Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-24
HOWELL KY.
Aug. 18th, 1885.

Aug. 18th, 1885.
ED. SOUTH KENTuCKIAN:
The newspaper reader now
breathes sigh of relief that the final
obscquies Of Gen'l. Grant are over.
For six months the papers through
out the country have been filled
with detailed accounts ofthe Generals
condition, his physicians, eager to
gain notoriety have placarded before
the public gaze, every symptom of
his disease and the reporters seemed
to have We'd with each other in an
effort to give to their respective jour-
mails, his every word and action. The
poor man could not draw long
breath without having a report of ii
telegraphcd throughout the United
States the minutest actions of his
family were heralded over the land
and even every word and decd of his
servants, Henry aud Harrison, was
proclaimed far and wide.
Now what has this profited the
public? what has the country gained
by knowing every step in the progress
of Gen'l. Grants disease? Only the
qualification of an idle curiosity
which it were better to crush than
to pander to.
With all due respect to the noble
character and brilliant achievements
of this departed hero, your correspon-
dent stoutly protests against the in
justice done to the reading public, by
our editors in thus entering into the
minutiae of the every day actions of
any man not occupying position of
public trust.
This is day of progress business
is the watch word of the age and the
man who has to toll for his daily
bread, with only few minutes to
devote TO reading every day, has not
the time nor the inclination to &C.
cupy all his leisure moments in read
ing about how Genl. Grant slept last
night, or what he ate for breakfast or
how far he walked without fatigue.
Such trivial facts were of great in
terest to the personal friends of the
dead stateman, and he who has moth
ing else TO do, can afford to read these
daily reports, but the man of business
grows tired OF so much sameness in
his literature and wants more sub
stantial return for his reading.
Mrs. Lou Russell, daughter of Mr..
William Rives near Bennettstown
and wife of Rufus Russell, Esq, died
at her home in the Church Hill neigh
borhOod on last Saturday and her
funeral was preached at the residence
of her father on yesterday. Mrs. Rus
sell was the sixth child of her father
who has died within the last 3 or 4
years and she leaves a husband and
two little children besides other re-
lations and many friends to mourn
her death. 10 the sorrowing
family and relations your correspon-
dent would offer his deepest sympathy
in their bereavement.
Mrs. Isaac Cayce, near Beverly, has
for several weeks, been quite sick
with typhoid fever and her condition
on yesterday was thought to be very
critical. Mrs. Cayce is good WON,
an and it is to be hoped that she may
soon recover from her illness.
The series of meetings which were
to have been commenced at "Sharon
church" on the first Sunday and
which were postponed on account OF
hot weather were begun on last Sun
day. Rev. Ii. f. Perry, will in
the conduct of the meetings, be as
sisted by Revs. G.. W. Eichleberger
and A. G. Biddle, of the latter OF
whom it may be said that he will moi
only preach to sinners but will also
labor earnestly for the conversion oil
certain fair lady, to doctrine Other
than that of Presbyterianism.
Notwithstanding the dry weather
and dusty roads brandances and pic.
MICS are still the order of the day in
this part of the country. On Thurs
day night the 18th inst, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Rufus Whitlock, nice
party was given, which which was
largely attended and greatly enjoyed
Your correspondent was not present
but supposed the party to have been
a success in every particular.
On last Saturday afternoon a party
of ladies and gentlemen from the
Lafayette neighborhood, together
with a few young people of this
vicinity, met at Noah's Spring for the