The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-07-06
STATE NEWS

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The exact population OF louisville
is 1856
Owcnsboro claims population Of
A., c5u under the census.
The population of Harrodsburg is
10 less than it was in 10.
Proctor Knott is candidate for re-
election to Congress.
Louisville ratified last Tuesday
night. 1t was a big time,
Harrodsbug has two colored girls
aged respectfully 9S and 100 years
n woman in Mercer county has
raised 600 chickens this season.
The population of Bowling Green
is ., llS-only that and nothing murc
A viper three feet long was killed
on the streets of Barlstown, last week.
There are 3,6I5 children( white and
black Of school age in Clark county.
! Gen. Wade Hampton will deliver
an address at the Lexington Fair this
fall.
| Col. Oscar Turner was given big
reception at Paducah upon his return
from Congress.
Somebody presented the editor of
the Logan Sentinel with cake OF
soap.
Jno. G. Wood, of the Mt. Sizzling
Republican, has sold out and lett the
State.
The Frankfort Gazette has become
a daily. We wish its editor, MIR
Decring much success.
Aaron Fox was shot and instantly
killed, at Pine Knot, Saturday, by
Fred Dougherty.
Ed. Moses E. Lard recently died at
Lexington, and on the same night three
grand children were born unto him.
Judge w. S. Pryor will doubtless
have no opposition Tor re election to the
Appellate bench,
A live panther is soaring people and
killing cattle in the woods, ten miles
from Paducah. 1t has been seen BY
several at distance.
A Harroasbug man left an open kcg
of blasting powder in blsckslnith's
shop, and tho blacksmith came in one
of being killed.
HART County DEHocRAr:-A baby
boom seems to have struck our town
three pairs Of twins III the last three
weeks argues well for the production
OF our people.
CARLISLE MERcURY:-Mr. James
Is. Campbell has a thrush that sings
all the latest operate airs, and the
neighbors never tire in listening to
"BilPs"' sweet strains.
Miss Anna Lockwood, aged so,
of New York city. while visiting
friends in Louisville, was thrown from
buggy in Cave Hill Cemetery and
killed.
The next session of the Kentucky
Conference, NJ. f.. Church, South,
meets in Lexington, September 18TH
Bishop Mcintyre, presiding.
Mr.. Murphy, one of the Jurors in
the Green Hargis' case at Louisville
gavea reunion supper a; his residence
to the jurors OH Wednesday evening.
Last week while the sheriff of Mel
son county was transporting two
thieves to the penitentiary one Of them
tried to make his escape by jumping
from the train.
A newspaper is soon to be establish |
ed at Wliitesburg, I,etcher county, Oh |
the eastern border of the State. |
There is now no Kentucky newspaper
published within 100 miles OF Whites.
burg.
Col. II. G. Lilly. Of Estill county. |
boasts of having raised to manhood |
four sons, neither Of whom has ever
tasted intoxicating liquors What
fine crop Of headaches has been spoiled
by these four boys.--Iateiligcncer
In the Rockfcld district. in Warrea
county, the eGumerators found twelve
pairs Of twins and an old negro wo-
man 100 years old who never nurscd |
George Washington. M
EvASsvIILE CoURIER: Wednesday,
June 10th, Frank Eardington Forthc
and Ella V. Day:
Let these good people live and grow
in usefulness AMI worth;
And in good time they each will know
""9e "h"t bu! pfinBs fortn'.
ra -lYsomcn,
On tho farm Of Hon. J. a., Spanl. |
ding, near AIorganiiclj, Union county |
in tree, from q limb Of which g men |
have swung into eternity. The last
was a negro wis murdered Chris
Smith, in that county last week, who
was taken from Jail and lynchcd. |
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-Scnator |
Bayard, in conversation yesterday. in
regard to his Intended speech at VIII |
mington tonight, said he proposed to
show from the records Of the last TWEEN
ty years, what statesman Gen. Han
cock had proved to be. The Senator
considered Gen. Hancock to be as good |
constitutional lawyer as there was
in the country, and knew he would
make an "honest" and constitutional