Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-09


Hon. Jas. A. Mckenzie delivered
the annual address at the commence
ment of the Versailles College last
week.
The tobacco barn of Jas. Tread.
way, near Owingsvillc, was burned
ny iucendiarics. Loss $1,000; insured
for $I00.
p. A. Cline is the Democratic NOM
mee to represent Letchdr, Knott, Mar.
lin and Pike counties in the next
Legislature.
Miss Emma Davis, daughter of
Jno. w. Davis. was murdered hy
unknown parties near Ilardnsburg,
Thursday.
Chas. +. Adams, tired of life and
took - grains Of morphine and died
from the effects, in Louisville. He
was 81 years old.
David DE Garmo fell from Il scat
fold, distance of Is feet, in Padu-
cab, and was instantly killed. lie
was carpenter.
The State Dental Association met
in Louisville last week. DR.. Clyde,
of CovingiOn, was elected President
and DR.. Dunn, of Louisville, Socrc-
tary.
Ernest Phomm committed suicide
in Louisville, by drowning. lie was
at one time in the lunatic asylum,
and was probably insane at the time
he took his life.
Wilbur, a 5-year-old son Of L. =.
Moscley, fell into the river at Ste
phensport, Breckenridge Co., while
playing on the bank and was
drowned.
A. II. Shacklett is the Democratic
nominee for the Legislature in Me-
Lean. There were seven candidates
voted for in the primary, the winner
receiving only 20S votes.
Chas. F. Wing, who was tried at
Princeton for the murder of Marshal
w. r, Cruger, Dec. 20, 1882, was con-
victed of man-slaughter and given
10 years in the penitcntiary.
The Eminence Constitutionalist,
which was recently burned out, re-
ccived donations in cash to the amount
Of $l73,75 from members Of the press.
The building destroyed has been re-
built.
Miss Annie Shelby, grand-daugh-
ter of Gov. Isaac Shelby, was mar
ried at Stanford last Wednesday to
Mr.. Godfrey Darbyshire, of England.
The bridal couple will sail for Eng
land in few days.
Miss Fannie Bryson has been SEN
fenced to one year in the peniientiary |
for shooting and woundmg Miss Adj
lie Beard, in Louisville. They were
rivals for the affections Of young
man named Geo. McClcery.
An entire block of buildings burned
at Harrodsburg, including Capt.
Phil Thompson's residence, the Mer-
Ger Bank, telegraph Office, express
office, half a dozen stores and several
dwelling houses. Loss $4,000.
William, son of Henry Kincade,
living on Bull Run creek, was drown
ed last Sunday morning. lie and
some other boys were riding on some
plank in the backwater, when he fell
off and drowned before assistance
could be rendered. Hartford Herald.
At Lexington a somewhat notori-
)us character, named Mike Donahue,
was arrested by the police about s 80
last Wednesday night and placed in
/ cell IN the watch house. About
LO:l5 o'clock officers going into the
,ell found him dead. A negro in
he same cell said he had been dead
;ome time.
Green Bronaugh, the negro whom
John Bryant struck on the head with
/ spade last week on the railroad
wo miles north of town, died from
INJURIES received. He was taken 10
and buried. lie was
conscious and in his right mind up
o his death, although his skull was
earthly fractured and his brains
)Ozed out. He said the blow felt |