Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-30
GENERAL NEWS.

7ife at Chicago.
There were 1S9 failures in the
United States during the past week.
Lake navigation is practically at an
md, owing TO the recent storms.
O'Donovan Rosa has been retired
rom leadership of the Fenian Broth
,rhood.
Charles Springer, a bar-keeper at
Kansas City, was murdered by UNI
known parties.
A syndicate has been formed to
build railroad from Memphis to
Nashville, Tenn.
Owen Moore, colored, was killed
by some unknown person near Par
is, Mo.
Investigation shows that the Con-
tinental hotel fire at Chicago was the
work of incendiaries.
A slight fire occurred in the inte-
rior of the statue of Liberty Enlight-
ening the World.
Clement Snyder, proprietor Olga
beer garden, committed suicide by
shooting, at Tifin, O.
Two children named Meisal were
caught in a blizzard near Mandan,
Oak, and frozen to death.
Erastus Brooks, the veteran editor,
died at his home on Staten Island, N.
Y, yesterday morning.
John Potter, of Anchor, ILL.,, was
crushed to-death by a very heavy
iron weight falling on him.
John Cavanaugh, of Jersey City,
N. j., has been held oyer for the muir
der of Patrick Hayden.
Five men were instantly killed by
the explosion of the boiler of the tug
boat Sunbeam, at New York.
Secretary Whitney is represented
as being especially well pleased with
the bids for the new cruisers.
John Brown, the young man who
had both legs cut off by the cars al
Shelbyville, ILL.,, died of his injuries
John Mallory, a Missouri Pacific
section foreman, was killed at Leav-
enworth by walking off a trestlework
ST. Louis ranks seventh among the
cities of the country in special letter
delivery business for the past year.
Rhodes Clements, a maniac of Hav'
ensville, Kas., killed Samuel Gordon
and was eating his heart when found
New Orleans fire insurance com
panies have formed combination
and advanced rates from 10 to Is pei
cent.
A drover named r. G. Paul wa
killed in a collision ON the Chicag,
and Northwestern road near May
wood, Ill.
John Davis, negro, was lynche,
by mob at Randolph, Ala, his Of
fence having been d criminal assault
on white lady.
President Cleveland's message
said to be well along towards com
pletion, the principal portion bein
now in type.
A Pinkerton detective "sat in"
game at Burlington Junction an
then had all the parties arrested an
fined for gambling.
John Liebler, Jr., of Highland, III
was found with his wagon, his pool
cts robbed and his head mashed
that he died shortly.
Judge Turner of the federal cou
at San Antonio held court Thank
giving day and excited much crit
cism thereby.
President Cleveland has decline
to reinstate District-Attorney Ston
of Pennsylvania, who was remove
at the same time as Col. Benton.
Herman Blickensdorfer, who
home was at Lebanon, Mo-, was on
surveying party in Oregon when
, was killed by an accident with a pi
tol.
Charles Schertzer became sudde
ly insane at Chillicothe, No., tried
kill several persons, but was owe
: powered and sent to Jail.
Carroll McBee has been arrested
Southwest City, Mo-, and will
taken to Alabama TO stand trial
, a murder committed twenty yea
> ago.
The bills of the house of repre- sci
] tatives fordecorating the capitol wi
+ mourning on the occasions of DO
G Grants and Hendricks death rema
: unpaid for want of an appropriate
Harry Burkshaw, a fireman, W
8 killed in a collision on the Clevelal
and Plttsburg road, twenty-fo
miles from Pittsburg, several 9th
persons being injured at the san
time.
Bishop Whipple had a med
struck at The United States mil
Philadelphia, and presented it to E
gineer Thomas Little, Portage, Wi
in recognition of bravery in savil