The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-12-17
MiscelIaneous items.

a few days ago. has been identified as that
Of David Jesse Judd, Of Green County, who
had been in the city for day or two drink
ing heavily.
AT the Olympia schoolhouse, few
evenings ago, the children we're amusing
themselves by hauling each other down a
hill on a large sled, and during one trip
down little Wilson Mckee toppied off the
sled, and, falling in front, the entire load
ran over him, crushing one OF his thighs.
BUFFALO, Larue County, has had quite an
upheaval in the past few days in the wayof
assignments. The other day the firm OF e.
w. q Il. D. Brownfield, doing business as
general merchants, failed Next day W.
w. Brownfield, father OF one member of
the broken firm, a distiller, made an
assignment, and the day after Jeffer-
son .Brownfield, miller and grain dealer
and father OF the other member OF
the first named firm, also failed. The liza
biiities and assets are not known, bnt it is
said they owe considerable money in Louis
vile.
JUDGE C. NJ. BIcKNELL died at his home
near New Castle, the other night, aged
fifty years.
DR.. SIXTH NJ HOBBS, leading citizen Of
Bullitt County, died few days ago at his
home at Mt. Washington, He had served
in the Legislature and was prominent
candidate for Congress in the Fourth dis
trict convention which first nominated
Hon Tom. Robertson.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in the var
nishing rooms Of the Avery Pillow Factory
at Louisville, entailing loss of $4,000
The factory is tbs largest of the kind in
America About Il, 900 finished plows were
destroyed.
THE Henderson daily Jd,Vadlh has changed
It's name to Daily Times.
JoHs vAsMETER, colored, who escaped
from the Warren County Jail more than a
year ago, was recaptured at Bowling Green
few days ago.
4. B. WALkKR, Of Graves County, who
accused two Padueah policemen Of robbing
him, has been arrested for criminal libel.
He gave bond
The people Of Woodville, McCracken
County, have subscribed enough money to
build house for Dudley Beck, a poor man,
10 replace the one he lost by fire.
THE depot Waterman at Henderson, a
man named Robinson, was knocked over
by an engine and had his jaw broken and
skull fractured. He was drunk.
THE respectable citizens of Frankfort are
still endeavoring TO rid their pretty little
city Of its disreputable houses.
A CLEVELAND, o., man wants to start .
wire factory at Henderson IL the people
will give him an acre and half OF ground
and subscribe for $4,000 worth of stock.
The probability is that Henderson will dis
pense with wire factory on those terms.
THE other day Frank Martman, an aged
patient in the male medical ward at the
City Hospital, Louisville, died Of heart dis
old man had no friends, and was to bt
buried In the potter's field. In the morning
when pr. jenkins went to look for the body
It was gone. DR.. Ireland, the Superintend
emit, and the resident physician came to tn,
conclusion that some medical students hat
stolen the corpse. The ghouls effected al
entrance through the public office, which
is left open at night.
A Plight win be made before the mex
Legislature to impose State tax upol
Pullman-sleeping cars. 'They are taxed
nearly everywhere else, said well-knowl
members of the Lower House, sand theirs 1
no earthly reason why Kentucky shout,
grant exceptional privileges to one o
the richest corporations in the Unite'
States.n e44
THR following business was done in th
Kentucky Court of Appeals within tn
past few days: Pryse etc, vs. Hamilton
ETC., Lee; reversed. Commonwealth VI. Edin
ger, Jefferson; reversed. Brumback VI
Commonwealth, Clark; affirmed. Cincin
matt, st. Louis and New Orleans Railroa
Company vs.. Coffee, Ballard; affirmed
Page Il 20, W.. Coakley, Hackworth VI
Thompson, Simrail vs. Morton; petition
overruled Houston va Kidwell, etc. me
tien to offset cost. Goudle VI. Garrard
submitted. Hardwick vs. Commonwealth
petition for rehearing filed City Of Gov
iugton va Covington and Cincinnai
Bridge Company; argued by @. II. Fis
for appellee and submitted.
II. h HELIMAN. proprietor of tn
dour-mill in Newport, made an assign
ment few days ago to Georg
Rockweg for the benefit Of bis cred
tors. The liabilities are about $1,000
and the assets sl,70O. Messrs T. A. Widrie
Henry hinges and Fred Marteans were ap
pointed as appraisers. The principal cred
tors are secured.
AT Henderson, the other day, J. P. Rob
inson was drunk, ana while walking on tn
Louisville and Nashville railroad be saw
train coming, but did not think 1t woul