The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21
) GENERAL NEWS.

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James O. Berry. Known as the mil
lionaire tramp. died at PAducah.
The battle ships Kentucky and Kear-
sage h I'VE been officially reported more
than half finished.
The nominations of Collectors c, m
iugore, Franks and Roberts were con-
frmed by the Senate.
There are 10, cases on the docket
of the Daviess Circuit Court, the jan
uary term of which opened Monday.
Mai P. P. johnson says if the condi-
tions continue favorable as at present
ne will be candidate for Governor.
Two railroads, each to cost about
IS, 900, 900, and about 400 miles long,
are to BE- built to the Yukon country.
In fight at blind tiger, on the
Sandy, in Leslie county, eight men
were killed and four mortally wound
ed.
John Shelton, who killed BufOrd
Overton, was convicted at Pineville
and given two years in the penitent.-
airy.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of DR.. b. F. Porter, colored, as
Third Assistant Physician at the Lake
land Asylum.
Will Hardesty, young Marion
county farmer, was drowned in Roll
ing Fork, near Raywick, by the cap
sizing OF canoe.
Bob Blanks, the negro who assaulted
Miss Bailey at May field, is said to
have been captured at W;c.zliffe, KY,
Saturday.
Maj Rucker, U. S A., has reported
that relief will not be needed in the
Yukon before April or May, if indeed,
it will be needed at all.
Cell Richardson is said to have shot
at Dora Clay, his sister, with murder
Gus intent, because she took sides
against him in quarrel.
Judge Cantrill at Frankfort issued
writ of mandamus against Auditor
Stone directing him to pay over the
100000 appropriated for the State
Schools of Reform
Col. Dick Watts, ex-Jailer and WE'LL
known politician, of Louisville, died
suddenly while sitting in his chair,
apparently recovering from an injury
to his knee.
Mrs Lucille Blackburn Lane, young
est daughter of ex-senator j. C. s.
Blackburn, probably fatally shot her.
self in her apartments in Washington
about midnight Saturday.
Richmond citizens held a mass-meet-
ing as the beginning of an effort to Sc
cure one of the United States Courts
provided for in the bill introduced by
Senator Deboe.
| The Legislature will consider a bill
providing for the election O: a prison
board of three by the General Assem-
bly, the next Governor to have the pow
O. to appoint their successors.
After striking out the declaration
that such unions are incestuous the
House passed the bill prohibiting the
marriage of first cousins by vote OF
Al to 40, but it is likely to be killed in
the Senate.
The Navy Department has not de-
cided upon the exact date of launch
ing the battle ship Kentucky. 1t will
be the policy of the department to
keep the vessel in the marine ways as
long as possible, as the work can be
better done The launching is not ex-
pected before the latter part OF Feb.
ruary.
L1gan L. Carlisle, youngest son of
Hon. John G. Carlisle, died at his faith
er's residence in New York Sunday
night. He became ill In Washington
about ten days ago, and was taken to
New York by his father. Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Carlisle are both ill.
Mrs. Cariisle's condition is considered
serious.
Engineer Frank Donovan and Fire
man George Blair, of the c., N. o. and
T. p. railroad, were overcome by gas
while their engine was passing
through a tunnel at Kings Mountain
Tenn Both are at the Somerset, KY.
hospital in a serious condition.
Although about thousand private
pension bills have been referred t.
committees and several hundred have
been passed by the Senate. not on,
has yet been reported to the Hous'
and placed on the calender. 1t is thu
first time in years that private pension
bills have been hell up in a commit
tee.
The Kentucky Trust Company as