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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
Free From Malaria.

In the fall of 1884 / was taken with
a case of malarial fever which pros.
trated me both body and mind. l was
drugged after the old fashion with
mercury and othermineral mixtures,
but with no good results. My health
was shattered and my energy gone
My legs and feet would swell, and
had what everybody thought was
dropsy. These symptoms alarmed
me, and / was ready to grasp at any
remedy suggested. A friend advised
me to try Swift's Specific. procured
three bottles and commenced its use
The swelling soon subsidized. | have
taken the three bottles, which have
made perfect cure, and | feel like ,
new man to-day. There never was .
more meritorious medicine offered t
suffering humanity. 1t has wrought
wonders for me. WILLIS JONES.
Leesburg, Lee County, Ga, March IL
1885. rH .'R,p hf
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease
mailed free. -
TIE SWIFT Specific Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. "
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09


Murat lIalstcad, the fiery, untamcd
waver of the bloodyshirt, was not
unlike other great men Of his party
in his younger days. lie wrote i
letter in which he said a great many
things that should have been left I'M.
said, in regard to the war and the
prominent actors therein on the
Union side. This fiery document was
written in his Office in Cincinnati
and not from army headquarters
This heroic patriot thought in 1866
that he could serve his county better
by editing the Commercial (now the
: Coinmercial-Gazette) in the city Of
Cincinnati and letting others do the
fighting. lie is one of the few fana-
tics who is still fighting over the dead
issues of the war and the Cincinnati
Enquirer recently paralyzed him by
copying in cold type the extremely
disloyal letter which is elsewhere
given.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09


a gentleman reached the city last
night from the JelIico coal mines, on
the Knoxville branch, where the
camp was recently located, and re-
ports dcplorable state of affairs. His
statement of the methods used by the
lessees of the convict labor makes the
blood boil with Indignation. lie says
that the convicts, who know nothing
of mining, are given tasks, and when
they fail to mine the number of bush
els demanded they are taken out on
the mountain-side and dashed unmer-
cifully. Their ignorance as to the
manner in which the excavations
should be made leads to daily acct
dent, in which the poor convicts are
injured by the falling coal. A hos
'pital has been established where the
wounded are kept. The gentleman
states that when he left one man had
been driven crazy by fractured
charlottesville Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
The colored Institute.

The Annual Institute of the color
ed teachers of Christian county, was
called TO order at ten o'clock ycster-
day, and Prof. Aaron II. Payne,
Principal Of the IIopkinsYille Color
ed Public Schools, was elected Presi-
dent, w. NJ. Smiley, Vice-President
and r. N. Campbell and Miss Nora
l.. Norman, Secretaries.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. L. Williams.
The President delivered an address
which was the first thing on the reg
ular program. The session occupied
the day yesterday and will conclude
its business this evening.
The following is list of the teach
crs in attendance yesterday.
A. II. Payne, w. NJ. Smiley, r. N.
Lander, G. IL. Cant, Jno. w. Knight,
kobt, Dade, A. l.. Burkes, John Dick
ems, j. j. Fleming, L. W. Benton, D.,
II. Marshall, P. A. Gary, Mrs. Susie
Canlpoell, MIS- " a. burton, MIS-
Laura Lytle, Mrs. AIillie Morgan,
Mrs. Sue G. Smiley, Mrs. Mary E.
Vaughan, Mrs. M. c. GrifIey, Miss
Nora L. Norman, Miss Jennie l..
Drowor ord Mice Torodo Cordror
ROLL OF TEACHERS.
Do,o 3D., ,,,o,,,;o. =,
'0'o" w CIV O"i"P'0'o nov "
the colored teachers OF the county by
districts:
No ,coo po,,insor Grafton
4" miss El,cn q Clements Marniugton
- AI,ss rrorod. corInor Itoloy,s MIN
lAoron II payne PRINCIPAL
Miss Morn T. NIoorman.
" Miss Jennie l.. brewer. Assistants
Mrs. susie Campbell
I'll Nj. Coleman HopkhsVille'
6-Mrs. NJ c. Gritfey,
Peter a. Gary,
3D. Fleming
V-Mrs' Laura LYte,
lO-G. a. Barksdale, Bennetts'own'
Nv Al smiley, CasRy'
FL NJ Campbell beverley
S-lenry Dyer bennetls'owh'
ID w. rettus' OAK HroVe'
10. H. might PEMBROKE.
o-hrS' ml''le r. morg"', hopAlhs'ine
H-hoDt. paue' ron
ls-A'ss Jennie BELL hopkihs'iiie'
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
The Small.Po in Canada.

MONTREAL, Oct 6-At a meeting
of the Board of Trade to-day, a mo-
ton in favor of rigorous enforcement
of the sanitary laws and compulsory
vaccination was unanimously car
ricd.
One hundred carpenters are work.
ing night and day at the exhibition
buildings, getting them ready for &C.
cupation as a smallpox hospital.
Official returns at the Health Office
to-day showed 10 deaths from small
pox yesterday in this city, four in
st. Jean Baptist and one in st. Gun.
igonde. or the SlS deaths in Mon.
treal during the month of Septem.
TENDER, TIA were of children and l0I
of adults.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
Religious.

The Baptist Missionary Circle No.
7, composed of Mt. Zoar, lIopkinsville,
Concord, Sinking Fork, West Mt. 70
ar, New Barren Springs and New
Pleasant Hill churches will hold its
next meeting with the church at Hop
kinsville on the fifth Saturday and
Sunday in November. The foregoing
churches, or as many of them as have
not already done 50, are earnestly re-
quested TO appoint finance commit
tees of at least two ladies and one gem
tleman that collections be taken at
once to be reported by the messengers
to the Circle Meeting 1t is also de-
sirable that the churches shall
be largely represented by
messengers appointed at their
regular meeting preceding the
next fifth Sunday. 1t is designed to
complete the organization of our cir
Gle work, to discuss and adopt the
best means of church collections, TO
consider the claims of our Foreign
Home, State and Assoclational Mis-
sions, Sunday schools and Colpor-
tage, the Orphans Home and Minis
terial Education. Let special prepa-
rations be made by all the brethren
that our meeting may be profitable.
A cordial invitation is extended to the
brethren, and friends who may be
able to visit us with the assurance of
hospitable entertainment.
j. W. RUST,
Vice President, Circle No. 7.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
More Cholera Bulletins.

MADRID, Oct. G.-Cholora has APP
pcarcd in San Bindillir Lunatic Asy-
lum at Barcelona, which was 700 in
mates. Seven cases and four deaths
are reported in the asylum.
ROME, Oct. 6.-Therc were 1876 new
cases of cholera and 81 deaths from
the disease reported yesterday in Pal.
erlnO.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
$olOO -
BIT. UNDERWOOD.
What s. s. S. Is Doing for Me.

l have suffered a long time with
cancer and skin eruption. The best
physicians tested their skill, but said
they could do nothing more for me.
have taken less than a half dozen
bottles of Swift's Specific, and to my
surprise as well as to the wonder Of
all my friends, my face has pe,.led off,
the skin is smooth and clear, my eye
is almost well, and the cancer on my
neck is drying up. / have gained
five pounds in flesh during the last
month, and am now in better health
then | have been in eleven years. A
terrible load has been lifted off of me.
Dunreith, Henry Co., Ind.
ID. A. HUDELsoN,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

An Old mau in Green Go. named
Jos. b. Cochran, 50 years Of age
took an AK and went into the bed
room Of his son-in-law, Jas. ii. Mar
cum, and killed him as he slept, The
old man claimed that he had given
over all his property to his daughters
husband upon condition that he
would be taken care Of and that he
was badly treated by Marcum's fam
lily. lie will be tried for lunacy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

tfhc Republicans are already pre-
dieting that should Ira Davcnport
the Republican nominee, be elected
Governor orNew York this fall, that
he will be the candidate for the Pres.
i,lcilcy in 1888. This is upon the idea
Chat New York will again be the bat
lie ground.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The Stanford BARRIERS held a meet :
ing and raised the price of shaves
from 10 to Is cents. The young men
ofthe town organized a strike, where
upon the tonsorial artists held q
second meeting and rescinded the
obnoxious order. Fifteen cents is the
customary price for shave in this
ciLv.s
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
A Peculiar Name.

Dumlcy (who had Just been intro
duced TO Miss Doddclum)-you have
rather peculiar name. Miss Dodd-
clum. l never heard it but once be-
fore. had some business commune
cation with man of that name in
Peoria, ILL.,, and precious rascal he
proved to be, too. Did l understand
Mrs. Hendricks to say that you are
from Boston. Miss Doddclum?
Miss Doddclum-No, sir; / am
from Peoria, Ill.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
Vice President, Circle No. 7.

A negro tramp entered the house of
j. W. Valentine, near Bowling Green
and choked Mrs. Valentine until che
surrendered SIS TO him-all the mon
ey in the house. His name was Joe
Rountree, alias Bruce, and he was ar
rested the next day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

HARTFORD HERALD: The follow
ing is list of soldiers, originally
fiom Kentucky, who fell at the bat
tie of the Alamo, Texas. The heirs
of either of them can learn some
thing of great interest by addressing
fine editor of ihc Herald
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

Judge O. p. Hogan, Representative
elect from Grant county, died Mon
day in the 18th year of his age. AL
ready numerous candidates to sue
coed him are announced.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf has
dOnned II new dress, thereby much
improving its appearance. We are
glad to see this evidence OF prosperi-
ty upon the part of orr esteemed
ueiyhbOr.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The Messenger says Adelaide
Owen, a colored woman, while going
70 her work in Greensboro stepped
fon stick which flew up and pune,
tured an ulcer of long standing OF
her leg from which The blood tlowet
until the woman bled to death.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

G. ID. Lester, who was one of Prcsi-
dent Clevcland's deputies when he
was Sheriff of Erie county, New
York, committed suicide in Iowa
this week,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

Nineteen hundred delegates at
tended the recent meeting of the
Grand Lodge ofIllinois, AT. II A. M
There are GS6 lodges in the state witt
membership of 10000,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

Mike Ray, of Garrard county, was
found dead in the woods near Crab
Orchard with q bottle of whisky and
his horse by him.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The cholera is rapidly abating in
Spain, France and Italy as cold
weather approaches. The regular
bulletins have been discontinued.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

+ Miss Mary Anderson, the actress,
has returned from protracted and
triumphant tour abroad. She landed
in New York Tuesday.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The street-car drivers in st. Louis
are on a strike just on the eve of the
great fair and "Veiled Prophet" GER
enemies,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The Owensboro Inquirer has seen
a chicken with three well developed
legs.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09

The President appointed thirteen
postmasters Tuesday, but none were
for Kentucky.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized TO announce E.W.
Davis, of Croflon, as candidate, for
jailcr of Christian county, subject TO
the action of the Democratic party.
Election August 1885.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
The MAGIC lNsgCF fXFEHNlNAYus

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We offer one thousand dollars for its equal
Send for circulars.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03

The case of Postmaster Pearson of New
York city, has been settled by the Presi-
dent by the appointment of Mr. Pearson.
a distinct trial of strength has been made
between the Democrats and independents,
over this case. Mr.. Pearson having been
IA remarkably faithful and acceptable
postmaster, in no sense an offensive par
tisan, and without fault or flaw in his
record except that he is a Republican,
there was absolutely no reason why he
should he superseded, except that a Dem
ocrat wanted the place. The Independ-
cnts asked for his reappGintment-as es-
sential to the maintenance of any pre-
tence even of regard for civil service re-
form. The Independent leaders united i'll
support .of Mr.. Pearson, and gave Mr.
Cleveland to understand that refusal
of their request would be to break
with them as an organization. On
the other other hand the New York Slu,
gave the President formal notice that if
he did this thing the Democratic party
parted company with him. The Presi-
dent, after mature deliberation, concluded
| that the appointment of Pearson was the
easiest way out of the difficulty. 1t is an
nounced that he reappoints Pearson, in
recognition of the Independent Republi-
cans and as the only appointment they
asked but that it must not be regarded
as indicating that in other cases those OPP
! posed to the party of the President will
either be appointed or retained after the
expiration of their terms of office. In
answer to the suggestion that the reap
pointment of Mr.. Pearson might cause
great dissatisfaction in the ranks of his
party, the President is represented as say
ing, 1.-THE Democratic party is neither
hypocritical unpatriotic nor ungrateful, y
Nevertheless no act of the President has
caused so much criticism among the Dem
ocratic leaders as this, and there are opel
threats made by some that they will try
to defeat Mr. Pearson's confirmation. The
Republicans will support the nomination
and if they stand together it is difficult tC
see how the Democrats can defeat him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03
The New Ministers.

Alexander r. Lawton, who bias been APP
pointed United States minister to Russia,
is a prominent lawyer of Savannah, Ga,
and partner of Mr.. Jackson, who was
recently nominated for minister to Mexico.
He was born in South Carolina, educated
at West Point, served in the army num-
Der of years; resigned, studied and prac-
ticed law at Savannah. When the civil
war broke out he entered the Confederate
service as a brigadierge general and, subse
quently became quartermaster-general OF
the Confederacy, At the close of the war
he returned to his practice at Savannah.
He is described as a gentleman of quiet
and affable manners, a possessor of con-
siderable wealth and about 60 years of age.
\. NJ. Kelley, who is nominated as min
lister to Italy, is Il lawyer in successful
practice at Richmond, Va, lie has been
Mayor of that city, was for several years
chairman of the Democratic flinders com
mittee, taking an active and prominent
part in the contest against the ReadjuSt-
crS.
Edward Purke Gusts Lewis, the nomi-
nee tor the mission to Portugal, Is Il resi-
dent of Hoboken, \. j. He is said to bt
Instantly related TO secretary Bayaru' anu
has been Il member of the Legislature and
IA member of the State Democratic com
mittee.
Isaac Bell. Jr., nominated to be minister
to the Netherlands, is wealthy citizen of
Newport, X. L., a prominent Democrat
and has several times been the Democratic
candidate for governor. He is the broth
er-in-law of James Gordon Bennett He
was the Democratic candidate for the
United States Senate ut the last Senate
rial election.
Rufus Magee of Indiana, who is nomi
mated AS minister to Sweden and Norway
is a resident of Logansport, lawyer and
State Senator, an active Democratic poll
tician, and an especial friend of ex-senator
Mcdonald.
Rasmus' b. Anderson of Wisconsin, ap
pointed mnister-resident and consul-gen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03

and led and Gen. VIM. B. Hazen who
stormed Fort McAllistcr, at Savan-
nah. With these and other names
of Nermonters distinguished in
peace and in war, we could lengthen con
siderably the list given by this Ohio writ
err, who has heard of Vermont statesmen,
and diplomats and Senators and soldiers
and scholars and sheep and scales and
horses and marble, and men and women,
and Who intimates so distinctly his opin-
ion that it will be time enough to sneer at
them after the 'deriders of the Green
Mountain State" have matched them.
But we would rather he should brag
about our Green Mountain State
than to do it ourselves. We copy
his article, headings and all and
it will be found not unnterest
ing reading.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03

people. 1t is through such blunders that
many great wars are drilted into. But
Russia Unexpectedly finds Gladstone as
equal to this emergency as peace-loving
Lincoln was to that .precipitated by the
firing on Sumter. There has been no
"Jingo' buster, but palmerston or Bea-
conslield could not have done more TO get
all the most available military and naval
resources of Great Britain in readiness for
Il life and death struggle with Russia,
wherever Russia forces the fighting or eX-
poses herself to damaging attacks, than
1.-The Peoples William" has done.
The other mistake which Russia has
made is that of prematurely forcing
conflict for which she would be much bet
ter prepared by and by. 1t is for Englands
interest to come to an issue with Russia
with respect to the latter's Asiatic frontier
as soon as possible. Every year the Russian
system of railways, trading posts and mill
tary posts gets near to Herat and makes
it safer for Russia to undertake aggressive
movements in Afghanistan. The London
Ddtty NcGs argues this point very strong
ly as a reason why the sooner the newt
able war with Russia is undertaken the
better. 1t says
The allowing of Russia to hold the
| country she has taken from the Turko-
! illduS Will ne lllOSI serious. III Will mean
the doubling, if not the trebling, of the
/ British army, it will mean our occupation
of Afghanistan it will mean the great
struggle of supremacy in Asia. That
struggle would imply great calamties,
not only to Russia, but to England, India,
and all the countries in which the contest
would be carried on. Persia and Turkey
could not escape becoming parts of the
theatre of this great Armageddon. If
Russia begins to make Central Asia
place d. drmCS we must begin the same
game on the Indian side. Let it but once
begin, and it is not likely to end till the
whole Russian frontier, from the Danube
to China, will have a line of armed men
on each side of it ready for action and
when that condition is reached, if not
long before, the fearful battle will have
begun. The meeting of the Sepoy and the
Cossack in Central Asia will be an omi-
nous event"
If Russia had not provoked England to
immediate hostilities, her chances of sue
cess in the conflict would certainly have
been greatly improved. She has no
body to thank for her present
predicament but her own diplomats. The
result of the struggle, should it actually
come, cannot, of course, be predicted, but
the advantages seem to be largely on Eng
lands side. 1t is an object for Great
Britain to undertake the war at this time,
and it is more than likely that Russia be-
gins TO regret that she did not see this fact
more clearly before she committed her
self to her present policy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03
HuSsia'S Mistakes.

Russia has made two mistakes in forcing
England to the point of war, at the present
time. The first mistake is with regard to
the military power and resources of Great
Britain, and is based upon the somewhat
disastrous results of the British campaign
in Egypt; and the second mistake is in
bringing matters TO a crisis before the best
opportunity for Russias success in Asia
has arrived.
1t is not greatly to be wondered at that
the singular succession of British re-
verses in Egypt, and the bungling man
dgement of the Egyptian campaign,
should have conveyed the impression that
England was at a low ebb of military
power, and in the hands of an administers
ton unable to develop her best resources
in this direction. But it quite plain that
Russia has fallen into a trap, in venturing
upon such insufficient grounds, to stir up
the real strength of the drowsy lion. Rus
sia's encroachments on the frontier of In
dia have reused the Gladstone government
to a most extraordinary display
of energy. The rapidity and effect
ivenesS with which the military and
naval resources of Great Britain have been
| collected anu Scu III lllOllOu lONuItl lut
point of danger; the energy which has
provided with such despatch arms, muni-
tions and stores for the use of the assem-
bled forces the firmness of Mr.. Glad
stones action, and the unexpected conf
dcuce which has been placed in him 10y
the English nation since the threatened
trouble with Russaassumed so real an as
poet, all tend To show that England is at
last fairly aroused, and that, when the
/ issue at stake is sufficiently important
she can display every whit as much mill
| tary prowess and energy as in her palmi
est days. Russia has been led on, too, by
the apparent yielding of Mr., Gladstone tc
her aggressive policy. What was really 4
piece of diplomatic strategy on his part
she took for sheer timidity and now sh,
has pushed forward to point where she
cannot withdraw without humiliation Oh
advance without disaster Says the New
York Mail and Express.
Indeed, it is quite likely that Russian
diplomacy has made as natural, and colos
sal, blunder rs TO the fighting qualities
of the Gladstone ministry, as the politi
clans of the South, in 1860 and 1861, made
as to the fighting qualities of the Northern
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