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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-16
Poisoned by a Nurse.

Some eight years ago | was inocn-
lated with poison by nurse who in
fected my babe with blood taint.
The little child fingered along until
it was about two years old, when its
little life was yielded up TO the fear
full poison. For six long years /
have suffered untold misery. l was
covered with sores and ulcers from
head to foot, and in my great extremi-
ty prayed to die. No language can
express my feelings of woe during
tli0se long six years. | had the best
medical treatment. Several physi-
clans successfully treated me, but all
10 no purpose. The Mercury and
Potash seemed to add fuel to the
awful fiaRle which was devouring
me. About three months ago | was
advised by friends who had seen won
derfnl cures made by it to try Swift's
Specific. We got two bottles, and |
felt hope again revive in my breast
hope for health and happiness
again. But alas! We had spent so
much for medical treatment that we
we're too poor 10 buy it. OH the ag-
oUy of that moment! Health and
happiness within your reach. but too
poor to grasp it Iapplied, however. to
those who were able and willing TO
help me, and l have taken Swift's
Specific, aud am now sound and well
once more. Swift's Specific is the
best blood purifier in the world, aud
the greatest blessing of the age.
Greenville, Ala, Sept. 4. Mrs. T..
W. I.EE.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
ease mailed free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-16
The Great Blood Purifier.

Dr. Samuel Hodges Alternative Compound Sar
sapara with Iodide Patash. The Compound Is
purely vegetable, each article of ingredient is
perfectly harmless in ITSELF having been selected
from roots and herbs possessing great medicinal
properties when combined forms most power
ful, efficient, and pleasant medicine for the re-
moval and permanent cure of all diseases arising
from an impure state Of system, viz: Chills,
Rheumatism, Scrofnla or Kings evil, Scald-
head or letter, Chronic Sore Eyes,
Old or Chronic Sores all kinds Bos, Pmpes syphltic
Rheumatisn Primary and Secondary syphilis Nervous De
Lity Liver Complaint inflammation OF the Kidneys and Blad-
der renovate and nvgorate the SYSTEM acts gently ON the
excellent remedy.
CAMPBELL BROTHERS, Druggists,
Sole Manufacturers.
For sale by all druggists. Price 81 per bote or Tor go
Liberal discount TO the trade.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
THE OAR.
University of Pennsylvania vs.. Columbia
College.

Umiversity of Pennsylvania va. Columbia
College.
PHILADELPHIA May 25.-The University of
Pennsylvania has issued challenge to the Colum-
bs College for an eight-oared shell race with cox
swains, one and half miles straight away, to be
rowed on Lake Quinsigamond July 1.
The New Orleans Regatta.
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-The regatta of the st.
Johns Rowing Club which begins here today,
promises to be great event. Many prominent pro-
fsssional oarsmen and large number of crack
amateur crews are already on the ground and have
been practicing over the course for several days.
The course is on Lake Pontchartrain. Among the
crews from distance that will take part in the re-
gatta are the Metropolitan club of New York the
Delaware and Catlin clubs of Chicago, the Mobile
club, the Galveston Rowing club the Excelsior club
of Detroit and large number of professional oars
men. The regatta will extend over four days be-
ginning today and ending Thursday afternoon.
The weather was cloudy and showery. The first
race, amateur double scEll distance mile and a
halt with turn, was won by the Delaware club
behind the Chicagoans. The Perseverance, club of
this city had three entries, and they came in
third, fourth and fifth, with the West End club
The second race, professional single sculls, in
which there were eight entries distance three miles
with turn, was favored with good start all taking
the water about the same time. Gaudaur soon took
the lead and he held it till after turning the stake
closely pressed By Teemer and Hosmer. Gaudaur
turned the stake a length ahead of Teemer and
three leng his ahead Of hosmer, Lee, Mckay Peter
con and Griffin following in the order named
Plasted, who was among the starters, rowed only
about half mile, where he waited for Teemer and
returned with the others. Teemer pulled a steady
80 stroke and Gaudaur stroke of 80. Shortly af-
ter the turn Teemer spurted and passed him. COM
iDg home a winner by two lengths; Gaudaur second;
Griffin third, Lee fourth and Peterson fifth, Hos
mer finished third and Mckay fourth, but they
were ruled out for finishing outside The line Time
20m. 314s. The race ended in heavy rain which
began while the oarsmen were half mile from the
finish.
The last race, for amateur four-oared shells. l1a
miles with turn, was won by the st. John club.
beating the Louisiana club. Time-lOm. AS.
Kennedy and Ten Eyck, who had entered In the
professional single scull race did not arrive, and
Parker did not row.
Teemers time today is the next best on record to
that said to have been made by Courtney.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
Andrew Jackson's Nerve.

NOaLp III Ole1olAuu Ledu5r.)
While jackson was President he always
retired at 10 O'Clock at night. Mrs. Andrew
Jackson, Jr., who was mistress of the WhiIe
House, went with him to his chamber,
where the General read a chapter of the
Bible and they had prayers together. Then
he would say, "Good night, my daughter"
and she would go off and attend the parties
Of the evening while he Immediately went to
bed and asleep. One night during the
United States Bank war the President rup-
tured blood vessel and the opposition re-
ported that it was done in one of his parox-
ysms of rage. This report was believed,
and it is current to this day. The facts
were that Gen. Jackson carried bullet in
his body, the result of the Tom Benton diff
Guilty, in Nashville, many years ago. This
bullet had always caused him trouble, and
continued to do so to the day of his death.
On this occasion Gen. Jackson had retired
as usual. Mrs. jackson had Just left the
room and gone down stairs when sold
Dick" the Generals body servant, ran in
crying, "Massa Andrew dyingP' Mrs. Jack
son ran up to his room. She found him
sitting in his arm chair, very pale, but con-
scious. The first thing he said was: ''Don't
be frightened, my daughter. 1t is nothing
serious. Send for the doctor, bat do not
arouse the house." The accident had oc-
Cured in undressing. Dick 10 taking of
the Presidents coat had strained the arm
holding the bullet, and this bad caused the
rupture of one of the minor blood vessels.
II healed easily, but the pain at the time
must have been very great. The Generals
action in this case was characteristic of the
man. One of the great secrets of his sue.
cess was his perfect self control.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
The Revised Bible.
A Specimen Chapter Showing the Changed
Passages in Italics.
ISAIAH LII.

Who hath believed our report? and to
whom hath the arm of the Lord been re-
vealed2 For he grs'o up before him as
tender plant, and as a root out of dry
ground; he hath no form or cOmeliness; and
when we see him there is no beauty that we
should desire him. He lCas despised and re-
iected of men; a man of sorrows, and ac-
quainted with grief; and as one from i5hsm
men hide theirJdce, he was despiSed, and we
esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and car
ried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But
he was wounded for our transgressions, he
was bruised for our iniquitieS; the chastise-
ment of our peace was upon him; and with
bis stripes we are healed. All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned every one
to his own wagj and the Lord hath laid on
him the iDiquity of us all. He was op-
pressed, get he humbled himself and opened
not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the
slaughter, and as a sheep that before her
shearers is dumb, yeG, he opened not his
mouth. By oppression and judgment he
lUas taken Glgdy; and as for his generation,
lehO among them considered that he was cut
off out of the land OF the living? for the
transgression of my people was ne stricken.
And they made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death; although he
had done no violence, neither was any de-
ceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord
to bruise him: he hath put him to grief:
when thou shalt make his soRl an offering
for sin, be shall see his seed, he shall pro-
long his days, and the pleasure of the Lord
shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of
the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied:
by his knowledge shall my righteous servant
justify many: and he shall bear their in
EQUITIES. Therefore will divide him por-
tion with the great, and he shall divide the
spoil with the strong: because he poured
out his soul unto death, and was numbered
with the transgressors: get he bare the sin
of many and made intercession for the trans
rrpaanra
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
Personal and Peculiar.

Pittsburg, Pa, proposes to use its natural
gas TO burn the city sewage and garbage, as
the Jews did that OF Jerusalem In the valley
of Gehenna.
1t is said that since he entered the presi-
Dental mansion, Mr.. Cleveland has never
once been late at breakfast; and he requires
the same punctuality OF all the household.
One Yale junior has showed pluck. Chauu-
cey W. Goodrich Of New Haven declined an
election to Skull and Bones, having objec-
tons to joining secret societies. This Is an
honor that crowds struggle for.
Senator SAMSON of North Carolina Is said
to be the most fashionably dressed man in
the Senate, and to have the widest acquain-
tance among actors aud actresses.
Alexander Dumas has in his study .
small painting by Eugene Delacfoix now
worth $4,000, though he pad the artist but
500 for it, and at the time was laughed at
by his friends for his extravaganza.
Paris possesses one remarkable street
which has neither doors, windows, numbers,
nor signposts. It runs from the Rue de
Clery to the Rue Beauregard, and has the
distinction of being the shortest street in
Paris and probably in the world. Its total
length is about sixteen feet.
One of the southern states has as yet made
no change in its constitution, and now pos
sesses the same organic laws as at the out
break of the war, a curious anachronism 1t
is, for it specifically provides as a necessity
for citizenship that one shall be a male olite
over twenty-one years of age, the constitu-
tion still recognizing the color line.
Professor Stoves illness has moved an
exchange to remark: "He was a clsssmate
of Franklin Pierce, Henry w. Longfellow,
Nathaniel Hawthorne and John S. G. Alb
bott in Bowdoin, class of 1924" As a mat
ter OF fact, though Pierce graduated in '23,
the others mentioned were of the class OF
'25, which, taken as a whole, was a remark
able group of men.
The Rev. DR.. McCosh of Princeton, in an
address in New York, said: CAT the age OF
nine or ten comes the true time for learning
languages. Then the child can acquire
more in this department than man Of 25,
At this date first began my own Latin, and
think that Greek may well be begun a year
or so later. This language period continues
until about IL, and up till this TINE don't
approve abstract scientific teaching"
During a snow storm last February LON
don firm put up for posting, among others,
letter to Glasgow firm, containing q
check for sum little short of 81, ,0Oo0 The
check not reaching It's destination, in due
course payment was stopped at the bank,
and, notwithstanding that every inquiry was
made, nothing was heard of the letter at the
time. Eventually, however, the check was
brought to the firm who had drawn 1t, to-
gether with the letter, by Police Inspector,
who had found the letter adhering to
block of ice floating in the Thames off Dept-
ford. The supposition is that the letter fell
in the street, was carted of in the snow to
the Thames, aud then, after a weeks INNER
sion in the river, got affixed to block Of
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
hall Playing in the Streets.
To The Editor Of the Press:

The opinion is growing that there is no greater
nuisance in city than the continuous and ubiqui-
tous webs of wires strung for electrical purposes
from one Of its boundaries to another.-Portland
Argus, May 20, 1885.
There is another nuisance which troubles nae
much more than these Continuous and ubi-
quitous'' but silent and stationary thread-lke
lines, perched far above me, and entirely cut
of my way. refer to the ubiquitous" prac-
tice of playing ball in the public streets. 1t is
impossible to drive ten minutes at random in
the city of Portland without encountering
men or boys in the middle of our public streets
throwing hard balls back and forth. Ny horse
was struck gith one the other day. The mere
throwing OF the missile isn't all. II there are
any woDen passing. these bali players assume
absurd postures of body, make sudden wheel.
iDgs, and brandieh their arms about in bois-
ferrous manner, Sufficient to Tighten young
horse, without throwing tbs ball.
We are not growing fast as city, but that
certainly is no good reason for lapSing into viii
lage h bits in our public streets, when such
habits are dangerous and annoying. The base
ball performances, in the extreme manner
they are now carried on do no good to the COM
munity. Years ago when played for exercise, or
as manly SPORT by US boys with elastic, safe
balls, We came in rosy, healthy and happy
from q good game in some vacant lot Now
them, and those who play as amateurs are so
hound up with the others and their engage
ments that they waste time from their BUSH
ness and lose interest and ability in it.
These associations are hippodromsd about
the country, the object being to win money
out Of some other association not
mainly by superior playing, but by getting ad-
vantage in rules, agreements, etc. I5 is about
as demoralizing as prize fighting. 1t lis q poor
day for any country when its athletic sports
are degraded by the young men hiring profess
sionals to play for them. This latter state
ment, however, ia depression. What l desire
to accomplish is to call the attention Of our
city authorities to the prevalence Of this nui-
ssncs of ball playing on our public streets, and
secure an abatement thereof. -
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
THE OLD WORLD.

PARIS, May 25.-Today's demonstration Of the
communists. which is a continuation of yesterdays
anniversary celebration of the fall of the Commune
has up to this time been orderly. The government
withdrew the troops and allowed the procession to
march into the Pere La Chaise cemetery with red
flags. The police also left the Communists to them
selves. NJ Henri Rochefort made his appearance
and was hailed by the paraders with shouts Of "Vive
La Commune" The policy Of the authorities in
simply ignoring the demonstration is praised and
the communists in not being opposed vent their
thusissm and alleged blood-thirstiness in harmless
shouts. They CLAIM however to have oyerawed the
authorities and boast of their victory"
LONDON, May 25.--A Paris despatch says there
was another serious fight today between police and
anarchists. large party of the latter went to the
Pere La Chaise cemetery TO inter the remains of
revolutionist named Gourmet They entered the
cemetery quietly, but became excited by violent
oratons delivered over the grave by Henri Rochfort
and others, and they sailed out from the cemetery
with the red flag flying and the police made rush
to capture the flag, when a desperate fight ensued,
in which knives were freely used. Several were
wounded on both sides, and many arrests were
made.
PARIS, May 25.--In the riot yesterday thirty per.
sous were wounded, but no one was killed.
The Late Victor Hugo.
PARIS. May 25.-Two thousand students paraded
before Victor Hugo's residence today. The funeral
viii be attended by $50 deputations.
Gable Notes.
The Spanish government has prohibited the in
ocuation of people with cholera virus pending de-
cislon Of the board of health.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
THE CULEBRA MASSACRE.
Further Details of the Shocking
England to Hold Colombia to a
Strict Account.

PANAMA, May 25.-rhe details of the late mas
sacre at Culebra show that it was occasioned by
watchman at the camp of the Jamaicans misunder-
standing their orders. When the Colombian troops
came up the watchmen disregarded the officers Iwho
claimed to belong to the regular government and
opened fire with revolvers and the soldiers answer
ed with their Remngtons. The Jamaicans then re-
tired to their quarters and there empted their re-
voyers on the Colombans but this firing was so in
effective that no Colombian was killed. The Col
lombian soldiers reinforced by some Of Aizpuru's
men armed with Winchester rifles, and by some
Carthagenians, kept up fire on the barracks until
nearly daylight. when they broke open the door
and maseacred the inmates 10 man. More than
half the number were shot or cut to pieces in their
beds by the machetes of the Carthageuians. Ono
Door fellow who was kneeling though supplicat-
ing q feDdish assailant for mercy had his head
nearly severed with one stroke of a machete. Two
children were included in the massacre. There was
no reason the assault the barracks after the
firing had ceased. Only three revolvers were found
among the fifty odd Jamaicans who we're in the
barracks, and one Of the these had not been used.
Robbery was added to brutal murder, and every
box and trunk in the building was rihed, ami the
dead mems pockets were turned inside out. 1t is
believed the men in tho barracks had 81 900 or
$3 eco. they were paid Off the day before but all
this has disappeared.
searching investigation is being prosecuted by
the English consul, and his government viii un-
doubtedy demand strict account of the butchery.
The English government has already pending sew
eral very serious questions with the Colombian
government, and this atrocity will add to the ac-
count which Colombia will be called upon to SETTLE
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
ReviynI in tI,e Church of Christ.

The Disciples of Christ, who meet for wor-
ship in rooms and Brown Block, have been
enjoying revival service for week past, con-
Quoted by T. w. Cottingham, of Worcester,
Mass. Sunday, before Communion, nine per-
sons were received into the church, who had
been baptized as result Of this meeting. Ser.
vices will be held during the evenings of this
week.
The rise and progress of this people is an in
teresting s5ndy. Early in this century creed
lines were drawn SO closely that many in dif-
ferent sections felt the restraint, and not find-
ing in any one creed the liberty Of the gospel,
they determined to break away from creeds
and preach simply Christ and His doctrine a
set forth in the New Testament. Without pre-
concert they began preaching about the same
doctrines in their respective denominations
without suspicion that New Testament
teaching would bring them into denomina-
tional disfavor. Such was not the case, how
ever, and when not allowed to preach as they
believed in their former churches, they began
preaching in school houses, court rooms and
other such places. Converts were made by
hundreds, and about 1881 there was a union Of
these scattered forces and thus religious body
was born. From that time their growth has
been unparalleled until they number fourth or
fifth among the Protestant bodies of the
United States. They have about 800, 900 men,
bers, 5000 churches and 4 coo ministers. They
support missions, home aud foreign, and are as
fully represented in Australia and manS of the
English provinces as in America. Their pecu-
liafities are: They believe denominatonalism
is wrong. There ia but one church, and indi-
viduals, not denominations, are branches of it.
The only way to be rid of denominations is to
restore the Apostolic church in its faith and
practice as set forth in Acts and the Epistles.
They therefore preach the gospel of Christ, re-
lying on the Spirit to work through it to pro-
duce conviction and conversion. Faith comes
by hearing and not by abstract influences.
Fatn in Christ and repentance or turning
from sin, fit persons for baptism, and their fit-
ness is determined by voluntary confession of
faith in Christ, and not by a relation OF ex-
periences. Baptism is the burial of the body
III water aud its resurrection, not for infants
but penitent believers, and in it they meet the
benefits of Christ's blood and are forgiven.
Such baptized believers are organized into con-
gregations, ruled by local elders and deacons
aud are independent bodies. They have the
Communion, and the fellowship or contribu-
tion, as part Of the worship every Lords day.
They have given the country many illustrious
men, such as President Garfield, Judge Black,
many Congressman, Governors, etc. These
things are mentioned only because many in
Portland might suppose the Disciples are nm
worthy OF consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26

Senator Frye's new cottage at Squirrel
Island will be completed by July 1st. A big
load of lumber from the Kennebec has been
landed at the island for the cottage
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-26
MAINE.



Complaints have been made to the Mayor of
Augusta that the marching and beating OF
drunls in the streets by the Salvation Army
and by persons in the interest of the polo rink,
frightens horses and does other mischief and
he on Saturday served notices that no further
demonstrations of the kind would be allowed.
In obedience to the order, the army did not
come out on the street with drums Sunday.
BATH.
An employe in the Shaw mill Monday
stepped upon roller and fell, breaking one of
his ankles. DR.. e. M. Fuller set the broken
limb.
BooIHBAY.
Senator Fryes new cottage at Squirrel
Island will be completed by July 1st. A big
load of lumber from the Kennebec has been
landed at the island for the cottage.
FREEPoRT.
Mrs. Mary Lapham, widow of the late Geo.
Lapnam of Freeport, accidentally fell down
stairs at the residence of her son at Rosendale,
Macs, causing concussion of the brain, from
the effects of which she died May Goth.
FAIRFIELD.
Sunday, Mrs. Cornelius Dunbar of Fairfield
started to visit her aged father in Clinton. On
the way there sEe was stricken with paralysis
and lost the power of speech. She has par
tally recovered but her right side is still para
lyzed.
A month ago j. @. Collier, married and aged
80, and Cora Holmes, aged II and unmarried
eloped from Oakland. They were traced to
Augusta, thence to Canada, and last week
were heard from at Conway on their way
back. An Oakland officer arrived at Lewiston
at o'clock Sunday morning, just as they had
been seen on the road to Augusta With a
Lewiston officer he followed aud captured
them two miles from the station. They were
out Of money.
RoCKLAND.
Rockland people have been somewhat inter-
sstsd in the big whale which has been cut up
and tried out at Green's Island. The fish was
67 feet in length, and 10 fest high. In cutting
the blubber four men we're employed. The
process is not quite completed yet, and / ,174
gallons of oil have already been secured. 1t
has taken the four men nine days to cut up the
blubber and try it out. The body is to be
made into fertilizers.
sPRINGvALE.
The Free Baptist church and society of
Springvale have extended call to Rev. Il. d.
Frost, who recently closed svery successful
four years. pastorate with the Free Baptist
church in Farmsville. Mass.
THoRNDIKE.
A drummer residing in Augusta tells Of an
old gentleman in Thorndike, who has in his
possession a watch which he has carried Go
years. During this time but two mainsprings
have broken. The timepiece is pronounced to
be 100 years of age.