The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-09-27
NJ. F. CONLEY Publisher.
THE COMMONWEALTH.
LEXINGTON has pine banks.

bell glanced from the animals head ana
struck George Edwards, who was standing
by, in the breast, innicting a serious but
not fatal wound.
VIM CONNER, an old citizen of Florence,
dropped dead on the street on the 2lst-
The cause Of his death was paralysis
Of the heart. He was sixty-three years
old.
MOSES EEwDERGER, q Polish Jew, ar
rived at Louisville with his family from
Decatur, Ala. the other afternoon, and
died Of yellow fever at Eighth and JEFF
ferson streets at ten O'Clock next MORN
ing.
THREE men who have held the Office OF
county superintendent of schools in Estill
County have died suddenly within less
than year.
A PARTLY constructed bridge over ra-
vine in the southern part Of Paducah, gave
way, the other day. Five carpenters,
named w. F. Brown, J. L. House, II.
Fallen, Robertson and Roberts were Sc
verely hurt, falling twenty-five feet John
Bachman, who was standing ON the bridge
watching the men at work, was caught be-
tween the timbers and fatally injured,
both of his legs being broken and his head
crushed.
THE following Kentucky pensions were
granted on the goth: Alex BIanton, Alcornl
Lindsey c. Duncan, Borea; Lindsay Free
man, Cadiz; Wnl B. Caddock, Munfords-
vile; John c. Rowe, Burksville; John W.
Smith, Eubank; Geo. w. Crabb, Dexter
vile; Jas. r. Neal, Irvine; Thos. w.
Donnelly, Eubank; Samuel T. Moore,
Louisa; Ruth, mother Of Washington
Black, Falmouth; Sarah E., widow of Joel
p. Underwood, Cisney; Mary, widow OF
John d. Shredder, Louisville; Mary, widow
Of Robert Good, Louisville; Nancy, widow
of Thomas Keown, select.
Hon BOYD WINCHESTER, U. s. Minister
to Switzerland, was rendered an informal
reception, few days ago, by the Louis
vile Board of Trade
THE eighty fourth volume of Kentucky
Reports is now ready for sale by the Sec
retary of State for $500 per volume.
CoRNELIsoN tried his tenth writ Of
habeas corpus few days ago, and again
failed because no judge could be found in
Montgomery County TO hear his applica-
ton. Dorsey, the Justice of the Peace, be-
fore whom an effort was made to have
hearing, declined to sit owing to prohib-
itory order issued by Judge Cooper some
weeks ago.
JUDGE w. J. BERRY, ex-County Judge
| Of Campbell, died the other night, at his
home, ON Four mile, aged seventy.
Hon. JOHN G. CARLISLE and wife, and
Senator Joe G. s. Blackburn have returned
to Washington.
THE Phoenix National Bank was organ
| lied at Lexington, the other day. Follow
| ing are the officers, Directors: Colonel
| w. H. Cassell, Jas. G. Rogers, NJ. G.
| Thompson, z. Gibbons, Prof. WILDER Smith,
| Colonel r. Z. Edmonson, J. Hull David
son, G. d. Wilson and Smith Gentry. It
/ is believed w. H. Cassell will be president
| of the new bank, and ex-Sherif J. w.
i Rodes, cashier.
THE fifth annual reunion of the Society
Of East Kentucky veteran soldiers was
held at Ashland, a few days ago.
JOHN j. C. ALLEN has been appointed
postmaster at Blnckford, Webster County,
vice Joseph Dyer, resigned.
PosT-oFFIoE at Portland Pendleton
County, will be discontinued from 0cto-
ber 10.
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County to the effect that Mrs. Geo. Sivells,
the lady who was outraged several weeks
since by an unknown colored brute, has
died Of the injuries then received. Every
possible effort has been matle to capture
the offender, but he managed to escape the
numerous parties out after him.
MRS. p. p BEBoUT, of Caldwell County,
died the other evening from the effects Of
wound received several days previously
by the accidental discharge of a pistol that
had fallen from her husbands hands. Her
i husband is said to be almost crazy with
i grief and remorse.
THE county commissioners of Boyd Coun-
ty, selected Thomas j. Davis, Democrat,
Of the Catlettsburg National Bank, to be
county treasurer.
LAFAYETTE CARPENTER was killed in a
drunken row at Mt Sterling.
THE fall meeting of the Louisville Jockey
Club began on the 18th, with nearly five
hundred horses at the track and with the
richest purses offered in the Southwest.
SAM ScANLoN, the wife murderer, was
taken from the hospital to the county Jail,
in Louisville, he having almost recovered
from his self-inficted injuries.
WHILE at work in the saw-mll at Tren-
ton, ]. B. Robb, of Christian County, had
his left hand taken off by circular saw.
THE funeral of County Judge Matt Tur-
ney, on the 18th, was the largest ever held
in Paris. There were 130 carriages and
buggies in the procession.
The President has granted pardon in
the case or Theodore Bonita, convicted in
the District of Kentucky, of counterfeiting
and sentenced January 81, 1885, to five
years. imprisonment.
CHARLES BROWN is postmaster at Foy,
Graves County, vice ]. W. Pinegar, de-
ceased.
CURTIS i. PICKET has been appointed
postmaster at Keltner, Adair County, vice
w. P. Price, resigned.
GEO. GATES, young fellow Of nineteen,
employed as a water carrier un the Hunt
ington bridge, fell of the treste, and in the
descent had his ear torn Off.
MISS LINNIE DAVIS, aged % years, who
resided near Bohon, Mercer County, COM
mitted suicide by taking rough on rats.
She had been betrayed.
THE fight that has been bitterly waged
! between the two gas companies of Mays
Vile for the past year or so was ended the
other day by consolidation, some OF the
stockholders OF the old company securing
most OF the stock OF the new establishment.
john DUNcKLEY, painter employed on
the Huntington bridge, Covington, while
at work made a miss-stcp and Iell of. lie
struck on a pile of rock below and suf-
fered fracture OF the right leg above the
ankle, and dislocating some joints of the
foot bones.
! THE dead body of Alex. Wilson, colored,
/. was found in cattleguard on the N, N.
& M. v. railroad, about mile east OF MI
Sterling. His death was evidently the
work Of murderers as yet unknown. One
I log had been broken by a passenger train.
, | when taken out two bullet holes, evidently
fatal, were found on the body.