The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
sTATN NEWS.

Frankfortis shipping -four to Eng7f
land, b a i
lebanon, had anfattempted jail esi
Icapade last week. Y
General Grants visit TO Louisville
will be about the 10th Of December
next.
The Standard regards it as a fixed
fact that Lebanon will have gas
works.
Lancaster has lemon tree filled
with fruit. 1t is five years old and
has borne for three years. 80
The Green VS.. Hargis case comes up
in the court of Ccmmon Pleas, at
Louisville, December 10. AH.e7 y
Mayor Baxter reports that Louis
vile viii have a ssrplus'of 10000 in
her treasury at the end of this year.
From The h'clligcucer;;-L Lebanon
is TO have gas light.
John White, of GsaysOn, has a $50
pound porker. z" ~ .''aa. fsss.
f. The tobacco crop in Mason is turn.
ing out better than expected.
Corn is drug on the Galloway
county market OF 81 per barrel. - "a.
Tie man accidentally shot while
HURTING, resides all over Kentucky
just now. ~ q slHf7sgl
James Shy. the noted turfman. is
dead at Lexington, aged "a. At last
"Shy wins a heat iip q
Mount Sterling is to have "a third
paper. the Republican. John @. Wood,
proprietor. aiAa 2H
Kentucky is enjoying railroad re-.
vival-7largely on paper. s.
In Louisville a woman slept in a
livery stable and in the morning rode
stallion oil. r
Magoffin Harlin has bougbt the
Harods6u,y Observer and is now edi-
Tor of that paper. " ~ 'aaisl g.
lli Latest accounts from the State, pris-
on announce that petty much all the
convicts are running off. ao st
Lexington is to have an ihdepen-
dent military company ,arog J,
| A Coyington Colonel has just been
arrested for hog stealing. sstAs' =
Rev. George D.. Barnes has tackled
| Breathirt county. and will endeavor to
regenerate it, s 'oaasisio
A negro minister immersed 95 can
didates for baptism in 80 minutes, at
Franklin last week, says the Patriot
| The hub and spoke factory at Pa
ducah, Kys was burned on the ] 9th
of Noycmber,i Tho loss in .estimsted
OF $2S. 1000. b @sr soi!rajR ioa b
4 Mountain Scorher:-Hiram Greer,
Esq, has laid upon our table a miami
moth cushaw, grown by him on Grassy
Creek, that measured 8 feet in length
and IA inches in tliameter, and weigh
ed AZ lbs.Tr : 1855. q tsl
Hartford Hrrald:-We have engagef
Mr.. v. NJ. Metcalfe to lecture for tb,
benefit ofthose who may attend oul
corn and tobacco fairg He is thorough
'lly posted in agriculture,q in all it,
phases, is decidedly practical in hi
notions and is pleasant entertainin,
speaker. Y
Our fair will take place so soon al
the season is suitable and gives thu
farmers chance to select their best
samples which can be done while
stripping and husking. We will give
due notice Of the time through til,
paper. "s' = w = 9'1"n'a z
4 Harrodsbnrg Observer Tho Giant
Jury found only 26 indictments thi
Court--l3 misdemeanors andal3 fel
onies. The Police Cont does bette
than that every month. ~ .siio
Harrodsburg Obseryer;-We ar
informed that Harrodsburg is shortly
to have a tPianafoe Troup,'' com
kposedof home talent. Harrodsburg
, has fortunately, for many years escap
ed every epidemic. Not even has |
sporadic, case Of fever occurred here
) and we earnestly hope that something
will prevent the introduction Of tbii
dread affliction. SiilioGi.iw sis13,
Richmond Ky, Herald "A man II
Madison county went through the ter
rble ordeal Of having a bombshell t,
burst in his hands Just after the war
he was dreadfully mangled by the ex
plosion, but recovered from his wounds
Some time after that he was sho
! through thelbody with a navy revol
yer, the ball passing in at the breast
! and out at the back. Some few week,
ago the same mpn was driving |
, wagon with a heavy saw log on it, anS
he on the saw log. The wagon turned
over, and he and the saw log rolled of
together, the saw log passing over hi,
body, crushing --him--ia frighiiu
manner, from which he has been con
fined to his bed for several weeks, bu
is now out, as hale and hearty as ever
Frankfort, November Filth,
body Of Hezekiah Gardiner, the mss
ing man, who it was supposed wal
J murdered by the exconvict Wilson
was this morning discovered floating
in the river, three and a half mile
above the city, and far from his owl
> farm. Although it had been in tn,
water nearly three weeks the bod,
{ was well preserved, and there was n,
!, evidence that death had been caused
r by violence. His money. and paper
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