HiSTORY OF HENDERSON COtmntTY, kY.



John Logan, Wm. R. Abbott, Payne Dixon, John Moffit, S. Pentecost,
John H. Sublitt, Walter C. Langley, and Young E. Allison.
    HIGH WATER.-During the high water of February, 1884, when
the entire country above and below and opposite Henderson was
completely inundated, Henderson stood twenty feet yet above the
water line. There was immense suffering in the overflowed districts,
and no community responded more liberally than did Henderson.
Hon. C. C. Ball, Mayor, chartered a boat, and, at great personal
sacrifice, went to the rescue of the unfortunate as far down as Mt.
Vernon, Indiana.
    MURDERS.-There have been committed in Henderson County,
since December 14th, 1818, forty-eight murders or killings, of which
judicial notice has been taken. Fifteen of this number were committed
within the present city limits, and, of the entire number, forty-eight,
there were nine verdicts for murder in the first degree and one for
life imprisonment. Charles C. Carr was hung December 14th, 1818,
for the murder of Lemuel Cheaney; Samuel Calvin Sugg, May 4th,
1826, for the murder of Elijah Walton; Hannah Hazelwood, April 30th,
1884, for the murder of a child of Sandy Hicks; Joseph Wurnell,
November 5th,1837, for the murder of Abner Jones; Henry McAllister,
same day, for murder of David Fuquay; Philip Tyson, colored,
November 2d, 1849, for the murder of Captain Abraham Tyson; John
Murphy, August, 1859, for the murder of James Casey; Daniel
Barret, colored, February 6th, 1863, for the murder of James Kissee;
James McElroy, July 1st, 1887, for the murder of Walter Mart.
    THERE have been several earthquakes during the year 1887, but
none more noticeable than the one of August 1st.
    OLD DICK HENDERSON, who was driven to a tree by the wolves,
in early times, while enroute to fiddle for a dance, died at the city
poor house three years since. A highly flavored sketch of Dick's
escapade has amused the thousands of students of Goodrich's school
reader.
    HENDERSON POSTOFFICE was established in October, 1801. The
following is a complete list of Postmasters, c.:
   George Holloway, October 1st, 1801; John Husbands, June 6th,
1802; Sibilla Husbands, September 26th, 1812; Samuel A. Bowen,
August 6th, 1818; Hugh Brent, June 9th, 1821; James Hillyer,
April 7th, 1823; re-appointed, October 29th 1825; David H. Hillyer,
May 2d, 1833; Philo H. Hillver, August 14th, 1835; James E Ricketts,
February 7th, 1854; Jeptha M. Dodd, October 27th, 1857; John
McBride, March 28th, 1861; re-appointed, April 11th, 1865; John P.



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