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THOOMBOfl NEWS.
PUBLISHED TUBSDAYS AND FSIDAYS.
BRUCE CHAMP, Editor
"Bourbon News Publishing Co.
BATES.
One year in advance, - - - $2. 00
Six months in advance, - 1. 00
Entered at the Post-office at Paris,
Ky.j as second class mail matter.
FOR PRESIDENT,
That uncrowned King of every Democratic
heart,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
- FOR YIOE PRESIDENT,
Ml'iTildcn's companion in Victory and in
Humiliation,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
SrfS
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Jticlurd Held, of Mt. Sterling, is a candidate
lor Judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed
Judge Hargis subject to the action of
the Democracy of the First Appellate District.
The Georgia Legislature has passed a
"general local option law.
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Seven hundred barrels of oil were destroyed
by lightning at Garfield, 0.
The deaths from cholera in Egypt, on
Saturday, numbered three hundred and
ten.
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Senator Hampton will accept are-election,
though he will not "Wade into trouble
to get it.
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The human body is seven-eights water.
"With the average politician wind makes
up the other eigthth.
Silas Merchant, manufacturer ol ice
machines and water-pipe, Cleveland, has
failed. Liabilities, $100,000.
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Capt. T. D. Marcum editor of the
Democrat, is a candidate for
Assistant Clerk of the House.
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The Mormons carried the elections in
Utah about as easy as the Democrats
walked away with Kentucky.
A man and woman, who had lately canvassed
Maysville as beggars were arrested
afterwards for tpeing drunk and disorderly.
Logan McKee did not accompany the
President to Yellowstone Park, but contented
himself to fish in a small pool
closer home.
Experts say that the ocean holds in
solution at least 2,000,000 tons of silver,
equivalent in weight to 77,448,000 of our
standard dollars.
Capt. Rhodes, another swimming fool,
is about to tackle the whirlpool of Niagara,
and will, it is to be hoped, go under as
did Capt. Rhodes.
Jjm Hamilton and Jim Smith, two colored
youths of Eminence, played with a
dueling pistol yesterday. The bullet took
refuge in Mr. Smith's left leg.
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Mountain Echo : A boy was tried recently
in. Clay county for carrying concealed
weapon and acquitte'd upon the
ground that he was too small to conceal
it.
The returns show that Asbury, the colored
candidate for Register of the Land
Office was scratched by 15,000 of his
party. Cecil's majority will be about 60,-000."
Blackwell's Island, when it was purchased
by the city of New York, fifty-five
years ago, for $112,000, was a barren spot.
Now it has been made blossom as the
rose. It contains a penitentiary.
In Ihe conclave procession at San Fran
citco Tuesday, Sir Alexander Weed, aid
to the Grand Commander of California,
.was thrown from his horse and had both
logs broken.
A steady growth of sentiment favora.
ble to the nomination of David Davis for
President is reported among Western
Republicans. If nominated he'll be Horace
Greelyed beyond a doubt.
The sum of $931,000, bequeathed by J.
B. Gardner, of Boston, to help pay the
National debt, was yesterday received at
the at the Treasury Department and
placed to the credit of patriotic donations.
Oscar "Wilde is smart. He lecturing
now in England on what he knows about
America. As his audiences are forced to
trust him implicitly, knowiner nothing of
ihe subiect themselves, he has them on
itfe blind side.
TnEattempt to pass Dr. Mary "Walker
as a female dude ought to be resented in
the interests of the beautiful sex. There
is the best reason for beliving that Mary
is the best walking advertisement of a
patent clothes pin.
Mr. McGubray, at Henrietta, Texas
shot and killed his wife while trying to
slip a pistol under his pillow. Mr.
should be careful not to dispose
of his next wife in this way. People are
apt to look with suspicion on such accidents.
A Kentucky reporter who made his
escape before the copy was examined left
an item at this office last night to the effect-that
a horse had jumped oyer a wall
fifteen feet high. The animal was undoubtedly
athofoughbred. So was the
reporter. He carries a prize hatchet.
Cin. Enquirer.
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The Constitutional Convention.
It is assumed that the Constitutional
convention was defeated at the late election.
"What then? Are the people of
Kentucky hound through all time by the
arbitrary action of the framers of the
present Constitution, who for the
tion or slavery inserted a provjsion intended
to prevent any revision of their
work ? Is there no such thing as inher
ent sovereignity of the people ? "What is
the meaning of the declaration of the existing
Constitution that the people may
at any time alter or abolish their government
? Are these idle words, put in for
buncombe, as it were ?
If the people of Kentucky want a new
Constitution and a majoritv of those
who take enough interest in affairs to vote
have repeatedly said they do they can
secure the object in no other way than
by asserting the inherent right which
lies at the foundation of popular government.
Cov. Commonwealth.
The death of the venerable jurist,
Judge Black, will cause general and profound
son ow. He was a gentleman of
the old school, uniyersally respected for
his high character, great learning, and
extraordinary ability. Judge
career was brilliant. He was at
the, bar more than fifty-three years.
Twice elected Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of his State, at the end of
six years of service in that position he
entered President Buchanan's Cabinet,
exerted a powerful influence on the administration.
He never held office afterward,
but nevertheless figured prominently
in politics, his opinions on questions of
public policy always carrying much
weight.
The trial of Frank James is now going
on at Gallatin, Mo. Charlie Ford and
his father are present among the State's
witnesses. Many strangers are in town,
and a large force of special police has
been sworn into preserve order. The interest
at present is great, as the first term
cases are on the docket are the "Winston
train robbery in 1881, in which Conductor
"Westfall what killed, and the Gallatin
bank robbery and the murder of Cashier
Sheels in 1868.
Gov. Blackburn has not given the
friends of Crittenden and "Wing reason to
believe that either of them would be pardoned.
The Governor remarked further
to the interviewer : "You may say one
thing, and I think I am right in saying it;
I intend to pardon every one in that
who I believe deserves executive
clemency."
Invitations to attend the
of Governor-elect Knott will be sent
to the President and his Cabinet, the
Governors of all the States, to many representative
men in each polical party, and
members of Congress, the Legislators.
Mayors of cities, etc. The number of
invitations sent out will exceed 1,000.
C-J.
In good old colonial days ministers of
the Gospel went to their pioneer churches
with a Bible in one hand and a squirrel
rifle in the other. Perhaps that Texas
clergyman, who, after being shot last
week, was found to have a five shooter
concealed in his sleeve, was simply following
in the footsteps of his forafathers.
When Gov. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky
delivers his inaugural address and
refers to the "blue grass" girls of Kentucky,
in his impressive style, there will
be such a rush of marriageble men to
her borders as will make Langtry and
other professional beauties howl with
envy. Pomeroy's Democrat.
The Presidential party is immortalizing
itself by naming its nightly camps after
its own members. Camp Vest, Camp
Robert Lincoln,. Camp Arthur, and so on
through the whole gang, are distinguished
camns which have been made. There's
nothing like bull-dozing one's self into
greatness.
Hon. John C. New, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, thinks that Indiana will
support Hon. Joseph E. McDonald for
the Presidency, and Mr. Stockslager,
Congressman from the same State, says
Judge Holman can be Governor if he
wishes.
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The Governor refused to pardon Frank
Steele, sent to the State Prison foi life
from "Woodford county, for killing Capt.
Gip "Welsh. Steele is in in jail at Versailles
awaiting a decision oq a motion
for a new hearing by the Court of Ap
peals.
The sale of toy pistols has been prohibited
by statute in Ohio.. This precaution
may save the coming generation, but
can't save the State from a Democratic
victory this fall, nor can Charley Poster's
"betrayed dollars" carry him through.
The fusion of the better elements of
the Republican and Democratic parties
in county elections down in Missisissippi
proved the administration of local affairs
whenever the movement has succeeded
at the polls.
Judge Reid has found a strong following
throughout Bracken, Mason and
Robertson, Nicholas and Fleming counties.
If those counties are all as solid as
Bourbon for him, he'll pass under the
the string like a whirlwind.
The Memphis Porter Rifles arrived at
Chicago yesterday en route to Cedar
Falls, where they join in the encamp
ment oi the Second' brigade of the Iowa
National Guard.
MTLIiERSBURG.
The camp-meeting baggage was several
days late in getting in.
James Thompson and family will move
to the Presbyterian parsonage shortly.
C. J. Roden has employed a Cincinnati
shoe-maker, and is doing a first-class
work.
An incendiary burned the Secrest
school house, near Mason Johnson's, one
night last week.
Fried chicken and other good things
are vanishing to the great whence in a fine
degree, here this week.
Tobacco cutting is the order of the day
here now. Alex McClintock iB cutting
and barn-building both.
The round-trip fare to .the Bourbon
Fair will be 30 good for one day, or 35
good until the last day of the fair.
Several good rains have escaped us
lately, but then it is hoped that the Bap
tist Association will give us a mil share.
The ladies of the Christian Church
have darkened the glass of their church,
and otherwise greatly improved the building.
The Smith's Bro's are dishing out saccharine
melon-colic glory in way of the
finest melons ever brought to this market.
The Governor pardoned Mike Thornton
and let him out of jail last week. He
was sentenced for carrying concealed
weapons.
Rev. J. M. "Wells, F. L. Bosworth, R.
T. Bean, James Chora, and H. J. Baird,
are delegates to the Association, from Mt.
Sterling.
J. Morten Keyes and Miss Sue Bet
Ayers, Wm. King and Lottie Ayres, of
Marshall, Mo., are to be married next
Wednesday.
Long & Victor is now the style of the
firm since Garland retired. It is not
known what Mr. Garland will do. Hurrah
for "Vic!"
It has been seventeen years since the
Baptist Association convened here before.
About 150 delegates are present at the
assembly now in session.
Dr. J. B. Adams has located in Millers-burg
to practice dentistry. He is a sober,
moral young man, well skillled in his
business and will no doubt be successful.
Mt. Sterling Sentinel.
Outside the erection of the iron fence
around the public square, there has not
been a real exciting event transpired here
since the lamps were broken and the
Purnell House fired into.
Dr. Smith made a trip to Frankfort
Tuesday, for the purpose of obtaining a
pardon'for Frost Rose. He reports a fair
prospect, and thinks that the pardon will
be granted in a day or two.
"Wm. Blacke. T. C. Herndon, Jr., Thos.
H. Craycraft, "Walter Myers, and John B
Blake are the delegates from the Locust
Grove Church, near "Weston, Nicholas
county, to the Association here.
Tom Hall, late superintendent of "Wm.
Davie's distillery at this place, has been
appointed superintendent of the Lexington
Ice Manufacturing and Storage Company,
and entered upon his duties Monday.
The annual Association of the Baptist
Church commenced here yesterday, with
a full delegation of representaives from
the district. Services are being held at
the Christian Church, while the Baptist
church is being used for a dining
hall. A large crowd will be in attendance
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Rev. T. P. C. Shellman died last
Saturday at the home of Mrs. "W. P. Van
dorn, at Canaan, Ohio, and her remains
were buried "Wednesday at our cemetery.
On Tuesday night the remains becaaie so
offensive to the boarders of the Fleming
House, that they had to be removed to
the cemetery vault at 10 o'clock.
If no one will furnish news for this department
for love, let some one try it for
money. A live person who can discern
news from slush and gush, will be paid a
liberal compensation. College puffing
will not be considered news nor will
anything heretofore having been published
in neighboring papers. Nothing but
news in brief wanted. Address the editor
for terms.
2. 1. 3. 4.
Those indebted to me must square up as I
need and must have money to get my Commercial
Report No. 1. before the crash. All
accounts of twelve months standing will be
placed in the hands of a lawyer on the 20th
of September. Call and see me. I mean
business. J. ED. RAY, M. D.
P. S. Not one of the board of the B. G. C.
B. (Blue Grass Cooked Book.)
m mm.
Kentucky Central will run trains
THE our fair from the rear of the
Bourbon House to the Fair Grounds. Rates
of passage during the Fair from all points
on the Kentucky Central and its branches
at two (2) cents per mile for the round trip.
Tickets good for one day at half rates.
W. A. PARKER, Sec'y.
STOVE FOR SALE.
I HAVE a new carpet and a No. 1 cooking
stove which I will sell privately.
J. NEWHALL.
DWELLING FOR RENT.
with four rooms and kitchen,
good garden, &c. on Main street, for
rent. Apply to DR. J. T. MCMILLAN.
HC Scholars Wanted
HAVING been adiligent scholar and will
continue to be one during the coming
season, of Prof. Andre, of Cincinnati, one of
the most famed teachers of classic music in
the West, I feel assured that I have competency
of sub-conveying his rare instructions
to a large class each week as they are given
to me, and will feel complimented with a
liberal patronage from those dosiring instructions
in that Art of Arts.
MRS. ISAAC CLAY, Paris, Ky.
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1888. 1884.
FEMALE COLLEGE.
THE College is pleasantly located on Main
street, Paris, Ky. The school-rooms and
boarding department are perfect in all their
nwnenis, ready xor tne ensuing term.
fig, offF&Jff"''
J A. SANDERS, Principal.
washes-
For its Third Annual Exhibition,
Oilers the most liberal premiums in all Departments,
and has the most attractive
Programme eyor presented.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 18 to 22, 'S3.
JL Magnificent Amphitheater !
Splendid Stables for Stock !
Trotting and Running Races !
Bicycle and Foot Races !
Slowest Mule and Sack Races !
$25 each lor the best samples of
Wheat and Tohacco !
$200 for the Handsomest Baby !
Magnificent Amphitheater, Splendid Stables
for Stock, Plenty of Pure, Fresh
Water, and the
BEST MILE TRACK IN THE UNITED STATES, zz
J. D. KEHOE, JOHN W. WATSON,
Secretary. President.
3PTJ:BIjIO SXaiE
OF
LAND, STOCK & CROP.
On Thursday, September 13th,
I WILL sell at public sale, on the premises
near Shawhan's station, Bourbon county,
all of my real estate and personal property,
as follows:
470 ACRES OF LAND,
which can be divided into tracts as follows:
3S0 acres lying together, can be sold into two
tracts; 230 acres in one tract; 150 acres containing
a GBIST 3ULL, DISTILLERY
and comfortable dwelling; 54 acres with no
improvements, and 44 acres lying in the
edge of Harrison county on a pike from the
Paris to Lairs Station, with moderate improvements.
There is a good turnpike running
through the main body of the lands
from Shawhan's Station to the Mt. Carmel
pike where it intersects the Paris &
pike. The body of land lies well, is
highly productive, well watered, and well
sustains the wide-spread reputation of old
Bourbon from the agricultural as well as the
alcoholic standpoint.
The personal property sold on same day,
consists in part of
NINE HEAD OF MULES,
A lot of brood mares and colts, cows, calves
and yearling cattle, GO sheep and 40 hogs;
also my FAMIING IMPLEMENTS, consisting
of a self-binding reaper, three wagons and
gearing, horse-cart; plows, farm tools, crops,
&c, &c.
Terms made known on day of sale.
Sale will commence at 10 a. m., sharp.
GEO. PUGH, Shawhan, Ky.
P. S. I wiil also sell at public sale at the
same time, 200 barrels of whiskey of the
crop of '81, 'S2 and '83
zzSELECT SCHOOL
T W WV&" F0R
v t jl one years Principal
of Stony
emy, in this county, will open a select school
for young men and boys, in the city of Paris,
on the second Monday in September next,
in the building on Pleasant street, recently
occupied by Prof. Lockhart.
For terms or any other information in regard
to the school he refers to Judge Turney
or Hon. G. C. Lockhart.
BOURBON COUNTY
Agricultural Society.
THE 4Gth annual fair of the Bourbon
County Agricultural Society will be
held at Paris, Ky., September 4th and continue
five days. 7,000 IN PREMIUMS. New
stand! New stables! One of the best half-mile
tracks in the State! In addition to the
regular class rings for stock, there will be
two trots each day. Location of grounds all
that could be desired accessible from all
poiutsby rail. Floral Hall with its usual
attractions. The Kentucky Central railroad
and branches will run special trains at
excursion rates.. For particulars, address
the secretary. W. A. PARKER, Sec'y.
J. W. Ferguson, Pres't.
BSTEntries to purses close August 9th.
HOTEL FOR SALE.
HAVING DETERMINED TO MIGRATE
to Texas, I will offer at private sale, the
BOURBON" HOUSE, the principal hotel
property of Paris. The house is large,
roomy and located in the old and business
portion of the city, and has a fine paying
trade. Will sell the house and fixtures at a
bargain. For full particulars, call on address
HENRY TURNEY, Proprietor.
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th,1883,
I will sell at public sale, on the premises
at Ruddles Mills, the following property:
One lot of 16 acres of land, adjoining the
Methodist church, containing a one-story
residence with three rooms good well of
water. Will sell it as a tract or will divide
to suit the purchasers.
At the same time, one double house with
six rooms, on a lot of about an acre the
property now being occupied by Nelson Stephens
and Ambrose McCarney.
TERMS. One-half of the purchase money
down, and the balance in twelve months
with o per cent, interest. A lein will be held
on the property for purchase money.
E. C. FOSTER.
Polk Forsyth, Auctioneer.
Paris Omnibus Line.
Two first-class busses will connect -with
all passenger trains at the Paris depot,
fare, 25 cents to the hotels or any part ol
he city or Buburbs. Trunks, 15 cents
extra. No charge for valises:
L. F. Mann, Prop'r.
TAKE WARNING
IS DOWN UPON US
consults tne mermometer and the poor, perspiring mortal greets WbjbX
totype with the time-worn interrogation, '-'Hot enough for you?" .'
fiendishly smiles to himself as he reflects that he ha succeeded in m ,
ing another unhappy victim to "Old Sol's" ravs somewhat warmer a?-more
uncomfortable.
NOW, THEREFORE, instead of consulting the thermometer, come
once and interview US, and feel yourself a new man by donning som'
TrfwA1SOTVKJgaSS1iB' and alBO REMEMBER THAT Ob ,
rlRSi? qt! mTWJLiTiTLL HOLDS GOOD. OUR GREAT MAS
DOWN SALE STILL CONTINUES. The world revolves on its axis, .
sensible, careful buyers come to headquarters for a good article at aK
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GOLD
OUR BIG STOCK!
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Being overstocked and Lnot having the Sufficient
space to display our goods, we willl offer
for 30 days
UNUSUAL BARGAIHf'J,
Our stock in OTTOMANS and RHADAMS
SILKS and SATINS, HENRETTA CLOTHS'
BUNTINGS, CASSIMERES, &c., have been se
lected with unusual care. Our TABLE
LINENS, DOYLIES, TOWELS, COUNTERPANES,
&c. , are of the richest designs and quality.
A full line of WHITE GOODS, HAM-BURGS
and LACES and all the latest novelties
of the season.
LADIES" AND GENTS' NECEWARE A
SPECIALTY.
A. NEWHOFE.
AT COST!
, We intend to close out our entire stock of
LOOTS, SPESp UTS ui emST EDBB8BHff BOODS
Within ninety days. If you desire the greatest
bargain nf your life, call and examine our goods
and prices. WE MEAN BUSINESS. COME
AND SEE US.
McCLURE &I3STGELS.
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Cheviots, &c, all of which are of the newest f
nobbiest styles.
Having never made a misfit in all of our past Spring and Su;
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