The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-18
KentuckY Items.

Kentucky Items.
THE order of Good Templars is
increasing very rapidly in Louisville.
A PEDDLER named Manly was shot
and killed by a highwayman, near
Mt. Washington, recently.
The Mayfeld Wooden Mills have
received their machinery, and will be
at work in a short time.
Ell. MoCHEsNEY and L. T. Fisher
have purchased aud are now editing
the Paris Citizen, the oldest paper In
Kentucky.
ANTHONY GRAHAM was killed by
7 NJ Campbell at the ST. Cloud Ho-
tel, in Carlisle, on Tuesday last.
JUDGE JAS. NJ. RICE, of Lawrence
County, is a candidate before the Leg
islature for the United States Senate
LOTTERY Offices on a small scale are
springing up in Louisville like mush-
rooms, and all of them seem to be do
ing land Office business"
THE farmers of Harrison are
pleased with their prospect for a good
wheat crop.
In Bourbon farmers report the
winter as having been hard on the
wheat, and they consider the prospect
for a good crop very poor.
The number of marriage licenses
issued by the Clerk of the Jefferson
County Court for the year ending yes
terday was 1913, of which 354 were
to colored persons.
A NUMBER of prominent Demo
cratic citizens of Louisville, KY, have
gone to frankfort in the interest of
Jesse ID. Bright. It is said that they
will lobby the Legislature to elect him
Senator in place of Guthrie. resigned.
THE Paducah Herald says there
are a number of gentlemen looking
for investments In real estate, and
proposing to enter into business in
that city. ie
On Friday last. James Live was
hung in MaysYille for rape. He is
said to be the first white man ever
hung in Kentucky for that crime.
In BANkRUProY.-The following
petitions we're filed In the United
States Clerks Office on Friday for adj
Indication in bankruptcy: @. w.
Brown, Greensboro; John Hallmork,
Henderson County; John a. New
man, Henderson County; Alexander
Willie, OwensborO.
THE Louisville Courier thinks the
bill for the re- organization of the
Kentucky State Guard will become
the law before the adjournment of
the Legislature.
The Freedmen's Bureau ceased to
exist in Kentucky on Saturday, the
order of General Grant for its disc0n-
tinuance not having been revoked by
Stanton.
THE Greensboro Monitor favors S.
B. Vance for elector in the Second
Congressional District.
The Winchester Democrat says the
wheat crop in that part of the State
has been ruined by the severity of
the Winter.
The Louisville Courier says: a
very large majority of the police of
this city, as at present constituted, in
deed more than three fourths of them.
are Radicals. 1t urges the Legisla-
ture to pass a bill taking the manage
ment of the city affairs out Of the
hands of the people. 1t denounces
Metropolitan Police in New York.
but thinks they will be a good thing
In Louisville.
THE bill amending the charter of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company passed the Senate yesterday.
1t only requires the Governors ap-
proval to become a law. Under the
provisions of this act, should they
the interest Of the stockholders, the /
company is authorized to issue seven /
per cent. bonds 20 an amount not ex-
ceeding eight millions of dollars for I
the purpose of acquiring an interest
in roads of other States connecting
with their Charlottesville Courier. ]