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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-09

The Ksntuekiau is the cheapest paper published
in this end Ofthe State.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-09

Beans-3Octs. gallon.
CANNED GOODS.
Tomatces-8ib cans, 81. so dozen.
Corn-2ib cans, $3.50.
Beans-2ib cans, 81 .e5.
Peas-2ib can, $3.50.
oysters-Cove, 2ib can $500
" In can 20.
Beef-2ib cans 20 TO Is cts.
MIsoELLANIEs SUPPLIES.
Flour-Patent, 1000, Standard $3.50.
Molasses and syrups-95 to 90 cents. New $50
Nuts-20 cents.
Oils-20 cents.
Wool-80 t
Fcathers-40 cents.
seed-Clover, $3.50
Nails-$2.76.
GaAIE, ETC.
Wheat, 30 cts, Oats, 40 cents, Corn Hay
Rye.
LOUISVILLE MARKET.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-09
TOURIST TICKETS

Passengers should purchase Tickets via
i've Route In the South to-day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-09

THE EQUIPMENT and Physical Condition
u OF the limo are iirst-olass In every particular
permitting high rate Of speed and insuring
tho comfort and safety OF passengers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
GREAT FIRE AT CINCINNATI.


Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth
of property Destroyed in Short Time.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 25.-There was
great fire in Cincinnati to-day. 1t
began at s:3Op. m. and burned to ashes
factories and dwellings covering three
acres OF ground. At the corner of Budd
and Harriet streets, in. the rope works
Of the Charles G. Jacobs Cordage Com.
pany, the fire started. The fire spread
rapidly in this building, and 1t soon ex-
tended to the large stable OF the works,
aud to the platform OF the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroad. Soon the
four fiat cars on the railroad were burn
ing and the fire had extended over a
great area. The flames soon extended
into the timber yard OF the Belts
Street Furniture Company, where So.
600 worth OF furniture was turned to
ashes. The Central Furniture Associa-
ton, worth, with its contents, $50, 600,
was doomed 10 destruction, and the
Queen City Twine Compauy's factory,
worth, with its contents, $4,000, was a
minute later in the merCiless embrace OF
the flames. From these, the fire spread
to adjacent dwellings. Two brick dwell.
ings on Budd street were DESTROYED
worth $4,000. A three-story brick on
the same street worth 5000 was burned
to the ground. In addition to the houses
destroyed there were a score or more OF
the dwellings in the neighborhood more
or less scorched. The total loss and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

Philadelphia Pres
Ii the West Virginia Legislature will
take up at its session this winter the
question OF changing its name and adopt
that OF Kanawha, it will do service the
influence OF which will be felt far beyond
it's own limits. Weare threatened with
three or four new States with nomen.
clature which is way oil the mark. Any
thing WHICH will direat the attention Of
Congress to the naming OF States aud the
desirabilty Of getting good names may
save us from North and South Dakota,
the State OF Washington, South Caiifor-
nia and New Mexico. They are all bad
and without excuse. Ifthe inhabitants OF
these Territories show u want Of iudg-
ment in such u matter, Congress should
improve upon their proposals by atlixing
names Of the new States which their de.
scendents willapprove II they do not, and
which all the rest Of the country will
prefer. The pioneers in the Territories
are made OF sturdy stuff, but in matters
OF taste their judgment is not always
final. Tacoma is obviously a better name
for Washington Territory than duplica'
ton OF the name Of the National capital,
Pembina, too, is far ahead OF North
Dakota, while we want no State OF New
Mexico, even when that Territory &C.
ouires an American instead OF a Mexican
DopulAtiOn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
JUSTlFlABGE HOMICIDE.
Israel Hawkins Shot by His Cousin, aII
UnInbFidEe.

Israel Hawkins Shot by His Cousin, aIIlt
DNInbridGe.
LIBERTY, ISD., Dec. 25.-Israel Haw-
kins, native OF Boone county, Ind,
aged twenty-three years. was killed by
his cousin, Milt Bainbridge, ut the home
OF the latter, Inst Saturday evening.
Hawkins, the deceased, had been in the
neighborhood some four weeks, visiting
among relatives.
Hawkins and Mrs. Bainbrilge got into
a controversy, when Hawkins knocked
Mrs. Bainbridge down. A scream from
the fallen wife brought the husband to
the front with n dOuble-barreled shot
gun. Twice he Cred upon Hawkins as
he attempted to enter the front door,
the last load entering the small Of the
back. Hawkins staggered away fifty
feet from the door before he fell and
expired.
The Coroner was summoned, but did
not put in his appearance until yester.
day morning, when an inquest was held
and verdict rendered Of justiiable
homicide.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
Horrors
DO NOT COME SINGLY.
Two More Steamboat Disasters
With Frightful Loss of Life.
A Horrible Christmas Morning
for Upwards Of 80 Victims.
STEAMER HANNA BURNED
With Result as Terrible as the
Kate Adams Catastrophe.
Members of the Crew and Passengers
Perish In The Flames-The Burning
Of Steamer on the Pacific
COast-Scveral Other Fires.

NEw ORLEANS, LA.-A special from
Plaquemine to the States says: The burn
ing Of the steamer John S. Hanna, last
night, was one OF the most terrible river
disasters that has ever happened in
Southern waters. The loss OF life is
very heavy. About thirty persons per-
ished in the flames, and large num-
ber jumped overheard and were
drowned. Among the lost are
Capt. ]. S. Holmes aud the first
clerk, Samuel II. Rowell. Their bodies
have been recovered, Captain Holmes
body was terribly burned. Bith Smith,
the old pilot OF the J. NJ. White, was q
passenger on the John S. Hanna, and
was burned to death. His body has also
been recovered. One OF the deck hands
who escaped says there were about 100
persons on board and that only about a
dozen can now be found alive. Tho en-
gineers and pilots were saved. All were
burned more or less, some Of them Sc
vnrplV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
LARGE FIRE ar NEW CUMBERLAND.

Several BulItlFags BHrHed-Lack of a Fire
Compnny-A Loss of Over $4,000.
Special Dispatch to he Inte'ligener.
NEW CUMBERLAND, W. Va, Dec. 25.-
Last evening at o'clock the alarm OF
fire was sounded from W. A. Scott's drug
store and in very short time what were
a very quiet, easy going people were
turned into asurging mass, seeking some
way to combat what did promise to be
confiagration such ms Cumberland had
never seen before. The natural situation
OF the building was such that with its
burning several others must also neces-
sarily be destroyed. The flames were con-
fined as yet. TO the one building and the
contents of other houses that could not
be saved were carried out. Five houses,
with some stables, ice houses, ETC., were
burned to the ground. The cause OF the
fire is not exactly known. Many theories
are advanced, but the one most credited
is the one advanced by Mr.. Scott him.
self-that the gas in the heater in the
basement had caused something infam-
able to ignite. One OF his clerks started
to the cellar for some article and the
flames met him when he opened the
door. 1t was simply impossible to do
anything with it. The people did every
thing they could, but il was beyond the
control OF human power. Mr.. Scott and
John G. Swami are the chief losers, as
nearly all the property burned was
theirs.
Two small buildings belonging 10 B.
W. Chapman were also destroyed.
Cumberland surely learned lesson last
night and a dear one, too. There has
never been any organized way to control
a fire and only by the superhuman effort
OF the citizens were several buildings
saved. The large warehouse OF Porter &
Co., the brick dwelling OF B. F. Shaw,
the store and dwelling OF u. Wood, the
dwelling Of Mrs. Cullin, the store and
dwelling OF Prince Mcneil, the large
house owned by Lloyd Campbell, were
all on fire numerous times, but the
flames were always met by determined
men who fought them, MS though they
were trained flremen. 1t is miracle
that any OF the whole square was saved
at all. The loss will approximate $4,000
TO $4,000, with about $4,000 or ST., 600
insurance.
W. A. Scott loses his drug store build
ing and stock OF drugs and iewelry, two
dwellings, an ice house and stable.
John Swann's barber shop, B. W. Chap.
mans two shops and stable were burned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 25.-The
House bill which has passed the Senate
with some light amendments creates
Andrew D. White, OF Utica, N. Y,
George Bancroft, OF Washington, Justin
winsor, of Cambridge, Mass, William
E. Poole, OF Chicago, Herbert B. Adams,
of Baltimore, Clarence W. Bowen, Of
Brooklyn, and their associates aud sue
cessors the American Historical Associa-
ton. Its office shall be in Washington,
where it may hold S50O,000 worth OF
property for the purposes OF the Asso:
citation. It's meetings may be held
wherever the incorporators may de-
tprmin1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

ClcrelInd, o., Lauder,
The Wheeling lSTELLldENcERsu suggests
that West Virginia be rechristened
Kanawha. 1t says that every State
should have distinct name, a euphoni'
GUS name, and one taken, II possible,
from some OF its own distinctive features,
and II feasible, one which preserves
some rich Indian name. All Of these
requirements, it well says, are found in
Kanawha and for that reason it believes
that name would be more fitting and ap'
propriate than the one which the State
now bears. The lSTELLIGEEcER is cor.
rect in this view OF the matter. Kan.
awha is in every way n better name
than West Virginia and il is to be hoped
that success will attend the efforts OF
the INTRLLIGENcRR in agitating for q
change. The name proposed was sug-
Cested when the State was formed, but
Tor some inexplicable reason was not
adopted.
Tho State has practically had new
birth politically and all orthodox the
ology teaches that the new name follows
the new birth. Besides, II West Vir.
ginia adopts this in every way excellent
name, II may have some influence in
inducing the people OF the two pakotas
10 adopt separate names for the two
States which will be erected there and
the people OF Washington to choose
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
GERMAN NEWS.
BismarclIs Illness Does Not Prevent Him
Attending to Duty-Others Matters.

BISmnrclIR llIuoss Does Not Prevent Hin
Attending to Duty-othors Matters.
BERLIN, Dec. 25.-The Chancellor's
illness, which has given rise to aIarmist
rumors in the progressist press and the
French newspapers, does not hinder his
work. tie has wired his congratulations
to Lord Salisbury, regarding the English
victory in Suakim. Prince Bismarck
ignores the appeal OF Sir Morier, the
British ambassador at ST. Petersburg, to
authorize an official contradiction Of the
charges recently made by the Cologne
Gd.ette OF his having had German
leaning and OF having while ut
Darmsdat in 1870, sent the first news Of
the advance OF the Germans across the
AIoselle to London, whence the news
reached Bazaine. The English embassy
do not expect that Prince Bismarck will
direct the semi.otticial press to adopt u
more moderate tone; on the contrary
they think that unless the officers OF the
attack are attained he may order that Il
more aggressive attitude be assumed.
Herr Benin, PrcsidentoI the Ministry
OF Gotha, is dying from blood poisoning
caused by dye stuff in his hunting
stockings.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
ANOTHER MARINE DISASTER.
a Steamer Burns to the Waters EdGc-Ter.
rlble Loss of Life

- otNtAAAuE hhAHH ~ A"N "AsSs @@NAN
rlble Loss of Life
SEATTLE, W. T., Dec. 25.-The steamer
Left Erricksen was burned to the waters
edge at 5 o'clock yesterday evening, of
Alki Point, five miles west Of this city,
Five lives were lost, perhaps seven.
The fire broke out in the pilot house
and 1t is believed TO have been caused
by lamp explosion. Another theory
is that a demijohn in the pilot house
was broken, and the whisky ran through
TO the boiler and ignited. There were
thirty-six people aboard at the tine.
The fire spread instantly throughout
the interior cabin. The boat was about
two miles from the shore. Capt. John
H. Nibbe, the owner OF the boat, was in
command. He left the wheel house for
the purpose OF launching life raft, but
found the passengers trying to put the
raft overheard.
In the struggle to rescue the raft from
the passengers Capt. Nibbe fell over
board with the raft. In the meantime
the passengers were putting on life pre-
servers and seizing firewood, or any
thing else that would float, and jumped
overheard. Capt. Nibbe saw his niece,
Miss Annie Tollner, struggling in the
water about 100 feet from him, and he
did his utmost to push the raft toward
her, but she drowned in less than 100
feet away from him. He was hampered
with gum boots and almost helpless.
The list OF lost is as follows:
MTsS ASHtp TOTTSPp
in. NcREous.
JACK SIMMONS.
T. SMITH, and man and his wife
whose name could not be ascertained.
The survivors also report another woman
as being lost. The steamer was burned
to the waters edge and has no doubt
uunL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
PREPARING 70 FIGHT.
Judge FlemlnG's Notice of Contest on Gel
eral Gon Completed.

SANbA NNA ~NAAfANhNAt
CHARLESTON, W, Va, Dec. 25.--It is
stated that the notice ofcontest by Judge
Fleming has been completed, and will be
served on General Golf at IN early day.
The Republicans, who have been await
ing the action OF the Democrats for some
time, will now take steps to meet the al
legations in the notice and present some
of the frauds and illegal votes OF the
Democrats as an Offset TO the Democratic
thunder. They do not expect to cover
the whole ground, Us the time ID too short
for such an onerous task. Enough will
be presented to show that illegal voting
is not confined TO charges by the Demo-
Gratis.
1t is expected that there will be gen.
eral conference OF Republican managers
at an early day, when plan Of action
will be adopted, and pushed with vlgor.
Republicans ought to be impressed with
the idea that this is n matter that is
more far.reaching than the mere ques-
ton OF who is to fill the offices. 1t
reaches into the future, and will have
marked effect in future campaigns and
elections. Democrats understand this,
and hence the determination with which
they work. Republicans should mark
this, and excel them in their efforts.
The political complexion Of the Legis.
lature is still uncertain, according to re.
ports. Senator Kenna is home for the
holidays, and to look after his political
interests. Indications point to the can
didacy OF several Democrats for the
Senatorship. Though not now an open
there may a contingency arise |
that will make ex-senator Davis prom
inent and dangerous candidate. Such |
candidacy is almost certain to meet with
Later developments point to state of
affairs during the session even more
than promised at an earlier
lRy
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
THE ANTAGONISTS, CIIRIsTMAs.
They Dance Around TEeo Decorate
with Red Flag.

They Dance Around Tree Decorated
with q Red Flag.
CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-A Christmas tree
surmounted by red flag several yards
long, was the centre around which
danced tonight in Arbeiter Hall scores
Of Anarchists and Socialists with their
scarlet decorated wives and children.
Gifts from the tree were distributed to
the youngsters in the regulation Christ
was fashion. Then came speech from
Paul Grotkau, whom the Supreme Court
OF Wisconsin has Just decided still owes
the State Penitentiary several months
service for his part in the Milwaukee
riots. Unlike the former occasions
Grotkau's remarks this evening we're
studiously free from anything inCen.
diary
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
A CITY On FIRE.

Marbiehead, Massachusetts, Threatened
with Ocs:ruc;Ion-I:utlre business Section
Burned.
MARDLGHEAD, Mass, Dec. 26.-l a.
m.-Marblehead is Oh FIRE for the second
time in her history. Help has been sent
from Salem, Lynn aud other places. The
entire business portion is in ruins and
the following firms arc burned out:
CropeIey & Bros, +. S. Woodbury.,
johnson iiorner, J. G. Beach,
William Stevens, Jr., & Son.
Edward Hathaway, Joshua Leiavur,
also the Boston & Maine depot and sew
eral other buildings. The fire started in
Bowers furniture store. 1t is the larg-
est fire that ever visited this place and
the people arc panic stricken. This dis
patch is sent with great difficulty over
hastily improvised wire, as the West
ern Union office is burned out, and COM
munication is liable to be interrupted at
any moment.
The frc started about 10 p. IN. in the
basement of D. K. II. Bowers furni-
ture store on Pleasant street, and is said
to have been caused by the explosion
OF a can OF benzine. At midnight 1t
was estimated that seven acres had been
burned over, and that the entire loss
will be at least 100000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

Huntington T7Nlts.
The Wheeling INTELLIGENCER wants
the State called Kanawha. Allegheny
has also been mentioned us a name pc
culiariy applicable. Now while we
think that the present name is sullic-
iently good and very proper one, il n
change is to be made We would suggest
one more appropriate than any yet sug-
gested. Our State is noted for the rich
ness and vastness OF its coal and iron
fields and its vast forests OF hard wood,
etc. II we are to have the name Of tho
State changed we would suggest "El-
dorado" rs a name perfectly applicable
and good sounding one. What do you
think OF it?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26
A New Name
FOR TEE STATE or WEST VA.
The InteIIigencer's Suggestion
Meets with General Favor.
Some of the Objections to the
Change and the Reasons
Therefor.
VARIOUS NAMES SUGGESTED
By Several Correspondents and
by Newspapers of the State.
4 ASentiment that The State Should Have
Il Name DistlhctlvcIy It's Ow4-The
Inconvenience Of the Present
Tcrm-A Few of the Many
Expressions.

The proposed rechristeniDg Of West
virginia attracts general attention at
home and abroad. From what has
already been published in the INTELLI-
CgScER and from the following ex-
prcssions it will be seen that opinions
differ, first as to whether the name
should be changed at all, and second, il
changed, whether Kanawha is the best
name that can be found. Those who
dissent from the INTELLGENcER on the
first proposition do SO mainly because of
their iondness for the beautiful name
Virginia and its associations. They who
hold to the old prefer it Notwithstanding
its weakly initiative character and the
serious confusion it breeds.
Those who like the idea Of change
OF name but object to Kanawha are gen.
orally moved by an apprehension OF
confusion in tie mail service growing
out OF the abbreviation. 1t is taken for
granted that the abbreviation will be
confoundcd With Kan, which stands
for Kansas. But suppose the abbrevia-
ton were Kha., Kna., or merely X?
Mo. stands for Missouri, Miss. for Mis-
sissipi; 0. for Ohio. n. Y. aud N. j.,
standing for two neighboring States,
are not so unlike as Kan. and Kba.
Then We have Col. for Colorado and
Cal. for California, much finer oppor-
tuuity for u bad mix. This seeming
difficulty is easily smoothed away.
Augusta is suggestion from more
than one source, and good one it is,
though it does not so well fill the bill
as sweet and significant Kanawha. Let
the people continue to express them
selves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

MOhndsriue Hcrlh.
The suggestion to change the name OF
West Virginia is q good one aud we
trust that it may prevail. Our State has
really never had name. II was formed
at time when everybody was too busy
to give any attention to such small
matter as naming II State. But it had
to be designated in some way, 80 they
called It West Virginia and to nine
tenths Of the people outside OF the State
it is merely western Virginia, just as
the north Of England and the eastern
shore of Maryland are spoken OF US To-
calities in those divisions. AS to the
new name we are not so certain. Indian
names have n musical charm about
them surprising all other languages,
but Kauawha is liable to be confounded
with Kansas when the two are abbre-
waited. There is an inexhaustibe sup
ply of these names to draw upon, how
ever, and a suitable one should be found
without trouble,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

CANTON, O., Dec. 25.-Last night fire
broke out in the residence of Adam Hof.
man, several miles south OF Canton, after
the family had retired and the inmates
barely escaped with their lives. Mrs,
Hoffman re'entered the building to save
SIPS from the flames, but failed in her
object and was badly burned, ii is feared
fatallv.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 25.-Quiet has
reigned in the Harrison homestead, the
General remaining at home all day.
The first half OF it was devoted to work
in his library. This week, OF nj least n
portion, will be devoted to outlining his
inaugural address. There were but few
callers to-day and they were all friends
from this city. The General does not
look for any Of the distinguished leaders
OF his party here during the week,
though some may put in an appearance.
He really expects TO accomplish good
deal OF work this week in the way OF
preparing for actively assuming his
duties next March.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

hcySr Echo.
The IxrELLIGExcER has revived the
proposal TO make the name OF this State
kanawha. We have always been in
favor OF it. There should never be two
States with names evenin part identical.
And no name OF a State should have any
prefix indicating geographical direction.
State names should know no north, no
south, no east nor west. They should
be as short as possible, easy TO pro-
nounce and difficult to mispronounce
and misspeii. Kanawha fills the bill,
Let us have it, the Register to the con:
trary Notwithstanding.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-26

CHATTANOOGA, TRNx., Dec. 95.-Four-
teen prisoners escaped from the Hamil-
ton county Jail at . o'clock this morn
ing by cutting or six iron rods an inch
in diameter and sliding down a rope
made Of blankets to the ground. OH.
GERS have been searching the country in
all directions, but none Of the fugitives
have been recovered,