The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-09-23
miscellaneous Items.

john AMBROSE, thirteen, living near
Owingsville, died from injuries received
by being thrown from horse.
THE largest pension ever paid in the
United States was paid at the U. s. Pension
Office, Louisville, few days ago, by Pen
sion Agent Buell., to Marcus d. Richardson,
an aged soldier living at Milton. The cause
for granting the pension is total blindness,
brought on by injury to the eyes received
in the war in 1863, The pension dates back
to that year, and amounts to Sl1 800
JESSE JONES, of Trimble County, visiting
relatives near Dupont, Ind, accidentally
shot himself while out cunning, tearing the
whole front of his head off.
CHAs. McCRAoKES, on trial at Carroll
ton for killing Frank Williams last May,
was acquitted the other night.
In fight at funeral in Marshall Coun-
ty, Demps Loftin killed John Wyatt by
stabbing him seven times with knife.
ANTHONY CRuTcHER, negro, who at
tempted to rape three little schoolgirls,
was taken by mob and hanged near the
towers Of the High Bridge. After his body
was cut down it was riddled with bullets.
TYPHOID FEVER prevails almost as an cpl
demic in many localities Of Louisville, and
the physicians reported many fatal cases.
The same disease prevails every year to a
greater or less extent. Some of the doc
tors claim that it is due to the use of
impure water caused by the use old,
half-decayed wooden pumps. while others
claim that it is due to climatic influences
THE other evening Reuben Gray, boy
employed near Louisville, laid down on the
grass and went to sleep While he was
sleeping another boy named Grant crept
up to him and groaned in an unearthly
manner. He was SO frightened that he had
commissions, and on the 18th the physicians
thought his recovery doubtful.
d. s. NIXON, defeated candidate for
jailer of Bath County, sued A. l.. Wright
for damages in the sum Of 1000 for al
legged libelous words spoken of the plain
tiff during his canvass, which words, he al
legged, caused his defeat. The jury, after
several days hearing of the case, returned
a verdict for the defendant.
THE Green River Colored Fair Associa-
tion will hold a fair at Columbia; October 6
and Z.
DrLLER THOMPSON has been appointed
guager in the Fifth Kentucky District, and
SamuelJ. Harlan, a storekeeper and guager
in the same district.
ADJUTANT r. d. WILLIAMS has paid off
the Lexington Artillery Company for their
services in Rowan County last spring The
amount due the company was nearly three
thousand dollars.
The following Kentuckians were granted
pensions the other day: Robert Clifford,
Horiba; VIM. j. Childers, Campton; James
Alnutt, New Liberty; Joda Perkins, He
gira; Thomas j. Taylor, Williamsburg;
Henry Scott, Fanbush; VIM. Willis, Locust
Branch
THE Washington Critic tells the follow
ing story on Kentucky Congressman ::
Last Sunday Congressman McCreary, of
Kentucky, was crossing the Kentucky river
at Boonesboro on his way to Lexington,
and when the ferryboat reached the shore
it swung away just as he was driving OF,
and Congressman, horse and buggy went
down into the stream. The men on the
ferry rushed to the rescue and soon took
the entire rig in out of the wet, and the
trembling and excited ferryman
grabbed his dripping passenger.
Are you hurt, Governor; ale you
hurt.' he asked over and over again. oh,
no. said the Governor with soothing
smile; mot a particle. Idon't think drop
Of water got tinto my mouth Thank
goodness, exclaimed the ferryman as he
reached him black bottle.n 1t will not
spoil the joke to state that Governor Nc
Creary is practical temperance man, and
does not tamper with black bottles at any
time.
AFTER a short session the Louisville
Presbytery adjourned until the second Tues
day in November. The trial of the Con.
verse Brothers, publishers Of the Christia,
Observer, charged with the violation of the
Ninth Commandment, will tLen be re
sumed. The prosecution had not finished
its testimony.
The corpse of negro woman came sud
denly to life at Lexington, kicked off the
coffin lid that was being screwed down, and
predicted the end of the world September
20, with the sun and moon dancing hoe
down over the wreck
For weeks two merchants named versel
and French have been quarreling al
Hazard, the seat of Perry County, in tht
eastern part Of the State. Each man has q
large following, armed with Winchester
rifles. The first fight occurred a few day,
since. One man was killed and thret
fatally wounded on the French side The
mountainous situation of the place renders
details impossible.
JosEPH ToIpE aged about forty-fvs
years, while riding on the front platform
Of street car at Maysville, fell Of, the
wheel passing over his head fracturing his
skull Death resulted almost instantly.
W. L. YELNAS has been appointed Goa,
oil inspector Of Fayette County, vice pr, h
7. O,rfahoney, removed