The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-09-16

Mrs NJ. B. GRAHAM, residing near Casey
vile, was stung to death by bumble-bees
the other day.
DIR. FooTE, of Meade County, was throwh
from his buggy and his head struck rock
with such force that death resulted.
FORMER pupils of the late Prof. J. W.
Dodd, LII. d., resident of Shelbyville, have
issued call to all OF his pupils to attend a
meeting to be held at Shelbyville, Monday,
October 4, for the purpose Of providing q
fund for the erection of a monument to the
memory Of that distinguished educator
THE war in Perry County is over, and
peace and quietness reigns supreme.
In Owingsville there were l2S indict-
ments found by the grand jury, principally
for carrying concealed weapons and selling
liquor contrary to law.
WILLIE WURTz, of Louisville, was terri
bly, lacerated by a large dog The child's
left eye was entirely destroyed.
THE New York Sun says: 'sThe Tenth
District of Kentucky, lying in the eastern
part of the State, and represented in Con-
gress by the Hon. William r. Taulbee, is
remarkable for the homogeneous character
of its population. 1t consists of twenty
counties. with an aggregate population at
the last census Of about l52, 900 In all OF
the twenty counties there are only thirty
four men, women and children Of foreign
birth. Most of these live in the towns OF
Winchester and Mt Sterling. In sixteen
counties, with a population of 1O5,656, there
are only sixty-one foreign-born people. In
ten counties, with population of 1886,
there are only fifteen foreign-born. In five
counties out of 1905 people there are only
three whose nativity is net American.
Bell, Breathitt, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry
and Wolfe Counties have each only one
foreign-born resident; Leslie and Harlan
Counties have none"
Two saloons we're opened in Brownsville,
a few days ago. The 9ast County Judge
refused to issue licenses for the sale OF in
toxicating liquors in Edmonson County,
and all the saloons have been closed Tor
several years. At the last August election
the question of ''license or no license" was
in issue, and the license ticket won. The
first official act of the new Judge, who was
installed recently, was the granting of Ii
cense for these two saloons in Brownsville.
A LARGE tobacco barn belonging to Wes-
ley vicroy, near Maysville, was entirely
DESTROYED by fire few days ago, supposed
to be of incendiary origin.
ACCORDING to the official record, there
are 5,S92 pensioners residing in this State,
who receive the sum of $7S, ,441.04 monthly.
A FARMER named George Rogers, who re-
sides on the Cane Run road, near Louis
Vile, while sliding down the side of hay
stack, few days since, met with horrible
accident by coming in contact with the
prongs of a pitchfork. His leg was mangled
terribly, and recent reports are that NOR
tfication has set in, and that the wound
| will probably result fatally.
REPORTS from various sections received
by Louisville tobacco warehouse show
that the prospects are good for an unusu-
ally large crop. The acreage planted this
year is considerably above the average,
and at the time of planting rains were
very favorable in most localities, and in
nearly all sections good stand was OBJ
| tanned. ri
IT will be remembered that recently
George Inman, the blind fiddler was killed
| by a man named st. Clair, near Livingston.
| The other day John Inman was fatally
| wounded by his brother Andy, by the acci-
dental discharge of the latter's pistol,
| while both were cleaning their guns pre-
| paratory to starting in pursuit OF st.
| Clair.
/ A VIOLENT earthquake shock visited Hen
| derson on the morning of the 18th, which
was much heavier than the two previous
shocks ielt there within the pastfour weeks
The effect seemed entirely different from
the other, the first of which appeared as
if some heavy article had upset on the
floor above. The second shock appeared
rotary in motion, causing the largest build
ings in the town to rock. That Of the 1tf
caused every building in the city to trem
BILE, and was accompanied by rumblint
noise, similar to that causedIby heavy
clap of thunder, The chimneys on severa
buildings were thrown off by the shock
News from different portions of the county
report the effect the same as felt al hender
son. In Union, the adjoining county, th'
shock was not felt by any one.
ApooR, emaciated and starving creature
who gave his name as Clement lowering
was picked up on the .Shelbyville pike
near Louisville. the other morning, ant
presented TO the county court as lunatic
} He had been lying around the neighoor
hood, subsisting by beggary for severa
weeks. The jury that examined him cam
to the conclusion that it was starvation
and not lunacy that allied himi and sen
- him TO the alms-house