Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-08-06

Rev. VIM. Waldron. To avoid being
forced into a marriage with a man
named Claus she does not love she left
home. friends and family.
Friday morning her father and
brothers were away at work and
her mother was visiting u neigh
Dor. The girl modn,cd n spirited
young horse, and, with a friend,
started on her journey, distance of 80
miles to this place, where she took the
midnight train for Dallas, Texas, where
her aunt lives.
STIR to enforce a 500 lien was filed
at Louisville the other day by the FL
deity Trust Co. against Georges II.
Fisher.
AT Louisville recently an order was
entered i'm the county court recommit-
ting George +. Campbell to the asylum,
where he has been on several occa-
sions. An effort will be made to send
him 20 the IIopkinsville asylum.
TmE sheriff at Louisville recently re-
ccived an order of garnishmcnt directed
to the X. & ]. Bridge Go against funds
of the defendant in the case of White
against the Youngstown Bridge Co, in
which plaintiff secured 81. 200 judg-
mcnt in Daviess county.
AT Louisville three men died, .he
other day. from the effects of sunstrOle
while about twenty others were pros
tratcd, some seriously, and many of
them may not recover. Charles Mes
mcr, gardner. John lIaltmann, a
cigar maker, and Charles King. a
farmer. are dead.
EN-PEEsIpEST HARRISON has con-
scented to come to IIodgcnville to make
an address 10 the citizens of Laruc
county at Lincoln's old home The
day is not set yet. Gen. Harrison will
speak there In the morning and adj
dress the people of Elizahcthtown at
night.
THE public discussion between the
Cdn@rc> sional candidates, Congressman
David G.. Colson and eS-Congrc>sman
John II. White. at Flat Rock the other
day. came near resulting seriously.
While ColSon was speaking, he accused
White Of planning to assassinate him.
which White INN ctliatcly denounced
as lie. and the two men rushed to-
gcthcr for a free fight, and were pre-
vcRtcd only by the enormous crowd
present at the timr. Colson then pro-
cCcdcd, and challenged White tn fight
duel according To the code recognized
in such cases This White refused,
with the answer that he was not look
ing for trouble. hut would continue to
4, L s.,
Ir has been repeatedly stated that
Gov. Bradley had decided TO appoint
Hon. John ". Nerkcs. national rrpub-
lean committeeman from Kentucky,
United States senator. to succeed SEN
ator Black burn. whose term expires
next year Mr.. NcrkeS said recently
that hc was not cand, date for the
senate, and had not even looked mp the
law To scc ii the governor has right
10 fill the coming vacancy
ENEIN SCHorT>TAtr shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Martin MELON
ough at Mavsvillc the other day.
They had a quarrel three years ago.
and had been on bal terms ever since.
McDnnough torucrly lived in Cincin-
natl.
ZEN RAYS. well drillcr. and Doc
Young. co'orcl laHOrer, were 30 feet
into n well at Danv.llc. the other day,
attempting 20 diSlOdre Il drill. when
there was an unexpected explosion If
n dynamite blast and both men were
! terribly manglcd 10th had ewes torn
out. fingers blown of ard received 9TH
or serious wounds. I heir recovery is
Guul I 'ul.
THIEVES robbed and burned the post
Office AT Ulysses. Lawrence county. r.
Gently. They got away with $50 in
money and stamps.
Two IhmSanl people, white and
| black witnessed the Kentucky cham
/ pionShip cake walk at Woodland park.
near Lexington. recently. Five couples
were entered. For more than an hour
| they paradcd the stage, the Judges at
the end Of that time deciding Henry
Brown, of this city, To he the winner of
the cake and the championship, which
has for year b'cn held by Gco. Dicer,
| also Of Lexington.
TUE dry goods store of VI. =. Green,
at Eutlrr'S Landing. was broken into
the other night and the cash drawer
robbed of its contents. John and Hen
ry Mcbride, brothers, were arrested on
suspicion.
TuoS RAFrEI, aged IS years, died
| the other morning at the family resi-
| dcncc ON River road, near Newport
lie had been suffering for some time
with rheumatism and his advanced age
made his recovery impossible. The
| deceased had been a resident Of the
county for the past 30 years Il was
a prosperous farmer.
TnFEr is a strong tip in inner rcpub-
| lican circles that Gov. Bradley will
next winter appoint Hon. John W.
| Ncrkes, of Danvillc. TO succeed Senator
blackburn, the legislature having
| failed to elect. This would, of course,
result in contest which the senate
would have to decide.
Mr.. NICHOLAS FINER. president of
| the John Finer & Bros Tobacco Man
ufacturing Co. of Louisville. one of the
| largest in the country. died recently
at Chicago. a short time before he
died he seemed on the road to re-
covery. Three years ago he in
| Sured his life with the New York Mu-
tual Life for 100000. The total in
surance left by him was Sl1S,OOO. He
leaves an estate of nearly 81, 900, 600
Mr. FINER was as widely known as a
| turfman as a manufacturer. He owned
the Pastime stable, now racing at St
Louis, and King Lee was one of the
first horses he owned.
The State League of Colored Repub-
lican clubs met at Frankfort recently
to take such steps as they think neees-
sary to bring out the eohored voters
for Mckinley.
The lifeless body of Hardin Bone-a
Hopkins county farmer, was found in
the woods near Darlington recently. He
was 20 years old and is thought to have
died of heart disease.
LAwRENCEBURe, KY, Aug. 1.-A
Wheat was feeding a threshing ma
chine in Shelby county when a big