Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-12
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

Andrew west was killed by 1hll-
ing limb, in Pulaski county.
John Carter, of Cynthiana, was IA
tally kicked by a vicious horse.
Three negroes were sold in Rich
mond the other day, as Migrants.
II. Y. Bush is the Democratic noml-
nee for the Legislature in Hancock.
In Lincoln equity, Isham Montgom-
cry, aged 40, was kicked to death by
horse.
The trial of Thos. Crittenden for
killing Rose Moseley, col, resulted
in hung jury.
Lou Howard killed Cal. Smith, in
Daviess county, last week, by knock
ing him in the head.
DR.. j. j. Speed, one of Louisville's
best known physicians, died last
week, aged 60 years.
Mrs. Bridget Crow committed sui
eide in Louisville by hanging herself
with rope, last Friday.
Miss Aletha Young, of Mercer
county, committed suicide by taking
Trough on Rats" No cause assigned.
J. NJ. Hooper, a carpenter, was
killed by a falling rock while work.
ing in tunnel near Central city,
Thursday.
The Catlettsburg Democrat says
there is a mule in Floyd county, the
property Of Mrs. Honaker, that is 81
years old and is still spry and active.
Geo. Cole and Doc Smith, two
young bloods of Vanccburg, fought
a duel with knives and Cole was ia
tally and Smith seriously cut. They
quarreled over girl.
The result of the "Boy Preachers"
labOrs at the Walnut st. Methodist
Church, Louisville, for two weeks
was l42 conversions. He is now
preaching at another church on
Eighth street.
VIM. Weber, convict who cs-
capped from the penitentiary Nov.
1888, voluntarily returned to serve
out his time last week. He was sent
from Louisville for four years for
grand larceny.
Returns from rs counties to the
State Agricultural Bureau relative to
the crop put the condition of wheat
at 80 per cent, corn, 81 rye, 60; bar
ley, 40 ; oats, 50. The reports indicate
that fruit will be plenty.
lobe Beadles, COL, attempted to
murder and rob grocer named
Gregory, at Fulton, while lie was
drawing molasses late at night. Greg
DRY was stabbed six times but man
aged to run the negro off before he
fell from loss of blood. lie will re-
cover.
The latest mathematical % prob
len sent to the State University is the
following: of the earth's orbit
about the sun is 2,5OO,OOO,OOO miles
what would be the hypothenuse of a
right-angle triangle inscribed within
a circle circumscribed by a hexa.
gon?"
FRANKLIN FAvoRITE: There is a
young man in this county about II
years of age who has never spoken
to any living human except member;
Of his own family. He is a very
bright youth and his strange manner
can not be accounted for. For in.
stance He was at the house of one
Of his neighbors recently, and upon
being confronted by beautiful
young lady and urged 10 remain un'
til after supper, he turned to his lit,
tie sister who was by his side, and
exclaimed, "Tell her / can't stayw
Hopkinsville and Paducah, who
class themselves among Western
Kentucky's best towns, have been
just on the eve of building water
works for two or three years, but il
is long twilight in those localities
and they are still just on the eve
The water-works proposition has
been voted upon and carried in both
places, and contracts have been made
with different contractors, all Of
whom have failed up to this moment
to commence work. Let our neigh.
bors have Il care that they do not gel
as bad case of water-works on theil
hands as has Observation-Disclosures.
ger.