Owingsville outlook., 1896-08-27
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

THE delegates to the state eonven-
tIon from the Second congressional dis
trict indorscd John w. Lockett, of
Henderson, as Il snundmoncy demo
cratic candidate for congress.
G.. +. PUTNAM, one of the original
free silver men OF Marion county, is a
candidate for congress in the Fourth
congressional district, subject to the
action of the silver democrats.
lr i stated that Mr. Bryan has con
scntcd To speak in Lexington in sep
tcmber.
Gov. BRADLEY has presented, through
Hon, :. II. Rash, the 500 silk ilag to
the republicans of Leslie county for
GIVING Inn TIA" largest vote last year
lcc"rdius II per cent. OF voting popu-
iatiuu.
1m remains Of Col. Lyme Startling.
who died in New Orleans ten wears
ago, wire lruught To Frankfort few
lays since AMI Inferred in the local
cemetery 10y the side of his wife, Mrs.
VI. \. Startling. who died at Grccnyillc.
Mss, ten day, ago.
Mus. JAKE SrAHEL. I.cVin". on, while
niakiug preserve, a few dIys since.
Shocked uycr a kettle Of boiling
fruit, which falling about her feet
'un.,rd th" il,'>h fcom thcm-
Ar Nhitr>burg, Andy MaEgard,
inn of Iidrr David Ml@glrd. went tu
l well in the yard, drank Il glass OF
water, turned round and fell dead.
TnEEE are - saloons in Lexington
doing business without piyiu@ lircnSI
Chief cf Police McElroy has been or
icrcd 10 look after the matter.
IHE pnpuli~t state executive commit
tee met at The Clli icndnn Leland hotel
n Lexington and effected a reorganiza-
tiun 10y rlccting 10 A Parker, of Lou
l>vIlic, chairman, and W. l.. Marsh,
of LaWrruCCbur;c, secretary. The fol-
low were appointed members of
the campaign committee to meet at
Louisville and organize at once: l.. II.
Taylor. McCrIclScn county; L. W. Boz
uIr, Prndlctun: VI. r. Gardner, Ilar-
i'm: John e.. Blair, Nicholas; J. II.
Reddish. Shelby.
JUuS WEAY. jailer of Clinton county.
Slot james Eastman twice in the thigh
while trying u arrest him ON the
charge of carrying concealed weapons
Nray and others went to the house o.
seymour KCmpton. at Cartwright.
where Eastman was stopping. and
when Nray went to the door ut one
S;Gc Eastman started out ut the other.
Nray tcl / him To halt, but he kept go
ing and Wray and the others shot ut
him four times, two of the ball, taking
effect in his thigh, shattcring the bone
and reducing serious woun!
On the farm Of G.. W. Ram .-. near
Losing stcu. the other night, a Ilnther.
which Lad pc Umably cscrpcd from
some travelling mcnarcric, was krlc,
b. a party % men who LII been
,,arehing for it all day D6ring tn.
night the animal killed two dogs aud
severely laccratcd hor.e brlpa%ing TO
Mr.. Ramsey.
IuE Leigh Fruit and Storage CO., of
laducah, with Il capital of Slj 900. filed
articles of Incorporation in the sccre-
tary of states office, a few days ago.
TEE adiutant general the othcr af-
tcrnoOn gave permission to Companies
\. ID and +, of Winchester, Carlisle and
Flcmipgsburg. to hol a camp of in
struction at Natural Bridge. in Powell
county, from August - to September |.
The companies will pay their own cx-
pcnScs, excepting the furnishing Of
tents. cooking and other camp utensils.
HE>nEHsoN has b'en cropping in the
dark 80 long that the people find it
hard 10 get used to the new electric
lights. The Journal says: 1T has
been found to be imFracticable TO use
The are Light in the council chamber. |
The other night it was tried, and the !
big room was made so bright that |
Mayor Worsham and the aldermen
couldn't stand it The light was so
strong it hurt their eyes, and they were |
compelled Ia have 1t shut oft. Then |
the gas WAS turned on and lighted !
again. and everybody felt more COM
Portable"
Ar Middlc-hurough, Carrot Whita-
kcr was stabbed in the breast and arm
hy John Howard and seriously injured |
Howard was placed in fail, but made |
his escape early the other morning and |
has not yet boon captured
NoTICEs have been sent out by State |
a
SCISSORS of the state that their fees for
last years work will now be paid at |
once.
JAMES FEEROck, deputy sheriff of |
KcAton county, arrested Charles Dwy-
CT, AN escaped lunatic from the asylum
at Lexington at Walton, who was de-
livercd to Supervisor T. d. Lundy.
NM. SIMPSON, arrested the other day
at Lancaster, charged with being an
accessory to the murder of Mime. Cum
ley and placed under heavy bond, has
fled. Officers are on the lookout for
him.
THE l.. & n, Railroad Co. reported
another big robbery to the Newport
police the other morning. Four sealed
cars were broken open and large
of merchandise taken. One
ear in particular was ransacllci from
end IL end and the contents totally de.
stroycd. The railroad company has
engaged several detectives to assist the
police in running down the guilty par
ties.
THE large sawmill OF ii. Hermann,
at Beatty vile, giving employment to
ls5 men, was started up few days
ago. The recent tides brought an
of fine logs into the booms.
THIRTEEN convicts escaped from the
mines at Robbins near Danville while
one of the guards slept on duty. They
took 10 the mountains and none OF
them have been captured. The officers
lpprchen trouble with the runaways,
as several of them ,lre dcSnarafo .ba- |