Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-08-01
CREAM OF NEWS,
DR.. clardy Tonight.

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DR.. Clardy Tonight.
DR.. Clardy will deliver a speech at
the Court House tonight, for the pur-
pose Of talking to the business men
who have not been able TO hear his
addresses in the day time. His can
yass is now closed and this will be his
final speech. Everybody is invited
TO turn out and hear him,
Proved His Property.
Mr.. Howard Stowe was in the city
Yesterday morning and identified and
proved that the watch found in the
NEGRO man, Geo. Robinson's, possess
sion was his property. Robinson
waved examination and went back to
Jail to await the action Of the Septcn.-
Der grand jury.
Another Railroad Scheme.
The incorporators Of the Cumber-
land Gap e. Mississippi Valley Rail
road Company met this week and or
ganized with the following board of
directors; E. p. Campbell, j. f.
Foard, J. d. Russell, NJ. H. Cham
berlain, j. d. Hays, NJ. G. Forbes and
Hunter Wood. Col. Foard was
elected President and Mr.. Wood Sec
retary Of the company. The road is |
to run from the vicinity Of Columbus,
KY, through Mayfeld, Hopkinsville Z
and on east TO Cumberland Gap. :
II A Negro Murdered.
Another murder case similar In
some respects to the Barker's Mill
killing some time ago has come to d
light at Howell, in the Garrettsburg ii
district. On last Monday the dead d
body of Tom Morgan, col, was found A
in Mr.. NJ. A. Bgrnes' field and Esq. Is
White held on inquest over the corpse. !" !"
i was lying within Q few feet Of the b
'ailroad and near by was the dead \
mans hat md faat, The shirt was b
'uttoned up, but when opened three b
bullet holes wore disclosed IN the b. b.
mans breast. He had evidently been e, &,
hot while asleep or drunk and the q
hirt afterwards buttoned up, The co o
'ody was lying In the sun and had Or
been there day or two. Ca
Sear It was found deck Of cards, 20 20
'lso two silver dollars. Morgan was O.
gambler and a worthless fellow aud q
vas probably killed whore ho had o' y,
'een engaged In game OF cards. No D,
lew has been found 10 lead to tho D. D.
ELECTION Of the guilty party, npiI
More About the $4,000 Fee, 81
Attention has been attracted to =, :,
ew law passed by tho last Legisla- q,
ire that win, 1t is believed, invali- rr
ate the appropriation made 70 the at ar
'rneys who were employed by the Ca
ourt Of Claims te defeat the 9. Y. or, g"
description, m Ha'
Early in January the Legislature iIoI
lssed an act amending the statutes i,a' iia'
I'd providing that the Court of no,
aims shall have no power 10 make ,,',l ,,al
preparations Of more than $50 un. lie, M
50 a majority OF oil Of the justices job
'te for It and the ayos aud nays shall ,a'' ,a,'
, entered In the minutes. Jon
This act had become law when kac
Q Court OF Claims met some months ,aS naS
ter and Of course the COURT Ind NO lar
'wer to apprapriato $1,000 without i,ad
Q concurrence OF q majority or the Moo Moa
magistrates. Mye
The vote by which the fee was al Mar Mar
we'd stood Is for and IL against. Mer
ghteen votes would have been nee Mag
iary then and should the question s,,.' M,.'
reopcned l9will now be required, Sau @
there are ae Justices now iu the , rarl
lrt. : Pen Pen
i is aaferttanate that the matter is IioS
be reeBaaed again, but that seems as,' as,.
be the only thing tabe done, unless nie, @
are is s9me mistake about tho hear. sha'
the new law will have on the case. 81, stew
The sheriff has never paid the mon s@i, 1
as he has not had the requisite skin
lount on hand until the s,8ON in s,,!s' s,g'
'llmeat OF the county aefalcatioa sqar
8 disgerged q few days ago. OF Tha'
lrse 1t cannot now be paid until all mr., rpI,
uhis ara ramovad. Trla