The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-06-20
STATE NEWS.

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Dixon last week.
The editor OF the Dixon polliwog is
down with rheumatism.
Mike Malone, dropped dead while
blowing, near Georgetown. II
Charlie Bauss aged 4 years.. was
drowned in cellar at Louisville.
The Boiseau Hotel at Franklin was
uiiooled by cyclone Saturday.
A boy named johnson was kicked
to-death by mule, at Paduc,h.
Ed. NJ. Bruw,lsr has become local |
editor oil the Bowling Green Progress.
Mrs Logan lson shot off the top Of
her head with shotgun, at Lsncas
ter.
The Frankfort Woman is getting
up interesting notes Of Barnes meet
ings.
The rates of telephone messages
in Versailles are l5 cts. for 5 minutes
talk.
The country papers are filed with
long accounts Vi college commence
slents.
Henry Troutman, col, aged l2.was
drowned while in swimming at Emi-
hence.
Frank Smith. col, dropped dead
while taking drink ofliqnor at Shell
by city.
Bob Smith. an nll drunkard, was
accidentally drowned in the river at
Owensburo.
Juo. Hanson.a negro vagrant, was
sold in Louisville ior 81. Tor term
OF orc year.
Tim CofTey murdered his relative
10. oiley, and ribbed him Of $40 i'll
Russell county.
The editor Of the Clinton Democrat
claims to own len that lays two
eggs every day.
/ Chas Bach has been sentenced tc
be hanged at Bowling Greon, Oct Ii,
Tor vile murder.
The West Kentucky Beacon, Re-
publican paper published at Paducah,
has gone hence.
George Washington, col, was ar
+ rested in Louisville lor stealing IA dime
? from little girl.
The remains Of j. II, Middleton, Of
, Cave City. were found III Green river
at Woodbury., last week.
Mrs. Nellie Newton has been held
TO answer for the murder OF little
I ELMER Slusser, in louisville.
Jas. t. Knox, a Louisville labomr
! was found dead in ditch niue miles
! from that city, with his pockets rifled
Henderson Female Benefit Associ
, alton" is the name Of IA new insurance
organiza ton just started at Hendcr
son.
Pat Cain dropped dead at Cav.
Spring, Logan county, AMI all eff t.
Of the doctors to'raise Cain 'werc un'
availing.
Mrs. Lee Mckee, q widow, suicide
) in Greensboro. by taking an opiate
f, Canse, iestilution and dcsertion by
; her Clover
At Mt. Sterling. j. o. Miller waf
; elected city Judge by one vote, oveI
Ray Mckee, Dem. The town i,
: Democratic. ltr
The court Of Appeals has alfirmcd
the death sentence Of VIM. Austin, o.
Garrard, convicted OF the murder b.
his great aunt, B,tsy Bland.
The Herall Enterprise says Robt
u. Hill. Of RusSelville, has in his pos
session razor which is an heirloom
| aud has been in use since 1850.
; Lige Pool, was killed and two
other thieves wounded, at Rockport
! KY, while robbing the nets of fisher
| men who had long suffered from theil
! thicvery.
w. E.Hughes, editor'of the Bow.
ling Green Progress, has been APP
8 pointed deputy collector for the Sec
0 md revenue district Of Kentucky
E vice Col. 7. w. Campbell.
Dick Evans was shot by John Of
: futt, at Georgetown, four years ago
I and 10 turn killed Ofntt two years
] later. Last week Evans died iron
the wound received Tour years ago.
One candidate for judge, one fol
sheriff, two Tor attorney, four fol
, clerk, seven Tor lailcr AMI eleven fOl
assessor are making things lively il
Mclean county. 1t seems there art
$ to be no nominations.
= Jim Mitchell, col. outraged thu
u wife Of Robt. Thomas, a farmer, a
n Mt Sterling, Wednesday. lie wa,
e arrested and put in jail, but five mask
II ed men took him out at night ant
;, hanged him to railroad trestle. HI
;. confessed and was fully identified.
Q A sudden rise in Two-mle creek
" near Winchester, destroyed the live
d Of eleven persons on the night Of III
d l4th inst. One white woman and tel
n negro men were the victims. Th
IL woman, whose name was Mary Wa
, ters, was the wife Of trampand live
:, in a hollow tree IN the bank of tn
y creek. She was alone when the nuo,