The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-10-28
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Francis, went out washing few mornings
ago, leaving her young boy, Jordan, at
home, feeling that he would be able to take
care of himself. She had been gone some
time, when the boy, while playing about
the fire. as is supposed, got his clothes ig-
nited and in a moment was in blaze
Some neighbors, attracted by his cries,
came to the boys assistance, but not till he
had been SO burned that death resulted
shortly after.
H.G. BRYAN, of Greenwood, Fla, horse
buyer, died suddenly at Eminence, few
days ago, OF congestion Of the bowels aged
about sixty years. He had purchased about
thirty five horses there, and was wealthy.
BUSH Cook, of Cook Bros, Nicbolasville,
in company with Hitter H. Lowry, a we'll
known merchant and Letcher Saunders,
Circuit Court clerk, went quail-hunting
few days since, and Saunders in makiuga
double-shot, slightly wounded Lowry
MRS. JOHN DEAN, of Ambrose, was goin.
to Paint Lick, when her horse reared and
fell back ON her. She is not expected to re-
cover.
VIM HANEY was killed and Moss Hoff-
man fatally injured by boiler explosion
near Butler.
THE crop report of the Ohio Valley for
October shows. Kentucky in the lead, with
Ohio and Indiana close after.
The liabilities in the Finer tobacco fail
ure, Louisville, are $4,000
YARDMEN on the L. Il N. road at Louis
vile, were on strike tn, I'D. They want
ed more money.
An epidemic Of typhoid fever is feared
among the prisoners of the county Jail in
Louisville
]. o. MUENoH's mysterious death at
Louisville is not yet cleared up. His dia-
mond pin and watch were found on the
body, but it is known that when he went
to Cincinnati he had 500 on his person.
When the body was found he had but four
cents.
LOUISVILLE has colored Catholic school
Mrs. ALBERT BuRKs, colored, Louisville,
went to market the other morning, entrust-
ing her three-year-old daughter to another
daughter ten years old. During the abb
sence Of the woman, the children played
with fire, when the clothing OF the young
est took fire and before assistance arrived
she was burned to death.
HIRAM Ross and Link Overton were
caught stealing pigs from J. l.. Cogar's
place near Midway, the other morning.
In an alteration which followed Cogar
struck Ross over the shoulder with light
poplar stick, little heavier than lath.
Ross walked forty steps or SO and fell
dead. The coroner's inquest developed the
fact that death was caused by rupture Of
the right auricle Of the heart.
A TRAMP job printer calling himself Jesse
James created veritable panic in Louis
vile, few days ago, while in state of
intoxication. He had painted his face with
red ink and somewhere procured an old
sword, with which he chased about the
women aud children on the street. Officers
Croxton and Stone finally captured the
wild desperate, after an exciting race, and
placed him under arrest. At the station
house he still insisted that he was Jesse
James, and was so entered on the slate.
DICK HAYMAN and Jas. Tibbatts, two
eghteen-year-o lads of well-known and
respectable citizens of Newport, departed
for parts unknown the other day. The
bows were addicted to the reading OF trashy
novels, and the supposition is they have
gone West to scalp Indians, or which Is
m ore likely, to be scalped by the savages-
The case of Michael Kaelin VS.. Common
wealth, from jefferson County, was decided
few days ago by the Court of Appeals.
He killed his wife some months ago, and
the lower Court found him guilty of murder
and fixed his punishment at death The
Court of Appeals reversed that Judgment
for the reason that the Indictment was do
fective and one Baldwin was allowed to
testify as to what the people said who as
sembled at Kaelin's house just after the
killing, and in not granting appellant
new trial.
BoYp CcrSrr experienced its first shoot
ing from ambush the other day, when two
of her citizens, Alex. Chain and Andy Law
son, walking along the country road, were
shot. The ball entered Chafin's right leg
below the knee, and passing through his
leg hit Lawson in the right ankle, shatter-
ing his leg, Both men are in precarious
condition. No clew.
THovAs L IL lRp, prominent fasmer OF
Mercer County, committed suicide BY bang
ing himsslfin his dining room, few days
since. Hswns weil-to-do and happily CIR
cunistanced, and the cause Of bis self.'pnr