Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-30

The Greensboro gas is so inferior
That the Messenger advises con-
;umers to turn it off and burn coal
Jil.
Only three newspapers Of Kentucky
in 1917 now exist under the same
names and titles, viz: Maysvi.le Ea-
gle, Paris Citizen and Frankfort Yeo-
man.
$1,000 in fines that Gov. Blackburn
neglected to remit before he went out
of office two years ago has lust been
collected from Louisville gamblers.
The steamer Vint Shinkle was burn
ed to the waters edge at Columbus
Thursday. No lives were lost.
Gen. II. L. Williams, of Owings-
Vile, a brother of Senator Williams.
died suddenly in New Orleans last
Wednesday.
Harlan TAYLOR. town marshal of
MOrganfeld, was shot and killed by
Sam Holman, Tuesday, whom he was
trying to arrest. Holman escaped.
Mr.. Jacob White has sold the Clin-
ton Times to Mr., Wimbish llender-
son, who will move the Office TO Col
ombus and start Il paper.
John Vaughn, aged Is, was burned
to death at BransOn, while drunk be-
fore the fire in p cabin. The house
was also burned.
The Elizabethtown News used the
Second Chal Ter of St Matthew as a
Christmas Address for its carrier.
There was 10 truth in the report
of four more deaths last week as the
result of the Slocum mob at Horse
Cave.
There are 10 producing coal mines
in Kentucky, some of them working
400 men. Six are camel coal and the
rest bituminous. The average wages
of miner is less than $40 month, ac-
cOrding to inspector Norwood's esti-
mate.
a Danville physician, who was out
on a professional call few days ago
discovered the young people at the
house he was visiting popping" the
seed of the sugar cane, and on an ill.,
vitation to partake was astonished to
fl ii the seed of the caued made as nice
"captains" and were fully as palatable
as the grains of the regular sop
corn" so popular at this season of the
year.-Danville Advocate.
James Smith and his wife Phoe-
be who left Barren county last week
for Texas are the parents Of eleven
children, the oldest 10 years and 2
months and the youngest 7 months
old. There are four sets OF twins and
all of the litter but one are living.
Mrs. Smith is 30 years old and has
been married II years.
The Louisville Commercial says
Miss Mary Caldwell Of III Madison
Avenue, New York, has donated
100000 toward the establishment
of such national Catholic Universe
ty as was recommended by the Pie
nary Council at Baltimore. Miss
Caldwell comes of a Louisville fami-
ly and is extensively connected
throughout the State. She is the
daughter of Mr.. Shakespeare Cald-
well, who married in 1885, Miss Eliz-
abeth Breckenridge, Of Louisville,
famous for her beauty and accom-
plisbments. She was the daughter OF
James ID. Breckenridge. His wife
was Miss Grayson, of Bardstown.
On The 10th of January, 1885, w. l.
Reeves, Master Commissioner fol
Todd county, will sell the old Davi;
homestead, at Fairview, now belong
ing TO the heirs of A. j. Kenner, decd
The place is to be sold to settle up the
Kenner estate and for distribution
There are 2Sl acres to be sold of this
property-the house with ten acres
! will be sold separately. The house
is the identical house in which the
great political gladiator was born
The name of Jefferson Davis is canon.
lied in the heart of every true Con-
federate. lie was mighty leader in
the greatest civil convulsion of mod
ern times, and he retired from the
great conflict only when all was ex-
hausted and the last shot was spent
from the Southern locker. We hope
the homestead will fall into the hands
of worthy man, that it will be pre-
served as being The birthplace of a
chieftain who gave all he had for To-
cal self-government and constitution.
al liberty.-Todd County Progress.
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"What are you taking my boots
out of here for?" asked a gentleman
of his nooro servant "Whut is desc