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


the G. c. & IT. l.. railroad at Four
tecnth and Market streets. Louisville.
The name of the dead man is Armore
Mcfarland, while the other is Mike
llollcran, a stone mason. The two
men, who were apparently over go
years of age, were assisting each other
across the street, when they were
struck by the engine.
THE l2-year old son of William
Wayne, postmaster at Carpenter, near
Williamsburg, was thrown from
mule and kicked to death before he
could bc released from the saddle stir
rup in which his foot caught.
JAMES FAGIN, the man who threw a
lighted cigar into Secretary Carlisle's
face, after his recent speech at Coving-
ton, was the other day fined $50 and
costs.
Ar Greensboro, the Negro. Jim
Burke, for killing Peter Shea, was
given life sentence.
SPURIOUS coin is in circulation in
Elkhurn and Marshall's Branch creeks,
Letchcr county. The counterfeits are
dimes and quarters, and are mostly in
the hands of moonshincrs, who have
the dies.
TnE Lexington board of councilmen
will institute Impeachment proceed
ings against VIM. Heath, supcrintend-
cnt of public works. who is charged with
turning in time" for fictitious en-
ploycs.
j. EslIALEY, a farmer, near Lexing-
ton, made an assignment for the bene-
fit of his creditors. Liabilities, IS, ESQ;
assets, S.. 69I50.
The Holiday stove works, Middlcs-
boro, employing 40 workmen, have
started up. This plant was closed sew
cral weeks prior to the election.
The official returns from all the coun-
ties IN the state are in at Frankfort,
and Secretary of State Finley tabulat-
ed the vote by -Al~'<-.ffey S
pIuralil---sa---rc-sra is a57, though
Smith, the first elector on the demo-
cratic ticket, is elected over the lowest
elcctor on the republican ticket The
total vote in the state is 435. $50, which
is over $4,000 more than were ever cast
at any election in this state The sec
rotary of state says the returns from
Marshall. Mclean and Montgomery
were irregular in some respects, and
has marked them as unofficial in the
tn bulation. Should these be thrown
out by the state canvassing board,
which IS possible, McHinley's plurality
would he about Iona. The vote with
these counties in is as follows: Nc
Kinley, 2iS, 055; Bryan, 2l7 I9S; total,
A.. So
II. hotel a. Pee Dee, and the building
adjoining it. occupied by Dies Nance,
dealer in general merchandise, were
both robbed. then set on fire by I'M
known persons. Both buildings belong
ed tow G. Biun. Loss. 5000; no insur-
aGcc.
MBs. MARY SHREvE RANSOM, of
Louisville, who has recently attained
scme notoricty on account of n 81, OOI
plunge on McKinlcy'S election. an
nounccs that she has collected her bet
and stands ready to apply her winning
to deserving charity.
The Lexington wall paper mills,
which have been clio ed for the past
six months, will be opened by l. f..
Burdicll X Co
The returns from over eighty coun-
ties have been received at Frankfort,
and the state canvassing board will
probably bc able to begin its work
much earlier than it is required to do.
TUE Tobacco Manufacturers and
Buyers association met at the Louis.
vile hotel the other afternoon. There
Were - delegates present, principally
from the Louisville and Cincinnati
markets. The election of officers re-
suited: NJ C. Wetmore, IT. Louis, presi-
dent; p. j. SOrg, Midilctown, vice
president, and +. Il Toewater, of Lou
isville, secretary and treasurer.
.loHN HENRY RICE, who shot and
killed Ebert Yates in quarrel over a
woman near Trenton. was arrested and
placed in the Eikton Jail lie has
served a term in the prnitcntiary.
THE city q. Lexington is building a
new police station. Frank CoTbin is the
contractor. The city failed to come uI
with the money. Curbin stopped work.
probability of suits.
\ PENNSYLvANIA company is leasing
oil lands in the vicinity of Ashland. II
is proposed To bore for oil in this
spring. An effort is also being made
to induce the standard Oil Co to lay
their pipe line to Ashland.
AUDITOR STONE evidently thinks that
the state board of equalization, which
meet at Frankfort once year to equal
iZe and adjust the valuations put upon
property 10y the respective county as
SCISSORS, spends too much money. sits
too long and is too great an expense to
the state, whatever else he may think
about the value of such board.
FREE turnpikes were defeated at the
late election at Lexington and now it
is proposed that the county buy the
roads. The city people voted against
the movement, although the country
people are complaining of the heavy
tolls charged them annually.
The state treasurer is preparing to
pay the school teachers of the state
the remainder of the sum due them
October l. l he treasurer speaks plainly
as to the necessity of an extra session
of the legislature toproyide revenue.
ONE Louisville bank has taken over
500, 900 in gold from depositors in the
last few days. Some of the bankers
estimate that close to 81. 200, 900 in gold
has been taken from hiding places in
Louisville and put into circulation
since the election. Most of the banks
paid out large sums in gold the other
lay to meet pay-rolls of manufacturing
establishments