hope of heaven inspired her with faith
and courage to the end Evansville hi
bUae- NeTs.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

RICHLAND SPRINGS, Jan. 81, 1885.
Editor Herald:
Times are very hard here and money
scarce.
We have just passed through the
worst spell of weather that have ever
experienced IN the ten years have
lived in Texas. Great numbers of live
stock have died; sheep have suffered
more than any other kind; some men
have lost nearly all their flock.
There is "A good school here taught by
Prof. RaIey, former student at the
Hartford school
Wheat looks very well, considering
the cold bad weather. Farmers are be-
hind with their work.
would advise Suggs to pay no at
tention to Disguised, aud would like for
him to give all the news of ROckpOrt as
il is our former home
/ Wishing the HERALD success, am
TEXAS.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
HISTORICAL HARTFORD.
Some of its People and History Liv-
ing Twelve Years Without Scalp
Ben Hardins Strength
10 Daviess-
HARTFORD, ky. Feb. "a, 1855.

HARTFORD, KY. Feb 2d, 1855.
Editors Inquirer:
Hartford is pleasantly situated on the
south hank of Rough creek, twenty
eight miles, by water, from its mouth (;
five miles from the G., o. x ; w. rail-
road, and twenty-eight miles from
OwensbOrO; and she can boast Of 200
inhabitants. This il an old town,
having been incorporated in lSOS. and
many years before this place was a
station of considerable note; AMI this
and Barnett's station, which was about
two miles east Of here, were often the
scene Of bloody strife and acts Of noble
dating. These stations We're never
regularly bssieged, but they were fire.
quently harassed by struggling bands
of Indians. A number who impru-
IDENTIFY ventured out of sight of the
station were killed. wounded, or cap
tured A. far back a. 1890, Bsrnett's
station was waylaid, and a Mrs. An
dersnn captured. ard twn of her children
were killed. Strange and true, this
lady lived twelve years afterward,
ENJOYING remarkably good health
with put any scalp. The second party
Of Indians captured Hannah Barnett, a
girl about ten wears obi. and retained
her about ~ix months. when. through
the ia iustrumsrtality Robert Bsird.her
bro. her-iu INV she WIS re' urued tu her
relations and friensIs ard permit me
tn here. add tina, The Baird's and the
Harrpit'~. like tl,e children of Israel Of
Old. have heeh faithful. aud have ''ia-
creased shuudantlv. multiplied. aud
wsxsd a eXcee ding mighty; and the land
j. filled vi ,hem " F.x~du j ..
But We d0 not want Mu~es To come
and lead them Msy. for they are, a.
general thing, among our very best
citizens.
Hartford was once the Dlay ground of
the celebrated Ben Hardin. and il Is rC-
lated OF him that ne stood back of where
our new Jail now stands and threw
rcck across Rough creek. distance of
over $50 yards Pruf Barry. the most
noted school teacher nf his day, in this
part ot the State was teaching here at
the time. and young Hardin was at
tending his school. Bill Smithers was
tried for murder at this point, and he
was successfully defended by the talents
Ell, eloquent and fearlG - Joseph Hsmil-
ton Dav'ess, for whom Davisss county
was named, and who surrendered up his
life on the altar of his country, at the
battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 9TH, ISL.
We have the usual number of mer-
chants for a town of this size; meehan-
les enough; physicians sufficient, and
lawyers in abundance, and to spare; and
last, but not least, we have politicians
crOwding every street corner.
In my next | shall speak of some Of
the curiOsities of Ohio county.
&C. w.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

E.iSOr Herald

E,isor Herald
Is il not strange that men Of all po-
litical denominations suffer themselves
to be carried away by excitement.
Newsi apers weekly TEEN with edito.
rials on the tariff question and make it
the shilbholeth of their party, one side
claiming that the dull times are due to
the protective policy of the outgoing
party, while the other claims that it is
due TO the agitation of the opposite policy
and mistrust of the in>cOming adminis-
iration.
Without siding with either, | am of
the opinion that both of the leading
parties "strain at gnat and swallow u
camel" They are ready to tear out each
others eyes over S20O,0O0,O0O, tariff,
when the United States pays annually
81 900, ,00O, 900 for that hell broth called
rum-five times as much as the tariff,
or Sl92, ,000,0O more than the cost of
both bread and meat
These ii lures seem unreasonable at
first thought, but any who doubts may
satisfy himself by ascertaining the num-
Der of barrels Of whisky sold at his
nearest town last year. Let him multi
ply the number of barrels by 2O0 ana he
will have the amount in dollars, as
those who ought TO know say that a
barrel of whisky sold i'm the ordinary
way, costs the consumer 500.
In 1883 there was sold in three towns
I'm Ohio county $50, 900 worth of drinks
and | do not believe that they are worse
than other towns Of the same pOpula-
ton, nor do | believe Ohio county is
more incorporate than her sister coun-
ties. But / do say that it is no wonder
the counters Of our merchants and
grocerymen are piled ceiling high with
unsold goods, while the money that
should go to pay for dry goods, hats,
boots and shoes, sugar, coffee, flour,
II cal and meat, goes to the drinking
dens III every town in the county
Business men, awake; investigate this
thing and see ifthe figures are too large
This is only one part OF the dollar and
cent side of this great evil. Is it not time
To quit talking tariff and to talk pro-
hibitiOn? If prohibition prevailed all
over our land, in six months every
spindle that is now rusting would be in
motion, every furnace would be in full
blast, every forge aglow, every idle lab
orer woYld be at work, and real prosper
iIy prevail all over our fair land.
j. NJ. ROGERS
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

TmE estimates of critics contound
u> about a. much a. do recipes for
health. American literary Judges
pronounce Tennv>on's new drama,
Bcckf, tame and Sccond-cla>> pro
duction, unworthy of the poet, earlier
fame; their English brethren think
they can not err I'm placing this
tragedy very high in the dramatic
poetry of this century. 1t has the
breadth of the old writers, it live,
with that true dramatic life which few
dramati>l> since the death of Shirley
have been able to compass. There is
not a languid scene in the play"
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
Jim Bates accidentally killed Rhodes

Jim Bates accidentally killed Rhodes
Ekin in Winchester, last Friday. They
We're both colored men, who were kill
ing lug-, md the pistol Bates Mas
shooting them with was accidentally
discharged.
On Thursday, January the 18th, a
fire at Bowling Green destroyed prop
erty to the amount of S20,O00. The
office Of the Park city Times was
totally destroyed. Loss 5000 with
81 400 insurance.
Burglars entered the grocery of w.
r. Long, in Hopkinsville, on Monday
night of last week and took wines,
whiskies, bacon. -four &c., to the
amount Of 800 besides $40 in cash from
the drawer No clew has been dis
covered
Sam Holman, who murdered Harlan
Taylor. Marshal of Morganfield, on
December the 23d, 1854, was captured
by Martin Hoggin. Marshal Of
Uniontown, ON the I'd inst. He was
found i'm the garret Of his fathers
dwelling and is now in Jail awaiting
trial
Mrs. G. NJ. Clay, mother of Hon. Jas
f. Clay, died at her home in Hender-
son. on Thursday, January the 29th.
1855, i'm the s9th year of her age. She
was a member of the Baptist church.
Mrs. J. NJ Pearls clothes caught fire
while alone in her room, in Louisville.
before assistance was procured.
Miss Jennie Sauiley, a pretty seven-
teen. year old daughter of Judge NJ. G..
Saufley, of Stanford, eloped to Chatta-
nooga last Tuesday with VIM. G. Dunn,
young fprmer, and were married
DIR. &. e. Graham, who celebrated his
one hundredth birthday, October the
Sth, 1854, died at the residence of his
on.in-law, DIR. John j. Cook, in Louis
vile, on Tuesday of last week. of old
age. He died, surrounded by his sons
and daughters His remains We're
taken to Danville, the home of his birth,
for interment.
Thirty-two prisoners from different
parts of the State were placed in the
penitentiary one day last week.
Paducah Ners. The penit entiary at
Eddyville will be the most modern i'm
design and handsomest in architecture
in the South. The main building will
be made of cut stone, with wings on
each side 80 feet high, built of the same
material. In the wing rooms there
will he $50 cells. There will be also a
handsome brick hospital and four CON-
modious brick work shops, each 2U
feet long by - feet wide. The entire
plant will contain l04 acres of ground,
which will be enclosed with stone
wall Is feet high. About S,O00,OOO
bricks will be used In constructing the
buildings. One hundred convicts are
now at work quarrying stone, chop
ping wood and preparing to make brick.
Every apartment of the penitentiary
will be supplied with pure water, which
will be lifted from never failing spring
which runs through Il caye beneath the
high hill OF which the penitentiary is
situated
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

The present Indiana Legislature
has refused to pas Il bill which would
have provided a fat financial main
tenance for the State militia. The
militia say they can't stand II, and
will in consequence have 10 disband.
What pity the poor boys will have
no more ball, and dress-parades. The
innocent citizen. however, can con
gratuIatc himself on his immunity
from slaughter in case of disturbance;
he will have no more balls either
to dodge or to be probed for
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

SOME prominent Indiana Demo
crats have urged President-elect
Cleveland to appoint Mr.. Joseph f.
Mcdonald 10 a cabinet position. They
affirm that such an appointment
would meet with universal approval
among the Hoosier Democracy. Mr..
Mcdonald Is veteran, hard-ight-
ing, scarred-up Democrat, and is full
ly worthy of recognition on the part
of Mr.. Cleveland.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

The Owensboro Messenger, it ap-
pears went off half-cocked when it
intimated that there was an alarming
condition of crookednesS at Frank
fort. Other papers unwittingly on
sensationally are Ginning in, and cry
ing for reform and abusing the pres
ent set of State officials. There Is
really no cause for all this. 1t is true
the Treasury is nearly empty, but
not from any dishonesty; it is 50 be-
cause our legislators are mostly Mig
CARDS and demagogues. They make
appropriations without imposing tax
alton. a. our Governor and Auditor
have repeatedly told us. Kentucky
has, fortunately, always had proven
bially honest and upright men in her
service, honest and slow. Their
~lowness is complained of. But such
men are better than rapid rascals.
Public honesty is Il great desideratum.
The defect is in the people themselves.
The Treasury is depleted aud unable
to meet promptly its Obligations, fol
the plain reason that the people are
avcrse to filling it.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

SENATOR JONI :. WILLIAMS
called upon Mr.. Cleveland to pay his
respects, and told him that the Ken
tuckv Democrats a. a mass had the
highest confidence in his wisdom to
call around him the best and truest
men in the party. and that was all
they cared for. Mr.. Cleveland was
apparently gratified with the kind
assurances of Senator Williams, and
said he regretted he had not a larger
experience and more comprehensive
insight into national affairs. but
hoped to have the good fortune to
secure for advisers men of worth and
experience upon whom he could
safely RELY for counsel and advice.
He went ON to say that the Kentucky
Democrats had treated him most
gracefully, and that he had received
no pressure from any of them for an
office for themselves or friends.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
Columbia River Cannery.

Mr.. George Home, one of the largest
Gamers Of fish on Columbia River,
Oregon, says that he suffered with
rheumatism for seven years, having
spent six months at Arkansas Hot
Springs, and at Paso RObles Springs,
Cal, four month in every year, with
out benefit. Finally he tried st. Jacobs
Oil, the great pain cure, and in a short
time all stiffness and soreness Of the
Joints disappeared.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
Point Pleasant Pointers.
February 9Th, 1885.

Editor Herald ::
Business is moderately good.
There is considerable sickness in this
part of the county. Mr.. 5. n. Tichenor
is quite sick with pneumonia. Measles
has completely taken the neighborhood.
There are only two or three houses ia
the Point that have escaped 30 far.
Mr.. Alpheus Everly died on the 4th
inst. Of chronic pneumonia (consump-
tion.) He was an industrious old gen
tlemsn, member of the West Point
Baptist church. DIR. w. p. Bennett
preached his funeral yesterday, after
which he was buried i'm the Sanford
TichenOr grave yard.
The baptizing which was to come Off
tomorrow will likely he postponed on
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11
Better than She Expected,

"lOur letter received. I'm reply am
happy to say that Parker's Hair Balsam
did much more for me than you said it
would, or than | expected. Nv hair
has not only stopped falling out, but
the bald spots are all covered, and all
my hair has grown thicker, softer and
more lively than it was before my sick
ness year ago. Thank you again and
again." Extract from letters of Mr.. X.
w. T., West Fify-thi Il street, New
York. sit
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

Editor Herol

Ettif0r Herdld,
Business good.
Roads muddy.
Mill grinding.
Saloon closed.
Mr. Ben McPherson il the guest of
his uncle Mr. David Owen.
Mr.. n. +. Wilson had jus, returned
from ONensborO, with large stock Of
groceries.
McKendree owen, Of Whitesville,
was in town to day.
Mr.. ID. l. Johnson, j. pIttiuguP "A
new blacksmith shop at this place.
Wishing the HERALD perpetual sue
cess, ! remain.
JANUS.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-11

IL reply 10 question a. to the
trade outlook. Hon. Theodore Cook
Of Cincincinnati. delegate Ia the
National Board of Trade convention.
said that he thought the business
depression which has afflicted this
country for the last three wears. was
about over. and that the people were
decidedly more hopeful. There is a
general feeling of security among
business men everywhere. Every
one seems to be satisfied that Mr..
Cleveland l. going to give Us wise,
conservative administration, and one
that will tend To bring about a boom
in business.