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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
AFTER PIE.
Another Kick From the Colored
Brother.

IIoPKINsvILLE, KY, Jan. 8, 1886.
Ed. SoUTH KENTUoKIAN
Allow me little space in the COL
umns of your paper, to express few
facts in the interest of my race in this
county concerning the coming cleo
ton in August.
The Executive Committee has de-
cided to meet the first Monday in
February to nominatea county ticket
and say that we 2,S75 colored Repub-
licans shall vote for them, while there
are only one fourth Of the Executive
Committee colored men and three
fourths of the party are colored men.
If that is the case we as members of
the party have right to say through
a primary convention whom we will
endorse the first Monday in August.
1 am not in harmony with the action
of the Executive Committee nor will
/ submit to them, for they are not the
party. If they were l would agree
with them. If there were vacancy
that required an immediate election
to gil such vacancy then l would be
willing TO endorse such action. Col
ored Republicans of Christian county.
call your attention, knowing that
we are -fourths of the party,
are we to sit still and allow our eyes
TO be blind folded2 Let us awaken
out Of our slumbers ard contend for
our rights as much as any Of the par
ty.
We have been giving the party our
votes and have kept Republicans in
Office for the last fifteen or sixteen
years and what have you done for us
towards Office holding2 You have
given us colored coroner. Why
was that? 1t was simply because the
majority of the white Republicans in
the northern part of the county did
not know who Beverly Kelly was.
They thought he was white man
until they had voted, even then some
of them went back to the polls and
tried to have their vote erased. Again
my friend e. W. Glass took an idea
| that he would make a race for con-
stable and succeeded in receiving the
nomination of the party by his col
ored brethren being three-fourths Of
the party and was elected by them at
the polls, while about one fourth OF
the white Republicans supported him
and three fourths tried all in their
power TO defeat him. Through all Of
that we have rallied and still caused
the Republican banner to wave over
Christian county. Why not allow
your colored brethren chance? We
J have made several efforts to elect a
jailer from our race and have been
defeated every time. Yet you say
stick TO the party. am in favor oil
sticking to the party, but still more in
favor of allowing every man chance
who desires TO run for Office to pre-
sent himself to his party and if his
party sees that he is qualified for the
position that they may say through
a primary convention that he is thu
the choice Of the party and be en-
dorsed at the polls. know 1t is hare
but fair. This is my first but hop,
not my last. A true Republican,
II. NJ. COLEMAN.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
ODDS AND ENDS.

Some weeks ago number OF SOL
diers at Seattle are said to have raised
$3.50 by conducting an unofficial CEN
sus of the local Chinatown and as
sessing each Chinaman a fee for reg
istration.
American Cheesemakers are not
the only sufferers from the low price
of their product In France, Germa-
ny, Italy and Holland prices range
from 20 to Is per cent, lower than
they did last year.
A half-eagle of the year 1915 has
just been added to the excellent col
lection of American coins at the mint
in Philadelphia; $500 is the value Of
each of the three specimens known L
be in this country.
1t is believed that in ten years
Yankton, D. T., will be an INLAND
town. In front of the city, where thu
river ran twenty feet deep five year.
ago, there are now 100 acres of lane
above high-water mark.
Seven persons were baptized in |
Connecticut village Monday, whel
the thermometer was down 10 sever
degrees above. AS the Boston Tran
script puts 1t: "That was their wa,
of taking pneumonia"
| AS fall approached Georgia far
mer pulled up a watermelon win
that had been bearing all summe
aud transplanted 1t into greenhouse
!. 1t now carries half a dozep melons
which will average twenty pound
each.
The Prairie du -Pont levee, nea
East Carondelet, ILL.,, just reachin
completion, will protect 10000 acre
of choice bottom land, the flooding {
which last summer caused the loss {
100000. This levee will cost $l2
+ 600.
One of our American sojourners !
} Alderman University town was star
ed the other day to hear this que
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
An Obituary.
tClarksylle Chronicle.

"Among the things that passed
away with the old year and are no
more 10 be found in this. active, bust
ling world, Is the little pointer dog
that made his semi-weekly appear
ance In the columns Of the SouTH
KENTucKIAN. lie was n nice little
dog, eminenlly respectable in appear
ance and always carried his head and
tail erect, as a dog with clear con-
science and proper self.respect
should do.
But the point about this dog more
than any other dog-the one thing in
particular that distinguished him
from other specimens of genus CAMS,
was the fact that he supplied his own
or with loetic inspiration. Other
poets have invoked the muses. for
this purpose, bu; the divine afllatus
that on semi-weekly occasions filed
Brother Meacham's soul, burned in
his heart aud throbbed in his pulses,
was attributable solely to this Won
derful dog. On that account, the
dog was already honored with a
prominent place in the paper, imme-
dlately preceding the specimens Of
Brother Meacham's genius, which
he had such large share in produc-
ing.
1t was this same little dog that
preceded a certain wonderful poem
TO which we have before alluded in
these columns--a doleful ditty sing
ing the demise of the town Of Hop
kinsville. Just then the the dog, be-
sides being an insplrer of poetry, had
been trying himself at railroad build
ing, and was endeavoring to induce
the people of 1Iopkinsville, that Is
what was left of them, the remnant
as 1t were, 10 build "grand trunk
railroad, beginning in Hopkinsvlll'
and ending in Cadiz"
1t was this extra effort, we are
afraid, that brought about the little
dogs sad ending, and hereby hang
a tale. Not the dogs tail, but tale
with moral that that the history o
this little dog serves to point.
The moral is that man Is not al
ways a good railroad builder becaus,
he is a poet, and when he attempts
job so far out of his line-ten to one
either he or the railroad will "ker
flummux." In the case in question
it seems to have had fatal effect OF
both. The railroad was never built
and the dog died in the effort to star
it,"
The Chronicle should not lay tn
flattering junction. to its soul tina
Hopkinsville will not have anothe
railroad. 1t is only question Q
time and that too much shorte
time than 1t win take to complet
Clarksville's Indifferent, Alleged an
Tardy "stem-winder' that, like
wounded snake, drags its slo'
length along towards Princeton.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
SPECIAL BARGAINS!

We have received the following
special bargains:
case Hope Bleach Domestic. TX
| case Lonsdale Bleach Domestic 81
l case Masonville .Sh
l case Fruit Of the Loom Bleach
l Bale Heavy Brown Domestic. 81
10 pieces l0-4 Brown Sheeting. .25
l00pieces Torchon and Smyrna lace
from 5.to 20 cents per yard, worth
double the money.
100 pieces Hamburg edging and
Inserting from to so cents per yard
which are extra bargains.
so DOE. all linen Towels from 81
cts. TO 80 cts. each, worth from 1216
to so cts. each.
100 White Bed Spreads, drum.
mer's samples) slightly soiled, to be
sold far below their value. Also oul
entire
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
Church Services.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Preaching by the pastor, L. w.
WEIGH, Lords day, morning at II
o'clock and evening at 7 o'clock.
Sunday School at $3.50 A. NJ, Clar-
ence Anderson, Superintendent. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend these services.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15

The little coal used in the city of
Mexico is imported either from the
United States or England, and costs
from $22 to 1926 per ton. Wood costs
$ll per cord, and is becoming scarce.
The high cost of fuel makes mining
very expensive in Mexico.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
FINE PIANOS i: ORGANS

If you would like to
know whether J. D.
Mop herson's Pianos
and Organs give salts
faction or not ask the
following parties who
have purchased them
of him:
A. W. Pyle, r. II. Wilson,
Jno. Hayden, Lyman McCombs,
Esq. Dick McReynolds, Mike Hanna,
Robert Rives, Geo. Dalton,
Alex Anderson, II. G. Ballard,
Mrs.J. M. Ballard, Henry Blumenstiel
Hebron Church, Cumberland Pres
byterian church, Vaughan's Chapel,
Joe. Hatcher, Trenton, KY, and 9th
ers.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
GAINESVILLE.

Prices were said to be lower on the
above market, consequently nearly
all of the offerings were rejected. A
few good tobaccos were offered but
prices not being satisfactory to plant
ers IL was "no CO."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15

We want active agents in this and
adjoining counties to work for the
KENTUoKIAN, 10 whom a liberal CON-
mission will be paid.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15

If you know anyone to whom you
would like to have a sample copy OF
the South KENTUcKIAN sent, just
send us his name and he will receive
the paper promptly.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
SPECIAL LOCALS
DO NOT FAIL

w NUI THIL
To buy a SUIT of
Clothes, Over co a t,
Course Boots, Fine
Shoes, Underwear,
Suspenders, Sox, I'm
laundried and Laun-
dried Shirts, Neck
wear, &C., from us
while we are closing
out our winter stock.
The goods must be
sold, therefore take
advantage Of this OPP
portunity.
M. FrankeI & Sons.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
The Local Market.
Reported by Jas. D. Ware, BrOker.l
REMARKS.

REMARKS.
The sales this week were small ow-
ing 10 the extreme cold weather.
Market strong aud active, with no
decline from last weeks prices on any
grade.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
SPECIAL LOCALS.
& LACY,

Cor, HA md Main, up, Court House.
If you want first
class goods at bottom
prices give us a call.
We want to live and
let live and will
make it to your inter-
est to give us a call.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
"A C-A-RD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous, weakness
early decay, loss Of manhood, &C., will send
recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered by mis-
slonary in South America. Send sef-ad-
dressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH 7. ISMAN,
Station d. New York City.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
BRIGHT BITS.

A LITTLE GIRL. visiting neighbor with her
mother, was gazing curiously at the hostess
new bonnet. when the owner gueried: do
you like It., Laurap'
The innocent rcplied: "Why, mother said
IT was perfect fright; but it don't scare me-"
Enchdnge.
A LITTLE GIRL living in Pottstown, in
breaking some eggs for cooking purposes,
louhu an American cent of the date of 1881 IN
one OF the NOlks. How did the cent get in
thht egg 1t Is more unacCountable than are
the scents in some of the fresh New jersey
eggs" that are purchased at the groceries.
LETTERS HAVE NO PEACE Curious liber-
ties are taken with the alphabet.
The honey dealer r0bs his Il.
The fisherman despoils the c.
The pugillst will black your /.
The billiard player Chalks his Q.
The grocer adulterates his It.
boston Bud0et.
THE mackerel are swarming into Canadian
waters to escape the wha es, which are very
numerous just now and destructive of the
smaller fish. Here is Il chance for sweet re-
venge. Let our navy sail at once for the
north ana drive the whales in shore where
they will destroy the mackerel. We NAV get
square that way If IN no other.-BoSton Post.
CHILD Ito visitorJ-Mamma has gone to put
on another dress.
NistOr-Ah!
Cbild-Yes. Saw you comm an RIM M
stairs.
Visitor-Ah, hah.
Child--Said there comes that hateful Mrs.
Anson. l wish she would stay away" Oh,
don't DO IN hurry. Wait till mamma comes
down.-1e1Gs SlfStngs.
FIRST TRAvELER-Where are you bound
for?
second Traveler-For Minneapolis, MINI.
First Observation-Disclosures Let me see
Oh, yes, that is a trading post up the river
from St. Paul.
second Tra7eler-Youli live in St. Paul, don't
you?
uess?-Detro1 Free Press.
MoTHER-Why. Harry. you haven't got
through playing house down on the beach,
Harry-Yes'em.
Mo'her-Whal's the matter2 Didn't you
have n good time?
Harry-NO'm: that Carrie Judson is a mean
old thing. She wouldn't fight bit like YOU
ana papa. and when hit her on the head she
cried. She's no fun.-Tid- BITS.
"HELLo! JONES'" remarked a citizen to
friend yesterday morning, "are you gong to
| Mexico to release CuttinE?"
Not much
why are yOu so completely armed then?
! " nat means This gun, these reVOlVers and All
! the daggcrs you have stuck in that heIt he
side the eating gun you are dragging
| along"
ION. [ am going to little SUNDAY nicnic tn
| enjoy myself, but III sell my life as dearly IA
possible. - PHts6"Tg Chronicle.
THEIR TRtP TO CANADA
sad Mr. NJ. Bczzler to Mr. d. Faulter,
While sitting one evening attea:
! 81 sec they are trying that treaty to alter.
think shall skip the tra-lee"
My purpose exactly" said Fauter. Sin fact
I've
Prepared TO get OFF after tea;
No treaty, you know, can be made retroact
i've
They never shall eXtradite me-"
So over the border they skipped it together
These two, with = tra-la-la-le-
And they sang as they fed, sit is very warm
weather
Back there for such mortals as we."
-Coluh6Ws Dispatch.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05

From the JOhnsto1on Democrat.
Plato. in the midst of literary work. died in
his eighty first year.
lsocrates wrote his famous commemorative
discourse of the Athenian patriots after en-
tering upon his ninety fifth year.
Leontinus Gorgias filed out one hundred
and seven years without suspendipg his
studies and labors, and when asked whether
he did not find old age burdensome replied. ~
have never had occasion to find fault with old
age"
Cato's most celebrated arguments before
the courts and Senate of Rome were made
after he had passed his three score years and
ten.
Ennius, in great poverty, was happy ard
contented when verging on his eightieth wear.
Quintus MaXimus, Lucius Pauius tho Fan
ricit. the Curl, the COrucarii rendered the
greatest possible service to their country
when verging on their ninetleth year.
Appius Claudius, the foremost statesman of
Rome, was in his zenith for many years after
reaching three score and ten years
Scipio the elder was full OF labor and honor
VIII n verglng on his ninetieth year.
And as in ancient days, so in modern times
England's Gladstones, Wellingtous Beacons-
fields, and numerous others have been more
abundant in literary labors and valuable ser
vice to their country in their old age than
they were IN their forties and ifties In this
country our Coopers, Adamsee, Tildens, Nor
rills and hosts OF others show what old men
can do.
All OF which goes to show that the Hon.
Samuel j. Tilden, the sage of Gramercv Park.
is the right man to be nominated for the
Presidency in less.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
PERSONAL.

GEN. ANsON q. MCCooK and his brida will
spend three months abroad.
KAISER WILHELM has accented tho ood
fathershlp OF the eleventh son OF a butcher Mt
Barmen. ~
Hon. NORMAN j. GOTHAM. Commissioner of
Agriculture, Is Investigating the resources of
Cape May.
DIR, PRINGsHEIM, just appointed to apro-
Censorship in the University OF Munich. is the
first jew ever admitted to Bayarian facuItv-
NJ. j. SMITH, a reporter on the Pueblo Presa
Is deaf mute. He says that he has no trouble
n getting news, because the people all know
him and help HIM out
GEN. Is. F. CHEATHAM is dangerously III at
hurricane Springs, Tenn. Soon after arriv-
ing at the springs Gen. Cheatnam was Obliged
TO so to bed, and fears are entertained for hi 4
recovery.
SOON there will be three Coquelins on the
stage, the newcomer being a son OF the elder
C0queDn. lie Will accompany his father TO
this country and make his dramatic debut
In New y ork.
REPRESENTATIVES, HGScoCK has a family of
cats domestIcated under his hotel window at
Washington, and much enjoys watching the
mother drive away the stray dogs that now
aud Then intrude.
GUSTAV FREYTAG, the eminent German
poet, last month celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday anniversary, and the Emperor hss
ordered a bust of him to be made and placed
IN the Royal National Gallery at Berlin.
IT may not be generally known that n son
OF Capt. Standish IN course of time married A
daughter Of Priscilla Alden, from whom are
SAID to be descended many prominent men
including two Presidents OF the United states.
FRAU CosfNA WAGNER, the widow nj tho
great composer, Is an Legitimate daughter Of
List by the Countess d' \ goult, who in 1895
ran away from Paris with the young pianist
Cosiuia was born at Bellaggio, on the shores
OF Lake Como, and was named after the en-
chanted lake. She was Il rat married 10 Won
Bulow, but deserted him for Wagner. who
e'cused the desertion upon the ground that
ne could not do his work properly without
her.
WHILE IL was supposed that Father sher
man, who broke his vows as a Catholic priest
by marrying TIllie Mccoy a couple OF weeks
ago, had left Brooklyn, the couple were living
at 95s Atlantic avenue with the giri's uncle
Andrew A. Joyce. As the young man was
known to people In the vicinity his retreat
was discovered. The former clergyman went
to work "a a clerk in the Office OF his Wifeis
uncle, and apparently took no great pains TO
escape notice.
ERNEsTo ROsSI, who is is said to have per-
formed IN $50 cities, IA writing his memoirs
IL Is stated that the book will alude To a cor.
respondence beween Rossi and the late King
Ludwig / l. on the subject of performance
when the King had asked him to give for his
elusive benefit. IL is said that Rossi re-
Piled to the Kings Invitation: az should
klddly play gratis before n million spectators
but coilg NOT IpaAe Wy nj EaIad for mill ms
70 play peIora single perS0n."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
A Strange Sect of Italian Robbers.


The capture of brigand near Bocchigliere.
hamlet situated IN a remote part OF the
Calabrlan highlands, has revealed the ex-
istence in that region of an extensive sect,
remarkable alike for the wlldness of its
teuets and the nefarous character of its
practices. Its head is an eX-Sergeant Gabriel
Donnlcl, who claims TO be the Deity, and re
presents the Advent as still to come
During the last five years he has been or
ganizlng this sect, which comprises nearly all
the small farmers and shepherds of the dis
trict. His gospel seems to be a sort of com
munlsm of the lowest and most sensual tyne
The clandestlne meetings OF the sect are al =
legged to be marked by orgies and obscene ri es
recalling the worst features of Oriental pa-
Eanlsm, DonniCIs own sister-in-law for re- =
fusing 30 conform to these practices was sim
up IN a cave and left there to die. This nearly
led to the breaking up of the community. M
Donnici and his followers were arrested and
tried for murder; but, owing to the impOssi =
bllIty OF procuring witnesses against them.
they were acquitted.
The sect has now been brought into fuller
notice by the capture OF Serafino Bruno one
of It's leading members, or saints. as they are
styled. This worthy, after numbering a doc
tor, betook himself last April to the woods.
and with the cOnnivanCe of his CO. rcligioaiste
iiOurlshed there as Il highway rohber The
police having failed to track him, Bruno was
arrested the other day by local landowner
Count Conversano. His CAPTURE occasIonpd
great demonstrations Of grief at BOcchipljere
where hundreds of men and women hung
about this precious saint and kissed him rap
turOuslY,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
A WOman's Courage.
From the NeaO Orleans Picayun

From the Ne1D orleans IicGgU11e.
With what a store of seagoing lore Capt.
Wallace has enlivened the long evenings on
deck, or when our entire party sat tea drink
ings mi his red velveted snuggery. stories of
adventure, Of strange travels IN all the foreign
lands, and last night he told US something about
a sster-ln law of mis- that thrilled us as moth CO
ing else has done The young English girl
married sea captain, and went in his sailing
vessel with her husband, visiting many cOun-
tries with him. On her first trip. when she
was yet young BRIDE, there was mutIny,
amt ner husband was wounded or knocked
seEseless in his cabin. The sailors were about
to spring down the companion way, into the
cabin. when the young woman barred the
way, pistol in hand. and promised to shoot the
first man who moved toward her. She held
them thus at bay TIL wrath burned out, and
the mutlny was at an end.
On the ne 1t voyage they were shipwreeked.
and this brave hearted girl, with her young
baby. was dashed IL the rigging, and rem aimed
there for several days before they were res
cued. They had nothing TO eat. and the
mothers natural food for her child was ex-
hausted. By some means can of meat was
fshed up from the ship, and the child fed on
this until it was gone, and the little one about
TO starge But the mother put her teeth into
her hand, between the thumb and forefnger,
and bit cash into her own flesh, from which
the blood flowed. The child sucked this, and
that night the almost dying crew and the
brave sailor wife We're rescued,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
Social Grades.
From the Boston Record.


Fortunately, perhaps, the comprehension Of
q difference OF social grades comes very slowly
in this country. The difficulty of grasplng
the English idea of the difference between
ladies and tradeswOmen was illustrated
the other day in a case where the daughter Of
q wealthy Nahant house had gone to Lynn to
make purchase, and had left at store an
order to be filed. When the goods reached
the Nahant residence the order had not been
correctly hlled, and the head of the house
called. when he drove to Lynn that day, to
see about it.
"Oh." said the merchant, IN reply to his re-
mOnstrance, 1.-THE lady that took the order
didn't quite understand what the girl said!'
This story recalls another told of some
what famous ankee coachman who ''drove"
the family of Lothrop Motley during the his
tOrian's last residence near Boston. Mr..
Motley had Just removed to his summer resi-
dencc, where his two brothers, MIR. Thomas
Motley and MIR. Edward Motley, were then
Stopping A night or two after the house had
been occupied Mr.. Motley arrived at the sta
ton early in the evening, and the coachman
was there to meet him.
Have you driven any one to the house to-
day, Sias:" he asked.
well" said Silas there was two ladies
that come this morning, and Tom and Ned
come this afternoon
The 1.-TWO ladies" were the cook and the
laundress and Tom and Ned" Of course,
were the historians brothers.