The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-05-09

The Trigg grand jury returned 106
indictments.
/ Martin Blur noted lawyer Of Lou
isville, died last week.
Incendiaries attempted to burn the
Court house at Franklin last week.
The Neirs,a new Greenback paper,
has made its appearance at Hawsville,
Joshua Wheeler, the Oldest citizen
Of Barren county, died last week aged
90 years.
| Col. H. NJ. McCartv, late Of the
Elizabethtown Ne,cs is going to start
paper at Paducah.
Absalom Campbell, aged 81, fell
into the fire, in Shelby county, and
was burned to death. -.
| Col. Frank Wolfod has announced
himself a candidate for Congress in
the Eleventh District.
The result Of Barnes meetings in
Georgetown was 377 confessions aud
l4S amendments.
| Mrs. r. N. Boyd had her clothing
to catch FIRE and she was burned to
death, in Fleming county.
A stout able bodied tramp was sold
for va .rancy in Richmond last week
He brought 81 90 for one year. q.
The Mayfeld Democrat says there
were five or six cases Of smallpox in
Paducah last week, all negroes.
The Princeton Banner favors Hon.
w. j. Stone, of Lyon, for Congress
and thinks he could beat Oscar Tur'
ner.
The Allensville Gazette says there
is colored woman in that town l07
years old, who is the mother of II
children and the grandmother OF over
100. She is as hale and hearty as il
not more than sixty.
The Padncah Ne,cs says the Dem
ocrats Of the First District neve
scratch tickets and will support
Henry.
Ben Mcintosh playiully pullcc
8 the trigger Of an unloaded (l) pistol
: at Mt. Sterling, aud killed, Mis-
Z Baker.
! Jos. NJ. Davidson and Jno. w
d Kenda.l-brothers in-law are candi
r dates for Congress in the Ninth Dis
+ trict, says the louisville Post.
. A vein Of oil has been struck mes
q Oatleitsburg equal IN quality to ii
IS best Pennsylvania oil. The stream
Q small one and flows from creviC
le in a rock.
at The Louisville Post is in error
~ surprising Hnpkinsville has had
IN case of smallpox. The case lnentio
d ed was at GAINESVILLE Tenn. "
N have had none. i.e
err The Stanford Journal says
ID negro who was caught stealing, tot
III a whipping OH his bare back in pr
. ference to going to Jail. H. took
!, lashcs and blood was drawn.
n. A fellow named Ahpsah, (pi
tv nouuccd O'Shaw alias Dugan, W
10 found at Levisport, Hancock O.
=, who is wanted-at various places in t
- State for bigamy, theft etc. He una
=" his escape.
\. A tramp named Solomon Jacks
Mt sulcided near Harroasburg. His w
=, and two smsll children were with b
:, who thought he was joking VIII
a he aaid he was gong to shoot hi
self.
Mrs. Nellie Newton, wife OF L.
Newton, freight engineer, at Lou
,if vile, poisoned her adopted child a
=. herself. She was driven to the de
~ by dispair at the prospect of havi
n; to part with the child, as its fail
: was going to marry an1 take it ava
= The chnll Elmer Slusser, aged A yea
III died, but the woman was discover
81 and resuscitated. The affair W
IL doubtless assume criminal color
&C. the woman RECEIVERS.
" Lebanon Standard and Times: Ii
Ut Wednesday, night the house .occupi
no by WIN. Gipson, on the farm OF w
ed Isaacs, near Hsysvile, in this coun
in was DESTROYED by fire. Mr.. Girs
of and his wife, after hard days wol
no were in bed asleep, and their thu
A children were sleeping near them
No. the same room. The insidious I
= was rapidly devouring their huml
" dwelling but still they slept on.
IT. their progress the flames reached
IT. gun hanging on a rack against t
wall, ignited the powder and caus
to it to be discharged. The report wo
ps. Mr.. and Mrs. Gipson, and they open
IN their eyes to see the roof Of their dive
ad ing falling in. Springing up, th,
a. had barely time to seize the bed up
=" which their children were sleeping a
r carry it out with its precious freig
"! Everything else that they posses 81
nd including wearing apparel, was &C
bt sumed in the, ire. A collection |
been made for their benift.