The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Wheat still has an upward tenden-
cy. .--
Nail making by machinery was orig
ginated in Massachusetts in 1910.
Sixteen tons Of European gold were
landed at New York last week.
Chicken. pox has broken out in the
Owensboro public schools.
Five hundred unemployed working
men with music and banners paraded
the streets yesterday.
Covington organized society for
the protection OF fish in the stresms in
that vicinity.
One hundred and thirty employers
are required at Vasssr College to wait |
on the girls and attend to the estate.
Henry NJ. Stanley has resumed
African explorations. This time he
explores the Congo.
The arrival Of immigrants at New
! York during the past week amounted
to 1919.
St. Louis claims that it has the best
school teachers in the United States.
/ st Louis is too modest.
The Galloway News says Harvey
Poe is growing tobacco from Cuban
seed, that grows seven feet high.
California adds magnetic iron ore to
its other mining resources, but agrlcul-
ture is far ahead Of oil other interests
there.
The last Legislature in Texas fixed
. a tax on public horse racing, which
: has almost put stop to the diversion
in that State.
!. Total deaths from yellow fever in
Memphis up to October l5th, os4,
No abatement as yet and none looked
for until frost comes.
er Eight coach horses costing $500
V, each, were sent last week from Lex
IN ington. Ky. to Alfred Witiers IL
to London.
n The estimated number Of Indians
of all tribes, is but 100000. Govern
al ment paid on Indian account last yea
ty $751; 900, 000l
~ The English government is sendin
IL infantry and cavalry into Ireland, b
re- way of preparation. John Bull ha
his hands full.
A large trade in oatmeal has sprun
up between Ottawa and Europea
ON ports, one firm having shipped ov'
IN 1000 bushels this week.
H. Newark, October 22.-In the ca'
in of Blair. the New York bank tellc
do. tried on the charge Of killing his coacl
re: man, Armstrong, the jury, after
ve- days deliberation find verdict OF N
GUS guilty.
Walter Goodrich, Of Chicago,
don young lawyer, son Of Judge Ora
was Goodrich, has been missing sin
I95, Saturday evening at6 o'clock, when
oil. started for the West Side with $2,3
, to on his person.
ried Post and News:-The Spanish q
Il ~, u thorities say the loss OF lie by tloc
W. in the Districts OF Murcow, Allisan
II 10 Plmenia and Carthagenn will exec
e' two thousand.
ne OF The Emperor of Austria has gi'
DC to the Spanish Envoy cxtraordint
/, 'ooS formal sanction to the marriage
noou Arch Duchess, Marie Christenc
~ ,o", King Alfonro.
rmer Nearly 53,OOO,OOO of specie
mber come into the country since the
liter, sumption Of specie payment. Net
ali nine inths of the whole amount
.rried rived since August l.
Henderson News:-The oldest
u. ing Congressman is Hon. p
Dig Sprague, Of Maine, who represe'
from -; ~ ,Lo soss;ors Of ISo5 and
sweet re-. over "a years ago. He is eighty-e
'nc years old and totally blind.
and North Georgian:-Dr. billiard st
We that on last Saturday, girl n
speci- several miles from beiton' ana
omest was married last year, before she
finely IL years old, gave birth TO a fel
, pur- INFANT Inc niV'lci 70 ~. ~
large, old, and will not be until next mc
, five The child-mother and her babe
doing well at last accounts.