Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-01-10
CREAM OF NEWS.
The Now Board Takes chargs.


The New Board Takes chargs.
The Republican City Council held
is frst meeting on Tuesday night and
organized by the election OF A. FL. An
derson Chairman. st 49,
After spirited contest, W. d. En-
mis- was chosen chief Of police, much to
; the disappointment Of the "Old Gang"
There were four applicants for city
tax collector, viz: d. @. Wiley. Polk
Canslsf, w, T. Williamson and JAS
Courtney. Mr.. Wiley was chosen.
Capt. r. 7, Mcdaniel was given the
job Of taking the city census.
"a The liquor question was brought up
and the city license cut down from
ss25 to s225. This little job alone
will cost the city from 5000 to
$500.
Tho Board adjourned without COM
plotting It's work Of decapitating the
Democrats in office. Another meet
ing will be held shortly 10 select four
policemen. The other officers, most
of whom are Republicans, were not
disturbed for the present. Chief
Campbell is given l5 days to hunt a
soft place 10 fall.
There are a largo number Of negro
applicants for places on the police
force.
Mr.. o'keiIi's Debts. .
NH. G. O'Neill has written back
to Louisville from New York, saying
that no will soon return and straighten
up his affairs, his household furni-
ture having been attached for debt
of 1900 in tobacco speculation.
The Courier-Jornal says: "Suit
was entered by the assignee and an
attachment taken out against MIR.
O'NeiIl's property. Mr.. Witherspoon,
not knowing Mr.. o'Neill, placed u
.bailiif in charge, but this had no
sooner been done than Mr.. ONeilPs
identity was made known to the
= assignee, who forthwith turned the
care Of the house again over to Mr.
Maize, who is now in charge.
"Mr. O'Neill states that on the or
sganization of his company great
things depend, and that his personal
presence in New York is an absolute
necessity to its success until the final
Y details Of the organization shall have
been perfected. He concludes by
saying that he is making such pro-
gress that he win be at home in few
.ss weeks, whom all the misunderstanding
win be cleared away"
A Frightful Death.
The Clarksville Progress gives this
account Of the killing Of young man
named Louis Ussery last Saturday;
"The young man is ason Of VIM
Ussefy, who owns mill on the south
side OF Cumberland river near Anti
( och church, in this county, and was
working in the capacity of miller at
the time Of the frightful accident
By some reason or other the machine.
& !, ~ OF the mill became unmanageable
and whirled the large grinding
stone around with such speed that il
} broke is confines and flew into Q
thousand pieces, tearing up the frame
work Of the mill and killing young
At Ussery instantly. His body and face
were horribly mangled; his head was
crushed, jaw bone and arm broken
and his brains literally strewn all
over the building"
Asylum Matters. .sYr
The regular meeting Of the Board
Of Commissioners OF w. X. L. A. was
held Tuesday at the Asylum. The
"A accounts for December allowed
amounted to 1884, leaving d balance
on hand Of s5,eo8s2, to pay for the
recently ordered electric plant and
new ward pews, mattresses, ETC., nov
being put in. A great many substan
! ,tial improvements Of this character
wore made during the year, out Of the
y savings from the, regular allowance
'.s y - There were only three deaths at thu
- Asylum during tiie i.stiis.s,, e .pece,n
Der. Six patients were discharged
one restored, four improved and one
unimprbxed z
~ .ssr ~ One Cent and the Costs.