The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-01
GENERAL news.

There are 400 insurance agents in
Indiana.
Senator Fair Of Nevada. is assessed
at sl2 000.o0e,
Edward Askew Sutheyn the famous
actor is dead, aged 81,
Ten Of the newly elected U. s. Ben.
tors are millionaires.
Senator Sharon was in his seat last
week for tho Grst time IN year.
| Gambetta has been re-elccted pre,i-
dent Of the French chamber Of Deyu-
ties.
Two men and hfteen horses were burn.
ed in livery stable at Asoca Iowa.
Small pox is raging in the Iowa
peni,entiary at Fort Madion TO u
fearful extent.
Sara Bernhard will he at Fcm-
phis on the 18th and 18th Of Feb.
Reserved seats win sell at 80 each.
The boiler Of steamer exploded At
Pensacola, Fla, and killed three
man.
Mrs. Bette Dunn married Geo.
Smithson in the Nashville Jail; he
was confined on a charge OF hoyse-
! stealing.
The young ladies Of Grctna. La.
have organized 1.-The Medaler's So
cisl Club"
The st. Louis Globa Democrat has
a $4,000 libel suit Oh It's hands,
brought by priest.
Father Fl. Gillctt, % Jesuit prizes,
who went to Guatemala for health was
tarresred and executed.
Gen. Chas. Ii. Van Wycke has been
elected TO succeed Senator Paddock as
u. s. Senator from Nebraska. lie is
a Republican Of corrre.
Mrs. StammeTs an insane woman
jumped from third story window in
New York and was instantly killed.
Senator Maxry was reelected u. s.
Senator from Texas On the first ballot.
| He, like most great men, iss kentuck-
ian.
Jus;ic Swayns Of the Supreme Cour,
has handed in this resignation and
Stanley Mathewswss appointed in bis
stead. OF course the latter is an Ohio
man.
One Of the Tennessee Legislators.
Mir. Jarvis, OF Hancock, is % wears
old and 6 feet aud I inches in height.
An exchange says frozen whisky
was recently sold in 0rang' burg =. q.
at ten cents per pound.
The war between Chill and Pela
has ended. Perm has leen conquered
and Chill is master Of tho situation.
Nashville negroes have he'll NEE
ing qhd petiiioued Garfield 10 pm.
,lno. W. Langstron oue.of their race
into his Cabinet.
! Pro-. o.. @. Hill, member Of I'll,
faculty o, school at Hiram Ohio,
which Garfield was President, will
the latteris private Secretary.
| Kirk Marsh a maniac, shot and
killed Dan Blake steamboat clerk "a
the Mississippi river, near New Madr
| lie believed he was being carried pa
| his landing place and killed the Gle
| and tried to kill the pilot in order to
stop the boat. He was finally secured.
Arkansas Republicans have pres. q oil
a petition to Gen. Garfield asking tho
appointment OF NJ. w. Gibbs. o negro
to cabinet position; Of course(?) he
will get it.
The Capital Daily Gazette. Zen
behring's paper published at Frank
fort, has given up the ghost. He will
go to Lexington and try TO start an
afternoon daily to be called the Blue
Grass Bugle.
: Riley Boyd, Of Paducah, was tried
last week on charge Of burglary
.. committed last year aud acquitted.
The evidence showed that he was
drinking pretty heavily on the night
, of the burglary, did not sleep at his
office but left the door oil it unlocked
and the next day some Of the articles
t taken from the drug store were found
, in his room. After the verdict Boyd
: addressed the court in feeling
speech.
The Sunday Argus has this to say
, Of Louisville's new dramatic star:
At the end of the third act last
evening. the Hon. Henry Watterson.
in behalf Of a number Of Louisville
friends, presented Miss Selma Fetter.
with an elegant pair of bracelets.
Miss Fetter was visibly overcome
with the testimonial. She male no
attempt at reply, but extending both
arms to the audience as the tears we'll
ed upin her eyes, che said feelngly:
God bless these kind. souls who've
dealt no lenicntly with mv shortcom.
J ingS" Many ladies were affected to
teals by the Young girls emotion. A
fcw moments later, a beautiful set Of
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