Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-04-27
LIBERTY, CASEY COUNTY.

Col Silas Adams. who has been at
home for several weeks at the bedside OF
a very sick wife, returns to his post at
the National Capitol on Tuesday. Mrs.
Adams, though still confined TO her
room, is improving.
There wae a nice social at John Bel
dens the other night at which the ladies'
were dressed very elegantly and the men
in swallow-tail coats. The music was
also extra good, aud all went oil pleas
antly. There will be social at the Ex-
change Hotel Tuesday night
Monday Was county court day with
only moderate crowd in town, and not
much business before the court. There
was az usual this time Of the year an ex-
hibition OF fine blooded horses on the
square aud on the track WIN. Dodd,
from Hustonvile, was present with
Gambetta Wilkes and Blood Bay Red
Squirrel, Mac Humphrey with Messen-
ger Boy, Charlie Bowman with Grady
Wilkes, Geo. Derringer with half Nor
Il
the fine 4-year-old Bay Eagle.
The prospectus OF the history of the
First Kentucky Cavalry was received at
this place last week and agents are now
actively at work and getting fattering
number OF subscribers notwithstanding
the hard times The work will be elegantly
bound in English cloth, and finer bind.
ing OF red Morocco and retail at 81 90 and
}3 % per copy which is from 81 TO $3.50
! cheaper than other regmental histories
OF the same size, binding paper, &c. 1t is
| about the same price as works OF Ma
! tional circulation. The printing is un-
excelled and from new type and free
from typographical errors, with few mis-
takes. The following agents have COM
menced work; NJ. h. Humphrey in Ca
sey, WIN. Allen and son in Garrard
Buiord Kinnett in Marion, John Rourk
and j. NJ. Cooley in Pulaski, ID. X, Tot
ten in R)ckcsstle, Thos. j. Graves in
Washington and Mercer, and some few
Others. Agents will soon 20 to work in
Lincoln aud Boyle.
My attention has been called To the
following from Lexington in the Cincin.
natl Com nercial of the 2lst, with a sug.
gestion that should correct: "Major
Helveti, teacher OF Languages at the
State College, was stricken with paralysis
this morning, Major Helveti is about
90 years old and is said 20 be German
Baron, aud was banished from his native
land for taking part in the revolution Of
ISIS, with Carl Schurz, Franz Sigel, Tur.
chin aud others. lie was major of a
Kentucky Confederate regiment in the
late war. He 10 known among educa-
tional men everywhere" Major f. NJ
Helveti was not major OF the Kentucky
Confederate regiment but was commits
stoned as major in the LIST Ky, (Union)
Cavalry in septic mber, 1861; was captur-
ed near Somerset, KY, in December SCI
fterward exchanged, was put on detsch.
ell service on court martials, and then
served As Inspector General on McCook e
s,aH in the army OF the Cumberland I'M
al April, 1864, when he was ordered
back to the LIST Kentucky Cavalry and
was mustered out as lieutenant colonel
OF that regiment December 3lst, 1864
Whether Ii. Col. Helveti was German
Baron or not cannot tell; for though he
WAS genial gentleman, he WAS reticent
while among US OF his European history
We understood, however, that he hal
served in three different branches OF Ia,
military service before coming to thii
country. Before closing my writing on
the history OF the lst Kentucky Cavalry
| wrote two letters to him ior the pur
pose OF drawing from him whatever h,
was willing to disclose OF his European
life for a brief biographical sketch, bu
he tailed to reply. The colonel was 1
fine drill-master and was familiar with
all kinds OF military business.
The Major died yesterday at st. Jo
seph's hospital. -ED.