Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-19

'''SS" hWS was W 6OV tHO tUuIl
Claims 10 allow him the accrued il
terest on two county bonds which
came into possession of by his viii
The two bonds were willed TO Mr.
Roach by her fatherin law Capital
Roach. The bonds are not payab
until 1896, eight years hence. A,
cording to the will of Capt. Roac
the face of the bonds can not
collected by any one until they ru
for the spec fed number of years 70
which they were issued for redcmr
ton. The bonds are of the demomi
nation of $1,000. The interest was d
be paid TO Mrs. Roach. The count
court made call for the presenta
ton of the bonds six years ago, Blu
the holders, according to the will o
Capt. Roach, could not present them
and the county refused TO pay the in
tercst as 1t accrued and Mr.. Roack, OF
the part of his wife, had not tn,
Court at its present sitting entered
and order for the payment of sale
interest, intended TO bring suit foI
the ammount of the interest, which
had run up to nearly $500. Mr.
Robert Burnett, Of Cadiz, appeared
before the court in behalf of Mr.
Roach last Tuesday. The cour
thought it nothing but justice to pay
Mr.. Roach his money, and an ordel
was promptly made for its payment
The provision of the will preventing
the presentation OF the bonds for pay
ment before 1896, we learn, is moi
satisfactory to the holders, and has
gone through the Circuit Court, and
is now pending in the Court of APP
peals. The county is anxious 10 re.
deem them at once.
Six months ago the Court of Claims
established a workhouse, as an ex.
pertinent. Believing that the county
would be greatly benefited by max
ing the parties who had been fined
for misdemeanors work out their
fines at so much per day, instead of
lying in Jail and getting fat at the
expense of the county, they employed
man as oyerseer, to carry out the
law. The plan has worked satisfac-
+orily thus far, and the Court last
tuesday concluded to continue the
'ystem six months longer, at the re-
,ommendation of 'Squires Tinsley
Ind Younglove. There has been con-
iiderble trouble with some of the
men who have had TO work out their
Ines, somesof them positively re-
using to work. On this being re-
ported to the Court last Tuesday II
'rdered that the punishment pre-
cribed by law to force men to work
hould be carried out. There are
hree modes of punishment. LIST.
the man to plank, face
urned upward for twelve hours, ID.
rhirty-nine lashes. Sd. Bread and
water for ten days. Hereafter the
'ver seer is to receive certain
mount per day for every day of &C.
ual service, instead of being paid by
he month, as heretofore.
"Pig" Green colored, was arrested
asst Tuesday on charge of forgery.
rom what we have been able to
atlter, Joe Vests partner gave "Pig'
check on one of the banks of the
ity for about 81. When West
earned that the check was given (and
G is said to have been drunk at the
ime) West made complaint to one of
he courts that Green had forged
Vests Or his partners name, aud had
i'm arrested at once. Investigation
lUved that the signature to the
heck was all right aud Green was
ischarged. The above are tho facts,
5 given us by an officer.
Hon. A. NJ. Swope was billed to
peak at the court house yesterday,
ut for some reason the gentleman
ancelled his engagement, much to
ie disappointment Of his Republican
rethren here. We have talk
1 to some of the leading Republicans
1 the city, and they tell us that, ow-
lg to the trouble in securing good
peakers it is not probable they will
ct up a demonstration or have a pole
aising at all, though the idea has
OF been entirely abandoned.
Dovotees of the the turf will be
lad to learn that the two kings of
lie trotting turf "Pstron and "Prince
Wilkes" have been matched for a
oecial race at west Side Park, Nash
lille, Tenn, on Thursday Oct 25th.
3 the fall running meeting will be
DING on at the same time and on
10 same track, there will doubtless
0 a large delegation present from
lis place. The railroad will sell
alf-fare tickets.
The sale of wheat at Newstead last
uesday was well attended and bid
ing was lively. There were about
5000, bushels sold, prices ranging
ON 81 co.'s to $l041S per bushel. f.
Brownell bought 1900. bushels for
an nraecant MilIino ~ Mr. Whit