Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-07-09
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

pulled il out by the roots. King he'd
and the Negro who was blowing with
him, Joseph Smith, is also in hiding,
fearing To inform as King threatened
to kill him if he did. This is said to hc
ia" third mule that Young King has
killed in this manner.
STATE INSPECTOR LESTER has filed his
report in the case of Circuit Judge Fat
ton, Of Martin county The report cjn-
taInN u statement of the charges against
Judge Patton, accusing him of imhib-
ing liquor and general unhccom ~ con-
duet On the bench. lie recommends
that ratton's salary he withheld and
SAYS that il il he true that Patton will
sue to compel the auditor to pay it. the
state can surely stand the investigation
that will follow il Patton can, and, lee
sides, it will give the court of final re-
sort a chance Ia decide how far the GOV
crnor can go in correcting such evil
practices 10y public official as are dis
CLOSED in this case.
Coz. Il. W NILSSON, while attempt
ing To board a street ear Mt CDvington,
fell and was dragged 20 feet. lie was
seriously bruised and his right hand al
most crushed.
TnE store of Hawkins Bros. of Viii
lishurg, was burned early the other
morning. Loss - .On0; insurance =, 500
THE Faycttc county fiscal court fixed
the tax levy for the ensuing year at
- cents on each 500 of taxable prop
crty in the county, also 10 cents ON
each 500 of taxable property outside
the city limits of Lexington. To he
levied for the Kentucky Union railroad
bonds, based upon an assessed valua-
tion of 81, 900, 900. This is a reduction
from last year of II cents. The state
tax has been fixed at I2ii cents, MAX
ing n total of - cents. The court adj
journcd until October.
CLARENCE VAUGHN has been acquit-
ted at Grccnsburg of the murder of
Luther Foster.
MATT BYAI, prominent farmer and
tobacco dealer of Chatham, has as,
signed. Liabilities unknown. Il. +.
Power, of the Cincinnati Leaf Tobacco
Warehouse Co.. * the largest creditor
in the failure Depression in tobacco
is the cause of the failure.
\ WOMAN near Greensboro caused the
arrest of two men ON the charge oi
leading a ku-kluN party against her.
THE five thousand dollar Horse lie,
view stake was won at Chicago the
other day Ey the Lexington tilly, Mary
Beaufort.
ALL the suits brought by the Deposit
bank, of oweuSboro, against VI. V,
Monarch and his companies were annie,
ably terminated by Mr. Monarch con,
scnting that Judgment might go
against him for the several large sums
sued for, and when judgments were
rendered Mr.. Monarch promptly re-
plcvied them. This action somewhat
restored confidence and led to the hope
and belief that Mr.. Monarch will yet
be enabled to pull through. His at
torncys are confident.
DR. JoHN W. WAGNER, of Bellevue
whose name was connected with tn,
Pearl Bryan tragedy, and who was adj
Judged insane and sent to the asylum
at Lexington, now shows no signs OF
insanity, and may soon he dismissed
DIR. Wagner has been a mystery to the
asylum authorities since his confine
mcnt.
Town MARsuAL MCCoIIUM was ac
quilted at Kuttawa for killing Mrs
Johns recently. The woman had made
an appointment to meet the marshal il
a graveyard. When he appeared She
arose from behind a tombstone, a re
volvcr in hand. lie fired first.
Nor a distillery is running in the
Sixth district. They were all shut
down the other night, and will remain
idle for the next Is months. As result
a number of storekeepers and gauger,
are ont of work.
FRANK JOKES, first assistant post
master general, the other afternoon
gave out list of changes in classifica
tions and salaries of presidential pos
offices in Kentucky, effective Wednes
day, under an act of congress, March
1883. The changes are based on po8i
Office receipts for the last fiscal year
and are as follows: Winchester is adj
vancel from third to second class. In
creaSeS: Ashland $1,000, Clovcrporr
SLIGO. Clinton 81 100. Cynthiana 81 200
Elllton 81, 100, Frankfort - 800, George
town 81, 500, Hopkinsville 5000, Louis
Vile $500, Mayficld Sl,7OO, Morgan
field Sl,iOO, Mt. Sterling 81, 400, Win
chester $1,000. Decreases: Bowling
Green $1,000, Covington $500, Law
renccburg 81, 200, Newport 3, 500.
THE annual meeting of the board o.
directors of the Colored State Norma
school was held in Superintendent o
Public instruction Davidson's Office
Frankfort, the other morning
The board reappointed Super
intcndent Hathaway and Profs
jackson and Davis and appointed Geo
ii. Baird, of Russellville; Mrs. jackson
and Miss Bailey as teachers.
WILBUR Z. SMITH is the latest Brad
ley possibility to oppose Denny for tn,
republican nomination for congress il
the Seventh district.
WHILE delirious from fever Fred Ben
sing committed suicide the other nigh
at his home, 934 Geiger street, Louis
vile.
JoHS 4. RYMAN, "A hermit, who dice
| recently near English, Ind, turns our
To have been fugitive from Kentucky
Justice, who was convicted in Mead,
county in lS6S of murder and escaped
on his way to the penitentiary.
jim, the scvcn-year-old son of JOSEPH
Hawkins, residing near Nortonvillc
fell into deep spring, to which he hat
gone for "A bucket of water, and wa.
drowned.
RESOLUTIONS denouucing Mayor Todd
of Louisville, were adopted by tn,
Ninth ward branch of the Falls City
Republican club
An old Bible, the property of Lieut.
John Joyes, deceased, of Morgan's cav
airy, was recently found under rocl
on Johnson's island, where Lieut.
Joycs was prisoner during the war
The Bible has been presented to Mrs
Ned Byrnc, of Louisville, Lieut.. Joycs
sister.
Miss SAIIIE ALEXANDER. of Harrison
county, aged 81, who has been an in
mate of the lunatic asylum at Licking
ton for five years suffering with melan
cholia, committed suicide in her room
by hanging. She made a rope of strips
of her apron. The coroner's jury ex
oncrated the asylum employees.
Col. W. f.. lIoBsoN, of Warren coun.
ty, is expected soon to announce him
self as n sound-money candidate for
congress in the third district.
AT llopkinsville the wife of Cyrus
Ship fell out of her chair dead the
other morning while smoking her nine