The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-05-27
Miscellaneous Items.

THE name of the post-office at Mnks, Lin
coin County, has been changed to More
land
]. T. BREEN & SoS, druggists, of Mt
Sterling, have assigned.
AT Nicholasville, George little son Of
John Burnsides, councilman, in company
with another boy, was accidentally shot
while fooling with a pistol The ball en-
tered the lip, and ranged down through the
chin into the shoulder and thence into his
left side. II is a bad looking wound, but
may not prove fatal
In the case of John B. Davis. of Har.
rodsburg, against the New Jersey Mutual
Benefit Association, the Circuit Court jury
at Louisville decided in favor of the
plaintiff Davis was insane, and was found
dead in his stable. 1t was regarded as a
suicide, as his discharged pistol was found
at his side. The jury held that Davis was
insane, and could not know that the shot
would be fatal, and, therefore, was acct
dental, and instead of allowing only the
premium he had paid to the insurance com
pany, gave verdict for the full amount
of his insurance, $4,000, with interest. The
decision has a precedent in decision
made by Judge Davis in Chicago a few
days ago. Comptroller Durham represent
ed the defense.
AT Nicholasville Moses Brumfeld,s dam
age suit for $500 against John w. Over
street, Jessamine Journal correspondent
was disallowed by jury. Overstreet called
Brumfeld "hoodlum.n
THE decision of Judge Simrall, late of the
Louisville law and equity court, in the i'm.
portant case of the City Of Newport VS.. the
Deuber Light Company, has been affirmed
by the court of appeals. The City of New.
port entered into contract with the New
port Light Company giving it the exclusive
right to the use of the streets of the CITY for
the purpose of putting down gas pipes. The
Deuber Light Company, under subsequent
contract with the city, began to lay their
pipes in the streets. An Injunction was
asked and obtained by the Newport Light
Company, and the court of appeals, by
Judge Pryor, affirmed the Judgment of the
lower court, which holds the contract of the
city with the Newport Light Company
valid.
The drivers at the Covington stock wards
made demand for an increase of half
dollar per trip between the yards in thai
city and the Cincinnati stock yards, few
days ago. The company refused to grant
this,and the men have stopped work. There
are about fourteen of them. They have
been getting sl.5O per trip heretofore. The
stock-yards company insists that that /,
fair payment, and is not inclined to Weld to
the men. On the 22nd it was thought some
compromise would be patched up in day
or so.
DAN'L L. SAFFARRoNs, of Lexington, has
hesn appointed an internal revenue eauger
in the Seventh Kentucky District, and
Robt. W. Lewis, of Louisville, storekeeper
in the Fifth District
TnE other evening in Edmonton, near the
courthouse door, William Slinker shot and
severely wounded Bill Clymer. 1t appears
that Williams kindly remembrance Of Bill
emanated from an occurrence of a similar
nature between those two worthless several
months ago, during which Clymer shot
Slinker, destroying his left eye and other
wise damaging him.
Gro. I. MosELY, of Eminence, has been
appointed a gauger Of Internal Revenue
Dor the Fifth District of Kentucky.