SCOTTVILLE ARGUS
Published Every Saturday Morning.
H.C. Warner, Editor and Proprietor.

Scottville and Vicinity.

Another glorious rain fell here yesterday.
Scottville wants a barber. Single man preferred.
Judge John Burnam was in our town last Monday.
Blessed is he that takes the ARGUS! Only $1.50 a year.
Our McLean county letter arrived too late for this issue.
A little son of Allen Shaw, Esq., died last Thursday night.
Rev. Jno. Dixon preaches at Gainesville to-day and to-morrow.
New supply of candies and nuts just received a Scott Brown's.
Our bills of fare are headed now with the Irish potatoes and beans.
F.G. Mitchell has planted about 40,000 tobacco plants this season.
Eat your oysters at E.Scott Brown's; they will regulate your liver.
Ligon is still looking for those "two very large cows with white backs."
Dr. W.R. Shapard is having a neat residence erected in the east portion of town.
Our sister county Simpson, nominates a candidate for Representative, next Monday.
Milton was around here last Thursday night looking for his lost Paradise. No cards.
Call at the post office corner for your cakes and cider. Fresh articles always on hand.
Fine rains have fallen in almost every part of this county during the last ten days and the entire tobacco crop has been set out, which is doubtless the largest ever planted in Allen County.
It is estimated that $3,000 worth of ginseng has been shipped from Allen county this year.
Our friend T.B. Spillman, is again confined to his bed by illness, we hope he will soon be out again.
Esq. Foster wants a few more hands to dig ginseng; he hasn't quite enough yet, to pay the railroad tax.
Several ladies and gentlemen of this place will make a visit to Epperson's Springs in a few days.
Last Monday was County Court day, and not one thing offered at public sale. Sure we are rising as a people.
There will be a Granger procession at Concord next Sunday at the funeral of the son of A.E. Hooten, Esq.
It only takes the solicitation of a man's wife in Allen county now to induce him to become a candidate for office.
Wheat crop in the vicinity of Gainesville will not reach the usual average this year. Tobacco crop is quite promiting.
L.Canada, our matter of fact merchant, says his firm is soon to be styled "L.Canada & Son." Weight 14 pounds.
The first Saturday in July is our School Trustees election. For or against the railroad tax will doubtless be the issue.
Thanks to our friends for the liberal manner in which they have patronized our paper. Every man in the county should have it.
Why don't some of our young people get up a Thespian Society, Amateur Theatricals or something else? Anthing for amusement!
Enough type has been set concerning the Beecher-Tilton trial to have given every heathen in the known world a copy of the Scriptures, and still it goes on.
The Diorama Paradise man shook the dust off his feet, pronounced a blessing on our town, and left yesterday morning. He is still looking for his lost Paradise.
Joseph Dinkelspiel has bought out Mr. Hampton in the livery stable business at Glasgow. Joe is a clever gentleman, and as such we commend him to the public.
A large crowd is expected in Scottville next Friday. McCreary and Harlan, the candidates for Governor, will speak at the Court House [????????].

Glad Tidings.

We acknowledge the receipt of the following sums for subscription to the ARGUS:

A.G. Richey, Auburn, KY
W.C. Carpenter, Butlersville, by Rev. Slate
W.M. Temple, Bowling Green
J.W. Sanders, Bowling Green
J.L. Showers, Bowling Green
Euclid Mottley, Bowling Green
Judge Burnam, Bowling Green
H.H. Skiles, Bowling Green
R.M. Spillman, Cedar Springs
P.A. Terry, Franklin
T.L. Mansfield, Glasgow
I.L. Dickey, Glasgow, by John H. Dickey
J.F. F. Jewell, Pageville
J.W. Harston, Allen co.
H.P. Bailey, Scottville, with weekly Courier-Journal
D. C.R. Shapard, Manashe, Tx., by Dr. W. Shapard

Try the effect of a cigar at Scott Brown's he has an article quite exhilarating.
Master Rory Mulligan, son of our distinguished townsman, Capt., G.M. Mulligan, has returned home from Guthrie City where he has been attending school for sometime.
Hon. J.J. Gatewood headed a squad of eight or ten men last Thursday morning and went in search of Reynard. They soon run the thing in the ground and returned home wiser, if not sadder men.
The grasshoppers, we learn, are infesting our county. Levi Bayless informs us that they have eaten up a large portion of his tobacco crop, and from his description of them we think they are the veritable Kansas species.
Bowling Green is represented in our town this week by Rue and Charlie Hoffman, two as good specimens of genuine jolly goodfellows as that famous city affords, may their shadows never grow less, and their days be long in our land.
Capt. Lewis P. Rogers, of Glasgow, was in town on Monday last, talking business for the Glasgow Times, the best provincial paper in the State, we learn that he procured a good list of subscribers at this place, for that live and wide-awake sheet.
Will S. Hays' billy goat walked up the rainbow the other day and in attempting to descend on the other end lost his footing and in his rapid descent struck Josh Ford and cam very near knocking the stuffing out of that important would be functionary.
C.S. Allen, of Bowling Green, was in town on last Monday taking orders for the celebrated McCormick reapers and [?????????????????????????] Mr. Allen is a gentleman of the highest type and we understand has prospects for a trade here is very flattering. Our farmers cannot do better than to give him their orders.
Our esteemed friend, Fletcher Martin is very favorably spoken of as a candidate for Sheriff. Should he consent to make the race, and be elected, he will doubtless make our people a good Sheriff. He is a gentleman of sterling qualities and sound to the core.
John Kegan, Esq., who was a passenger on the Bowling Green stage last Thursday, when within about three miles of here concluded to get out and walk, and gave as his reason that he was in a hurry. If you've been there you know this yourself.
The war in opposition to the R.R. tax is about over and our people have concluded to pay the tax without further trouble.
Rev. W. H. Garring. Thos. Bottomley and Jud. Carpenter are in Glasgow attending the Good Templars Convention.
Some of our farmers think that 2,000 acres will be set in tobacco in Allen county this year.
We understand several of our citizens have the Florida fever.

Democratic State Ticket.

For Governor,
James B. McCreary, of Madison
For Lieutenant-Governor,
John C. Underwood, of Warren
For Attorney-General,
Thos E. Moss, of McCracken
For Auditor,
D. Howard Smith, of Owen
For Treasurer,
James W. Tate, of Franklin
For Supt. of Public-Instruction,
HA.M. Henderson, of Bourbon
For Register Land Office,
T.D. Marcum, of Lawrence

Candidates Announcements.

Hon. H.H. Skiles, of Rich Pond Grove, is a candidate for the State Senate at the August election.
Judge John Burnam, of Bowling Green, is a candidate for the State Senate at the August Election.

Pursuant to a call by Isaac Caldwell, Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, which met in Louisville, Ky., on the 8th inst., Mr. John Watts Kearney was chosen Secretary. All persons having business with the Committee are requested to address their communications to John Watts Kearney, Secretary, Ky., D.C.C., Louisville, Ky.
Hon J.J. Gatewood has been tendered work in the Democratic canvass of Kentucky, and, although we are {????} to part with him, yet, if the old ship has need of another steerman, we know of no one better qualified for it than Mr. Gatewood; he is a fine speaker, a man of power and might, and one in whom the party imposes the utmost confidence. Should he accept the work, we bid him God's speed in promulgating the principles of Democracy, of which he has ever been a zealous and lifelong advocate.

Rocky Hill.
Gleanings from that Locality.

Vegetation is suffering for rain.
Plenty of ice and onions in town, but nothing else.
Prof. Arnold's school at this place closed last Tuesday.
Miss Beckie Ray, of Bristow, is on a visit to her many friends at this place.
Mr. S. Turner and lady left for Glasgow last Saturday. May they have a pleasant visit and stay a long time.
As I have heard of no weddings lately, I suppose the girls are waiting for next year, then they will make a "leap" and go to the Centennial.

Allen Springs.
Local Jottings from that Vicinity.

Crops are beginning to suffer for rain.
We are glad to report the health of Mrs. E.P. Sears as improving, and we entertain hopes of her recovery soon.
Mr. Sol. Willoughby's wife presented him, in the 6th inst., with a nine and a-half pound boy. Sol, is, of course, jubilant.
Ed Sears and Jim Kirby had a match at fish eating the other day; when the match closed, the cook reported Sears, 18; Kirby, 20; good-sized eat-fish, and both gentlemen said they didn't have much appetite for fish, either.
Sam Kirby and James Edwards had a grand fox chase here, the other day, which lasted four hours and resulted in the killing of the fox, by Kirby. The party passed through here on their way home very much elated with their success.
Some thief of the medical persuasion, broke into Dr. G. H. Smith's office the other night, and stole his saddle-bags, which had been freshly filled with a good assortment of drugs, they also took a pair of forceps. The medical profession must be on the wane.
The house of Esq. Holland was entered by thieves on the night of the 29th of May, and ransacked the house from cellar to garret, nothing, however, was taken, but furniture and household goods were turned upside down generally. No clue has yet been found to the thieves.