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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03
THE TRUTH HURTS.
Mr.. McKenZie's Weak Ell
fort to Repute the
Charges
MADE BY THE KENTUcKTAN
WILL NOT STAND THE
TEST.
Moro Facts For Him to Think Over

Since Mr., Mckenzie has seen fl
and proper to answer our charges
through the columns Of the New Era
and has attempted to show that W.
have published misrepresentation
we feel II our duty TO ourselves and
10 the public, to not only prove what
we have already stated is true, but
even worse than we had made ii,
We sent for Mr. Mckenzie to come
to our Office on last Thursday, which
he did, and told him that we had
nothing against him personally, but
only desired to have the post-ollice
properly conducted, and if that was
done no further mention would be
made of it in our columns. lie has
chosen the wrong plan, however, and
all the argument he can bring to bear
upon the subject does not excuse the
gross neglect of the responsible duties
resting upon him. There is no get
ting around the fact that the public
is clamoriDg for change, and is not
going to be satisfied with newspaper
contradictions not borne out by the
facts. We very much regret to place
Mr.. Mckenzie in the position that
this article will leave him, but he
can only blame himself for if he had
gone to work and improved the con-
dition of the office when the first ar
ticle appeared in our columns, the
matter would have then ended. We
shall now proceed TO analy2e Mr..
McKenzie's article in the New Era
In the outset the gentleman says;
"There have appeared in the col
umus of the SOUTH KENTUCKIAN sew
eral articles rejecting very seriously
upon this Office and its management,
in which we are charged with gross
and criminal neglect, and which, il
true, would be sufficient cause for our
In reply | ask TO make
this statement, every word of which
| can prove TO be true."
lie oandidiy admits that if the |
charges are true there is sufficient
,ause for his removal Should we
hen prove them to be true there is
nothing left for Mr.. Mckenzie TO do
out to step down and out. Mark |
you he says he can prove his state
nent to be true, but we believe you
will differ with him when you have
finished this article. lie suggests
further that:
"The SOUTH KENTUCKIAN now
comes and makes specific charges
which we think are better and more
to the point"
Mr.. Mckenzie thinks the charges
are better, but surely not as a rec
commentator for the Iopkinsville
post-oiiice. We admit they are de-
cidedly to the point.
Our first charge of misplaced mail
belonging TO Long, Garnett & Co., is
excused in a very feeble way. We
append the statement of Mr.. Long,
who is a member of the firm, which
will speak for itself.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

Having been requested TO make a
statement relative to a package or
bundle mailed by us and misplaced
at the post-office at this place we Of
fer the following:
We are Agents of the National Fire
Insurance, of Hartford, Conn. This
company during the latter portion OF
1887 decided to write more liberal
contract and accordingly issued a
new policy and forwarded us sup
ply to be used after January |, 1888,
requesting the old policies to be re-
turned after close of business, 3lst
Dec, 1887. In accord with these in
structions we mailed to the above
named Company about January I'd,
package about inches in circum-
ference and y inches long, contain
ing 10 policies from 73l to $50 inclu-
siye. This package had our card on
it showing plainly to whom it should
have been returned. About the Dist
of February Willie Campbell, the
Office boy, brought this package to
our office and delivered it with the
statement that it had been misplaced
at the post.oflice. The package was
then taken to the express office and
forwarded TO the Company by ex'
press Feb. %, 1888.
The only letter remember of hay
ing misplaced was one mailed
to Winfree 81 Kelly about Feb. 3D.
| This letter was mailed one evening
and contained policy that we werC
anxious to have them receive early
next morning but it was misplaced
Mr.. Kelly failed to get it with hi
mail, and finally it requircd person
al visit from us in order to recover ii
| THos. w. LONG,
OF Long, GARNETT ~ Co.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

Among the "Leap Year probabili-
ties" the Louisville Times mentions
Col. WoodsoD, of the Owensboro
Messenger. Since the colonel has
for wife one of the fairest daughters
of Kentucky, it might be well for him
to watch all his mails for few weeks
and destroy all propositions.-Padu-
cab Standard.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

The record is hard TO beat when
young men of 10 marry two girls in
one week, and engage themselves 10
two more, yet such was the case in
Philadelphia the other day. When
brought up for trial, the young biga-
mist tried to prove that the husband
of number . was "the fellow that
looked like him." but the Judge was
not to be fooled, and gave him nine
months in the county prison.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03
A Good all Around Place

Courier journal, sin and about Kentucky
The Glasgow Times says: "Three-
fourths of the time in Alaska is night.
Go TO Alaska, young man and wo-
man, and wear out the sofas" II
might also be suggested as para
disc for poker players. Every fellow
could play as long as he wanted tc
and still get home before daylight
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

a young man was stoned to death
near Atlanta, Georgia, because he re-
fused TO take a drink of whisky with
two young toughs on their way home
from church, and he committed the
grave oflense of wearing "store
clothes" which is not INDUCED in in
that part of the country. The young
murderers say liquor was the cause
of il all,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

An epidemic of hydrophobia among
cattle and sheep has broken out in
Jackson county, West Virginia, and
the farmers have lost thousands Of
dollars worth of fine stock. 1t orig
mated from dog which went mad,
and before lie was killed attacked a
number OF dogs, sheep and cattle. Ii
is said that there is scarcely an ami
NAL in the upper part of the county
that has not been bitten and death
results in every case.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03
Correct, MY Brother. c"T-'
-I.alII-ia al

Not a day passes over his honored
white head which does not demon
strate that the election of Simon Boil
war Buckner to be governor of Ken
lucky was the proudest act ever done
by a grateful constituency. lie is a
man all over and the very one to be
at the head of affairs during these
troublour times. Next TO Grover
Cleveland we regard him as the
grandest man of his day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

GAS medical colleges are compelled
TO have material for dissection, why
not pass law setting apart for dis
section the bodies of all physicians
and medical students? They reap
the advantages, and should cheerful
ly contribute to their own interests
aud enlightenment
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

nal one &c truo, 10 that the clogk was
SO ashamed of Its being kept IN the
Office SO long that he tried to mark
out tho date when received, in order
10 deceive the colored man. This
charge the clerks deny emphatically
McCallen himself says ho did not
know about the stamp or when il
was received, nor did he notice any
marks about ii till Mr.. Wilgus called
his attention to it, though the KEN
TuCKIAN says McCallcm was not so ig-
norant as we supposed and not to be
fooled in that way. Mr. Marcus
Young, the proprietor of the shop,
says he got the letter out Of his box
and took it TO his shop whore 1t re-
NAMED on his table for some time,
when his (NIcCallen's) attention was
called to it, He also says that the
marking might have been done by
one of the boys in the shop as they
are constantly scribbling on the Ia
ble."
The gentleman first claims that a
letter could not get here in day
from Elkhart. The place is not very
far from Chicago, and we doubt eX-
ccedingly if our postmaster knows
how long it will take letter to reach
here from that city, especially if it has
to come through his Office. lie says
the charges we make about the re-
ceiving stamp being marked over is
a criminal one if true. There is no
doubt but what it was done by some
one in the post-ofiice, though the
guilty person may never be found.
Now if you will stop and think for
a moment you can readily see mo-
tive in such an action. The KEN.
TUCKIAN had previously called atten.
ton TO the fact that letters had been
detained in the office an unusually
long time, and as it was thought this
one might accidentally come in to
our possession, it wolld not be
much trouble to blot out the re-
,eiving date with pencil. We ask
what object could anyone outside OF
he office have in committing such
IN act. AS regards what McCallen
old Mr.. Mckenzie we publish his own
signed statement as follows:
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03
Tap the Bung and Use a Straw.

lblahRoW llmet.I
Some innocent soul wants to know
what well do for buckets when the
bucket-shops are all closed. AS the
tax will be taken of whisky just
about the same time, il appears to u'
the burning question of the hour is
what wen all do for jugs.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03
ABOUT RIGHT.
CBrcckenrldge News.


Burdette say 5 the only way to keep
a boy on the farm is to drive a long
spike through his abdomen, and
through a live oak tree and bolt on
the other side, then saw the boys
legs of, aud brake his back and he
will stay on the farm.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

There have been 2,200 bills intro
duced'in this General Assembly since
the beginning of the session. OF this
number the Governor has approved
and signed about one third of them,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03
sensible suggestion.

hlllADctHloNh NSN1l
DIR. Talmage should go to Frank
fort and deliver his lecture, "Big
Blunders." lie might get few
pointers on this subject from the
Democratic politicians there.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

We also append the statement Of
Marcus Young proprietor of the First
National Barber Shop:
AS to II. ii. McCallen's letter. /
would say that ] got the letter out OF
the office, carried it TO the shop, aud
laid it behind his chair on the shelf
he being at breakfast at the time
On his return l called his attention
to the letter. As to the statement OF
Mr. Mckenzie that l supposed sOmt
of the boys in the shop could have
marked over the stamp is a mistake
NJ. /. Young.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

found The letter behind my bar
Der chair, where Mr.. Young had laid
it for me, about 9 80 o'clock, aud af-
ter reading it noticed it had been de-
tanned in the office long while, and
Of course | gave the envelope a close
examination. Irwin Young called
my attention TO the receiving date
being marked over, whereupon,
Immediately went over TO The KEN
TUCKIAN Office, and showed il to NJ NJ
Wilurr. calling his attention 10 inc
posf-narks, and TO the fact that the
receiving stamp had been marked
over. ii. II. MCCALLEN.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-03

The police of Wichita, Kansas, are
determined not to be worried by
tramps, so they hired a box car aud
put them in, and shipped them TO ST..
Louis.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
Stand by Home.
Henderson Gold LOAF.

The way to help town is to help
each other. If you want to buy any
thing keep your money at home BY
purchasing of a home merchant.
Don't send TO Richmond or Philadel-
phia when you want a suit Of clothes,
but patronize home tailors and home
dealers. Don't encourage your wife
TO send t, B gilmore or New York
To buy new silk dress or two
stoIy bonnet. but patronize the home
milliner and keep the money in CIR
cnlatlon at home. The way to make
community strong is for all to
stand by each other and help to brace
each other up Keep all the money
we have in circulation, and get as
much more as you can. Money spent
away from home seldom comes back.
1t .oes 10 enrich some other commu
nifty. Speak well Of your city to
visiting strangers. Aid every man
who comes here to find a place to in
vest his money. And lastly, support
your home paper that does 80 much
to build up home market for you
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
ADnel Frustrated.

FoRT MoSRoE. yr., August a.
A deui between Segar Whiting, son
Of II. c. Whiting, president Of the
Hampton Bank, and Dixie Lee, sn
Of Mayor Barker p. Lee, collector Of
customs at Newport News, was ar.
ranged 10 take place a. Buckroe, three
miles north Of here. at daylight this
morning. The principles we're on the
ground choosing deadly weapons
when Sheriff Williams arrived and
arrested Lee and his party. Whit>
ing escaped TO the Eastern Shore.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15

WILMINGTON, Del, August ID
The Eeery Eyeaing Dover, Del, cor
respondent says: Tramps are sill
coming down the peninsular by the
car load, aud what to do with them
Is now the question.
Over 100 Of them are now in Dover
Jail and that building can hold no
more. Twentyesix were added to the
number Yesterday. The railroad off (.
GERS are doing all the arresting and
they only take men who have broken
into cars or damaged property IN
some way. Last night Detective
Hutchins received a telegram asking
him TO come to Wyoming where tull
200 tramps were hanging around the
station. But he didn't 90. as he had
no place TO put them il they we're ar.
rested. A great many think that the
fruit men made big mistake in
passing that tramp protective resos
luton" at their last meeting, as il has
evidently encouraged this class TO
come here.
II Is estimated that fully 10000
are on the peninsula, and still they
Come. II is proposed by some that
the railroad company run . tramp
train daily nortbward until about
tourfifths Of them are carried back
from whence theJ corns.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
minnesota win % Democratic.

minnesota viii 20 Democratic.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Alexandra Gazette says: IA
business man Of this city Of observing
and impartial mind, has lately spent
a month OF time in the north western
States, making his headquarters at
st. Paul, MINI. In no spirit Of bad.
image toward republicans, but man
.ifestly moved BY deep conviction, he
asserts, and in every conceivable way
emphasizes, his belief that the big-
gest political revolution Of the age is
now progressing in that section. He
states particulars of what came under
his observation at many points in
Minnesota, and confidently declares
the re publicans must lose that State.
Tariff, he says, is doing the fatal
work to the q. 0. P. in that region,
and no other matter in regard to the
Presidency is even remotely consid-
cred but the tariff. It's the core Of
the controversy out there, and moth
ing else is so much as skin deep.
Money at odds of two against one is
freely offered that the democrats will
win, and he saw in one instance as
much as $4,000 deposited in the
Board Of Trade at st. Paul for bet
ting on the terms just ma med"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15

The contractors, with one hun.
dred men, arrived in the city Sunday
tor the purpose nf commencing work
on the Roanoke II Southern road.
Monday Gle stockade was established
ON Liberty street, near Union Grove
Chapel. Bright and early Tuesday
morning work was commenced in
good earnest in the rear Of the
sBud" Morgan property. This force
which issworking toward the city,
will soUn BE largely increased, which
means that the work is to be pushed
forward Is fast rs possible. At
Walnut Cove large force Of hands
is at work, while another crowd will
be placed about middle way between
this and that point within the nfxt
few days.--Seatinel ~.4
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
New Observation-Disclosures.

Col. Fred A. Odds teleg,aphed the
Richmond dispatch yesterday: There
are not few people who now believe
that there will be another sensation
in connection with the State Nation
al Bank smash. II il whispered here
and there that there will be some in-
diciments Id the Federal Court here
growing out Of this peculiarly seasao
iional case. There il talk all over
the State about the matter, and much
Of ID il very Ia. sh indeed. There i
no telling what viii be result. The
Treasury Department expert, whose
name Is Drummond. is still here mak-
ing q #. sb investigation. As yet
nothing startling has been develop
ed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
Whatever else. the children Of th.

Whatever else, the children of the
century ought to rest under the vine
and fg-tree Of their pater-familias
every night. Where yon will find a
community with a well appointed
academy, where the classes are
taught with thorougbness where Eugs
lish and mathematics are given as
daily bread and where literature and
science come in for a share, there
you will always find the homes Of
cultured. intelligent, prosperous and
highly moral people There is laid
the basis Cor the best scholars, states.
men, halristers, divines. and scien.
fists. These academies ra:h the
people and carry the bright girls
and boys into the colleges. They
are tie institutions that select and
make the leaders of Church and
State and society. We ask for more
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Express.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15

We favor the entire repeal OF in.
ternal taxes (the taxes on whisky
aud tobacco rather than the surren-
der Of any part Of our protective sys.
TEN. -- Chicago Platform.
/ would not advise the repeal Of
the whisky tax. There Is a moral
side 10 It. TO thus cheaper the
price Of whisky Is To increase Its con.
sumption enormously. II
would destroy high license at once
in all the States. jas. G. B'aiH" in
he's Fl1renee Letter.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
ne Gamb,ed IN stocks.

WILMINGTON. Del, August g.
Judge Walter Cummings. who is &C.
cused Of pilfering sums Of money from
his clients and friends. 10 still miss.
ing and no information has been OBJ
tanned a. 70 his whereabouts. II is
estimated that Cummings' shortage
will reach s60O.0 900, aud his down
fall il . tributed 70 his passion for
stock gambling.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
Yen w Fever nc GoIdsbOro.

Something Of sensation was cres
ated on the streets last night by the
report which was brought by parties
who came in on the eastern train Of
q case Of yellow fever at Goldsboro.
Il was stated that q telegraph oper
ator came there Sunday from jackson.
vile, Fla, and slmost Immediately
upon bis arrival was taken i'll and de
yeloped a well defined case Of yellow
fever. He was removed TO the coun.
try, one and q half miles distant from
Goldsboro, so that all danger is en-
tirely removed and the people do not
seem TO be greatly alarmed at the
Circumstance. The city has been
strictly quarantined against Jackson.
vile.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
News Items.

Tic bill for a commission to inves-
tigate the London Times accusa-
lions against Mr.. Parnell and others
passed its third reading in the Com
mons.
Henry p. Porter, managing editor
Of the New York Press, and Herbert
Briagman, Of the same newspaper,
have been indicted for libel On Mayor
Hewitt. -,- -<
The returns issued by the London
Board Of Trade show that during
July the imports increased 1,750,00D
pounds rs compared with last year.
The imports increased 1,5S0.000
pounds compared with July, 1887.
The house Of a widow named Ca.
onette, at st. Ignace, Ore, was
burned Sunday morning, and in the
ruins we're found the bodies of her
five daughters, whose ages ranged
from five to seventeen years. Inyes-
tigat.oa showed that they had been
murdered, The only person in the
house at the time of the FIRE was q
young German, who had been en-
gagged as a farm hand. As be had
been missing since the fire, and as
bis remains we're not found in the
ruins, the theory Of the neighbours
and local police is that he outraged
young Marie and then murdered her,
with the other four sisters, and then
fired the premises. The mother was
away at the time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
ZIG ,,lstol IN Danbury.


An alteration occurred in Danbury
Thursday evening between Mr.. j. S.
Taylor and colored man, which re.
suited in Mr.. Us firing two shots
from q 3S calibre Smith d Wesson
revolver at hrs adversary. both Of
which took effect. one in the hand and
the other in the thigh just above the
knee joint, inAieting, however, only
flesh wounds. The trouble, we learn.
grew out of the negro's persistent eff
forts 10 insult M. Taylor, when the
latter turned FIRE and made the
feathers fy." The wounds were
dressed by DR.. McCapless, and, in
default Of bail, the negro was COM
mitt,d 10 Jail TO await trial.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
The Way lhey aoit IL iowa.

SHENANDOAH, Iowa, August 3d.
About III o'clock Saturday night q
mob Of masked men battered down
the doors Of the Jail in this city, over
powered the officers. and took from
his cell, Frank Phillips. who was
awaiting trial for sttem Jted assault
upon siK-year old girl. The pris.
oner struggled desperately, but his
clothes were thoroughly tarred and
ieathered, whipped until he fell
senseless, and then released.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15

GREENSBORO, N. G., May 9Th, 'sS.
To Whom II Nay Concern:
have used two and q half bottles Of
Eureka Scalp Cleaner aud Hair Puri>
Ger. prepared by Prof. Bell, aud can
truthfully say that ! have received
more benefit from its use than from
any other preparation ever used,
When / commenced using the Eureka
my scalp was full Of scales and dand-
run. andIannoyed me very much, be.
sides my coat collar was always cover
with dandruiI, and in the short space
Of six weeks my head Is as clean as il
can be. There is no itching, aud the
new hair has commenced to grow
where the scalp was perfectly bald
before. Prof. Bell will canYass the
town next week.
Your Respectfully,
w. @. Swan,
Engineer r. q, ID. r. r., N. G. Div.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
Senatorial Convention.

The Democratic Convention Of the
goth Senatorial District, composed Of
the counties of Orange, Durham, Cas-
well and person will meet at Prospect
Hill. Caswell county on Saturday
Septembes Sth, 1888, for the purpese
Of nominating two Senators for this
District. Distinguished speakers viii
be present to address the people then
and there assembled.
II. A. REAMs,
Chairman Executive Committee ooh
Senatorial District.
Democratic papers in the District
will please copy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15

WASHINGTON, August IA Glove
land Thurman banner with elaborate
portraits Of the Democratic standard
bearers upon it was thrown to the
breeze across Pennsylvania Avenue
to night. Speeches we're made by
Congressman Wilson, Of West Vir-
GINA, McAdoo,. of New Jersey.
Townsend, of Illinois, and others.
Much enthusiasm prevailed. The
meeting was under the auspices Of
the Central Democratic Committee
Of the District OF Columbia
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
AsheyIlle Iionored


AsHEyILLE, N. O., Aug. 9.--Sena-
tors Voorhees, and Butler and Coz
Coleman arrived at Battery Park last
night TO spend week. Arrangements
are being made for grand Demo.
cratic rally generally. Speeches viii
be made by Senators VOORHEES,, But.
Ter. Gen. Young ard others. The
speaking will take place at Nellie
park.
Judge Fowle spoke At Waynesville
to-day 10 an immense crowd estimat-
ed at Eve thousand.