The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-12-02


fired Parihian arrow as he fell back defeated
IN the shape OF a constitutional clause, which,
he held. would render the bin null and void. A
motion was then made 10 reconsider the vote
by which tile amendment TO strike cut the
emergency clause was defeated. The molten
carried and, should the bill pass the senate
aud become a law, IL ~ill not 60 into eject N
I'll ninety days after the adjournment OF the
present general assembly.
NJ +. YouSG, who was picked up on
the road near Franklin, died the other
night lie never spoke after he wac
found 1t is thought now that he was
| drugged and robbed.
THE body Of Miss Rebecca Harrison
was found burned to a crisp at hes
home near Blue Art, in Muhlenb~g
county, at a late hour the other night
She was IS years Of age, aud had Lived
the life of a recluse since 1925, whom
she was disappointed in a love affair
Her clothing probably ignited while she
was kindling fire and she was too
feeble to call for aid.
The engagement Is announced of
Count Ernest George -Gersedorff, 90
officer in the First Uhlan guards, and
| Miss Nellie Peters. of Louisville Miss
Peters will spend the winter in Berlin
with her sister, Mrs j. A. Armstrong
REV. W. j. FABEB, nine years pastor
of the Westfield Presbyterian church.
has resigned, and is a candidate for the
ministry in the Episoopslisn church.
lie is of the DIR. Briggs school.
AT Louisville Casper Verick went to
get license TO marry Maggie Pruitt
While he was out she eloped with Alden
IL. Coombs and married him This is
the second time Casper has been fooled.
Mrs CHARLIE MCELvAIN, colored, OF
Hopkinsville. gave birth to triplets the
other day, which are living and doing
well. About two years ago the same
woman gave birth to twins. making a
record of five children in less than two
years.
CITY MARSHAL JAMES d. TAYLOR shot
and fatally wounded VIM. Powers, at
Hustonville. Lincoln county. Powers
and another young rutfian, named Con.
rad Russell. from Junction City, went
to lIustonville, both being drunk and
very disorderly. After insulting a mum.
Der of people they became very threat
ening and went up into the main part
of the town where they met the Of
ficer They were coming down
the street shouting when Marshal
Will Taylor stepped out of a,
store-room with thirty-eight Win.
chester rifle in his hand. He halted
them and ordered them to surrender,
when Powers pulled a gun and would
have shot the officer down in cold
blood had he not quickly fired on Pow.
ers, and then ejecting the empty shell
from his rifle covered Russell. The lat
ter threw up his hands and surrendered
and was lodged in Jail At the crack of
the rifle Powers fell MORALLY wounded,
the ball having penetrated his abdomen
near the navel On Powers body were
found two pistols, besides the one he
drew on the officer
News reached greensboro the other
day of the total destruction by fire OF
the village of White Plains, on the n
n. and NJ. V. railroad, in Hopkins coun-
ty. The fire started in vacant store
room at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Eight buildings were burned before the
fire was got under control The depot,
which contained large amount Of
freight for the country towns around
| White Plains, church, four store
| rooms, doctors office and one resi-
dcnce were burned. But few of the
contents of any of the buildings were
saved.
Is fulfillment of n bargain Jerry Con-
stantine, hotel keeper at Sparta, shot
| and killed Roberts, colored man,
Constantine loaned Roberts $40 some
weeks ago, telling him that II II was
not paid on Thanksgiving day his life
would be the forfeit IL was not paid
and Constantine kept his word.
JAMES WIN, while assisting In the
celebration OF the democratic victory at
Rice Station, held a can of powder in
his hand The powder exploded, blow
ing both of his eyes out and probably
fatally burning him.
THERE are already nine applicants
for the post office at Dover The Job
pays $500 per year
JORDAN MINER. awell-known citizen
of Anderson county, the father Of Dup
uty Sheriff joel Miner, was run down
by the work train on Il trestle two
miles from that place the other morn
ing. lie was thrown to the ground,
distance of forty feet, and instantly
killed. All the back part OF his head
was torn away.
billy BuLIING, who killed Hal Dent
in Carrie Martins maison de joie, Louis
VILE was acquitted on grounds OF self
defense,
DIR. CHAs BRYAN has been appointed
pension examining surgeon AT Preston
purg.