The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-20
STATE NEWS

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county for Kansas. Nasa' =
All over the State, the wheat crop
Is reported in q fine condition.
The names Of the streets, have been
posted on the corners in Frankfort.
Kentucky has Eve, ex-Goyernors
now living within her borders.
A Simpson county man had several
Of his hogs killed by secret enemy.
The Hopkins grand jury failed to
find an Indictment against Davis for
killing Hanks. tlG 1u'oE ni
Henry Hollins. Warren county
negro is six feet seyen and half
inches in height. tm.t %
| A couple Of movers were married on
horse back in Bowling Green last
week, ..a ID '-,,..'a
Robt. Wooley shielded near Win
field. He had been married four
weeks and left $1,000 in cash. y
Mrs. Isaac Wilson Of Urittenden
county fell dead while, sweeping tho
| floor. ''',
| Howard Hampton. and FIVE sons Of
Clark county average 226 pounds in
weight. 7aSff.
DR.. R. G. Chenault medical Super
intendent Of the Asylum at Lexington,
has resigned. af..i o's''T
1 A tramp chloroformed and robbed
a lady in Louisville one day last week
inher own house. <, H'aG eiapef--,
Ephraim Jones Of Galloway county,
eloped on the 9TH with the wife I'm.
w. Parker. They each leave ''tother
halt" and three children.
| The distiilery. corn and cattle shed
Of Jno. flaming OF Daviess county
were destroyed by fire last week.
Loss $4,000. @7of NoE
| VIM. French Of Louisville took
creosote instead ofparegoric through
mistake and came near climbing the
golden stairs.is4i d. -isl,sms,.
The Border Minstrel publishes a
notice Of the death OF "Rebel'' a favor.
lite dog of Mr.. N. E. Kay, aged IS
years. ''-711 ~
| Senator Reeves fell stricken with
paralysis in the Senate chamber
Thursday just after Col. South drop
ped dead.,Gaaa.l ..iafal fe.
An employee Of Coup's circus got
his head mashed while, loading the
cars at Bowling Green Thursday.
A negro woman burned to death
in the Breckenridge county, one day
last week. Her clothing took fire
while she was raking burning leaves.
The Adairville Sentinel says Rev.
j. G. Porter of the Baptist church,
closed very interesting meeting at
that place and organized church
with twenty-five members last week.
Russellville was visited by a des-
tructive fire. Among other buildings
deatroyed was the residence Of Col.
j. w. Unlock one oil the census
supervisors. go. -ii ~ -fHaa-
Bro. Holland of the Eminence con- |
stitutionalist says. hereafter he will |
only give creditto those papers that
treat him with equal civility, in his
clippings. "'i ''s1a. -i.i d'fE ~
The grave Of an old colored woman,
who was buried at Dixon two weeks
ago. has been robbed and the col.
ored folks are much excited in conse-
quence.
Members Of the Legislature are paid
for seven days in the week, and this
includes Ia Sundays since the COM
mencement Of the present session.
Two yonng men named Cartwright
and Whitfield fell out about some
hogs in Hopkins county, and the for
mer shot the latter in the stomach /
but did not infict serious wound as
the ball ranged around the hollow,
!
Danville Tribune:-A buzzard cap
tured in Logan county, KY, had on
one Of its feet steel trap Of peculiar
pattern, which was identified BY Mr..
'rraughber as having been carried
away five years previously.
DR.. T. T. Bradford, fora number of
years prominent physician Of Au-
gusta, died Friday, He had been
suffering for a long time with con-
sumption, and his death was not unex-
pected. He leaves a wife and one
child. 'f. ''t 1>@- Ii
Capt. Tom Henry, Of Union county
a gallant Confederate soldier in the !
late war. was blowing and smoking a
pipe,and in passing under tree with
swinging limbs, one caught in the
gearing Of the horse and flying back
struck the pipe driving it down his
mouth and partially through his throat,
infiicting painful and severe wound.
Z
Frank Skaggs recently pardoned
by the Governor) and Jno. Waldruptl
In the Breckenridge jail for horse Z
stealing, knocked the attendant down
with an old lock and escaped, but
were captured again by John Poole a
negro man, as they were running off.
The attendant was seriously hurt.
HENDERSON News; On last We'd.
nesday, Mrs. Montey Sheets living at ,
Cross Plains in this comfy, gave
birth to triplets-two boys and one !
girl. One Of the infants tips the beam
at six-and-a-half pounds, the other
two weighing six pounds each. The
children are alive and doinO we'll ,