The Hartford herald., 1875-02-24

head, and long tapering body, tail and
all-which, with others ike it. was grown
in her garden near Benson. Mr.. Hodges |
procured the seed Of this singularly
shaped cucumber from Mr.. Williamson,
noted farmer and horticulturist of the
vicinity of Gallatin, Tennessee. The
''snske" seems to be good article OF
pickle, and we are told that, when young
and green, it is very nice and tender to
cut up and eat with relish of onions.
A most singular incident is related by
Mr.. Benjamin Townsend, the gentleman
| ly and reliable stage driver, between
Frankfort and Danville, connected with
the total eclipse of the sun in August,
1869. Mr.. T. says he had stopped the
stage on hill near Harrodsburg for the
passengers (of whom several were ladies)
to witness the eclipse And while every
one was watching with intense interest the
final disappearance Of the sun, a flock Of
crows flew into the stage, and there re-
mained until the temperance of that lu-
minary. After peering around and cawing
most Justify few moments, they all
took their departure, seeming TO be badly
fooled as to the shortness of the night.
Mr.. Josiah A. Heat, an old man from
Rowan county, Kentucky. who was arrest
ed and confined in the Maysville Jail last
spring, and tried and convicted at the De-
cember term of the United States Court,
for carrying on an illicit dis,illery, and
manufacturing and dealing in tobacco
without license, for which he was sem
fenced to thirty days imprisonment and
fine of 500 and costs, and to remain in
prison until paid, was on Friday last re-
, leased bv United States Commissioner
Henry Boswick, upon taking the
insolvent debters oath, as required by act
: OF Congress.
John G. Senseny, a citizen Of Lafayette,
, Christian county. KY, went to New Prov
, idence on Thursday, the llth inst, to sell
, his tobacco. Friday morning he received
check on the New Providence Savings
. Institution for about two hundred and fif>
ty dollars, which he collected and attend
!, ed to some other business. which detained
!, him until late in the afternoon. About
P. N. he started on horseback for home.
. On Saturday morning his horse was found
standing riderless in Mr.. VIM. M. Dranes
lace, about halfa mile from New Provi-
dence. Several ofSenseny's relatives, &C.
New Providence, have made thorough
!. search along the roads and through the
= woods without success. It is said that
|. he had at least $500 on his person, ant
. the impression prevails that he was mur.
{ dered for his money, and that bis body
= has been buried or thrown in some pond
. A negro girl, ten years old, is living q
Mr.. James Arrowsmith's in Nicholas
}. county, who weighs 1872 pounds, ant
!, measures I5inches around the arm abov,
h the elbow.
n On last Sunday night, Mrs Hester A
J. Vincent, wife Of Peter Vincent, living ir
t. Litchfeld, gave birth to three children
1t two boys and a girl-weighing respect
le lively II, 81 and 6 pounds; united weigh
e. being 20f At the present writing the,
,e are all alive and doing we'll. Their name
s. are Joshua R., Robert Evans and Mar,
m Lou. The family all being Democratic
Grant had as well surrender his claims +
al third term. If any county in the Stat
h can beat this, we will surrender the blu
1t ribbon.
70 Hydrophobia reports come from al
l. parts of the State. The Columbia Spec
3, tator says: 1--WE learn that a mad do
rs last week bit a child of Mr.. John Peinck
Is who lives between here and Greensburg
and also a negro child about the sam
IS time. To the childs wound, which wa
g mere scratch, maidstone was applied
j. so the report runs, and adhered frml,
two or three times. The negro was rath
er severely bitten, though the mad-ston
would not stick 10 the wound" Con
~ gressional action on this bandit mad ston
is imperatively demanded. No hesitation
" over the passage Of civil rights 10 now t
be thought Of
= Mad dogs afflict Falmouth and vicinity
n Over six hundred children attend tn
20 public schools at owensboro.
The Bowling Green Democrat tells @
l. a negro male child born near that cit
q with mouth full of teeth.
v Pneumonia, sore throat and colds hav
It been prevalent in Christian county durin
ic the past month. Many cases have re
suited fatally during that time, and SOM
Al Of the most highly respected citizens hav
70 been the victims Of the tireless destroyer
~ death.
70 One hundred and fifty farmers of Full
D. ton and Hickman counties have publishe
call for farmers convention, to NEE
1, at Moscow on the third Monday in March
h for the purpose ofnominating candidat
r for the Legislature. They claim tina
r their interests should be properly repre-
re sented in the next Legislature.
~ On the farm of Ambr rose Rea, in Galls
tin county. there is lamb that is quite
% curiosity-although being perfectly forme
'. and having its four natural feet and legs
Is and seemingly nothing to deter it from
le the use of them; yet in walking its for
IN feet are only ofany use to it 1t is nov
'e over four weeks old. and is doing as wei
y as the others belonging TO the same flock
, In September, 1869. Samuel Holmes
:, Jr., young man Of respectable parentag
Z and family in Lincoln county, shot an
n killed Col. T. W. Napier, then Sheriff O
y Lincoln county, and wounded E. NJ. Da
y wilson, then marshal of Stanford, Will
y they were attempting TO arrest him for
= misdemeanor. Holmes made his escap
and has since been at large. Last Satur
day a report reached Stanford that maj
Vt answering his des scription had been arres
q ted at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Steps hav
d been taken to identify him.
A sad accident occurred on Saturda