The Hartford herald., 1885-06-17
STATE NEWS.

Grayson Springs will not be opened
to the public this season.
Hon. Atilla Cox has been appointed
Collector in the Fifth District.
Michael Barrett, IA grocery keeper o
Louisville committed suicide last Wed
nesday.
A rose bush in Paris, KY, is 100 yea r,
old, and il now in bloom with beauti.
full white Roses.
George W. Cochrall, a brakeman
WAS killed at Cynthiana, Ky, Will.
making up freight train.
Harry Holdsworth, an Elizabeth
town banker, has been sent to the pen
itentiary for seven years for forgery.
General =. Il. Buckner, of Greens
burgh, was married last Wednesday /,
Miss Della Claiborne, Of Richmond
Va.
+. NJ. Ashby, of Bullitt county, Ina,
"A sheep with "A horn over two inche,
long on the end of its tail The sheel
is about one year old.
Jennie Hoover, of Elkton, KY, wa
shot last Wednesday at Louisville, b,
party of roughs. Two of the party
have been caught and jailed.
Wood Wortham, of Litchfeld, has
made an assignment to his brother, J
:. Wortham for the benefit of his credi.
tors. His liabilities are about $500
and assets about $4,000.
The Butler County Netos says Mr.
James Wilson and Miss Albina Render
daughter of Mr.. Lewis Render, of the
Big Bend, We're married at S O'Clock
Wednesday night, at Salem church In
that county.
Miss Fannie Bryson has been sen-
fenced to Ole year in the penitentiary
for shooting and wounding Miss Addie
Beard, in Louisville. They were ri
walls for the affections of a young man
named Geo. McCleery.
Mr.. Jay Northup, of Louisa, was
elected Chairman at the meeting of the
State Board Equalization at Frankfort
Wednesday morning, and John w.
Payne and Horace Posey, Of Frankfort,
and G. G.. Coulter, of Maytield, secre-
taries.
Joe Gray, charged with having
murdered Miss Emma Davis, near
Hardinsburg, about two weeks ago,
has been taken to Louisville and lodged
in jail to avoid being mobbed. He
will remain there until the October
term of Breckenridge Circuit Court,
when ne will be returned for trial.
The Louisville Post of Monday says
"Mr. J. q. Barrett, President Of the
Citizens National Bank, fell from the
back porch at his country residence
yesterday and was badly bruised about
the neck and back. His injuries are
not regarded dangerous, though he
failed to come to town this morning" ;"
Central City Argus: DIR. Robinson
informs us that the little children OF
Mr.. Burgess n. Taught, who were in-
jured some time since by horse, are
quite rapidly and will soon
be entirely recovered. 1t was thought
for a while that the right arm of the
little boy would have to he amputated,
but such was not the case.
Another row comes from Eastern
Kentucky. Three brothers, George,
William and James Thompson on one
side, and their two cousins, Wilkerson
and Rufus Lawson Oh the other, joined
in desperate fight with pistols and
shotguns at East Bernstadt, Laurel
county. WilkersOn Lawson was kill
ed, and Rufus Lawson seriously wound.
ed.
Samuel Tuttle,a young man employed
at Longs saw mill, in Clark county,
died last week from the effects of an
accident of Monday. While taking a
plank from the edger another plank
was thrown violently from the machine
and, striking him in the abdomen,
inflicted fatal wound. He was a
native of the county, young and un-
Collector Wood has not yet arranged
his bond, but will have 1t ready in u
day OF two TO forward for approval. He
expects to take charge of the office in
about ten days. We understand that
Mr.. James II. Wood, at present editor
Of the New Era, will be one of his
deputies. We have not learned whom
Mr.. Wood will employ to edit his
paper.-SOuth kentuckidn.
The Henderson JON nal says: News
was received in the city yesterday of
most deplOrable occurrence at Spotts-
vile, in this county. 1t appears that
two brothers, Messrs. John and James
Haynes, became involved in an alter
cation which resulted In the latter cut.
ting his brothers. throat from ear to
ear, causing death to ensue soon after.
The slayer was arrested, brought to the
city and confined in the county Jail
yesterday"
The Union county correspondent Of
The Henderson journal says crop pros
pects are good. The late rains have
been of inestim able value to the wheat
and farmers now predict an average of
crop over the county. Corn
Is looking fine and the stand generally
good. The army worm has made its
appearance in some portions OF the
county, but no serious damage has yet
been done. Oats and meadows are
looking splendid.