The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1891-01-07
THE COMMONWEALTH.

! ton better known as Falcon" TO news
| paper readers, has started for a two
months sojourn in Hamilton, Bermuda,
in quest of health.
THE block at Hopkinsville, occupied
by Driver & Perkins as grocery and sa-
loon, was burned the other night.
BILL HALL MILLER, Knox County
/ Desperate while fourishing his pistol
{ in the faces of John Stoner and his
/ brother, was shot and killed by Stoner
at Hindman.
/ c. b. GILMAN, Of Licking ton, has sued
! the Western Union Telegraph Company
! for $500 damages, because the delay Of
a message made him miss the purchase
! Of a horse.
/ WILLIAM HIGerNs, a prominent whole
/ sale liquor merchant of Louisville, was
killed at an early hour the other morn
I ing under peculiar circumstances. He
was attempting to dismount from the
! front platform of a street car while the
latter was in motion, when his foot
slipped, spinning his body around and
throwing his head under the wheels.
/ The latter passed over his neck, break
ing 1t. He died almost instantly.
THE Frankfort city council has passed
another anti-cigarette ordinance and
Mayor Taylor has vetoed it, the veto be-
ing sustained. An ordinance similar in
( purpose was passed last January over
tie mayors veto, but has been a dead
letter ever since.
The retiring jailer of Campbell COun-
ty, Mr.. w. Il. Turner, win shortly insti-
tute suit against the city Of Newport for
s., 600 for services performed in taking
care Of the worl-house and station
house. A city ordinance was passed
August %, 1886, the seventh section of
which provides that the city jailer shall
be allowed a compensation for services
rendered as Overseer of the worlz-house
and statiOn-house. This ordinance has
never been repealed, and is in effect the
present day.
DANvMLE has had fire lately and in
consequence is organizing a volunteer
fire department.
THE opening of the new $40, 900 opera
house was a great event at Paris the
other night.
AARON BURR vas once a civil engi-
neer, and, Of course, owned a transit in
strument. The identical transit owned
by Mr.. Burr is still in existence. Squire
J. w, Stewart, who lives near Dexter
Station, on the P, T. and A. railroad,
in Galloway County, who in his younger
days followed the profession Of a sur
veyor, is the proud pOssessOr Of this an
Gent instrument.
A GRAY eagle measuring seven feet
and half from tip to tip was killed at
Mr.. Norvin Harris place on the Shelby
vile pike, near Louisville, the other
morning. Two stable boys did the kill
ing with 22-eaiber rifles.
THE examining trial Of James Ellis
Brown for the killing of D. T. Farmer,
during a difficulty at Scates' Mills, |
Christian County, recently, has closed, /
and resulted in a verdict of acquittal on
the grounds that the deed was done in |
self-defense. Brown was at once re- |
leased from jail.
Hon. REUBEN A MILLER, formerly |
State Inspector and Examiner, and who |
has been dangerously i'll at his home in |
owensborO, is rapidly recovering.
AT Moore's school-house, in Allen /
County, a couple Of rufians, who IN |
dertoolI to break up Christmas frolic, /
We're bafaed by the pluck of the young /
lady teacher. She planted herself in /
the doorway where the ruffians were
firing off their pistols and about to en-
ter the house, and defantly informed
them that if they entered the house it
would be over her dead body. They
didn't enter.
THE Lexington electric street cars
carry school children at half fare.
DANIEL BONNER, a stOclzman of Lex
ington. was found dead in his room at
the Stock Yards Hotel, Wichita, Kan,
the other day. Morphine was the agent
Of destruction.
J. B. Trails store in Birdsville, Liv-
ingston County, was burned, with its
contents. Loss 5000, with small in
The fire was inccndiary.
T. L. HOON, aged 95 years, died very
at his home in Bethel, Bath
County. His death is a mystery, but
some suppose that it resulted from NOR
phine.
THOMAS FARMER and Ellis Brown,
citizens residing near Scales Mills,
Christian County, became involved in a
quarrel over family affairs, when the
former was killed With a fence rail by
Brown Both men became very angry,
when Farmer Brown drew a knife upon
his opponent, who seized q rail and struck
Farmer to the ground with it. Farmer
arose and followed Brown, who struck
him a second blow, knocking him down
and inhicting fatal internal injuries,
rom which he died almost instantly
Brown made his escape and is still at
arge.
TIE Fulton gormand who undertook
% eat three qssils a day for thirty days
stumbled at his tSyenty-ninth bird on
he tenth day.
THE man who is mean enough to rob
lis grandmother has been found at Pa
lucah, and is in Jail for the offense.
MRs. BRANNAN, of Marion, is work
ng for the erection Of a home and
ehool for INDECENT and helpless chill
ren.
THE Burnside and Cumberland River
ailroad opened up for business, q ssw
lays age. 1t connects with the c., n
}. and L. J.. railway at Burnside, and
he Burnside and Burksville Transpor-
alton Company at Burnside Landing.
THE Kentucky Democratic Club at
'ovington viii give a reception and
banquet on jackson Day, january s.
Governor j. w. Bryan VIII
make the opening speech and Hon.
William j. Uendriclz, Of Flcmingsburg,
sill deliver en- address on General
acksoa."
TRIMARs STAssARD shot and killed
4ew Wallace "a louisville the other
stcsnocn. Both col0rcd
4 Case OF Aggravated Sang Froid.
She-ne IS Q person Of perfect ease