Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-27

discovered gigantic frauds perpe-
trated on the United States Govern
ment by Canadian manufacturers.
There is considerable excitement I
near Winchester, Tenn, over the dis
covery of big vein of lead, by r Il.
Williams. Samples of it show fifty I
per cent of pure lead.
After the STEMS Pass train robbers
had been killed by the Mexican
troops recently, all the stolen dia-
monds, jewelry and money, except
500, were recovered from the bodies.
The capitol at Washington and the
Washington monument were struck
by lightning on the evening OF The
Goth, Great CONSERVATION was Gre
ated, and startling electrical nantes
tatons were witnessed.
The great strike on the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy has cost the
company up TO date $l,05l, 203. a
loss of $30O0lG has fallen upon the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS and Firemen,
Robert Bowman, and old gentle
man living near RiddletOn, Tenn,
died from an overdose of laudanum.
lie was, perhaps, the oldest man in
the county, being 03 years of age. lie
was an upright, respected citizen. {
Ferdinand Ponheart, the young
man who while acting as confiden-
tial clerk to the Treasurer of the Z;
Cotton Exchange of New Orleans, ,
embezzled $4,000 in securities, has .
been arrested at Hutchinson, Kansas.
Judge More has granted decree |
for the sale of "Coney Island of the
West" a summer resort near Cincin-
natl The receiver of the MetropOli-
tan National band has filed an afilda-
Wit as to a claim against the property !
for $4,000. =
AZ Richmond, Ky, Ballard Bron- r
ston, son of the internal Revenue n
Collector of the Eighth District, shot IL
and instantly killed Deputy Sheriff RI
j. G. Dudley. Dudley's alleged in
timacy with Bronston's wife was the m
cause of the shooting.
Secretary of State Bayard has late
Iy received through United States
to Toxic, Information of the ~
of his excelency, Mune y
mistu Mutsu, as Japense minister at "
to succeed Mr.. Kuki, ~
assigned to position in the home ~
government. oa
Thomas Il. Crttenden, died at in
Tuesday last. He was al
he son of ex-senator Thomas j. tr
aud nephew of ex-Gov. C.,
Thomas Crittenden, of Missouri. At re
anchorage, KY, six years ago, young dc
Jrittendem killed Rose Mosby, col la
red waiter in his fathers tAmHy. re OIL
vas brought 10 trial convicted aud rec
,ntenced to ten years imprisonment Di
! the penitentinry. A new trial was tee
,cured, and the sentence upon con- Flo
lotion again was forlife. On third Ph
'ial a change ofvenue to Taylorsville
AS secured, and after long post
Dnement witness was produced
no had long been missing. He
wore he saw Mosby have rock in ~
is hand when shot. An acquittal al
ssulted. There was strong sentl- We
tent both for and against Critten- 10
en-, and he had gone to Beattyville tr
o begin life again. He had been Ia
cry wild. a,
A patent for new clock or chro- al
lomeIer has Just been granted that's al
considerable attention. 1t "
S the invention of w. ii. 81 j. ID. b
Gray, of Maryland, who claim that it a
,an be made to run, if necessary, for a
years, after being once wound up. a
Other special features of this time
piece are that it is absolutely noise
less when in operation and does away
entirely with the pendulum and bal
ance wheel now used in clocks and
watches. The running gear, includ-
ing both the strike and time mechan-
ism, consists af but six wheels, and
it requires only one spring to propel
both of these attachments. BY the
use of a partial self-winding spring,
connected to two of the wheels, the
inventors utilize the power wasted
by friction in other time-pieces, thus
enabling the clock 10 run much
greater length of time with the same
motive power, or by once winding it
up.
An attempt has been made TO de-
stroy with dynamite the Columbus,
Hooking Valley and Toledo Railway
bridge over the TymOchtee Greek, at
Craw ford, Ohio. just before the ar
rival of the south-bound evening |
train several suspicious-looking and
well-dressed strangers were noticed !
| I,s, apntuA fha ntsi1nn md /
when the train passed fearful ex-
plosion occurred under the structure,
dynamite cartridge having been
Jared from where it had been placed |
| between the timbers of the bridge. |
Falling to the rocky bed of the stream,
il exploded with loud report, but
did no damage. The bridge was
then given an examination, when a
second heavy cartridge, to which was
attached a half-burned fuse, was
found between two of the Orders.
The intention of the inhuman wretch
es must have been plumber, and it is
supposed that they waited until the
train was in sight before lighting the
fuse, intending that the explosion
would occur while the train was
crossing the structure, when bridge, |
train aud people would be precipi-
tated to the rocky bed of the stream,
twenty-five feet below. The railway |
company, it is said, has placed the
matter IN the hands of John Il. Nor
ris, who will use every effort 10 bring |
the guilty parties to justice.
Libby Prison.