The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-03-10

which torture cattle 80 at certain seasons
of the year, that it is not unreasonable
for a person seeing their antics to sup
pose them mad.
A negro was visited near Tabernacle,
Todd county, one night last week, taken
out and most cruelty whipped by three
The same night Mr.. j. III. Duncan,
white man, was visited by three men,
supposed to be the same, and money de-
manded of him. He was given two weeks
to raise the amount, and he was in Elk
ton Monday trying to raise the amount
they required.
Last Wednesday night, says the Madi-
sonville Times, ofthe Sd inst, Nortonville,
in this county, was the scene of another
terrible tragedy. A shooting ARRAY took
place in the hotel at that place, between
James Leonard and T. j. Lambert, in
which the former received two severe and
dangerous wounds. On the evening of
the shooting Leonard arrived at Norton
vile on the west bound passenger train OF
the L., P. & S. w. r. R., in search of
jack-screw be had lost, and which be sup
posed was in Lamberts possession. I'M
fortunately when he got off the train he
went to a saloon and took two or three
drinks of whisky, which had the effect to
temporarily unsettle his mind. Failing
to obtain the jack-screw of Lambert
Leonard became enraged, and according
to the statement of several persons, drew
knife. Parties interfered and prevents
ed dnncdfry at that time, and Lambert
avoided him until s o'clock at night,
when, on entering the hotel, he turned
and desired Leonard to stop following
him. Leonard replied that he would fol-
low him when he pleased. Lambert then
drew a pistol and shot Leonard in the
breast A scuffle then ensued, during
which Lambert fired two more shots, one
of which took effect in Leonard's aldo
men, the other entering the leg of Mr..
John Stuart, one OF the hotel proprietors,
indicting painful wound. Leonard is a
young man about thirty years Of age, and
was lately employed as engineer on the
L., P. q s. w. R. R. Sometime ago, by
an accident on the Northwestern road
he received an injury upon his head, and
since then, although when sober a
peaceable and clever man, is excitable
and irritable, when under the influence oil
liquor. Lambert is about the same age,
and is employed by the L., P. Il s. W.
R. r. as car inspector at Nortonville.
He is of q sober, peaceable disposition
and is generally well liked by the citizens
of Nortonville. At this time of writing
Leonard is lying in q very critical con-
dition from the effects of the wounds i'm
fiicted upon him, one in his breast, the
other in his abdomen. The ball, result
of stray shot, that went into the leg oil
Mr. Stuart, one Of the hotel men, has
been extracted, and he is getting along
improvingly.
Since the foregoing was put in type, we
learn of the death Of Leonard, which oc-
Cured about o'clock Saturday morning.
His remains were taken to Nashville for
interment Lambert was arrested, and
tried before Esquires Rice and Moore, and
was acquitted on the ground that the
shooting was done in self-defence. He
was put under bonds to answer to the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
The Paducah municipal election last
Monday resulted in Democratic victo-
ry.
The local option law will be voted upon
at the ensuing May election in the Bowl
ing Green precinct.
The Bourbon county fair will be held
commencing Tuesday, September 7, Zone
week later than heretoforeG and continue
during the week.
At a reception in Adair county given
by Mrs Amanda Butler to her son, thai
matron had the pleasure of seeing forty
two of her grand children and ten of her
great grandchildren under her roof. On
account of the inclemency of the weather
the rest could not attend.
A petition signed by fifty-two citizens
of Lebanon has been presented to the
County Judge, praying the question Of
the sale or no sale Of spirituous, vinous OF
malt liquors in the town be submitted to
the vote ofthe people at the next election
in May. His Honor, as required by law,
has issued his order in the premises.
A single-tree clip was found in the Gen.
ter of locust tree which was cut on the
farm OF VIM. Muir, near loves. station,
Bourbon county. The tree was two feet
in diameter, and the wood had grown
through the clip.
A negro, living near Chicago, KY, was
the unintentional cause of a child's death,
last week, by administering dose of
medicine, the properties of which he was
Ignorant The child being sick, he nat
urally supposed it needed medicine, and
hence administered large dose of NOR
phine, which had been in the house a
year. with the result above mentioned.
The jacksonville Times didn't know
how many philanthropists it had in its
town until after the Public Library draw.
ing. The number of men who, if they had
drawn prizes, would have given largely
to benevolent objects and institutions, and
given muifcently of their newly acquired
wealth for charitable proposes, is great
1t can't say how many churches, colleges,
deaf and dumb asylums, libraries, hospi-
tails, homes for the homeless, &C., were
severely and rudely "nipped in the bud" by
their failure to draw prizes.
The unusual quiet of Lebanon was
broken last Thursday afternoon by Mr..
r. S. Hite, young man living in town,
who, becoming intoxicated and crazed by
liquor, concluded he would raise a first
class sensation; and, as to whether he
succeeded or not, subsequent events will
show. He drove his mother and the rest
Of the family from home, and then came
up to his fathers business house, on Main
street, and attempted to take his life, but
was prevented carrying out his murder
GUS purpose by his father, who, taking
time by the forelock, drove him from his
house and armed himself, in case he
should make second attack. Town
marshal Chandler, with posse, went to