The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-08-29
THE COMMONWEALTH.

MIS- Iheodora " piatt % Covinrton !
widow Of the late Major Ben NJ. Piatt
IL now goes TO the President for sigma
ture.
AT Hazard, Perry County, the jury in
the case OF the Commonwealt h VS.. vii
son Baker for the murder of David
BAKER is sent to the ponitentiary for ten
years.
/ AN unknown man was struck by an L.
q n. train on the bridge south Of Wal.
ton, and instantly killed the other night.
browning, returned verdict
There was nothing on his body to iden-
hiy him. lie was a smooth-faced man,
ieets inches in height. sandy hair
and about 25 years old.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were commissioned on the 22d:
Faulconer, Boyle County, T. T. Munah;
friendship, Caldwell County. Lulu Jen-
niqrs; Jamison, Carter County, Mary ID.
;Brayef.
T.NQHN HENDERSON, who murdered Oh
berN Satterwhite, a prominent white
farmer near Midway, was taken from
jail aboNs o'clock tho other morning
by mob AID strung up to tree in the
edge Of tow. The miserable wretch
confessed the killing, tut he said he did
not know why he did it. Henderson's
crime was particularly atrOGious.
PRoF. 4. a. RoARK one OF NE faculty
OF the A. and NJ. College, appointed TO
represent that institution In tn, Farm.
ers' National Congress, has resigned his
commission, owing to inability to at.
tend. and the Governor has appointed in
his stead Hon. Philemon Bird. Of Bag.
dad.
For fear OF lynching the negroes Jane
Henderson and Ike Underwood, accused
as accomplices in the murder of Gilbert
Satterwhite, at Midway, we're taken &c
Lexington for safe keeping.
LYING upon his bed in room al
Muth's Hotel, Louisville, with almost
every drop of blood drained from his
body through an incision in each wrist,
Archie Mccullough was found recently
dead. He was son Of James Nc.
! Cullough, the wealthy furniture manu-.
facturer. and brother-in-law Of VIII $.
Hayes, the song writer He was 90
years, and had two children. There is
only one explanation TO the young mans
conduct. He had suffered for many
years from hernia, which at times gave
him excrlciating pain. His friends be-
| lieve that he was suffering from this,
and becoming wild from the agony took
his own life as the only means Of relief
4 II al
which is protecting Judge Lilly's Court
at Hazard, Perry County, reports that
Joe Davidson, a leader Oi the French
faction in the French Eversole feud, has
been captured. He says that Davidson
is the worst desperate of all, and his
capture has struck terror into the law
less bands
| Krugler against the Lancaster Mill and
Elevator Company for S., 600 for breach
OF contract, the jury returned a verdict
in defendants favor, fixing however,
the amount at s1,25O. win Krugler will
take the case to the court Of appeals.
An examination of the books of II. @.
Gaus, cashier of the Bank of Commerce,
OF Owensboro, who died three months
| ago. shows a shortage of 81, 900.
CAPTAIN JosEPH w. BELL, late post
ma ter at Shelbyville, under the Cleve-
land administration, died at his resi-
| dence the other night, on Ninth street,
under rather peculiar circumstances.
For several days past he had been suf-
fering with toothache; an abscess form
ed, the tooth was drawn, and, catching
cold. his head swelled TO enormous pro-
portions. An operation was performed
on his throat to relieve his breathing,
but Of no avail, and, after several chok-
ing spells, he died at eight o'clock.
AT Lexington, Robert Glenn, aged six
teen years, was badly and perhaps fatal
ly scaided while experimenting with a
small engine.
A DIFFICULTY between VIM. Mitchell
and his brother, on one side, and J. X.
Potry. an L. and y. brakeman, on the
other. occurred at Corbin, the other
evening, resulting in the shooting OF
Mitchell in the abdomen. Tho particulars
are as follows. Mitchell and younger
brother Of Petry had some difficulty at a
school house near there, a few days ago,
over some trivial matter which was sup
poscd 70 have been settled until on the
l7th, when the older brother met Mitch
ell. some words were passed and both
parties began shooting. Some twelve
or fifteen shots we're exchanged. Petry
was slightly wounded in the shoulder.
VIM. Mitchell is son Of t. G.. Mitchell,
a farmer and merchant near Corbin.
Mitchell's little eleven-year-old brother
stood by him, emptying his revolver at
Petry.
THE prominent Louisville attorney,
Ben 5. Robbins, is dead.
j. McCarty, the railroad man who had
>his hand blown off on the Richmond,
Nicholasville, Irvine and Beattyville
road charlottesville, is dead.
BOB PORE, a magistrate and promi-
ncnt citizen OF Harlan County, was shot
and perhaps fatally wounded by one
John Scott The trouble arose over the
of an OK, which was the prop
crty of Pope. Leonard Scott, brother to
John, was also implicated. Both OF the
SCOTS made their escape and had not
SNNh NoPNAANA w w WIZ HNbh' hN
wounded man is a son-in-law of Judge
Lewis, who has offered a reward for the
of the SCOTS. The SCOTS
were Howard sympathlzers
Four more daring robberies, commit
ted at Hopkinsville the other night,
leave no doubt Of the fact that gang
of thoroughly organized burglars have
been working that city for some time
Every night one or more houses have
been entered and robbed OF money
clothing and other valuables.
LITTLE thirteen-year-old son of Rev.
$. +. Thompson, of Shelbyyille, started
TO the country on horse. Two hours
later he was found crushed and dead by
the roadside. The horse had fallen upon
him.
FRANFoRT is enforcing the law against
tramps. Two OF them got thirty days
each from Judge Sneed.
A RoUoH count but not SO rough as
the first one, gives Louisville popula'
ton of between lG7, 900 and 10000. The
Falls City has larger population than
the entire State OF Delaware.
A FREIGHT train on the @ and c. was