Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
KENTUCKY ITEMS.

The Lexington Press wants some OF
the live men of Lexington to go to
work and secure the removal of the
State capital to that place. The live
men are too wide awake to waste their
time.
Mr.. J. w. Roberts, of Shelby coun-
ty, has in his possession part of a
petrifed snake found imbedded in
large stone. The specimen shows the
different colors of the body the same
as when living.
A robber named Sam. StoYal was
captured in Allen county last week,
and a portion of his plunder found on
his person. On the way to Scottville
he suddenly put spurs to his horse,
and, though fired, at, escaped uninjur-
ed.
The Nashville (Tenn.) J Banner says:
"The gay season in Frankfort, the cap
ital of Kentucky, is now at its height,
and among the many elegant ladies at
that center of Kentucky refinement, is
select delegation. which Nashville has
recently sent on a visit to the Execu-
tive mansion"
A canvass for stock subscriptions in
a proposed narrow gauge railroad from
Henderson to Paducah will be COM
menced at once in the counties of
Henderson, Union, Crittenden and
Livingston, and it is said there is no
doubt of the people voting tax.
The vote will be taken in Livingston
next month, and the people of that
county are alive to the importance of
the road, and anxious to secure it.
One way Ku-klux stories get afoat
is illustrated by two recent incidents.
Near Owenton, one night last week,
six armed negroes, armed with hickory
rods, went to the house of another ne
gro for the purpose of Ku-kluxing
him, but were repulsed. At Winches-
ter, several nj ghts ago, four negroes
took another outside of the town linn
its, and proceeded to dress him down
with BEDFORD for some real or i'm
aginary offense.
There is such excitement in Mont
gomery county about the smallpox
that meeting of the authorities and
citizens has been held, which resulted
in prohibiting all meetings of a public
nature in Mt. Sterling, including
church worship, lodge gatherings, &C.,
among both whites and blacks, for the
space of fifteen days. The diseontin-
uance of the schools of the city for
the same length of time is also reques-
ted. All this excitement sprung from
one fatal case.
Last Monday morning Younger
Lusby, highly esteemed citizen of
Owen county. cut down a hollow tree
for rabbit. and the tree fell on him.
When found, about two o'clock in the
AFTERNOON. there was scar on his tenn
pie, showing that he had been Knocked
down, and the tree was lying across
one leg, which was badly crushed. 1t
is believed that he was killed Instant
ly. He was about forty years old, and
leaves family, many relatives, and
large circle of friends to lament his
fate.
The Bowling Green Democrat Of
the lst says; " Phillis Gray, o colored
woman, aged 113 years, died one day
last week. She lived near Crofton,
in this county, since about the year
1893. She knew Hopkinsyille when
il consisted of two or three log cabins.
Her memory of the events Of the
Revolution, especially the brilliant
and dashing events of Gen. Marion,
was as fresh as though they had &C!
Cured quite recently. During the
revolutionary struggle, she lived near
Charleston Most remarkably, the
| old woman never claimed to have
nursed Washington, and acknowledged
that she had freely used tobacco for
over 100ye
On Friday Of last week, near Owen
ton, Thomas Heath. in company with
nine other ysHng insn, went 10 ylthln
short distance of the house of Miss
Lena Ballard, whose father opposed
her marriage with Heath. One of
this party advanced aHd gave 2 con;
certed signal. The girl started, With
the old gentleman in hot pursuit; The
race was close and determined, but
the girl got in ahead and was borne of
on the horse behind Heath, apd tho
cheers of the party, whilst the discon-
solate parent returned to console
those of his household. The party
fastened to the residence of magis-
trate, where they were soonpronounced
man and wife.