The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-16
THE COMMONWEALTH.

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taken to Little Hickman, whcr9 the arm
was amputated. He died of internal hem
orrhage soon after.
POSTMASTER B. +. Brown, Of Greenup,
died the other morning, aged sixty-one
years.
The post-office at Maltaton, Pike Coun-
ty, has been abolished.
A coLoRED man named John Black was
arrested in Shelby County, charged with
selling whisky without Government
license. s.
A PosT-oFFIcE has been established at
Leesllck, Harrison County, and Cynthe
Mcdaniel commissioned postmaster.
MRS. MILDRED MCFARLAND died at
Owensboro, aged one hundred and three
years. She led remarkably active life
until five or six years ago, and since that
time she has been as vivacious as the Or
dinary woman Of sixty.
JOHN HODGE and William jackson, coll
ored section hands on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, became involved in a
drunken quarrel at Greenwood Hodge
was stabbed and instantly killed by Jack
son.
ALFRED LLEwELLYN, well-known
young man about twenty years Of age,
was drowned near Owensboro, the other
afternon while bathing. His body was
recovered.
cHAs. WoLFoRD, Past Grand Master Of
the Sovereign Lodge of the World, In
dependent Order Of Odd fellows, died at
Louisville the other night, aged seventy
eight. He was taken i'll suddenly at the
Odd fellows headquarters some days ago,
and had not since been out. He was born
at Philadelphia, and in 1888 was initiated
into the Order where he was so well-known.
He leaves a valuable collection Of Odd-fel-
lows literature.
THE name Of the post office at Vail, Bath
County, has been changed to Salt Lick.
A PosT-oFFIcE has been established at
Glandes, Pulaski County, with John Rid
die as postmaster.
WADE H. RANSOM is the new postmas-
ter at Cassidy, Warren County, vice B. s.
Claypool, resigned; and 7. A. G. Cook at
Beelerton, Hickman County, vice Robert
W. Nance, resigned.
GABRIEL STOKES and Eli Doris, neigh
bors, living near Morton's Gap, station
north of Hopkinsville, became involved in
a difficulty several days since, and meet
ing again on the 10th the trouble was re-
newed, Stokes suddenly drew pistol and
fred, one shot taking effect in Doris
bowels, inflicting serious and it lis thought
fatal wound. Stokes was at once arrested,
and is out on bail.
SEVERAL days ago young man giving
the name of Preston Phillips, and claiming
A.. 4. W.. -
the farm of John NJ. Spoonamoore, Of Boyle
County, and was given work. On the 10th
he got up, and stealing $8Oin cash and a
suit of clothes from fellow laborer, he
silently stole away. -.
THE following Kentuckians have bee7
granted increased pensions: Jas.M Carter
Wesleyville; John s. Eads, Central City;
Thos. Craven, Willowtown; Jas. Shipp,
| Saloma.
THE large, three story brick grain ware
house on Sutton street, Maysville, the
| property of Hon. Horace january, fell sud-
| dely at 5 O'Clock the other morning. The
building was leased by A. Finch q Co.,
and at the time OF the accident was full OF
wheat, which was both in sacks and in
bulk. At the moment of the fall, which
came without warning, four colored em-
ployes were in the building at work. Three
made miraculous escapes, and one was
buried under the debris, where he must
| have met instant death. The name Of the
unfortunate negro was Heury Green, and
| he recently came here from Carlisle. The
building is complete wreck, aud the dam
| age to the grain will be considerable.
THos. HARRIGAN, timer, fell from a
building at Nicholasville, and broke both
arms and legs.
A MAN named Keornen was shot and in
stantly killed near Victoria, in Breckin-
ridge County, by another named Richard,
in drunken row. Another was badly
/ cut.
TRAINS on the Maysville and Big Sandy
railroad were extended to Augusta on the
Oh. The railroad authorities expect tc
reach Newport with track laying by the
25th of September.
AB SEWERS, marshal Of Stephensport
thirty miles above Owensboro, was killed
while trying to arrest some drunken men.
i He was stabbed and cut in more than q
dozen places. His murderers escaped, as
there we no witnesses of the tragedy ex.
cept those engaged in it.
MRS. MARY CARLETON, granddaughter Of
Kentucky's third Governor, and daughter
of Revolutionary soldier, is now at the
age of seventy-seven an inmate Of Louis.
ville's aims house.
| GEo. FoGGY, Charley Burris, james
Black and James Anderson, all colored
got into quarrel over the election a
Millersburg. Foggy was shot four time
in the abdomen. Black was stabbed
eight times in the breast. They both will
die.
AT Wilmore the wife Of Pleasant Grime
was struck by lightning and killed
THE store-room of M. t. Mitchell, ii
Burgin, was raided by burglars the othe
night androbbed Of about $40 in cash, foul
revolvers, a bowie knife and some small
articles. The robbers pried open the rea
window and helped themselves withou
molestation. No clew.
MAY DoBBs, a keeper OF dive on Brancl
alley, Lexington, caught coiored mai
trying to break into her house the othel
morning and shot him in the head. Hi
name is VIII Mitchell, and he will proba
bly, die.
FoR satisfactory reasons, the date Of thu
reunion Of the "Orphan Brigade" a
Frankfort, has been changed from Septem
ber 90, as at first announced, to Wednes
day, September 20.
PATRICK HouRIGAN, employed by tn,
louisville Gas Company, was engaged II
placing an immense retort, weighing sew,
eral tons, in position at the company
works on the 7th, when the timbers sup