The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-11-15
THE COMMONWEALTH.


shot himself at the home OF his
father near Maysyille, with double-bar-
relied gun. Both charges entered his
stomach, causing almost instant death
WIN. PETTUs, coiored, residing near
Hopkin vile, was thrown from runaway
mule on to pile of rocks, and received In
juries from which he can not recover.
WM GRAY colored, was arrested at
Guthrie for outraging q ten-yenr-old white
girl.
HORACE JENKINS accidentally shot him
self, near Hopkinsville. The wound VIII
probably result fatally.
J. WILHELM, JR., Cincinnati drummer,
was robbed Of his case OF samples nt
Frankfort.
STEVE BoYD, cblored, was shot and killed
by unknown parties, at Maysville
McKINDnEE OWEN, a young man living
at Bartietts Station, fifteen miles from
0wensboro, was killed the other night by
Leonard Elmore, a neighbor. Owen,
somc time ago, wrote and had published
an article in u local paper rejecting on
Elmore. A feud resulted, aud as the two
were returning from the election with q
crowd Of friends, the quarrel was ret open
ed. 1t was ended by Elmore drawing his
pistol and shooting Owen through tho
mock. Owen died in len minutes. Elmore
was arreJted. Both men were OF good
family, and unmarried.
Shelby MAYNERs, of Deer Greek, Car
ter County, was cut to death by VIM.
Lowe.
THE following Kentucky pensions were
granted the other day: David NJ. Hutch
inson, Catlettsburg. Increase: Coleman
s.. Daniel, Louisville; Edgard Roe, Hood
Run; Jos. NJ Judd, Donett's Run. Re-
issue-Joseph U. Henderson (old war),
Mt Carmel. Mexican widows-Sally r.,
widow OF John Netherly, Mt. Eden.
JOHN vANTRES, colored, while out hunr-
ing near Versailles, had both eyesshot out
by the accidental discharge OF his gun.
COLONEL WIN. WoLFoRD, formerly q
merchant of Nicholasville, was found dead
sitting by stove in the grocery Of Thomas
Hendren.
ARTHUR OWENS, white man, together
with comrade, became drunk and dis
orderly on the streets at Mt. Sterling, the
other night, and when the officers attempt
ed their arrest they resisted, and in the
Iu6loo WHICH lOllOW61 ONoub WU8 btAlOub-
ly shot In the back while attempting to es-
cape. Who did the shooting can not be
ascertained. Owens will recover prob
ably.
Hon. JAMES DENTON, a former member
of tho Legislature, has been elected judge
of the county court of Pulaski, vice Hon.
J. T. Tartar, deceased.
RoBr CAMPBELL, a veteran Of the war Of
1912, died in Clark County few days ago,
aged ninety -seven years.
THE Louisville Legion companies have
arrived at Hazard, Perry County, and are
peacefully encamped there.
The following Kentucky pensions were
granted on the 9Th: Original invaiid-Lu-
ther Morris, Saoma. Increase-H -Hnnley
Rideout Dixon, Harden Bush, Horse Cave;
Samuel Harenton, Newell; Samuel w.
Bryant Columbia; Hezekiah Shipp, Flagg
Spring. s:siss
THE following is the official vote Of
Franklin County for President: Cleveland,
2,s3t; Harrison, 1,4s9; Prohibition, 20; La
Dor, 8; Cleveland's plurality. 9o5. For
Congress Breckinridge, 2,Sl7; Swope
1924; Cobb (Prohibition), 10; McMurrny
(Labor), 8; Breckinridge's plurality, s9a
In the city Of Frankfort for the first time
perhaps in its history, the Democratic ma
jority was sixty-eight while in 1884 the
Republican majority was seventy-two,
thus in four years showing Democratic
gain of 140 In the city.
THE county election board finished the
count at Louisville, on the 9th. Caruth is
reelected to Congress over Wilson, Re-
publican, by 2,6]5 votes.
THE vote Of Lewis County is: Harrison,
1880; Cleveland, 1879; Burchett 1916;
Paynter, 1,453; Prohibition, 3S. Total vote.
a,2O7 This is the largest vote ever cast in
the county. Blaine's majority In the
county in 1884 was 434.
THE vote of Christian County complete
Isl: Harrison, 3,s41; Cleveland, 2,247; Fisk,
l04; Streeter, 90; total vots 5,922, Harri-
sons majority is 1924; gain of $50 over
Blaine. The vote on Congressman Isl:
Jolly, Republican, 2,442; Ellis, Democrat,
| 2,266; Gordon, Prohibitionist, %. Ellis
| carried every county in the district except
Christian, and has over 3,Oc0 majority.
FOLLOWING is the official vote in Camp
bell County: Cleveland, 4160; Harrison,
4. l41; Fisk, Prohibitionist, %; Carlisle,
| 4.OS7; Hamilton, 4,232, Fox, Labor, 40. In
| Kenton County Cloveland's majority is
1883; Carlislo's, 1884.
BY the collision of hand-car with q
| construction train, near Owensboro, five
Italians ON the haud-car were injured, two
fatally.
| HENRY WELLS, colored, was mortally
wounded by Tom Gaskins, also colored, In
Covington, just after church, in trivial
quarrel.
DR. HEGGIE, OF Hopkinsville, was fired
upon and wounded by unknown parties
lying in ambush for him. They then rob-
bed him of a large sum Of money.
AT the door of Broadwelrs Hotel, Louis
vile, Dan Mcdaniel fatally shot F. H,
Pitt Pitt is lightning-rod agent, and
Mcdaniel was in his employ. Mcdaniel
made his escape. Pitt refused to tell what
was the cause Of the shooting
HENRY HyMAS, son of B. G. Hymnn, Of
Ashland, who has been in Gainesville, Tex,
for two weeks, while riding his bicycle fell
and broke his neck on the 9Th He was d
highly respected young man. His remains
will be brought to Ashland. <
DoTE JENKINS was shot and dangerously
wounded by Jessie Atchison, Lexington, a
few days ago
KEkTucKY has raised tomato this year
which just fits into four quart measure.
| QurTE serious accident occurred near
Preston, a few days ago, in the death Of
one VIM. 7. Bell, colored. Bell and a
party OF colored men were out hunting,
when Bell stepped upon a log In order to
see rabbit that his dogs were chasing,
setting his gun down with the butt upon
the log, the muzzle leaning against his abb
Z domen. The gun slipped OF, the hammer
strik ing the edge OF the log with sufficient
force to discharge both barrels. The con-
tents entered his body at the lower part Of
the abdomen, and ranged upward toward
the region Of the heart Bell lived about