The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-21

A squad of men living in Clay county,
Tenn. went out one night last week, for
the purpose OF destroying q house Of ills
fame. The kitchen was set on fire and
burned down; then, with a orch.light, a
man by the name of Odel, was in the act
Of setting fire to the residence when he
was shot through the head and killed.
The negro postmaster at Macon, Ga,
has imported white woman from Ohio
to act as his deputy in the post-office.
They appear to be happily matched
pair, and take great pleasure in showing
themselves together on the streets. Let
that foolish darby keep an eye peeled. or
the first thing he knows he will be the de.
PENDANT in breach ofpromise and seduc-
tion suit. .
A dispatch from Havana, says wil>
liam j. Sharkey, the convicted murderer,
who scaped from the Tombs in New
York, had arrived there in irons from
Santiago De Cuba His jailers say he
attempted TO escape from the prison there
by digging his way out ofthe cell, that he
made repeated attempts to slip from his
handouts while on his way to Havana,
and attempted to leap overheard Shar-
key will leave for New York in the first
steamer
Last Monday, at Bakersville, N. c..
an ounce rifle ball was removed from the
thigh Of Rev. J, w. Putnam, who had
been wearing il there as a souvenir of the
battle OF Chickamauga. For eleven years
it had caused him severe suffering. almost
without intermission, and score of un-
successful attempts had beeu made TO re-
move it. 20! "a
The little town of Edwards, Miss, was
the scene of fatal confirtt Sunday, which
resulted in the death oil one man aud the
wounding Of two others. 1t appears that
Clarence Kidd; feeling himself aggrievei
at some wrong at the hands ofSid White.
head, the city marshal, met him on the
street that day and commenced an at
lack on MIN, and after cutting him sew.
eral times attempted TO escape Joe
Bankston. colored man, attempted &c
arrest Kidd, when he turned upon him
and cut him in the abdomen, infiicting 9
fatal wound; causing almost instant death
Lewis Thomas has also slight wounds
Kidd was arrested and confined. 30
A young man by the name of A. G
Roberts shot himself through the head
near Palestine, Tenn, at McCrea's camp
on the I'd inst Roberts was young
man well spoken Of by his friends, and i
a native of FolsomvilIe, Warrick county
Indian. An inquest was held over hi
remains by Esquire d. P McCorkle, anC
the decision rendered by the jury was I,
the effect that said Roberts came to hi
death by pistol shot in the right tenn
pie from his own hand, caused BY troubl
and partial arrangement from sickness
| Lycurgus, Little. of Frederick county
Va, was lodged in the penitentiary a
Richmond, Tuesday, to serve a term o
FIVE years on a conviction for murder, il
the secofd degree, committed in Clark,
county DR.. Little, his brother, has beer
in the prison for over a year. Lycurgu
was sent for fourteen years on his frs
trial, but took an appeal and got chang,
of venue. with the above result. Thel
offense was the killing Of their brother il
row which took place at the famil,
breakfast table. -. .......... .... =
| At jackson, Mics, about noon Sun
day, Jas. Williams, treasurer Of Hind
county, was killed by Tazewell Jones
a colored resident of that city. 1t ap
pears that there was an old old grudg
between the parties, and Jones had beer
arrested and imprisoned for making
threats against the life OF Williams. Sun
day the parties met on Main street
near the corner OF Pearl, and Williams
seeing Jones approaching, tried to get on
of his way, but Jones followed him close
| ly, having a large knife in his hand
While Williams was running across til,
street railway, his foot struck one of til,
rails and fell, and while down. Jones ra,
up on him and stabbed him in the back
inficting mortal wound, causing tn,
death of Williams in few moments
Jones was arrested and lie now confined
in the county Jail at jackson. ...