The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-07-29

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Miscellaneous Items.
WILL SATrrRFfELp and Travis Hart two
young men living four miles south OF
owingsville, got into fight, which termi.
mated in Hart receiving four knife wounds,
which will kill him,
ALBERT EDWARDS, brakeman. had both
legs crushed by an engine at Glencoe while
switching his train. He was taken TO Louis.
vile.
THE Champion Ice Companys factory In
Covington was partly burned; loss, SIS 600
Four horses in the stable were burned The
ico-maling machine was uniniured.
CHARLES TAG, of covingtou, killed him.
self in his house in the absence OF his fami-
ly at Dayton, o. Too much liquor. b
a Courier Journal special from Frank
fort says that I. II. Woodward, travel
ing man from Louisiana, died there n few
days ago from the effects OF an overdose OF
choral taken to allay an attack OF tooth
ache.
UNCLE Ike PARKER, n stanch Democratic
negro, who stood over seven feet high long
in the employ of L, d. Stamford, OF Louis.
vile, died few nights ago
PoINpExrER, White and Taylor, colored,
convicts at the EddyvilIe, penitentiary.
while working in the quarry, n few days
| ago, made break to escape. The guards
fired and shot Poindexter in the hip, In.
hieting serious flesh wound. lie and
White were captured. Taylor fell at the
fire, but rose up, and afterward made good
his escape. PoindeNter was sent from
Louisville, with a sentence of sixteen years
for murder.
GREAT excitement exists in Grcensburg
over the marriage OF old man Bishop, aged
seventy years, to Rella Boston, aged seven
years four months and seven days. under
false pretenses. The child-wife was taken be.
fore the grand jury few days ago. Her tes
timony was notof any Importance, aud her
answers were entirely childish Bishop
can not be found, but he is Thought
to be in the neighborhood. Rella Bos
ton, or Bishop as she calls herself, /,
slightly built, is small even for her age. be-
ing forty.iive inches high, has red hair and
dark eyes, is intelligent looking. and is, in
fact, very bright David Judd, the preach
or who solemnized the rites Of matrimony.
was brought in on bench warrant, on the
I'D He is very old man, and very feeble.
He says he married them according TO law.
except filling up the marriage certificate,
lie will be indicted for marrying n girl
under lawful age. The limit OF the law Is
twelve months in jail and 81 ,nao fine in such
cases. An attempt will be made TO place
the unfortunate little girl in an orphan
asylum.
CAPTAIN HARRISON BRowS, aged seventy
eight years, died ut his home in Woodford
County, few days ago
JosHuA WoosEY has been appointed post
master at South, Edmons9n County
The Louisville Exposition Bill allowing
exhibits, etc, to be imported free OF duty.
was reported favorably to the House few
days ago.
TnE Dayiess county fair begins October
10, and continues four days,
A HORRIBLE story comes from Oregon
Oldham County. Six months ago a man
named Watson took charge of the district
school there He appeared educated and
gentlemanly and made favorable impress.
sion with parents and scholars. Every
thing went smoothly until a few days ago,
when IL is alleged he detained three OF his
pupils-lttle girls seven, eight and nine
years OF age-after the other scholars
left. When the room was cleared
he locked the door and deliberately
maltreated the three children He
let them go home about dusk ana they
told their parents. A mob was organized
at once to lynch the brute, but he escaped,
going TO Sulphur Station, five miles dis
Naxvo nf tha ttror ~. n. n
him and a crowd caugh thin there, stripped
him naked, tied him to a tree and gave
him 100 lashes. He was then given five
minutes toleave the country and made the
most OF his time, cutting through the woods.
The little girls are all in a precarious con
dition.
A LARGE Maltese cat was seized with hy-
drophobia the other afternoon, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Stokes, West Market street,
Louisville. 1t attacked a small child OF
Mrs. Stokes, but before it could infiict any
wounds young man, George Buckle, came
to the rescue, and knocked it in the head
with shovel. Tho cat revived in mo
ment and sprang upon Buckles shoulders.
scratching his face and biting his ear.
Buckle threw the cat to the floor and killed |
it with few more blows from the shovel.
but about anhour later was taken violently
i'll. His mind was erratic late that night.
but Dr. Grifiiths, who examined the patient,
said the bite would notbe fatal.
J, b. MCKENZIE who took charge Of the
postofice at Hopkinsville, a few days ago,
is the first Democrat who has held the posi-
tion of postmaster there for twenty five
years.