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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
A Mistaken Young Man.

81 desiah to explain tragedy, sah,"
said a very intelligent-looking color
ed man to Capt. Starkweather at the
police headquarters yesterday.
"What is iii"
"About an hour ago, sab, l was
proceeding along Hastings street. A
Young man who was drivin' deliv-
cry wagin looked at me wild very
open countenance and remarked dat
dere was new coon in town. De
refeckshun was intended to reflect
on me, sah."
"No doubt of it."
"De young man was entirely mis-
taken, sab. Ise libbed in Detroit
twelve years. Oars muffin new
bout me, sah-not chen any new
chilblaines."
"But what about the tragedy"
"Well, sab, we collided. Ispecks
collided a leetle mo- wild him dan he
did with me. He come down off dat
wagin, an he rolled around in dc
snow, an when got frew wild him
he bore de appearance of a blasted
rose"
"And what do you want done3"
"Nunin', sab, 'cept if Pm wanted
for dis tragedy want you to know
whar you kin find me. Jist send al
officer to Mrs. Smiths on Tasting
street, and hev him inquar fur Pro
fessor Babcock Sharp, de gem'lai
who initiates a mocking-bird to per
feckshun, an who am an old coon il
town" detroit Free Press.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09

differ. There can be no question,
however that a girl of thirteen or
fourteen is not old enough to be made
wife, even with the consent of the
parents.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
who Struck Billy Patterson

Mime. Jerome Bonaparte, nee Betsy
Patterson was the daughter of Will
liam Patterson, of Baltimore, who,
originally poor Irish boy, accumu-
lated fortune estimated by Thomas
Jefferson to be the second in size in
the United States. Mr. Patterson
has been lauded as model of domes-
tic and civic virtue, but he was, in
point of fact, an old fool apart from
the ability 10 convert one dollar into
two. He was honest withal, and
with the narrow, bull-headed OBJ
stinacy which distinguishes men Of
his type, he laid down code of NOR
ais and manners which he proposed
to fit the rest of the world to, and
found the first rebel in his own fami-
ly-his daguhter Betsy. Mr.. Patter-
son became a person of renown in a
way he least expected, and which
would make his venerable pig-tail-
that being the style of his hair dress.
ing he held to until his death-stand
on end like quilts upon the fretful
pTcupine. ,
1t was to him that the celebrated
inquiry refers: "Who struck Billy
Patterson p Mr.. Patterson was q
big, pompous old gentleman, mighty
in his own estimation, and with q
regular gunpowder temper when his
dignity was infringed. During a riot
which took place in Baltimore once
the old gentleman sailed forth into
the crowd to try the effect of his
ponderous eloquence on the assem-
bled roughs and tOughs. The first
thing he knew somebody hit him
humping whack in the back. "Whc
struck Billy Patterson ~ he roared
Nobody was rash enough to answer
"Who struck Billy Patterson" thun'
dered the aggrieved citizen, and fol
the next six months he charged ant
cavorted about Baltimore demand
ing that the man that struck Billy
Patterson be discovered and con
demned to condign punishment. l
got to be a by-word, was made thu
subject of comic song, and 81
achieved MISUNDERSTANDING
Letter.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
LOVE.

detroit Free Press.
A LITERARY CURIosITY-CoMPlLED BY
F. p. DAVIS.
/. True loves the gift which God hath given,
.. On earth OF all we hope in Heaven.
5. Heavens harmony is universal love;
4. TITS love that rules the realms above.
6. True love hath no unworthy thought;
0. Love gives itself but is not bought.
I. Love reigns very tyrant in my heart;
8. How hard thy yoke How cruel is thy dart!
o. From sweet, sweet love, oh, who would
roam?
10. No love like mother love ever has shown.
II. Loves voice doth sing as sweetly in beg
gar as king;
ls. And II tits lost. life has no more to bring.
10. My idol was shattered, my earth star fled;
Il. Whom first we love, you know we seldom
wed.
Is. But fortune is cruel and love is blind;
10. Love looks not with the eye. but with the
NINA.
II. Hail welded love, mysterious law!
IS. Oh happy .statc when souls each Other
draw.
10. Oh heartfelt rapture! bliss beyond compare
90. But love can hope where reason would de-
| spair.
81. Deep is the first love, and wild with all re
greet;
%. The heart that has truly loved can nevel
| forget.
%. Look love upon me with thine eyes;
81. Her lips suck forth my soul, sec where
flies.
IS. Too fair to worship. too fair to love;
&c. Twill cheer my eyes more than the lamp
above.
81. Faith, hope and love, best bOons to mortal
given;
%. They loOketh to the stars, and dream {
Heaven.
20. Love filings halo round the dear one
head;
80. A love to Him to whom all loves are wed.
81. Love is the child OF bliss and woe;
80. Whatever things are sweet, love make
them 50.
SO. He spake of love, such love as spirits feel;
"a. But those who feel 1t most are happier still
IS. And love was in each earnest tone;
80. lie swore he would loye but me alone.
81. o hearts that break and give no sign;
IS. IT'S long since love made life divine.
80. They sin who tell us1ove can die;
40. Thou only bloomest everlastingly.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
PEE DEE, Ky.
March 4th, 1886.

ED. South KENTUCKIAN:
There has been boom in Pee Dee,
as Mr.. boo Dab states. 1t is true
that Mr.. Harrison has moved to Pee
Dec and he has remOdeled and fur
nished the Foard House, but Doc
Dab is mistaken about its being a
hotel. 1t is charitable institution
and he will take care of the widows
and orphans, and Mr. Theo. Luttreli
will assist him IN taking care OF all
who may need assistance. They
think they will have 10 send out and
have the widow Dab and her father
less children to come in where they
will be taken care of while boo Dab
is floating on the breezes and dong
as he pleases. Doc Dab speaks OF
Newsiead and her railroads. II she
has more than one have never seen
il, and if he has seen two his eyes
must have been in eclipse when he
passed Newstead, and if he has got
so that he can see things where there
is nothing, | don't know what 10
think of him. 1t will not be long
until he can feel snakes and lizards
in his boots. boo Dab says that
there is box of cigars offered fol-
the Republican that give uncle Nc
Reese drink of whisky TO vote thu
Republican ticket. Uncle Nc say
that if God will forgive him for vot
ing the Republican ticket, that lit
will not do so again.
Mr.. Emery A. Roper and Mis-
Emma Mason were married on TIN
10th.
Mr.. J. l. Langaere has opened
blacksmith's shop at Pee Dee and i
ready to do work.
Mr.. w. T. Marques is in the paint
ing business, so If you want you
picture painted bring it up.
Mr.. Z. P. Foard will pack Tobacco
this season.
Miss Vator Southall is visiting he
brother, G. w. Southall.
Mr.. j. d. Jesup has gone to Tel
nessee TO buy mules.
HoBAH.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
OBITUARY.
IIoBAII.

Mrs. DR.. j. P. Thomas died sudden
ly Feb. Dist, 1886, of paralysis of the
heart, at the family residence in
Christian county, Ky, at s O'Clock
p. NJ.
She was born Feb. LIST, 1887, near
her last residence, and has lived her
entire time in this community.
She was never known to speak Of
the faults of others and would al
ways find something to commend in
every person. :,
She united with the Baptist church
at Salem III her 10th year. She was
in the true sense of the word de-
voted, self-sacriiicing christian. She
was constant attendant of her
church when her health would per-
mt.
She was loved and highly appre.
ciated by all who knew her, and
through her christian love and hel
Iinnumerable acts of knowledge and
charity she had large circle Of
friends.
Mrs. Thomas, as the VIE OF pny
stefan of extensive practice and hel
great interest in his professional la
bors acquired such proficiency i'll TIN
practical knowledge of medicine tina
she often prescribed for and visite'
and treated patients with marked
success in the absence of her husband
In the management of infantil
diseases she was almost an expert
and was often consulted by the Doc
tor in such cases.
Her church and the entire commu
q nifty in which she lived so long deepl
mourn her loss. Her bereaved hus
band and devoted children, who new
err tired in their increasing attention
S to her in her long and severe atfllc
ton have the sympathy of all VIII
knew their beloved mother. 1t is
bereaved family, bereaved churc
and a bereaved community. Blu
"she rests from her labors and he
works do follow her."
S. P. FoRGY.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
ton the Danish Minister to Italy, Mr..
Hegerman LindengrOYe.

ton the Danish Minister to Italy, Mr..
Hegerman Lindengrove.
Lord Aylesford was a well-known
English peer of more than convivial
habits, who some years since went to
Texas on cattle ranch, near Big
Spring, station on the western di-
vision of the Texas Pacific. Ills death
was reported about two years ago.
Now, Lord Aylesford had but little
money or property, but there was a
81 ,000, 900 insurance on his life. 1t Is
whispered that perhaps Lord Ayles-
ford still lives.
Senator Payne's health is reported
to be failing. Senator Miller, of Cal,
ifornia, is slowly dying. Senator Don
Cameron has been ordered South for
his health. Senator Mitchell is con-
fined TO his home in WilIiamsport on
account of trouble with his eyes, fol
which he has undergone a painful
operation. Senator Vest is PROSTATE
though better than he has been, with
neuralgia at the base of the brain
He will go to Florida indefinitely.
Bob Ingersoll recently gave the fol
lowing illustration of his views re
garding religion: Il am very mucl
like an old Indian of whom have
heard. An enterprising missionar.
J with the tribe was bent upon TIL
] conversation of this particular saw
\ age. One day out on the plains tn
) good man piled the subject vigorous
9 iy, till finally the red man, picking
up stick, bent down and drew in tn
sand small circle. That's what In
dian know he said. Then he drew
a larger circle around the first, and
pointing to it, said: That's wha
white man know; but outside of tina
Indian know much as white man
know nothing The Indians doctrin
is my doctrine" ended the orator.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
Interesting Experiences.

Hiram Cameron, Furniture Dealer
of Columbus, Ca, tells his experience
thus: "For three years have tried
every remedy on the market for
Stomach and Kidney Disorders, but
got 10 relief, until used Electric
Bitters. Took five bottles and am
now cured, and think Electric Bitters
the Best Blood Purifier in the world"
Major A. B. Reed, of West Liberty,
Ky, used Electric Bitters for an old
standing Kidney affection and says
"Nothing has ever done me somucli
good as Electric Bitters."-
Sold at fifty cents bottle by j. r.
Armistead.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado, Cali
fornia or Any of The
Western States?

If you should avail yourself of the
advantages that are now offered by
the Kansas City Route, the only di-
rect route from the South to the
West and Northwest. This line runs
its entire trains, with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars and free Reclining
Chair Cars, from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route. Ifyou are 60
ing you will save money by purchas-
ing your ticekts via Memphis and the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map of this Snort Route; mailed free
Address,
j. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
Or, II. D. ELLIS, Ticket Agent,
81 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
Child Wives.
New York Herald

Every now and then the public
reads the report of case in which a
mere child figures as a party to a
marriage. The law should forbid the
marriage of girl under a specified
age. 1t should impose stingent penal
ties upon every offending husband,
parent, minister or magistrate. 1t
should be made sufficiently effective
to prevent practice which is de-
moralizing and scandalous to the
community. What the limit should
be is point on which Opinions may
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
Buoklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Sslve in the world fol-
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. Its guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, oil
money refunded. Price % cents pei
box. For sale by j. r. Armistead.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09

FOR SALE BY ALL DNOuuISIo Youm
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Cheap Club Rates.

Subscribers to the SOUTH KESTUCKIAN will
oe given the benefit OF the following cheap club
rates with other papers and periodicals.
: s, X and Daily Courier Journal. ann. $l9 90
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07

not escaped Sir Walter. In Syria and
Palestine there were still wild beasts,
as there had been in Dsvid's time. St.
Bernard could not permit his Templars
to hunt deer or net partridges he
did, however, by special statute allow
them to hunt lions. And, mind, those
were not days Of repeating.rifles and
explosive bullets II WAS man aud lion
face to face, with spear and knife against
teeth and claws. The lion no doubt
in st. Bernard's mind was type Of
the adversary; to hunt the lion was to
hunt Satan. None the less, just ss he
had taken care that they should eat
and drink enough, and not emaciste
themselves like intending saints, so he
would have them men at oil point, and
give them sport, too, so long as it was
dangerous and needed courage. =
It was customary in those days when
men Of rank were taken in battle
to hold them to ransom, the
price of redemption being mes-
sured by their wealth. The Tenn
plars had no personal wealth, and the
wealth Of the order was to bo spent in
Gods service, not in mans. Ifa Tenn
plar was taken by the Saracens no ran.
som was to be paid for him; be was to
be left to his fate. His fate invariably
was to be offered the alternative Of the
Koran or the sword, and there is scarce
ly a recorded instance in which Tenn
plar saved his life by abandoning his
faith.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
CITY Circuit COuct.

A motion was dOcketed in this court
yesterday to recover from II. R. Bar.
ger, late treasurer Of Botetouvt county,
ard bis sureties-Cary Breckenridge,
Samuel l.. Burger, c. c. Nininger,
Joseph Grsybill, and J. j. Firestono-
95,G70.qj, the balance due the State or
the Nquor-license taxes for 1882, and
up to July l, 1888.
Judgment was awarded in the case
Of the Commonwealth rs. John B.
Ward, clerk Of the Hustings Court oi
Roanoke. This was a suit instituted
to recover s42C 03, the amount Of taxes
due the Commonwealth on deeds, wills
&C., for the year ending September
|. 1884, with interest, and 1925, the
amount Of penalty due the Common
wealth for failure Of said Ward TO Take
report to the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts for the year ending September
|, 1885.
In the case Of Terrell ani Bocock,
trustees, rs. The Richmond and ALE.
ebany Railroad Company, an order was
entered allowing the plaintiff, A. A,
Tatcm's executor, to file an amended
petition, and ordering the receivers 0
said company to answer said petition
on the frst day Of the next term Of this
count
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
NORFOLK.
THE MAYNARD ovERsTocKED WITH
OFFICERS.
How They Might be Made Useful-The
Wet season-Personal Notes
and Briefs.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch. ]
July 6, 1886.
1t is noticed that the Secretary ofthe
Navy declines to grant the applications
Of many private military institutions of
the country desiring the services Of ma
val officers on the ground that there are
no officers to spare. If all parts of the
service are as overstocked with officers
as the navy-yard here, there are not
only numbers to spare, but the service
would be benefited by thinning them
out, and thus give those remaining an
opportunity to do tho State some SER
vice." OF what earthly use leutenants
and ensigns are in the yard no one
can understand. Those aboard the
tugs Of course are useful. Then there
are three carpenters warrant ofhcers)
here, none Of whom are allowed to have
anything to do with the carpenters de-
partments. The ordnance department,
which employs about six men, is man.
aged by q commander, lieutenant
commander, and two gunners Warrant
officers), with q chief clerk and writer
to assist them. For an establishment
doing so little as this navy-yard it is
pretty well stocked with official heads,
and an officer or two detached and
made useful at private institutions Of
learning wouldn't be missed here.
The Baker wrecking-vessels COM
menced work to-day on the schooner
Weybossett, ashore on Sewell's Point.
The Weybossett was IN collision off the
Capes with the ship Prince Victor, and
coming to Norfolk in distress, when she
went ashore.
A number Of powder accidents are
reported from yesterdays celebration,
but no serious hurts.
Trains were runnixg until ! o'clock
this morning, bringing the thousands of
people back to the city from the sea-
side, and Notwithstanding the great
crowd and frolic no accident occurred
during the day.
The wet season continues, with heavy
rains daily in this section.
Rear-Admiral James E. Jouett and
tie various officers composing the naval
Inspection Board arrived here this
morning, and are now engaged in in
spectirg the condition Of the United
States steamer Alliance. G..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
Return OF the EictOrs.

The crew OF the Virginia Boat Club,
which won the first prize at the Frede-
ricksburg regatta Monday, returned to
the city yesterday morning. They
were met at the depot by members and
officers Of the Club and were taken in
carriages, preceded by Voelker's band,
to the boat-house, where refreshments
were served and speech-making and
congratulations INDUCED in.
6 Just after the regatta ball began in
Fredericksburg, night before last, the
presentation of prizes to the winning
crews took place. Each member Of the
yirginias received a beautiful gold
badge, appropriately inscribed. The
badges are of delicate workmanship.
The crew was presented with the silver
challenge cup.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
Personals and BrIefs.

Judge A. E. King and Delegate
Powell, Of Fluvanna county, were in
the city yesterday.
Rev. r. II. Pitt will preach at the
Fulton Baptist church on Friday in
stead Of Thursday night.
A man named Taber, from Tazewell
county, sent to the penitentiary for
homicide, was pardoned by the Gov
ernor yesterday.
Yesterday morning q lady fell on
Broad street and broke one leg. The
ambulance was called, and she was
conveyed to the Retreat for the Sick.
The city ambulance was called out
yesterday afternoon on west Broad
street to q lady who had fallen and
sprained her ankle. She was taken
home.
The Norfolks were to have played
the last Of a series of three games here
with the Richmonds yesterday, but
the rain prevented them from so doing.
The Norfolks will leave here to-day,
and the Richmonds 60 to Petersburg
tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
pOuIfATaS.
lhc Recent Hains-Bridgcs swept
Auay-The Crops.

lhc Recent Rains-Bridgcs swept
Auay-Tne Crops.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch !
POwHATAN, July 6, 1885.
Our farmers assembled in lArg, mum
beIs at our County Court on yesterday.
The tobacco has all been planted,
the corn land is too wet to work, the
harvest was finished among great diff
culties, and so they had nothing to do
but to come to court and hear about
the great damage done all over the coun-
ty by the heavy rains of last week. In
addition to the great damage to the
roads, which had been recently worked,
and the delay in all farming work, other
injury has been done by the water
spouts which will be severely felt in
the taxes for next year. Every bridge
across the AppOmattox has been swept
away or greatly injured except the iron
bridge at Genito. The smaller bridges
have been carried off, and the large
bridge across Deep creek, on the River
road, is gone also. The private damage
has been great. The mill-dams Of the
Fine.creek mills and IIague's mill,
formerly Judge Nash's, are broken, and
several other mill-dams greatly injured,
which, if the rain had continued longer,
would have gone also.
While the county at large is looking
better than ever by the green grass
growing everywhere, the agricultural
prospects were never worse. No corn
will be raised on the fat grounds-the
only sure dependence in the county for
this staff of life. The high lands have
been so wet that they could not be
worked, and the tobacco is getting, like
the corn, in the grass, and it is feared
that the wheat will sprout in the
shocks. And as yet there is no indca.
tion Of clear weather.
The session Of the court was a short
one. An election was ordered for
subscription to the Farmvillo aud Pow
hatan railroad and orders were made
appointing commissioners to rebuild the
lost bridges. A large number Of per-
sons holding lands delinquent for taxes
have been relieved, and all the criminal
cases and most of the civil cases post
poned until August court. ID.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07


On the occasion Of the meeting Of the
Supreme Lodge. Knights OF Pythias, in
Toronto, Canada, July 18th to the 18th,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announce the sale Of special excursion
tickets from Washington aud Balti-
more at the rate Of il0 for the round
trip. The tickets going will be valid
for passage only on special train, lesv-
ing Washington at . P. ~, Saturday,
July 10, arriving at Watkins at 7 A.
NJ. Sunday morning, where the excur-
sionists will take breakfast and have
an opportunity to visit the famous
Watkins Glen" also enjoy q short
sail on the beautiful Seneca Lake. The
trip will be resumed by special train
from Watkins at IL noon, Sunday,
reaching Canandaigua at lis, Roches-
ter, 900; Niagara, 4:4O, and Toronto
at 5 p. NJ. The tickets returning will
be accepted for passage by any train
within thirty days from the 10th, stop
over privileges at Niagara Falls, Ro-
chester, Canandaigus, and Watkins being
permitted at the wish Of the holder.
This is undoubtedly the lowest rate
that has ever been quoted from Wash
iDgton for an excursion covering so
many prominent points. For tickets
and information regarding this trip, ap-
ply to r. A. Parke. Agent Pennsyl-
yania railroad, Washington, d. G. As
the sale Of tickets is limited, parties
desiring to avail themselves Of this low
rate would do well to secure tickets
early. Sleepisg-car accommodations
can be secured to Watkins.