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Stocks and Cattle Markets.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-The stock
market to-day was somewhat unsettled for
the general list throughout most of the
day and while the fluctuations were un-
important, a few stocks displayed a
marked weakness. The offer of the treas.
ury department to buy bonds caused a
rush TO cover in the early morning and
the market wa for a short time quite
strong, but selling by foreigners soon neu-
tralized this influence and traders started
IN to sell the list, finally wiping out most
Of the improvement.
Governments active and firm. Money
. per cent. Mining shares, active.
Petroleum opened firm at So, but sold
down to 87B on realizing by western ope-
rators. Supporting orders then caused
an advance to S93, when the selling was
resumed and a reaction occurred. on which
the market closed weak atS74. Petroleum
eXchange-openIng So; highest, S9!; low
est, SIS; closing at S74. Stock exchange
Opening 49,, highest 500, lowest S74,
closing S7s. Total sales, 5,265, 900 bar
rels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
PACIFIC 6's, 18Th; American Express,
los; Canada Pacific, So; Canada
Southern, 49l; Central Pacific, 1891; Bur-
llngton, lis; Delaware, Lackawanna. l2S;
Denver Il Rio Grande, III; Erie, 24s; Lake
Shore, sol; Louisville 4 Nashville, 54s;
Michigan Central, S73; Kansas & Texas,
l2s; New York Central, lO4s; Northern
Pacific, 2l4; preferred, ASH; Northwest
ern, lo14; Oregon Improvement, AS;
Navigation, S9f; TranscOntinental, 2Ol;
Pacific Mail, 80; Reading, $50; Rock
Island. ll03; Milwaukee 4 st. Paul,
III; Texas Pucifc, 23g; Union Pacific,
52g; United States Express, 70; Fargo,
1856; Western Union, II.
CHICAGO. April Is. Cattle ReceiI ts.
5000; market slow and steady; steers.
So 60(95 10; stockcls aud feeders, s. SOFA
500; Texas %cattla, - 0n.a4 80.
Sheep-Receipts, 5 900: morkot strong
and higher; natives. - jut~G u: West.
ern; $5.00@6.4o; Texans. - CO(m5 -
Wheat-Market ,troagcr. C.an, 1gi;
Msy, 500; June, 81 Il -.
Corn-Market firm. Cash, 55g;
May, 55 1916; June, 81.
, 1888-04-19
COLORADO'S
Excursion to Texas via the Pan.
handle Route.

The Denver, Texas a. Fort Worth rail-
road have announced an excursion to
Texas leaving Denver in the morning and
Pueblo at noon, on Saturday, May u, to
join i'll the grand celebration and dedica-
ton of their magnificent State Capitol
and attend the grand military encamp-
ment at Austin during the week MAY ia
to 70.
Austin, the capital city of the Lone
Star State, is a beautiful city of twenty
seven thousand inhabitants, and is laid
out resembling Washington City in its
general plan and characteristics, while for
beauty of location and natural surround
lngs 1t far surpasses the National Capital
City.
The new Capitol building is said to be
the most imposing granite edifice in the
United States OF this character, and was
erected at the enormous cost of nearly
ten millions of dollars. The grandeur of
this occasion and the event which it cele-
brates will mark an era that will pass into
the historic annals of the state.
The State of Texas, in the month of
May, is clothed in her most luxuriant
garb, and a trip from Colorado through
the Panhandle promises a pleasure to res
ldents OF the mountain region quite as
unique and enjoyable as our grand scenery
will be to the host of our Southern friends
whom we expect to visit us this coming
summer.
The attractions promised during the
week at Austin are of the most brilliant
and interesting character. In addition to
the dedication exercises and grand parade
there will be a grand military encamp
ment, comprising all of the sixty regi-
ments Of the Texas Volunteer State
Gu"d, which will be augmented by at
lcin twenty-five more from other states.
'.!!more's world renowned band of
'lgaly pieces have been specially engaged
~ will be accompanied by famous vocal
lsta aud present the distinguishing fea-
lures Of the Boston jubilee, viz: the
cannon and anvil accompaniment to the
national airs. There Will also be a series
of base ball games by eminent profession.
al clubs and an attractive regatta on the
Colorado river in full view of the en-
campment grounds. There will be grand
full dress balls given in the House of
Representatives and Senate Chamber of
the new Capitol, while the entire week
will be devoted to fetes, festivals, fire
works and brilliant e~xtravagances that
will ever be remembered by those who
participate.
A most cordial welcome is rendered to
residents Of Colorado by the Texans, who
lately joined us in celebrating the open
ing of the line that now offers a return
excursion to all who desire to avail them
selves OF a low rate of fare for the round
trip.
For further particulars call on or ad-
dress George Ady, general passenger and
ticket agent Panhandle Route" Den
yer, Colorado.
, 1888-04-19
Preparations for the Funeral.

New York, April lS.-The tuncr,t
services will be held over the dead seua-
tors remains Friday morning in Trim Y
chapel, west Twenty-titth street. E,v
Morgan |. Dix will ofIiciate. assisted by
other ~clergymen. Friday afternoon the
remains will be taken On a special train to
Utica, where funeral services will also be
held. The services in Utica will be held
in Calvary chapel Saturday afternoon.
The pail bearers selected are: Judge
ShipmAl. Akgam 5. Hewitt, S. l.. VI.
Barloy Fshce A. Seward, Manton
M~arblSS1s8ator Jno. 9. Jones, Senator
Don Cameron, William j. Wallace,
Walter S. Church and Isaac II. Bailey.
This morning the body was embalmed
by the undertaken and placed in a casket.
The United States circuit court, the
city court and other courts adjourned to
day out of respect to the memory of Mr..
ConkIing. Addresses of eulOgy were
made by several Judges and lawyers. 1t
was rumored that CCnkling suffered from
internal troubles, and that since his death
an abscess in the stomach had been dis
covered. DR.. Barker said there was no
truth in such rumors, but that Conkling's
organs were healthy and that he died from
exhaustion.
Mrs. Conkling and Mrs. Oakman were
kneeling at the bedside of Roscoe Conk-
ling when he died. Mrs. Conkling had
her hand clasped in his. She left the
room when the face of the dead senator
was covered and went into her W room
and fell, exhausted, ON the lounge.
Secretary Fair:hil1 is a relative Of
Conkling's by marriage, and will attend
the funeral.
The interment viii lie at Utica, where
the principal funeral services will be held
uext Saturday. The short services IN this
city are for the purpose of accommodating
many friends here and from Washington.
In this city and Brooklyn flags are flying
at half-mast on the city hall and Other
public buildings. a thousand or more
kilograms and letters of coincidence have
hnnn recnivnd
, 1888-04-19
Base Ball.


V~egetarians, indeed, will say that tho
universal adoption of their creed would
do away with all the cruelty of the mar
ket and the kitchen. Would it? How
do they know that it does not hurt n
potato to be boiled, or an apple to be
peeled? Animals and fishes and fowls
are alive, they argue; but so are vege-
tables and fruits alive. That an orange
makes no cutlery when it is cut open is
no proof that it does not feel pain. at
any rate, in picking and eating it. we
deliberately sacrifice its life, and that,
TOO without any necessity on our part in
doing so. But the softest hearted of us
never feel any computations of con
science on this account. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
, 1888-04-19
Turf Events.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, April lS.-The
weather was clear, the track in good con
dltion and the attendance larger than
yesterday.
For all ages, three quarters of a mile
Sam Harper won, Huntress second, Bon
ME King third. Time, l:l6.
For . year Odds, five-eights of a mile
Sallic . won, Irish Dan second, Entry
third Tme, / :O4l
For all ages one Embellishments
won, Little Minnie second, Lucky John
son third Time, l:43
For all ages seven-eights of Il mile
Surprise Won, Balance second, Ida L..
third, Time, l:3I.
One and one quarter miles over five
hurdles Ten Times won, Ascoli second.
Surprise stumbled at the third hurdle.
throwing his jocky who was severely in
iurcd. Time, 2:22.
, 1888-04-19

1t is surprising to know that a great
failure of a business house will sometimes
follow the very slight mistake of a clerk.
Only a short time ago 1 feared we would
have to record an unpleasant occurrence
of this kind in st. Louis. Two young men
are doing n prosperous wholesale business
here, in whose house a small error hap
pened recently, which might nave caused
n collapse of the firm. According to Gus
tom a list of notes falling due at foreign
banks each month is given to the book
keeper or some proper person around the
office, who is expected to go to the home
bank with which the firm deals and have
all the notes paid. The bookkeeper of this
particular house was given n list of the
notes for one month, but inadvertently
failed to report one of the bills due in
New York, and, of course, it was not set
tied by the home bank. The note went to
protest before the firm knew that it had
not been paid, but when the error was dis
covered a settlement promptly followed.
Suppose that the creditors of the firm had
heard that the note had gone to protest,
Uhcy would have jumped to the conclusion
that the firm was financially embarrassed
All the creditors would haVe rushed in at
once, probably, N under the Immense
pressure n disastrous failure might have
been preCipitatcd. The genius of n sue
cessful mercantile man lies in his accurate
knowledge and careful supervision of the
details Of his business. j. b. Young In
GlObc-Dcmocrat.
, 1888-04-19
Alleged Murder.

WHEELING. Ws4Va., April I8.-A spe,
cial to the httelHgencer from Charleston
says: A report has reached here that u
man III Calhoun county, who was away
selling cattle, on returning home late
wednesday night in company with IA ped,
dler discovered a light in the window and
when he looked in saw mis- wife and three
children lying dead ON the floor. lie also
saw four men in the room. The peddler
drew his revolver and was told to make q
noise at the back Of the house. Then
The men inside rushed out and three of
them were killed outright, the fourth be.
ing badly wounded. 1t is impossible at
present to verify the story. but the man
who brought 1t is considered reliable.
, 1888-04-19
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRS TO

QUARTERS AT CHEYENNE DEPOT, WYo.
Depot Quartermaster's Office, cheyenne
Depot, ,Wyo., April 10, 1883. Sealed
proposals, III triplicate, subject to the
usual conditions, will be received at this
office until - m, Friday, May Is, 1888,
at which time and place they will be
opened in the presence of bidders, for
making repairs to building No. ., at Chey-
enne Depot, Wyo. The government re-
serves the right TO reject any and all pro-
posals. Preference given TO articles of
domestic production and manufacture,
condition Of price and quality being equal,
and such preference given to articles of
American production and manufacture
produced on the Pacific coast to the ex-
tent of the consumption required by the
service there. Specifications can be seen,
circulars containing instructions to bidders,
and blank forms OF proposals can be OBJ
tanned on application at this office. En-
velopes containing proposals should be
plainly marked Proposals for repairs to
quarters and addressed to the under
signed, CHARLES f. HUMPHREY, Cap
tain and Assistant Quartcrmaster, U. S. A.
, 1888-04-19

Forests are known to diminish cvapora.
ton n preserve moisture, and this has
been explained by the lower temperature
and greater humidity which exists under
their shadows. The most important fac
to- in the production of this state of at
fairs is, however, the resistance which is
offered to the winds by the woods. The
force of the winds being greatly reduced
under the trees, the air is changed more
slowly, and the moisture less readily car
ried away. The quantity of rain increases
in the vicinity of Il forest. During the
rainy season the moss and heritage of
woods store up the moisture for consump-
tion during the dry season, and it is in
this way that luXuriant forest growths
are permitted to flourish in regions where
1t never rains except in the fall and win
ter, rs is the case on the coast of the
Caspian sea.-Globe Democrat.
, 1888-04-19
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREv1r1Es

The house Yesterday passed the bill ere.
ating a department of labor.
DIR. Agnew died yesterday afternoon in
New York.
At the Newmarket Craven meeting
yesterday the Fitz William plate was won
by Lord Randolph Churchill brown colt,
Retreat, out Of White Lily.
, 1888-04-19

NEW York, April lS.-'The secretary
of the Master Brewers Association said
to night mat 2. 800 men were now at
work, of whom l,273 we're old men. The
number locked out Monday was about
r nDn
, 1888-04-19

NEW ORLEANS, April lS.-As reported
last night, Nichols and the rest Of the
democratic state ticket was elected by
from 10000 to 10000 majority. Tho
count IN the city is progressing slowly.
Enough is known, however, to show nj
most beyond a doubt that the voung
mems Demacratic ticket has been Senere
ally successful.
, 1888-04-19

LONDON, April lS.-The case Of Mr..
Peters against Mr.. Bradlaugh flor e5oO
damages for libel in stating that Lord
Salisbury gave him (Peters) .e25 to pro-
mote a meeting of w~orkingmcn in Tralal
gar Square, came up to day. Lord Sails
bury testified that money was given Peters
to provide a free breakfast for starving
poor. A.. verdict was awarded plaintiff
FIR c3OO
, 1888-04-19
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layers, accompanied with itching. / would
scratch every night until | was raw, then the
next night, the scales being formed mean
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and purchased them from my druggist, and
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, 1888-04-19
S%witchmen on Strike.

CHICAdO, April l8.-The s~witcbmen
who work nights in the south branch
yards of the Northwestern road, struck
tonight, and the eight or ten engines
which usually work in the yards along
Sixteenth street, from the river to West
ern avenue, were idle. The PRINCIPAL
grievance of the men was stated to be a
change in yardmasters. So far as known
the matter has no connection with the
Burlington trouble. Thirty men are out.
The agents who have canvassed the
city for the names Of all residents for the
new city directory have finished the work.
1T any names have been omitted, or il
any changes have TRANSFERRED recently, the
publishers will be pleased to receive notice
thereof at their Office, 1907 Ferguson
street. The compilation will be completed
and delivered to the printer on the Both
of this month.
FRY Rhodes y T1.OreiFs
neB imported cigars.
, 1888-04-19

pIMPLES, blnckhcads, red, rough, chappcd
dnhh ana oily skin prevented by Cutlcuru
, 1888-04-19

Document in poor Photographic condition..
, 1888-04-19

Sept. !, 1887.
Feb. 7, lSSS.-Not n trace whatsoever of the
disease nom which l suffered has shown itself
since my cure. GRO. CorEY-
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-30
Courtesy or cowardioe.

1t has grown into a custom in the
Kentucky Legislature for the men,
bers to defer TO local representatives,
and to support, for instance, any bill
relating to Louisville, merely because
it is urged by representatives of this
city, regardless of right, Of justice, or
of local opinion,
The effect is that local measures are
not deliberated upon; they do not
have the consideration of the Legisla-
ture, but fixed up in some back room
by the lobbyists employed by contrac-
tors, election brokers, or corporations,
the job is approved by the local rep
resentative, and it matters not how
obnoxious il is, il is passed because
other Senators and Representatives
are unwilling to offend fellow mem
bers.
They term this courtesy, but it is
either cowardice or corruption.
The practice is contrary to the prin-
ciple of representative government.
In matters affecting Louisville the
citizens of Louisville are entitled to
the benefit of the wisdom and the ex-
perience of all the members of the
Legislature. No man has right to
vote in accordance with the demands
of another on any plea of this kind.
Our constitution is supposed to Sc
cure this deliberate action, this care
full consideration, from every mem
Der for every measure.
But It secures nothing of the kind.
Jobbers assume that il the local rep
resentatives can be won, the rest is
easy. Consequently we are not gov
rened by the Legislature, but by some
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-30

Reader, did you ever pause for
moment to consider the vast amount
of reading matter you get in a single
copy of the South KENTUCKIAN
which costs you less than 3 cents q
copy? If you have not, do so and
we think you will be warranted in
coming right along and contributing
two dollars more for a yearly sup
ply, to be given in broken doses,
twice a week-Tuesdays and Fridays,
and paper stopped when out, unless
otherwise ordered. You actually gel
more local, editorial and genera
news than from any other paper pub
lIshed in this part of the State, and
while our list is rapidly increasing
come forward if you are not already
a subscriber, and let us enroll your
name on it, thus adding to the nigh
ty number.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-30

a Washington special says Miss
Clara Barton, Pres. of the American
Red Gross Society, and Mr. Hubbell,
Field Agent, have just returned from
Mount Vernon, Illinois, where Miss
Barton rendered great assistance to
the tornado sufferers. She reached
there ten days after the disaster, and
found that constitutions had nearly
ceased coming in. She Immediately
sent out a Geographic notice stating
the condition of the people and ask
ing for aid, which was nobly re-
sponded to. The relief fund now
amounts to nearly one hundred thou
sand dollars. Miss Barton spoke OF
the people of Mount Vernon in the
highest terms. She says they are
brave and courageous people. Wher
she left there every man and boy wa
at work cleaning brick, repairing
buildings or building new structures
A branch of the Red Cross Societ
has been organized there.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-30
In His Coffin For The Last Time.

PARIS, kY., March 27.-George
Nicholas Halves died near Millers-
burg, this county, yesterday, aged
50 years. lie was a son of the late
Judge Richard Halves, and brother of
Gen. Maurice HAYES, of Covington.
During the cholera in Paris in 1919,
the deceased was i'll with the disease
and apparently died. lie was placed
in coffin, all arrangements made
for his burial, and as the undertaken
was about to place the top on the coffin,
Mr.. Halves came to life, and after
sitting up in the box, stepped out,
and since then had always been in
good health.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-30

Charles j. Wilson, an Ohio editor,
was found in a room Saturday night
with pistol shot through his temple.
He was sent by his own hand into
eternity. He had SO in money on his
person, and the surprise is that an
editor with so much money could be
80 rash and foolish as to kill himself
We know some editors, who, if they
could carry three dollars around in
their pocket, would not let their chill
dren associate with other peoples
children.-Bowling Green Democrat
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-30

ignorant autocrat who cracks his
whip in the House, and the other
Representatives vote as he demands,
and as an excuse say it is courtesy.
Most of the corruption which has
marked recent legislative sessions,
arises from this abuse, from this sur
render of independent action.
IL Is time to end IT, for IL is men
ace to the continued ascendency of
the Democratic party. Every meas
ure should be opposed or defended on
its merits alone, regardless of the
wishes of local Representatives.
Louisville is part of Kentucky {;
il is entitled to the best laws the
whole Legislature can devise. II has
not had these; instead it has been
governed by the edicts of small
humber of the members, who, by
threats, have stifled discussion and
prevented consideration.
Ifa bill is bad, oppose il; lfit is
good, support 1t, regardless Of social
ed courtesy. 1t is not courtesy.
"Vote against my bill," said a little
boss, "and will vote against yours"
and my bill usually, under such cir
cumstances, covers job.
We appeal to the Legislature for
more wisdom, for more courage, for
more independence in its work. We
ask it to give every quarter of the
State the benefits, not OF government
by the hired lobby, but government
by the people. There are number
of measures before the Legislature
vitality affecting the city ofLomsville,
which should have the attention of
all the members of the Legislature,
and the action of that body should
not be controlled by courtesy or
cowardice. Vote as you think, and
not as commanded by some interest
ed party.-Courier-Journal.