The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-12-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Minnesota raises frogs for market.
Maud Granger the actress is danger
onsly i'll at Hannibal No.
Chas A. Burt shot his mistress and
himself i'll the presence of his wife.
A Georgia planter has over $4,000
tea plants growing near Savannah.
III. English has $685. 45 worth
of taxable property in Indianapolis.
Newberry, of Michigan, is said to
be the richest representative in Con
gress.
Three negro men were sold at Lynch
burg for 81, for three months under
the vagrant law.
Lizzie Barton seventeen year old
girl Of Quincy Ills, has been convicted
of horse stealing.
Grant visited the Senate and House
last week aud r,cesses were taken to
"ihakc" with him.
The Democrats ofthe Sixth Senator
rial district oil Pennsylvania have
nominated negro.
A 100000 fire occurred Mt
Buffalo N. Y, last week in which
more than thirty lives were lost.
Ford. Republican G recnbacker was
elected to Congrss. from one Of the
Missouri Districts by two votes.
JayiGould's conservatory at Irvinton
n. u. was totally destroyed by ire.
loss $4,000, and no insurance.
The Ohio State Grange met at
Columbus last week and reported
being in prosperous condition.
The State Grange of Ohio adopted
a memorial by vote Of S6 to 4 asking
Of the Legislature local option law.
Jno. 9. New the editor Of the
Indianapolis Journal has been sued
for Sl2. 600 Incorporated trust
funds a
Judge N. B. " GODS, another Ohio
man has been appointed to the
Supreme bench vice Justice Strong.
resigned.
Policeman Jno.W Marlin of ct.
Louis, suicided because he was sus-
pected OF improper discharge Of the
luties Of his Office.
r. w. Thorn sson will resign his
position as sec'y OF tho Navy to accept
the Presidency Of the American brancl.
OF the De Lesseps canal co. at a salar,
of $2s, 900 year.
Medicine Bull, an influential Chief
Of the Sioux Indians was accidentally
shot by pistol in the hands Of an
agent while consultation was being
held.
The Louisville Post says Jas. N,
Banks has bsen appointed agent for a
land agency established by the Chat
tauooga K. r. Company. Col. Banks
was formerly editor of the Ostlettsburg
Democrat.
Ben Cradiock. one OF the CORES
pondents OF the Hart county Demo
crat, who attended the last Pres,
meeting was married Tuesday L
Miss Virginia Adams, Of Glasgow
says the Times.
The Echo says a tree was Gu
in Muhlenberg county last week tina
was 20 feet tall, So feet in circumfer
ence and had limb l6a feet in cir
conference. 1t was hollow aud Y
pounds Of honey was taken from il.
Maj. Boiling Gordon, who died il
Maury county, Tenn, last week, a
the age ofeigEty, was the only membe
Of the constitutional convention Q
1884 who was also a member Of tn
constitutional convention Of 1870
He served in the Legislature iron
1926 tolS34, and was twice aft,rwar
State Senator and twice Presidents
Elector.-Courier journal
l
The Louisville Post snappishly &C
cuses US Of taking items from its Stat
News column. Dan. you are mistak
en-, these items are all culled from on
exchanges and sent to the composiuI
room in manuscript. Probably W
both get them from the same source
We never knowingly plagiarizc, an,
"thou canst not shake thy CORY lock
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