Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
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Congressman West, of New York,
is one of the largest manufacturers Of
manila paper in the country.
Ex-King Thebaw should be happy
for his nominal prison at Madras is
next door to large distillcry.
Aaron Adolphe Rothschild, of Par
is, has collection of rare postal and
other stamps which is valued at $780,
600.
Mrs. Polk has never visited WASH
ington since she left it the wife of a
retiring President, nearly forty years
ago.
Mrs. Dolly Madison was once invi-
ted. by resolution, to seat on the
Senate floor, the only lady that ever
received that honor.
Pittowkahanapywiyin,a alias Pound
make, chief of the rebel Crees, has
been baptized in the Manitoba peni-
Tertiary, with twenty-eight of his
companions.
Ex-Queen Isabella, of Spain, has
recently met and made friends with
her husband, Don Fernando, from
whom she has been separated seven
teen years.
"a woman is good deal like an
accordeon," says Lawrence O'Rilley.
"You can draw her out all right, but
the music begins when you try to
shut her up."
The Princess Amelie d'Orleans,
daughter of the Comte de Paris, on
her marriage with the Duke of Bra
CANA will receive dowry of 81, 000,-
OO0 from her uncle, the Due d'Aumale.
Prof. Huxley says it would require
nearly million barrels of herrings
to supply the cod ON the Norwegian
coast with one breakfast. No wonder
some restaurants. do not give bread
with one fish-ball.
Ex-Minister Washburn was wit
ness in the Storey will case in Chica-
90, and on being asked if he cOnsid-
cred Mrs. Storey young woman, dis
creetly answered: GAIL women are
supposed to be young"
To every caller who requests an in
terview Arab Pasha sends out one of
his own cards with line written on
it saying he has much pleasure in
granting the request, but begs the
visitor not to mention politics.
Congressman Price, of Wisconsin,
who objected to pension for Mrs.
Grant, was a Republican; but Mr..
Beach, of New York, who made a
similar objection to granting a PEN
sion for Mrs. Hancock, is Democrat.
Bishop O'Connor, of Nebraska, says
his diocese contains a population of
100000, of whom about 10000 are
Roman Catholics. Of these the Bo-
hemlans number 10000, the Irish
come next, and the remainder are
Russians.
When fair maid was wed-by Col
Cough, of the Hussars in London the
other day, his deep-voiced, hearty 81
will" made the bride jump so notice.
ably that everybody smiled. He was
man of Mars who talked in tones Of
thunder.
Moncure d. Conway now lives il
Brooklyn. So does Henry George
At the Twilight Club, recently, Mr.
Conway made the pleasantest speech
of the evening. Tie evidently under
stands how in saying nothing to ap
pear as if he was saying all.
The maximum assessment of Gen
Robt. Toombs' estate, made few day
ago, is only 100000. 1t was general
" thought that the General wa
worth at least $250,000. Gen. Toombs
by power of attorney, is on $2S7,OO
of Kimball House notes.
Cincinnati has some citizens VIII,
are classical in name fin nothing
else. 1t is reported that Julius Casa
and another Caesar, who are partner
in business there, recently brought
SUIT in one of the courts to recover
bill of 500.
The son of the late II. B. Claflin, o
New York, in obedience to a verba
request of his father in his last illness
has sent check for $4,000 to tn
American Hope Missionary Society
This is the second or third paymen
of this sort he has made in executin
the wishes of his father not records
in his will.
Capt. Tom Gregory, of Winchester
Tenn, has unique pair OF glove
They were made by Miss Nanni
Phillips, who shared a lot of rabbit
carded and spun their fur as If
were wool and from the yarn KIN
the gloves. She decorated the bac
ofeach glove with the car of flu
grown rabbit.
The Queen of Italy has recent
presented to the Roman Museum
necklace in silver gilt, bracelet ]
massive gold, 400 grammes
weight-both presents from the Sha
of Persia 10 her Majesty-and also
series of plates representing the co
tunes of Bolivia, given to her by Il
Italian Minister to Lima.
Mrs. Gen. Grant has surrendert
her dover right to the property ma!
over for the purpose of paying u
debt of Mr.. Vanderbilt, and 1t
about being converted into money
is sufficient to pay only two-thirds
the amount borrowed by the Gene
nj and she will pay the other $5C
600 from sales of the book.
Miss Nina Moulton, daughter
the late Charles. Moulton, of Bosto
is engaged to Baron Raaber, who
said 10 be the richest nobleman
Denmark. Miss Moulton has resid
abroad for many years. AFTER I
death Of Mr.. Moulton the mother