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


place to hold the next general confer
ence Of the Meth )dist church South.
John Brown. Il son Of the historical
John Brown Of the Harpers Ferry
affair, died few DAYS ago at Sandus-
ky, Ohio.
A cyclone passed through portions
Of Kansas near Wichits and Hutch
son "Wednesday Of last week. Twenty
or more people were killed.
Attorney General Olney has in
s.rlcied the Federal authorities in
California 10 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 of Crofton.
comtaitted suicide last week by cut
ting his throat with n razlr.
Jesse Fields aud Joseph Adkins
have been found guilt. Of the murder
Of county judge 5. IL. Combs, of lila
rard. Perry county, and the punish
ment fixed at imprisonment for life in
the State peniientiary.
Judge Myers, Of the Federal court,
In granting the petition of +. +. John
sou. Of Topeka, who sued DIR. Leslie
+. Kelley for 500. 900 damages, has
ruled that DR.. Kelley must make
known the Ingredients Of hi. bichlo
ride Of gold compound. johnson al
leges be has been made physical
wreck by the gold treatment.
The dead body Of Geo. Newcomh,
alias slaughter Kid" and Charlie
Perez, brother Of Tulsa Jack. notori-
o,s members Of the old Dalton gang,
were taken into Guthrie. they were
waylaid by Sam Shsfer. Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal, and posse, near
Ingalls,, and both were brought down
with uoe-ring aim.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
says; "ln the case of the Ohio Valley
Railroad against Capt. Sam Brown,
of Pi,tshurg, Judge Barr rendered n
decision yesterday giving the plaintiff
judgment for s24, 200 Of the $780,
600 sued for IN the original bill of
complaint. This suit grew out of n
disagreement as to n contract about
the road ferry at Evansville.
Heron Il Co. a general merchau.
disc firm of Dixon, Webster county,
hes made an assignment, which has
created veritable sensation. The
liabilities will reach s42 900, aud the
assets about $4,000. Farmers in va
rious parts of the country are caughl
as e,dorsors, in sums ranging from II
few hundred TO thousands of dollars,
A number of persons duped recently
have threatened violence. One man
swears he will kill Heron.
The movement in opposition TO the
"Sound Money" Convention to be
held in Memphis May %, assumed
definite shape last week; the Central
Bimetallic League Of Tennessee was
organized; Il silver convention to be
composed OF delegates from the Soutt
and West was called to meet at Mem
phis June IL and II, and extensive
plans were outlined for the propaga
ton of the doctrine of the free coin
age of silver at ratio of l6 to /. A
manifesto, which was widely circulat
ed, was issued.
The detailed monthly report Of re
ceipts and expenditures was state
last week. The receipts for Apr
we're s24,247, 1886 against s22, 692, 30
in April 1894. The expenditures TO
April were s32, 800, 760, against s32
OH, 1856 in April 1894 The receipt
for the ten months oftbe current yea
are s57, 900 greater than for the tie
months corresponding oflast year an
the expenditures are less for the sam
time. Customs receipts have increa
ell 81, 200, 900 over last year. PEI
sion payments have increased 81 900
600 over the ten months of 1894, an
interest payments and the public del
have increased 100000 over tn
same period. This is because OF Il
IS new bond issue sggrsgating s262, ~