The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-06-03
miscellaneous Items.

lnoHlpsOn hppoluteu pOSt-HaSber-
AT Fulton, the other night, furniture
dealer named Meacham shot druggist
named Lysle dead, in quarrel growing
out OF rent which Meacham owed Lysle.
Meaoham is in Jail.
CASH TANKRRsLEY, a colored jockey, was
thrown from horse in race at Laton a
few days ago, and died of ms injuries that
night
PosT4oFFIcEs have been established at
Buel. Mclean County, at Honesty, Kenton
= County, and at Ned, Breathitt County, and
c, c. Martin, F. A. Cox and j. Combs APP
pointed postmasters respectively.
FISHERMAN at Stanford, ties short
fishing lines with baited hooks to the feet
Of his geese and drives them into the water.
When fish bite at the hooks the geese be-
come frightened and swim to the bank. He
catches large quantities of fish in this man
ner
The post-ofice at Clabe, Green County,
has been abolished.
A Posr-oPFICE has been established at
Dick, Pike County, and at Grassy Lick,
Montgomery County, and r. Mounts and
J. W. Pharis appointed Postmasters, re
spectively
THE Lancaster Guards and Lexington
Calling Gun section, stationed at Green.
wood mines, had little racket the other
night Some of the miners. or more prob
ably some of the lawless scoundrels in that
section, fired seven shots at two of the pick
cts. The fire was returned, and the gatling
section, under Sergeant Major Buckner
Allen, turned out. No further attack was
made, the attackers beating hasty re-
treat
The iron work of the great bridge be
tween Louisville and New Albany was
finally completed the other afternoon,
when the draw of $40 feet one of the longest
in America, was swung into place at seven
minutes to 4 o'clock. This draw weighs
SOJ,OO0 pounds, and rests ON pier No. .,
close to the Idniana shore.
W. V. REPPERr, clerk in the sixth audit
or's office, has been promoted from 81 200
to s1,400. He is from Mt. Vernon, and has
not been in year.
JAMES ID. RICHARDSON has been appointed
postmaster at Andersonville, Meade Coun-
ty.
An effort will be made to secure the loca
school provided for by the Legislature.
,iJoHN G. SToTT, who gained some motto
riety in Louisville when he was Fourth
street merchant, has been sentenced to i'm
prisonment in New York for abduction.
THE hustle of Mrs Mollie Hughes was a
peculiar one. 1t was so constructed that va
rious articles kept in dry goods and jewelry
shops could find an entrance aud a refuge
e~nedition ~ ,ollae Ne NJ
un,,has, h,,stia ~ i,a..,.a..t,
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ross
mn reucV,on seems 70 nave SET III against
.ne law anu oIuei eiup, Oh houisyiie' ana
sne session Oh 'ne Guy court grand jury
lew uass ago was proiinc III surprises
nst Oh lnlrty saloons where card-playing
~ uii'iAs anu u, .ioe snIo"ihs loi cigars anu
uiiuAe "eie aiio"eu was manu- W LOT tne
purpose ol securing indictments. Inc
c C, ~eIe prepared py ene Law ma order
Siuo ou1 Wue 81, IL caine toa vote cue grahu
ny 'ieu anu 'l' iueiclii, 'nes were refused
NM, the 90, ,hst ~, Iso.;",a,..a - -
ant5,sizIng non, s.l1;.a ~ @a,,t.,;,,',
ON tbs incLey cI,h s..cL 80 Da
biIrtino h in tn,yn bad c.aaiad ~
uniust and i,nnro-an Ia,. ,.h;al
discri,ninotad against .ard ,,lo,';,,a
merelv for social amnsamanf A. ~ sa %
looms in onestion n was not' chsr,,ed that
poker rooms tvars maintained o. thaF ~.
aamas ,,ara Ia,,od a.. ,.,,,,. =,
This IL a bie bIsck ave foy 10 Iafr 80
order leapne the Grand inrv bavino 70
fused n few DAVIS before IN ind;ct tho S..oI.
sellers in the city The movan,a,,t of citi.
zens to break up the congregation OF pros
ttutes on LAFAYETTE street also received an
obstacle from this grand iurv The iury
went up to the street and made INQUIRIES
in person. They declined to indict the
women for keeping bawdy aud disorderiy