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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

The first news of the death of Vice
President Hendricks was received by
the Messenger by telephone from
Evansville about 6 o'clock yesterday
evening. The news was kept per-
fectly quiet by the telephone ex-
change, and doubtless nobody in
Owensboro would have known a
word of it until this morning had
not the telegraph messenger boy
spread il along Main street as he was
coming to our office about all houl
later with a special dispatch confirm
ing the news. 1t is the duty of the
Telegraph Company to see that mes
sages are delivered to the persons to
whom they are addressed, and to
keep their contents sacredly secret
The Messenger has repeatedly remind
ed the manager of the Telegraph
Company of his duty in this regard
but it has availed nothing SO far. II
has therefore concluded to seeif there
is any virtue in the courts, and will
this morning bring an action for dam
ages against the company for divul.
ging the contents of its special last
night.-Owensboro Messenger.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01
Logan's Needless Alarm.

Gen. Logan gives utterance to an
unwarranted judgment of the Amer
lean people when he says ave have
no president of the senate, no speak
of the house. There is but one life
between the government and an
archy." This is the wild and wicked
cry of an alarmist which, in the face
of actul danger, would hasten the
catastrophe it comtemplates. But
there are million lives between the
government of the United States and
anarchy, and, unless the Gen. Logan
of to-day is but the empty shade of
the Gen. Logan of the past, his is one
of them. The American people are
perfectly calm in the present emcr-
gency. They may view the situation
with solicitude, but they have no
dread of anarchy whatever may hap
pen. The nation might be without
a constitutional head, but whatever
might happen in Washington it would
still have the constitution, and unless
its leaders undertook the roles Of an
archists there would be no reason to
fear anarchy. In all such situa-
lions as that brought about by
the death of Mr.. Hendricks it should
be the endeavor of men like Gen.
Logan to do all in their power to al
lay public anxiety and not seek to
excite unnecessary alarm.-Chicago
News.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Several gentlemen in the Tran
script Office yesterday were discuss
ing the slick trick that deprived Col.
Thomas L. Jones of the nomination
for Governor. The fact was stated
that when the vote wascomplete, one
of them looked in the Secretary's tai
ly sheet and saw that he had footed
1t up, giving Jones ten majority. The
Secretary wrote the statement of the
vote out and handed it to the Chair
man who looked at it and laid it OH
the table before him. AS if by pre-
concerted agreement the disorder be-
came very great, and in the few min
utes of the hubbub the slick work
was done and swindled Col. Jones
lodt of the nomination. The Hon.
Chairman now sleeps in his grave, but
there are tens of thousands of Ken
tuckians who remember the act OIL
Justice to a worthy man, and believe
they are in honor bound to give tC
Col. Jones the next nomination fol
Governor,-Lexington Transcript.
There is not one word of truth il
this statement. The writer and, VIZ
believe, Mr.. A. o. Robertson, the lat
ter Jones man, were the tally clerks
and it is fact that the Chairman
was never apprised of the footing
until after Col. Jones' name. had beer
withdrawn by his own friends. A
everybody knows it took 1863 votes Il
nominate. When the roll call wa
completed Jones had $685., but be
fore the columns of figures could b.
added up vote was changed il
Franklin county from Jones to Knott
!! This put Knott a fraction of a vot
ahead, but two votes were quickl.
changed from Knott to Jones il
Henry county, which again put Jone
ahead. No sooner had this beef
done than the break came in tn
Louisville delegation and half dozel
votes were changed from Jones II
Knott and one of Col. Jones delega
ton jumped upon chair and with
drew his name. Knots friends ha(
counted his votes as they were called
out and when the footing showed
1868 q they knew that one vote would
change the result and at once begal
drawing upon their reserve strength
1t was not until long after the nomin
alton had been made that the clerk
leisurely finished adding up the orig
inal columns aud showed the figureI
to the Chairman. The corrected vot,
was never announced until itappear
ed In the papers.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

There is growing sentiment in
favor of Logan for Speaker of the
Senate, amongst Republicans. They
say that he received the party endorse
ment for the position and would have
been elected but for Blaine's bad
record and Burchard's stupidity.
Sherman is also spoken of, but the
fact that Sherman has to take his
chances for reelection operates
against Him and in favor of some
Senator whose term runs to or beyond
1889. The Democrats are inclined to
prefer Ednunds, who is less bitter in
his partisanship than either Logan OF
Sherman and also an ADLER statesman.
The caucus win be held this week,
probably Friday, and it is not unlike
ly that Logan will be selected. 8
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01
The Dead Vice President.

The funeral of the late Vice Presi-
dent will take place at indianapolis
to-day. The remains were allowed
to lie in state in the county court
house Sunday and Monday, A COM
mittee of distinguished citizens head
ed by United States Senator Harrison,
will conduct the arrangements for
the funeral.
The funeral will take place at noon
the procession leaving the residence
at IL AS o'clock for the church, in the
following order:
Police.
Military Companies,
+ Civic Societies.
The President, Members Of the Cabinet and
United States Senators.
Pall-bcarers,
The Hearse.
Family Carriages.
state, County and City Officers and Citizens.
The body was placed in the casket
on Saturday morning. tits of cedar,
covered with black velvet and lined
with white satin, with silver trim
mings. After the funeral the body
will be placed in a marble vault al
Crown Hill Cemetery, north of the
city, near Mr.. Hendricks private lot
elevated above the common level, aud
in the center of which is granite
column, forty feet high, plain ant
uncarved, except the simple inscrip
ton, "Thomas A. Hendricks" neal
the bottom of the shaft. Here hi
son, his only child, is buried.
r. II. Parks, the sculptor, has takei
a cast of Mr.. Hendricks face, to b.
used in making a marble bust of him
Nearly all of the members
of the Cabinet and Committee
from both Houses of Congress, will
be present to do honor TO the deceas
cd statesman.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01
Just one.half Of lhe 1l8 counties Of

Just one-half of the 1lS counties of
the Slate are pauper counties, so call
ed from the fact that they draw out
of the State treasury more revenue
than they pay in. The list is as fol-
lows:
Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Bell,
Breathitt, Butler, Galloway, Carter,
Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland,
Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Floyd,
Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup,
Hancock, Harlan, Hart, Hickman,
Jackson, johnson, Knott, Knox, Lau-.
rel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher,
Lewis, Livingston, Lyon, Magoflin,
Marshall, Martin, Menifee, Metcalf,
Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, 0wsley, Per-
ry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson,
Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Taylor,
Wayne, Webster, Whitley and Wolfe.
Those paying g net revenue are !;
Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon,
Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, breckenridge,
Bullitt, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll,
Christian, Clark, Crittenden, Davies,
Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Fulton,
Gallatin, Garrald, Grant, Hardin,
Harrison, Henderson, Henry, Hop
kins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Kenton,
Larue, Lincoln, Logan, Madison, Nc
Cracker, Mclean, Meade, Mercer,
Montgomery, Muhlenburg, Nelson,
Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton,
Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Spencer,
Todd, Trimble, Union, Warren,
Washington and Woodford.
Two of the last named-Simpson
and Trigg-came within less than
500 of being pauper counties. Chris
tian pays net revenue of $6,304S2,
ranking 3lst in the list of paying
counties.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

An enterprislng clothing firm in
Evansville hit upon a novel scheme
for thanksgiving day. They adver-
'tised that they would give an over
coat TO the person who would take
the biggest bite out of a pumpkin pie.
The contest created intense excite
ment. John Wade, COL, and S. d.
Lett tied for the first place and will
have another contest in a few days to
decide between them.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

For genuine, unadulterated gall
Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, takes
the cake. lie had the unparalleled
impudence to notify Mrs. Hendricks
by telegram that he would add insult
to injury by attending the deceased
Vice Presidents funeral. VIM, A,
Wheeler, his partner in the business
of receiving stolen goods, has moi
been heard from.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01
AN ARMIsTICE.

LONDON, Nov. ga dispatch from
Belgrade says that an armistice be-
tween Servia and Bulgaria was con-
cluded at 3 80 o'clock this afternoon.
The cessation of hostilities was
brought about by the efforts of Count
Won ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, the Aus
tro-Hungarian envoy extraordinary
and minister plenopotentiary at Bel
grade.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

In England the elections last a
whole week. They were in progress
last week and excitement was at fe-
Yer heat. The Conservatives made
large gains in Parliament
though the latest returns indicate
that the Conservative reaction was
not sufficient to gain majority,
The Liberals claim l6l seats against
159 for the Conservatives, rs for the
Nationalist and for the Independ-
ents. The Independents are virtually
Conservatives. Ert..
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Hon. Jos. S. Miller, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, has just issued
a report in which lie gives the total
collections from Kentucky at $l4,-
Sl2,475. Whisky is bonded ware
houses, 37493,775 gallons, and spirits
in the hands of wholesale dealers,
l,547,497 gallons. The report is
commented upon by the Eastern
press as an excellent and most salts
factory exhibit of the affairs of the
department..
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Gov. Hills plurality, it appears
from the official figures printed three
weeks after the election is ll,691.
On Thursday, Nov. 5, the second
morning after the election, the
World, through its special and very
thorough system of collecting the re.
turns, gave his plurality as 1867
An error of four votes in total OF
something over million cast is not
so bad an error, all things considered
New York World.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Mr.. Hendricks is the fifth vice-pres-
ident who has died in Office George
Clinton during the first term of Mad
ison, Elbridge Gerry during the Sec
ond term of Madison, William II.
King, yice-president under Pierce,
and Henry Wilson during Grants
second term being his four predeces
core
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

AT Wheeling, w. Va, one night
last week, Miss Clara Morris, while
playing the "New Magdalene" to a
crowded house switched her train
over the foot-lights and set it on fire.
The stage carpenter rushed on the
stage and helped her to extinguish
the flames, just as panic was about
to ensue. The play went ahead,
Miss Morris wearing her mutilated
costume till the curtain fell.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Eight of Reil's Indian allies were
hanged simultaneously on one gal
lows at Battleford, Northwest Terri
tory, Friday. They all took part in
the massacre of priests and defense
less women and children at Frog
Lake settlement last April.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

+. Two of the largest beets we have
seen this season were brought to this
Office last Tuesday by Mr.. Perry
Thomas, Jr. They weighed nine
pounds and eleven ounces. Perry
gives the credit to his wife as she is
boss of the garden. Who can beet
the pair?-Cadiz Telephone.
That's nothing, we can show you
any number of dead beats in Hop
kinsville who weigh from $50 to $50
pounds.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

King Milan, of Servia, has been
ingloriously licked by the Bulgarians
in less than a fortnight and had to
beg for an armistice in order to talk
about the terms of peace. Prince
Alexander is a bad man to fool with.
The bellicose Milan probably didn't
know he was loaded. Scrvia will be
required to pay a heavy indemnity
and give bond to keep the peace in
the future.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

The report of the first assistant
postmaster general for the year end
ing June 80 is out. 1t shows "a Of
fees established and 81 discontinued
in Kentucky and that 224commissions
expired, II postmasters were removed
and 10 died. The number of offices
in the State is ,7l2, an increase of 81
during the fiscal year. Only nine
states haye more postofllces than
Kentucky.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

MIL. W. Blake. the subject Of the above
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
sERvIANs SLAUGHTERED.

SERNlANS SLAUdHIEhED'
LONDON, Nov. GA dispatch
fIom Sofia states that the Bulgarians
report that 1000 Servians were killed
at Widden.
MARCHING ONWARD.
A dispatch from Belgrade says
King Milan denies that he will abdi-
cate.
Advlces from Sofia say the Ser
vians to-day sent the second flag of
truce to the Bulgarian lines, propos-
ing an armistice, but they refused to
entertain the proposition until the
conditions named yesterday were
complied with. These conditions
were the evacuation of the Widden
district by the Servians; the settle
ment of the amount of the indemni-
ty to be paid by Servia. The onward
march of the Bulgarian forces con-
tinues.
ENTERED sERvIA.
LONDON. Nov. PA dispatch from
Sofia states that at 4 o'clock Oh the
morning of Thursday, the 26th inst,
Prince Alexander at the head of
5000 Bulgarian troops entered Ser
via. Great enthusiasm prevails in
the army and throughout Bulgaria.
RUsToHTcH, Noy. 27.-The Bulga-
rian commander at Widen tele-
graphs that the Seryians under Gen.
Lestjanin, attacked that place under
pretense of an armistice, but were
repulsed with a heavy loss. Later a
force of Bulgarians from Lorn Pa
lanka carried the Servian positions
at Arser Palanka.
BELGRADE, Nov. 27.-King Milan
has joined the army near Prot, where
he will soon take command of a force
of $4,000 men. Gen. Topalovitch
has refused to propose an armistice
TO Prince Alexander.
The statement that the Bulgarians
captured Prot yesterday after being
twice repulsed, was incorrect. II
appears that the entire Bulgarian
army made an attack on Prot. A
prolonged struggle ensued, during
which the Servian artillery rendered
excellent service and maintained
such all effective fire that the Bull
garians were repulsed. The losses
of the Bulgarians are reported to
have been very heavy.
SOFIA, Nov. 2S.-Reports from
Prince Alexander's headquarters al
the front state that the Dulgarians
continue their forward movement.
A severe battle was fought at Prot
in which the Bulgarians forced the
Servians to retire at the point of the
bayonet, and captured that town.
The town is occupied by a force OF
Bulgarians, and a portion of Prince
Alexander's army has advanced sew
eral kilometers beyond the town.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

The President changed his mind
about attending the funeral of the
Vice President, and will remain in
Washington.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

The Telephone says Representative
W. G. Hayden, Rep, of Trigg, is in
favor of abolishing the Board Of
Equalization, A
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

During his last sickness, King
Alfonso, of SPAN, had eight physi-
clans at his bedside. No wonder
be died.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Congress will meet next Monday
Dec. 7th.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

The Grant Monument Fund has
reached 100000.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

LONDON, Nov. 26.-A dispatch
fIom Sofia states that the Bulgarians
report that 1000 Servians were killed
at Widden.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-01

Act ,TIIfY liS35 II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY. APRIL 4. 1885.

there are SIC churches, with ~ I'll members,
373 pastors and 1852 lay preachers. In Scot
land there are "a churches 1866 members sc
pastors, and is lay preachers In Ireland there
% churches, with l,647 members, is pastors,
and Ii lay preachers. This makes total in the
United Kingdom Of 2 500 churches, with 312, 400
members, 1908 pastors, and 3. 800 lay preachers.
1t will be noticed that in England there are
more than twice as may lay preachers as pastors;
and while there are zoos churches there
preaching prevails very extensively in England
Laymen who get their living by secular occupa-
tons preach on Sundays under the direction of
their pastors at out-stations or in the open air.
receiving no paymentfor such service except the
consciousness of doing good; and these out-sta-
tions, thus supplied gratuitously, often develop
into churches able to sustain pastors. Forty -one
ministers are reported to have died in 1884, and
eight OF them we're more than eighty years old,
the oldest being Rev. w. Huntley, of Simplye
Stoke near Bath. Their united ages were
2,6l0 years, being an average of 6323 There
are eleven Baptist churches in England which
date back to the sixteenth century, thirty. one
in the first half of the seventeenth century, and
lo5 In the last half, making las churches dated
before the year 1700.
The now venerable Dr. Somervie was a cler-
gyman of large experience when the famous dis
ruptlon took place in Scotland in 1872. He was
one of that bright band of evangelicals who
numbered among others the Boomers and Nc
Cheynes, of Dundee. DIR. Somerville labored
long and successfully in Glasgow. In his old age
he resolved to make personal visit to the cradle
lands of Christianity, and to do what he could
personally for the benighted people. The good
Doctor has just been heard from. He has been
visiting the sites of the 'seven churches Of
Asia. At Thyatira he had good audiences.
AT Sardis which is in utter desolation and
ruin, he had a congregation of twenty six per
sons in the house of sheik At Philadelphia,
which is thriving place, he addressed a congre-
ton assembled in the temple of Minerva, built
by Alexander the Great Sankey's hymns were
sung amid the ruins. Colossus has disappeared,
and he sought in vain for Phiamon's house or
Epaphra's church. At Ephesus he saw the re-
mains OF the theater of ST. Pauls time. OF
Laodicea no trace could be found There was
neither house nor hut Pergamos was not Wis
tied, on account of its distance. The Doctor
and party when last heard from were at Smyrna.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
woman's Journal.

woman JOufDai.
/ have twice written something about the
women who have held or are holding positions
in the employ of the Manitoba Railroad Com
pany, but find had not known it ALL The
first woman mentioned was Miss Carey who.
some three years ago, was left with three
sisters and brother to support. She
learned to be a telegraph operator, and
wherever she went she took her family with her
and supported them. She r.ught her two sis
ters and a brother the business, and was an
pointed agent at Wayzata, where she had charge
of all the business, which, in the summer with
short trains and steamers on Lake Mime
tonka, is very heavy. After time she was al
lowed TO have her brother to help, and one sister
was appointed train dispatcher on the same
road.
Think of it! A woman. who used to be con-
sidered so helpless and impractical, and gener-
ally useless and incompetent, given the control
of all the life and property involved in the man
agement OF the numerous trains on that busy
road. And what do they think of herr II tried
again and again. said the superintendent. ito
catch that woman off duty before gave her the
place, on Sundays and all such odd hours, aud
/ never once succeeded"