Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-30

Governor, delivered an able speech at
the court house Thursday afternoon.
His views on silver seemed satisfactory
to the friends of the white metal, al
though he deprecated the injection of
the money question into the State can
vass, a conclusion which the majority
of his hearers seemed to acquiesce in.
Owensboro Post.
A negro rapist was lynched near
Parsons, Tenn, on the tennessee
river, last Thursday. He assaulted a
Mrs Gray while the lady was alone at
hoaie, and was hunted down by a
posSe, who riddled him with bullets
and left him lying in the woods.
The championship season of the
Southern League opened In Evans
vile last week with game between
the Evansville and Nashville teams.
The former won by score OF IL to
10.
1t has been definitely settled that
those threatened, goldbug speeches of
Secretary Carlisle's in Kentucky will
be made early next month. He will
also say his piece at Memphis.
Near Springfield, KY, mob
hanged Geo. Ray Friday, for being a
"bad nigger" generally. He was
charged with barn-burning, threats
to kill and with illicit relation with
low down white women.
A large vein of coal has been
struck just north of Sebree and ex-
tensive preparations are being made
to open up a mine at once. The coal
is said to be of superior quality.
The latest is that Madeline Pollard
will go on four years trip around
the world as a companion for a
wealthy woman of New York. She
sailed Saturday for Paris.
The courts have decided that Jno.
S. Cain and not Cliff Roberts was
the legally elected tax receiver in
Louisville, and is entitled to the fees.
An appeal will be taken.
The Bowling Green Times wants
the National Fox Hunters Associa-
ton to meet in that city. 1t says
there are plenty of foxes to be found
close to the city.
Charles and Jim Harris, two ne
groes, are under arrest in Daviess
con5Aty, charged with an attempt to
assa6ls Miss Lula Morris, white
girl. as'si.
A large reservoir at Epinal,
France, broke Friday and many peo-,
pie were drowned. At last accounts
thirty-eight bodies had been recover
ed.
Henderson, KY has case of small
pox. Princeton is now clear of this
disea and the Henderson case is the
only ODE within 70'miles of Hopkins
vile.
Hon. WIN. Sweeney, of Owensboro,
left no will. His fortune of S25O,OO0
will be divided among his four chill
dren according to-law. Il
Jas. Yeager, cripple, and his two
children aged 5 and s, were burned
to death in a tenement-house FIRE at
Frankfort.
The Kentucky Travellers Protec-
tive Association met last week and 81.
l.. We'll, of Paducah was elected
president.
Alexander Porteous, medical stu
dent, was stabbed to death at Padu-
cab Friday by Thos. Edwards. They
were on lark together.
Rev. E. N. Dicken, pastor of the
Baptist church at Franklin, KY, has
just realized 5000 on paid up
life insurance policy.
Sylvester Anthony for assaulting
Mrs. Johns near Bowling Green, was
given three years in the pen last
week.
The Democrats of Warren county
have nominated Hons. Merge Clark
and W. G.. Gossom for representa-
tives. s.m.
VIM. Wilson, a Nicholas county
farmer, and a tenant named Conyers,
fatally shot each other.
Chas. VIM, shot and killed Ben
Mobley, his brother-in-law, near
GAINESVILLE, Saturday. as A
Mr.. Watterson will lecture at
Greensboro tomorrow night on "Abra
ham Lincoln"
Jno. w. Mackey, the California
millionaire, is visiting stock farms
the Bluegrass counties.
The G. & o. has leased the use of
the l.. q. N. track from Louisville
to Lexington for SO years.
j. Hull Davidson, fined for carry
ing pistol at Lexington, was par-
doned by Gov. Brown.
A negro roustabout fell off the
the packet Nisbet one night last week
at DeKoven and was drowned. 81 {