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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-13

Death Of Capt. E. A. Smyth.
Death has again invaded our
community, and this time summon.
ed home Capt E. A Smyth, of the
/ firm Of Smyth & Munsford, Con.
tractors for Lock No. II, at this
place
About two months ago be was
taken with severe hemmorhage
of the lungs, at Charleston which
SO wrecked him physically, that he
had been on the decline ever since,
and this morning, about 3 o'clock,
he passed away in his room in the
Phenix Hotel.
His mother was telegraphed for
on Sunday, and she and his brother
arrived here from Niagara, Canada,
yesterday evening by the X. & NJ.
Railway, in time to see him yet
alive. 1t was a sad coming to his
aged mother.
During his long illness he was
watched and nursed by kind friends
who did all in their power to save
his life, but his Maker had decreed
that it should not be.
Capt. Smyth has long been CON
nected with the Government works
on the Kanawha, and therefore, was
well known to the business people
of the Great Kanawha Valley. He
had been here less than a year, but
his kindness of heart and his gentle
manner made him a favorite with
all who knew him.
His body will be embalmed and
taken to his home near niagara,
Canada, for burial. We join with
our whole population in rendering
sincere sympathy to the heart
stricken mother and brother, who
have been summoned here on this
sad errand.
RIVER NEws.-The Harry Brown,
one of the most powerful towboats
on the Ohio and Mississippi, passed
down Saturday afternoon with a
tow composed of 20 big coal boats,
the largest tow that ever left Pitts
burg on the prevailing stage of wa
ter. The Brown carried double
crew, numbering 81 persons, and is
going through to New Orleans.
The steamer Moredock wrecked
a coal barge on Guyandotte bar, one
day last week.
The Sunshine will shortly enter
the Wheeling and Cincinnati trade
as an independent packet.
Capt. Armstrong, of Point Pleas
ant, veteran river man and one of
the owners of the Point Pleasant
docks, was IN the city on Sunday
for short time.-Huntington I'D
Uetiser.
Estimates issued by the Secretary
of the Treasury of amounts that can
be expended on West Virginia rivers
this fiscal year are as follows: Con-
timing improvements on Elk river,
$4,000; Gauley river, $4,000; main
tenauce of improvement on Guyan-
dotte river, $4,000; continuing inn
provement on Monongabela river
in West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
100000. The improvements on
the Kanawha river is now uLder
the continuous contract system, and
appropriations are made in the Sun
dry Civil Bill to carry them on ac-
cording to the needs of the contrac-
tors.
The Wyoma Presbyterian Church
will be completed this week, and
opened for public worship on Sun.
day, December II. Services both
/ A
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-13

The journeymen stone cutters of
GalliPOlis, o., will give grand ball
at Aleshire's Hall, December 18th,
1898. We acknowledge the receipt
of an invitation to be present. A
good time is promised and the best
of order will be preserved. Our
stone-cutters should make it a point
to be present on this occasion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-13

Steinbach-the neatest barber in
town-good work guaranteed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-13

West Virginia is fifth in coal and
eighth in buckwheat and iron.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-13

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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
Didn't Say He Didn't Say II.

Mr.. Halbert, member Of the late
Legislature from Lewis county,
wac reported to have made q
speech at vsnceburg, In which he
charged that certain members OF
the Legislature had been bribed
by lobbyists from Louisville. The
Legislature, by resolution, called
upon him to appear aud make
good his charge by proof, or With
draw same, under penalty Of ex,
pulsion. 1t was published in the
papers that he did appear, deny,
ing that he had made such charg.
es, and making such explanation
as stopped any proceedings
against him.
Now this same Mr.. Halbert, OF
Lewis county, is q candidate for
re election, aud. according to the
Louisville Commercial. ia reiter.
ating the charges In the vaucc.
burg speech, and says that he
didn't say that "he didn't say it,
and boldly alleges bribery.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
WICKED PARrIsANsuIP.

Tho business interests Of the
country are not in any temper just
now to hearken to the cloud.
mouthed and shallow demagogues
who see nothing in the business
situation except material for a
howl against Democratic suprem.
acy," and they are likely TO discip.
line with unusual severity the
newspaper that mOcks distressed
business by the meanest partisan
jargon.
The people will understand that
the present money disturbance
comes from causes for which no
one party ia responsible; and the
breath Of the wantoniy foolish
partisan comes upon a distressed
people like poison OF pestilence;
but with a great people, bound
less resources, general solvency
aud abnndent money, though
hidden by fright, the patriotic OF
ell parties will fight and win the
battle for honest money and pub
lilo credit, and speedily restore
the nation to prosperity.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
Keniucky's Wealth.

The work of the State Board o.
! Equalization has been canvsssed
footen up, and all clerical csleula.
tons completed. From the circu.
lations made some important sta.
tistics concerning the States prop
er,y hays been Cleaned. The
total assessed value of personal
property not subject to equaliza.
tiou is s70,226 3i3. the total
assessed value of lands and per.
sonal property subject to equsliz.
alton 10 1861 $50, 800. The total
assessed value of town lots is
7T,6l2,677. Grand total value OF
all property assessed for taxation.
S56S,7il lag. This, it should be
remembered, does not include the
tax on banks railroads corporate
franchises and other species OF
corporate property which 10 as.
sessed by other boards OF assess
ment. and all Of which has been
considerably increased under the
new revenue law. II will be seen
that the assessed value OF proper,
ty this year Ia less than last,
though about 29,OOO.OOO will We,
be added to the grand total Of this
year in the equalization. The
amount Of taxable property, how
ever, it is conceded, will be
greater In the long run, the in
crease being made on corporate
property not yet assessed.
Ii has been estimated that when
it ia assessed the increase In taxa
BILE property this wear over last
will he $lOO, 900 900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
NEGROES AND LyNcusNo-
The negro ministers Of Philade,.


TIE negro ministers Of Philadel.
phia who have formed An "Anti.
Lypcbipe League, IN dema,a,n.
p.a.r., co,r,o I'll -. ""'
"" '"'er'ere
10 stop the 'Shching of"the negro
men who are being daily murder.
ed throughout the length mud
breadth of this l.,dp ma, III
,,,, ,I,o,, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "e"
'"' '"e' '"'''' arc "e'ng eSerted
IN the wrong direction.
Congress has no power what.
ever IN the premise, but even if il
had no amount Of law making viii
will help the case.
There is law enough now TO stop
lynching, IL law would do il. I'm,
II will not. Lawlessness will ney.
or DO stopped except by A law
abiding spirit and that 10 not fos
tered when negroes attemp, IA
make = race Issue against law.
lessness-as il IL were to their
disadvantage only and TO the
special advantage Of white people.
These Philadelphia preachers
condemn lynching with great
emphasis. That is perfectly prop.
err. But when they attempt 10
make race MARTYRS Of the negroes
who are lynched 10 another mai.
ter.
In nearly every case the negroes
are Iynched on the charge of ns,,
raging sbiie women. we Ave
no doubt whatever that some of
those lynched are innocent. 4 ut IL
happens more frequently that the
persons are guilty.
The Anti Lynching Iragne re.
fuses to con slider that possibility.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
ENJOuNED rHE CIRCUIT JUDGE

Clinton is having some trouble
in enforcing her prohibition law.
The town has an ordinance pro.
bibiting wblskey drummers from
taking orders there. Not longsg0
Joe Kerpeles, of Fulton, violated
the ordinance and was mulcted in
three cases. Two other charges
were dOcketed against him aud
set for trial Wednesday,. In the
mean time Judge N, p. Moss, of
the circuit court, issued an injunc.
ton forbidding the Clinton author.
tiles taking any action in the cases
against Kerpeles until further
action OF the Hickman circuit
court at its September term.
The Clinton Democrat is disposed
TO kick at this action OF the cir.
cuit Judge and says: This order
of Judge Moss which virtually
paralizes the city court will grent.
~ embarrass our mayor who is
disposed rs all people know, TO
enforce the laws to tho 'stter.
The city was not even given an
opportunity to oppose the applj-
cation for an injunction, as 1t wss
granted without notice to the
Mayor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
NATHAN TAwyER.

In the sick ward at the peniten.
tiary in Nashville Tuesday night,
Nathan Tarver, q life convict from
Lake county died Of typhoid fever.
The death of this man recalls the
celebrated trial Of the rarver
brothers at Tiptonville in 1892,
and the details Of the killing of
Lawrence Goodale for which the
Tarvers were sentenced to he
hanged. The convection was
largely on circumstantial evidence
and Gov. Buchanan cOmmuted the
sentence Of the brothers to life
imprisonment and they were
placed in the penitentiary Oct, 81.
1892. Nathan Tarver confessed
at the trial that he killed Gooda!e
bnt claimed that the killing was
unintenitiOnal and that his broth.
or had nothing to do with it. On
his death he'd. after several weeks
sickness, he made the same con.
fession. At the time of the trial
it was believed that Nathan had
made this confession in order TO
save his brother. In the face of
death he repeats this statement
and it is not improbable that
Woodville Tarver il serving n
life sentence in the State prison
for crime of which he is innocent.
-Obion Democrat.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
Senatorial Canvass.

The candidates fos State .Sena.
tor, r. I. Tyler and Hsnrys ge,
met IN debate a: ClintoS dSAon,
day of last week. W. clip the
following account of tie speaking
from the Fulton Fultonian:
at ~. our privilege aud pleasure 10
hear the opening Of the Senatorial can
vs.s 81 Clinton last Monday. Hon Henry
George opened tha discussion in a forty
minute speech. In which be gaze an &C.
count Of his stewardship aud made the
heat defense possible Of the acts snd do
ipzs Of the Last session Of The Legislature
Hon. r. + Tyler followed in . speech OF
an hcur, sewing forth his claims to the
position and announcing his candidacy
SUBJECT 10 the action Of ihe Democratic
parry He jwsll Al some length upon the
doinss and misJoins, OF the last Lfisla
turs, show ing eonclus v.iy TO all ubbiss
ed minds that the rrctl-ssness Of the last
legislature ws' without precedent He
vas particularly severe on them for the
rtrsvsg.nt sppropristien. Of the people =
monay. and that had IL not been for the
courage aud good jpds Of Governor
Brown the State ~oulj have been 4 'eced
ont Of msny thousand dollars. From shst
We sou q see aud hear, the large crowd
wss decidedly Tylerish. The aentlemsn
went rom Clinton 10 Pennington, Graves
county, whsr. they joined the county can
didstes Tuesday
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25

Our whole fiscal system is out of

Our whole fiscal system is out Of
order and back OF il there is-scarce-
~ a sound limb in the body pol
tic. The banks suffer from loss
o. popular confidence; the people
sn,icr from loss of banking credit.
Very much less disparity OF money
values would be enough to account
for this, to say nothing about the
decline of staples and the bursting
of the boums. the floods in the
South and debts in the West,
Everywhere unequal burdens are
imposed. 4 system of unjust tax
alton, feeding the few out of the
toll of the many, has piled up dis
proportionate wealth on the one
hand and widespread poverty on
the other hand. The masses OF
w5rkmcn are no longer permitted
70 hcw his own wood and to draw
his own water, but before they can
40 either they must pay tribute to
the protected classes, while the
mvriads of farmers, who sow and
reap in order that all may live, have
every thing they produce priced
in a free trade market under the
gold standard and everything that
they have to buy taxed to the moon
to insure profits To favored domes-
tic enterprises. Thirty wears OF
Republican misrule tells the dirty
tale.-Courier-Journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
FACTS IN FEN WORns.

The effort of any newspaper to
0ui'd mp . town 10 practieaily BUI
lifted unless it is backed up by tue
business men, says an exchange
A stranger turns from the
columns Of a paper to its adeertis
ing pages, and If he failes to fnd
that the business cards Of the
merchants aud professional firms,
he comes to the conclnsisn that
1t Isa good place for him to keep
clear of. No town ever grew
without the active assistance OF
its newspaper. Nor can newspa,
pers build up the localities with
out the assistance of the town.
Business men should realize this
aud remember in lending support
TO the newspaper they are not
only building up their own bns,
mess, but are helping TO support
that which is steadily working for
the growth of the whole town.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
ExCpuEMENr pADrCAu.

The Psducan Visitor gives this
account Of a probable attempt at
assault Saturday: "What 10 sup.
pOssd To be another attempted
assault by negro man upon an
eight, year.old white girl occurred
yesterday forenoon at tho resi-.
dence Of Mr.. Ed Dudot. the mar.
ket gardener, who resides about a
half mile below the city near the
river. Mr.. Dufots little dsugh.
ter was out in the back yard play.
ing, when she heard the chickens
making q noise in q cluster OF
high weeds In one corner OF the
yard. She went amOug the weeds
10 ascertain the cause Of the un.
usual disturbance among the poul.
try, when she suddenly stumbled
over u bury negro man laying
PROSTATE on the ground among
the weeds. He seized hold of her
with vigorous grasp. She scream.
ell loudly 10 her mother for assist.
ance and the ruTan released his
hold and ran away before the
startled and excited mother could
reach the scene. She found her
little daughter in a faiuting con.
dition, aud it was several moments
before the latter recovered her
presence Of mind sufficiently to
relate what had occurred"
A posse was quickly organized
and pursuit made. but at last &C
counts the negro had not been up.
pretended.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
SET THAT DOLLAR MOVING.

The general complaint among
business men is that they cannot
collect what Is due them. 1t Is
easy enough to get orders and sell
goods, but almost impossible to
collect. The stringency in this
regard ia universal aud distressing.
Why isiti It's absurd to say there
is not money enough to do the
business OF the country. There 10
rs much money iHtbe country as
there was a year ago, aud the vol.
ume OF business 10 not rs great.
The money Ia here hut not NOV.
lug. Ii is hiding, locked up in
banks. safe deposit companies. old
stockings and peoples pockets.
/ la this situation II is every mans
duty to do what he can towards
putting and keeping what money
he controls in circulation. Who.
ever boards dollar unnecessarily
is a public enemy. The least that
every person can do 10 to pay bis
debts to the fullest extent possible
and thus help to oil The wheels Of
trade. Therefore, We say to every.
body, pay your debts, large and
small-pay your grocery and dry.
goods bill, your livery aud laundry
bill, Day the butcher, the baker,
the TAILOR, the newspaper route
agent, and market man everybody.
A dollar boarded does nobody any
good: sci in motion IL may help
liquidste n score of debts In q sin.
gle day. In such times 40 these IL
10 almost criminal TO have money
locked up 10 a safe deposit draw.
er or to carry it around In your
pocket il you owe anything, PAY
your neighbor what you owe him
aud enable him TO pay somebody
else. Set that dollar moving and
then congratulate yourself that
you have dono something toward
inspiring confdence.-IndianapO.
lis journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
kILs.RD Nls sON.
A dispatch from Paducah, dated

A dispatch from Paducah, dated
Aug. 90, says: just after noon to-
day A. J. Woods and his son Will
lie got into quarrel aud the father
killed the son by hitting him with
an ordinary beer glass. The elder
Woods had been drinking and had
jug of liquor. This the son want
ell him to put away. A scutiie tor
the jug resulted in it being dropped
upon the fathers foot. This en-
ragged him and he picked up the
glass and threw il at the son. The
latter ran from the room and out
into the street. The enraged father
followed and threw the glass just
as the son crossed the pavement, ~
feet away from him. The missile
struck the boy just back OF his
right ear and he fell headlong into
the gutter, dead. with his neck
broken. Woods ran TO the boy
ard in pleading tones told him ia
get up that he did not mean TO hit
him. When he found that the hoy
was dead he raved like a mailman,
lie made an effort TO get away and
was arrested and placed in jail,
The son was about 10 years old and
good boy. Woods came here
from Kansas City, Mo-, about two
years ago and has engaged i'm var' :
Gus vocations, but drink has kefx
him on, ola steady job. The muir.
dered boy was the support OF the
family.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
DIsiNrFGRApi0y.

That the Republican party 10 breaking
IN say, the s.. Louis Republic. i."iisn
10 all who have observed It's sradua
.bsndonm.ut OF Cld-lime do.rrinss Tb,
bloody shirt vas waved with effect In
several cOmpaigns, but it hal no place o
consequence in the last one. and nov IL Il
looked upon only as relic o! the psst.
The doctrine Of high protective tariff
for all Imports gave way during the last
Republican adm nistSstion 10 that Of free
trade in certain articles With certain
countries.
And now the Republicans ~ Iowa have
sbsudonsd prohibition a. one Of ihsiI
party doctrines sod adopted local option
instead.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25

Ara recent meeting of the Off
GERS OF all the savings banks OF
Memphis IL was decided to require
depOsitOrs to give 90 days notice
Of their intention to draw out
their funds.
GOLD to the amount OF s23, 900,
900 has been attracted to this
country from Europe within the
past two weeks. fit continues in
like volume for u couple of weeks
more all Of the gold sent abroad
within the past year, and more
will be returned to US.
Have you tried Plantation Liver
Pills for habitnal constipation
They are perfectly delightful and
a sure cnrc. Price 25c. Sold by
Cowgirl & Cowgirl, Hickman, Ky
T. 7. Swayne, "
Gore Bros, Cayce, Ky.
A. Il. Brevard, Jordan, Ky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
MOVING COTTON CROP.

Reports from the banking cen
tiers Of the South show that there
will he no financial trouble In
moving the cotton crop. The
banks Of New Orleans, Mobile,
Memphis, Augusta, Charleston
and Atlanta have plenty OF money
for that purpose and are ready to
advance it. Settlements, too, in
New Orleans can be made with,
certified checks from the clearing
h0nss Of that city. aud to make
assurance doubly sure the United
States Subtreasury at New Or,
leans will, under instructions from
Washington, pay out silver upon
tho deposit of q like amount OF
currency at New York Subtreas.
nrv. The planters of the South
are reported TO be IN better finan'
cial condition than at any pre-.
viOus time for several years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25

The st. Louis Republic TINS ex.
plains q matter about which there
has been q great deal Of popular
Misunderstanding:
"a few people are still left ont.
side the pale OF knowledge as to
what constitutes a ratio. A ratio
Of Is to l puts 10 times as much
weight into q silver dollar as thu
gold dollar contains Of gold. A
ratio of 20 to l would put enough
more silver into the silver dollar
to make the silver 20 times as
heavy as the gold in the gold dol.
lar. If that does not explain, the
Republic must give il up.'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
Fop CoCNrY sUrERiNrEN DENT.

W. are aui horned TO announce Mr. d. E.
WILSON as = candidate for Superin-
tsnlent Of Common Schools for Fulton
County, at the ensuing November elee-
ton.
We are authorized To announce JAS. II.
SAUNDERS (Present incumbenO as .
eandiis'e for superinJ snd-nt Of Com
noa SCHOOLS for Fulton county, al the
November election.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
A FEMALE KNIGHr OF PvrHtAs

+ A woman ia Bay City, Mich, dis
guised herself as = man aud clerk.
ed In u store for a year, and then
applied for membership IN the
Knights Of Pythias aud was initia.
ted. Daring the work OF the third
degree her sex was discovered.
IL seems that In the third degree
they have an India rubber rat and
celluoid snake, which run by clock
work inside, and were very nat.
ursl indeed. The idea 10 to let
them run at the candidate to see
IL he will finch. When the snake
ran ut the girl she kept her nerve
all right, bit the rat tried TO run
up her trousers leg she grabbed
imaginary skirts In both hands
and Jumped into q refrigerator
that was standing near (which Is
used in the work Of the fourth de
gree and screamed bloody murder.
The girl ia n member Of the order,
and there 10 no help for H.. This
may open the eyes Of members OF
secret societies and cause them TO
investigate. One lodge here, We
understand, takes precautiOn
against the admission Of q woman
by carefully examining the fee, OF
the applicant. IL the feet are
cold enough TO freeze ice cream
tho candidate in hIaekhaIiAl -
Yazoo City Miss Herald.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
4 COOS CHANGE

The new order Of the state cen.
trail committee prevents the dis
trict county committeeman from
calling the democratic meeting
to order and acting as chairman.
The meetings are required To
select their own thairmen, both
temporary and permanent. This
is a good order. sndis an improve.
meut on the old one.-Paducah
News.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25

Pain in Stomach ana Bowels,
Purging, Cramps, Summer Com
plaint aud other Diseases Of the
Stomach and Bowels cannot exist
when Plantation Diarrh Ga Mix
tnre 10 used. It'sguaranteed. Sold
by Cowgirl & Cowgirl, Hickman Ky
T. T. Swayne.
Gore Bros, Cayce, Ky.
A, Il. Brevard. Jordan, XIV.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
FOR the LrGisLAIt'aE.

We are suthorizsd TO announce Mr' J. C.
sPEIGuT, Of Hickman county, 81 cav.
dijsie TO represent Fulton and HEX
man counties in the Lover House OF the
next Legislature. His csndidscy Is
subject TO the sction Of the Democratic
Marty.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
STA MPlNG OUT YELLOW FEVER.

Sanitary conditions have so greatly i'm.
proved in the cities OF our South Atisntic
sad Gulf coasts that the arrival in port
Of case or two Of yellow fever need
cause nothing like the dread Of an cpl
demic that IL might hsve done 80 years
ego. But we shall never he entirely safe
from such spidemics until the disease Is
attacked In iis native hsbits's, IN the
ports Of the West Indies, Mexico and Cen
irel Amerios.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25

THERE is a rift in the clouds that
have been hanging over business
enterprises for the past two
months, as it is shown by the re-
opening of many banks that had
closed, and the resumption of work
in scores Of manufacturing concerns
in various plrts Of the country.