The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-11-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Hoboken N. j. has had a 81 800.
900 fire.
Longiellow's health is gradually
failing.
| LtadYille has had several SHOWS
lately.
Ewing Hartwell. col. was drowned
in the bayou at Memphis.
VIM. Tracy a saloon keeper shot
Chas. Miller in New York.
Henry Carroll murdered VIM. Shu-
bert in Ballard county.
Col, j. r. Powell killc-l Jas. Rob-
inson at Silver City, Miss.
The Morning News is the name Of
a new Democratic daily just started
at St. Louis.
Mr.. D. r. Locke. Petroleum v.
Nasty, } has just returned from tour
to Ireland.
At Detroit. Sylyanus Howe cut
his wiie's throat and then swallowed
poison and died.
A new Republican paper called III,
Sentinel has been started at Mem
phis.
An old woman named Zill;ak wa
killed while crossing railroad nea
Evansville.
Jas. Sutton shot 4 a., Constab'
Nat Gibson at Charlotte, N. e., Su.
ton escaped.
JAS. R. Montrose, shot and killed
VIM. Sardonax at Fieldville. n. j.,
while quarreliny over the result Of the
election. Montrose ESCAPED.
Mrs. Sarah Mosely died at Madi-
son, Ind. last week aged Ill years.
She leaves daughter aged 81.
A tenement house fell in New York,
killing two persons and injuring SOW.
eral others.
The editors Of the First Congresion-
al District OF lmliana held bust
ness meeting at Evansville last week.
Wash Hyde resisted arrest at 81.
Louis and was killed by officer Nc
Nally.
All Uhim a Chinese theological
Student at Marietta, o., loved SER
want glrl In vain and committed sui
eide in his despair.
DIR d. 3. Barnum laid himself out
on his dissecting table and then suici-
ded with a pistol at Schooleraft,
Mich.
A railroad accident al Bedford,
Ind killed brakeman named Gard
ner and injurrd several passengers.
The Richnond Herald says: There
are 2,296 900 Baptists in the U. s.,
740, 900 OF whom are colorcd.
The Cloverport News says three
girls Of Stephensport Breckenridge
county attempted to run off and JON a
travelling minstrel show but were
overtaken and rescued by their parents.
Daniel Driscoll ,put landuaum in
Michael Conley's beer to 'tquiet" him,
at Boston, and succeeded in doing SO
through out all eternity.
VIM. Wing. formerly Of Owens.
boro. Ky, and man named Burney
fought at Colfax county, New Mexico
and both were killed.
| 100000 worth of water melon.
were shipped from two counties
(Scott and M:ssissippi) in Missouri
besides what were sold in the sur
rounding towns.
Sullivan alias Delaney one Of Ii,
Iron Mountain train robbers. sen:enc
ed TO the penitentiary for 10 yean
died in the Little Rock State Prison
last week oil nostalgia or home sick.
ness.
A convict named Jno. Crawford
while attempting TO escape frem the
Jacksonville, Ind, penitentiary was
shot and killed by guard. Jordan Nc.
Rae. He was killed while running,
with Henry rifle, at o distance oil
l25 yards.
"Belle Harding was clipping at
Virginia, iii Her father overlook
the couple, and the swan was about
to give up his sweetheart without a
struggle. when she coolly drew a pit.
toll and told her parent she would
shoot him il he interlered. Thu
elopement proceeded"
The Trigg Democrat says: Robert
Fulton is the name OF citizen Of thi,
county, who follows the business Of {
fisherman. He was born in Cumber
land county, is twenty-six years o
age and the father of twelve livin.
children. The last birth in the iamil,
was on the Goth day Of July which
was followed by the death Of his viii
two days afterwards. The wife Dor
her husband twins at two separate
births. Beat this who can.