Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1885-10-02
CLINTON, KY.
Sept. 9th, 1885.

Mississippi river, is town that lslh-
creasng in size and mercantile i'm
portance, more rapidly than, per-
haps, any other town in the Kentucky
Purchase. This place, enjoying the
best of railroad and water facilities,
surrounded by a country that will
produce every product known to Ken
lucky soil, offers many inducements
to those wishing TO locate in strict
ly moral community. About A years
ago, rigid local option was establish
ed here, which has been so faithfully
observed that the thirsty throat can
not obtain even a glass of beer or a
drink of Hostetter's Bitters with
which to relieve its dryness; as a
consequence of total abstinence. the
population of Clinton has within the
last half decade, increased from LOCO
to 1000; Marvin College, flourish
ing institution of learning, having
over a hundred pupils, in addition to
Clinton college, previously establish
ed, has been built; $4,000 brick
court house graces the public square,
more than dozen fine brick bust
ness houses have been erected and
handsome residences almost without
number, now dot the land about,
which five years ago was a vacant
waste.
The Jail here has only 5 or 6 in
mates, all except one having been
sent from Columbus, the only town
in the county where whisky is sold
intelligence has become the rule, not
the exception; 6 churches, white
and 3 colOred, are in a flourishing
condition and indeed your cores
pondent can truthfully say that q
moral and religious tone pervades
the society of this place, that he has
found in no other town. In truth
Clinton may be considered a mode
town and it bids fair to ere long be-
come a city second to no other in
South West Kentucky, where hos
pitality and kindness fill the heart OF
the stranger with feelings of pro
foundest gratitude.
Circuit Court convened here las
Monday, with Judge James Camp
bell, of Paducah, in the chair ant
Charlie Thomas, also of Paducah, al
Commonwealth attorney. Tit
docket for this term of COURTS small
embracing very few cases of note
the most important, however, being
a murder case, continued till mex
court.
The main points of this case arr
about as follows, viz. Robt. Virgin
OH one day of last Spring, had som,
hard words with one Robt. Smitl
but peaceable adjustment ofthe diff
Guilty having been made Virgin left
and was followed to his home by
Smith and his brother. When tht
Smith Bros. reached Virgin the quar-
rel was renewed and Virgin strucl
r. Smith with a brick, thereupol
Smith shot Virgin killing him on tn
spot. The Smiths fled to Springfield,
: Mo-, and were not captured till
weeks ago. On their return to Gin
ton Robt. Smith died with consump
ton and the case of the other brothe
as accessory, was continued as here
tofore stated.
Joe Neiley negro preacher, was
this court, sentenced to the peniten
tiary for years for attempted rape o
a little colored girl last year. The othe
cases before the court are maiDl
; trivial and will be summarily dispos
! ed of.
On Monday afternoon this tow
was startled by the report of mos
} brutal tragedy enacted about 4 mile
, in the country. VIM. Waldro
several years ago married sister G
, Jacob Roller and one child was tn
issue of the union. Woldrop's viii
having died, he became the legi
guardian of his child's interest in tn
) Roller estate which adjoined the farI
of said Jacob Roller. For some tim
the aforementioned men have had
contention concerning the cross fenC
between their farms and on last Nor
day the quarrel being renewed, Ro
Ter seized a large club with which h
struck Woldrop on the head fractul
ing his skull, from the effects of whic
injury he died in a few hours. Ro
Ter left for parts unknown and ha
| not yet been apprehended. Bot
parties were considered quiet, LAY
! abiding citizens and the terrible trag
edy is much regretted Throughout