Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-07
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

A man named Taylor in Hender-
on county towers Z feet aud l inch
.bove mother earth.
The Greenville Echo takes occasion
o blow its horn little in turning its
ninth year. |
Mrs. H. w. Hobbs was burned to-
leath at Owingsville. Her clothing
caught OH fire from the Fireplace.
G. NJ. Thomas and ]. M. Hughes
are rival Democratic candidates for
the Legislature, in Fayette Co.
A nine-year-old son of James JUS
tice, Warren county, was killed by
the falling of a tree his father cut
down.
The three-year-old daughter of
Alex Brown, COL, was burned to-
death while playing in the fire, near
Paris, Thursday.
Four store-rooms were burned in
Russellville Thursday morning be-
fore daylight, The losses were most
ly covered by insurance.
The City Council of Louisville has
voted to buy 10000 bushels of coal to
be distributed TO the poor, but the
Mayor will plobably veto the meas
ure.
Three business houses were burned
at Marion Tuesday night. The loss
es foot up $4,000; insurance $500.
Darr Bros, $1,000; Pierce & Co., 81
600, and Woods & Walker, l,400,
were the heaviest losers.
Mrs. Jno. Mitchell, of Livingston
Co., eloped with AL. Champion to
Anna, Ill. Her husband had her ar
rested and jailed on a charge of adul-
terry. Champion resisted arrest and
was shot, perhaps fatally. Mrs.
Mitchell will return to her husband
when she is released.
There were three clipping couples
spliced in Jacksonville Thursday,
viz: Frank ]. Pappham, of Brock
enridge, and Fannie Mcdonald, of
Hardin Co.; Robt. L. Rawles and
Sallie E. Brown, of Louisville, and
Josh Bell and Matilda Francis Por-
ter, of Casey Co. The old man follow
ed the last couple with a shotgun,
but they were not overtaken.
The commission to settle the claim
of Capt. Newton Craig, former Keep
er of Penitentiary, against the State,
has rendered a decision, awarding
the claimant $3,S47S3, with interest
at per cent. from January l, 1856,
making the total award $l0,9S5.52
Capt. Craig has fought for his claim
before every Legislature that has met
in Kentucky for years.
Brannin G. Sherley, a young man
aged 81 years and worth $4,000 in
cash, eloped from a church concert
at a Louisville theatre, Thursday
with Miss Brittle Mcdonald, aged II
one of the singers on the programme
and they were married in Jefferson
vile. The bride is also wealthy anC
a belle. They have gone to Cuba t.
spend the winter. The groom is sale
to be quite wild young blade, whit
is not engaged in any lucrative bust
ness, and the probabilities are tina
his capital will soon be turned int
experience.
Fl There arrived young and lovin
4 couple in the city Wednesday name
. L. NJ. johnson and Kennie Simpson
f from Princeton, Ky. They repaire
: at once TO the Courthouse, and afte
: procuring a license sought Rev. Gill
b land, of the Walnut Street churcl
+ and were united in Wedlock. 1t
/ understood that these young Peep
n have been opposed in their love a
fairs by stern and seemingly unfee
ing parents, and that they met an
eloped to Evansville, where thu
1t found happiness and consolatio
IS They will return this morning an
IS beg forgiveness, as dutiful childrt
G should do.-Evansville Journal.
=, The Court of Appeals Thursd,
i. decided the suit of L. G. Baldw
~ versus Judge NJ. Il. Shine and Harl
"a P. Whitaker, from Kenton county,
7 which was involved the assessme
q for State taxes of the property
=, Kentucky of non resident heirs. T
9 estate in question is that of the Ia
J., r. r. Bowler, of Cincinnati, of viii
Mr.. Baldwin is administrator, a
~ the defendants are respectively Cou
"a ty Judge of Kenton and Audito
"a Agent. The decision of the Coz
m of Appeals sustains that of Jud
g Shine, of the court below, and t
= sum to be added to the Treasury,
the shape of back taxes, viii amou
to upwards of 100000. An appeal
the Supreme Court is a possibility,