The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-24

province OF human. Two thousand lives
are reported to have been lost.
Hon. George b. Price, County Judge
of Mctcalfc County, was thrown from
wagon Saturday, receiving such injuries to
his head as will probably cause his death.
Sam and Charles Gragg, two brothers,
were arrested at Somerset, charged with
countcrfcting and selling whisky without
Government license. They were taken to
Louisville for trial in the L. s. Court.
There are reports of terrible distress
among the Indians in the far North A mis-
Sionary from the north of the Mckenzie
River where he has been for nine years,
heard of eases where Indians had died Of
starvation aud had been eaten by their com
radeS.
Gov. Buckncr has appointed Col. John
w. Mcpherson, of lIopkinsville, Judge of
the newly created Court Of Common Pleas
for Christian County. Col. Mcpherson, who
was recommended by the entire bar Hop.
knsville, is gentleman of high standing
and an excellent lawyer.
The indictment against Eugene Xim-
norman, charged with completely in the
wrecking of the Fidelity Bank of Cincin.
natl has been dismissed. MIR. Zimmerman
was in Europe when the indictment was
found, aud came home to voluntarily sur
render hmsclfto the Court.
Chief, the big elephant of John Rob
inson's circus, in winter quarters at Cincin.
natl, was out for m airing Saturday evening
and, becoming sulky refused to he comfort
ed. He created CONSERVATION on the streets
for several hours, aud it was ten o'clock at
night before he could be taken back to his
stable
Among the public improvements that
are being considered for Pincvlle are water
and gas works. Some gentlemen with capt
tai for investment in progressive localities
have selected Pineyille Ms iavorte point and
will during the summer provide water and
gas for the growing town. She can't be
headed of.--Pincvillc Messenger.
The Hatfield gang, consisting of Val
ertine Hatfield, SeIkirk McCoy, Andrew
Narney, Moses Christian, PLANT Mayhorn,
l.. ID. Mccoy, Thomas Chambers, Doe May
horn and Samuel Muyhorn, were taken to
Monday was set for their hearing before
Judge Barr, of the L. :. Court at that place
In Havana, Cuba, since the first of
January there have been ffty.sx persons
wounded with firearms knives, &c, aud
ten persons murdered during the same time
The mail wagon that runs from Pruceles To
Suucto Spiritus was stopped by six armed
men II few days ago and the driver killed
the mail bags robbed and the team stolen.
Chicago, st Louis and San Francisco
are clamoring for the National Demacrotic
Convention. The first offers II lake breeze,
the second sight of the great bridge, and
the third gold mine, or what is very neur.
I've quivalent. san Francisco offers free trans.
portation, freedom of the city aud money
enough to make California, Colorado aud
Nevada dead sure for the nominee.
\ young white girl, who recently COM
mitted forgery in Texas, but who was abso-
lutelv free from other sin, was sentenced to
the penitcntinry for two years. Last week
the penitcntiary contractor called AT San
Antonio for the prisoners aud, in taking
them away chained the young girl To black
brutal negro murderer. The people are
justly indignant, and every effort will be
made 10 secure Executive clcmency for The
girl.
General Phil Sheridan is not much of
Il politician, but he can rcud political hand
writing on the wall rs well rs can Mr. Blaine.
lie says in regard Ia the talk about nomi-
mating him for the Presidency, that sit is
time that all parties concerned should be
informed that they are wasting their breath.
o y . There is nothing that would induce
me to leave the profession in which nearly
forty years OF my life have been spent TO
enter upon II civil career There is
not the slightest probability OF my being
and in any event, would not
accept" And thus another rose falls with.
cred to the ground.-Couricr.Journal.
The Assistant Postmaster at Paso Del
Norte, Texas, has been arrested for mail
robbery. He distracted at various times
articles from letters passing through
he office, among them some diamonds in
ended for President Por6rio Diaz in the
City of Mexico. Nineteen diamonds valued |
It $40, 900 have been recovered by the officers
making the arrest, and clew has been
iound TO Others that were pawned or given
lway, The name ofihe culprit Is Flewry, and
ne has moved in the swell circles of society 1