Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-03
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

drowned at Navasota, Tex, Friday
Ben Green, col. was killed by a
falling tree, Thursday, in Daviess
county.
David Meriwether, the veteran
hotel keeper of Frankfortd died Friday,
aged 70.
The Greensboro Inquirer has OPEN
ed free "wantcd" column. Putting
OH city airs.
The engine house of the L. II N.
road, at Auburn, was destroyed by
fire last week.
Miss Eliza Bowls, aged 60, was
found dead in her bed, in Daviess
county, Tuesday.
VIM. Scott, policeman, has sued
the Courier-Journal for $4,000 DAM
ages, for alleged libel.
John Smith, aged 10, broke through
the ice while skating in a Daviess
county creek, and was drowned, Jan.
26.
Bath county, through her magis-
trates, has sued the G. & o. railroad
for $4,000 back taxes claimed to be
due her.
Geo. Adams was killed by his
tenant named Hume, in Livingston
county, in row about some timber,
Friday.
Dolph Bailey, col, who murdered
Howard Dudley, col, in Lincoln
county two years ago has just been
captured and jailed.
A new bank has been started at
Lawrenceburg, Anderson county,
with w. +. Bond, as President, and
j. NJ. johnson, cashier.
Four men entered the residence OF
Warren Addison, a merchant OF
Morchead, and slugged him and
robbed him of $3.50, Thursday night.
The Times says DR.. c. G. Graham,
who celebrated his Tooth birthday, at
Louisville, last October is sick and
, his entire system seems to be breaking
down.
Jno. r. Wolfe, a convict who was
wounded by a guard, while attempt
ing to escape from the penitentiary
last August, died from his wounds
last Friday.
5 Mrs. c. NJ. Clay, mother of con
f gresham Jas. F. Clay, died in Hen
: dersOn last Thursday in the seth yea
$ of her age. She was a member o
e the Baptist church.
Capt. 7. d. Marcum, who was as
D saulted by Geo. Frashier at Catletts
burg with a club, expresses the be
s lief that Frashier was hired to as
e sassinate him by his enemies.
Mrs. j. NJ. Pearl, caught her cloth
= ing on fire while alone in her room
in Louisville, and was burned to deaf
last Friday, before her cries brougl
!, assistance. She was a widow.
! Willie Durham was accidental
d killed by the discharge of gun, h
If was loading, in Ohio county, Will
e out hunting, Thursday. The bod
a was not found until the next day.
WIN. Collins was shot and kille,
), by WIN. Catron, at the latter's hous
u near Sardis, Mason county, the excus
being that Collins was too thick wit
Catron's wife. Catron was a
rested.
Il Miss Jennie Sauhey, pretty lit
G. l7-year-old daughter of Judge M.
to Saufey, of Stanford, eloped to Cha
H. tanooga last Tuesday with VIM. {
J, Dunn, young farmer, and they wei
t. married.
IS, jim Bates accident ally killt
II Rhodes Ekin in Winchester Frida
3: They were both colored men wi
G. were killing hogs and the pistol Bat
1. was shooting them with was acc
n dentally discharged.
Last Thursday at 3 A. NJ, fire
= Bowling Green destroyed four built
. ings which with their contents we
r valued at something over $4,000. II
- insurance was about $l1,500. II
T office of the Times was totally destro
n ed. Loss $1,000 with So, 400 insuranC
This makes three or four times in
= b. Gaines has been burned out in Il
h. last few years. The Times will
IN sumo publication as soon as ne
no outfit can be secured.
ne Paducah News: The penitentia
or at Eddyville will be the most mode
In in design and handsomest in arcf
e. lecture in the South. The ma
. building will be made of cut stol
er with wings ON each side so feet hig
IL built of the same material. In t
to wing rooms there will be $50 eel
e. There will be also handsome bri
no hospital and four commodious bri
e. workshops, each 200 feet long by
o. feet wide. The entire plant will co
lat tain 101S acres of ground, which W
Ii be enclosed with a stone wall Is f
be high. About 100000 bricks will
10 used in constructing the building
'es One hundred convicts are now
ill work, quarrying stone, choppi
H. wood and preparinT to make brio