The Hartford herald., 1885-06-24

duty.
Ft;rmers' Home .JOunm: Som,
farmers in Bracken county, il is SAID
have two crops Of tobacco oD hand AN,
a third one set out. A planter VIII,
held an 1888 crop, through the then
high prices, is not entitled to mucl
sympathy.
A banquet will be given at the Plan,
ter's Hotel In Owensboro, Thursday
evening, to Capt. Ed Farley, ex-Col
lector, by large number of the citizen,
OF that city. Hon. Hunter Wood, tn,
new Collector, will be special guest o
the evening.
Elizabethtown Ne,0s: Ia case to b,
tried between two negroes at Glendale
last week the Magistrate thought IN
would give them jury of their owl
color, but one of the dusky sons OF
Ham positively refused, and said: al
amt gwine to have no niggers tryin'
my case"
Messrs. +. II. Porter, of the Bowling
Green Times Gazette, Wallace Gruelle
of the Breckenridge Ne,os, Hunter
Wood, of the Hopkinsville Nep Ero
and j. X. Mars, of the Danville Ad-
uocdtc, have received good appoint
ments under the present administration
The Kentucky press is so far fortunate
Bourbon Ne,Os: The first number oI
the Gold Eagles "a religio-political paper
edited by colOred men of this city,
made its appearance Wednesday. II
is a SIX column folio, neat in appear
ance, and is edited with sprightliness.
The editors are b. Andrew Franklin
and q. A. Sssle, with associates 5. B.
Young, q. w. Hatton and e. ii. Col
lins business manager, Rev. II. w.
Christian, of the Third Baptist church.
A man named Harris living in Cal.
lOway county slapped his wife's face.
Her father, James Hart, and brother,
Tom Hart, demonstrated, and in the
fight that ensued Harris drew his
knife and after fatally wounding young
Hart stabbed and killed his father in
law. Harris surrendered himself. All
the parties were well-tO-do farmers, and
there is much excitement over tie af-
fair.
Mr.. G.. w. Thompson. of Metcafe
county, has been selected by Collector
Hunter Wood rs his deputy for the
Glasgow division. Mr.. Thompson is a
splendid business man, a thorough
Democrat, temperate, prudent and
safe. No better selection could have
been made for the important trust or
one more acceptable to the Democracy y
Of that end Of the District. Mr.. Thomp-
son will have his headquarters at Ell
Notwithstanding Green Democrat.
MOrganfield correspondent in Hen
derson Journal: John Cation is now
paralyZed in one side from his wound
and Wes. Cation is confied to his bed
from severe and painful attack of
rheumatism. He suffers intensely and
will probably never leave his bed
alive. To finish up the entire family,
rumOr has it that Josephine Fritz is
dead. If 1t be so it seems that the
wrath of God has besn poured out on
that wicked family. They certainly
are paying the penalty for the cruelty
to poor unfortunate Hester Cation.
Prof. w. b. Hayward of Ohio county,
delivered the annual address to the
students Of Grayson Seminary, on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, at the courthouse. The audience
was large and enthusiastic. The graphic
and impassioned style of the speaker
can not be had 60 be fully and properly
1t was a mssterly and
scholarly effort, replete with the
choicest thoughts expressed in the most
elegant and energetic language. A
synopsis of this splendid address will
appear in later issue. Prof. w. b.
Hayward was requested to award the
honor medals won by the scholars
during the past term, which he did in
n happy style: English Grammar,
Mrs. Sallie Goldsberry, Common
School Course, Miss Ollie Rogers; Col
legiate Branch, Mr.. w. f. Madeira,
first, and Messrs. Weston Bruner and
]. II. Coyle, secOnd.-Stmbedm.