The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-10-25
THE COMMONWEALTH.
PINEvILLE now has military company
called the Cumberland Ford Rifles

called the Cumberland Ford Rifles.
FIKEvIhLE is to have new paper
JAM. HEFLIs has been appointed post
master at Tilton, Fleming County, vice
RoPt.. H. Sousley, resigned.
Mrs. MARY T. MoRRIs is the new post
master at Bridsport, Franklin County, vice
Ella Bs Parent, resigned.
.JoHt iKREAMER and Geo. Wertz, clerks
In a peint and oil store, Louisville, had
tlfeir eyeA burned out and their faces ter
sFibly disAs sifad by suIphuric acid. They
were liftifg aaarge glass jar of the stun
fsofn an upper shelf, when the vessel up
set and the contents were poured over
them. Kreamerss fclothing was burned
from his shoulders, and the upper part Of
bis body and neck was sickening mass
Of raw flesh. Wertz was similarly burned
A LARGE meeting was held atPrinceton
few days ago, when resolutions swero
unanimously passed in favor Of TIE Arm
ers Of the Hopkinsville district planting
no tobacco in 1889, since the overprbduc-
tion Of tbe past few years has SO fatally
injured the market. The growers Of the
Clarksyille (Tenn.) district have passed
similar resolutions, and thousands of KEN
lucky and Tennessee farmers have signed
such an agreement. Ex-Congressman J.
| B. McKinzie Of Christian county, is at the
| head of this movement.
IT has just come to light that the PhG-
nix Hotel Lexington, has been swindled
during the past few days out of fifty dol
| lars by forged check, while the Ashland
| Hotel lost thirty five dollars the same
way. The sharper gave his name as +. H.
| Cole, claiming to hail from Cleveland, o.
The checks he presented were signed
| Claude Higgins. Mr.. Higgins, who is
well known horse man, pronounces tho
checks base forgeries Detectives are
looking for Cole.
MISS MoLLIE LEsTfR shielded with
strychnine at Nevada, this State.
THE case Of the Commonwealth of Ken
tucky versus the bondsmen Of James W.
| Tate, late State Treasurer, was called in
| the court at Frankfort and continued.
WIN. SHeRRARD, an engineer in the em-
| ploy of the Pennsylvania Bridge Com
| pany, at Louisville, was instantly killed
the other morning. While at work in
| specting number of discarded railroad
ties under the bridge one of the ties was
thrown from the structure, and, falling
| upon him, crushed and killed him in
| stantly.
A SPECIAL meeting of the city council Of
Louisville, was held few nights ago, tc
consider an ordinance providing for an
issue Of 81, 100000 of bonds, the money to
be used for municipal purposes and the
building of new streets. The ordinance
| will be submitted to the people at special
| election to be held November IA.
JOHN WALLACE, of Christian County,
near the Washington line, was awakened
/ few nights ago by his wife, who said
/ somebody was after her chickens. He
arose, with pistol in hand, and when with
! in few feet of the house, an animal
sprang upon him hurling him to the
/ ground. His pistol fell from his hold and
the beast was tearing his clothing and
flesh, when two watch-dogs came to his
relief They attracted the attention Of
the catamount but soon got the worst Of
it and fed. The wildcat then again at
tackled Mr.. Wallace, and would have made
quick work of him had not Mrs. Wallace
came out with a lamp, the glare of which
frightened the animal away. 1t went in
the direction of the Deep Creek Hills.
Four men were terribly injured by an
explosion of dynamite in a quarry near
Frankfort.
EDWARD P. THOMPSON has been ap-
pointed State Librar ian of Kentucky.
c. j. NORWOOD, State Inspector of Mines,
has nearly finished his semi-annual re-
port, ending June 80. The output Of coal
for the six months ending at that date
was 80, ,953 1s9 bushels.
THE remains of Mrs. Virginia Hanson,
State Libr arian, were buried on the 18th
by the side Of her husband, General Roger
Hanson, at Lexington. Nearly all the
State officials were in attendance.
THE following Kentucky pensions were
granted on the 18th: Calvin Mcknight,
Furnace; VIM. A. Chapman, Summers
vile; Dennis w. Gore, Cecilian; David E.
Coots, Morgantown.
THE post-ofIices at Cornelia, Magofin
County, Leniton, Grant County, and at
Lulaton, Leslie County, have been abol-
ished.
MRS. VIRGINIA HANSON, the State Libra
rian of Kentucky, died in her room in
Frankfort on the 10th, very suddenly Of
heart disease She was in her usual health
till about three O'Clock, when she said she
wasn't feeling well, and went to her room
A friend called on her Just before six
O'Clock, and, while they were talking,
Mrs. Hanson's head dropped to one side
and she died in q few minutes though hel
heart was still beating when the physician
reached her side. She was about sixty
years old, and was the widow Of General
| rha al ~ Mn.
freesboro, in 1853, and sister Of Judge b
J. Peters. She was serving her third tern
as librarian.
MRS SUSIE v. SNsrH has been appointed
postmaster at Star Lime Works, Lyor
County, vice l. A. Vogle, resigned.
The Grand Council of Kentucky, Roya
and Select Masters, Masonic organiza
ton, met the other night in Louisville
The following officers were elected for tn,
ensuing year and were duly installed
Grand Master, Hugh p. McIlvain, Mays
vile; Deputy Grand Master, James w
Station, Brooksville; Grand Principal Con
ductor of the Work, Geo. A. Lewis, Frank
fort; Grand Treasurer, A. H. Gardner
Louisville; Grand Secretary, L. d. Cron
niger, Covington; Grand Chaplin, DR.
Charles E. Dunn, Louisville; Grand Captain
of the Guard, DIR. Thos. p. Grant, Louisville
Grand Conductor, J. Soule Smith, Lexing
ton; Grand Marshal, VIM J. Duncan, Lou
isville; Grand Steward, John G. Orndorfi
Russellville; Grand Sentinel Geo.
Evans, louisville
THE particulars Of a murder in Critten
den County, have just been received. 4
party of young men of Crittenden COUNTY