Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1893-01-20
GENERAL NEWS.

nous English actress, died in London
Monday.
The remains Of the late Benjami
F. Butler were buried at Lowell,
Mass, Monday.
The Meridian, Miss, foundry and
machine shops have assigned, Assets
about $4,000. Liabilities $4,000,
Two hundred and twenty head Of
trotting stock Of Corbetts California
stock farm sold in New York City for
SCI, $40.
G. II, Ryan & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, OF Memphis, Tenn, have assign
ed. Liabilities $4,000. Estimated
assets $4,000.
At Lopgdale, Rhode Island, Tues
day night freight train ran into a
sleigh load of people, killing eight
and injuring dozen others.
Several hundred Pittsburg miners
are on a strike, and this, together
with the frozen condition of the rivers,
causes fear OF coal famine in that
city.
Perro Paula Poal, a Catholic priest,
of Vera Cruz, has been sentenced to
life imprisonment for the murder of
his brother, whom he killed in a street
fight.
The plant of the NeuGeld Manu-
featuring Co., show.cas makers, Chi
cago, was destroyed by fire Sunday
night; loss 100000, partially in
sured.
Burwell Forgy and Tom Collins,
who robbed the "F. f. "" G. d o.
train near Huntington, W. Va, a few
weeks ago, have been given life SEN
fences.
The Mccarthy g. Joyce Co, the
the largest merchandise establish
ment in Arkansas, has assigned, with
assets of $4,000 and liabilities OF
$4,000.
Kornel 10th, Hungarian murder
er, met his death by electricity in
Clinton prison, N. Y, Monday 10th
confessed his crime. Death was in
Simultaneous.
A verdict of $23,63l in favor of the
National City Bank of New York has
been given against the Richmond
Danville Railroad Company. The
amount was due on promissory
note.
The cigarette factory of Allen &
Ginter, branch of the American To
bacco Company, and Valentines meat
juice works, Richmond, Va, were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss about $250,00O;
insured.
The Calumet Club house, Chicago
was reduced to ashes Tuesday night
Loss 100000; insurance $205,0 A
servant girl is missing, and the clerk
of the Club died from excitement
caused by the fire.
Quite a stir has been caused in
Georgetown, Mass, by the arrest oil
Frank Vining, prominent citizen and
Sunday School Superintendent, who
is confessed forger. He went to
Jail in default OF $1,000 bond.
Miss Maggie Shrewsbury. of Ev-
ansville, has just been awarded &
Judgment for 5000 in a breach Of
promise suit. Richard Zins, of Q
prominent German family, is the de.
PENDANT and will have TO "ante" the
amount.
William Roberts, OF Knoxville
Tenn, charged with interfering with
the working of convicts in the mines
in Anderson county, has heen giver
one year in the penitentiary. Lum
Wilson, on similar charge, was sent
to Jail for nine months.
The exodus OF the farming class Of
Tennessee still continues, and is gen,
eral. They are leaving for Texas in
lots of 200 or more at time. They
say that Texas couldn't be any worse
than Tennessee, and friends of theirs
who have gone before tell them it is
much better.
The steamer Mississippi, the flag
ship of the Mississippi River I'm
provement Commission, burned 10
the waters edge in the mouth Of the
Tennessee river, where she had been
moored for the winter, Monday. She
belonged to the Government and was
valued at $4,000,
Miss Annie Tavel, one of the most
talented and we'll known of Nash.
ville's artists, both as teacher and
as an elocutionist, has been invited to
attend the Worlds Congress, in the
department of art, which convenes in
Chicago during the week commencing
Monday, July 81, 1898.