The Evansville daily journal., 1870-12-16
KENTU0KY NEWS.

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Fox hunting is now the chief
amusement Of country sports.
Sixty pounds Of nice honey were
taken from q bee tree last week, near
Oakland. by some juvenile bes hunters.
The protracted meetings in the
Cumberland Presbyterian and Bap-
tist Churches continue with unabated
interest.
LARGE quantities of tobacco in
open barns was seriously injured in
Daviess County. by the heavy winds
which prevailed on the 9th inst.
A LARGE tree came very near finish
ing Mr.. DaWes's earthly career, near
Curdsville. on the 9th. The tree was
blown down, and Mr.. Dawes was
caught between two large branches,
one of which grazed his person and
broke his thumb.
TR1PLETT & BAcoN's wharf. boat
shipped, during che month Of Novem-
Der, 142 barrels whisky 2l hogsheads
tobacco; 263 dry hides; 323 green
hides; 464 hogs; 27 cattle; SO sheep;
8 horses; % bags wool; II bags rags;
43 bags feathers; LOG hog skins; IS
bales sheep pslts; 269 bags wheat; 10
pounds talloW; 200 sacks potatoes;
154 barrels potatoes; 20 lots OF NOV
ing plumber.
TIE Monitor tells the story Of a
colored doctor who was called to see
a child which grew rapidly worse un-
der his treatment. This fact being
reported to the doctor. be studied q
moment and then sententiously re-
marked, double ds dose" The d.
rectioD vas followed, and in an hour
the picaninny was a defunct African.
A Mr.. MILES and son came near
losing their lives at the Bon Harbor
coal mines, on Saturday night. While
excavatingcoal, the elder Miles struck
a strata Of coal impregnated with sui
phur, and which emitted sparks Of
FIRE by the conoussion. A quantity
Of powder near By instantly exploded,
extinguishing lamps, dislodsing large
quantities of coal and dirt from the
sides and roof of the mines, and fill
ing the chamber with the most sitting
smoke. The younger Miles was
thrown considers bic distance by the
force Of the explosion, and literally
entombed in the debris of earth and
coal, but fortunately receiving no
serious injuries. The father was less
fortunate, being badly burned and
bruised, and was rendered insensible
for q considerable time; but upon re-
turning to consciousness, he was able
to extrioate his son from his painful
position. The injuries of the father
haYe been found on examination to
be Of the most serious nature, so
much SO as tc render his recovery
very doubtful.
Lexington.1
A FARMER is anxious to open a rat
trade with Paris. He has large lot
which he would like to export.
W. W. Taylor, of Fayette. weighed,
on the 10Th, twenty-nine Chester hogs.
which averaged 487 pounds, gross.
THE Statesman advises farmers to
be cautious in selling their hogs. IL
thinks prices are more likely to go
down than up.
THIEVES carry on their operations
in Lexington with impunity. They
break in large glass windows. and no
police disturb them in their labors.
A. Mccoy sold his farm Of two
hundred and twenty-three aud half
acres, situated one mile from Win
chester, on the Lexington pike, for
$28, 900, cash.
THE Statesman records the follow
ing sales on court day: Cattle were
little dull at the opening Of the mar
ket, but stiffened up a little towards
noon. The range was from $4 80 for
indifferent to Sc 81 for second rate
stock. on the scales. Two year old
mules brought $113@114. A good
many common horses were on sale,
but they were not in demand. and
many of them were withdrawn. Hogs
sold at s. 1906 90. delivered in this
city. One sale.at s. IS. to be deliv-
cred in two weeks. A great variety Of
things were sold. as usual furniture,
wagons. carriages, &C.; also clap
boards in abundance.