The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-01-13

and Presbyterian church "A. Bowling Green.
The Jail at Burlington, Boone coanty,
brick building erected in 1854, was destroyed
by tire on Monday night. It was set on Fl by
an insane prisoner named Thomas kiripatric
Robertson county boasts Of Il goose twenty
three years old, which raised twelve goslings
this last spring, while Der owner has made sew
en- large pillows from the feathers pluckei from
her gooseship.
child was born last week in Nelson county,
in the noighborhood Of Bloomfield, to a Mrs
Guthrie, without arms, having welI-formed
thumbs protruding frori each shoulder, and
with its mouth located on the right side Of the
face, below the jaw-bcne.
W!H;,n Dickson, near Beech Grove Church,
Owen county, was hauling with an ox-tctn,
uat had "a an overload. The dumb brute
refusing {, pull, he piled load of fodder upon
he TX aaI i;rnt him alive. A similar fate
would be to- good for the fend.
Elder T. T. Meyers, minister of the Chris
tain Church in Mason county, eoped with
young lady iIom Harrison county, and was
married 20 her at Aberdeen, Ohio. The brides
father is said t" be a Bourbon county farmer
of wealth, and has Tong prejudices and pos
tive character; and it is said he has declared
his intention to disinherit his daughter.
A son of Mr.. Pat Quinn, of Mason county,
while hunting on Wednesday Of last week, was
accidentally shot by his brother, and killed in
stantly The boy killed was walking in the
rear Of his brother, who had the gun on his
shoulder. The gun by some accident was dis
charged, the little fellow receiving the entire
charge in his head.
At n trial in a magistrates court near Plum
Point, Fayette county, recently, the plaintiff.
negro, was told that he must swear to his
statements before they would be received rs
evidence. The old darkey hesitated for mo-
raent but strengthening himself up said: "Massa
Use posed to swearin,' but damn j faint So"
drove of Is Costwold sheep, all in fine
order, add belonging TO Hon. Geo. W. Grad
dock, of Frankfort, has been missing since
Monday, December %. 1t is supposed that
they have either been butchered for the home
market or driven of at night to a distance and
sold.
The Taylorsville Lodge, F. and A. N. is
sues the following: This notice is 10 inform
the public that V. L. Anderson, formerly Il
member of this lodge. has been found guilty
of gross uDmasonic conduct, in clipping with
the wife of James Jewell, and said Anderson
has been expelled from this lodge, and the
same ordered to be published.
The Changers of the Eighth District, have
instructed their Representative, Hon. NJ. j.
| Durham. to insist upon the 1OllDWlnS points,
First-We demand that the $50 bonds be
paid in greenbacks. Second-That the
national bank system be abolished Third
Equal taxation, including bonds and all other
securities alike. Fourth--We ask the coop
Grafton of all other Changers in the district
State and United States.
An unknown man was found dead near
Hanson, Hopkins county, last Monday, The
circumstances attending his teath are I'M
known. but it is supposed he set fire to an old
tree and living down by the fire went to sleep,
and it burned in two and fell on him. He wa:
thought to lie a tramp. There was nothing
about him to give the faintest elew to hi
identity.
A suspicious>looking stranger, giving hi;
name as Louis Ross, was arrested in Shelby
vile the other day as a suspected burglar, bu
nothing being found against him, excep
that he had the alias of Robt. Noyes, he wa:
released. lie has since brought suit in The
sum of sic, O00 for damages done his character
against the judge, arrresting officers, prOSecu
ting attorney and jailer, leaving his interest:
in the hands Of his attorney.
DR.. H.A. NJ. Henderson, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, has been invited by tn,
National Superintendent Association to ad
dress that body at its annual convention, II
Washington CITY, January 20. Ae also Boe'
to Nashville to address the State Teachers
Association Of Tennessee on the evening o
Januery 81, upon which occasion the Legisla
ture will be in attendance, On the evening o
the 23d he delivers one Of his lectures il
Nashville far tho benenU OF tue TUIusrif-S 'ris'
sion Home:
At the residence of Mr.. Benham, on thC
Beech Fork, Washington county, on the 23c
of December, a peculiar and fatal accident
occurred. One of the young men while srnok
ing dropped coal upon paper containing
two pounds of powder, and an explosion fol
lowed. OF the five persons who were in thu
room at the time, four were badly burned
Miss Josie Benham received injuries of so Sc
rious nature that she died Oh Saturday last
Mr.. Boblett was very severely burned but viii
recover. An infant child of Mrs. Boblett
which she held in her arms at the time Of thu
: occurrence, escaped unhurt.
The case of those Lexington city officers
principally members of the City Council, which
was brought before the Federal Court at Lou
, isville some time ago, and was taken thence I,
the Supreme Court of tho United States a
Washington, was set fer trial in that court OF
, the 9th instant. 1t has been postponed, how
ever, to the 18th or I4;h. Hon. i. f. Buck
ner, Judge of the Court ofCOmmon Pleas, EN-
ployed as counsel by the city, is in Washing
ton attending TO the case, together with Hon
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