The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-09-03
miscellaneous Items.

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Miscellaneous Items.
AN order issued by the Postmaster GEN.
eral, goes into effect on the first of Octo-
Der, by which letters bearing a special ten
cent stamp in additional to the lawful
postage, shall be Immediately delivered.
This applies to offices in places with 1000
inhabitants The following Kentucky towns
come, under this, arrangement: Bowling
Green, Warren County; Covington, Ken
ton County; frankfort, Franklin County;
Henderson, Henderson County; Hopkins
vile, Christian County; Lexington, Fay
cite County; Louisville, Jefferson County;
Maysville, Mason County; Newport, Camp.
bell County; 0wensboro, Daviess County,
Paducah, McCracken County.
In the Burdine District, Pulaski County,
the other afternoon, in test of strength
by lifting with handspike between Bob
Burdine and Cy. Hampton, it resulted se-
riously, if not fatally, for the latter A
large, very heavy sawlog was selected as
the object to be raised. Under one end Of
this good-sized handspike five feet in,
length was placed, with a contestant at
each end. When the signal to lift" was
given both men exerted themselves, and
the log was raised about eighteen inches.
Burdine's side, on account of his being the
Taller, was about two inches higher, which,
caused the log to roll toward Hampton,
and before he could think the spike was
wrenchei from his grasp, the log in its
descent catching his right leg in such a
manner as to disjoint that member at the
knee. At last accounts Hampton seemed
suffering such intense agony that it is
thought he will die.
HENRY RoMER, aged ten, was playing in
a stone yard in Covington. A large stone
fell on his chest, and he died soon after
ward.
THE Cynthiana .Neics reports much ma
larial fever among the people,
SEVERAL weeks ago child was born to
Mrs. John Price, on Richland, which may
be called double human being; it has
four ears, two tongues, ten toes on each
foot, eight fingers on each hand and two
thumbs on each hand. Cyathianq Melos.
OATS thirty cents a bushel in Owen
County.
A GOOD deal of tobacco has been cut in
Owen County
ONE hundred and one bushels is the.
largest crop of wheat threshed in Muhlen=
berg County this season.
Two-THRDs of the cisterns and wells in
Russellvjlle have failed, and good drinking
water is hard to get.
THERris tree in Union County on one
of the limbs Of which seven murderers have
been hung by mobs. ~
THE temperance men of Barren County
will hold a convention in Glasgow on the
third Monday in October to discuss the
propriety of submitting the local option
law to the voters of the county at the next
general election.
THE corn, oats, tobacco and grasses are
better In Kenton County this year than
ever before in its history. There has been
such an abundance of rain in the last three
weeks tn at the grass is as luxuriant as in
June, and will afford pasture for stock un-
til late in the winter.
OFFENDERS sentenced at Nicholasville:
Jake Smith, believed by many to be de-
ranged, was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiar for chicken stealing Roger
Riggs, who shot John Riggs, his rival, at
Keene, was sentenced to two years. inn
prisonment. Frank Green, who shot an
inoffensive bootblack at High Bridge Camps
meeting, was fined 500 and sent to jail for
six months,
SIX prisoners were taken from Coving-
ton to the Penitentiary at Frankfort few
| days ago.
A BAND of organized thieves is working
| Greenville.
SIX murderers are now confined in the
! HopkinSville jail for crimes committed
within the last sixteen months.
A CLOSE estimate of the tobacco handled
by the twenty three factories of Owens
boro shows that not less than 100000
pounds are stripped in that place an
nually.
SOME time ago there was mad dog
killed on the farm of Mr.. Love, about if
teenhiles south of Corydon. A few days
ago a horse belonging to Mr.. Love showed
signs of being sick, when two of Mr.. Loves
sons procured dose of physic and pro-
ceeded at once to drench the horse. While
drenching him the boys discovered that he
was mad, and before they could flee frofs
him he bit both of them very severely after
which the horse died, and upon examina'
zion it was found that he had been bitten
by the mad dog killed on Mr.. Love farm.
The boys are doing we'll, but 1t is feared by
their friends that they viii DO attacked
! with hydrophobia.