The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-09-10
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| covered in the suburbs of Bawesville.
FLUx of the most virulent type is epi
demic on the Big Reedy and Bear Creek II
Butler County. Whole families are stricken
down and some Of the best citizens have
fallen victims to the disease. 1t is attended
with a low type Of malignant fever.
"UYcLE JACK" MOORE died at Sulphur
Wells, Metcalfe County, the other day,
aged seventy-two years. He was one OF
the most popular and prominent citizens OF
Green, and, with the exception of one term,
had been jailer Of that county for forty
years. - oEata
JOSEPH Helm, Louisville shoe mer-
chant, is missing He went by the back
door.
Ar Oakland, Marshall County, a drug
gist sold bottle of morphine for quinine
to l.. Reilly, who took an overdose, from
the effects of which he died next day.
THE axe factory of W. c. Kelly ,at Louis
vile, was destroyed by fire.
FLOYD WILLIAMS was hanged at Comp
ton, KY, for the murder of Pete Stricklin,
IN June, 1884,
FIRE destroyed the cask factory OF
Schwartzwalder g. Son, Louisville.
THE young ladies of Pembroke schooI
have organized base ball club and are
open TO engagements.
w. A, WIcKLIFFE, of Fulton, has been
appointed Deputy United States Marshal,
with headquarters at Paducah.
WIN. BEAsoM has been given two years
in the Penitentiary from Union County for
a murder committed two years ago.
THE Owensboro and Nashville road is TO
have new rails upon the entire track be-
tween the former place and Livermore,
THE Adair County Agricultural Society
is prosperous association. 1t has just
declared an annual dividend of AZ per cent.
THE Central City Argus is responsible for
the story of blind shepherd dog which
drives up his masters cows as well as any
man..
THE old town of Scottville is rejuvenated
by the appearance of railroad, and re-
ports that all classes of business are hav-
ing boom.
AT Nicholasville, the jury In the case of
Pratt O'Neal charged with stealing money
from I. w. Coolidge, G. S. r. r. Agent,
brought In verdist of acquittal.
LINDSEY BuoKrER walked up behind A.
Lagmius Snyder, at Loretta, and killed
him with shotgun without warming. No
known provocation existed. Buckler es-
capped.
THE old Holiday house, In Nicholas
County, burned with all its contents, the
occupants, Mr.. W. j. Collier and family,
barely escaping with their lives. Loss
$500.
MEssRs. APPLETON, Lancaster q Duff
had thirty EIGHT cases of dry goods
about $4,000 worth--on the way from the
East to their new store In Georgetown, de-
stroyed by fire on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad. -s..s
MAJOR WiLtlAs KINNEY has presented
to the Polytechnic Library o curiously
carved pipe that was picked upin the field,
where was fought the last battle with the
Indians in Kentucky. The pipe is about
foot in length and the bowl is made of
stone, carved into the exact shape OF
beavers body When the Major wont TO
the mountains ss prosecuting attorney in
Judge Jackson's court, he stopped at
Whitesburgh, the county seat of Letcher.
During his stay there the postmaster pre-
sented him with the pipe. One of the in
habitants of Whitesburgh found the pipe
on the side OF small mountain near
Whitesburgh. On this spot, nearly hum
dred years ago, the Indians fought their
last battle for the possession of the Ozark
and Bloody Ground" The red men had al
most disappeared from this State, and it
was supposed that nothing mare would be
seen OF them, when suddenly small band,
led by man named Binz, made raid,
killing and wounding number of people.
On the side of the mountain near Whites
burgh they were met by party of whites,
and hand -hand combat cnsuod. The
Indians were finally repulsed, with a loss
of several of their number, but the others
fed with such rapidlty that they were never
seen or heard of in Kentucky again. inab
was the last battle fought by the Indians ~
this State CouYier-J Journal.
In the United States Court at isouisviile'
Speed Steel, Richard Gross. lorris Watt
kins. Abe shepherd. Con MEdden, Joe Nib
ton. VIM. Smith and BEN Dalton pIeaded
euiltv Of being n,oonshin.srs, and were fined
500, with from thirty 70 sixty days i'm
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