The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-04
KY.FTEMS.

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Rev. .. {. Armstrong, PrineipaLof the
Bradford Institutesof Owensboro, landolate
missionary to Turkey. will delfvefjea
course of lectures in that city shortly.
Subject-'Turkey and its people, mon
/ EHon.Jas. L1Johns5nFhas7 been appoint.
ed Judge of the Owensboro Cir
cult, to fill the unexpired term o~ceasi0ueds
by the resignation of Judge Stewart. n5l~
An old negro oma named Rosa Moore
was knocked down, run over and killed by
a span of horses attached TO a hack, in
Louisville, a few days ago.
Dennfs Burns, IT., an estfmable young
man, of Fleming County, Kentucky, who
had been TO North Carolina with stock,
was wantonly murdered, on his return, at
Tazwell, Virginia. on the 10th of prii, by
a man named Ben. Hardin. also of Ken
lucky. fhe murderer was arrested.
The Danyilie Gazette says that a few
days ago a negro and a white boy hada
difficulty over a dog. nea Nicholasville,
KY. The white boy drew his p~istolYandI
fired several times at the negro, one shot
~wounding another negro who was staI1d--
ing near at the time. The negro shot at.
drew his pistol ana fred with fatal effect
at the whitelad1H al s~nbsequently ar-F
rested and placed in Jail. On Friday hight
last, q mob of persons too the woupded
negro who was totally unconcerned In the
difficulty, and hung him till dead. They,
then repaired to- the jail, and not being
able to obtain the keys, o the negro inr
side, through the bars of his cell, infietin8
a mortal wound, from which he has doubt-
less expired. r
The Danville Gazette learns that, at a /
meeting of the declaration and testimony
party of the Presbyterian Church in that
place, on Monday last, a separation was
virtually resolved upon. A committee
was appointed to confer with the church
proper, and propose a sale of their inter-
est in h church property, or to buy out
the interest OF the church proper, with a
view to holding worship of their own. 1t
is designed also to have a pastor of the
declaration and testimony tendency.
Nearly all the contractors on the Gov.
ington and Louisville Railroad have conn.,
menced workon their respective divisions.
Several of them have but a small force OF
men employed. but are daily increasing
the number.eaO On the section commencing |
at C%ovington, about 300 men are at |
work, seventy five at and near the tun-
mel, nine miles from the city, and the re~l
mainder between that point and Walton,
Boone County. There are, also, several
gangs at work beyond walton,sin Boone
County, and the contractors in IGalatin |
County have a considerable force engaged.
1t is expected that the road will De ready
for the ties early in the Spring of 1855. Il
A Kentucky exchange has the follow
ing -" One day last week, a man on foot,
and carrying q small satchel in his hand,
passed through the village of Claysville, !
in Harrison county, Kentucky, and crossed
the Licking River at that place.. The next
morning he appeared at K~ententown, a
small village situated northeast of
the former place. He spoke little
to any one, and seemed in deep dis
tress. After resting a short time, he STEP
ped into a back yard and deliberately
placed a revolver to his head and blew
out his brains. He left no clue behind, |
from, which his name or former home
might have been discovered. Astestament
and a few articles of new clothing, and
about SIS were found in his satchel."