Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.


paying 81, 900 license each.
The Democratic state convention
meets at Springfield, Mo-, August 26.
Thomas Nash was murdered by
Sam Bradley at Birds Eye, Ind, OH
the 9th inst.
Loi Poy, a Chinaman, ended his
life by cutting his throat last Tues
day, in New York City.
Gen. Jno. A. Logan is in Kansas
and addressed large audience at
Lawrenceburg Monday.
W. c. Frehling's dry goods store
at Hamilton, o., was destroyed by
fire, Tuesday night. Loss $4,000.
w. w. Saunders, convicted ofmur-
der in the first degree and awaiting
sentence, escaped from Jail at Albany,
Oregon, last Monday night.
Gus Clark shot VIM. Enright at
Batavia, N. Y, Wednesday, killing
him instantly. The gun only had a
wad in it.
In an eight-round glove contest at
Cincinnati, Monday, Pete Nolan, of
that city, defeated Jack Burke, the
champion of England.
A favorable report has been made
on the claim for pension of Mrs.
Pavy, widow of DR.. Pavy who per-
ished with the Greedy party.
DR.. j. II. Wheels and Carrie Ru-
dolph, little 4-year-old girl were
drowned while boat riding on lake
near Paducah OH the Illinois side.
In Baltimore last Monday, Charles
Ruthback toyed with pistol and an
explosion followed. The ball entered
the right nostril, penetrating the
brain, killing him instantly.
Mr.. Geo. w. Porter died of heart
disease in Baltimore, last Monday.
He was publisher of the Journal of
Commerce, also Secretary of the
Board of Trade.
People of Douglas county, Illinois,
are enraged at Wildman, who killed
his wife, and if he survives his own
wounds, seems TO be in some danger
of lynching.
Max Schneider a prominent bust
ness man of Leavenworth, Kans.,
sulcided Tuesday, by shooting HIM
self in the temple with pistol. His
wife was present when he fired the
fatal shot.
Mr.. Benjamin L. Davis, of Boom
vile, Ind, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with
80 calibre ball. lie was a prominent
citizen and suicided on account of
financial embarrassment.
Last Tuesday, James V. Anderson,
a druggist, suicided by blowing his
brains out with pistol at Memphis.
He was of good moral character and
unmarried, and The cause of the rash
act is complete mystery.
Charles Anderson and John Rob-
ertson, prominent citizens of Charles
ton S. c., fought with double
shot guns last Sunday. Robertson
was killed and Anderson MORALLY
wounded.
The celebration of the Fourth at
Richmond, Va, was more general
than at any time since the war. The
parade of the colored troops was one
Of the features of the festivities. Gov.
Lee, escorted by his staff, uniformed
and mounted, received the troops.
The bill authorizing the Chicago,
st. Louis and New Orleans railroad
and Illinois Central railroad, or eth
err of them, to construct and maintain
a bridge over the Ohio river, at or
near Cairo, ILL.,, was favorably report
ed TO the House at Washington
Thursday, July l. .....g,
The American Percheron Horse
Breeders association will have an
exhibition of Percheron horses in
connection with the Illinois state
fair to be held at Chicago from Sept.
6to IL. Premiums amounting to
5000 in money, and large number
of gold, silver and bronze medals
will be offered.
Col. Geo. B. Corkhill died at Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, last Tuesday of Hon.
orage of the stomach. He was sick
only few days. Col. Corkhill was
U. S. District Attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia during Hays and
the most of Arthurs administration,
and became widely known as the
successful prosecutor of the assassin
Guiteau.
The first incubation against hydro.
phobia ever done in America was
performed Monday morning by DIR.
Valentine Mott, in the Carnegie Lab
ratory. DR.. Motifs patient was a
seven-year-old boy, Harold Newton,
who was bitten by dog, presumably
mad, on last Thursday week. The
incubation was made from solution
of hydrophobia virus obtained by
Pasteur himself, from a dog dead
from rabies, and transmitted by him
through ITO rabbits.
A special from Athens, W. Va,
makes thn followinU etotemant.