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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
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SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
The County Superintendent of Perry Prob
ably Fatally Wounded.


Word reached here last week that G..
l.. Combs, County Superintendent OF
Perry county, was shot from ambush on
Tuesday while going on horseback from
Hazard to his home, fourteen miles dis.
tant from the county seat. The shooting
occurred at s o'clock in the afternoon,
on Carrs Fork, near his residence. The
ball seems to belong TO rifle. Ii enter
ed the loins, and the wounded man thinks
it will prove fatal.
No clew to the guilty persons las yet
been discovered. Persons near by heard
the discharge of the gun and supposed it
some one hunting squirrels, but Mr..
Combs came galIoping up and told them
that he was shot.
Mr.. Combs is one of the best men in
Perry county, and most efficient officer.
He has been making great progress in
building up the schools Of the county
that had been neglected for several years
on account Of the feudal war that had
been raging there He had no connection
with the French Eversole feud. He has
been having trouble with his neighbors
over real estate transactions, and the
presumption is that these have bee. the
cause Of the tragedy. The Sheriff and
posse started at once in search Of the
would be assassns.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
THURMAN with "a History.

The Louisville Truth in noting the fact
that James /. Williams, the wel.knOwn
and popular turfman OF Eminence, had
purchased a handsome building 10 on
Fourth avenue, Louisville, and would at
once erect fine residence, To be occupied
by his family when completed, adds
" Mr.. Williams is turfman with his
tory. He began life rs a newsboy on the
railroad trains between Frankfort and
Lexington, but being smart fellow with
an eye to the main chance, he got out Of
that business ms he found something bet.
ter to do. This led into the thorough.
bred horse business. The first valuable
horse he ever owned was that honest old
campaigner, Fair Play. .Afterward he
owned the great Checkmate, Enquiries,
Aspinwall, Bob Miles, Tom Hood, and
the Hon John G.. Carlisle; my sec
many other good ones. Checkmate alone
made him a fortune in the east. Mr..
Williams was also the original owner Of
Luke Blackburn, which great horse he
sold to the Dryers, in his two-year-old
form, for 81, SO. He is a rich man now,
and very naturally comes tn the metrop
oils Of his state tn live in stvle and com
fort. He has great many friends in
Louisville who will be glad u welcome
him as permanent resident
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
VOTING MACHINE,
Impossible tO Vote Twice ar Fraudently,
and Counts the Vote.

Impossible Ia Vote Twice ar Fraudently,
and Counts the Vote.
The Meyers voting machine was first
put into practical operation at Lockport.
New York, Tuesday. Representatives of
leading papers throughout the State and
many politicians from the neighboring
States as well as New York were in at
tendance The machine WAS unanimous
" voted success. The booth is con
structed of iron and is about seven feet
high by five feet square. The ordinary
voter did not require more than from
ten TO fifteen seconds to register his
ballots for between Is and 20 candidates
BY the workings of the machine IL il alb
solutely impossible To vote twice or fraud
ulently. The button opposite any can.
didate's name being pushed in, il ut
once locked, as are the buttons Of other
for the same office, only the
button being pushed registering. The
closing Of the exit door unlocks the but
tons and the booth Is ready for the al
mission Of another voter The machine
is time and money saver.
After the closing Of the polls onl y ten
were required to open the back
OF the machine To announce the results
and register the total number Of votes
for each of the Ga candidates, n process
that under the usual register Of counting
ballots requires at least three hours
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22

Remove boils. pimples aud skin erup
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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
The Destruction to Life and Property Has
Been Awful.

Reports sent out from West Point,
Miss, of the devastation caused by the
late washouts have not been at all exag-
gerated, but. in fact, understated. De-
struction both of property and life has
been awful, and the end is not yet at
hand. The Mobile & Ohio, Georgia Pa
cifc and Illinois Central railroads have
all been blocked up for the past seven
DAYS, but the first named is able to get
two trains day through. The damage
done on the Mobile " Ohio in the vicinity
of West Point alone will not fall short of
$40, 900. while the other two roads have
been each damaged at least twice that
sum.
The first train for seven days on the
Georgia Pacific passed through West
Point on the 18th inst. but did not go as
far as Columbus. All the creeks have
exhausted their over-supply of water, but
the Tombigbee river is yet rs high as
ever, and is causing great damage.
The loss of life along the TOmbiib e
river is said to he nearly $50, principally
negroes. Much stock has been drowned,
and crops washed away, while planting
is necessarily retarded. The damage to
bridges. stock, buildings and crops on the
Tombigbee, in one county alone, will
reach 100000.
The food il raging in the Mississippi.
At Memphis, OH the 18th, it was in a few
inches Of the danger line. The bottoms
are covered with water below Memphis,
and several persons have been drowned.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
ASSESSMENTS REMOVED.
Barren County Relieved of Its Fourteen
Per Cent. Raise.

,
Per Cent. Raise.
The State Board of Equalization, in
session at Frankfort last week, removed
the intended raise of IA per cent. on
land and 8 en- lots in Barren county.
The effect Of oil wells in that county
gave fictitious valuation to property.
Clark was reduced from s to 3 per
cent. on land and the on town lots was
taken off.
Todd county got reduction from 20
to 10 per cent raise on land, and the 3
on town lots was not removed. Webster
and Boone could not establish their claim
to reduction and the 20 per cent. in
crease on land and on town lots in
Boone will remain as first fixed by the
board. Nicholas county was reduced on
land from 20 to II per cent, and Allen
had the per cent. on land removed.
A few more counties notified the board
of their desire for hearing. The Sec
rectary will now make his calculations of
the amounts raised or decreased in each
county, and tabulate the assessed and
aqualized valuations, after which Audi
tor Norman will be ready To send the
official action of the board and authority
10 the Sheriff in each county for begin
ming at once upon the collection of the
revenue. This official notice could be
sent some time next week, but the Leg
islature not having acted upon the tax
rate, which is part of the Revenue and
Taxation bill, may cause n delay. The
rate for the past two years was 42g cents
on the 800 valuation, and, of course,
unless it is repealed it will continue as
the rate for the present year. While it
is not therefore, necessary that the
Legislature should take action on the
tax rate, there is good reason TO believe
that in the general and wholesale changes
in the revenue law now under consider
alton the tax rate is almost likely to be
also somewhat affected If Sheriffs then
should begin to collect at Az cents and
learn month later that the rate had
been increased or lowered, it would not
only make double trouble and annoyance
for them, but also worry and confuse
the taxpayers who may be required TO
pay the extra taxes.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
KENTUCKY D,GRANTS.
Complications That Exist In the Eastern
section of the state.


section of the state.
The action of the General Assembly in
passing the bill requiring that persons
bringing suit on old Virginia and Ken.
lucky land claims based on patents dating
prior to 1882, shall have paid taxes on
the land for the past twenty years, calls
up rather peculiar state of affairs in the
mountains, especially between and ada
cent to the branches of the Big Sandy.
where, within the past ten years, hun
dreds of thousands of acres of land have
been thrown into litigation. This land
has been settled up and occupied under
the laws of Kentucky within the last sew
enty or eighty years. About ten years
ago, when, by reason of the great devel-
opment of the mineral resources of the
mountain districts, this land began tO in
crease in value, certain persons in the
East laid claim to thousands of acres the
title to which had been unquestioned for
half century. These claims were ut
first laughed to scorn, till it developed
that there was at least some shadow of
reason in the claims urged Many years
ago, it. develops, the State of Virginia
granted certain tracts of land in the then
county of Kentucky to citizens of Vir-
GINA. Some of the benefciaries crossed
the Blue Ridge and located their grants,
defining the boundaries with reference to
natural objects. They would return to
Virginia. and others would obtain grants
by describing tracts of land by reason of
their situation with reference to the land
already described. Those obtaining the
concessions of land in many instances
never were in the country west Of the
mountains and their claims had long since
been forgotten in Virginia, and had never
been heard Of by the settlers in kentucky,
when the Eastern claimants, as stated,
presented themselves few years since.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
NEW WORLDS FAIR SCHEME.
An Immense Dormitory for the Use Of
Women who will Visit the Zig show.

Mrs. Potter Palmer and nine other
well.knOwn women connected with the
Board of Lady Managers of the Worlds
Fair at a meeting recently held at Chi
cago decided to organize under the name
of Chicago WOman's Dormitory Assoc
ciation," with the purpose OF erecting a
building for the accommodation Of W.T.
men visiting Chicago during the Fair,
particularly those of limited means. Ac-
tive arrangements were left in the hands
Of Mrs. Matilda b Carse. The site, IL
il expected, will be within twelve squares
of jackson Park and will he contributed
free by George NJ. Pullman. The aim Is
~ have a structure that will comfortably
lodge 5,OW women at a cost OF thirty 10
forty cents day each.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
JustInable Murder.

Isaac Axton, who about one month
ago stabbed big Jim Wilson, revenue
storekeeper, in street fight at Owens
boro, was acquitted last week ON the
ground at self-defense. Axtin stated
under oath that he had carried an oper
dirk knife in his pocket for three mont
in anticipation Of a murderOus asssu..
by the John Felands, Nos. I and g.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22

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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22

Hundreds Of persons using Ayers Hair
Vigor certify to its efficacy In restoring
TO their hair the color aud beauty Of
youth.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22

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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-04-22
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Respectfully yours,
SPENCER COOPER.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
In Il secret Grave.

GREEN-EURC, May 5G--A riot occurred
ut Calumet last night, in which a man
named Shusick was shot and killed. As
usual with the Hungarian miners there
on the eve of a holiday. they had on
hand an unlimited quantity of beer.
John Lions, boardinghouse keeper,
had "becr party" \ free fight started
and Lions pulled a revolver upon Shu-
sick. who fell to the floor pierced by two
bullets. He was carried away and died
some time after.
The Hungariaus, to hide the crime,
buried him secretly in a thicket grave
yard near by. The mining Hungarians
have burying grounds of their own.
Many victim of a midnight brawl has
found quiet resting place in the thicket
chosen 10y these foreigners, and no one
has been the wiser. In this instance
the'SoundOf the brawl aroused the neigh
bOrhoUd. ShuSick was missed from the
table this morning, and a quiet inquiry
was set on foot. Officials visited the re-
tired Hungarian graveyard and found a
newly made grave, This was opened,
and the body Of ShuSick was found with
two bullet holes in his breast. Detec-
tivcs at once started in search of the
murderer, Lijons, who has not yet been
found. Jealousy IS supposed to be at
the bottom of the crime.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
Republican lngratiiudr.

President Harrison has good reason to
feel aggrieyed at the attempt of the most
active leaders of his party to deprive him
Of the practical Endorsement Of Il renomI-
nation
Mr.. Harrison is typical Republican
and has made representative Repuhll-
can administration. Even his faults are
those Of his party. If he Is egotistical
and seli-suflicient, does he not type the
towering conceit Of the Republican
party that It alone has the governing
capacity, and that it contains all Of the
virtue and most of the patriotism of the
country? If he Is bigoted IN his par
tisanship, prcferring, With Speaker Reed
"A had Republican 10 good Democrat,
l. not that the prevailing sentiment IN
his party If he thinks Republican sue
cess SO great an end as 10 justify any
means to win il, has not that been the
Republican creed since the stealing OF
the Presidency in 1862 If he has
treated the public Office as party spOils,
Is not that what his party has demanded
of him. Ii ne has protected Its rascals
and rewarded it, coruptIonists, has not
Republican sentiment supported him.
President Harrison has been true to
every principle, precedent and practice
OF LIS party. lie has done exactly what
was asked and expected Of him-eNcept,
rs he well says, that there WAS not enough
offices to 90 around. Every state con
vention has cndorced and applaudcd
him, hgt yet there Is a widespread and
determined effort To east him off.
If republics are ungrateful what shall
uc said of Republicans ~ /. World
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

WHY should not the Way and Means
committee, says the New York World,
report at once bill to put all sugar on
the free list?
Sugar is an article of universal use Its
pri ce touches every citizen directly. We
have made raw sugar free for the benefit
Of the rehners, and for their further
benefit we impose a practically probibi-
tory duty on refined sugar. The sugar
retiners have formed trust in order to
take to themselves the whole of a duty
which they do not need for protection or
to enable them to control our market.
Why should the people who are called
upon to pay a bounty Of two cents a
pound for all domestic sugar produced
be required also to pay a tribute of half
cent a pound to the sugar trust for all
the sugar they consume?
\ bill for free sugar could be drawn in
ten minutes, reported in ten minutes
more and passed out of hand. Why
should it not be done? Is any measure
of popular relief more urgent or more
manifestly just?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
Attacked by POrcupInes.

Lock HAVEN, May 29.-Two young
men from the city had a thrilling eXper-
icnce in the wilds of Mexican county,
last night, where they were peeling bark.
The men occupied a deserted woodchop-
pcrs' camp and when night came their
troubles commenced
Porcupines seemed to come from every
bush pile. They climed all over the
camp, chewing the boards and made SO
much noise that it was impossible to
sleep. The men would have driven
them off, but no sooner would they lie
down TO sleep than the quill pigs appear
ell again. The boys concluded to Kill
them off. One OF the hunters seized an
axe, and while the other held the torch
he made Il dash at the porkies. The
latter were now ready for fight. They
gathered around the men swapping like
vicious dogs.
Then followed a lively time for a few
minutes, when the porkies fled defeated
and the victor came marching in with
his axe on his shoulder. He was slight
ly bitten and had a few quills in his
legs. This morning there were eight
dead porcupincs lying on the scene of
the conflict. Up to this time they have
killed twenty-nine porcupines and the
| end Is not yet.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

TIE Washington correspondent Of the
It. Louis RcpujHc in speaking Of the
dissensions between the rival factions of
the Republican party that have been
stirred up within the past ten days on
the presidential question, quotes Re
publican Senator as saying:
Blaine Is a-trickster and liar
If he is encouraging the idea Of nomi-
mating him for president, l say it
unequivocally that he lied to the Presi-
dent, and that he has lied to nearly all
the members OF the cabinet and TO many
Republicans in the Senate and House Of
Representatives who have talked to him
during the past year. | think his con-
duct, if he l. seriously thinking of taking
the nomination, dishonorabIe in the eX-
treme. He ought TO have Withdrawn
from the cabinet the moment he even
contemplated being disloyal to the Pres
ident's fortunes, and if | were in Presi-
dent Harrison's place, Notwithstanding
Blaine's greatness and his popularity,
would flip him as quick as a wink and
put some honorable man on whom |
could rely at the head Of the state de
partmCnt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
BiLTZELLS

THE working girl as well as
the busy housekeeper often find
it it difficult to get their sewing
done, especially their everyday
gowns, and why should they wor-
ry about them when they can get
them ready made much cheaper
and fully as good as the home
made article. A new order Of
wash dresses has arrived and show
some especially nice patterns
Calico, navy and light blue and
white stripes, skirt and plated
waist, Sl.75. Light percale,
stripes and checks, pink and
white and black and white, hand
somely laundried, $500. Dark
Pongee, skirt and nicely shirred
waist, $500. These are in
many sizes and are extremely
neat and desirable. We have a
very large assortment of waists
of every description, from elegant
silks to calico, and all well and
handsomely made and perfect fit
ting. In wash goods there is IA
full line Of white lawns from zoe.
TO $3.50. Black Lawns, Sl.25,
to Sl.45. Polka Dot, black and
while and blue and white, Sl.3O
to Sl.9O. Figured Lawns, 30
10, S5c., end SI.25, III many col
ors. Navy blue cambria waists,
soc; striped cambria, 75c.; light
calico waists, % and 45c.; laun-
dried plain white lawn, $l.5O;
laundried percales, $l.00 and
SL.20. A full line Of children S
waists at 50c. Why sho aid one
trouble about making such gar
ments when they can be had just
for the asking?
BALTZELLS'
Altoona
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
Saved by 4 Peasant.

VIENNA, May 3O.-The spectacle of
Russian troops marching in hostile array
against the Austrian forces was witnessed
Yesterday at the Galician frontier, near
Radzivilou. The Austrian garrison Of
Brody was out manRuvering. Brody is
only few miles from the RusSian-P Polish
frontier, and in the course of tramping
about the Austrian troops unwittingly
crossed the frontier, into Russian terri
toy.
The Russian commander marshaled
his men and started out after the Aus
trians. Had he overtaken them. a san
culinary encounter would probably have
been the result
Fortunately for peace, the Austrian
commander had his attention called bv
a Polish peasant to the fact that he was
on Russian territory. The Austrians
turned their faces at once toward the
frontier, and before the Russians got
within firing distance the Austrians were
on their own side of the line. The affair
is regarded in Vienna as of considerable
significance as showing the readiness OF
the Russians to seize any pretext for hos
tilities.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

BLAINE and Harrison are now playing
"hide and seek" Blaine skipped off to
New York last week and while there
Harrison : enemies took the occasion to
expand Blaine presidential boom to its
utmost tension. Blaine tarried in New
York until Harrison started for Roches-
ter where the president was billed for
Memorial Day, when the wiley Secretary
returned 10 Washington. The belief
prevails that when these two particular
stars meet there will be lively row, end
ing with the SecreIary's retirement from
the Cabinet, but every effort will be
made to keep them apart until after the
meeting of the Minneapolis convention.
President Harrison's friends are now
loud and open in their denunciations of
Blaine, s tricky ways in playing into the
hand of the Presidents enemies while
occupying a seat at his official table, but
Blaine and his friends have no conscien-
cious scruples, and if Harrison can be
downed, they are in no way particular
about the means employed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

J-NIE-- some uuu-ualpp political gir-Um-
stances. says the Harrisburg Ptao', not
now visible nor iolsolD appears between
this and the meeting Of the national Re
publican convention nj Minneapolis next
week. James c. Blaine viii be the nom
iuee OF the Republican party for PresI-
don't That he will be chosen from
spite-work rather than through personal
popularity or from any party or patriotic
necessity we are aware, bat the comInE
convention Is 50 made up that what Mr..
Harrison called personal disapPoint-
meuts" will control it.
But Mr.. Blaine nominated, what then;
How Is ne to be elected What better,
stronger claims has he upon his party
now than he had when eight years ago
the people of the United States 10y pOpu-
lar vote and electoral vote declared
against him? Is his record any clearer,
has he displayed any new qualities OF
craftsmanship, has ne erased the ugly
record of his Congressional speculauons
and investments, has he diyestcd his
politics of the commercial side? To all
these questions a negative response must
be made. The Blaine of 1881 is the
Blaine of 1SSS-except AZ to health.
And what as to health? The fact
cannot bc disguised that Mr.. Blaine Is a
man afflicted with a chronic and ,lcur-
able disease. His age makes any i'm
provement Of his health only temporary.
1t Is not in nature for him to Withstand
the burdens and cares of a four year :
term should he make doubtful escape
from the trials and excitement of the
preceding political campaign Nobody
knows these facts better than each one
of the men who forced him into this
canvass. Why then do they want to
nominate him
To beat Mr.. Harrison, punish the
President is the sole purpose. No high,
cr motive controls They are satisfied
to throw Mr.. Harrison out of the White
! House. for certain. That done the elec-
ton Of Mr.. Blaine is asecondary matter
The first victory gained the second one
can be fought for. But the nomination
Of Mr. Blaine, unsound physically and
uncertain mentally, Is now to be accom-
plished.
And after the nomination? Death ol
| defeat, or both.