The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-06
THE COMMONWEALTH.

got Judgment for only 2,25o The ro-
suit is a big disappointment to the citi-
zens. Hon. J. q. Carlisle represented
the city in the trial. Constans will now
he prosecuted for cmbezslement $500
In the circuit court at Lexington, VIM.
Banks, who shot and killed Charles Day
last August, was given two years In the
penitentiary. 1t was q case Of reckless
handling OF pistol in the hands OF .
boy fourteen years Of age.
WALTER TRIMBLE, for killing Charley
Shelby at Slickaway last summer, was
sentenced in the Fayette court to death.
Trimble killed Shelby with an axe over
agame Of craps.
THOMAS I.ovISG was found dead In
the highway near Morton's Gan. With a
piston in his hand and . bullet.hoie An
his head. His death Il Supposed 70 have
been the result OF an accident.
vEsT MILLER, eleven years Of age, ar
rived at the Frankfort penitentiary, .
few days ago, from Clinton County, to
serve sentence OF one year fos bur
glary. ..
AMBROSE J. HUDDLEsToS, OF Brad
louisville, was appointed storekeeper in
the Fifth District, and will be assigned
to place in Louisville.
AT Louisville the police, the other
morning, captured Henry Middlecamp,
an escaped convict, at an early hour AZ
the home Of his sister, on Hancock
street, where he had been in hiding for
several days. IL is thought Middlecamp
is the leader Of the gang who have been
blowing safes there for several weeks
past
WM- BRIGMAN, manager of the Lieder-
kranz Hall, Louisville, and secretary Of
the Republican Executive Committee,
accidentally shot himself, the other
morning while taking his pistol from .
private drawer. Tho ball entered tho
upper part of the abdomen, and Is pretty
certain to end fatally. .
PATENTS granted TO Kentuckisns.
Caleb Is. Hopkins, Louisville, key-ar-
roster for cash indicators; Joe A. Hugh.
lett, Fulton, wagon-bed raiser; Frederick
c. Miller, Covington, cigar punching ma
chine; Frederick c. Miller, Newport,
friction-clutch; Frederick c. Miller,
Newport, cigar-bunching machine, Chris
tian II. Wiman, Blandville, fence. f.
ROBERT You've. father of Bennett II.
Young, OF Louisville, died at his home
in Jessamine County, few days ago,
in his eighty-sixth year. He was one Of
the oldest and best-known citizens OF
that section OF the state. f .g fsa.
Asa BEATEN, colored, has been ar
rested for selling liquor at North Mid
dletown, Bourbon County, without H.
cense, and is held TO answer before the
United States Court.
PARTIEs in Paris are arranging TO
organize an electric light company un-
der the charter obtained by Captain
Thomas.
SEVERAL hundred dollars have been
subscribed in Bourbon County to offer as
a reward for the person or persons who
set North Middletown on fire, and, IL is
thought, the guilty parties will be can
tured.
Ar Covington, Charles Sesbery, ohsrg-
ed with the killing of Johnny Hayes,
was found guilty and sentenced 10 two
years in the Frankfort penitentiary. e.
GOVERNOR BUCKSER has received the
official order from Judge Rnyd. commit
ting viii Jennings TO the Jail in Frank .
fort until the meeting of the Harlan
Circuit court, the fourth Monday in next
March. 1t is out OF all question now for
Detective Imboden, OF Missouri, TO en-
terrain any hope of carrying Jennings
back to Missouri. jennings effectually =
settles the question by admitting that
he came here voluntarily. Do
JosEPH A. SMITH, the murderer Of w.
I. Williams, marshal of Trenton. was
taken from the Jail at Elkton by mob
and hanged to a tree in the courthouse
yard. .rt
A MILD sensation was created AZ Cow
ngtOn, few days ago, by the discovery
by the grand jury of crookedness in the
ssuing OF saloon licenses in that city.
The licenses are renewable yearly, and
he grand jury find that quite number
)f saloonkeepers have made a regular
labit at the expiration OF their time 20
rive themselves three months grace ba-
ore taking out a new license, and
urthcr 10 have these new licenses dated
rom the end Of the extra three months,
.hus beating the Commonwealth out OF
'ne-fourth the yearly fee. The extent
II these frauds is not known as yet.
THE work on the Belt Line railroad
It Lexington is making rapid and satis-
actOry progress. The track from the
connection with the Cincinnati Southern
IN the Leestown pike to about the juno
ion with the X. c. has been completed.
md is one OF the best tracks in the city.
AsDREw NEAL, ccal cart driver :.
Louisville, fell from his cart by sud
len start of the mules, ana his neck was
broken by the fall.
THE Kentucky Chess Club Association :
assembled in Louisville Thanksgiving
Day.
The anniversary Of the emancipation
II the slaves was observed by the color
Vi people of Louisville on the evening
II the Goth. ....-tI
The post-office at Newport, which has
,ecn in the State Journal building for
hree years, has been removed to an
'ther location.
w. 4. COOPER, proprietor of the Phe-
Tx Hotel, Hopkinsville, and Miss Jen-
lie Means, youngest daughter OF Mr.. :.
7. Means, were married the other day at
he home OF the bride, in the presence
4 her relatives and a few friends OF the
amily. ..'.t o.
THE corn and the Irish potato crop In
his State is the best for a number Of o
ears. Sweet potatoes are full aver
&c crop. Tobacco is an average In quail
ty, but short in quantity. 1t is not as
eavy by 20 per cent. rs the crop of 1885.
G., NJ PURRUCKEg and f. Prentes
ave been commissioned storekeepers
nd gaugcrs for the Second Kentucky
district
WnL JENNINGS, the notorious Harlan
ounty outlaw, was brought TO Frank
ort the other day by Captain NJ. Breed
n and J. X. Scott, detectives OF Golden
lily, Barton County, Mo-, and upon the
rider of Squire Mcdonald, was commit
ed 20 Jail in that city. Jennings says
hat immediately after the attack upon