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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
Cleveland Trial Tomorrow.

The examining trial of George
Cleveland charged with embezzle-
ment, is set for tomorrow in County
Judge Breathitt's court. The wit
nesses from Cincinnati, officials of the
Penn Mutual Company, are expected
to get here to. day. One of the prin-
cipal witnesses is sick and a post
popement NAV be necessary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
Zine. Oh two Charges.

Crofton, Nov. 23.-John Renshaw,
white, and Frank Brown COL, had a
fight here few days ago. On Friday
Renshaw was tried by jury and fin
ed $40 and costs on ao-eharge of
gaming and 81 and costs for breach
of the peace. Browns case was con-
tinued, owing to the fact that he had
been wounded while in a row with
Eph Cant, another negro and was
unable to appear for trial.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
Bound Over to Court.

John Joiner, the negro who created
a disturbance near Ringgold Tuesday
by trying to ride in wagon in which
were Duke Smith and several young
ladies, was tried before Squire Cald.
we'll in GAINESVILLE Saturday and
bound over TO the Criminal court in
the sum OF 81 900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
Child Badly Burned.

The 5-year-old child of John Pryor,
an employe of the Crescent Milling
Co., fell into an open CRATE while
standing near the fire last Thursday
evening, and was quite badly burned
about its arms and breast.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
DR. Il. L. Bacon,

Another physician of long and sue,
cessful experience has moved to Hop
kinsVille to practice his profession,
DR.. Thos, L. Bacon, of Cadiz, arrived
last week with his family, He has
rented Mr.. w. ". Wares house on
Virginia street and opened an Office on
Weber street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
RIGAMIsT HART CONVICTED.

Jury Returns a Verdict of Seven Years
In the State Penitentiary.
Maytieids KY, Nov. 2l.-W. F.
Hart, the bigamous young man whose
three known wives appeared against
him here, was sentenced in the Cir
cult Court to seven years in the pen
itentiary. When arrested Hart ad-
mitted having been married eight
times and the evidence developed an.
other wife in Miss Averitt, of Full
ton, KY, who was married to him the
latter part of 1892.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
Shot Him In the Leg.

Crofton, Nov. 23.-Eph Cant and
Frank Brown, negroes, quarrelled last
Thursday night and during the row
Cant shot Brown three times. One
ball took effect in his leg, just below
the knee, making a very painful
wound. Cant Immediately fed and at
last accounts had not been heard from.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
CREAM OF NEWS.
If 1T is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HASIT.
Thanksgiving lServices-SchooI Hollid
Cleveland Trial Bound Over--v .,
New VIII.
ReInenyi Dec. 8.

The Library Association has made
an arrangement with Remenyi, the
great musician, for December s. The
concert will be at the Opera House.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24

William x. Vanderbilt is reported
to have contributed $4,000 to the
Republican campaign fund, and in
consequence his name is mentioned
in connection with the Ministry to the
Court of st. James.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
Hunters Come Home.

The County Hunting Club returned
from Arkansas yesterday. They re-
port great sport, About 20 deer were
killed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24

1t is understood that Gen. Lee has
recommended that the Government
intervene in Cuba to the end that the
island may be purchased from Spain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24

Aboat 100000 pounds OF turkeys
we're shipped from Lexington Satur-
day for the New York, Boston and
Philadelphia markets.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24

The election of officers of the Ma
tional Association Fox Hunters AS
ISOLATION at Bardstown resulted as
follows: A. B. F. Kinney, President;
DR.. Wash Miller, of Winchester, Ky.
First Vice President; III. G. Trigg,
Glasgow, Second Vice President; Nat
w. Halstead, Bardstown, KY, Third
Vice President: Secretary, Frank Ha-
gan, Louisville; Board of Directors.
w s. Walker, Garrard county; A.
Weir, Ohio; r. w. G. Gregg, Ohio;
w. w. Ramsey, Winchester, KY:
Jack Chinn, Harrodsburg; DIR. Stur-
gill, West Virginia.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24

John w. Langley says he will not
contest the Congressional election in
the Tenth district.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
ROAST CAT FOR DINNER.
Six Citizens of Louisville, KY. INDUCED In
Novel Repast.

Six Citizens of Louisville, KY. INDUCED in
Novel Repast.
Louisville; Ky, Nov. 19-Six citi.
zens of the east end set down to cat
dinner this afternoon and pronounce
ed it the most delicious meat they
ever tasted, The feast was the result
of the wager between William Voght,
Johu Rath and Constantine Georgel
on the recent mayoralty election. The
loser was to pay for the feast, but all
were to eat cat. Mr.. Rath lost and
he provided the carcass of a fat NAL
tese Tom, dish of sweet breads and
dozen bottles of wine. Charles F.
Meyer, an invited guest, was taken
sick at the thought of eating cat and
had to go home. The others picked
the meat from the bones and said thew
would eat monkey Christmas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Death In a Tenement.

New YORK, April 1.-Ten persons
perished by suffocation IN Brooklyn
tenement house early today. The
names Of the victims are: August
Buno, his wife and two children. Sally
FIVE years old and Johana eighteen
months; Lena Calabia, 1Syears ofage;
Nicola Tralia 50 years, his daughter,
Lena Tralia, "a years, Dominick, his
son, "a years, and an eight days old
baby; Cornelia Marretti, 26 years.
The fire started in the lower hallway
of the building, which is four-story
tenement in Union street, and before
the sleeping tenants could be warned
of their danger, all escape was cut off.
The flames swept up the stairways and
the halls and rooms were quickly
filed with smoke Ten of the tenants
were suffocated in their beds. The
section of the city where this terrible
disaster occurred is near the water
front. The majority Of the residents
are Italians of the poorer class and
they form the biggest colony of their
race in Brooklyn. The fremen sue
ceeded in getting the fire under con-
troll after short time The damage
to the building is estimated at 81, 900.
After the FIRE had been extinguised
John Calabria was found unconscious
lying on the fire escape. He had got
ten out OF a second story window so
completely y exhausted that he could 90
no further. He will recover. His
wife was dead in her apartments.
Subsequently nine other bodies were
found. When he had somewhat raj
lied from the effects of suffocation and
heat, Calabria told the story of how
he escaped and left his wife behind.
In most cases death was due t. suffo-
cation The bodies of the Buno family
who lived On the top floor, were found
huddled together, showing that the
family woke during the fire and made
efforts to escape. Buno's body was
found near the window. The Italian
family were on the floor below. Fire
Chief Dale expresses the opinion that
the fire was the work of an incendiary.
He says that the fremen did not know
that there was anybody in the house
until after the fire had been extinguish-
ed. The chief is not at all impressed
with the story Calabria tells. The lat
Ter says he made several attempts to
get out of the burning building, but
on account of the heat could not. He
finally fell exhausted on the fire es-
cape, from where he was taken by the
fremen. The man was fully dressed
and before he fell on the escape, he was
seen by the framen on the roof of the
burning building.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Another Advance Made.

The Keelev cure has been introduced
into the St. Agnes Hospital. Baltimore,
Nd. The good Sisters realize that in
the Kelley cure is fc"n6 the only hope
for those addicted to the liquor and
morphine habits, and have made a
contract with the keely Institute Of
Maryland by which the Kelley treat
ment shall be administered at their hos
pital by regular physicians instructed
by DR.. Kelley. This is another argu-
ment proving that the Sisters of Char
ity occupy the front place in the care
of the diseased and in the service OF
suffering humanity The treatment
was adopted four years ago by the
United States government and is used
at the National home. Proving SO ef-
ficacious the treatment is now given
at Fort Leavenworth Post, to the Off
GERS and enlisted men of the regular
army. During the past two years the
States of Maryland, Minnesota, Colo,
rado, Louisiana, North Dakota, Wis
consin and others have by legislative
enactments provided that INDECENT
liquor and morphine habitues be given
the treatment.
The Kelley Institute of South Caro-
lima continues its good work at Co.
lumbia, and any information desired
may be had by addressing that insti-
tute CIR drawer 81.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
TREE WITH a HANGING RECORD.
Furnished the Gallows for Ten Men In
a Week.


Furnished the Gallows for Ten Men In
Week.
Down in our town we have an old
tree that has quite a history, sad
John F. Hale, of Seymour, Ind, to
Chicago Inter Ocean man recently. Al
least it used to be tree, but the relic
hunters have so disfgured it that 1t can
scarcely lay claim to that name now.
1t was of the birch variety, and has
history that is equaled by but few other
trees in the world. Upon its spreading
limbs dangled the forms Of ten mea IN
less than week. That tree aided IN
it's feeble way in wiping out one OF the
worst gangs of law-breakers that Sec
ton has ever had. The tree is onl ly
short distance from the city, and the
place to this day bears the name OF
'Hangman's Cross Roads
This tree became famous early IN
the COS, whel. the country round about
Seymour was infested with a gang OF
bold highwaymen, who did not hesi-
tate to murder a man to obtain his
money if necessary. The first murder
was that of man by the name Of
Woodmansee in the old RAIDER hotel.
he had some twenty-seven hundred
dollars on his person. His body was
carried from the hotel, and an effort
made to wash away all trace OF the
crime The murderer of this man was
never convicted.
Several murders followed, always
committed with the object of robbery.
At last this grew too commonplace and
the gang sought bigger game. One
night late in the fall of 1867 the Ohio
& Mississippi express was boarded at
Seymour and held up and robbed out
about five miles. 1t is estimated that
at least four hundred thousand dollars
were taken. All evidence tended to
prove that the robbery was committed
by what was afterward known as tae
Reno gang who lived at Seymour and
operated all the way from Omaha to
Cincinnati. The gang consisted of ten
persons. The express train robbery
was too much for the better element of
Seymour and a vigilance committee
was organized, and one night in July,
1865, this company, all masked, took
Roseberry, Clifton and Elliott, three Of
the Reno gang, from custody and
hanged them to this birch tree. On
the following Monday Gerald, Sparks
and Moore, three more, were treated in
a similar manner on this same tree.
The following Tuesday this vigilance
committee visited the jail at New Al
bany, where four more of the Reno
gang were confined, and by morning
Frank Reno, Simeon Reno and man
by the name Of Anderson were dangling
from the same old beech tree. This
wiped out the Reno gang That old
tree is landmark at Seymour, and it
has been badly disfgured by relic
hunters"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Must Tax Benefciaries.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April IA meet
ing of the board of visitors Of the State
Military academy was held yesterday
morning in the Hotel Jerome. All of
the members except one were present.
The object OF the meeting was to de-
wise the means of running the institu-
ton upon the reduced appropriation
made by the last general assembly for
IS beneiciaries in that Institution. In
the last annual report Of the board of
visitors to the general assembly, by
an itemized statement of expenses, it
was shown that the cost of educating
and maintaining this class of cadets
required an annual appropriation Of
so, 5000 and the point was distinctly
urged that if less appropriation be
made, the beneficiary must necessarily
be required to bear part Of his ex
penses. From the reopening of the
institution until last year the annual
appropriation was $50, 600. The appro.
priation the current year, of II months,
ISIS, 000-a difference of $50 per cadet.
After full discussion Of the situation
and in view of the fact that every
economy has been practised short of
imrairing the efficiency of the school,
and doing Justice to the pay cadets
who pay for all they get and whose
parents demand the high grade of edu-
cation for which they pay, the board
felt themselves forced to adopt the
measure of requiring each of the bene-
iciary cadets to contribute $50 Of the
amount heretofore allowed on his per-
sonal account.-State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
A NOTED OLD HOUSE.
One of the Residences in Georgetown and
Something About It's History.

Something About Its History.
There is house in Georgetown
which from its foundation had for
eign influence about it. 1t is large,
substantial though unpretentious man
sion, minus low windows, turrets and
other accessories which mark the mod
ern dwelling. 1t stands at the corner
of Twenty-ninth and n streets. 1t was
planned, says the Washi ngton Star, by
the owner, 4 man Of fine attainments,
literary tastes and I; great linguist. He
held Office under the government, and,
not having surplus of the ''needful,
was compelled to mortgage the house.
The money was loaned from the estate
of the celebrated Polish patriot, Gen.
Thaddeus Kosciuslzo, by Col. George
Bomford, the owner at that time Of
beautiful Kalorama.
The owner did not live long to enjoy
his comfortable home, and his widow
was compelled to rent it in order to pay
off the mortgage. The first foreign
tenant was Count MontholoD, whose
father was exiled with Napoleon Bona
parte. His wife was Victoria, daughter
of Gen. Gratiot. The count was
charming man, and most agreeable in
all his business dealings with her, whom
he termed his ''amia bic landlady."
The minister from Mexico was the
next foreign tenant, but he died short
" after taking the house.
Baron Gerolt lived eight years in the
house, and was so pleased with it that
he made proposition to purchase it.
Chevalier de Potestad, of the Spanish
legation, whose wife was the beautiful
Miss Chapman, granddaughter of the
celebrated DR.. Chapman, of Philadel-
phia, was tenant during the war, and
when there was a scare here on account
of the southern troops being near the
capital promised to hoist the Spanish
flag should the place be invaded
The house did not lack for distin-
guished American tenants. R. Barn
well RhetU, of South Carolina, a noted
secessionist, succeeded Count Mon
tholon, and purchased from him his
elegant Partisan furniture; Mr.. Allen,
an editor from st. Louis; Gov. Fulton,
senator from Arkansas; Col. Charles
Ellet, the great engineer; Mr.. Worth
ington, a gentleman of wealth, whose
daughter married Col. William II.
Philips, lawyer of note in Washing
ton, and others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Haeood's Famous Brigade,

The movement has been afoot for
some time to have reunion of Ha-
goods famous brigade in Charleston
during the approaching meeting of the
South Carolina Division of the United
Confederate Veterans there. The
matter has been widely discussed and
it has met with universal appreciation.
Gen. Hagood has endorsed it unreser-
vedly and letters have been received
by gentlemen interested in the move
ment from men who have a large share
in the glorious record OF the brigade
all heartily favoring the undertaking.
The following address to the members
OF the various companies in the brig
ade will doubtless meet with the ready
respone which it so justly merits:
TO the Survivors of Hagood's Brig
ade-.Comrades: The approaching
meeting of the South Carolina Division
of the United Confederate Veterans 10
Charleston on April % and %, will,
we trust, bring together number of
the now rapidly diminishing members
OF those who wore the grey. 1t seems
to US fitting occasion for those who
served in Hagood's Brigade to hold
reunion. Our commander is heartily
in favor of the movement and will be
with US. We have record that each
member Of tha: historic command
must feel proud of. Let us meet as
comrades from the humblest private
to the most neritorious officer and re-
call the glorious part and grasp each
other by the hand once more and ex-
change word of greeting.
Will not each member Of the brigade
try and attend2 All will be welcome.
Extend this invitation to those around
you. Names and postoffice addresses
are not now easily obtained and the
time is short, but we trust the reunion
will be source of pleasure to the sur
vivors. Will not the newspapers of
the State give place to this call and
aid US in bringing together the men
who followed where Hagood led, often
to danger, but never to dishonor2
William E. Stoney, captain, inspec-
tor general, brigade staff; William
Clybun, 7th battalion, South Carolina
Volunteers; ]. II. Brooks, 7th battal-
ion, South Carolina Volunteers; j. J.
Westcoat, 18th regiment, South Caro-
lima Volunteers; George W. Moore,
11th regiment, South Carolina Volun-
teers; J. Harleston Read, 21st regi-
ment, South Carolina Volunteers; T.
G. Howard, 21st regiment, South Car
olina Volunteers; James f. Izlar, 25.h
regiment, South Carolina Volunteers;
T. Grange Sirnons, NJ. D., 25tn yegi-
ment, South Carolina Volunteers; /.
Dwight Stonev, 9th regiment, South
Carolina Volunteers, H. II. Baker.
27tl regiment, South Carolina Volun-
teers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
To Wrock the Capitol.

JACKSON, Miss, April 2.-An at
tempt was made last night 20 wreck
the State capitol. Alto o'clock while
Secretary of State Power was engaged
in his office at the capitol, he heard
noise outside. Going to the window
he saw several men digging at the
walls. His appearance frightened
away the men and an investigation
showed that two pieces of stone about
two feet square had been removed
from the wall. Had the work gone
on little longer section of the wall
about four by twenty feet would have
fallen, thus wrecking the whole build
ing. Strenuous efforts were made
during the recent session of the Legis-
lature to provide for new building,
but nothing was done in the matter,
and it is thought some miscreants
took this means ofsecuring immediate
action.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
WITTY and Clpypr.

When Prof. Aytoun was wooiDg Miss
Wilson, the daughter Of christopher
North" editor of Blackwocd's Maya
zine. he obtained the lady's consent
conditionally on that of her father be-
ing gained. This Aytoun was too shy
to ask, and he prevailed upon the
young lady to ask for it herself. eve
must deal tenderly with his feelings"
said hearty old Christopher; Ill write
my reply on slip of paper and pin it
on your back" ''Papa;s answer is on
the back of my dress" said Miss Jane,
as she entered the drawing-room.
Turning her round, the delighted
Suitor read these words: with the
authors compliments"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
An Irresistible Offer.

How many ponies will Hen's-Spur
give for the hand of Homemade-Pie?"
1t was the T2aiGen's father, the great
chief Bcar's-Breath. who spoke.
Il have no ponies" answered the
young suitor, as he stood dangling the
scalp Of red-headed man, which hung
from his belt.
Ugh. Bean-Pod offers fifty dollars
and mule" said the chief, with dis
dainful wafture Of the hand.
But pleaded the youth.
The chief turned to listen.
But I have q bicycle, and you may
ride it on the Fourth Of July of every
leap year"
With q bound the chief clasped
Hen's-Spur in his arms
"Uomemade-Pie is yours" he said
Uarper's Bazar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Men Invented Corsets.

The much maligncd corses was in
vented and first worn by men. The
earliest mention in the history Of the
article was by Aristophancs, who lived
in the fifth century, i. c. In one Of
his comedies he rid;culcs I brother
poet. who, inordinatcl; vain Of his
personal beauty. was dissatisfied with
The shape Of his figure, w.:ich was far
removed IRON ideal symmetry, being
nl.:ch too thin for his height. lie
therefore hit upon the plan Of improv-
irg his physique by incasing his body
in an under-cuirasS, made Of little
pieces Of wood The idea was initiated
later on By another man, Emperor An
toaius Plus. who fonnd great difficulty
in persuading the Roman women to
follow his eXample.-N. y. World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08

The fact that Spain has spent So
600, 900 on the Cuban war and has prac-
tically nothing to show for it; looks
like a gigantic piece of folly, but, as
the Kansas City Journal says, it is
really small matter compared to the
piling up by the Cleveland admins
tration of an indebtedness three or
four times that large, with nothing
whatever to show for it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Killed by an Explosion.

DANGERFIELD, Tex, April 1.-The
boiler in saw mill belonging to John
c. Connolly, eight miles South of
here, exploded yesterday instantly
killing J. W. Peliter, fatally injuring
Souaal, seriously injurlng Bob Banks
and his teu-year-old boy and scaldlng
John Mccartney.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Terrible Floods.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April Re
ports from all points on the Tennessee
and Holston rivers, indicate the worst
freshet known in years. The Clinch
and Powell rivers have also done
great damage and many people have
been drowned. These rivers are the
highest for 80 years. Near Knoxville
pier was washed from under new
bridge across the Tennessee river. The
power house Of the Knoxville Electric
Street railway was flooded today and
for several hours the entire system was
stopped In Lee county, Va, Easter
Anderson. his wife and three children
were washed away in Powell river
and drowned. Two horses were also
killed. The damage below Knoxville
is trivial.