Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-09-07
CREAM OF NEWS
Henry Drexler's Loss.

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Henry Drexler's Loss.
Mr.. Henry Drexler, formerly OF this
city, now OF jacksonville, had the
misfortune to lose his entire house
hold effects by FIRE last Friday: He
had $500 insurance.
Wife Beaten Fiend.
George Bacon, col, was fined $40
and costs in Judge Mouow's court
Wednesday for beating his wife, Bis
wife, Eyy b ,con, was also fined S.
and costs, on a warrant charging her
with a breach OF the peace.
Our Tobacco Market Firm.
! Our market this week was firm aud
steady at last weeks quota ions.
About 300 hogshesds were offered
and the reflections were few. Some
good leaf changed hands at prices
rauging from 1925 to $40. Lugs
we're somewhat stronger and good
article was in demard. Receipts are
light.
Crushed to Death BY the Cars.
Last Saturday night Bud Cook.
colored, OF GAINESVILLE. secreted him
self on the trucks OF one OF the cars
for the purpose OF securing free ride
10 Louisville. Near Hadensville,
Cooks feet got under the wheels OF
the train, asAsipboth feet were mashed
off The wounded negro Was taken
back TO Clsrksville where be died oi
his injuries Sunday.
Gamss,ers Captured.
George Reese, Green Reese, John
Northingtop, Sam billiard, Ben
Weaihers, Ennis Northington, Tom
Knots and Linck Wallace, AN color:
ed, were arrested near Pee Dee last
Friday, charged with gaming. They
we're tried before Esq. B. L. Ran.
dolph, acting Judge for Judge Nor.
rog, Saturday, and each defendant
was fined $40 and costs. judge
Brown, who is filing County Attcrs
ney l., T. Brsshegs office pro tend
prosecuted the cases. ~
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Weather Forecasts. ia
The week wif. close with starli
conditions resultiHsrsin rain. = Cooler
weather win likely fqilbw for a few
days. By Monday it will turn warn
again and more rain may be looked
flor, after which we will enjoy few
days Of cooler weather. The many
weather prophets say that the most
dangerous storms OF the mouth win
OCCUR about the 18th. A very cool
wave will naturally follow this storm
period aud something approaching
the frost mark may be expected.
There will likely be two or more
frosts sbout tho. last OF the month.
Tobacco raisers should take warning
shorn Of his Locks,
Lee hudgias, a rtrusiy" inmate oil
the Asylum, who was allowed the
privilege Of leaving the premises oc-
casioially, was assaulted by three
men one night not long ago, as he
was returning from the city, aud fol
chilly deprived of.his hair, which be
sore in long locks banging down biz
shoulders. Hudgins was employed
about the garden and was entirely
harmless. He was very proud OF hil
/ hair and is broken hearted over ths
, outrage and has grown much worsi
3 in his mental condition. Hudgipl
J, claims TO know the men and the mat
. ter will be laid before the grand jurl
J, ON the oath inst. The case comes I'm
y der the head Of kukluxing, the penal
:. ty OF which ia 5 years 10 the penitenti
!, airy. The Board OF Commissioner
9 instructed the Patients COMMITTEES y
4 vigorously prosecut the case,
Delaney in jail Again.
Henry Delaney, Of sturgis. VIII
was forced to marry Abtie oliver il
\ April, 1885, and whose frien - way
! Maid aud murdered the girl on tn
! way back from Morganiield, wen
= over from Shawneetown, ILL.,, Sept,
= and married Miss Fannie Tate,
I. young school teacher. Miss Tate
!, In the same condition Mics Olive
!. was, both girls having been ruined b
"a Delaney, II is said Delaney WI
n forced to marry Miss Tate, who hi
Il been seduced since he got out OF ia
!. On the day following his maTrisg
"a Delansy's bondsmen surrendered hi
10 and he was taken to jail after play ia
* married man a single day. He hI
III greatly pfejudiced his case by his a
N tons and il is not unlikely that
vel may receive death. sentence when