The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-08-09
STATE NEWS.


coe, Ky.
Matfeld has adopted the local
option law.
Sam'l Adams was killed by the cars
at Bowling Green.
Gov. Jno. q. Underwood has sold
his interest in the Louisville Post.
A negro boy was accidentally
drowned at Paducah.
llinerant Gypsies are numerous in
Todd county, says the Register.
: Morgan zimmerman, was gored to
death by bull at Paris,
VIM. Allen suicided in Louisville
by taking morphine.
The Baptist church in DanviIle has
been destroyed by fire. Loss $lO,-
600. II
The Register saysa Madison county
laly put ON her husbands breeclies
and went hlackberrying.
Bourbon!county has voted $25 ,0O0to
purchase the right Of way Tor the
Kentucky Central railroad.
A boy was iooling with a pistol at
Decatur. Ala, and killed little girl
named Bulkett.
The deal body Of Geo. Bowman
was found in sink hole near Sonora.
He had been murdered.
The Register says Robt. Harrison
was drowned while bathing in a pond
at Olmstead, Logan county.
A little boy named Hepps. was
kicked to death by a mule in Louis
vile.
The three little children OF II. Z.
Little have brought suit against Jas.
II. Arnold, who murdered their father
al Richmond, for $4,000 damages.
-Four negro men who murdered a
negro woman near Walnut Grove,
have been acquitted in the examining
trial on plea Of sclf-deiense.
Chas. II. Steele murdered G. NJ
Hendricks, a Lexington policeman
while he was trying to arrest disor-
derby negro in Steele's saloon.
Gov. p. H. Leslie has been appoint
cd Circuit Judge 10 fill Judge Lewis
place in the It'll district till Sept, 8
when an election will be held.
Bish Brown. a colored boy was
bitten in Logan county by a copper.
head snake, says the Herald.Enter.
prise. He will recover.
The Jessamine Journal made 8
gallant fight for local option in Mich
olasville, but it was defeated by Is
votes.
A young man at Hebardsville has
invented churn that works b,
springs. The Henderson Reporter
J thinks It'll a success.
The Richmond Register says Yorl
Jewell, thirteen year old boy, wa
in that town drumming Tor Cincin
, natl cigar house and took orders 70
5000 cigars.
Three candidates are already an
} nounced for jailer in Cadiz, and al
, the country precincts are yet to hea
from. 1t is estimated that there vii
be at least hundred OH the track.
Geo. NJ. Alsop murdered Consta
bic j. S. Harrison, who was attemnt
ing to arrest him, near Louisville
He is still at large, though officers ar
on his track.
Thos. Bell waylaid and roLbel
Mrs. Thompson Of her purse on a pub
lie street in Louisville, in broad day
light. He presented his pistol ali,
compelled her to surrender her purs
which fortunately contained only
few cents. Bell was arrested.
DR.. Jno. d. Woods, editor of tn
Glasgow Times, has two little twil
daughters who set type in his office
They began to set in Janua,,
last and can now set each 5,283 emf
in day. At regular rates they ear
nearly 81 so a day setting type.
In our neighboring counties, tn
} dominant parties have held thei
own with one cxception--Hopkins--
where Democrat is superseded by
Green 5acker, Muhlcubcrg rc-clcct
Lewis Jones, Republican; Caldwell
elects Lcech, Democrat Trigg no
elects Burnett, Democrat; Todd re
elects Reeves, Democrat, and Hendcr
son. Daviess and tho other countie
in the the district elect Democ a's a
usual. Hancock is redeemed from
the Grecnbackcrs and they gain Hop