Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-10-08
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

kENlUCkl STATE NEWS.
A MAN named Springfield, residing
near Golden Pond, Trigg county, was
shooting a mule. when he accidentally
struck his little brother, killing him
instantly. In a fit of anger Springfield
had seized a heavy stick and struck at
the vicious animal, which suddenly
whirled around, causing him to miss
it and strike his ten-year-old brother
across the head. Springfield is re-
ported almost crazy with grief.
a MIR. MURRAY, of Oil City, Pa, is
now taking leases on lands in Leslie
county which are supposed to be rich
in oil and gas. The lessees agree to
pay the owners of the land on which
oil and gas may be found one-eighth
royalty on oil and SO much cash per
year for gas. Oil has been found in
large quantities on Sinking creek in
Knox county, and on Beaver creek in
Lctcher county.
Ed TAYLOR, former Paducah man,
met tragic death the other afternoon
in Cache island, opposite Mound City,
Ill, 50 ni!Ss below Paducah, where he
was in charge of the Conant farm lie
left in the morning with his team to
gather corn and at four o'clock in the
afternoon had not yet returned His
wife went ont to look for him and
found the wagon overturned and the
dead body of her husband near by.
I he neck was broken and the flesh
horribly mutilated by hogs. 1t is sup
posed that the team ran away and
threw him out.
A SPECIAL from Ilindman says: ThOs
Newkirll and Henry Ashcroft, who
lived on Longfork, quarreled over
Miss Mary Dean, and decided to settle
their differences with Ninchesters at
30 PAGES. Both were strong, lusty
Young men. They stood up before
each others fire until they were honey
combed with bullets, when both fell
dead.
The prospects for fine oil vein near
Inez on Marrowbone creek are daily
growing brighter. Two new wells are
nearly completed and oil is flowing
from both. Machinery has to be Sc
cured to complete the drilling and it is
now almost assured that the flow of
oil will exceed that of any well yet
drilled in that section. Quite a boom
in real estate has been created.
The Kentucky Midland railroad an
nounced cut in freight rates from
Frankfort to Cincinnati and all points
EAST. The Midland has only 40 miles
IF road, but this cut may preeipitate a
rate war among the big trunk lines.
EX-Gov. john IoUNG Brown is daily
improving and will be sufficiently re-
covered from his injury of several
weeks ago to resume his canvass in a
few days.
Gov. BRADLEY has refused to par
don Buford Ovcrton, who will be
hanged in Harlan county October 10.
In the entry of divorce secured by
the wife of II. C. Henson, of Maysvillc,
it is stated the husband refused the
wife enough provcnder to keep her
organic system from ALTERING
JONI LITTLE was killed in a duel
with Will Hall in Floyd county.
TnE Cairo and Cumberland Gap rail-
road surveying party has reached
Tompllinsvillc.
The national democratic state commit
tee made application to the secretary
of state the other day for the placing
! of Palmer and Buckner electors on
the official ballot. Petitions bear
ing nearly T,O0) names aecomp-
anied the application. To avoid
confusion the healing will be Nation
al Sound Money Ticket"
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convention at Williamstown renom-
mated A. 5. Berry for congress, and
obtained from him a speech fully in
dorsing the Chicago platform and
nominees.
The, following Kentuckians were
placed on the pension roll the other
| day. lncrease-Stephen Day, Lex,ng-
| ton, Fdyettc; Alexander Lucas. Yos-
emitc, Casey. Original Widows-Chris-
tina Blevins, Rothwell, Menefee. Ad-
ditional-Christophe C. Moore, Quail
Offutt. Georgetown, Scott: Granville
Roberts, Sloan's Valley. Pulaski; CSpe-
cial, September lG), Joseph Barnes.
Barboursville, Knox. Restoration
and experimentation Whitaker,
deceased, Hope, Montgomery. Renew
al-Geo. Davis, Sharpsburg, Bath.
Original Widow, reissue-Margaret
Whitaker, Hope, Montgomery. Sup
plemental-JoLn Jennings, Lancaster,
Garrard. Original Widows, etc
Rose Samuels, Lebanon junction, Bul.
lit; Martha J. Gabhart, Bohon, Mer-
Ger; Barbara Phillips, Newport, Camp
bell; Ellen Clay, Lexington, Fayette;
Martha CasSell, Richardson, Law
renee. Original-John L. Reagan,
Louisville, jefferson; Special, Septem-
Der l9), Joseph Shell. Pineville. Bell
Decentralization He,th, Louisville,
jefferson.
BUFORD OvERToN's frieuds hope to
have Gov. Bradley commute his sen
tence to life imprisonment A petition
asking that this be done has been COM
pleted at Harlan and sent to Frank.
fort. Ovcrton says he is confident he
will not be hanged. lie disclaim>
the murder of Loeb and wife, declaring
that Scott, who is in the penitentiary
serving life sentence for the crime.
was solely responsible for the killing.
NEGROES at Frankfort are much in
censed over the burning of a stable.
carriage ami fine trotting horse be-
longing to John Eclels, a colored man.
They say that the fire was set by
white man. They threaten race retail
iation. Eckels Gas away from home
watching beside corpse when the fire
occurred.
The example of the Montgomery
county tobacco raisers in adopting
resolutions protesting against the
planting of tobacco crop the coming
year will probably be followed gener-
ally in the eastern part of the state.
Where, of late years, the tobacco men
have lost money because of over-pro-
duction and consequent low prices.
Acting Gov. WORrHINGToN pardoned
r. w. Jordan Combs, sentenced for one
year from Perry county, charged with
perjury. lie had not yet reached the
penitentiary.
An oil well, probably worth 100 bar
rels day, has been struck in Floyd
county.
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