Will bo issued about November i, a v number of improvement* which are deemed necessary for the welfare of the institution. The Legislature will be asked to make an appropriation.John Marshall, the Jessamine county farmer who had hi* wife anu a man named Canian arrested In Louisville a short time ago, was shot and mortally wounded by John Higgs at Nlcholas-1 vllle. Marshall claimed that Jim HIggs had carried notes to bis wife from i't* ntan and attempted to shoot him when i he was tired upon by his brother. John.The treasury department has received Information charging that the government has lost millions of dollars In customs duties through false invoices as to * weight and vaiue of silks imported from Japan. It is alleged that Silk Kxam-iier Urown receives $8,000 a year from a New York importing firm for undervaluing their silk Invoices, and that he also receives pay from another silk* concern.A Missouri, Kansas A Texas trainwas robbed by bandits at Caney Switch, O. T. Paaaeogera were forced to give up their valuables, the safes In the ex-f press and mall cars were blown open, and mall pouches were rilled. The side ___.... .. L -i — _hooorcd him with the office of she The democrats of Lincoln have fui and woo four battles for Menefec was really surprised to see that he nominated by the republicans for s Iff 1 say again I regret very niuo see the republicans nominate an old democrat for sheriff. It really U like the party was hard up for a to make the race for sheriff. If I v a republican and lived in Lincoln clt; ty 1 could not vote for a man that fought me four heated battles and all. Now I hope Menefee will not cept a nomination at the hands party that he has fought so loog.Now,to Casey’s democratic cundit that true, brave and fearless gei man whom I have known from my el hood, M. W. Jones. Here is a without *|ot or blemish. I will a? voters in Casey county, regardlei politics, to vote for him and I wll his surety that he will never cthem to regret it.Northern Texas has been bie with good rains and protracted n ings lately.Here UtoM. W. Jones for co judge of Casey and to the real dlt; cratic candidate for sheriff of Llnlt;Mac Wh