The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-06-24
miscellaneous Items.

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of Isaac Wingate, of Franklin County, was
on exhibition at Frankfort, few days ago.
1t lived only short time. The heads are
Joined together like the Latin Janus, both
being perfect in every feature, having four
eyes but only two ears.
A SOCIETY was formed in louisville, the
other day, for the purpose of conducting
summer fresh-air excursions for the bene-
fit of the mothers and children of the poor.
HoS. H. J. DURHAM, first comptroller of
the treasury, was married to Mrs. Mar
garet Letcher Carter, both Of Kentucky.
Posr-oFFIcEs have been established at
Dillingham;, Adair County, and Elfrieda,
Davies County aud John w. Moore and
John w. Cummins appointed postmasters
respectively Also at Flournoy, Union
County; Golf, Edmonson County; Holy
Cross, Marion County; Steele, Morgan
County; Tarfolk Breckenridge County;
View, Crittenden County, and Viper, Perry
County, and J. r. Thompson, w. H. Goff,
Thos. e. Terrell, ]. NJ. Adkins, W. L. Ball,
j, s. McMurry and E. G. Campbell appoint
ed postmasters respectively
Mr. L. C. MILAN was knocked down on
the street, in Owingsville the other night
Three men assaulted him. His skull is
fractured. 4
JOHN VoSDERscHNITT, of Covington, was
drowned in the Ohio river while bathing at
the foot Of Madison street.
JuDGH H. j. Sites, of the Louisville
common pleas court, closed nineteen years
of activeservice a few days ago, and will
retire to private life.
AT Louisville, Martha Holmes, Young
woman about thirty years old, was ar
raigned in the circuit court for examina-
tion into her mental condition. Miss
holmes is crazy upon the subject of pic
MICS, and it has been her habit to walk
along the streets and ask gentle men to
take her to any picnic that was announced
All last winter she heard of innumerable
picnics in the woods and was constantly
disappearing in search of them. She was
once confined in an asylum at Carthage,
e o. She was sent to Anchorage.
JOIN DALLER, an old and distinguished
citizen of Newport, died a few days ago.
after a three-montbs' illness from consump-
tion. He was the first ieweler and watch
maker in Cincinnati. Mrs. ]. c. Dueher,
wife Of the watch-case maker, is his
daughter.
THE other night the family of Colonel
Neff, of Newport, were awakened by the
cries of an infant which had been laid on
the doorstep, neatly dressed In the basket
was small alcohol stove, can of con
densed milk and letter with the follow
ing information: "Raby is five weeks old,
its father is dead and the mother is not able
to take care of it. Its name is Lucy Gar.
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only few weeks old and was taken to the
Jail TO await charitable disposition.
TUE work of building the piers for the
elevated railroad bridge between Coving-
ton and Cincinnati will begin as soon the
stage of water in the Ohio river will per.
NIT
THE public schools of Newport and Gov
ington have closed for the vacation.
AFTER stormy all-night session, the
Democratic convention at Lebanon nomi-
mated Joseph Barbour for Judge of the Su-
perior Court.
ACCORDING to the last report OF the A gri-
cultural Department all conditions have
been most favorable for wheat, and tho
present prospect is many points above the
average. No damage is reported in any
county in the State from the fly, chinch-
bug or smut.
THERE is decrease in the area seeded to
oats of about 10 per cent, as compared
with last year, due to the fact that the crop
last year was the largest and best ever
grown in the State, and there is little or no
market for it,
HUGH CRUNLEY was almost instantly
IL t1o ffa - L..
liolling-mill, Newport. He was employed
at the blast furnace as a Waterman at the
elevator. They have couple Of cars at
the place which are used in hosting up ma
terial for the furnace, and by some chance
he accidentally got caught between them
and was crushed to death The deceased
was sixty five years of age, and leaves a
widow and five children. When his re-
mains were brought home his widow fell
on the floor in an insensible condition, and
itrequired the united efforts of several
people to hold her.
SAMuEL HARLAN, of Boyle County, clerk
in The sixth auditors office, will exchange
places with Mr.. McCracken, of Meade
County, gauger in Collector Cox's dis
trict Mr. Harlan is in bad health and his
physician says be must change his climate.
The Mason-Foard Company, that has a
contract for building the Maysville and
Newport railroad, have erected number
of sheds along the line OF the road, near
California, to shelter their convicts in.
They will commence work soon with
about two hundred convicts The State re-
ceives about eight cents day for each
convict.
THE assessors books for Fayette County,