Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-08


Richardson, Rep, is elected sheriff
in Boyd by 100 majority and the rest
Of the Republican ticket by larger
majorities.
Warren elected the Democratic
ticket without opposition. VIM. Mizc
was elected marshal of Bowling
Green.
Grayson county went Democratic
by a close vote. Local option carried
at Leitchield by 2G votes and at Nell
wood by big majority.
Alfred Pulliam, col, was struck on
the head and killed by Henry Over
ton, COL. for voting the Democrat
ticket, in Fayette county.
At Somerset, Jas. Lay, and one Dll-
ton met attic election and renewed an
old quarrel, and Lay shot and killed
Dalton. Lay was arrested.
AT OSceola, Green county. VIM.
LObb cut and killed Jno. w. Judd in
an election row. Both were l5-year-
old boys and Judd was drunk.
Democracy and prohibition tri-
nmphed in Ohio. Caldwell went
Democratic and Lyon elected Rep
ublican sheriff and Democratic School
Superintendent
The Democratic county ticket was
elected in Bourbon, but Holt. Rep.
carried the county for Superior Court
judge by 200. Riddell was badly
scratched.
Livingston went Democratic and the
county seat removal question went
against Smithland. Ballard was al
50 Democratic and Wickliffc won the
county scat.
Bath, Brackcn, Clark, Elliott,
Greenup, Lawrence, Mason, Morgan,
Menifee, Powell, Trimblc, Robertson,
Wolfe and Scott scored their usual
Democratic Victories.
In Kenton there was sharp con-
test between independent and regu-
lar Democrats and the former ticket
was elected. One district voted
against liquor license.
AT Fredcrickstown, Washing tor
county, a man named Rhodes was
shot and MORALLY wounded by 9
man named Wilson. Both were
Nelson county men.
The first returns indicated the
election of Holt, Rep, for Superior
Court Judge, but the reports from
the interior counties are favorable t.
Riddell and he is elected by from
1000 to 1900 votes.
Jasper Lunsford, for sheriff and
j. j. Glenn, School Superintendent
both Democrats, were elected in Hop
llins and prohibition was carried il
the county by 264. The vote was ;
very heavy one.
| In election rows at Charlottesville
Burr Dean was shot in genera
light and JAS. Raikes was killed b,
Jim Durchill. Tom Raikes, Franz
Boards and two negroes were alst
wounded in the melees.
In street fight at Morehead, Row
an county, election day, Sol. Bradley
peacemakcr, was shot and killct
and Ad. Sizemore was fatally wound
ed. Several others were badl,
wounded.
12,G0l votes were cast in Louisville
Sam Risley was elected marshal o
city court, w. r. Abbott, City Attor
ney. Jno. G.. Simrall, Law ant
Equity court and Jno. d. Barbour
sheriff, had no opposition. All tn
winners are Democrats.
From away up in Portsmouth, n
H., hitherto a Republican stronghold
comes the cheering news of sweep
ing Democratic victory. Calvin Page
DEM, defeated w. II. Size, Rep, 70
mayor by vote of 1908 to 1874. Th
Democrats also elected II of 10 coun
cilmen and 6 of 8 aldermen and sc
cured control of the city government
for the first time in seven years.
A hard fight was made in Fayett
county, but the Democrats made
clean sweep and carried the count
by 1900 majority. In Lexington Gee
Stewart, Democrat was killed b
Jas. Geers, u one armed gambler q
the polls, and in a fight in u saloo
Dick Murphy killed Jack Cleary wit
a knife.