The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-02
TEEsTATE.

Inc case Oi AIRS. ShoW LOT the Kill
lug of her husband, which was taken
to the Cont of Appeals after her con-
tiction at our last Criminal Court,
will come up before tho Appcllat,
Bench on the fourth day Of the term,
September the 9th, next.-Glasgou
Times.
Some time ago, j. Kochcndold was
arrested charged with stealing horse
and bnggy, and as the case was con-
tinued from time to time he was con.
fined in Jail. lie had previously been
an inmate Of the lunatic asylum Al
hopkinsville, and it being shown that
he was a lunatie, the charge Of felony
was this morning dismissed and az
order made that he be- returned to ths
asylum in charge Of Officer Brophy.
The Springfield Fair begins nOx,
Wednesday,, and continues three days.
Amongst the attractions are a tourna-
ment ring, and premium offered fol
the best CLIMBER Of a grea.ed twenty
foot pole. -Harottsbary Observer.
The Trimble News complains thai
its Jail is not patronized. 1t is nm
reasonable. How can he expect prison
10 become popular in county with Mt
whisky shops and only seventy eigh,
Republican yoters?--Breckenyidgs
,News.
i, JxssAMnB JogkSAG There ia Oh
the farm OF Mrs. M. A. Bourne, three
milss from town. an apple tree which
has bloomea twice this season. Il
has on 1t just now fruit and blossoms
Er, Leslie Cleveland, Of Seenc, thinks
he has grape viHes striving to issue
forth two crops Of grapes this year,
The drought has been 80 severe
along tho line Of Warren and EIlmon-
s,n counties. Ky, that farmers have nc
pastures, anil have branded their
cattle and driven them to the knobs u
shift for themselves. One farmer
alone has turned ont one hundred
head. Why not drive them into good
grazing districts, and pay something
for grass? 1t would be more profitable,
and much more humane -Hsme
Journal.
Newport Local.-Little Owens
boro, this State, is putting OH style
It's going to have q street railway,
II comes from tho newspaper men
there being too wealthy TO walk,
Newport Local.-Tne annual cleo
ton Of President and Directors OF the
Newport and Licking Turnpike
Company, will DO held on Saturday,
September 9Th, 1879, between The
hours Of IL M and 2 p. m, nj the OF.
fee OF Col. I. l.. Jones, this city.
Lexington Transcript-The Kentucky
Miller's Association will meet in this
city Tuesday, September I'd. immedi-
utely following the great Central
Kentucky Fair. Addresses will be
delivered by President Geo. Dain, oil
st. Louis, and Vice-president ID. E.
Roberts, OF Maysville, both members
Of the National Association, and
President w. N. Potts, of Richmond,
ky.' Many prominent mill men
from other States will be In atten.
dance. Arrangements have been
made with the different railroads fol
reduced fare. Millers and mill furn'
ishers will DO accommodated with
facilities for exhibiting their speci
alties. II 10 earnestly requested tka
all millers OF Kentucky DO present
ne the association will DO q most in
teresting one.
The TrImble News 10 responsible,
for the following, which 10 enc Of th,
most sensible things, IL true, we evei
heard Of lightning doing: The oil,
oak, the corner tree OF Trimble
Henry and Oldham counties, wa
struck BY lightning last Thursda,
and split into three pieces, ono par
falling in Trimble, one IN Henry an,
the other in Oldhum.
Mrs p. w. Hardin presented he
husband, the Attorney General elect
on the 2lst inst, with another daugh
ter, Mary Anderson Hardin, In homo
Of Anderson county.
Drs. W. B. aud Willie Rodman, Of
Frankfort, made a narrow escap,
from death Tuesday. They wer,
riding in buggy near tho Kcntuck,
river, about three miles from III,
city, when one OF the wheels came Of
and the horse and buggy were pre-
cipiiaied down the embankment,
distance OF forty feet into the river
Both gentlemen quickly jumped from
tho buggy, grasping the limb Of
small elm tree 10 which they chung
The horse, q valuable one wa
drowned, and the buggy demolished
D. G. Democrat Madison count,
has again been stained with human
gore. On Monday last a quarre
arose in Richmond between two citi
zens, Geo. Mitchell and VIM. Pratt
by name, in which Pratt called
Mitchell a I'D liar. Mitchell I'm
mediaiely procured gun and sho
Pratt through the breast, the ball
after passing through Pratt. enterin,
the left eye OF M inonensive Irish
man, named Pat Sweeney, who wa
not engaged In the quarrel, KILN,
him instantly. Pratt was not dea,
at last accounts and will likely re
cover. Mitchell was lodged in Jail
The life Of the unfortunate Irishmal
was insured for 5000 in tho Muiun
Benefit company OF Louisville. Hu
man life is held very cheap in Ken
lucky and the death penalty shout