The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
amount of another 81 900, making in all

amount OF another 81 900, making in all
about s. 900.
Some time last August lightning struck
green hickory on VIM. Harrison farm
near Thompson's Station, Tenn, and the
tree has been burning constantly ever since
it took fire at the top, and not more than
half the tree has burned vet. The color
ed people have a tradition that fire from
lightning never goes out, and can be put
out only by the pouring on of large guam
titles Of sweet milk in the dark of the
moon.
On Sunday last, two men were found
hanging to tree about fonr miles from
Hutchins Texas. They had apparently
been hanging for some considerable length
of time. They had their clothes on, but
had been hanging so long that they were
unacceptable. The general supposition
at Hutchins is that they were horse
thieves, but nothing definite could be
found out.
j. Holt, negro, brptally outraged the
daughter of Mr.: Patterson, aged about
fourteen years, who lives on Wiley Us
sery's farm, near Shelbyyille, Tenn. He
was arrested and tried before Esquire
Brady Gambill, and failing to give bond,
was committed to Jail. A difficulty grew
out of this affair between a Mr.. Dyzart
and Mr.. Curtis, in which both were Sc
verely cut
A negro boy seven years old, son>of
Tom Taylor, who lives on the land of Mr.
G. w. Littral, in Carroll county. Va, is 9
considerable curiosity. The boy is ma
tural singer, and can sing any song he
: ever heard, His hair is as white as cot
ton and so happy that it can not be comb
ed without great pain to the boy. He il
= quite small to his age. His father was
offered $1,000 Tor him by a Snowman, al
: he is such curiosity, and another maj
offered 5000 per month for him, but hi:
father is unwilling to let him go.
Great excitement, at Yankton
E D. T., Sunday, on account of the arriva
! of two men direct from the Black Hill
i party that started from Springfield abou
n the LIST of February. They had in thei
). possession several nuggets and particles Q
gold taken from she coil with an ak
b They are fully satisfied that gold exist
there in paying quantities, and have re
! turned for provisions and implements
!, They will start soon with company the
q the Niobrara route.
a Kale Byers, a well-to-do colOred MAJ
d was going from his work in the neighbo
1t hood of Mt Mourne, Iredell county,
c., on Tuesday last, serted on the bac
le Of "a work OK. The OK had a chat
% around his horns, one end OF which vs.
81 being carried by Dyer in his hand. I'll
Re negro got tired carrying the chain in b
70 hand, and put the end of it around b
et own neck. The OK took fright at som
lg thing. threw the negro off, and dragg'
l. him about hundred yards over vel
l. rocky place Both were found sometin
r. afterwards, the OK standing still and Il
Is negro perfectly dead, with the chain st
around his neck.
n Last Wednesday DR. Sam Thompso
g, assisted by Drs. Lipscomb, Evans al
T. Christopher, removed an ovarium tum
ny from the person OF Mrs. Hendonso Sh,
r. byville, Tenn, which was the most !
ed markable surgical operation that has ev
ot been performed in this community. II
d. tumor was removed from the cavity
a the stomach, and weighed hundr
on pounds. DR.. Thompson made an incisi
x ten or twelve inches long through t
N walls of the abdomen to reach the tumC
er Mrs. Hendon is doing remarkably we
ch and every indication points to her reco
nd cry. This tumor has been growing
tie six years, and not until she saw almC
tn immediate death was at her door won
n she consent to allow the operation to
performed, although she had been a
&C. vised to have it done for years.
We, About 1890 Sunday morning, the Ct
AS, caso expire train which let Omaha S
ed urday evening, and the Pacific EXPIRE
lis train, bound West eollided between All
ell and Tyrone (Iowa) on the Chicago, BIZ
De, lington and Quincy railroad, complete
a wrecking both engines, and Instantly k
Dg ling Ii l.. Miller, conductor of the c
ID ago express, Gardener. the American
ed press messenger, and Pickle, fireman
it'll the Pacific express. Engineers Pugh a
lite Streeter, and Mcdonald, fireman. susta
ter ed serious but not fatal injuries. One
nd the baggage masters is missing. I
he wreck took FIRE, but was quickly ext
zen Equished, Mr.. Miller, postal clerk on
ice west bound train, was seriously burned
he stove falling on him. The accident '
caused by the failure ofan operator to
wn liver train order None of the pass
of gers were seriously injured.
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