The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-10-13
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

'hiN temporary suSDcnSlpn, nut much
uneasiness is felt by depositors.
Ar Louisville, Ex-Mayor +. Booker
Reed, whom Mayor Henry ;. Tyler,
the present incumbent and democratic
nominee defeated four years ago. has
been nominated as an independent
candidate.
PRESIDENT LouIs SrRArs of the Lex
ington board of aldermen. sent in his
resignation as president of the board
few nights ago He is now serving
his sixth term in the chair of that
body and gives as his reasons for de-
string to be released that the present
management of the city's affairs is not
in accordance with his views
A POST OFFICE is to be esta blished at
Fulsom, Grant county.
REPRESENTATIVE BERRY has intro
duced bill in the house to pay the
claims of certain citizens of Clark
county for property destroyed by fed
eral troops during the war.
Tns famous cases growing out of the
French Eversoie fcud in Ferry county
have been fled away in the Clark cir
| cult court, to which the cases were
| transferred by the Legislature. The
| court docket is crowded and there is
not much chance to secure convictions,
and as the return of the cases to Perry
county would mean another war, Judge
Scott decided TO file them away.
FoURTH-CLAss postmasters were APP
pointed in Kentucky a few days ago as
follows: John Flexner, Bethlehem,
Henry county, vice Samuel Flcxner, re-
signed; J. G. Starnes, Breck, Owen
county, vice J. NJ. Smith, deceased; A.
+. Moore, Garrison, Lewis county, vice
= Il. Garrison. removed; W. T. Free
man, Godfrey, Allen county, vice Etoca
Brooks, resigned; II. :. Baxter,
Hestand, Monroe county, vice II. l..
Bailey, resigned; Andrew Warren,
Tune, Pulaski county, vice Mathew
Warren, resigned.
Two appointments in the internal
revenue districts in Kentucky were
made the other afternoon. William II.
Howard, of Grant county, was ap.
pointed Storekeepcr and gauger in
the greensboro district and J. VI. Pat.
ton received appointment in the Louis
Vile district
Louisville suffered big surprise
the other morning when ii became
known that the big wholesale whisky
firm of BARLEY, johnson n Co. had sus.
pended payment The suspension is
due directly to the recent money strin.
gency. The firm has ample assets
THE post office department has di.
raa 81 a1 tho ..t toll ligh
TT Thomas The office will be
branch of the Newport post Office.
Ar Louisville, \. f. Lamar. a bag.
gage-master on the l.. Il y. L. T., was
shot and seriously injured by his son
Given Lamar, because he refused to
give him money with which to continue
drunk. The shooting occurred at
Laman's home, at 10 West Madison
street
REPRESENTATIVES, SHAs ADAMS the
other day introduced bill for the BEN
eft of Theophilus I. Garrard and 9th.
ers, owners of the salt works On Goose
creek, near Manchester. The bill states
that ON the 21st of October, 1862, under
orders of Maj Gen. Buell., the salt
works above mentioned were destroyed,
together with 30. 600 bushels of manu-
featured salt then on hand. The war
department investigated the matter
and reported that the claimants were
loyal citizens, and also appraised the
value of the property destroyed. fthe
bill is favorably reported and passed
the following sums will tie paid the
claimants: T. T. Garrard, SIS, 1890,
IN A
Michael Horton, survivors of the firm OF
White, Horton 4 Garrard. $40 O5O: Ste
phen Gibson and Alexander Chastain,
%, 500; Doughcrty White, survivor of the
irm of J. ID. White, 1850, and Dough-
,rty White, survivor of the firm of j. IL
,. White, $500, in full payments to the
,cveral parties for salt destroyed and
injury done to the salt works and prop
'rty by the military forces of the United
tatcS.
TuE democrats of the senatorial dis
riot, composed of Madison, Es:ill and
lowell counties, met at Irvine the 9TH
n night and nominated Judge iona
han ID. Goodloe of Madison county,
or state senator. lie defeated w. {.
french and Hon. Durrett W Tribble,
10Th of Madison county.
ISAAC BADEN, a farmer, living near
.ivermore, who had been losing meat
rom his smoke house loaded a shot
run with buckshot and connected the
rigger with the door in such way
hat it would be discharged upon any
ne entering. lie was awakened about
o'clock the other morning by loud
eport Going quickly to the smoke
louse he discovered A. Richie Thomas,
colored farm hand, perforated with
,uckshot, and dying.
Coz. THOMAS CLAY Mcdowell, the
etiring revenue collector for the ninth
district, was handsomely remembered
" the storckeepers and gaugers of his
district the other night These gentle
nen visited his home and surprised him
" the presenta ton of SIO0 gold watch
md chain, Mr. +. II, Blaine made the
'resentation speech. The surprise par
y was handsomely entertained by Mr.
Mcdowell
THURMAN Il POWELL, machinists and
of Louisville. made an as
,ignment the other morning. The liza.
pilities are $50, 4s6, 90; the assets are
,3l, 4OL49
THE fall meeting of the Louisville
Jockey club will be run off at Louis
Vile after all The attempt to concen'
rate nil the racing in kentucky at La
onia was 50 unpopular that the OH
'ials there got scared and decided to-
'losc their meeting according to pro-
grammc.
Two LITTLE children of Mrs Sarah
Baldwin were drowned in IA spring near
smiths landing
Tn law prohibiting barber shops
being opened on SUNDAY was violated
N Lexington in three Instances john
turine, Harvey Johnston and Frank
Bailey were arrested on warrants sworn
Dut by other BARRIERS.
THE new state law requiring separate
coaches for white and colored passen-
yers went into effect few days ago,
All the railways complied, and thns
lar there has been no trouble The coli
red people have organized, and will
ilc o suit to test the coustitutionaitty
Il the statute.
Tur kentucky and ludtrna Bridge
% dcnullcd payment Of Ii7 interest