Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-05-09
THE NEWS.

Baltimore has been selected as the
place to hold the next general confer
enoe Of the Methodist church South.
John Brown. n son Of the historical
John Brown Of the Harpers Ferry
affair. died few DAYS ago at sanjus
Ky, Ohio.
A cyclone passed through portion,
Of Kansas near Wichits and Hutch
con Wednesday Of last week. Twcnty
or more people we're killed.
Attorney General Olney has in.
s,rIcted the Federal authorities in
California TO drop all proceedings
against the American Raj 'way Union
rioters.
Mr.. Phil West. an aged and highly
respected citizen Of Christian county,
who resided six miles east uf Crofton,
oomGi,,ed suicide last week by cut.
ting his throat with a raz1r.
jesse Fields and Joseph Adkins
have been found guilt. Of the murlcr
Of county Judge ;. II. Combs, Of liza
zard, Perry county, and the punish.
ment fixed at imprisonment for life in
the State penitentiary.
Judge Myers. Of the Federal court,
in granting the petition Of +. +. John
sou, Of Topeka, Who sued DIR. Leslie
r. Kelley for slO0. 900 damages, has
ruled that Dr. Kelley must make
known TIE ingredients Of HE bichlo
ride Of gold compound. Johnsod al
leges he has been made physical
wreck by the gold treatment.
The dead body Of Geo. Newcomh,
alias slaughter Kid, aud Charlie
Perez, brother Of Tulsa Jack, noiori-
os members Of the old Dalton gang,
were taken into Guthrie, they we're
waylaid by sam Shafcr, Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal, aud posse, near
ingalls,, and both were brought down
with une-ring aim.
The Louisville Courier-Journsl
says: "ln the case of the Ohio Valley
Railroad against Capt Sam Brown,
of Pi,tshurg, Judge Barr rendered a
decision yesterday giving the plaintiff
judgment for s24,0 Of the 500,
600 sued for IN the Criginall bill OF
complaint. This suit grew out of a
disagreement as IN contract about
the road ferry at Evansville,
Heron a Co. general merchan
disc firm Of Dixon, Webster county,
hes made an assignment, which has
created veritable sensation. The
liabilities will reach sl2, 600, and the
RESETS about s., 600 Farmers in VIZ
rious parts OF the country are caugh
Us eldorsers, in sums ranging from 4
few hundred 10 thousands of dollars
A number of persons duped recently
have threatened violence. One man
swcars he will kill Heron.
The movement in opposition to th'
"Sound Money" Convention TO b,
held in Memphis May %, assumed
definite shape last week the Contra
Bimetallic League of Tennessee wa
organized a silver convention TO b.
composed OF delegates froln the Soutl
aud West was called to meet at Mem
phis June | and II, and extensiy
plans were outlined for the propsga
ton Of the doctrine of the free coin
age of silver at ratio of l6 to /. A
manifesto, which was widely 'circulal
ed, was issued.
The detailed monthly report Of re
ceipts and expenditures was state
last week. The receipts for Apr
we're s2I,247, 1886 against s22, 692, 80
in April 1894. The expenditures tC
April were s3239O,76O against s32
O72,SS6 in April 1894 The receipt
for the ten months oftbe current yes
are $50 900 greater than for the tie
months corresponding oflast year Il n
the expenditures are less for the san
time. Customs receipts have increa
ell $1,000, 900 over last year. :Pe
sion payments have increased 81, 900
900 over the ten months of 1894, al
interest payments and the public de-
have increased 100000 over tn
same period. This is because Of Il
new hond issue aggregating s262, 40
900.