The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-08-19
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MISCELLANEOUS Items.

a DEsTHUcTIyE storms in various portions
of the State occurred a few days ago. In
Pulaski County, Joe Riddle and young
child were killed by lightning In Logan
County, immense rocks loosened by tree
blown over on the mountain side, crushed
into the cabin of Mathew Parks, fatally in
juring him. Considerable stock is also re-
ported killed by lightning.
AT Louisville, Henry Code, carpenter,
lost his balance and fell TO the ground
twenty-five feet, fracturisg his skull and
breaking his neck. He leaves a family
TIE funeral service of the late Governor
John w. Stevenson, of Kentucky, was held
in Covington on the 18th By order of
Governor Knott the State Department
Offices OF Kentucky remained closed all day
in respect to the memory of the dead
statesman.
The Misses Minnie and Emma Scott, Of
Bourbon County, were presented with
good-sized farm few years ago by their
father. Their success as farmers is shown
by the following: They grew last year ten
and one-quarter acres of tobacco, and had
yield of IL, 500 pounds, which was sold
few days ago in Cincinnati, and brought
them the pretty sum of 81, ,53S S5.
MAUD WoLF, seven years old, was fatally
crushed in tobacco press at Louisville,
few mornings ago. The little girl, in play
ing near it, loosened one'o of the props, and
the huge machine fell over ON her almost
crushing her as fat as a board. She died
from her injuries soon after.
COLONEL II. NJ KELLY, late pension agent
at Louisville, is charged with shortage of
$5S $50 in his accounts The Colonel claims
he owes the Government nothing but as to
money loaned him BY personal friends, that
is a matter between him and them.
FLORA MURRAY, who was stabbed in the
abdomen the other night by George Mann,
died two days afterwards at the City Hos
pital, Louisville. The weapon penetrated
the woman's stomach and touched the
backbone, and the nervous shock produced
by this contact was the immediate cause of
her death.
AT louisville Louis voolfolk, stopped
about midnight at the corner of Shelby
and Walnut streets to walt for a car to go
home He leaned against the door OF
house, sitting directly upon the street The
door flew open and Voolfolk found himself
sprawling on the floor of the front-room.
The man of the house pounced down upon
him, taking him for burglar, and opened
fire with his revolver. Two bullets pierced
Mr.. WIS hat, just grazing his head, before
he could quiet the aroused citizen and ex-
plain matters.
BERTIE MYRIcK, son Of Mr.. J. Myrick, a
Louisville merchant, went in bathing sew
efal weeks ago and cut his leg on a piece
of tin, producing only a slight wound, ap-
parently. Several days afterward the
wound became malignant, and ON the 18th
he was dying of blood-poisoning.
THE other morning Prof Clarence Pin
guely, leader of the orchestra at Esculapia
Springs, was riding horse down the noun
tain road leading to>the hotel. His horse
slipped and threw him over. his head and
fell on top of him. He was taken to the
hotel where he lay in horribly bruised
condition for six hours before physician
feached him. Two doctors have examined
him. but are unable to say whether any Of
the bones in his head are fracturedor not
The chances are against his recovery.
THERE was serious wreck the other
morning one-half mile south of Sulphur
Station, on the Louisville q Cincinnati
Short Line. Freight train No. 12 and the
midnight passenger train, No. 8, from Gin
cinnati met head and head full tilt around
a curve. Both engines were smashed, five
cars of freight were converted into kind
ling wood and several coaches Of passen-
gers were badly damaged. Frank Webber,
tho head brakeman on the freight, was
killed outright, and Postal Clerk A. S.
Look and freight conductor J. l. Taylor
were badly injured. All three live in
Louisville. The accident was entirely due
to an oversight on the part of Riddeli, the
engineer on the freight.
CHAs. McCoRMAoK, farmer living near
Zion, shot and fatally wounded Thomas
Jackson the other morning. jackson was
employed on McCormack's farm and was
in possession of mule belonging to the
after, and which he refused to surrender.
Mccormack went to the house OF jackson
and demanded his property. This enraged
Jackson, and after hot words between
them Jackson made murderous onslaught
upon his employer with knife, when the
latter drew a revolver and fred two shots,
both balls entering the abdomen. McCor
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