Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-08-19

A Considerable Increase.

yeStlghtlOn Us u Duslb. 4 nc neAt yea
to be taken up will bc 1882.
The Teachers Institute.
The institute OF county teacher
adjourned Friday after a session O
five days. One OF the most importan
steps taken was the division OF tn
county into four districts in whicl
sub-institutes or associations will b.
held at the following times and places
No. /. Dogwood Chapel, Sept. II
2. Consolation, Sept. 20
"3 Church Hill, Sept. @.
Beverley, Sept. ~.
On Oct. A the County Association
will hold its regular annual meeting
in this city.
The Richards Family in Luck.
A bill providing for the payment Of
the French spoliation claims, aggre-
eating Sl,239,6ss, was passed by tho
Senate Friday. This claim has been
pending for many years and among
its bcnefic.aries are the Richards fam
lily of this State, who are OF French
descent. Mr.. ii. C. Richards, of this
city, and Capt. Richards, Of Trigg
county, are among the claimants and
their attorneys estimate that they will
receive about S25,000 each as their
shares of the allowance, provided the
claim passed is the one in which their
family Is interested. Mr.. ii. c. Rich
ards thinks il is, and We trust he is
not mistaken.
Johnny Russell Hurt.
Johnny Russell, Oldest son of Mr..
j. d. Russell, was painfully hurt by
an accident at Mr.. M. V. Ovens
Thursday evening. He had spent the
day at Mr.. Owens and was in the act
Of mounting his horse with gun in
his hand, tc start home, when the sad
die turned. In trying to keep rom
falling, the gun was thrown up and |
the hammer struck him just above the
left eye. The eyebrow was terribly
accrated aud an ugly cut also extend
'd up the forehead. With great for
.itude he rode home, about three
niles, although greatly weakened
rom pain and loss OF blood. His
wound was dressed by DR.. Hickman
md the patient was able to sit up
though his face was still
much swollen.
Another Contest.
Robt. Lander, who was defeated by
;ol' N. D. Brown for City Judge, las
eryed notice of contest upon Judge
'rnwn, upon the ground that he 10
elyed tho votes of persons living out
ide the city limits. Col. Brown an
icipating this step has already So
ured the names Of between 40 and
0 colored voters from Gainesville and I
ther suburbs who voted for his op.
oment aud is confident IL the con-
ast is gone into his majority of 20
otes will be largely increased by the |
hrowing out process, The contest
ill take the same course as the Cow
n-Prowse contest and come before
ie same board at tho same time
ept. 8. This being the case many
the Illegal votes discovered in the !.
no case win also affect the other e. !
spt the votes OF the white Republic
rs, few OF whom voted for the col :
red candidate.
Cadiz to the Rear.
Cadiz has made blunder that her
people will never cease to l
gret. A proposition to establish a l
stem Of graded schools was voted
own by the n,oneybags and moss II
,cks and the town win have to con-
nue. the old order Of things and have II
lch school as the public money {
i'll sustain a few months in the year $
en- years ago the same fight was "
ade in Hopkinsville, but fortunately n
r all the enemies of the public good L
ere in the minority and Hopkins n
lie now boasts the finest public d
hool system in the State outside of "
ouisville. 1t was a bad day for
adiz when such a proposition was
'fcated by the people and she has !
Q sympathies Of the outside world :
the affection of old-fogyism that a :,
IS befallen her. There is not much =
ture for town that deliberately =
fuses to educate its children and fit =,
em for entering with equal advan- = =
ges tho walks of life and the ave = :,
ieS VI DublleSS.
Esq. TinsIey's Nightmare.
II want to tell you about an expe- q
,uce | had this morning. said Esq. :,
nsley to a KENrUcMAN man last 81 81
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'Some time before day ! was dis Y
rbed by a horse that kept walking - -
ound on the pavement under my :
ndow. Finally / could stand it no =. -
niger and got up and went down to -
9 street to drive the animal away. -
iagine my surprise to see horse "
ldled and saddled with a dog sitting
} in the saddle. ! went up to the
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