The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-01-27
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A. S. Paddock, formerly Territorial
Governor of Wyoming, was on Friday last
elected to the U. S. Senate by the Legis-
lature of that State, to succeed Senator
Upton. He is Republican Of the Con.
servative stripe.
Carpenter was nominated for reelection
to the U. s. Senate, last Friday night,
by the Republican caucus of the Wiscon-
sin Legislature.
Mrs. John Emerson, of Bedford, n. H.,
who had been married but few months,
had her head literally blown from her
| body Friday afternoon, by double-bar-
relied shotgun. The affair is shrouded in
mystery.
Riley White, colored, was hanged at
Corsicana, Texas, Friday morning for the
murder of another negro. He confessed
his guilt on the gallows.
Last Thursday night two young men
named Upton and Webb met at house
somewhere on Consaga creek, Tenn, and
difficulty arose between them, in which
Upton shot Webb, who lived about one
hour
A citizen of Richmond county has a
pear tree that has produced four crops of
fruit in two years-two crops each year.
Are there many such trees in Texas or
out OF it?
Frank McDermott, a youth sixteen or
seventeen years of age, out hunting near
Holly Springs, Miss, on Friday last while
climbing fence, accidentally fired his
gun, the contents of which lodged in his
head, causing death instantly.
A large and well-dressed negro. with
his wife, lately pushed their way into the
Methodist church, at Austin, Texas, taking
their seats in front of the pulpit, where
upon the steward approached them and
conducted them both to a seat set apart
for them. But instead of taking this seat
they left the church Indignantly.
John Weldon was shot and instantly
killed at Clanton, Baker county, Ala, a
day or two ago by his son, VIM. Weldon,
aged about seventeen years. The parri-
eide is said to have been instigated to the
fearful crime by his uncle, who fled to
Mississippi. The wife of the unfortunate
victim, and mother of the murderer, was
rendered unconscious by the terrible shock
produced by the occurrence, and has re-
manned insensible ever since. The MUIR
derer was arrested by John Baker, the
coroner of that county, and is now con-
fined in Jail to await an examination.
Mr.. George Mcnamara, a rock and
brick mason OF Griffin, Ga, received in
formation last week that rich uncle in
Ireland had died, leaving him ten thou
sand pounds sterling.
Ike Hooker, colored, is to be hanged at
Augusta, Ga, on the 10Th of February
The Chronicle SAYS of the final scene in
the courtroom: Hooper stood up in the
box, a coal black African, six feet tall, with
the face OF a regular full-blooded negro
He is said to have weighed thirty or forty
pounds more when first imprisoned than
now. His couuntenance did not strike us
as being a very bad one. Whilst Judge
Pottle was pronouncing the sentence he
drew down his chin and looked straight
at him under his eyebrows. There was
not the slightest emotion shown until the
Judge said that the sheriff would permit
the kindred and friends OF Hooper to wit
ness the execution. Ike then put his
handkerchiefto his eyes and quickly wiped
away few tears After the sentence was
pronounced he was taken back to Jail and
committed to the dungeon, heavily ironed.
1t is presumed that it will be perfectly
useless for an appeal to be sent to the
Governor, and it is very doubtful if one
is ever drawn up.
Houston, Texas, Telegraph: One Of the
saddest, most shocking and most impress
sive scenes that ever occurred in this city
took place last night at the Opera-house.
In the midst of the music, in the midst of
the play, and while the brilliant gas light
Illuminated the gliding and glitter of the
stage, and revealed the happy faces of a
pleasure seeking audience, death came
silently, surely and instantaneously, and
stilled the beating of young heart, and
closed forever lips that, but moment be-
fore, had parted with laughter at the old
familiar notes of 1.-THE Arkansas Travel
err" Alfred Roco died in his seat so
quickly and so quietly that 1t was almost
past belief to his companions who sat by
his side; and when it was seen by the PAL
lid face, the glazed eye, and the pulseless
heart, that a corpse was in the very midst
of the assembled fashion and festivity, but
few realized it, and when his lifeless form
was borne out, probably not more than a
score of persons knew what had really oc-
CURED. He was in fine humor only a few
minutes before his death, and seemed one
of the last persons to be visited by sud-
den death. He died at the opening Of the
scene in kit. the Arkansas Traveller"
where the happy home of the brave far.
mer is broken up. The cause of Mr..
Roco's death is supposed to be apoplexy,
but nothing is yet positively known.