The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-24
EEL GREEN COUNTY, ky, FRIDAY FEBRUARY "a 1888

Vile Railroad, about seventy.fve miles from
IT, Louis, was visited by u cyclone at ,
o'clock Sunday afternoon, and score ~
houses blown down. Fire broke out in the
ruins, aud for u time the whole town SCENE
doomed. Among the houses wrecked were
the Court House, Methodist Church and
Commercial Hotel. The storm struck the
town from southwest direction, and wps
over in Mount Vernon in few seconds,
Mount Vernon Is one Of the most enterpris
ing towns of Southern Illinois. IL is the
seat of the Supreme Court for the Southern
portion of the State 4 large two story
brick school house did not withstand the
terrible shock any better than the smnlle-,
mouse in the track of the cyclone. 4 large
two.story frame house was picked up and
carried about twenty feet and left unhurt
while two brick buildings in one hundred
feet were left in ruins, The loss can not be
estimated, but not less than 100000 worth
Of property has been destroyed by the cy.
clone aud fire, Thrty-one deaths have been
reported and il is feared there are many
more, while the wounded number over 100
The dead and dying are scattered through
out the city. All the doors of the remain
ing houses have been thrown open to the
less fortunate Thrce-fourths of the bus.
ness portion of the city is ruined financially,
Many people who escaped with their lives
have nothing besides. Many are walking
the streets with no homes to go to.
A Ku-KluX story comes from Enos,
small settlement in Florida. DIR. Enos, a
large propcrty.holdcr, started the town and
named il after himself One morning re-
Gently he discovered warning nailed to his
door ordering him To leave the place at once
on pain of death for neglect or refusal to
obcyit. IL had the usual skull aud cros.boncs
attached and was very thrcatcningly word
| o1. No reason was given for the Outrage
| but outside the reason assigned is that the
doctor has been advertising the advantage,
of the place too highly, and when poor men
settled there they became discouraged.
| The doctor bucklcd on his revolver and
threatens to shoot ut the first sign of any
disposition to run him out. The matter has
created an intense sensation on the entire
east coast.
AS soon as Blaine's withdrawal was nm.
nounced the Lewiston Me- Journal sent to
the prominent Republicans Of the State
this question: Assuming that your first
choice would he Mr.. Blaine il he would
accept, who is your second choice for the
Republican nomination for the Presidency
The returns, 50 far as received, make this
showing: Whole number of votes, I54i
John sherman, 52 General Sheridan, rs;
Senator Allison, ~; senior lIawlcy, f.;
Chauncey NJ. Depew, II; Robert r. Lincoln,
10; General sherman, q; General Fairchild.
q; Senator Evarts, .; General Harrison, D;
Senator Frye, 1; General Gresham, 2; Sen.-
tor Hale L. Congressman Reed, /.
After being out for three days the jury
Friday returned II verdict OF not guilty IN
the case of Mrs. Lucretia Mundy, on trial
in the Fayctte Circuit Court, charged with
murder Of her husband, Lowry Mundy, IN
1883 to secure over $4,000 insurance on his
life. This is the third trial of the case, The
jurics hitherto having failed TO agree. Dr.
Davis son-in.aw of Mrs. Mundy, charged
with completely in the murder was convicted
aud is now serving life sentence in the
pcnitcntiary.
Charles Bowlcs, cOored, has been Jail
cd at Maysvlle on the charge of numbering
a colored man, Charles Summers, al Sharps.
burg, the first week of last December.
liowles will he taken to Owingsville for
trial. He was arrested near Concord, Lewis
County, where he had been employed on
the new railroad.
Mrs. Rcbecca Aker, of Paris, grand.
mother of Miss Cynthia Embrse, has brought
suit against G.. Higgins, Jr., charging him
with betrayal and desertion ofMlss Embree
The mother Of Miss Cynthia died several
years ago aud her father, John Embrcc, /.
living near Newton with his.second wife
THE HERALD and the Weekly Cincin-
natl Enquirer ole year for only $500. IL
strikes us that this is the best combination
yet made, and IL It hits you the same way,
send US $500 In cash and you will get both
papers for twelve months. II
Tommie, the ten-yearold son of John
II Sims, near Carlisle, fell of wagon while
driving and two wheels ran over his breast,
crushing his heart from one side 10 the
other He lived ten hours In an unconscious
condition.
The wife of Alvin Overtreet met with
a terrible accident at her home near Hanly
Monday afternoon. Her dress caught frc
from the CRATE, and every stitch of c.ething
was burned from her body, even 60 her cor