Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-02
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

and killed a negro named Steve Rus
sell.
Chris. Ginder, Louisville gambler
ended his troubles by jumping into
the canal.
A little boy named Gilbert was
burned to death in Jessamine coun-
ty.
Mr.. r. w. Knott, of the Courier
Journal staff, was married Tuesday
to Miss Mabel Foos, ofSpringfeld, o.
Chas. Williams, "a poet from
Meade" has been pardoned out Of
the penitentiary by Gov. Knott.
Jas. Alexander fell into the fire in
an apoplectic fit, at Fulton, and was
burned to death.
DR.. j. o. Carson, of Bowling Green
will go to the scourged districts of
eastern Kentucky as the representa-
tive of the State Board Of Health.
John Ballenger accidentally shot
his ten-ycar-old daughter dead, i'll
Madison county, while handling a
pistol.
The Muhlenberg Echo entert d
upon its.Sth volume, and its next is
sue will be printed on a Campbell
cylinder press.
Logan Isom and Ida Ballard eloped
from Dryantsville to Danvillc, but
marriage was prevented by the
prompt arrival of the girls father.
Sanford Esbert pursued Thos.
Dobson, col, into a meat shop at
Frankfort and Dobson seized a butch
er-knite and stabbed him to-death
The Williamsburgh Times says
improvement to the amount Of
$l40,240 have been made in that town
this year.
The Weekly Telegraph, is the
name Of a new Democratic paper
started at Somerset by f. b. Coppage
and j. q. Hail.
Little Phil Thompson will be Il can
lidate to succeed Commissioner OF
Internal revenue Waller Evans and
his friends say he will get the place.
The Louisville Times has been sued
b, Il drug clerk for $4,000 for init
mating that a lady was killed by the
clerks blundcr in lillimg prescrip-
ton.
Mrs. Henrietta Caldwell, who sued
the Louisville Commercial, for stat
Ing that she had named her twill
boys Jesus Christ" aud Geo. o.
Barnes" has recovered $500.
The U. b. f. Lodge at Greensboro,
expelled Cal Thomas, col, one of its
members for voting the Democratic
ticket. Thomas will bring alit for
all the fees and dues he has paid into
the treasury.
Paris is just one hundred years old
It)-day. Once during its existence, il
contained greater population at a
stated Period then did Louisville CT
Standardization News, Nov. Is.
Jerry Bell, aged II years, was
Killed by the accidental discharge OF
a gan in the hands of u companion
named Nichols, while hunting in
Bourbon county.
The wreck of the steamer "Bcl-
mont" was sold at.auctiOn last week
for $2,775. 1t was bought by Can't.
Marble who will repair it and make
it tirst-class boat.
Judge Albert G.. Rhea, one Of Il G
best known lawyers of Southern
Kentucky, died suddenly at his home
in Russellville, last Wednesday.
Tuesday night dozen REGULATORS
went to the house of Jno. Hughes
near Owensville, to whip him fol
some unknown otfense. Hughes re-
sisted and was shot and killed. Sew.
eral parties have been arrested on
suspicion.
A boiler in saw-mill exploded in
Hardin county Saturday and seven
men were killed and two seriously
wounded. John and Jas. Morgan
T and Richard Figg were three of the
killed the names of the others could
not be obtained.
The Paris Kentuckian says:
Senator Blackburn has his sister,
in-law, Henry Blackburn'S widow, as
a candidate for Postmistress at Lex
ingtou, and his brother, Captain
|
James, for Collector"
Robt. Bryce McPhun who was ar
rested in Louisville last week charg-
, ed with committing heavy forgeries
in Calcutta, India, was tried in the
Federal Court and released on a le-
gal technically in the extradition
papers presented by the Calcutta
officer. He denies his guilt vehe-
mently.
Catlettsburg Democrat says the re
ports of the scourge in eastern Ken
lucky are greatly exaggerated. 1t is
confined principally TO Pike and
Floyd counties in Kentucky and
Wise and Buchanan in Virginia and
the total number of deaths so far is