The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-12-16
STATE NEWS.


an act "a submit Prohibition.
\ hundred convicts are working on
the STATE peuitentiary at Eddy VILE
progress - RAPID.
The ,ohacco trade of Henderson H.
booming, and money down there ~
plentiful ~ chips.
The colrred people OF Lexington, have
started a weekly psper called me a.
rance lldfchmdn.
Lee. who murdered McClanahau in
Henderson county, escaped across tn
river AT Uniont0wn.
The GENEROUS ladies of Frankfort will
give the convic,s in the penileutiay "a
royal Christmas dinner.
W. W. Anderson, Of The Elizabeth
town NetCS, has been appointed Indian
Agent AT Crow creek, Indian Territory.
The Central Kentucky Lunatic Asy-
lum during the past two years received
1876 patients, aud discharged 305 increase
1871.
Mr.. Willis, Louisvllle's Congressman,
will endeavor to have the new Home
for Disabled Soldiers located at that
place.
4 coiored woman died in Louisville
last week, who Was said To have teen
III years old, aud who left a daughter
100 \ ears old and 80 grandchildren.
Crazed toy handsome prize being
drawn over in Robertson county, every
body ian Orangebugg. Mason county, Is
investing in Louisiana lottery tickets.
The Frankfort public school building
"a, Lac "a
sured for $1,000. Ii will be built Ia
the spring. six hundred pupils thrown
out.
Commissioner Davis reports the corn
crop of 1883 ia Kentucky a. being one
of the largest ever harvested, the acre
age being l06 and the condition % per
cent.
Shelly Custard. our cvlinder press
man, il nearly seventy years of age,
but he turns ouj 800 copies OF the DeOi-
Ocrot an hour with ease. 80 Winchester
Democrat.
Trey NoDd-on, Of the OwensbOro
MessengeI, was an applicant Tor the
Owensboro postmastership, but Wa
defeated by James Kennedy, who Sc
cured the appointment.
throughout the State continue tn in
crease IN number aud success. All
over the State papers are speaking of
the great work of grace IN progress.
Just Oue-haH the counties in Ken
lucky - iiftv nine in number are
pauper counties; that Is, their eXpend-
itures exceed their revenue. The ag
gregate expenditures above revenue Is
S2iO, 222. 40. The net revenue from re-
mairing, or revenue paying counties is
SS3S, 34i 30.
United States Commissioner of Fish
anu Fisheries, Professor Spencer +.
Baird, has sent Ia State Fish Commits
sioner T.. G.. BIackford three thousand
live carp for distribution to persons de-
string to stock ponds. Each applicant
will be furnished with twenty live fish
free of cost. Some four thousand live
carp have alreads been distributed in
this state To those who have applica-
tons during the last year.
Greensboro is an important figure in
the tobacco trade of the State Within
ITS limits are twenty-five stemmeries
and re-handling and packing houses,
and some of which do very large
bacco are stemmed aud shipped To the
foreign markets aud sold as strips, "A
very convenient form for export, es-
pecially to England, where the duty Is
80 high.
The population of Kentucky, ac-
cording To the L. :. census, IN 1850, was
Gas, $3.50. The number of legal voters
reported to the Auditor in 1855, was
$50, Sol The number of pupil children
reported To the Superintendent or Pub
lie Instruction by trustees in 1850, was
6l2, 233. The number of pupil children
reported TO the Auditor by Assessors in
1855, was only 4S3, li4, or ll5 2l7 less
than was reported II the Superintend-
ent. The figures disclose some inter
estiug facts. The number OF pupil
children in kentucky nearly doubles
the number of legal voters, and com
prises over one-third of the entire pop
ulation of the State.
Kentucky is one of the grandest States |
in the Union. Its citizens are the soul
of honor, and to be a kentuckian is coH-
Sidered distinction of which they are
all proud. The State has passed through |
serious embarrassment. Ii has had many |
obstacles with which to contend, but |
its commercial growth along with its
agricultural resources and advantages |
are fast bringing it To the front. lis
railroads are multiplying, and its inter
nal improvements are rapidly iucrras-
ing, and now great pride is everywhere
manifest in its general enlightenment.
We are proud of Kentucky and admire
all of her courteous and chivalrous cit!-
Zens. - DdnuiUe Tribune.
The Owensboro Inquirer tells of the
action Of sharp lawyer of that city.
While standing in IA store he CHANGED
TO overhear IA conversation relative tn
pocket book, which had Just been found
on the floor 10y one of the clerks, where
it bad been dropped 10y "a customer, who
had left "A few moments before. Gath
erirg that the pocket-bnok, which cou-
tailed considerable money, belonged
TO a gentleman against whom he repre-
scented "A claim, which he had vainlY
stiiveu to collect, he said nothing, tut
has;entd To The urt-house, and within
ifieen minutes had gotten gu AN a
tach meBt, placed il in the hands of the
Sheriff aud had it served Oh the holders
IF the lost wallet before the luckless