The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-10

The News says Cloverport has
hirty-fve manageable young ladies',
,0siles widows. s
Harry Board an old negro man
aid to be liz years old died at
Iardins burg the other day.
Rhoman, who killed Jno. Morton in
Louisville last fall has been senten-
,ed to tue Penitentiary for four years.
Hon. C. w. Gilmore a member oil
lie Legislature is very i'll and liable |
% die at any moment at his home in
Somerset.
A Barren comfy hog has been |
killed that weighed SIG pounds says
an exchange. That is rather large
statement to pork al us.
A negro named Sid Nelson was
killed near Frankfort, Wednesday
and was found lying in the road dead.
Who killed him is unknown.
The Henderson Reporter mentions
a family in that city, in starving
and recommends them to
the charitably inclined.
Rev. j. w. Lewis late OF this city,
now of Louisville is assisting in the
conduct of a protracted' meeting at the
Methodist church in Henderson.
Jim Wallace. one Of the eonvists
recently released from the Paniten-
tiary, was arrested in Oyn.hiana a
few days ago, for bqrgiarly. Jim is
a bad one.
GLASGOW TINES: One Of the curious
wants to know why newspaper is
called a "sheet." Our honest opin-
ion is because it is something for an
editor to lie on.
The speech ofthe Queen Of England
before, the British Parliament Thars-
| day, was concluded at 8 o'clock P. NJ.
and published in the Louisville Post
Dc News before night.
The holly contested primary cleo
ton in Frankfort last week resulted in
the nomination of w. Franklin Cir
cult CLERK. E.0. Hawkins Sheriff,
Jno. w. Gaines Constable. I'9a
The Reporter say the largest deed
ever recorded in that county was the
one from St. John Boyle to the St.
L. d Southeastern Railroad amouat'
ing to 81 .056.630, last week. AaA
The fine residence Of Hon. Thos. G
McCreery in Owensboro, was bdrpet
last week. The loss above insurance
was $4,000. His large library o
books and records was destroyed,
The second trial Of Grove Kennedy
who killed his uncle at Richmond IL
1875, has Just concluded and a verdic
of manslaughter found. The punish
ment was fixed at 81 years in the
penitentiary, At the first trial tn,
sentence was forlifo. Ansappeal vii
be taken. at a3 heg
The Mountain scorcher puJlisle
the bylaws Of the Regulators Of tina
county. Sec. IL. reads as follows:
Sec. IL. Those who band them
selves together under the name 0
Regulators, and who are not, and q,
forth to infict punishment upon an,
citizen in the, district, shall be hung
Miss Mary Kelly young girl o
sixteen years in Breckenridge county
shielded last week She made til,
first attempt by taking morphine bu
was discovered in time to save hel
life. She then cut her throat with
razor bat without making a fata
wound and was again discovered an,
medical attention given, but on beins
left alone she tore open nthe wount
and died. She was in her right minC
and no cause can be OWNED.
The Glasgow Times says Mrs
Charley Bacon of that county, Will
standing before the fire place in he
residence suddenly tainted and Tell in
to the fire. There was no one pres
ent but little children and she wa
aroused to consciousness by the burn
ing fire and dragged herself OF int,
the floor. When aid arrived she wa
injured SO horribly that one whowa
an unwilling spectator is said to hav,
tainted. Both eyes were burned com
pletely out, her face was fearful.
sco.ched, her hair crpsed almost of
her clothes more than half consume,
in the flames, and her body burueda al
most 10 the hollow in several places
Medical ard was hastily summoned
but our informant states that the ply
sician said his services could be of n
avail, and after doing all in his owe
TO alleviate hercondition, retired. a
last accounts she was still alive but he
death was hourly expected.