Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-11-19

To business men, died suddenly IN
his drugstore at Maysville, Monday,
aged about 20 years.
DR.. W. Godfrey Hunter eX-
poets to secure the seat in Congress
from the I'd Ky. district by con-
testing John Rhea's election.
Yves Hamilton fatally cut Tom
Everett, and Oliver Fletcher shot
Hamilton, III Mt. Sterling. All
parties to the atlray are colored.
Frank Pelfry shot Frank Will
liams, in Morgan county. Williams
was farmer and son-in-law of
Ed Brown. lie died of his wound.
The Newt Lane trial at Yer
saillcs was continued till the Feb
ruary term of Court on account of
the illness of an attorney on each
side.
Judge j. Soule Smith, silver
DemocSat, will contest the election
of his rival, X. z. Stoll, Republi-
can. in the Lexington Legislative
race.
Arch IIorner, Sr., was indicted
for the murder of Jordan Harris in
Greenup county. There was no
evidence against the three sons and
wife.
John Kazee shot and killed his
brother r-in-law Albert DamerOn,
who was alleged to be abusing his
wife. Mrs. Dameron, in Martin
county.
The Court of Appeals decides
that Robert Laughlin, the Bracken
county murderer of his wife and
her niece, must hang according to
sentence.
James Fagin, the man who
threw lighted cigar in Secretary
CarlIsle's face after his speech at
when the Secretary was
egged. was fined $40 and costs.
w. Larue Thomas will not
contest the election of Samuel j.
Pugh in this district unless it
should appear that Irregularities
on Pugh's side gave Pugh his ma
iority.
Bill Russell. alias Sam Kirk.
an escaped convict, has been cap
tured in Morgan county. Ne was
II member of a band of robbers
who have been plundering that
section.
Three masked negro eX-con-
victs, Dave Powell, VIM. Dixon apd
VIM. Loving, entered the store i
Louis Metzner. at Owensboro, and
shot him. intending robbery. They
were captured.
Henry Blankenship, born f,
Chest sgerlield county, Va, Mar>h
itlI, 1776, died in Todd countrL-s.1
week. He was 100 years old
come months older than
laratiqn of Independence. ,
The Albin Co, of Louisville.
has brought two suits against t.,
State Sinking Fund COmmissioo iu
regard to the awarding ci he
Prison Chair contract and "a UU4
settled previous contract.
AT Cynthiana E".. l.arly
Wren was bound over 20 keep the
peace against his wife Failing to
give the $4,000 bond he was re-
to Jail to serve three
unless he should give bond.
In Marion county, John
and G. +. Land contin-
ued an old quarrel by exchanging
shots. Land got a gunshot wound
in the breast. The latter's son-in-
aw also shot the formers son in the
hand.
Gov. Bradley wants to be sure
that the sound money Democratic
of the General Assembly |
will favor measures to provide rev.
enue to pay the States indebt-
edness before he decides to call the |
extra session.
In Breathitt county, robbers |
went in on johnson Neace, his !
lephew, Alex Farler, and their
wives, hung the men until they told |
where their money was, took $50,
nsulted the women, and got away.
Mrs. Neace hid 5000 from them.
Fire destr yed the stable in
Fayette county belonging to Mrs.
W. +. ID. Stokes, of New York,
BURNING Josie b. and eight other
7aluable blooded horses. Josie B.
vas valued at SIS, 1000 ard the 9TH
RS at 81 900 each.
james R. Parker, aged 65, was
burned to death by IA lamp that he
lad upset, in Fayette county.
rom Day, an old man, fell in the
ire and burned to death, in Elliott
county. Mrs. Lingard Byrne was
burned to death, near Uniontown,
While cooking dinner.
AT Greenup, Burns was sued
or $4,000 for alleged seduction of
IordOn's daughter. The case came
70 trial twice and the jury dis
agreed each time. The case has
been compromised by each side
paying its costs. The paternity |
suit was dismissed also.
Five assignments were made
at Millersburg the past week: j.
8. Smedley, dry goods merchant;
John Heed, ALT. Ball, Matthew Cur
rent and DR.. l. X. Best. All were
caused by the failure of the latter
one year ago when the others tried
to hold him up. The five assigned |
| $50 acres of land, and large !
quantity of stock, crops, etc.