The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-10-22
THE COMMONWEALTH.


put on the brakes. In an attempt to
leap from one car to the other he missed
his footing and fell between the cars
His body in striking the track fell
across the rail, so that the wheels Of the
ears in the rear severed his body. The
train was stopped as soon as possible
and the mangled parts we're drawn from
the track. The scene of the killing
was but mile from the home Of the de-
ceased, where he was conveyed.
A LARGE number of delegates attend
cd the annual meeting of the Ohio
Valley Baptist Association, at Hender-
son. A committee has been appointed
to secure funds to erect Baptist high
school IN that district. The reports
made from the various churches are
very gratifying.
THE following Kentuckians have been
appointed to positions in the Pension
Office: Miss Emma P. Slater, clerk, at
81, 900, and Charles Ii. Brooks, copyist,
at 5000.
A COMPANY was organized at Eddy
Vile, the other morning, to build in
that place seventy-hve barrel Touring
mill with all the latest improved ma
chinery. General II. D Lyon was made
president, Mr.. william Jordan vice
president John w. Clark secretary and
W. w. Bowman treasurer. Work on
the mill will be commenced at once
There will also be a frst-class corn mill
attached.
THE official recount Of the vote Of
Covington, gives the Republican candi-
date for Mayor, J. T. Thomas, 2O6 major
lily.
FIRE at Ludlow, the other night, de-
stroyed shops and cars belonging to the
Queen and Crescent road valued at s65,
900
Mrs SARAH WAFFLE, Vice Protector
of jewel Lodge, knights and Ladies OF
Honor, died few days ago from the ef-
fleets Of injuries received in the wreck OF
FALL City Hall, Louisville, in the tor
inada last spring. She is the seventy
seventh victim of the cyclone.
FREDERICK WISE, one of COvington's
most eminent citizens and lawyers, died
latter lingering Illness, at the family
residence on Russell street He was
aged ffty-five, and leaves q widow, two
daughters and one son.
GEORGE SBARCY, an old contractor, fell
from house at Lexington and received
serious injuries, beloved to be internal
This is the fourth building Mr.. Searcy
has fallen from and may prove his last
He is sixty years of age.
CLIFTON PEARL. aged seventeen
years, while at work in the collar fac
tory, at Paducah, attempted to descend {
ladder, and fell headlong eighteen feet
he struck upon a pavement and was
picked up unconscious. On the 10Th be
was still living, but is pronounced seri
Ously hurt Another boy carelessly
moved the ladder.
THE last census reports show tho pop
ulation Of Kentucky to be 1858, 436, al
increase Of IL per cent In the last de
cade
WILSON. who attempted 10 wreck
pay-car on the Chesapeake and Ohit
railroad, has been arrested and Jailed q
Vanceburg.
WIN. MURPHY, aged As, farmer, wa
found dead in a wagon at his homo nea
Sardis. Heart disease was the cause O
| death.
THE residence Of Mrs. Patsey Clay
three miles from Paris, burned about
o'clock, the other morning with all it
| contents. Loss about IS, 600; no insur
ance. The occupants narrowly escaped
with their lives. Among other thing
| burned, was a number of paintings TIVE
hundred years old.
| A LARGE tobacco barn situated neal
Newstead, Christian County, and owneC
| by Ben Harrison, was entirely destroyed
by fire, together with all its contents
consisting Of the tobacco cut from ovel
thirty acres Loss not less than IS, OOl
| and no insurance.
A FEW days ago Mr.. c. Alexander
the banker, of Paris, sold TO Mr.. Gold
smith, of New York, 700 head Of cattle
averaging 1000 pounds at five cents pei
pound. They were purchased by Mr.
| Goldsmith's agent Moses Kohn, for the
English and French markets, and are
She finest lot of cattle ever raised in tht
State They we're fed by Lloyd Sparks
on Mr.. Alexander's S,O0O-acre bluegrass
farm, midway between Paris and Lex
ington- They will be shipped to Liver
| pool and London next month. The 7Oi
head will bring Mr.. Alexander the nea
sum Of $685. and are all Durham
stock.
A LOCAL paper says that the following
''nOtis" was posted on fence in Carte
! County, in aneighborhood whose school
master appears TO have gone abroad AMI
remained there: 'If any mans or won
ans COWS or oxen gifts in these hayr oat
his or her tail will be cut of as the cast
may be. am Christian man and pa
my taxes, but drat the man who lets hi
critters run loose, say L"
PERRY COUNTY contains hfty-sil
school districts, and schools are bein,
taught this year in twenty-five Of them
and 1t is said that o lack of competen
teachers is responsible for the fact tina
there are not schools in more of the dis
tricts.
CARTER COUNTY has heavy railroad
debt, and is deeply interested in pro
position that the State shall shoulder al
such burdens In behalf of the counties
The citizens of Carter County are get
ting up petitions and a mass meeting t.
indorso the proposition.
Mt. STERLING has contracted for
water-works system. to cost 500, 900
THE official count of the census Of tn
Sixth Supervisors District shows
population of POS, 279. an increase Of AZ
55s in ten years. The population Of tn,
principal towns OF the district are Dan
vile 3, 705, an increase of 691, and Rich
mond, 4,5S7, an increase of 1873 TIT
only counties in tho district showing
decrease are Clinton. 191; Cumberland
400. and Garrard, J7S.
OFFICER SEIFNER shot and probabl
fatally wounded Ben. Finney, q coloret
man, in COvingtOn. Finncy had beef
arrested for shooting craps and was en-
ldcayoring TO escape.
LEXINGTON is infested by gang O
counterieitcrS
To Receive Dillon and oBrien.
The board of aldermen, of New YorR