The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1894-11-07

per cent are free of incumbrance.
The debt on homes is S3,O34,6s4 with
interest at G.54 per cent.
BOYD county was greatly benefited
by the rain.
LEWIS McGUIRE's little daughter
was killed 10y her younger brother who
was fooling with a pistol at Worth
vile.
KENTUCKY and Tennessee horse breed
ers are up in arms against the rule
passed by the turf congress prohibit
ing the breeders from officiating as
judges.
THE Louisville tobacco warehouse
men, the other day. put into effect
their plan for cutting down the num-
Der of agents in the state and abolish
ing rebates and commissions.
NEARLY all the eisterns in Mt. Car
mel are empty and many Of the wells
are very low. At no time during this
summer have the old reliable deep
veins been so weak as they are now.
DE-. w. 7. MCKINLEY, OF Spottsville
Daviess county, was thrown from
horse, the other night, sustaining a
shock TO his system that resulted in
his death before assistance could reach
him.
NEAR HOpkinsville while returning
home under the influence OF whisky.
Sell Smith farmer, fell beneath the
wagon wheels and was so fe1rfuuv
crushed that he died after several hours
Of suffering.
PENSIONS were granted a few days
siuce as follows: Original Morton Car
roll, NicholasvilIe Jessamine county.
John Storm. ClaryvilIe. Campbell coun-
"; James y. Murray, HiilsdaIe, Simp-
son county.
For some time past there have been
meetings IN Winchester of Il peculiar
religious sect among the. Negroes.
Their meetings frequently continue al
night. and the scenes are often rs weird
as the incarnation of the VooGoos OF
the far south. The hall is dimly light
ed with a couple of candles, and the
worshipcrs gathered around the altar.
grooming their petitions with that mel
ancholy intonation peculiartothe race.
is 4 striking sight. They are calleG
the ''IIigh Powers and believe that
by fasting, humiliation and PRAYER
they become sinie~s and beyond the
power Of sin. They also believe
they can obtain the power 10 raise the
dead
THERE was disastrous wreck on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. be-
tween Guthrie and Springfield the
other night. caused 'bv the parting Of
freight train. tine two pieces of which
came together with fearful force, 5e-
molishing three cars. tearing up the
track and doing other damage. A
tramp stealrra ride was killed The
loss TO the company Is about 5000.
WHITE caps are again at work in the
country that has been domineered over
by Bill Goode, near Eepton, and two
women OF doubtful character. whose
numcs could not ice learned. were whip
ped severely and warned 10 leave she
county. Their oIeuSc consisted. IL Is
said. in giving shelter 10 Gooie and his
friends. GaUe Noil who was visited
recently by o mob and who Is capped IN.
the darkness. returned the other Gav
and LETT a note on iSdoor. telling any
mob coming to MS ca bin not To- break
in the door, for he had left for parts
unknown. and would ue~er return. Il
is now felt since the iyuchings In that
section and the fight of GoOde and
Noll that the law1cs~uess of the gang
is At an end White cappcrs and mobs
are still on the alert. and it Is believed
the work viii 90 on rs long as there
is vestage OF the gang remaining.
PENSIONS were granted the other day
rs follows: Original -Demarcus L. Gill
liam, Coal Run, Pike county: Francis
Pegue. Kennedy, Christian county. Ad-
ditional-David II. Hamblin. Lexing-
ton. Fayette county. supplemental
James C. Williams. deceased, Gaines
vile, Allen county. Reissuc-Josephus
Grafton. Lewisburg, Logan county.
Original widows, etc.-Amanda A. VIII
liams,. Gainesville. Allen county; Win
ME Cash, Casper Logan county.
Nh AND Mrs. w. y. HALDENAN, Of
Louisville, celebrated the fifth an
niversary of their wedding a few days
ago.
DOVER is to have q new town hall.
WHILE playing with an ironing ma
chine at Metcalf'S steam laundry.
at Hopkinsvillc- ChamPlin Brent.
youth Il years old. accidentally
set the machinery in motion. when
his right hand was caught in it.
and before it could be extricated
was fearfully lacerated, the skin being
torn from mis- arm, There IS danger OF
lockjaw, and amputation will be neces-
sary.
THE following postmaster was APP
pointed the other day: Morgan Tur-
ner, Fed. Floyd county, vice Caleb
Al1ers removed
A WAR upon mocnshiners viii be
waged in Harlan county.