Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-21
CLIPPED NEWS ITEMS.

A. ALDER committed suicide at
Omaha.
S. j. Moore and a child were killed
by lightning, near Nashville, Ill.
Everything is quiet at Cincinnati
and the militia are leaving for home.
Grasshoppers have appeared in
Adams county, Indiana, in vast num-
bers.
A Company has been organized 10
construct all electric elevated railroad
in Chicago.
Al Fort Niobrara a private soldier
killed corporal, and in turn was kill
ed by the guard.
Corporal Schroeder of the Four
teenth regiment was drowned at
Cincinnati while bathing.
Work has been generally resumed
III the lumber yards at Chicago and
at the Pullman car-works.
Mrs. Joseph Kettclhake and her 9
months-old babe were drowned at st.
Charles, Mo.
Illinois is pronounced free ofpleuro-
pneumonia among cattle by the live
stock commission.
Parsons mullatto wife publishes
letter asking suspension of judg-
ment until the evidence is heard.
Ninety-one striking coal miners of
Washington county, Pennsylvania,
have been indicted for conspiracy.
The A. o. ii. Convention, in session
at st. Paul, sent a congratulatory
message to Parnell and Gladstone.
Benjamin Harmon, farmer of
O'Neill, Neb., was poisoned with
strychnine and charges his wife with
the. crime.
Lightning struck barn of Thomas
Roland, near Virden, ILL.,, killing two
horses and fatally injuring two 9TH
ers.
Emma Fleetwood, who has been
ON trial at Charleston, ILL.,, charged
with the murder of her parents, has
been acquitted.
: Farmer Clark's daughter was
burned to death, near Mt. Carmel.
She was making a mosquito "smudgeH
and poured oil on the fire.
A representative of British syndi-
cate of capitalists is at Baltimore to
make proposals for building the
Chesapeake and Delaware ship canal.
While trying 10 break up old iron
with dynamite at Pittsburg terrific
explosion took place, SCATTERING sew
eral houses and seriously lniuring
one man.
Gov. Gray of Indiana will not yet
attempt to vacate the Office of attor-
ney-general, the present occupant OIL
which is insane.
BARLEY Campbell's friends have
thought it best to "put him under re.
straint." lie is following John
McCullough's road.
A Judgment in favor of the gov
eminent for $ll6,559 has been render
ed at Chicago against Gen. JOIN
Macarthur, ex-postmaster, for short
age in accounts.
Herr Most's counsel demurrcd t
the indictment and the argumen
was set down for Monday, May II.
The moulders at the E. P. Allison
Manufacturing Company's works
Milwaukee, returned to work at tn
old prices. .
Two companies of Illinois militi
have been ordered to East st. Loui
to relieve the two companies ordered
away.
Michael Brok, an unmarried far
mer, while rowing in skiff acros
the Kankakee River near Womenct
ILL.,, was killed by lightning.
Charles Grant, the manager am
driver of the celebrated trotter, 10
Bunker, has issued challenge t
trot his horse against Tom Rodger
for $4,000.
The Bishops of the Methodist Epis
copal church began their semi-annus
meeting at Buffalo 10 arrange pla
of Episcopal visitation, and dispose Q
other official business.
Alfred Baucum, of Owen count!
committed suicide. lie was fifty year
old, and leaves wife and sewers
children. Financial and family trou
bles.
An accident happened to the trai
carrying Forepaugh's circus on til
Lackawanna road in New York, b
which number of persons were IN
jured.
Mrs. Wright, in Jail at Neillsvill'
Wis, on suspicion of having poison
ed her husband, has made confessio
duplicating Daniel Allen, paramoul
and he was also arrested.