The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-08
KENTus,KYITEMS.

KENTUCKY ITEMS.
The Masons of Boyle County are prepa-
| pairing to have grand celebration on st
Johns day.
| A newspaper and job printing establish
ment is about to be established at Milton
KY, opposite Madison.
Hart Gibson is the nominee of the rebels
| in Woodford County for the State Legisla-
| ture. The rebs have nice time nomina-
ting now. x
John McClintock was shot at his resi-
dence, near Millersburg, in Bourbon Coun-
ty, a few days ago, by anu known person.
The ball passed through the lungs. The
wound was mortal. A reward of 5000 is
offered for the discovery of the murderer.
The largest income returned in the Sixth
District of Kentucky, this year, is that Of
Hon. Henry Stanberry,' Attorney General
of the United States. 1t is s29, 40. Mr.. g..
resides in Campbell County, KY, about
three miles above Newport.
The Louisville Democrat of the 9Th, says
that ON Tuesday last Alex Morrison, shot
and killed pelican on Corn Island on the
falls. 1t measured eight feet three inches
from tip to tip of the wings, and five feet
six inches from the end of the beak to the
tip of the tail.
The remains of Dennis Burns, who was
murdered at Tazewell Court House, West
Virginia, by Ben. Hardin. have been
brought to Kentucky for burial. The fune-
Ial services took place at Flemingsburg.
Hardin was tried, convicted. and sem
fenced to be hanged.
The Lexington Gazette says that Judge
r. c. Graves has succeeded in acclimating
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beautiful Caledonia stream, N. Y, where
Seth Mason has been so successful in rails
ing this valuable fish, some fecundated
spawn, and now the little fry are growing
and thriving, and fe ding beautifully in
the crystal spring water where they are
kept. s,,.. ....ssttiIi. ..- tfs
The Lebanon Clarion tells the following:
" Mr.. Reuben Mock and his good wife, of
Washington County, were in town last
Thursday. both looking hale and hearty.
The former is seventy-eight and the latter
seventy-six years of age. They have been
married about fifty-eight years, and are
the parents of fourteen children, eight
girls and six boys, all of whom are living.
The oldest is ffty-fiye and the youngest
twenty-three years old. They have thirty
grandchildren, and two great grand
children: and what is more remarkable
still, there has been but five deaths in the
family, two of which were son-in-laws."
at recent term of the Criminal Court of
Bracken County, KY, Hiram Thomas,
aged seventy years, was convicted of hav-
ing murdered his wife on the 18th of March,
1854. He was sentenced to be hung on the
first Friday in August.
Judge Ballard, of the United States
Court, upon the recommendation and
of Chief Justice Chase, has APP
pointed the following persons Registers in
Second Congressional Dis
trict, James Stuart; Fourth Congressional
District, James NJ. Fiddler; Sixth Congress
ional District, John w. Finnell; Eighth
District, John w. futile.
The following nominations were rejected:
First Congressional District. John T. b.
linger; Third Congressional District. Jas
VI. Anderson; Fifth Congressional Dis.
trict, Chas B. Cotton. Jno. T. Bolinger / s
one of the most active Union men in
Western Kentucky. We regret to learn
that he has been rejected.