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Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10

i746. was Scotch.irishnan. A short
sketch of him will not be out Of place,
He brought the first printing press and
type to Kentucky over the mountains,
and the Farmers Library, the first paper
published in this city, was from his press
and type (lS0l-7). Matthew Lyons
father was executed in Ireland for al
legged treason in 1905. The boy, aged
thirteen years, bound himself to the
Captain of the vessel which brought him
over to work for $l2 a month after his
arrival to pay for his passage. A Con-
necticut farmer gave the Captain two
bulls for Matthew Lyons services, and
he worked out his time faithfully. Ever
afterward his great oath was "by the
bulls that bought me-" Lyon county,
KY, is named for him, and his remains
lie buried at Eddyville, which he found
ed. Matthew Lyon, though once sold
for two bulls, took no mean part in the
history of his country. He belonged to
the "Green Mountain Boys" in Vermont,
was Colonel in the Revolutionary war,
and afterward a member of Congress
from the Granite State i'll 1897 In 1893
he was prosecuted under the alien and
sedition laws and fined 81, 900 and con-
fined to Jail for four months. While in
Jail he was elected to Congress, and by
his vote broke the deadlock which elect
ed Jefferson President. Coming to Ken
lucky, he was a pioneer in the wilder
ness where Lyon county is now situate,
and his neighbors sent him to the Legis-
lature at Frankfort. He afterward served
in Congress from this State for eight
years (1S03-lD. He was appointed to
an Indian agency in Arkansas, and was
elected to Congress from that State; SC
Matthew Lyon, plain Irishman, claim
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10

when he returned Hendricks was dead.
Fitzpatrick and Hendricks were Irish.
men. Michael Stoner accompanied
Boone to Kentucky In IVA, and when he
met Kenton told him that there were a
number of men in the interior of the
territory, away from the Ohio, who were
not known to the Virginia settlers.
Several who afterward came out bore
Irish names.
In 1875 Hugh Shannon, Patrick Jor-
dan, John Lee and others settled at what
is now known as Lexington. 1t is re-
corded that Patrick Jordan found a large
spring down the fork in which they
camped. Joseph Lindsey paid Jordan
two guineas to allow him to locate near
the spring, and the first clearing was
made there. This is now the garden
spot of the Bluegrass region, and in Sep
TENDER, 1775. the first roasting ears were
gathered from this half-acre clearing.
John Haggin located there soon after
ward, having come down the Ohio and
up the Licking river to the place OF set
Element. There were probably other
Irish people eating roasting ears in the
Bluegrass region one year before the
declaration of independence, but their
names have not been preserved. Certain
it is that the people living in this "clear-
ing" as soon as they heard of the battle
of Lexington named the settlement in
honor of the first victory in the revolu-
ton.
The Logan family has always been
prominent in Kentucky. In l775 Benja'
min Logan settled near where the town
of Stanford is located. Both his father
and mother were born in Ireland, and
settled in Virginia. Young Logan came
to Kentucky when twenty-one, met
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10

ing 10 Scotch prefix, has the record OF
being the only man ever elected to the
American Congress from three States.
His son, Chittenden Lyon was Congress
man from Kentucky i'll 1927, and his
descendants are numerous in this State.
Many of the old families yet in Louis
Vile are of Irish extraction. In 1854
Patrick Joyes, native of Ireland, settled
at the falls. He was a man of education,
speaking several languages auently. The
family has left its impress on the State
ever since. One of the descendants,
Morton V. Joyes. is the present attorney
for Jefferson county.
When Gen. George Rogers Clark was
old and feeble, after having spent good
part of his life fighting the British and
the Indians, he retired to cabin on the
north bank Of the Ohio. One day he
fell and broke his leg, and an Irish
doctor, Ferguson, who was the only snr-
geon in Louisville at the time, amputated
it, while Thomas Connolly, ffer who
served with him in the wars, played mar
tial music, marching around the cabin to
keep up his courage while the operation
was going on.
William II. English, in writing the
Conquest of the Northwest Territory,
spent a great deal of time and money
during twenty years or more OF his life.
Being a millionaire, he could afford to
travel and spare the time looking ur
} records and buying them where needful.
, In his history he does not enter into the
part taken by the Irish, though he told
ME once that had it not been for the mer
of this race Clark would never have &C
l complished what he did in conquerinl
S the Indians in Kentucky and the In
E dams and British north of the Ohio.
4 Dr. Thomas Dunn English, writing o
/ trip he made through the mountains o
f Kentucky several years ago, says that h
, was riding along one day in a WACO
$ when one of the "natives" who wa
( plotting him saw rabbit run across tn
t highway. "Stop a minute, Dock" erie
e the Kentuckian, "until heave dornicl
S at that rabbit" Dr. English, coming t
inquire, found that the mountains ha
S been settled long ago by Irish, and tn
!, word "dornick. 4" for stone, was only on
: of many Celtic words which survived
n The mountaineers were of Irish extraC
}, ton, but they did not know it then
:. selves. -.
h Even before Clark come to Louisvill
h Simon Kenton records that in l775 he Il
n Gated in the upper and lower Blue Lick'
n where game was plentiful, and he col
: sidered them as paradises. One day,
!, his great surprise, there came out of tn
d woods toward his cabin two men, VIII
1t said their names we're Fitzpatrick an
,r Hendricks. They had been living in II
@ vicinity for some time. Fitzpatrick sal
s he wanted to return to Virginia, an
s. Kenton gave him a skiff and bid hi
goodbye at what is now called Maysvil
W on the Ohio. While Kenton was on tn
m mission Indians entered his camp, an
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10

Boone and Simon Kenton and planted
the first corn in what is now called Lin
coin county. Logan was one of the most
intrepid of the early pioneers, and led
many charges against the Indians, being
a Colonel in the early militia of the
Commonwealth.
Daniel Boone about 1775 found in
Powell's Valley Richard Hogan, Hugh
McGarry and Thomas Denton and their
families. These located afterward at
Harrodstown. Mrs. McGarry and Mrs.
Hogan were the first white women to go
up Salt river, which historic stream is
now so frequently mentioned in con-
nection with defeated candidates after
Presidential and other elections. The
Hogans and the McGarrys have frequent
ly "gone up Salt river" since, fguratively
speaking, but the Indians were not wait
ing for them on the banks with toma-
hawks as in 1875.
People of Irish birth or extraction were
pioneers in the educational line. Bishop
Spalding in his notes on Kentucky says
that Mrs. William Coomes, an excellent
Catholic lady, taught school in Harrods-
burg in l775. This was long before a
church or court was opened in Kentucky.
Smith, the historian, who was not a
Catholic, says that Sin the year l775 DIR.
Hart and William Coomes settled Dren-
non Springs, in Henry county, but after
ward moved to Harrod's Station. DIR.
Hart practiced medicine, and the wife OF
William Coomes opened school for chill
dren."
"Thus," he observes, 'the first physi.
clan and the first school teacher in Ken.
tucky were both Catholics" Whether
they were Irish or not they got the credit
of being of that race, as did all of the
PRESBYTERIAN Irish who settled in the
State previous to 1880 of being of Scotch
descent.
Kentuckians are proverbial for thei
independence of character and disregard
, of sham and false pretense, and it ha
always been a mystery to ME why 81
many of them, coming from ancestors lik
Matthew Lyon, Ben Logan, Simon Ken
, ton and Patrick Joyes, claim to be Scotch
Irish. Certainly in 1891, when the Stat
, was admitted to the Union, few, II any
} Scotchmen's names appear in the OLE
annals, while hundreds of Irish name
figure in the early history of the Com
monwealth. The only Scotchman tina
has figured in Kentucky history that
have heard of is James B. Beck, and h
was not by any means pioneer.
Joseph Doniphan taught school a
Boonesboro in 1879, and the children c
. Daniel Boone we're his pupils. Little
known of his early history, but it
more than probable that his name wa
, Donivan, and it was corrupted into DON
: phan and that he was Irish.
0 A man with the leisure and mean
. could strike rich field If he looked int
: the history of the early settlement {
= Kentucky. He would find that probabl
d seventy-fve per cent. of the settlers VIII
e came from Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania previous to 1880 were of Iris
4 birth or extraction. 1t has only bee
!. touched on here Hundreds of pionee
= of Celtic origin have not been mentione'
e and the writer has scarcely touched upc
s the subject for want Of time, but what hi
4 been recorded here can be verified.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10
To the Democratic Voters
of Kentucky. -

/ beg to announce my candidacy for
the Office of State Treasurer, subject to
the action of the Democratic convention,
June 81, 1899. My early business train
ing was received in the Auditors and
Treasurer's offices. and believe l have
all the qualifications necessary to the
intelligent discharge of the duties OF the
Office. Very respectfully,
mo. c. HERNDON.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10
IRISH SOCIETY DIRECTORY
a. o. II.

DIVISION |
Meets on the Second and Fourth Tues
day Evenings of Each Month.
President-Edward Clancy.
Vice President-Thomas Dolan
Recording Secretary-L. d. Perranda.
FINANCIAL Secretary-Peter Cusick, 1872
Twentieth street.
Treasurer-John Mulloy.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10
DIVISION 3

DIVISION 3
Meets OH the First and Third Wednesday
Evenings af Each Month.
President-Joseph P. Taylor.
Vice President--Phil Cavanaugh.
Recording acknowledgements.
Financial Secretary-N. ]. Sheridan,
20l8 Lyle street.
Treasurer-George ]. Butler.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10

DIVISION 4
Meets on the Second and Fouth Wednes-
day Evenings of Each Month.
President-John II. Hennessy.
Vice President-Thomas Lynch.
Recording Secretary-Thomas ]. Kelly.
Financial Secretary-George Flahiff,
400 East Gray street.
Treasurer-Harry Brady.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10
DIVISION 2

DIVISION 2
Meets on the Second and Fourth Thurs
day Evenings of Each Month.
Decentralization T. Meehan.
Vice President-Thomas Garfield.
Recording Secretary-J. Charles Obst.
Financial Secretary-John 7. Keaney,
1885 Rogers street.
Treasurer-Owen Keiren.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-10
DIVISION 6

DIVISION 6
Meets on the First and Third Tuesday
Evenings of Each Month
Decentralization ]. Mccarthy
Vice President-John ]. Lannan.
Recording Secretary-J. +. Yenner.
Financial Secretary-D. J. Tierney
1923 Grayson street.
treasurer George A. Daniel.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

Mormon missions have been establish.
cd In the Philippines.
OF 80 900 children 10 Edinturg schoo
20, 900 are connected with Bands OF Hope
Melbourne. now the seventh city OF
the British empire. consisted at the time
OF Queen SIctoria's . accession Of thirteen
huts.
A clock 10 being con,tructsd for Liver
peol Street station 10 L1Ddon The In
terror or ils case could allow Eve persons
TO dine comfortably.
In memory Of the poet Covptr . new
museun, library and town ball is 10 be
erected ct 0loney. In Buekingbamshirs.
al cost Of about $4,000.
Ills calculated that during the London
season the average amount OF money
spent daily In flowers 10 e25 600, most oi
which goes 10 foreign flower growers.
Britain holds the honor OF having first
formed societies for the prevention oi
cruelty TO animals and OF having first leg.
islated for punishment to offenders.
The Bank Of Ensland note 10 5Il by 81
iDches 10 dimensions. and ls printed in
black ink, on irish linen water marked
paper, pain white and with ragged edg-
o..
Famine is gene al In no less than seven
provinces OF Russia, and the number OF
peasants bordering on starvation is vsri-
ously estimated at from 5000, 900 to 20.
600. .O0O.
The general assembly Of the + ee
Church OF Scotland has by an overwhel.
min: majOrity-565 votes against Ss APP
proved Of the plan Of union with the
United Presbytetian church.
Attempts are being made in the county
OF Kent, England, to oxterhInate the
Sparrow el1bs have been formed and
money prizes are given to those produc.
Ing the largsst number o. hsade.
During the month OF May the Canadian
Pacific railway sold so 400 acres OF land
for $l24, 500. The Canadian northwest
Land Cos sales for the same month ag-
gregated 81, 900 acres for s'S.5
Today there are represented direct by
reporters in the gallery OF the house OF
commons about twenty daily London
newspaptrs aud the total number OF
journalists who have entrance to the gal.
isry is about 240.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
The Editors.

Several hundred editors from different
parts OF tbs United States have come
down upon our sEeat state Of Oregon
with its unsurpassed climate, inexhaust-
IDLE soil, cyclone proor valleys. beautiful
wheat, etc. They are not The arlssocrat-
10 portion Of ths profession, those biz
headed fellows who think the world re-
wolves around them, but The everyday,
big hearted, compact braibed, qnick
thinking, joviai class Of editors, 70 meet
whom 10 . pleasure aad an education.
The s.eTage editor 10 no icol. ae has
lesrned good deal that he knows Ia the
school Of experience 90 well ~ 10 the
schools Of his country.
He has run up against all Kinds Of pro.
pie 10 9 manner peculiar. 20 the business
There 10 probably no business that gives
= man q better insight into human ma
ture. Therefore when you meet him
you are 10 company Of q man who can
talk 10 you IN an interesting manner and
leave You Informed, The run Of editors
are liberal In their dIst ensAtlon Of their
stock 10 trade space. they are not
afraid Of saying good thing without any
expectation of ever getting cent Tor Il.
They do u constantly. Several yeArs
ago big delegation ot IoSa editors were
IN Oregon, and when they. returned
home they said. some spleLdid things
about Oregon and her people. Though
they were not here 10 boom this country
they were honest enough TO tell the
truth. These men will do the same
thing ~ Q rule and good treatment will
mean some choice paragraphs for this
best valley In tbs world.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
Shedd.
saEDD, Or. July 3, 1899.

OhhDDg VIZ July D loOos
EDr1oE DENocKAT:
As all your correspondents seem 10 be
too busy or else have forgotten 10 write,
we will give you few items Of news from
this nick Of woods.
Joe Carpenter lad a stroke OF paral-
ysis last Friday evening aud il in crit
ical condition.
Wv. Robinett's new house 10 en-
closed and the roof on, this looks suspic-
ions Volney.
Two OF our Shedd girls took TO them
selves verse halves last week.
James Couey has sold his house here
in town and expects to 90 to Eastern Or
egon soon.
We understand Colonel Pugh, being
unable TO lead his chariyari crowd last
Wednesday night, sent Captain Arnold
with few picked braves to execute his
orders. The plan OF the campaign seemed
70 be 70 frighten the teams Of returning
guests from the wedding,an to serenade
the barn in which the grooms horse was
stabbed at home at least We are informed
that they failed TO call at the home Of the
brides parents, where the happy pair
could have been found and where an
abundance Of ice cream and cake awaited
them.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the undersgned has been duly appointed
by the County Court of Linn county, Ore
gon. as the administrator with the will
annexed of the estate Of John II. Bate
man and Phoebe Bateman, decedeed. Any
and all persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified 20 present the
same duly verified as by law required to
me, or to my attorneys, Weathertofd q
Wyatt, at their Office at Albany, Oregon,
within six months FROM the date hereof.
Dated this Sth day of May, 1889.
PETER bITHKR.
Admir- with the will annexed.
WKATHERFoRD Il WYATT,
Atty y'sror Admir-.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

II is said that Goetel the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Kentuckey, is
the most remarkable politician Kentucb.
ey has hsd s,nce the days OF Henry Clay
and John c. Breckenridge.
He does not smoke or drink.
He is the..enemy OF the trusts and Cor.
pora,ione.
He has killed his man.
An agonostic. he keeps up his dead
mothers mem bership in the church she
belonged to.
Without a collegiate education, he has
been the active partner Of two of the
greatest lawyers Of recent times in Ken
turkey.
lie does not gamble, and is the author
OF ihe.law making gaming a felony 10
the State.
All politicians admit that. he has more
brains than any other man prominent
before the Kentuckey public.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

The reception to The volunteers will be
bigger than 4th oil :sJuly celebration,
and they deserve It, There lie talk Of a
big excursion to Portland on Volunteer
day. The trip could be made from AL.
bany for ST provided five hundred would
go. That number could be secured from
Albany and vicinity or the DRMocRAT
misses its guess. Beeide this We propose
to make the welkin ring when the Alba
ny boys get off f'the cars at the depot.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

The importance OF securing the biggest
proposed mil. plant on thesou on g
that should be thoroughly impressed
upon the minds of the people OF this
city. The securing of it is of too much
Importance to hesitate. There is no
rick run In making the subscription for
the property because.no payment is re-
quired until the mill and such one as
Is promised is in operation. A big mill
employing directly and Indirectly neatly
five hundred men would mean an inn.
mense sight to the future Of albany 90
much that our business men and parlic-
ularlv owners oil property near the pro-
perly to be presented, should go at 1t
With rush.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
sodayille. Ore
July 3, 1899.

EE-Gov. william J. Stone st Missouri
Democratic national committee was the
the guost a ex-Gov. Altgeld 10 Chicago
on ThurPday last. The story has 1t that
he asked, "well, how do you like being
In politics again." and that the reply
was. Better than:you like being out OF
n"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

Louis Oandee Weir president OF the
Adams Express Co., is the exact double
OF Dr.. Faunce, the new president Ct
mrown university. So close is the like
ness that an enterprlsing New York pho.
toRrapher sent to Providence 500 copies
OF Mr. Weir.s picture, which cold as a
bona lde likeness Of Dr.. Faunce.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

Senitor hoar, though devoled TO the
reading Of. Shakespeare and the Bible,
likes 10 ramble In the byways OF litera-
ture, and ls particularly fond of George
Herbert, Izaak Walton ahd John Donne.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

Up to the day Of his fret entering
school Polker 7. Washington e name was
Booker Taiaierro Then the teachers said
that all the oolored boys Of the sect,en
had three or four names. "Well," said
the new pupil, "put me down as Wash
ingion,"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

Painted coffee beans are among the
latest curiosities Of the adulterated food
market. Inferior beans are colored with
burnt umber and made 20 Look like the
finest Mocha. Tney are described as
"shiny brown outside, yellow iusids and
tasteleee."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

The HARRINGTON new improved air
pressure washer fer washing all kinds OF
clothing from a cuff to large carpet,
feather beds anG pillows. 1t weighs
four pounds. 1t will be on exhibition at
the Pioneer House. 1 viii give sny
PARTY $40 if tney can find any two crank
or lever machines that can do the work
Of one of the Harrington washer. Come
and see il.
r. S. HARRINeroN. Of Corvallis, Ore
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
Nj entity.

MANILA, July THE trial at Cabuna-
tuan Of the slayers OF General Luna who
was assassinated by the guard of Aquin-
aIdo's residence is ended. The accused
were acquitted on the ground OF self. de-
Tense. The testimony showed there was
conspiracy on the part OF Luna and
other officers to kill AquinaIdo and make
Luna dictator.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

The secretary OF the Massachusetts,
board Of health has Issued the statement
that Goldfish is as health sirloin steak
or oleomargarine. 1t islain that locality
some times influences even in the scien-
tific judgment.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
CITY TREASuRtRs NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that funds are
on hand to pay city warrants Nos. 2l5 to
270 inclu i've OF the issue OF 1898. Inter-
est cn said warrants will cease with the
date of this notice.
Albany, Or. June %, 1899.
E. A. PARKER, City Treasurer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

President Mckinley has been breaking
the handshaking record again. No less
than 1916 shakes in one hour and iorly-
five minutes is his achievement at the
latest White House reception. This is at
the rate Of iorty-aix per minute.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

About the lowest loan reported is one
- the city Of Philadelphia OF $4,000, 900
At 80 per cent. Even that means
nearly $3.50, 900 year TO pay, Ughl
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

Mr.. Bryan will be the next nomi'
nee for spresident on the union tick
ct. There,wilI be all kinds Of contrary
reports, but that will be the result. and
it will be unanimous, probably by acela-
nation.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

More ships sail the Detroit river than
enter Liverpool or London. The Suez
canal, which carries the commerce Cf the
world passed last yeal $500. 900 tonnage,
while there were floating through the
locks Saint Marie l6, 500. 900 in eight
months,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14
MISFITS.

The Salem Journal accuses the editor OF
sAc Independent OF having addressed an
ppreclatlve audience. lie delivered tho
ID oi July oratlon at the asylum. The
erage Salem editor 10 not happy unless
10 having some fun with hia follow
tors.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-07-14

The estimated attendance al the 4th Of
July celebrations In Oregon II figured up
would probably bc moro than tic entire
population Of tho state, and yet there
were over half the people never attend-
oil any celebration mt ali, Just siald At
h2me and shouted for Uncle Sam In
= cir hearts.