Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-24
GENERAL NEWS.

dead.
All telegraph and telephone wires
in New York city must hereafter be
underground.
The Evansville Journal (Rep) has
employed colored reporter on its
staff.
Madame Modjcska has earned $70,-
600 in America and is ready to return
IT, Russia.
Geo. w. Stuart ended his earthly
troubles at Evansville by swallowing
ten grains of morphine.
The editor Of weekly paper at
lIedrick, Iowa, is named Horace
Greeley.
Jno. S. Scott, of Kcnton CO.. Ky.
dropped dead. of opoplcXy, in Cincin-
natl.
The Ohio Democratic convention
will meet TO morrow. The Indiana
convention is in session to-day.
A boiler exploded at Albany, Ga.
killed four men and womding ,Wo
others.
Matthew Simpson, senior Bishop,
of the NJ. F.. Church, died in PhiIa
dclphia, Wednesday, aged u years
john Edwards, brakcsman, was
killed by Coles circus men at Deer
Lodge, Montana, Thursday.
Sam League, aged 10, was shot and
killed by Iii, brother, Clinton, al Gal
weston, Tex, Friday.
Marie Williams, col, was Shot and
killed at New York, Friday, by II, II,
Shakeown, a Caban.
L. d, Pickle, aged 60 years. u
Michigan desperate, was Shot and
Killed by an officer, at Rich.!ell, ri
day.
Commodore Cornelius X. Garris
on. the SO-year-old millionaire, OF
New York city, failed last week for
| Sj,0J0,OO). lie made an assignment.
The paper house Of Chaiiicld <
Woods, Cincinnati, was PARTIAL!
burned Sunday. Loss $4,000, fully
insured.
David Hughes, Il prominent citizen
Of Nashville, worth $1,000, was CON
victcd in Chatham county Friday OF
abduction and seduction and SEN
fenced to ten years in the pcnitcnti-
airy.
Jane Butler (colOrcd) shot and Kill
ell her husband during Il quarrel al
New Albany, Ind, last week: Sht
slept in the same room with the body
all night. until the next morning,
when she reported the murder TO the
police.
a premature explosion Of dynamite
at the Coalsburg mines, near Birm-
ingham, Ala, Thursday, killed Hen
~ Langford and Bob Jarvis, miners
: Only four members attended tho
annual reunion Of Mexican Veterans
l at Paris. The youngest was 81 years
| old. Seven have died since the lasl
- meeting.
Taking the last presidential election
| as L basis to break the line of tie sol
id south, the republicans VOID hav,
D Il majority TO cut down in Arkansa,
I. Of lS,S2S, in Florida Of 1910, in Norll
Il Carolina Of 1920, in Virginia Of r.,
i $40, i'll West Virginia. Of ILLS, ant
il ia Tennessee of 20,5l4.
During the last week the current o
the St Johns River, Florida, wa
observed flowing up stream and int,
Lake Monroe. This Is said to be tn
result Of the very low stage Of Tn
water, the slight fall from Lake Mon
roe to the bar, and the prcvaliu!
+ winds.
- a prominent gambler named JAG
-, Taylor, who runs Il faro bank o
! Fifth street, went to Frankfort Il fey
st days ago to Apply in person for til
i remission Of gambling fine. II
=, came to Louisville from Lebanon
- Kentucky, where he knew GovernO
- Knott well. The case was a strOn
W one in favor Of Taylor because of III
r. past relations and long acquaintant
with the Governor. Bat he has at la,
received letter from his EXcclenc
saying since his application Wa
&c made many others had been filed
,r that pardon to him would civ
a. other applicants good cause TO con
i, plain if theirs were not granted ais
~ and that while he regretted not TO
al able to remit his fine he was force
j., to let the law take its course. ri
Il, question with him, he said, was OF
y, of princi lie, and it was his duty
adhere TO it. lie would be glad if
ro could render Taylor any person
~ service which did not conflict vii
or that duty, but he could not grant Ii
application.
This settles the matter of grantil
w. parlons for gambling otlcnses.
tn the Governor felt compelled TO rcnu
,iv Taylor's petition, no one else NET
-, apply.-Louisvillc Post.
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