The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-24
ALL over THE WORLD IN A WEEK.

Natural gas has been struck at Carroll
ton at depth of go feet,
Two OF John Balsenship's little girls,
at Ashland, were seriously burned by their
clothes catching fire.
Gov, Buckncr has granted VIM. Pat
terSon, the condemned colorcd murderer at
Louisville, u respite of ninety DAYS,
A great drouth pcvails in the north of
China, which is having the good effect Of
facilitating repairs ofthc destruction caused
hy the yellow River foundations.
China papers state that syndicate is
said to bc active again, aud il is reported
that the Associated National Bank will be
organized and that a railroad will he con.
Structcd from Tung Chong to Tsient>in.
A Swiss and Italian syndicate has been
formed which will advance to the Italian
Government 10000, 900 francs to enable it to
complete the Simplon Railway tunnel and
the railway lines which will connect there.
with.
John i. Davis, State Commissioner of
Agriculture, in his monthly report gives en-.
couraging accounts of the crops in Ken.
lucky, The severe snow, slcct and freeze of
January did but little damage; not nearly
SO much as supposed.
Councilman Lawrence Gutermouth
was assaulted by George Luther, a barkcep-
er, at Louisville, Friday night, and seriously
wounded. lie cracked the former u fearful
lick between the eyes with Il brass beer
spIgot. The row was the result Ola barroom
brawl
The President and Mrs. Cleveland, Sec
Rotary and Mrs.-Whitncy, and Colonel and
Mrs Lamont left for FLORIDA ON Tuesday, at
about twelve o'clock on special train. The
Senators, Representatives and others going
ON the same invitation went on regular
train leaving little later.
W. ID. Boswell. President of the Nor
thcrn Bank of kcntucky, died at Lexington
Wednesday week, aged tifty-cight years
lie was native of Louisville, hut ad'bccn
for many years a resident of Lexington,
where, previous to his connection with the
bank, he was IL prominent attorney.
A band of gypsies near Chattanooga,
Tenn. seized an elcven.ycar old boy, threw
n lasSO over his neck beat him horribly,
tied him to tree and left him. The boy
finally released himself and ram home. He
was dangerously injured, and the Sheriiand
II posse went in pursuit of the gypses.
They say man left WaXahacbic, Tex
as, recently driving II yoke of oxen; that
one of them died from overhead, and that
while he tarricd by the waySide Skinning
him, the blizzard came and frozc the other
to death
We're we in the habit Of lying, we'd
right now sure quit in disgust.
Martin l.. Scott, who murdered his wife
at Granite, November last, was hanged at
Deer Lodge, Montana Friday. Scott spent
his last night in playing cribbage, retiring
at twelve o'clock, after decorating himself
with ribbons. The march to the gallows
commenced ut 1897, and the drop fell at
ll;iO.
Congressman Taulbee, of Kentucky,
lbbkN luI hlu'lflN IN ''lSl'NN Nliiu WIN III
his district in the mountains of Charles Egg
bert Craddock lie here dresses we'll but
at home he puts on the blue jeans of the
wild m0untaincer and changes his kid shoes
for brogans, He makes capital with his
constituents by boaSting that hc is one of
them, aud il is said that he pulls oil his
shoes in their presence and points to his
horny feet rs being those of II plowman.-
New York World.
The citizens of Anaconda, Montana,
are anxiously looking for VIM. Martin, pro-
priet0r of the Planters House there, who
shot aud killed Patrick ReardOn Rcardon
had been stopping AT the planters and
owed a small bill. Martin asked HIM for
the money, and in the discussion which fol-
lowed Knocked him down with the butt of
his revolver and then shot him through the
head. Martin will be lynchcd when caught.
Col. g. +. Cockrell, one of the largest
taxpayers in the county, and progressive
man, says this county could afford TO give
absolutely $ljO,OOO to the c., X. q W. Rail
road, and then reap bepefts from the invest
ment. We are of the same opinion; hut
they do not ask il. Why should we then
such being the case, demand un.heard.of
restrictions in their charter aud throw oh.
structons in the way of our own progress?
.... Montgomery is the only county on the
line of the c., X, & W, that has thrown un'
necessary obstacles in the way of prOcur' !
ing charter. IL would be well for few
chronic kickcrs aud constitutional obiec,ors
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