The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-12-04
BRIEF EDITORIALS AND NEWS NOTES

BRIEF EDITORIALS AND NEWS NOTES
DIR. ANDREW MCFARLAND, founder
Of Oak Lawn Retreat for the insane, III
jacksonville, Ill and of whom mention
has been made in this paper on several
occasions, committed suicide on Sunday
Nov. %, while under temporary aber
ration of mind. He was man of more
than national reputation, having written
and published several works upon insan-
ity, its causes and treatment, and his
sad end is deeply deplored. He was
struck on the head by piece of falling
timber a year or so since, while rescueing
some of his patients from his burning
Asylum, and he never fully recovered
from the blow. THE HERALD extends
sympathy to the sorrowing family.
The Texas State Alliance, in session
at Corsicana, Texas, last week adopted
resolution for the appointment of %
delegates to represent Texas at the Mem
phis (Tenn) National Convention to be
held this month. Letters were received
from Gov. NoRTHEN, of Georgia, and
other prominent members of the ALI
ance endorsing the action of the Conven.
ton and pledging their support. Reso.
lutions c0ndemning the action of the
Supreme Council at indianapolis, and
proposing to sever all connection with
the de facto National Alliance, and
providing for separate organization
with entirely new officers" were adopted.
DAVID L. BEALs the millionaire ban
ker of Kansas City, Mo-, on Friday night
ransomed his abducted boy, giving 50, 900
for the child's safe return. The little
fellow was taken to Mr.. BEAL's residence
by a masked man, transferred to his
fathers arms while sleeping, and the
money paid over without question. Sub.
sequently LIZZIE SdITH. alias Mrs. AL
BERT KING, the abductor of the child on
Thanksgiving Day, was arrested. She
was a domestic in the family, and the
evidence against her is positive.
A REQUEST addressed by the Associa-
ted Press 10 United States Consular off
GERS throughout France as to the pros
poets of the Chicago Worlds Fair in civil
districts, has brought number of re.
plies The general tenor is that the feel
ing of the people toward the FAIR is one
of indifference; in one or two districts
where the MCKINLEY law presses most
severely feeling akin to hostility is
manifested.
WE ARE glad to note that our old
friend, 5 s. classify, who has been cor
respondent, reporter, boo keeper and
assistant editor on the Sentinel. Demo
crat, in the order named, will on the first
OF January, 1892, be promoted to the
position of editorin. chief of our valued
contemporary SAM is an all-round
good fellow, deserving of his preferment,
and in advance we congratulate him.
The Mt. Sterling Gazette will after
January /, 1891, do its Duty by having
city editor. CHARLES Duty, of that
city has purchased an interest in the
Gazette, and will hereafter do Duty in
the position named THE HERALD well
comes him TO the fold, and wishes him
abundant success in his new field of labor.
A MEETING Of Tennessee State Board
OF Prison Inspectors, ut Nashville, Fri
day, started the rumor that they had
determined to return the cOnvicts to the
East Tennessee mines. The free miners
In that section swear il shall not be done,
and trouble is anticipated.
FOR the purpose of alternating the
many difficulties under which numerous
capitalists throughout Russia are now
laboring, the Imperial Bank has given
notice that installments due on script of
first mortgage bonds need be only par
TALLY paid.
INFLUENZA is now prevalent in Ber.
muda. Ii is of more violent type than
that which caused 80 much suffering in
1889.
Dom PEDRO, ex-Emperor of Brazil,
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