The Hartford herald., 1875-03-17

oerland county are both surprised and
mortified that Mr. H. M. Alexander, their
Sheriff, shot twice at Mr. Tolander Riddle
ast Thursday, while trying to arrest him,
and missed him both shots. They speak
Of itas horrible missing affair.
One night last week J. Yates, living
near Grand Avenne Cave, Barren county.
left his wife and five. or six children. the
only a few days old, and eloped
with a woman (having one child) whose
was not sufficient to secure her
q home with respectable people. |
Miss Ann Ferrand, of Boyle county, |
died last Monday night, oil the singular
and rare disease known as gangrene.-I
Only day or two before her death she |
cut her hand with case-knife, which at
the time was regarded as an ordinary af-
fair, but was soon followed by an intense
pain and other extraordinary symptoms,
and finally eliminated in her death.
The house of John w. Price, some two
miles from Hawesville, was consumed by
fire on last Saturday, when nobody was
at home. There was nothing saved ex-
ept the clothing the family had on. Mr..
Price was in the coal bank at work, and
had on his summer clothes. A lot of
groceries just laid in, and all Of the pro-
visions, including meat for the year. were
destroyed. He is poor man, and it is
therefore a serious loss to him.
There recently resided in Marion coun-
ty a family named Frost, which consisted
Of five sons and the parents. Actuated by
desire, probably, to propritiate the win-
ter king, the father named his boys as
follows. Severe Frost, Winter Frost, Jack
Frost, White Frost, and Black Frost Un-
der the genial warmth of Kentucky's sum-
mer suns the family has become dissipated
and is now scattered abroad in different
climes. Mr.. White Frost visited Lebanon
a few days since, and although every one
was sighing for warm weather, he was
heartily welcomed by his many friends.
This is no joke, though it reads like one.
Frankfort was startled one morning last
week by the report that Mr.. james HUI
lett, well known merchant of Benson
Depot, had attempted suicide by taking a
dose of strychniDe Subsequently the re-
port was, for the most part, confirmed,
and it was ascertained that early Monday
morning he had taken dose of arsenic
instead OF strychnine. Several Of his neigh
bors rushed to the rescue, and one of them
gave him a strong -netic, which relieved
him long before the physician summoned
from Frankfort could reach him. There
are many reports in circulation as to the
cause of this attempted suicide; but, with
out going into particulars, it may be stat
ed they all point to domestic troubles as
at the bottom of it.
A Howes Valley correspondent Of the
Elizabethtown News reports a fourteen
year-old negro boy who has six toes on
each foot, and five fingers and a thumb
on the right hand. The same correspon-
dent vouches for the following: Squire
James Allison. while digging on his farm,
unearthed an ordinary grnb-worm, that
by some process or freak Of nature had
been transformed into hard woody SUBJ
stance, still preserving its form, head
body. eyes, teeth. &c. A sprout is grow
ing ont OF one side OF the head near one
inch and halflong, not unlike the germ
of an acorn. A second one is growing
also, on the other side, near a quarter Of
an iuch in length. The Squire has
planted it in box filled with earth so as
to observe the nature and growth Of this
wonder
Mr. John Bailey and some other gen,
tlemen brought to Glasgow on Monday, a
fearfuly insane s'rang,r who made his ap
pearance in the Nicholas neighborhood
on Fallen Timber. on Sunday evening
and alarmed some ladies, where he hap
pened in his crazy wanderings. The Ia
dies sent for Mr.. Bailey. who went oyel
and arrested the lunatic, and kept him
in confinement until Monday, when b,
was brought to town, and after proper in
vestigation, he was placed in Jail unit
further disposition could be made OF him
. He represents himself as being from
East Tennessee, and says his name ii
, Simmons. He has very ardent desire
to marry, but this must not be construed
as evidence of his insanity.
An old negro woman by the name o
|, Brown, living about nine miles south o
Covington, on the farm of Mr.. Pullen
had daughter about twelve or thirteen
years, of age, who had for long timt
been bed-ridden with hopeless attack o
paralysis. Her mother an incarnat'
. fiend, growing weary of the constant carr
and trouble which the afflicted daughter
!, required at her hands, determined to pm
her out OF the way, and selected the mos
. CIutl anu lOItuIlUS ulctnOu tndL ucUdoct
ingenuity could snggest-burning-ex
ting to conceal her crime under the guis,
of an accident. Having perfected her di.
: abolical plans, about two weeks ago sh'
, set about putting them into execution
Placing the child on a chair by the fire
place, and tying a rope around her neck
she began saturating her head and cloth
ing from a bottle of turpentine sh,
had procured for the purpose The chilC
struggled with what power of motion
could command, knocked the bottle frou
the hand of its mother and broke it, sat
= urating the mothers clothing with tn
inhammable fluid In the struggle. th
mothers clothing took fire from the fire
: place. and she abandoned her terribl
crime to save her own life. She ran an
! threw herself into branch near by, an
extinguished the flames, but not until sh
was fatally burned. The clothing Of th
, child also took fire, and it was very Sc
: verely burned. At the time, it was SUP
posed to be an accident, but the monste
: woman subsequently,, when in the agonie
; of death from her burning, revealed tn
> facts as above detailed.
The girl who can enjoy the bouquet o
D whisky, onions and pipe on the breatl