The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-06-17
MIsoeIlaneous Items.

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Miscellaneous Items.
Ar louisville, the other morning fire was
discovered in that portion of the new Grand
Thcatcr behind the stage. The canvas and
oil of the scenes and stage settings burned
fercely, and in five minutes after the dis
covery of the fire the entire stage was
burning furiously. An alarm was sent in
but the engines that responded were unable
to do anything toward extinguishing the
conhagration, which by this time covered
all of the middle Of the block between Third
and Fourth, jefferson and Green streets. A
second alarm was turned in, but the entire
theater was then on fire and resisted the
greatest efforts Of the firemen. The blaze
spread to the rear of the saloons fronting
on Green and jefferson streets, and at day
break the entire center of the square was
glowing mass ofred- hot metal and blazing
wood. Enough engines were by this time
on the spot, and the fremen directed their
efforts to stopping the spread Of the flames.
The block was occupied by Joseph Camozzi,
Hoke & Hughes, Brinkworth's restaurant,
j. r. Gotels lottery Office and the Ken
lucky School Of Medicine. The theater was
in the rear Of these. All Of the interior of
the Grand Theater, the rear Of the building
occupied by the Kentucky School of Medi-
cine, the restaurant on Green street, the
rear of Denunzio's fruit store and the
pAr On 800 ~ -
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70 sne o.nel sVe' T ~ On oo.n oieen anu -,
aeIson s.rvees me .neA.sr was ieas s.e 70 70
.ne "nAlien Do.se,s Soou. iouI va y
aeo' ~. 80 n Sn' VI 'no rness ~ nv " 90 =.
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Medical Collere. bein9 ali that remains
standing. Ate O'Clock tho flames broke
ont with r~neved vigar In the Medical Col
lege building and At the Jefferson street
tide Of the tbeater. The roofs Of all the
burned structures fell In. and the block
was threatened with destruction. shortly
after s a. m. the fire was got under control.
The new Grand Theater had inst closed for
the season. ard win be rebnilt atonca 50
that no NEXT seasons dates will be cancelled.
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,,-..,,- xr.s-.e " Deon :" - , So, ;
ternal reyenue taxes imnronerlv assessed
against them and collected in 1874 THAR
d;stiIlerv fall short Of the minimum on 40.
count of accidents. and the assessment was
enforced without takinr the accident into
account. The distillers failed TO annIy for
relief within the two wears allowed Nv law
and the fund was covered into the tros.nrv
from which now II can only he drawn Nv
act of Congress. A duplicate bill is pend
inc m the senate with a favorable report
Lon the FINANCE committee.
~ THE tobacco men of Louisville are at
work on great scheme to build an i'm
mense union tobacco warehouse at the cor
ner Of Thirteenth and High streets. Mr..
w. T. Grant conceived the idea, and. with
several others, have purchased q lot, 200 by
225 feet. The building with a capacity
of ten thousand hogsheads, and will be a
handsome and durable structure. 1t is
proposed to build steam elevators on the
river, SO that tobacco can DO placed In the
warehouse direct from the river elevators.
The idea has been enthusiastically re-
ceiyed by many OF the tobacco buyers,
and Will be put in substantial shape at
once.
PAT. COMMIT, Of Louisville, died at
Lebanon, the other morning at the home of
his brother, Thomas Commit, from the effect
of injuries received. He was engaged in
the yard Of the L. and N. railroad, and un-
dertook to throw switch before an APP
preaching locomotive. He was little too
late; the engine struck the rail and the lever
OF the switch, rebounding, struck Commit