The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1894-08-08
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS

NATURAL gas has been discovered in
Fayette county.
A NEGRO murderer named John Young
escaped from Jail at Brownsville after
almost beating Jailer Lindsay to death.
Bloodhounds were put on his track and
he was finally captured few miles
from town.
THE Third district republican con-
vention nominated Hon. W. Godfrey
Hunter, OF Cumberland county, for
congress.
WALTER ALLENswORTH. a young man
residing on the farm of Doe Moore,
near Woodville, McCracken county,
committed suicide by drowning him
self in a cistern.
Gov. Brown issued eall for spec
ial election in the Tenth district, % be
held November 6, for the election of a
successor to fill ont the unexpired term
of the late Congressman NJ. C. Isle.
a YOUNG farmer named Foster, while
loading hay near sMassac. McCracken
county, fell from the wagon and was
impaled on a pitchforlz, dying almost
instantly.
A NEGRO arrested at Russellville,
made a confession involving five citi-
zens of Adairsville in the hanging of
Edward Traughber, July 16. Two of
the men, Moses Cook and Robert Hen
derson, together with the Negro.
Prince McGuire, are now under arrest
and officers are after the others. The
developments in the case show. it is re-
ported that. mob law was invoked in
Traughber's case TO wreak a private
revenge, the man not being guilty Of
any crime.
AN old colored lady at Richmond
claims to be. the mother of Pugilist
Peter Jackson.
A CARLOAD of matches burned at
Burgin. They ignited by friction in
I transportation.
JOE BUSH, Of Louisville, tried to re-
move a bug from his ear with a hair
pin and burst the drum.
THE National Bank of Mt Sterling
has reduced its capital stock to $4,000,
and viii renew its charter, which eX-
pires in September.
The preliminary report Of Internal
! Revenue Commissioner Miller has Just
/ been issued. The total collection Of
+ internal revenue taxes in kentucky
amount to S24, 3OS, 63094, divided among
( the districts as follows: Greensboro Dis
! trict-Collected by John Feland, sIsS =
/ 731. 81: by Joshua Powers, 4211, 215.17.
/ Louisville District-COllectedb by Albert
I Scott. SEQ, $50. So; by Ben johnson, S10,
I 81. 541.74. CCyingtOn District - Col
lected by David n. Comingore, S6s7,-
/ 417.5G; by Alexander Davezac, s., 2O9.-
+ G51S2. Lexington District-COllected
by Thomas Mcdowell, $3.50, 777.O3; by
Thomas II. Shelby, s2S4, 277O3. Rich
mond District-Collected by Chas. Il.
Rodes, S3,315, O32.19.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows: acknowledgements &. Ken
dali. Pleasure Ridge Park, jefferson
county. Renewal David Friedman
. (deceased), Paducah. Increase-Wil-
liam Diclxen, Seventy-six, Clinton
county; Charles n. Stry- Original
/ Widows-Maria Magdalena Sondergeld,
Louisville; Anderson Kimble fatherl
Charlotte Furnace, Carter county.
Mexican War Widows-Jennette Fried
man, Paducah.
THE Allen Reflector tells of man in
that county named Harvey Roark who
has four daughters and all Of them
have been married in less than six
months. He has advertised for house
! keeper, and wants an old woman who
viii not succumb to the fever which
seems very contagious about the place
THE president has approved the act
granting certain property to the city
Of Newport for a public park. The
property is the land on which is situa-
ted the abandoned military barracks.
The following postmasters were APP
pointed recently: f. II. Dempey, Olive
Hill, Carter county, vice c. II. Scott,
deceased, and J. T. Franks, Stewards
I vile, Grant county, vice E. Z. BOles,
resigned.
/ FURNITURE will be made by the pen
i9entiary convicts,
[ PETER BRAsHEAR, ex-teller OF the
First national bank, of Greensboro,
made an assignment the other after
noon. He owns two large stone quar-
ries and a lime kiln near Stephens
port. on the Texas road. The amount
of the assets and liabilities is not
stated in the deed.
THE jailer of Clinton county has a
bloodhound which is remarkable ami
NAL, although quite young. The dog
was recently sent to Missouri 10 ferret
ont murderer A man named Foley
had been assassinated in n field near
East Prairie in that state, and the dog
took the trail of the murderer and
tracked him down.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows: Increase: Francis NJ. Gil.
. lcstrop, Cromwell, Ohio county. Refs
ste: Charles A. Hill, Sardis, Mason
. county. Reissue and increase: John
! / w. Heath, Cub Run, Hart county.
Original widows, etc: Serena S. Hat.
ter. Yosemite, Casey county; Malinda
. Harding, Bowling Green, Warren
county; Dulcina Bruner, mother, Rice
Station, Estin county.
The nomination of Congressman
Paynter for judge of court of appeals
will necessitate a special election in the
Ninth congressional district to fill out
| his term. 1t is unofieially announced
: that he viii resign in time to have the
special election called on the regular
November election day, at which time
the successor 10 Congressman NJ. C
. Isle, of the Tenth district, viii be nom
mated
SHERIFF A. D. PENCE, of Nelson cOun
ty, drops intopoetry in his effort t.
compel the citizens to pay their taxes
: He winds up with the announcement
: that property owners can live in the
8 fcounty without sweethearts, or Other
; Injuries, but he. is determined that
none shall reside there unless they pay
tribute to the state.
PRICE o. NEWMAN, one of Louis,
ville's well known merchants. suffered
stroke of apoplexy the other day an6
died shortly afterward. Mr. Newman
was an officer in the famous Orphan
brigade during the war, and distin
guished himself by his courageous
; bearing.
Drowned in Cloud Burst.
TRINIDAD. Col. Aug 4-The Hoo