The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-11-17
THE ADVOCATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Kendalls, who escaped from
the Georgetown Jail last Monday
night, have not yet been apprehended'
The official vote of Pennsylvania
gives Gregg Rep) 4l4,5S3; Wright
Dem.) 356,43l; Republican majority
5S,152.
The Pension Bureau during Octo-
Der granted 32,946 certificates, the
first payments on which aggregated
S4,356,605.
Henry Scanncll, owner Of the
Phoenix Training Stable, near Gym
thiana. has failed. Liabilities, $4,000,
with $4,000 assets.
White Caps threaten to visit the
Police Judge of Providence, Webster
county. because of his efforts to enforce
the local option laws.
The annual report Of the Director
of the Mint shows that the coinage for
the year was the largest yet, aggrega-
ting 1851, S77 pieces.
The Supreme Court has postponed,
until November 80, argument in three
cases involving the constitutionality
of the Mckinley tariff law.
Sam Small was attacked and
roughly handled by a saloon keeper
of Atlanta, Ga, Thursday, because of
some of his harsh criticism of those
who sell the "stufl."
The United States and Great
Britain have agreed to submit the
Bering Sea issue 10 a Court of Arbi-
tration. The treaty has yet to be
ratified by the United States Senate,
II. II. Blankenship, living OH the
head of Grassy, in this county, on
Thursday of last week killed a black
eagle, which measured six inches
from tip to tip of wings. This is the
largest one we have heard of this
year, Hazel Green Herald.
The Louisville Times is responsible
for the following:
1t is said that in Livingston county
man must answer these questions in
the affirmative before he can serve on
jury:
Are you a Republican?
Are you a Baptist?
Do you chew GreenviIle tobacco?
Do you take yeur whisky straight
Not long ago Mr.. Launey Clay cap
tured a monkey-faced owl that is a
most remarkable looking bird. II
has been placed on exhibition in the
office of DR.. o. A. Kennedy, and is
attracting attention from all who have
heard of it. 1t is said to be the only
living specimen of its kind in exist
ence, the only other one known being
on exhibition in the Smithsonian In
stitute at Washington. 1t is worth
ones time to view this peculiar bird
its name, monkey-faced, indicating
somewhat its appearance.-[ Rich
mond (Ky.) Register.
A novel sight was witnessed las
week in this city, the innocent cause
of which was the triplets of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John Mason, of this county
Mrs. Mason had brought the little
ones, all boys, to have their pictures
taken by Mr.. Schlegel, and it was il
the latter's gallery that the Register
on Wednesday was permitted to get ;
glimpse of the photograph. The LITTLE
fellows were born on Nov. 6, 1890
and hence were one year old on Fri
day last. Their names are Alexander
Robert and Rankin, They are al
blondes, are healthy, and not a particl,
of trouble to their parents. Thei
father is a 'son of Mr.. Rankin Mason
we'll known citizen Of this county
Their mother was Miss Sarah Corne
lison, daughter of Mr.. Alex. Cornell
son, also prominent farmer. Mr.
and Mrs. Mason have five other chill
dren.-[ Richmond (Ky.) Register.
An Owensboro special to the Louis
Vile Times of Nov. 18th, says eth
Inquirer this afternoon will announc
the transfer of the stock held by G.. c
Owens to VIM. Foor, w. L. Stone ant
f. f. Owsley, and his retirement fror
the management of the paper. TIL
paper will be published by the neN
Inquirer Publishing Company, wit
A. j. Casey, VIM. Foor, Henry Mois'
w r. Stone and II. IL, IOWsley a