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STABLE AT FAIRLAWN.
FAIRLAWN .- One of the most noted and extensive establishments in this country devoted to the rearing of high-bred trotting work is Parlavo. the property of Gien. W. T. Withers, at the extre For Nar h Broadway, Kad such is constantly sought out be the multital of worden en and Lovers of fin. stock who : NE Lexington. The house with its Southerwar ar Compliments are picturesque lawn, and the unde lutar olsun's and dul gra-, Bad hon. ing with trotters, make up asight that harms the truth" cipal stable, wohl. sothat glass window .. try tome and my Tapetnichts ische of the largest and hand emost of it, kind in potence al is alone worth a visit to see. But the presentent Pure of Falta
dar: Kate, by Piet, Ir .. .. Twenty one of the son . daher of ' mole now have records of 2.30 of bryter, and that of their losserand.
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low 2:20. In iss; Mr. W. H. Vinderbit's team of Alline (hy Almont) and Maud S. drives in wigon by Mr. V . hin .. if. trowel in anklein atgtg. the fastest doub o thon to date. Besides Almont there can be scen ar Fair- lawn the celebrated ts ung stallions Happy Medium 400. by Ry-dy A's Ham- bletonian: dam the - med trotting mare Princess, with seventeen of his pro- dace with records be wary ; Abertam. ay. also by Rvalyk's Hambleto- nian; dam the girl Fromring mare W dow Machred by Seeley & American Start with nine of als sons and daughters with records below 2:294, two being below 2:26 : and Ethan Allen 473, with six of his produce with records below 2:30. These great stallions and the one hundred and twenty head of brood-mares owned at Fairlawn. with their numerous procure, should be seen by all visitors to the Blue Grass capital. It is hardly necessary to add that Fai. lawn trotters are sold and shipped to all parts of the world.
THE KENTUCKY UNION RAILWAY
Has its headquarters on Cheapside, corner of Main street; T. J. Megibben President and A. G. P. Dodge Vice President. This road, which is now in process of construction. is destine! to exert a powerful influence for good upon the future growth and prosperity of Lexington, will be her shortest route to the unsurpassed coal iron and timber resources of our neighboring district of Eastern Kentucky, and will form a new trunk line to the Atlantic seaboard. It will bring to Lexington the natural treasures that lie almost at her threshold from a region called by Professor Shaler, of Harvard Univer- sity, "the richest field of mineral wealth known in any country." He says further : "The eastern coal field of Kentucky contains 844 square miles of coal area more than Great Britain, nearly double that of Spain, and more than three times greater than that of France. Many of the coals are equal to. or superior to. the best Pittsburg, and the best of these contain several per cent. less ashes and more fixed carbon than the Youghioghery coal. The cannel coulf: d of Eastern Kentucky probably covers an area of over three thousand square miles, and is much the largest known to me." Prof. Proctor State GeringIt, says : "In no region of the United States can iron be produced cheaper. ' Engineer W. A Gin, feferoni, the iro tores on this line, says : " They are considered fully equal to Lake Superior and Iron Mountain ores, so largely would in the North "and Fogneed Wiliam Me. mining so great y abound." The entre mountains of other side of Red River are filled withiron of the most superior quality, from which is made the celebrated "Red River Car Wheel Iron." There is no large mine in
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the United States equal to i. Prof. Shaler sans : "The timber in the belt of country to be traversed by this "ne constituted the finest Forest of virgin hard wood known to ma in this country." a declaration affirmed by Mr. Gunn, who declares that "besides the Red River supply of timber the Kentucky River region is over four times as large, and here are the finest walnut, pop- lar. oah, hickory, maple all, cherry, levast, chestnut oak, etc .. to be found in any country." Fine bulding stone, valuable lithographie stone, tile clays and fire class also abound along the line of this road. The Union Railway company owas about 5000.000 agres of land in the rich sections above de- scribed. and Messrs. | M. Thomas ard Benjamin Crawford are in charge o the Lands Department.
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CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This church, Rev. Win. Me Alea Pastor, stand, on the corner of Broad. way and Church Streets. The church was organized in the centennial year
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of Methodlying in his country, and was named in memory of that inter- esting every. The building is ah orrament to the city, kad though only de li- cated in 1850 Shelters one of our most prosperous and active congregations.
THE HILL STREET METHODIST CHURCH SOUL -ROW. W. S. No. land, Pastor -- is on High Street, near Coner and has por been hand. somely improved. This is a memorable region to Meters, for the fire church hol in Kabul WEST Be served of Master 's Station D' Spurrs, ahow externes north westof this city and there a so in roo the first annual Sture Conference was ton with the noted Billig Astany as providing officer. The Lx. In Church was able to in, by the impastare and self-sacrificing Francis Pollyess, The Hill S. Church was dedicated in 1842 by the then President of Transpiratie Covering the eloquent Bishop Bascom, of whom Henry Che sed. "He is the greatest naturale rator ever heard." In the rear of the building is the maurdary graveyard of the German Lutheran Church, long state extinct, which recupied the spot nearly a hundred years ago.
THE ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH Colored, -- Rev. W. II. Evans Pastor -- Water Street west of Liest ha.
St. PAUL's /Colored -Rev R. Whitman. Pastor -- Upper Street, be- tween Third and Mechanic.
GUYV'S CHAPEL 'Colored,-Rev. f. W Thomas, Pastor-North end of Dewees Street.
DICTATOR.
One of the attractions of Lexington, to lovers of the horse. Is the superb. trotting sire, Dictator. the head of Mai McDow -! "> salat " Ashland." the home of Kerry Clar. Dictator is the full brother of Dester. He is the sire of Jay Eve-See, with a live-year old record of MIL; of Prallas, with a six-year old stallion record of 211;15, and of Director, with a six-year chi station roaddet an No other we are not the wire W records as good as 2:17, nor produced we with regards below and These and others of his get have shown a conte wondered creed. But more to" paid for him was $25,000, and the opinion is that re was folly worin !. Kentucky could not afford to let with a horse be taken from the State.
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THE CITY HALL.
This new and extensive building occupies an entire block, between Up- per and Limestone, and includes the office of the Mayor, the City Council Chamber. Recorder's Court Room, and quarters of various city officers. The ground floor is used for the market. The principal officers of the City Gov- ernment are
MAYOR-C. M. JOHNSON.
COUNCIL.
First Ward.
Third Ward.
JAMES MUCORMICK.
J. R. GRAVES.
W. H. MAY.
B. J. TREACY.
MOSES KAUFMAN. Second Word.
F. WATERS. Fourth Ward
J. M. GRAVES W. S. MCCHESNEY.
JOHN BOYD. JOHN W. BERKLEY. TEDDY MEHAN.
RICHARD GARLAND.
Treasurer-J. M. TANNER. Collector-D. D. LAUDEMAN. Astysor -- M C. FRUHER
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WAR POINTS.
Though Lexington was puthotel by the Federal forces during most of the late war. it was repeat > Hlv threatened by the Confederates, and fell into their hands no less than three times. The city, therefore, in full of asso- ciations of the exerting days when it was "under two flags " and there are bu few places in it they are not connected in some way with memorable events and straps feeds. Morrison College and ray Marine Hall -h. ' dered hun tens of etk and wounded and dying soldier- The rotting thats. was the somme at several awful bitary executions. It was in front of the Forex He'd et General Nelson mounted when he tried out on his ter- rife ride a astatde command & the disastrous bitteet Rifond, and the same hu de was afterward. the Headquarters of the Confederate General: Bragg and Kirby Smith Blood was hed at Ashland, where a body of Fed- erals were surprised and captured by John Marqu, whose headquarters during the Conte, trale occupation were in the bulletingion Upper street in which the office of the Live Stock Record is located. The site of the State College was a favorite camping ground of both armies Fort Clay, erected by Gen. { \. Gilmore, ws on the Versailles turnathe, overlooking the Southern Railroad. Gen. Burbridge used as his head arters the residence on the ( sier of Secend and Upper now occupied by a s. Dudley. Of the several Federa! military prisons. two are conspicuous for their tragic asso- ciations One is the building on Water street, nearly opposite the Watch House. and partially cased with iron, and the other is the present jail, on the corner of Snort and Limestone. From both condemned Confederate sol- diers went forth to cxecution.
CHEESE FACTORIES WANTED.
If there is a spot on the face of the earth where factories for the making cheese and also condensed mith ought to succeed it is af Lexington. We have the finest of cows in counties numbers, the best gress in the world. and green the whole year round, and for cooking purposes have cold spring water in unusu ' abundance, and in nevimail :... Mik can be had here cheaper than in the fundus ciper day a New York, and of a quality to produce the best cheese that can ben ade W in udnient capital an experienced management and hand- framed Ment Som - fost assured. The same may be said of condensed milk, and a- to Primapul market for that article is the south, the advantages of Lexington a a distributing point. will be at once preceived.
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DISTANCES
FROM LEXINGTON TO NEIGHBORING TO VY%.
Lexington being the untru city and metropolis of the Blue Grass Regels su roundel by watching -www. and interesting places, with all of which she is in direct and easy communication, either by her railroads or numerous and splendid turnpikes. The following is a list of the principal Places near the city and their distance from p. viz:
Georgetown on Cincinnati Southern Railway
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Nicholasville » .. ..
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Camp Nebo .
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High Bridge
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Harrodsburg
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Danville
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Spring Station " Louisville & Nashville
Midway
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Frankfort .. ..
Winchester
Chesapeake & Ohio
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Paris
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Cynthiana ..
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Carlisle
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Richmond ..
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Versailles
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Harrodsburg
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No drives leading out from Lexington afford the tourist finer views of grand and picturesque scenery than the macadamized roads to Harrodsburg and Richmond. The site of Boonesboro, the famous fort established by Daniel Boone. in 1775, and which was attacked three times by the Indians, and whose thrilling and romantic experiences have been so often celebrated in story and in song, is on the Kentucky river. in Madison county, and is most conveniently reached by way of Winchester, trom which it is only nine miles distant by turnpike.
IRON ORE AND CHEAP COAL.
Thousands of Car loads of iron ore of the best quality annually pass through Lexington for distant points. Every pound of it ought to stop right here and be manufactured into locomotives, car wheels, boilers, store fronts,
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hollow ware. castings and everything that is made of iron. We can fly .a man: facturer, with good lump coal, delivered at st cents per bushel. N. 2 out at S cents, and Black at 3 cents, which is as cheap as it can be hat an Louisville or C'n Breath and our nearness to the mine- out of a big frem in the shape of freight charges and transportation. We need works and shops for the manufacture of from ir ya hundred shapes and Lexington offers one of the best fields in the West or South for their location.
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THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
To an object of interest to strangers. It stands in the Lexington Cer story. and was created of the Southern ladies of this city to the memory of fin: Confederate soldiers whose graves surround it. Frank Leslie's Illustrat .. Newspaper sand of it: "This monument though excel ed by others in - i provably the most perfect thing of the kind of the truth and views. .. the influence of its surroundings and associations, presents a picture which challenges criticism. In the midst of several concentric circles of soldiers'
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graves rises a rocky mound. upon which. represented in pure Carrara mar- ble. stands the solitary trunk of a blasted tree, which, with its two naked arms, rooms boldly up against a luckground of green alme and pines in the form of a natural crow. Rasing against the ragged base is a nameless scroll and a broken sword. and clustered about them are luxuriant Southern foliage and vines. Planted at the foot of the cross is the shivered staff, which once upheld the Conquered Banner: but the dag has fallen to rise no more, and its stricken fois, caught by the army of the cross, but with the stars and bars still showing. drorp as Ffeless as the mart.al forms which are moldering around. The monument exhibits in its design one of the highest qualities of true art. for it tous its own story-the tragic story of the Lost Cause-without the use of a single word upon its front. It is a poem in stone."
BANKS
Not the least of the inducements offered by Lexington. to responsible parties, to locate in the city, are the abundant facilities its banks give for the transaction of business. There are cight prosperous hanks in Lexing- ton, representing a capital and surplus ot between three and four millions of dollars. They are located as follows. viz:
DAVID A. SAYRE & Co. private. E D. Sayre, Sr, and J. W. Sayre: N. E. corner Mill and Short. This is the oldest banking establishment (n the city. having been founded in 1823, by the late David A. Sayre. The house was built by U. S. Senator John Pope, the distinguished one.armed competitor of Mr. Clay.
NORTHERN BANK OF KENTUCKY, (State), M. C. Johnson, president: W. D. Boswell, cashier; corner Market and Short. Capital $1, 813,900,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, A. S Winston, president; Thos. Mitchell, cashier: Short, between Market and Upper. Capital $400,000.
SECOND NATIONAL BANK, D. H. James, President: W. D. Nicholas, cashier; corner Cheapside and Short Capital $100,000.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK. J. W. Berkley, president, O. Lue Bradley. cashier; corner Short and Upper, flate Grinstead & Bradley's Bank,. Capital $100.000.
LEXINGTON CITY NATIONAL BANK R. P. Stol', president; James M. Graves, cashier; corner Main and Cheapside, Capital $200,000.
FAYETTE NATIONAL BANK. Squire Bassett, president. R. S. Bullock, cashier: corner Main and I'prer Capital $5 0000.
NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK. J. B. Wilgus, president; W. Bright, cashier: Main near Mill. Capital $100.000.
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HAMILTON FEMALE COLLEGE.
This institution pecunies an elevated site on North Broadway, near Fourth, and Is noticeable, notorir from the fact that it is one of the most forwishing femme school- in ne Mesissipp. Valley, but for the character of its general equipment. The large four-story building, which contains over a hundred apartments, a provided with music halls, a chapel, gymnasium, laboratory, Er, is warmed be team, Hunted with gas, and is supplied with hot and cold water, bathing ficibties, and other comforts and conveniences. The faculty which is very full an l able. is composed of fifteen members. with the experienced and eficient Prof. J. T. Patterson as President, and the institution is under the control and patronage of the Christian Church. It is a home as well as a first-class schoo! The College was named in honor of Mr. William Hamilton, of Woodford County. Kv., who donated $10.000 to it; and thus entered the list of Lexington's public benefactors, who, like Morrison, have helped to make this city one of the greatest educational points in this country.
A HINT TO MANUFACTURERS.
The attention of parties seeking a location for manufacturing enterprises is called to the important fact that Lexington is a railroad centre; that sixty or seventy passenger and freight trains arrive and depart here daily, and that quick and easy communication is had with all parts of the country. Especial stress is laid upon the fact that we have three competing lines to the South, which is so rapidly advancing in population, wealth and enter- prise, and is already one of the finest markets for manufactured articles in the world. Enormous resources of raw material for manufacturing are right at Lexington's door; we have inexhaustable supplies of the cheapest and best coal on the market, and our facilities for distributing manufactured goods at low rates through a vast Southern territory are unsurpassed. These are not mere sounding assertions, but facts that will bear investiga- tion. The distinguished Prot. Shaler, of' Harvard University, says on this point:
"There are few agricultural regions of this country where so lange a proportions of the products are tab ulated to furnish eastward freights. This region is naturally well fitted to become the seat of those extensive indus- tries that require wood and iron for their basis; as, for instance, the manu- facturing of Agricultural Implement ,, Railway Cars. Carriages, Warons, etc. Kentucky offers unsurpassed advantages for the creation of industries -the widest markets with the least carriage."
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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH (ROMAN CATHOLICD
This imposing structure, Rev. Ferdinand Brossart, Pastor, is locaic on Short Street. fronting Spring, and is the only church in the city pro. vided with a turret Clock. The Catholic Church in Lexington owe. . . existence to the Rev. Stephen T. Budin, a native of Frarar, and the f . priest of his church ever ordained in this country He escaped from B. deaux during the French Revolution white the Jacobins were slaughte . i his fellow-priests, and was sent in 17 14 to the city, where he abored to. tally for many years Res (. A. M Llder, founder of St. Joseph's lege. Bardstown, and Dr. Kendrick. afterwards Archbishop of Baltin. .. were pastors of the church Here. Rev. Joun H. Bekkers, under whose -n
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pervision St. Paul's Church was completed. sleeps under its tower, which is a most appropriate monument to his memory. The late Mrs. Abrahan Lincoln was born in the house adjoining this church, and now occupied by Father Brossart.
ST. PETER'S CHURCH 'Catholic)-Rev. Jas. Kehoe. Officiating Priest -- Is located on Limestone Street, berween Second and Third. This is the oldest of the two Catholic Clmirches, having been erected in 1837. "Adjoin - ing it is the Nunnery and Academy of St. Catharine.
KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION RACE COURSE.
This famous race course is located at the east end of Fifth street, and is reached by the street cars. The grounds are kept in fine order ; the track and the grand stand Are models of their kind : no expense has been spared to make everything a convenient and complete as lovers of the turi .could desire, and this course is now regarded a, one of the handsomest in the United States. The Kentucky Association, organized in :$26. is the oldest racing club in this country, and stand- among the very Art for reputation. popularity and sheces. It- meetings are held early in May and September. and are always attended by great throngs of eager and excited people. hun- dreds of whom are trom af parts ofthe country, for no where in the world is the race horse seen under more favorable auspices than right here upon his native blue grass, where he attains his highest development and perfection. The region around Lexington has been called "the Breeder's Paradise," and is already as reno wned for the quality and quantity of its thoroughbreds as was classic Thes-aly of old. The Kentucky Association is it-elf' a striking epitome of this general character. The birthplace of, "Lexington." the great- est race horse of his time. and the greatest sire that was ever foaled. can be seen from the grand stand of the Association Gray Eagle, Asteroid. Long- fellow. Enquirer and a host of other kingsof the turf were bred almost with - in hearing of its drum taps, and its old course has been the scene of the debu! and triumph, of the most noted horses that have figur & m America for years. One of the . alents" of Kentucky is Lexington during race week. with its overdowing hotels, acres of vehicles, crowds of gesticularing sports- men, noisy and excited negro hackmen ah !the hurraling makbude and Aring horsd'war the race course. The tourist can see and hear more' nos?" then in one day than he ever heard before in all the days of his life. Pres dent of the Association, J F. Robinson : Secretary, J. B. Ferg son.
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DISTILLERIES.
Du- marinom distilleries, which makes ) Large a proportion of the Enest whiskies of commerce, and which are located in the heart of the al .. trict, celebramed the wide world over for is production of "Old Bourbon," constitute another prominent feature of the suburbs. The visitors to these establishments will be impressed by their great capacity and enormous con- sumption of grain, con be for hire the furious process of whisky man- Facture, and may realize to come event the magnitude of the interest in Kentucky, in which so many millions are invested, and from which the Gov- extentde je-such avast amountof revenge. Thedi lleries are all loc .- tad on leading fernandes, and the majority of them are so near the city the" they can be re towed in a ten minutes drive.
The Henry Car D'SAMary. I. E. Pepper & Co . proprietors, is on the old Franktort plhe, only a half'mile from the city limits.
The Ashland Dietary Wm Tarr & Co proprietors, is on the same road, and about eighty yards from the Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington railroad.
D. A. Aikens' Distillery is near the city limits, on the line of the Bir Sandy railroad
Stell, Clay & Cold DiMery, at Sanderstille is two and a half miles out, and on the line of the Cincinnati Southern railway
Woodland Distillery. Healy & Beck, proprietors, is a mile and a hal. out, on the Harrod-burg pike.
Silver Spring Distillery. N Harris, proprietor, is six infles out, on the Leesburg road.
H. D. Owings' Distillery is on the Russell pike, three and a half miles from the city.
LEXINGTON'S GREAT LUMBER ADVANTAGES
Ought to make her the seat of the most extensive manufactories of furniture. wagons, agricultural implements, and like articles in this country, for she is the cheapest market in it for that kind of material. The best quality of clear. butt-cut white bak ateled for Manufacturing purposes can be had here in $20 per thou and. It cost- abo ! double that price in Boston. Ash, such as is used in carriage making and farm machines, at like figures Building cik 8.4 per thousand. Coper walk of paper & d want what is paid de Even point Formare, And particularly poplar furniture, can be made here cheaper than at any other plice in the United States. Lexington offers immense advantages over Eastern and Northern cities in this line in the
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pam ut the raw material and fuel, and in rents and freight rates, and as is distributing point for a vast stretch of Southern country can not be excellel. The attention of capitalists and manufacturers is especially called to these, significant facts which will well repay investigation.
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MADISON HOUSE.
The student home of Jefferson Davis,
This old bailding, which stands on the southwest corner of High and Limestone. is an object of especial interest. from the fact that it was the home of Hon. Jefferson Davis while he was a student at Tran-vivania University about sixty years ago. The now aged and famous chieftain was then a slen - der, fair-haired youth, noted onis for his unassuming manner, and studious habits. The houve, which at that time was considered quite handsome was then the private residence of the postmaster. Joseph Ficklin, with whom the future President of the Confederate State, Hvad during his college days. It Is now, and has been for many ver. di boarding one.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
This collection district-the Seventh-of which Lexington is the head- quarter -. augmented by the late consolidation is now not only the largest in
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this State, but is one of the most important in the whole country. Its col- lections for the Ascal vetr ending Jun: 30th, 1583, amounted to $173,553 32 This was before the consolidation. The collections hereafter will be im - mense. A. M. Swope, Collector. Office. 2d story of Fayette National Bank building corner Main and Upper.
MANUFACTORIES.
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