The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-01-13
STATE NEWS.

There are no vacant houses in May
field.
The Clark county prisoners COM
plain that the all is haunted.
Louisville has CTS licensed houses
where observation-disclosures are sold.
The stars and stripes have been
raised over the Capitol at Frankfort.
A black snake six feet long was
killed at Glasgow on Christmas day.
Uncle Sam Kirby aged 90, the oldest
man in Warren county, died in that
county last week.
Last session there was but one Re-
publican in the Senate, this session
there are four.
Mr., L. Thompson aged SO soldier
of the war Of 1872 died ut Seymour
Hart county, on Jan. 2nd.
Sid Baxter, charged with the murd-
err of Lee Schawb, at Richmond, has
been admitted to bail in the sum Of
$1,000.
In Logan county, last Sunday Tom
Moore was shot and instantly killed
by Granville Bracken. Both were
negroes.
Capt, c. T. Allen Of Princeton. has
been appointed Chairman ofthe Pen
itentiary committee one of the most
important in tile House.
.CoNsTITUTIoNAILsT: Hiram Bark
ley and his sou Campbell took FIVE
hund cd sheep to Cincinnati. Monday,
and sold them at $3.50,
CoNsTlrUTioNALIsT: Mr.. Lycurgps
Smith shipped last Saturday $40 head
ofsheep that averaged l40 pounds, and
two car loads of cattle for Pittsburg.
Pa. No
c. E. Kincaid, of the Anderson
News, is doing the Legislature for
tho Courier-Journal. He is making
things lively and his communications
are above par.
AT Louisville during the year Just
closed there have been filed 185 suits
for divorce, 80 of which were BY hus-
bands and l03 by wives.
A negro girl named Sarah Kcnady,
killed her newly born child in Owens.
borolast Friday. When discovered the
dead child was being eaten by a hog,
the woman is in Jail. 6i5e ="
CLARK CoUNTY DEMocRAr: The
question of passing stringent dog
law is being urged upon the incom.
ing Legislature by farmers from all
parts Of the State,
FRAyKLiS PATRIOT: Since our
connection with the Patriots period
Of three years-there have been eleven
murders in the county and net one
man can be pointed to who has been
punished for the same.
Six b-hoys of the Oakland Sem
mary undertook to revive the old
custom of "ducking the teacher" on
one of the professors and five of them
were summarily expelled, the other
giving u satisfactory apology.
GLASGOW TINES; One of the oldest
men of this section is Mr.. Copass,
mention Of whom was lately made by
our Freedom correspondent. Mr..
Oopass is fully l05 years old, and
seems good for several years yet.
MAYFIELD DEMocRAr: The Leader,
which has been published at this place
for some time past by Mr.. Silas MUIR
rell, has suspended publication. Mr..
B. l.. Murrell has moved the material
to Fulton. whore he has commenced
the publication Of The Ledger.
Capt. CT, Allen has introduced and
has passed both houses Of the legis-
lature, resolution appointing com.
mittee of five from the Senate and ten
from the House, to take into consider.
alton the proprieiy of re-districting
the judicial districts Of the state, and
the committee is directed 10 report at
any time.
HoaE JOURNAL Mr.. V. NJ. Net
calie, of Hopkinsvills, Ky, the live
agent Tor the Homestead Corn and
Tobacco Grower, was in the city last
Friday on his way to Mason, county,
to lecture to farmers on tho subject Of
agrieclturalchemiStty, and the appli-
cation ofprcpared fertilizers. He is
well posted on these subjects, and de-
livers very interesting and valuable
lecture. He advertises for agents
throughout Kentucky and Tennessee,
and can DO addressed as above.
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