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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
A Friend Of Mrs. Lena Marshall
Hail Tells An Awful Story
Of Her Brief Marital
Experience.
iOwensboro Messenger.l

A Hawesville friend of the family of
the late Mrs. Lena L. Hail has writ
ten the Messenger lengthy account
OF that unfortunate young woman's
history from the date of her marriage
to her death. AS the main facts are
almost identical with those published
In the Messenger when the news was
fresh, and the writer uses language
about Hail too severe for publication,
the article is not produced. The SUBJ
stance OF his allegations, however, are
that after the marriage, which the
family tried in every manner to pre-
vent, "Hail remained at the house of
his wife's mother until he had received
from the guardian of Mrs. Hail every
dollar that had been left her by her
father, and then took her to Louis
vile, where he invested the funds in
a low dive on Green street, in the
vicinity of Ninth, and Immediately
over this den of infamy he furnished
rooms to which he removed his bride.
After locating her in this disreputa-
able neighborhood, he insisted upon
her receiving attention from the
drunken bloats and ruffians who |
patronized his saloon, which she fiat
y refused, and when he found that
he could not drive her from him by
to throw her in contact with
The "rakes and prostitutes of the.city,"
ic commenced the most cruel treat
nent of her, and mot satisfied with
'eating the poor young wife, he at
empted to starve her, but in spite of
III this, with her young heart full of
owe, she clung to the brute"
The writer continues by saying
hat, when he found all other at
empts Intellectual, che resolved to
OBJ her of that which is dearer TO
very pure woman than all the
7ealth of earth-her fair name. He
harged her with unchastity and filed
suit for divorce on this charge. 1t
'as not until after the officer of the
wv had executed the summons from
le court that she realized her de-
Iorable situation. Then she went !
at in search of friends to advise her
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
OBITUARY.

Mr. z. I. Lacy was born Sept. %,
lS47, and died in Christian county,
Kentucky, Feb. 2, 1885. He was mar
ried by the writer to Miss Ellen NJ.
Hall, of Lafayette, KY, Dec. Nth,
1878. Her life was beautiful, and
about four years ago he was called to
mourn the death ofone of the noblest
wives that ever lived. Brother Lacy
protested religion about fifteen years
ago, and Joined the Methodist E.
Church, South, in which he lived
christian life till God took him to his
reward in Heaven. He was rather
modest, retiring member of tho
church, yet always manifested zeal
and devotion to the cause of Christ
that might well be envied by MANY
ofus..
His last illness was pneumonia, and
in five days from the time he was
taken sick he was called to die. He
expressed himself as perfectly willing
to die, and said, ~ would like to live
on account of my little darling boy,
but God thought it best to take ME
it was all right, and he was ready to
CO." lie had a great deal to say about
his little boy Redford, and prayed
that he might be raised to love and
honor God. Just before he died he
clapped his hands and said, 81 am so
happy, 1 see Ella and hear the angels
singing" Just as the corpse was be-
ing taken from the house, his little
boy BEDFORD, only fouryears old, said
he wanted to say the Lords prayer.
lie then went up to the head of the
'asket and repeated the prayer. OIL
course everybody present was deeply
Effected, and some said they never
leard of anything so remarkable. My {
lear friend is gone and ere this has .
net his beloved Ella and sweet little ,
earnest in that land where parting |
hall be no more. Peace to his ashes. t
j. F. LEDFoRD, I
|
'owling Green, Ky, Feb. 18th, 1886. o
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
The GAINESVILLE Railroad.
princeton Banner.l

Judge Darby went to Clarksyille
last week and had talk with Mr..
Merritt and others about the new
road. He returned with the informa-
ton that there is no hope for it; that
it is gone where the woodbine twi.
meth that in due course of time 1t
will be sold to pay its bonded debt !;
who will buy it no one can tell !;
whether the purchaser will complete
1t OF not, no one knows.
The moral of the failure of this
road is that subscribers who promis-
ed to aid in building a road cannot
be relied on to come to time. If all
who promised to help build this road
had come up promptly when called,
the road would be running through
TO Clarksville to-day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
socIALITIEs.

DR.. w. ID. Hunt, of Paducab, il
visiting his brotbcr-in-law, Mr.. r.
p. Stevens.
Mr.. J. NJ. Coombs, of Paducah, re-
turned home Friday after visit of
several days to friends in the city.
DIR. Nance, of Cerulcan Springs,
returned home on Friday last, after
an absence ofa month in Florida.
Prof V. A. Garrett, of Pembroke,
and Capt. G. ID. Bell, of Longview,
were in town yesterday.
Messrs. j. A. Hale, of Wilson, I.
T. Mcknight, of Scates' Mill and Joe
lite, ST., of Stuart's district, were in
the city yesterday.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
A Bad Wreck.

The most disastrous wreck that
has ever occurred on this division Of
the l.. Il N. road took place Saturday
morning about 4 o'clock. The third
section of No. 81, south bound
freight train, was thrown from the
track by the spreading of the rails
and the engine and eleven cars thrown
down the embankments of a deep fill.
The engine was turned over on its
side in ditch 20 feet deep with the
fireman IN 1t. Strange to say he was
not hurt, and crawled out of the win
dow after II landed. The engineer
escaped by jumping out as it fell and
jumped into a pool of water just
ahead of the wreck and was only
slightly bruised. Conductor Floyd
and the brakesmen also escaped UNI
hurt by jumping of. 1t is almost
miraculous that no lives were lost, as
the train was running at fair rate of
speed. The cars were loaded with
coal and were piled up on each side
and the wreck was almost total.
Nothing but the iron was worth TAX
ing out of the smash-up. Even the
rails were bent and twisted and the
ties broken into pieces. 5000 bushels
of coal was dumped into the water
aud mud ON either side. The dam
ages will probably exceed $4,000. A
force of hands was put to work and
the running of trains was resumed
late Saturday afternoon. The work
Of removing the debris was carried
On all day Sunday and much of IL
will be abandoned as worthless.
Guards have been watching the coal
which has been sold at a heavy loss
to the railroad company. The wreck
was only about mile south of the
city and hundreds of people of both
'exes walked out to the scene Sunday
afternoon TO see it.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

Mr.. j. E. Murrell has succeeded Mr..
Rollin Hurt as editor of the Colombia
Spectator.
ii. +. Marcum was shot and killed
by Bud Marcum, near Louisa, Law
renee county, Wednesday.
Moses Watkins was killed by a
falling limb while chopping down a
tree in Breathitt county.
A murderer, horse-thief and two
other prisoners escaped from the
Clinton Jail last week and are still at
large.
Since November the total number
of hogs handled by Western packers
foot up to 5,795,0OO. This is 5000
more than the total for the cores
ponding week last year. Louisville
handled $4,000 of this number.
Since 1860 the Legislature of Ken
lucky has granted l91 charters for
railroads, and of this number only
three are under construction and
twenty-fourin operation. This leaves
l64 charters under which no work
whatever has been done.
The Governor has appointed the
following as Trustees of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of Ken
lucky: w. d. Nichols, of Lexington
]. d. Clardy, NJ. D., of Christian
county; Colonel l.. ]. Bradford, of
Covington, and Richard J. Spur, of
Fayettc county.
The Kentuckian who'was reported
rs having registered as "Franklin
Brady, Hopkinsville, Ky." at hotel
IN Dallas Tex, and then shot out his
brains in his room, turned out to be ,
Franklin Priddy, of Uptonville, Har-
lin county, Ky. He killed himself
because his wife sued for a divorce.
Miss Mary Anderson will fill an
Of four nights in Louis
lille this week. The sale ofseats the 7
rst day the office was opened e,
mounted 10 nearly $4,000. Some of 1
he boxes sold for as much as $55.
lany persons sat up all night to get
rst choice of seats.
Squire Gosnell yesterday married
n interesting clipping couple from :
ardstown. Same old story. The I
rPs parents objected. Bride pref +
: little brunette of seventeen.
room is just twenty-one. Their
lines, Arnold A. Carlisle and Min
g May Rusk. After the ceremony
% young couple called hack and l.
ere driven to the depot, where they
ok the train for st. Louis, in which
ty they will stay until there comes At
G parental blessing. Mr.. Carlisle :
as in a railroad office in this city Blu
me time ago.-Wednesday's Com IN
ercial. lila
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
a. CARD

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-
sionary in South America. Send a self -ad-
dressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH T. ISMAN,
Station d. New York City.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
Judge Iocarroll.

Judge Joe McCarroll, of Hopkins
willie, whose announcement as a can.
didate for Circuit Judge, appears in
this issue, needs no introduction 10
our people. His reputation has pre-.
coded him, and he comes to our coun-
ty not a stranger. Ills genial, hand
some face aud gentlemanly manners
will win for him friends wherever
he goes. Judge McCarroll is compar-
atively young man; the lines that
usually mark the flight ofyears have
fallen but lightly as yet on face that
bespeaks for him talents of a high Oh
der aud mind well stored with legal
lore. lie has a bright future before
him in his profession. We
have only praise when we speak of
Judge Joe McCarroll.-GreenvilleI
Echo.
1t affords us great deal of pleas
ure 10 announce Judge Joe McCar-
roll, of Christian county, as a candi-
date for the position of Circuit Judge
of this, the Second Judicial District,
subject to such action as may be TAX
Ell by the Democratic party. Judge
is about forty years of age,
of fine personal appearance, pleasing
IN manner and address, industrious,
sober, intelligent, a fine Judge Of law
and has been practicing attorney for
fifteen years. lie is endorsed by the
people of his county both as a gentle
man aud attorney Of acknowledged
lbility. lie goes into the race with
strong following all over the district.
{ he should be elected we feel salts {
led that he would honor the position. I
We would ask that our people take {
Inder consideration his claims for the a
to which he aspires.-Madi-
onvillc Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
Just Deceived

New Hamburg Edg-
ing and Inserting also
a full line ofBleached
Domestic, and now is
the time to buy these
GOODS as they are
very CHEAP, and as
times are very dull
we are anxious to sell
them. You can Sc
cure B ARGAIN S
from us now, as we
want to reduce stock
before going East.
JONES &C0.|
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
Cheap Excursion to New Orleans;

The L. & N. Railroad will sell
round trip tickets to New Orleans
Feb. 10th and Goth, for the exceeding
ly low price of $ll00, good for ten
days. The excursion rate only holds
good on the 10Th and Goth and all
who intend going will have to leave
those days. The Exposition is now
complete, and presents many varied
attractions to entertain and instruct
those who may attend, and all who
can should take advantage of this
low rate. Tickets will also be sold
at all way stations from Hopkinsville
to Nashville and from Clarksville to
Russellville, at proportionately low
rate.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16

Senator Feland's bill incorporating
the Hopkinsville Branch Railroad
passed the Senate Wednesday.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
DEATHS DEMAND.
John Breathitt Breathes His Last
at 8 O'clock Sunday Morning.

, Jno. W. Brcathitt, Jr., who wa,
shot by Wilbur Wilson last Tnesda,
afternoon at 3 o'clock, died Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock. The hone OF
recovery which his friends were per.
United to indulge OH Thursday was
destined to be of short duration. His
clhdition appeared to be improving
all DAY Friday, but towards night
uhiavorable symptoms appeared and
he grew gradually worse until Satur-
day evening, when it became evil
dent to all that death had laid his lev
hand upon the sufferer. All through
The hours of the night kind friends
stood around bis bed and by heating
appliances vainly strove to bring
about reaction, but his limbs grad
uaIly grew cold and numb, and at
midnight he became unconcious and
ceased TO breath at 3 o'clock. His
body was at once removed from his
room over his store to his fathers
residence on South Main street, and
yesterday morning at 10 80 o'clock |
the funeral was preached at the
Baptist church by Rev. j. N. Pres
fridge. A large number of friends
followed the remains to the grave in
The City Cemetery, and all that was
mortal Of noble, true and good
ioung man was consigned to the cold
embrace of earth. Never have
We seen more sorrow or regret mani
ested over the death OF citizen of
lopkinsville. A young man in the
loom of early manhood, with use ,
ul career before him, without an
nemy in the world, beloved and re- {
pected by all, has been suddenly !
allied from earth in a sad and heart !
ending manner. The unfortunate 7
circumstances that caused his death Z
ere detailed in our last issue. The
'ound was carefully watched by o
'rs. Fairleigh and Seargent, but q
leir skillful treatment was of no q
vail. The ball passed around and o
dyed in his kidney, and nothing d
ut strong constitution kept the 81
ctim alive during the los hours he n
ngered. l.
Deceased was born in Nov, 1860,
Id was therefore in the 26th year of Ia
s age. lie was member of the N
lptist church and declared in the
CO of death that he was not afraid II,
die. T.
Young Wilson is beardless youth, @,
obably 20 years of age. For the
Ike of his stricken parents and ho
hers whose hearts are bowed Oh
wn with grief as poignant as that
the family of the dead, we trust it m,
~ be established that he did not 60,
Iiberately shoot and kill his friend IN,
thout cause or provocation.
-.-S@--
Senator Feland's bill incorporating a
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
TOBACCO SALES.

|
IS 60, 6 co., 90, 8 90, 6 co. co. 8 s.
5 %, 5 90, 5 90, 5 90. 4 80, 4 rs, 4 rs
4 70, 4 70, 5 80, 5 80, 6 90, 6 90.
2 hhds, trash, SO 90 and 2 05.
Our market was strong OH Good
and Fine Leaf; Medium Leaf barely
steady; Common Leaf and Lugs
very dull and hard TO sell at satisfac-
tory prices. We had some good and
fine tobaccos that sold for satisfactory
prices. Tobacco of good to fine body
of 70 inches and over, and good 10
fine wrappers will meet with a good
demand, while common grades will
rule low for some time yet, if not
during the season.
We are thankful to our many
friends for their liberal patronage,
and trust by close and prompt atten-
ton to merit the continuance of same.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
TINE TABLE FOR TRAINS,

DEPART S0UTH-4:35 and G:25 A. NJ: I.ls p. NJ
DEPART N0RTH-lO:30 and.--A. NJ; O;8S p. M
ARRlvE PROM S0uTn-lO:S0 A. NJ. IS :S5, {: 1913 p.
lvRPRoA NoRTH-I:96 A. NJ. j., l:lSP. M
Time Table Of G., 0. 3 s. W. R. R
GOING SOUTH.
Nv. Louisville $3.50 Am.
" 1881 NJ,
Nortonville $3.50 pm.
BAN.
GOING NORTH.
Ly' Memphis Il:4OP.M.
SHAM.
Norto nville ll:S Am.
1888 NJ.
POST 0FFICE--West Main Street, bet. 9Th
and 9th.
Open for letters, stamps-7 AN. to6P.M.
money orders-6 A. NJ. tO4P,M
delivery, sundays-S:l5 to 1915 p. N.
soUTHERN EXPRESS OFFICE,
Seventh st. near Main.
Open "a. N. to BPM.
TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
WESTERN UNIoN-Up stairs corner Main and
9th streets. Mrs. Randle and Miss Park, opera.
tors.
BALTIMORE Il OnIo-Up stairs corner Main
and 9th streets. j. X. Smyser, operator.
TELEPHONE OFFICE.
Main 81. bet. sth and 9Th up stairs. Clarence
Lindsay, operator.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-16
A Convention Called.

The Democratic county Committed
met yesterday, all the members being
present excepting Messrs. Pool, Peay
and Coleman.
A resolution was first adopted to
the effect that it was the sense of the
Committee that it had 10 authority
TO nominate a ticket for county Off
GERS and could not recommend unless
all of the opposing candidates were
willing.
A motion was then passed to admit
all the candidates, one at a time, to
get their views about settling the
contests.
All of the candidates appeared and
expressed willingness to leave the
matter to the Committee. For the
offices of county judge, county clerk,
county attorney and school superin-
tendent, there were no contests, there
beingbut one candidate for each office.
There were eight candidates for jailer
and five for circuit clerk, and three
for assessor. There were no candi-
dates for sheriff or coroner present. |
All or the aspirants agreed to submit |
their claims to the committee but
some of them stated that they pre-
ferred other methods of settlement,
and after lengthy discussion 1t was
decided TO call a convention. The
date was fixed close at hand as a ma
iority of the interested parties want
ID 1t settled at once. Below is the
all.
PRIMARIES ORDERED.
The Democratic voters of Christian
county are requested to meet at their
espective voting precincts on Satur-
lay, Feb. 81, at 2 P. NJ, and select
!elegates to a county convention,
ereby called to meet at the court
ouse, Monday, Mar. l, at l o'clock
}. NJ, to nominate ticket for coun- \
Y officers. Il
1t is further ordered that the dele V
ate vote of the various precincts a
nall be upon the basis of one dele U
ate for each 80 votes and fraction D
YER % cast for Cleveland and Hen u
ricks, provided that every precinct
lall have at least one vote. The
'ecinct convention will be held un.
II the following rules:
l. The conventions shall be called -
order not earlier than 2, nor later y
an 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
2. Only such voters as will pledge by
emselves to support the Democrat re
ticket shall have a right to vote in
id conventions. 9.
8. To be legal a convention must tr
organized by the selection of
airman and secretary.
|. The credentials of delegates OF
lst be signed by the chairman and VI
retary of the convention appoint i"'
: them.
J. Should any precinct fail to hold of
invention at the time and in the foc
nner appointed, said precinct shall me
be represented in the county pc
IventioD. ba
L. A. SYPERT, Chm.
HAS. M. MEAoHAM, Sec.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-26
Keeps the Cellar Cool.

CnlcagO 1rlDunes
Lime is cheap. A peck of lime will absorb
seven pounds of water, and when thoroughly air
slaked it is just in the right condition to apply to
conditions of dryness can be had by occasionally
placing lime in the cellar in broad dish.
This will absorb the moisture from the
air, but If warm. damp air is admitted this
drying will have accomplished no good end, I'M
less the lime is constantly renewed, and then
the cellar instead of being cool, will be warm.
Hence, to gain the maximum GOODNESS naturally.
the ventilation of the cellar should take place at
night, or. better, just before daylight, when the
air is usually in it's coolest state and generally
the dryest.
The philosophy of the subject is that air of
given temperature ia capable of holding definite
and fxed quantity of moisture. The tempera-
ture of the air being raised by about 2To Fab
renhelt, it becomes capable of holding double the
quantity of vapor of water previously held. Re-
duced by 27O it will give up one-half its moist
This property of air is the chief cause of
the deposit of dew sand of rain. Hence when
air is admitted into cool cellar the excess
of moisture is deposited upon the walls, floor,
and other cool. solid portions Of the apartment
Thus, if the air is admitted to a cellar In the
early morning and the place closed at or soon
after sunrise and kept dark, butter. lard and
other articles of use may be kept comparatively
firm, and there will be little or no dampness
about the walls upon the articles kept therein,
if, as heretofore stated, little quicklime is kept
in the cellar and renewed as it becomes fully air
slaked. If the cellar is kept for milk-and many
farms have no better place-no article should be
kept there that will give off odors inimica TO
butter, since it is we'll known that either milk,
cream or butter. exposed to the air, will absorb
whatever odor may be present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-26
Preserving Fruit.

Housekeepers who dislike the tedious, old-time
fashion of clarifying sugar and boiling the fruit
will appreciate the following two recipes, no fire
being needed in their preparation. The first IS
for 'tutti frutt,' and has been repeatedly tested
with unvarying success. The second Is from
English correspondents: /. Put one quart of
white preserving brandy or arrack de Batavia in
to a wo-gallon stone jar that has tight-ftting
top. Then for every ponnd of fruit in prime
condition and perfectly dry, which you put in
the brandy or arrack, use three-quarters of a
pound of granulated sugar. stir every day, so
thsst the sugar will be dissolved using a clean
wooden spoon kept for the purpose. Every
sort of fruit may be used. beginning with
strawberries and ending with plums. Be sure
and have at least one pound of black
cherries, as they make the color of the
preserve very rich. Strawberries, raspberres,
black berries, aprcots. cherries Sweet and sour,
peaches, plums, are all used, and. if you like,
currants and grapes. Plums and grapes should
be peeled and seeded, apricots and peaches
peeled and cut in quarters. or eighths dice;
cherries, ALSO must be seeded. The jar must be
kept in cool, dry place, and the daily stirring
must be forgotten, for that is the secret of
success. You may use as much of one sort of
fruit as you like, and it may be put in from day
to day, just as you happen to have it. Half the
quantity of spirits may be used. The preserve
will be ready for use within week after the
last fruit is put in, and will keep for number
of months. We have found it good eight months
after making. 2 Take some pure white vinegar,
and mix with it granulated sugar until syrup
is formed quite free from acidity. Pour this
syrup into earthen jars, and put in it good, per-
fectly ripe fruit. gathered IN dry weather Cover
the Jars tight, and put them in dry place. The
contents will keep for six or eight months, and
the flavor OF the fruit will be excellent