Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-25
CREAM OF NEWS.
DESTROYED BY Fire.

most of tho family's clothing were al
l so burned. Mr.. Cox had no inslr.
ancc, hence his loss was total, amount
Ing to about $500. A defective aue
caused the ii.c.
The Clerkship Contest
The Cowan- -Prowse contest, con-
tinued in October at the instance
o.dhc efondaut, will cone up again
next Monday and It is sale TO say no
further postponemcnts will be allowed.
Nearly four months have been taken
up.nith tie work CT taking deposi-
tions and tho mass OF m mt s :ript Il at
has accumulated amounts 10 tfou-
sands of pages. The majority for
Prowse, Republican, on the face of
the returns was five votes, not includ-
Ing the erased vote of ]. n. Ling a.
Crofton, eounted for him by mistake,
Shot in the Hand.
Jared Shelton was shot in tho left
hand by Constable Jno. Renshaw at
Crolton Saturday night. 1t seems
that Shelton was under arrest charged
with carrying IA pistol, and some trou-
bio arising between Renshaw and tie
prisoner, Renshaw drew his pistol and
presented it at Shelton's breast.
Shelton quickly slapped the pistol to
one side when it was discharged, th,
ball going through his hand, making
a painful, though not serious wound.
Rcnshaw was taken into custody by
Marshal Higgins and an examining
trial will be held today before Police
Judge Volney CLARK.
lN Ero. kendall's Departure.
Rev. John G, Kendall, late pastor
OF the Baptist church at Casky, leaves
With his family to-day for Waco, Tex,
where he has decided TO locate. Mr.. |
Kendall is minister OF high stand
ing in his denomination in this State.
Popular as preacher and as man,
his departure gives genuine regret to
a large circle of friends who are not
confined TO his church membership
and near neighbors. For several years
he had had charge of both the Casky
and Oliyct churches and under his
earnest aud faithful ministrations his
churches have prcspered and constant
ly grown in membership. To him
and his excellent family the KExrucK
IAS extends its best wishes for a sue
cessful experience in their new home;
and TO thosc.among whom Mr.. Ken
dall's lot will be east it commends
him as an able, fervent and devoted
preacher and pastor, and genial gen
tlemen who makes friends wherever
he goes, by his noble traits aud mod
est but genuine worth as a man..
Primaries To-day.
Primary elections will be held in all
the wards of the city to-day to nomi-
nate Democratic candidates for Coun-
cilmon and city attorney. For the
latter Office there is but one candidate,
as Mr.. G.. NJ. Bell has been given q
clear track. In four Of tho seven
wards the nominees can already be
foretold. These are DR.. j. NJ. Dennis
in the First, NJ. c, Forbes in tin Sec
oHyi, +. ". Dabuey in the Fourth
aud II. w. Tibbs in the Fifth. In
the other three there are spirited con
tests, tho prettiest fight boing in the
Seventh. Last week there were three
pretty evenly balanced candidates in
this ward, but Mr.. D. G. Cary has
pulled off and Messrs. g. II. johnson
and W. j, Withcrs will run close
and doubtful race into days election.
In the Third Mr.. Geo. w. Shaw and
Mr.. II. t. Petrce will be voted for,
though they are not actively canvass
ing for votes. Either of them will be
good material. The situation is still
unsettled in the Sixth, though Mr..
DeTreville has withdrawn, leaving
Messrs. Flack, Ragsdale and Collins
on the track, though none of them
are candidates in the sense of con-
Quoting q personal canvass.
CLERKS AND VOTING PLACES.
First Werd-City court room, Gid
Gooch, clerk.
Second Ward-Merritt's grocery,
II. IL. Holland, clerk.
Third Ward Gathers warehouse,
Willis G. Perry, clerk.
Fourth Ward Wheeler & Edmund
sons coal Office, Geo. Bradley, clerk.
Fifth Ward--Lowry's stemmery,
Sam Walker, clerk
Sixth Ward Foulks' coal yard,
Chas. II. Anderson, clerk. |
Seventh Ward Armstrong's stable,
II. NJ. Hurt, clerk.
Tho clerks viii be paid Sl00 per
day, the seven nominees to foot the
bills by paying an assessment Of Sl00
each.
The polls will lie opened at g.
o'lcck and will bc kept open until z
o'clock, p. M, not closing at the
dinner hour. A book will be kept