The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-06
Kentucky Items.
NEW corn is selling in Fayette
County at So 90 in the field.

JOHN r. GoRDON lost two splendid !
horses at the Clark County fair from
hard driving and excessive heat.
THE cornerstone Of the Masonic
Temple was laid at Mt. Sterling, on
Wednesday, with impressive ceremo-
MES.
DR.. FRANK ATKINSON, Of Shelby
County, was thrown out Of his buggy
and considerably injured last week.
MoCALLEY RIcHEY, who vas con.
fined in the Robinson County jail, at
Mt. Olivet, for the murder OF Flor
ence, made his escape last Sunday
morning.
E. LEE WILKINSON has disposed Of
his interest in the franklin Sentinel
to J. G. Adams, his former partner.
who is now sole editor and proprietor.
THE grand jury of Bourbon have
found indictments against all the dis
tilleries on Stoner except BOwen's Tor t
allowing their sl0ps 20 run into that
creek
G W. CRADDocK, Esq, Of Frank |
fort, is spoken of by several-of our |
exchanges as a probable candidate for /
the Democratic nomination for Gov I
ernor.
THE Lexington Statesman says the
Blue Grass region is on its feet again
in respect of short-hoFned cattle, as
the cattle shows this year abundantly
demonstrate.
REV. Z. III. CAMP has dissolved his
pastoral relation with the Second
Presbyterian Church Of Lexington.
He has had charge Of the church for
two years.
ELDERS X. 81. GANo and McGar-
vey, Of the Christian Church, have
just closed meeting Of nine days
with the Antioch Church, Of Fayette
County, which resulted in nineteen
confessions.
CHARLIE VANMETgR sold his fine
/ harness gelding that carried of the
blue ribbon in the CLARK County ring
/ for the best harness mara or geldiBg
to Mr.. Strauss, Of New York, for
5000.
The directors Of Battle Grove Gem
etery, in Harrison County, have do
mated to each of the churches in
Cynthiana lot in the. cemetery, fer
the use of the preachers and their
families.
THE burnt district at ElizabethtOTn
is being cleared or rubbish, and re-
building has commenced. 1t i ex-
pected that IN a few months the town
will be all up again, presenting 3
great deal better appearance than
ever before.
w. j. GILMORE, Hayden Elmore.
and Miss Nancy Carver, Of Tracey,
Warren County, are under arrest at
Bowling Green, charged with the
murder of little boy named Stein
! berger. The boy was shot and killed
some time last Winter, while asleep
in bed.
GEO. w. NICHOLS. who lived on
the place Of VIM. Nesbit, nesr Gym
thiana, was shot and killed Cd Tues
day, by VIM. Burnett. The parties
J had some difficulty about the settle
ment of q small account. Burnett
made his escape, and so far has not
been heard Of.
THE Angora goat is now success
fully bred in this country; and Of the
three or four thousand wool bearing
goats of the best breeds, Kentucky
, claims the largest share. Neither
! France nor England has been 50 sue
I, cessful as America In acclimatizing
the animal; Kentucky, especially, is
already producing worsted stuff from
Q the Angora wool, and cashmere
f shawls are the next in order.
? THE Clark County Fair this year
was a decided success. The cattle
q show was superb. Clark of herself
cannot be surpassed by any county
for her productions Of hnc bovines
e But when she is reinforced by the
S choice animals of the surrounding
counties, they make an exhibition
that blue-grassdom cannot excel
Z The horses exhibited were Of 2 supe.
IS rior quality. In fact, the stock Of al
z. kinds were of the highest order and
: competition hotly contested.
IS THE colored people Of Fayette
"a County have issued bills for an Agri
cultural, Horticultural aud Mechan
i ical Fair, to be held near the city ot
e Lexington, October 6, and s. The
e officers and judges are negroes, and j
4 is expected that most Of the exhibi.
! tors will also be negroes, bat white
- people are not excluded On the frs
= day articles manufactured by female
C skill will be exhibited, such IS quilts
a socks, shirts, cake, preserves, bread
and cooked meats. Vegetables, fruits
and flowers, will be awarded pre-.
miums. In this department the pre-
miums range from so cents TO IS. o.
n the second day, horse and mule stock
J. and equestrian rings-premlums from
= So to $50. Third day, cattle. hogs
:, sheep, fowls and mechanical produc-
tions, will be exhibited-premiums
a from 81 to s15.
u THE Henderson Reporter formally
c reads the Louisville Courier Journal
out Of the Democratic party. Il says
that paper has not seven grains OF
: Democracy in its composition, and
i that it is = eonglomerate fossil, OF
= fossils, OF Whiggery, Know Nothing
!. ism, and chronic OppoEitiOn 10 De
= mocracy.
Il We regret to learn from the Re.
J. porter that trouble is being expert
2 enoed By the town authorities Of Hen.
n derson In disposing OF thar school
+ bonds. These bonds bear ten pei
+ cent. interest, payable ssmi annually
a aud seems to Us ought to be good
e Investment for capitalists. The Re.
6 porter insinuates that the capitalists
j. will not take the bonds because they
think labor is arrayed against thom
d This seems to DO one OF the evils
growing out Of the last canvass, wher
the fight was asserted TO be between
/ labor and capital. IL il unfortunate
D, that such division should take place
IF between classes whose Interests arr
: Identical
q Rrnrvpn On Tnasaar nieht last tn