The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1888-05-09

and ordered sent to the asylum. This
makes the thirteenth time she has
been sent TO that misunderstanding
been sent every year for thirteen
years.-Paris News.
Mat. Tevis, cOlored, Of this place,
who was cut by a Winchester negro
named Lee, has been at the point of
death for several days, and Lee, who
was shot by policeman Allen, while
trying to escape, has since died. The
fight originated over game of cards.
Allen was exonOrated by the Coroner's
jury.-Paris News.
Charlie SwOpe, OF Paris, a once
bright young lawyer, son of Con-
gresham and brother and brother-in-
law. of two State Senators, passed
through here going to the penitentiary
for one year for stealing clothes. The
suit was once withdrawn, when lie
sued for damages, resulting in his
eOnvictiOn.-Paris Kentuckian.
The oldest citizen of Burgin, Mr..
Davis King, died on the 18th, of acute
bronchial affection, after a weeks i'll
ness. Mr.. King was an old distiller
and for a long time proprietor of the
distillery and mill at Kings bottoms,
on Dix river. His remains were inter-
red at Buena Vista, Garrard county.
James Thomson shipped 1000 bushels
of barley to the States last week. It
was consigned to Mr.. VIM. Adams,
of ST. Vincent, who purchased for par
ties South. The average price paid for
the barley per busheI was thirty-five
cents.-EmersOn, Manitoba Interna-
tional.
The Southern immigration Society
met at Hot Springs, n. C., Wednesday,
Gov. Fitz Lee presiding,and aDumber of
distinguished men, including Cardinal
Gibbons, Gov. Gordon, of Georgia, and
Gov. Richardson, of South Carolina,
were present. Col. J. StOddard John
ston and Mr.. John R. Proctor repre-
scented Kentucky.
Horses to the value of S6,667 were
exported from the Emerson consular
! district during the three months end
ing March 81, 1888, OF these 80 were
mares, exported to Minnesota add
Dakota for breeding purposes free of
duty. The majority of these animals
were purchased in Emerson, and were
fine, large, young mares Of Clyde and
PercherOn breeds.-EmersOn Manitoba
International.
Ben S. Robbins, formerly a pOliti-
clan and lawyer of note in this State,
attempted to destroy his life at his
home in Denver, Col, during a fit of
delirium brought on by Over-indulg-
ence i'm stimulants. Mr.. Robbins was
recently appointed Assistant United
States District Attorney for Colorado,
and left his home in Lagrange only
few weeks ago 10 enter upon his new
duties.
At st. Louis the jury in the Suit of
David s. FOtheringham against the
Adams Express Company for damages
for false imprisonment, agreed on a
verdict of $4,000 for the plaintiff.
The case grew out of the "Jim Cum
mings' express robbery on the Frisco
road in 1886, when the robbers secured
$50, 900. FOtheringham, it will be
remembered, was suspected by the
company of completely in the robbery,
and WAS held in imprisonment for
some time.
Mr.. VIM. Martin, a prominent and
extensive farmer of Plum COolie, IS
miles northwest of Emerson, has re-
turned from a visit to Scotland. While
in Scotland Mr.. Martin delivered a
number of lectures upon Manitoba with
good results. II is understood that he
is making arrangements TO receive
several families from his district Of
country. While home he purchased a
herd Of Galloway cattle, which he
brought back with him with the in
tention of going extensively into stock,
as he believes in mixed farming
Emerson, Manitoba International.