Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-25
GENERAL NOTES.
Pres. Cleveland will visit the State
Fair at Richmond in October.


Fair at Richmond in October.
Gov. Lowry, Democrat, governor
of Mississippi has been re-nominated.
The Memphis strcet-car strike is AT
an end,
A railroad war at Memphis caused
tickets to sell last Thursday from
Memphis to New York for 81.
Thirty-two cases of smallpox were
reported at Montreal, Quebec, Thurs
day.
Henry and Geo. Flehman, of Chica-
90, were rendered insane by the ex.
cessive use of tobacco.
The cotton, corn and tobacco crops
of the South are reported the largest
on record.
A Newport, r. I. Brewery has been
seized for using counterfeit beer
stamp, and the proprietor put under
$4,000 bond.
Terra lIaute, Ind, was shaken up
Thursday by the elopement of Miss
Annie McKeen, daughter of w. r,
McKeen, President of the Vandalia
railroad, with her fathers horseman,
V. L. Schuler.
The latest estimates place the total
yield Of wheat this year in the Uni
ted States al 33l,000,000 bushels,
which is l30,000,000 bushels less than
the average crop of the last five
years.
At Ell Paso, Texas, hereafter all
trains arriving over the Mexican
Central railway will be closely in
spected to prevent the landing of
passengers from the yellow fever
districts of Mexico.
The transfer of gold coin from the
Sub-Treasury in San Francisco, to
the Sub-Treasury in New York,
through the mails has been resumed.
The amount already shipped is
$ll, 100000.
The U. S. Treasury has paid un
disturbed claims against the Worlds
Exposition at New Orleans amount
ing to $lSS,O00, and has yet SCI, $3.50 to
pay. This will leave, of the amount
appropriated SIG, 02O in the Treasury.
A fire at Port Washington, L. l.,
Friday caused the loss ofover 100000,
by the burning of six former Naval
vessels and two schooners. The YES
sells had been condemned and were
sold to Stannard Il Co., who bought
them for the old iron and timber.
Jno. Nichols, Vice President of
the City National Bank, Fort Worth,
Texas, whose sudden death occurred
Monday the 18th, was found to be a
defaulter to the extent of 100000.
His body will be exhumed to ascer-
tain whether or not he suicided.
Ella Morrison, young lady i'll
with typhoid fever at the Huron
street hospital, Cleveland, o., left
her room last Wednesday during the
absence of the nurse and fell or jump
ed over the railing in the upper hall.
She fell distance of thirty feet,
striking on steam-heater. Her
skull was crushed and both arms
broken, and death ensued shortly.
The idea of cooperative agricult-
ure is being elaborated by the Mime
apolis Knights of Labor, who have
been a corporated society since 1883.
AT their last meeting they discussed
a scheme for the founding ola colony
where spectators cannot enter. The
society propose issueing 5000 shares
at $40 each, to be invested in land,
the limit for each member to be one
half section. In this way each will
be provided with home and farm,
even though he be of moderate
means.
AT a meeting of business men of
Birmingham, last Thursday it was
shown that there is excellent pros
pect for the closing of Forty-mile
Gap, on the Georgia Pacific Railroad,
between there and Columbus, Miss.
New Workers have shown a DISPOSE
ton to take bonds 10 the extent of
81, 100000 or more for that purpose if
100000 worth is taken here, and the
impression at the meeting indicate
that this condition can be complied
with. Sixty odd thousand dollars
have already been promised, and
canvass will be made at once for the