Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1895-09-26
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

Miss HATTIE PARKER, q passenger on
No. l. southbound, died on the train
just before reaching Glasgow juno
ton. The remains were taken to
bowling Green and were then shipped
to Marion. Miss Parker was in charge
Of her brother-in-law, Rev. Ii. A. Bran
don, whom she had been visiting in
the mountains of Kentucky in the
hopes of benefiting her health. Her
condition growing worse, Mr.. Brandon
had started home with her to Marion
not thinking the end was so near. She
was 10 years of age and died of con-
sumption.
PETER PEPPER, crazed from the eff
fects of a prolonged spree, attempted
to pull out his tongue the other after
noon at the city hospital, Louisville,
causing his death a few hours later.
While left alone for a few moments in
strong cell at the hospital, Pepper
managed to grasp his tongue with both
hands, and tore it partially out before
the attendants discovered his act He
nearly bled to death before the hos.
pital surgeons could stop the flow from
the torn arteries. In his weakened
condition after dissipation Pepper was
unable to stand the loss of blood, and
he sank rapidly until about $50 o'clock
when he suddenly expired.
A NUMBER of papers in the state re-
port that in many precincts of the vari-
Gus counties the ballots were exhausted
long before the hour for closing the
polls at the late election arrived. and
that many voters were thereby dis
franchised.
GREAT many people in Clay City
are greatly stirred up and much wroth
at Rev. Chandler, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at that place, because he
refused to allow political speakings to
be held in his church.
ANOTHER horrible murder has been
committed in Wayne county. For some
time an i'll feeling had existed between
Will Bates. n well-known citizen of the
county, and Dock Coffey, a Negro liv-
ing at Monticello. They met in the
post Office at that place, when Coffey
drew a revolver and shot Bates through
the heart killing him instantly. Coffey
walked out of the office pistol
in hand. When on the street he
discharged it again, this time
sending a ball through the thigh
OF little Jimmy Lair, boy who stood
near. The ball penetrated the large
artery, and came near resulting in
death from loss of blood. Coffee claims
the last shot to have been accidental
He was arrested and placed in Jail.
Excitement runs high, and summary
punishment may speedily follow.
THE election passed of quietly
enough in Clay county. The republic
ans won in all the county races by
from 200 to 500 majority.
PROF. w. Il. WYLIE, superintendent
of the city public schools, died at
Bowling Green the other morning Of
rheumatism of the heart, after an ILL.,
ness of several weeks. He had charge
of the schools since their organization
eleven years ago, and had made them
the pride of the city.
THE 6-year-old child of Postmaster
Simmons, of Ovensboro, fell into the
fire at the female college, Russellville,
and was burned to death.
HoRsETHIEvEs are again operating
in Carter county, and at Leon several
fine animals have been stolen.
DASvILLE is said to have a haunted
house.
THE lumber output in the Big
Sandy valley will be the largest in
years
PENSIONS granted the other day
Original: Frederick W. Schneider, Lou
isville, jefferson county. Increase
George W. Lay, Science Hill, Pulaski
county. Original widows, etc.: Wen
ma J. +. Heltsley, Clifty, Todd county;
Mary Metcalfe, Carlisle. Nicholas coun.
ty; minors of John Bricking, Newport,
Campbell county.
WHILE returning home the other
night from a protracted meeting at
Trenton, town 10 miles south of Hop
kinsville, a party of IL couples of young
torchlight procession, led by brass
band. The horses of the country peo-
pie became frightened, and the Negroes
were ordered to stop the music until
the buggies passed. On their refusal
to do SO the white men jumped from
the buggies and rushed into the pro-
cession. A free-for-all fight ensued, in
which several people were badly in
jured. Three ladies in the party were
thrown from buggies and severely hurt.
Thirteen Negroes have already been
arrested.
Mrs. SYDNEY SMITH. residing in the
Greenwood neighborhood, near Rus
sellville, while standing in front of the
fireplace, tainted and fell into the fire.
Her body was terrible burned, the
flesh in many places falling from the
bones.
THE business men of Horse Cave,
Hart county, have become aroused and
organized a commercial club for the
purpose of booming the town.
Jackson, the county seat of Breathitt
county, is probably the only<>owpssz
any size in the state -Nyr> So
L