Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-08-15

: the committee to investigate the raises
of priyate tax lists, are still hammer
ing away on 1886 and finding from
}, ten to twenty raises to the page.
These range all the way from ten
a cents to S12. The city book has not
yet been reached and will not be this
week. The books OF 1886 will pro
badly be finished next week, but at
: the present rate of progress the in
vestigation will not be completed
when the grand jury meets Septem-
Der l.
Shot az Burglar.
Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock
a colored burglar cut a slat in the
window of the family bed room at
Mr.. w. f. Ragsdale's and entered the
room. His presence was discovered
by Mrs. Ragsdale, who was in the
room alone with some small children
at the time, and she jumped from the
bed and ran TO the bureau to get a
pistol. The thief leaped from the
window before she secured the weapon,
which she fired at him twice as he ran
across the yard. The man was dis
tinctly seen, as a light was in the room
and day was breaking outside. He
took with him some clothing, which |
he dropped when the shots were fired.
The County's investigation.
Esqs. Barker, Tinsley, and Myers
have been engaged this week
in making the investigation for the
county OF the sheriff's books of 1881
TO 1888. The books OF 1881 have been
finished and some mistakes found
both ways in the States examination,
though the not shortage is increased
about $50 for that year. Alterations
on the assessors book for one district
have been found and the committee,
unless the iresh-ink changes can be
explained, will order the Auditors
original copies from Frankfort for
comparison. Tho committee expect
TO be in session three or four days
each week until its work is completed.
The Congressional Race.
Mr.. Grey Woodson, Chairman OF
the District Committee, has issued a
formal call for the meeting of the
members OF the Democratic Executive
Committee at the Barrett House, in
Henderson, on tomorrow, Aug. lG,
for the purpose OF determining the
time and method Of making q nomina-
ton for Congress. The district COM
mittee is composed Of the chairmen Of
the several county committees and is /
as follows; prey Woodsop, chairman;
]. L. pulin, Christian; \. W. Slack,
DaviesN j. Powers, Hancock; A. T.
Dudley, Henderson; A. X. Bradley, {
Hopkins; Geo s. Priest, McLean;- II.
d. Allen, UmonI Boone B Beckham /
Webster. ,
County Committees.
The Democratic State Committee
has ordered reorganization OF all
County Committees on Sept. 9. Each
precinct is tc elect its own Committee
man in accordance with the following
resolution, which was adopted:
"Resolved, that the election Of pre-.
cinct committeeman be by mass con-
vention at 2 p. m., except in the cities
of Newport and Covington, where the
same shall bc at s p. m. The mass
conventions shall be held at the pres
ent voting places in said precincts
There should be notices Of said meet 1
ings published in newspaper having
general circulation in or near said pre-
cincts at least three days before said
conventions, or by posters at public {
places near said voting places, The &
election Of precinct committeeman in ,
the city Of Louisville shall be govern
ed by such regulations as the State l
Central Committee may hereafter pre-
scribe. The various municipal execu-
tive committees shall be elected at
such times and in such manner from ,
time to time as the Central Committee ,
shall prescribe"
Horrible Holocaust of Horses.
On last Tuesday morning the large
training stable Of w. F. Buckner and
r. j. Ellis was burned, near New
Providence, Tenn, about two miles
from Clarksville, and eight valuable
horses destroyed The employees
were sleeping in the office of the sta (
BILE, and were awakened by the noise II
of the horses, but in time to rescue b
but one horse, the heat being so in l
tense. c
The fire originated from the outside; il
flames soon reached the loft Of prov
ender and burned very rapidly, The ]
cause Of the fire is unkppwp and a t
mystery, 5
Buckner's horses were Alderay, 9
who cost him 5000 only few
months since, and was doubtless ono ,
of the most promising horses In the .
State, with record Of 2:30. He had
only a few weeks since refused 5000 ,
for half interest in him. Frank b.
,,,os n naaor valuad nj 60 O00 Tho