The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-23
Kentucky Items.

Kentucky items.
Carlisle claims the most beautiful |
public square In the State.
Large quantities of tobacco arrive
at Greensboro daily.
Hemp land in Fayette County rents
for $50 per acre.
The oldest Episcopal congregation
in the State is that of Christ Church
in Lexington.
A Glasgow artist proposes to intro
duce laughing gas into his photograph
gallery, to produce smiling counter
ances.
The Paducah tobacco market has
been quite active for the past two
weeks. ls7
Treasurer Spinner, last week, re-
ceived contribution of one hundred
and forty dollars to the conscience
fund from Bridgeport, Kentucky, the
sender Of which acknowledged it was
due to the Government.
The Kentucky Statesman says the
present Legislature is the most ex-
travagant one that ever met at Frank
fort. 1t has made the public money
fly, but that is the way with the
Democratic party.
The first Methodist Episcopal
Church in Kentucky was organized
in the cabin of Thomas Stevenson.
near Washington, in Mason County,
in 1886, by Rev. Benjamin Ogden.
The first organized Baptist Church
of Kentucky was that of Craig's Sta
ton, on Gilbert Greek, in Garrard
County, and had Lewis Craig for its
pastor. In fact this church came
from Virginia in an organized form,
with its pastor. in 1881.
The Paducah Herald states that
the purchasers of the railroad were
to take possession of it last week, and
they will take immediate steps toward
placing it in better condition, and
making it more serviceable to the
public.
The Kentucky Legislature has re-
fused to consider the question of
changing the State laws to make them
conform to the Constitution of the
United States, and the laws made in
pursuance thereof. But sixteen men
in the lower House and but three in
the Senate voted to do so. The re-
bellion in Kentucky is determined to
make President Grant kill it.
Two thirds of the National House
of Representatives have voted to re-
move the political disabilities of d.
Howard Smith, Philip Lee, j. l..
Henry. David o. Harris and Jas. w.
Schooling, of Kentucky. The vote
stood $50 yeas, 48 nays.
Col. Pennebaker, Kentucky State
Agent. had an interview with Pres
ident johnson, on Thursday, in re-
gard to the cases of oAe-armed Berry
and j. Harvey Welles, convicted in
Kentucky and sentenced toa twenty
years imprisonment by military CON-
mission. The President said he did
not feel warranted in interfering with
the case.
/ Advices from Webster and Hop
/ kins Counties show that there is
large amount of tobacco yet unsold in
these counties. mich of which is very
fine, yet there is a quantity of low
ground tobacco also.
The wonderful Kinslow flowing
well, few miles from Glasgow, which
has been sending up an unabating
column of petroleum since June, 1865,
gave out last week, in consequence of
a.failure in the packing of its tube.
That is being replaced, when it will
probably afford its accustomed yield.
Ar meeting of the Executi We
Committee Of the Republican Sol
diers' Association Of the three Con-
gressional Districts of Kentucky,
held at the office of Col. w. E.
/ HoBsoN, on the 10Th of February.
| 1869, the following resolutions were
adopted:
/ ResolUed, That there will be held
in the city of Bowling Green, Ken
/ lucky, on the 9th day of March, 1869,
a general convention Of the Republi-
can soldiers Of the three Congression-
| al Districts of Kentucky, supporters
of Grant and Colfax, for the purpose.
| of approving the object and resolu-
lions agreed upon by the soldiers at
| Frankfort. Kentucky, on the 18th of
/ November last
! ResolUed, That the soldiers in every
| county in the districtare requested to
call meeting and appoint delegates
| to meet In convention at the time and
place heretofore designated.