The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-17
THE COMMONWEALTH.

A MOB composed OF about one hundred
men went TO the farm OF Joe Smith, in tho
Richmond neighborhood, Warren County,
and took a negro farm hand and hanged
him. Marion Sloss, farmer, has had
about twenty horses poisoned during the
past year, aud the negro is supposed 70 be
the guilty party, as he was once In the
employ Of Sloss, and was discharged. dc
made threats against Sloss several times.
JOHN LAvERY. who was sent TO the peni-
tentiary for three years for shooting John
Kersey. was pardoned by the Governor
and returned home to his wife and family
at Nicholasville the other night He had
served about half OF his sentence.
GOVERNOR BUcKNER has appointed Col
onel John Barrett, OF Louisville, one Of tho
three commissioners to adjust tho II O
U'sr found in ex-Treasurer Tate's safe.
CERTAIN Louisville gentlemen went to
Frankfort few days ago and endeavored
to have Governor Buckner approve bill
which he declined TO sign while the Gen.
eral Assembly was in session. He de-
clined again on the ground that his power
TO sign or veto bill expired with the ad-
journment OF the General Assembly.
LEXINGTON is asked to subscribe 100000
to the stock OF the Louisville Southern
road in consideration OF lis extension from
Lawrenceburg to that city.
DISTRESS warrant has been issued
against the distilling companies of Green
baum and E. J. Curley a. Co., at Nicholas.
vile, for taxes on Withdrawals which they
failed to report.
ALARMING reports continue of the raw.
ages OF the army worm in the neighbor-
hood Of owensboro They have already
devastated a large section aud are march
ing in myriads toward the river.
JoHN THOMPSON, the vell-lxnown turf.
man. is getting his flyers iu readiness for
the Latonia races.
| SIDNEY PETERsos was fatally mangled
| by machinery in wool-carding factory At
Benton. Three other men received slight
wounds.
Four miles south-e east Of Crab Orchard,
a shooting ARRAY took pace between
Uriah Albright and son ON one side and
James Benge and two sons on the other, In
which James Bsnge and one SON were
mortally wounded and the other son
slightly. The parties had been nt outs for
some time, and Benge and his boys went
to where the Albrights were at work.
They quarreled, from which the above re-.
suit followed. The Albrights are reported
not hurt, and say they are ready for trial.
No arrests
1T is evident that the army worm does
not regard Kentucky as neutral ground.
AMONG the new enterprises at Scott
Vile, Allen County, is that Of J. II. Ham
len Il Son, stave and barrel exporters
of Portland Me-, who have begun the
II 81 h,-o oh
ploy 35 hands and to pay 81 800 wages per
i week.
THE commencement OF the JessaInine Fe-
male Institute at Nicholasville will take
place June 12 and IS. The following Ken
lucky young ladi will graduate: Lena
Benton, Woodlake; Mary Bulba, Jesso
mine County Rosa Dorman, Nicholasvillei
Leila Forward, Georgetown; Fannie
Gaines, Frankfort; Fannie Gano, Scott
County; Gorilla Goode, Jessamine County;
Narcisse johnson, Washington County,
Miss. Eliza Montmollen, Ashland; Min
ME Murray, Cloverport; Mystic Roland,
Lafayette County; Lena Duke Smith,
Danville; Lydia Lodhuntu, Fayette
i County.
A MAN, supposed to be f. Emmett, was
run over by cars and killed at Covington.
He was shockingly mangled.
T. c. RENFRow, prominent young
merchant Of Fredonia, Caldwell County,
committed suicide the other night by
taking bottle Of morphine. Ill health
was the only cause that could be assigned
the the rash deed.
THE next session Of the Kentucky Con-
ference of the M. E, Church South will be
held at Nicholasville on the 18th Of Sep
tember. Bishop II. N. McIntyeire will
preside.
THE following Kentucky post-masters
were appointed on the 9th: Pleasant w.
Profit, Emberton, Monroe County, vice ].
II. Emberton, deceased; Charles E. Cum
ningham, Salvisa Mercer County, vice
Green Mollion, resigned
THERE was an act Of relief for delinquent
taxpayers to the State passed at the very
close OF the session Of the Legislature
which is not very generally know TO those
interested. 1t is chapter 1,547, approved
May 4. 1888, and entitled: "An act for the
benefit of all persons whose lands have
been sold for taxes prior to the year
1857 Section one allows the redemp'
tlon OF the delinquent property by the
payment Of the original tax, together
with @ per cent, interest per annum
from date of sale until paid, and all
costs and expenses paid by the State
or county for the advertisement and
sale of such property. Section two
makes the provisions of the act apply tc
county taxes as well as to State. Section
three says the auditors agent shall col
lect the State taxes, where there is az
auditors agent, and with the consent oi
the county court also collect the county
taxes and for his services he shalt be al
lowed fee of fifty cents for each individ
ual taxpayer; and the agcnt shall also
| collect from each taxpayer thirty cent:
for clerk Of the county court for making
the entry Of release. Incounties where nj
auditors agent hes been appointed, the
clerk OF the county court shall col
lect these taxes aud be allowed th'
same fee prescribed for The auditors
agent; but in either case the auditors
agent or clerk shall notify each delinquen
taxpayer Of the provisions OF this nc
throu gh the mails. All laws inconsisten
with the act are declared repealed Sec
tion four makes 1t take effect immediatel.
after lis passage This is a large conces
81 on to the delinquent taxpayers, as tn
interest and penalty in force until tn
passage Of the act mentioned, was jus
enough to make II double the full amour
. Of the original tax every three years. o
course the bill applies only to taxes pre-
vious to 1887 and nptto the delinquents 70
1887 and such as may appear thereafter
AT Covington Oliver Seward was con
Ivicted Of numbering his step-son, and wa
sentenced to the penitentiary for fifteel
! years.
Hon. J. II. LINsLEr, OF Knox County, wa
elected Judge Of the now common plea
/ court in the counties Of Laurel, Whitley
; Knox, Bell Harlan, Leslie and Perry.