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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
END OF THIRD WEEK.
CIRCUIT COURT AGAIN ON COMMON
WEALTH GASES.
Last Week taken up With Civil and Equity
Matters-Same Jury Still at Work.

Very few cases have been decided
since last report. One or two causes
took up most of the week.
Eight old equity causes were strick-
en- from the docket.
Seventy five cases were continued
till the June term.
W. R. Long vs. city of Hopkinsville.
Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Clarence Cash vs. town of Crofton.
Dismissed without prejudice.
P. A. Cushman vs.. Jas. SnelIer &
Co., verdict for defendants for $12.
j. W. Csyce VS.. j. NJ. Anderson,
dismissed, settled.
Dan'l Stepp VS.. Edward Moss, ma
jority verdict for defendant
Geo. o. Thompson's Elk. vs. j. E.
McCarrolJ, VIM. Taylor vs.. Morris
Csson, Francis Brothers vs.. VIM.
Bruce, and Mrs. E. j. Fleming VS..
Jas. D. Coleman, all dismissed, set
tied.
Jas. G. Crowley vs. E. M. Hem
bricks, Doc Baker, VS.. Fannie Baker,
and Malinda Washington VS.. Marion
Washington, dismissed without pref
udice.
Five cases dismissed, settled.
The trial of VIM. Maple, charged
with assault and robbery, claimed
the attention of the court yesterday
morning and was given to the jury at
noon, but a verdict had not been
reached when we went to press.
In the afternoon the case of r. W.
Cooley, charged with breaking open
store house, was taken up.
Attorney Frank Rives made his
maiden speech Friday in a common
law case and acquitted himself very
creditably, though it was not a case
that gave much room for speaking.
His manner before the jury was dig
nified, earnest aud self-possessed.
Mr.. W. l.. T. Fowler, the young
lawyer from Macedonia, who was liz
censed this month, is the attorney foE
the defense in the $4,000 damage,
suit against Barrett Mcknight, with
out any legal assistance. The answer
he has fled is highly complimented
by some of the older members of the
bar.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
Failure at Howell.

Mr., j. D. Gardner, who had been
conducting a general merchandise
store at Howell for some time, filed a
deed of assignment last Thursday for
the benefit of his creditors. His La
bilities are something over $1,000,
while his assets are considerably
more Poor collections caused Mr.
Gardner to take the step. He had
been doing some credit business and
was unable to realize ON his accounts
Mr. Gardner is a very popular gen
tleman and good merchant and it is
to be hoped that he may arrange his
business affairs in a satisfactory
manner to all parties concerned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
Hon. G. NJ. Clay at Cadiz.

Hon, Cassius NJ. Clay, jr., Demo
cratic candidate for governor, spoke
at Cadiz, Thursday to a good crowd
and was given a most enthusiastic
reception. Mr.. Clay passed through
this city Thursday night, spending
the night at Rotel Latham and leav-
ing on the early train for Horse Cave
where he spoke Friday, He visited
several counties in the first district
and feels confident that he will carry
a number of them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
CREAM OF NEWS.
If 1T Is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
Small Store Burned-Caboose Robbed
Failure at Howell-Fruit Prospects-As-
signment at ClarksviIle.
Raise More Irish Potatoes

Price & Keith, the well known pro.
duce dealers of Chicago, in circular
to the trade give these interesting
facts about that much neglected tuber
the Irish potato. owe ought to raise
more Irish potatoes in this country.
Nearly every year the people of the
United States import potatoes from
European countries, the home supply
seldom being equal to the demand.
During the year 1894, the imports
were 2,S68,22l bushels, at cost of
81 ,2O5,416; against 4,O61 1863 bushels,
worth 81 1898, 708 for 1898. All this
in spite of the fact that for the nine
years, 1850 to 1888, the average yield
of potatoes was 76.3 bushels per acre,
and the yield in 1894 was 62.3 bush
els per acre, worth 53 cents per bush
ell. This would give a gross average
value to the crop of $33 per acre last
year, against $6.48 per acre for the
wheat crop. The crop of Germany
in 1894 was the enormous quantity of
l 1,239,704, 884 bushels of potatoes
and if we assume a value per bushel
equal to that in this country the pota-
to crop of Germany last year would
be worth $657 ,043,588, a sum more
than seven times the value of our
own crop of potatoes, and equal to
the combined value of all the wheat,
cotton, oats and buckwheat produced
in the United States in 1894. Per
haps there is an object lesson some
where in the figures for American
farmers to ponder over. If this is not
made visible to them by the facts and
figures here set forth, there is little
virtue in statistics so far as the farm
ers are concerned" There is no bet
ter place in the world to raise pota-
toes than Western, Kentucky, as the
exhibits at the county fairs every year
plainly prove. In spite of this our
Christian county farmers do not raise
enough to supply the home market.
Carloads of potatoes are shipped into
this county every year and they are
now selling at Sl.2O per bushel, and
frequently sell as high as $175.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
Robbed the Caboose.

Last Thursday night thieves brol e
open the door of an l.. & N. caboose
which was standing in the yards at
Guthrie while some switching was
being done, and carried off two suits
of clothes and lot of rubber cloth
ing, the property of the blakemen
working on the Memphis line Spec
ial agents We're on hand Friday morn
ing, but as yetno clue has been oh.
tanned as to the id mt ty of the rob
bers. The police in the various towns
around have been notified, aud the
guilty parties may yet be caught.
The clothing taken was valued at
about $50.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
Tried to Get Out.

Pervey Long, col obtaining money
under false pretenses, and VIM. GLOW
er, col hog stealing, two of the pris
oners in the county Jail, we've detected
by JaiIer Williamson, in an attempt
10 saw out of their sell last week.
They were in the same cell with mur,
derers Pete Mays and Ed Woodbridge
Trey made tn saw out OF a piece Of
iron from the instep of shoe. They
had sawed one OF the bars partially
N two
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
A Musical Prodigy.

Little Miss Virginia Msyes, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Hugh Mayes, is e
real prodigy. She is not three years
old, but her singing would do credit
to young lady. At the college con-
cert recently she sang a solo in The
most finished manner. She has the
true musical instinct Of time, so rare
in children and even in grown people
without assidious cultivation. 1t is
difficult, in listening to her sweet
voice, to realize that she is only a
cunning little tot of less than three
summers. She will be given every
advantage and great things are pre-
dicted for her by her admiring
friends. Banner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
DR.. BRoADUS DEAD.
The Famous Louisville Preacher Dies Aft
era Short Illness OF Pneumonia.

Ane rahhous LOUISVILLE Preacher Dies Aft-
era Short Illness OF Pneumonia.
DR.. john A, Broadus, the famous
Baptist preacher, died Saturday
morning at Louisville. He had been
suffering foI several days from pneu-
monia, which, combined with chron-
lc arrangement of the heart, was the
cause of his death.
John Albert Broadus was born in
Culpepper county, Virginia, January
"a, 1927. He completed his educa-
lion at the university of Virginia and
for two years taught there as assistant
professor OF ancient languages. He
belonged to the Baptist denomins-
ton and his first pastoral work was
in Charlottesville. In 1879 the
Southern Baptist Theological semina-
ry, Greenville, S.,C now in Louisville
called him to the chair of the New
Testament Interpretation and homil.
etics. He has published "The Prepa
ration and Delivery of Sermons" a
series of papers on "Recollections OF
Of Travel" lectures on "The History
of Preaching" "Three Questions on
the History of Preaching" Com
mentsry on Matthew" and Sermons
and Addresses" The first book men
toned in the list has been largely
adopted as text book in the theolog-
ical schools, DR.. Broadus was con-
sidered the finest Greek and New
Testament critic in his denomination
in the south.
He was twice married and leaves
two children by his first and four BY
his second wife, who also survives
him. He was buried at Cave Hill
Sunday. Rev. G, H. Nash, who was
one OF his pupils, made his death the
subject of his discourse Sunday
morning, at the Baptist church.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
The KIger Case Affirmed.

The Tennessee Supreme Court
Thursday sfirmed the sentence of
twenty years imprisonment imposed
on Clarence D. Kiger for the murder
of w, B. Smith at Muffressboro last
year. Kiger will, therefore, have to
serve out the sentence ia the Nash
V.lle penitentisry. Kiger was raise d
in Logan county, but at one time
lived in this city, aud was printer by
trade. Recently he escaped from the
jsil in Nashville, but was captured a
lew weeks afterwsrd, and just as he
was about 10 leave for New Mexico.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
Store House Burned,

Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock,
the store house and contents belong
ing to Elijah Givens, COL, situated on.
the corner of Second and Jackson
streets, was consumed by fire. Civ
ems had just received a new stock of
groceries on Saturday and his loss viii
probably reach 500. He had $3.50
insurance with FL. W. Breathitt, which
will hardly cover more than one third
of his loss. 1t is not known how the
fire originated, but Gvens is of t Q
opinion that it was set by an lncendi-
ary, as there had been no fire about
the place since he closed the house
Saturday night. The fire department
was promptly on hand, but as the
building was frame structure the
fire had made such hsadHay that
could be saved, excepting
Givens' dwelling house, which was
pear by
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19

Esq w. j. Fuqus's general mtr-
chandisa store at anton, Trigg couu-
" has again been burglariz,d This
j. the fourth time in the pat few
gears The thieves made very small
ihsuls the last three times, but got
away with very large amount of
cash the first time. There is no cl, Q
to the last robbery, and it is not lik .
Ay that they will ever he brought TO
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19

The genius of the smugger is a
very remarkable thing.
One Of the most amusing stories
of smugglers is that told by an Eng
lishman who imported into his own
country rumber of fine fat geese
at the Christmas season, many
years ago. One of them hav-
ing excited the suspicionsof the in
spectors by its wonderful weight
was killed and opened, upon which
it,was discovered, says the chroni-
Gle, that there was concealed within
it a number of small dutiable arti-
cles. The rest of the flock having
been similarly inspected, il was
found that their owner had COM
PEELED the unhappy birds to swallow
large quantity of ssuff upon which
there was heavy duty, and which
would have all come in free had not
the first goose excited the SUSPICION
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-03-19
CIarksviIle Assignment.

Sterling f. Beaumont, dealer ia
gents furnishing goods, CtarksviIIe,
made an assignment last Friday ),
naming B. l.. Rice, Of that place, as
signee. Liabilities about $4,000; as
sets considerably more. Poor col'ee-,
tions and inability to meet Eastern
bills as consequence, precipiJaled
the failure.
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Besides these two sets. there are four side
sets of propellers, four on each side. and
connected through the hull like old-fashion.
ed paddle wheels. Instead of being the old
duck-foot type of wheel however, they are
regular screw propellers, TO work undeI
water. Their shaft is set at right angles &c
the keel of the vessel. but by the peculiar
cut of the propeller blades and their pecu-
liar pitch they drive the vessel forward.
With steam connection IT would be i'm
possible 70 operate all of these cOmplcatet
sets Of propellers, and the inventor uses hi
main engine merely to generate electricity
and appIies this to a separate motor e
operate each of the eight shafts The
shafts themselves are wound TO form TIT
armatures that revolve in gigantic mag
netic field. and the inventor says that he
can, if necessary, develop 100O0-horse pow.
err for n single vessel
The working model now on exhibition Il
eleven feet nine inches long, and IS soon Il
be supplied with electric motors to give il Z
practical test in the water.
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STATE NJ rs NOTES.

TAere VIII he another colony eStab shed
III ortn county, 10y people from the Vest
within a short time. This. however. viii
ne 81 much smaller colony. and il S ex-
pected that only about 1900 acres Viii be
purchased. Arrangements are being mace
IN this colony for about 800 people The To-
cation has not been definitely determined
Triton.
There are men residing near the Walker
mountain hauling tan bark to Gainesville a
distance of sixteen miles. receiving s. per
cord, and crossties are ha uled by farmers
nine miles To the railroad 80 cents each.
This shows that Lumpkin county needs
railroad which Will give employment to al.
\ few days ago a moUntaineer was hound
over in DahlOnega Tor running a bloeka 5e
distillcry because he was within a few
yards of the furnace with a load Of pine
knots. The defendants plea was that ne
was going a-courtin',' and was only pass
ing by.
Two years ago UnadilIa in pooly coun-
ty was g small station. Now it has grown
to bc town Of four or five hundred people
and has live newspaper
An Ashburu livery stable keeper gives no.
tce 10 the public that he viii not let out
teams ON sunday. except in cases of ncces-
sity or TO people going TO church
Two gentlemen in Townsville have wag-
cred 5000 that the Triton and ThomasviIIe
18th of next July
DR. J. F. Wilson, secretary, says that
Worth county captured about 81 per cent of
the number of premiums at the Triton fair
Valdosta's fire department has recently
added four new reel carts and 500 feet OF
hose TO its working equipment.
The Drew brothers, of Irwin county have
received $4,000 for the tract of land they
sold the Fitzgerald colony.
Fifty carloads of peaches daily represent
the shipments from the state.
Dirt will be broken in about thirty DAVIS
for Athens new 100000 cotton factory
Six hundred race horses are expected
at the Central park course in Macon this
fall.
Even gay little Albany is discussing the
serious consequences of owing more than
she can pay.
The law class of 1898. University OF C;eor-
gia, will have a reunion and a banquet on
university day at the exposition this fall
The Blackshe1r Tires says the hopes of
eCr'e of the pear shippers have been blight
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ANOTHER BIG SCOOP
The Southern. Ii In Said, Has BouEht
the Columbus Southern.

The appointment of a receiver for the
Columbus Southern railroad by Judge New
man. of the United States court Thursday
carries with il quite an interesting story.
there being much behind the scenes that
does not come to the front in the legal
drama.
Judge Newman came from the Virginia
resorts where he has been summering, and
after hearing the ease as presented by Hon.
W. A. Little. the wel-known attorney from
Columbus, representing the Central Trust
Company, of New York, appointed Mr.. T.
IL. Blanchard, the Columbus banker, re-
ceiver OF the road.
This appointment will hold good until
September 5th. the time fixed for the hear
ing Of the question whether a permanent
receiver should not he appointed.
The Central Trust Company. of New
York. holds the mortgage under which the
receiver was appointed and it was claimed
that the road has failed to pay interest
for the past two or three years
But back of the appointment of a receiver
for the railroad lies story that viii inter
est local railroad circles greatly.
1t is said the Southern railway has gained
control Of the road.
The Columbus Southern was built in 1889
by the ChattahOochee Brick Company, IF
this city. 1t is a road that extends from
the city of Columbus to Albany, passing
Richland, Dawson and several other live
towns en- route At Dawson the road
touches the Central and at Richland i
crosses the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery. The road is lightweight miles
long and Is u very important link toward
the southern region of Georgia and the
track farming districts of Florida.
\ short time ago the Chattahoochee Brick
Company sold out its entire interest in the
road. 1t is known that this sale was made
:.
not known who bought the holdings, it is
believed that the Southern Railway Com
pany did through the Central Trust Com
pany.
This is the interesting question concerning
the recent developments-who bought the
Columbus Southern?
If it has passed into the hands of the
Southern Railway Company the Plant :ys-
TEN is entirely shut out of the Atlanta gate
way to the west by the Southern.
If, on the other hand, the Plant people
have Gwaked sufficiently to take in thi'
imI ortaut link then the situation becomes
interesting sure enough
1t is not thought probable that The Plant
lines have secured the Columbus line but
on the other hand it is stated with pretty
positive expressions by those who have
right to claim that they know what they
are talking about, that the Southern rail-
way has scooped it.
The Georgia Midland Comes In.
Into whatever hands the Columbus South
ern may have fallen. it is stated on good au-
thority that the outcome will be the extern
sion of the Georgia Midland and Gulf to
Atlanta from McDonoush, or else by way of
the Atlanta and Florida.
"FuIl Measure"
From The Lumpkn. Ga, Independent.
The Constitution is always up to the full
measure in everything it undertakes.
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sit like Patience omonument whilst they
delincate the feats of my face. 1t is
proof among othelf what habit and Gus
tom may do. Att was impatient at
the request. and FESTIVE under the OPP
Grafton as a colt Il the saddle. The next
time | submitted reluctantly, but with
fewer 1ounces no dray moves more
readily to the drilan / do to the paint
ers chair 1t IN be easily conceived
therefore, that | tded ready acquies-
cence to the views Mr.. Pine to take por-
traits for historicsictures of the events
of the revolution. =. WASHINGTON.
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NEARLY MILLION.
Three Large Ferzer manufacturing
COMPANIES H. Consolidated.


Companies IL Consolidated.
Three of the larg and oldest phosphate
manufacturing cornnies of the state have
consolidated their siness interests, and
on September lst,ae entire number OF
plants owned and rated by these COM
panies will be con led by the Southern
Fertilizer Companyith headquarters IN
Atlanta.
This deal, which just been completed,
represents a paid iapital of $Sooooo. anu
the energies and siness experience Oh
three of the oldesprtlizer men IN the
south. The deal haust been closed ana
an application for Cter is now OF ME III
the clerks office. he details are Deihs
arranged tenling tcrd the removal Oh
the interests of Il other companies to
Atlanta.
The companies cposing the Southern
Fertilizer COmpanyie the George w.
Scott Manufacturinsompan of this CITY,
the Georgia Fertile Company, OF Rome,
and the Comer-Hul!o., of Savannah, ana
Tire combined capit;stock that is repre-
scented by the ne, company Us nearly
$l.OG0.000 The neycompany will nave
headquarters i'm Alta and Will occupy
the same offices thalre now used by the
George w. Scott Mafacturing Company
on South Broad stu. Though the or
ganization has not syet been completed
it Is very probable Dat Mr.. Scott will be
president of the nevompany. and either
Mr.. Conner or Mr.. .ull will be business
manager.
In speaking of characterization of the
different companiesslr. Scott said:
1T IS a well knowract that the Conner
Hun companies andre George w. Scott
company more than year ago merged
their phosphate ming companies on
Peace river, in Flort forming the Peace
River Phos phate Ming Co. Since then
we have constructed, railroad from the
property to tide waite enabling us To load
the steamers from L cCmpany's barEes
direct. The econOm resulting from the
consolidation of thesenterests has led us
to consolidate the tanufacturng inter-
ests
The new company imposed of the three
companies owned by nself ana the Conner
Hun Company. repress,s a paid-in capital
OF $S50Oo0 and we vi have our head
quarters in Atlanta. Sour plants will be
operated as heretofore nd we viii continue
the manufacture of IA same grade of fer
tilizers.
1T is probable that's win be president
Of the new company al the other officers
will he elected just assoon as the or&aai-
cation is completed. about seven stock,
holders hold stock in t. concern. ana the
consolation VIII cuaD US TO better con-
troll the properties, ana 10 more cconomi-
cally manufacture thephosphates.'
Mr.. Scott is one Of b. Oldest manufac-
turers Of fertilizers in the SKATE. having
been IN that business folmore than twenty
seven years. lie was IDENTIFIED with the
business in Florida n.lhe year 1865 and
was one of the orsani>rs Of the Stone
t'ofDuapv IN 'hu ri.gfDu
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is Years a Sufferer

D.. Eas-sy G Co. New York. August
=. ISL have been suffering from oSs-
Pocsil for over IS years and have haa
several doctors. but without good result.
tried Dr. IS Pills TO the extent OF ten
SoScs. hut my sickness grew worse m
steZd OF better. and ] became 50 that
had Only TO see ny food before me ahu
lad enough and could cat nothing But
now have keen gaking your Railway Filis
ard I must EXPRESS M shF-nks 10 you.
T-acy have cured me and 4 err all right
GSain 20 that / can enjoy es-tng ana
G..=kGug- Yours respectfully.
JOHN RESEN.
10 Slmpter St. Brcoklyn. y \.
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your Pills are much superior 10 others L
have tired Being greatly troubled WIN
headache and costiveness. lind that they
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49, North Second ST.. Philadelphia. Pa
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A STANCE WAR STORY.
THE PrCUET4E PEETISION or a
CONFEDFRITE LIEUTES4yE.
The Eas. Words TIC said Were Heard by
ufs Ahseut Wife - Ee Was from
carroll County. Georgia.

N,u--puarv. Ala July e.-tSpeciaI.)-
can 1rt4V- G-h-er through tina late war-a
ur-u vrs k-r- wen up w.gh the procession
ot t-a-e.l.r-- naturally Witnessed and eX-
Eereueat many mellue holy happenings
THE f-ur years were 20 me lm uu5rOken
cl-lu -t .lstsuees ~ mans iuhumanity TO
alau aal VS. strange all. ia many cases.
81 4rsF- I--.a= re.lcsdeneeS. Thirty years
~ s.r. business lie have. ~ course,
serrtl -N r'st from wy memory many OF
these 10 Trims Qlu1rsuas. bur Their" = one
So "a ans 50 luu SO melancholy Interest
tall SO Vlu re.uaiu u.th meas Ions a. life
.as.--' So spoke uu oll CONFEDERATE, soldier
g. a- RESTED b ll=r.f Geo comfortable chair
~ q Eg-ei lobby here yesterday
HsN -as g.. colonel Inquired several
fellow listeners -s concert
Tu Us aU about -l-
~WeE il Is tai- that man who desires
90 90 serve intact q Is putat.lu FOR yrrscity
can relate only GU h.s friends IL IS n.
true as gospel. tI- lt 8 So strange and
.c'ul--sl.s that 80 sounds Like
rHr--~s fake lr u-EeI way hack in
't- N- 2ere esupat near Lookout noun
tall. T.uu-sser- Dc was the I8y before
tl alr.- ~ Missionary r-Iee. 1u one
OF eos. Commands was 4 handsome Young
3 r-eraEL from Carroll county. Georgia.
! cannot Esr the If. OF me remember has
l-la. uIl 4 r-meu1e- distinctly low be-
looked. ss- vAs gallant spirited .ut-l-
Resent --ii1a-
-pa th- afternoon before the battle hs
reserved e BOX from home He had q wsfe
AMI A.~ c-l.sar-u au4 each of them sent
some little rameuh.luCr. Among the con
tents was --at suic %. clothes The
Iel-enl-t promptly ami Jlyuily entered
LF -su- ANA luuuei DIS new -ult. Wh-n
De- teuer ~ v-iE "a "a hiS face wore "A
vr-r-el l..E srl iu surprise wr asked lh-
cause r' H -.-e.l ue2f, sa-i Ars you