The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-06-07
THE COMMONWEALTH.

cinnati Southern railroad near George
town.
JOHN VKBT, residing near Louisville, has
sworn out warrants for the arrest OF John
and VIM. Sparks, charging them with
tearing down and hauling away his resi-
dence while his family occupied it.
THE case against Mary Brooks, charged
with numbering her husband, at Maysyille,
was dismissed.
The U. 8. Senate confirmed the follow
ing nomination; 7. d. Mareum, Of this
State, to be Indian Inspector.
NICK LIGHTMAN was arrested at Louis
Vile for violating the liquor laws.
PETER CAMPBELL fatally shot his son-in-
lawin Louisville.
THE weather for the past few days has
been so fine for setting out tobacco that
almost the entire crop for 1888 is now
planted, and the prospects are excellent
for one Of the largest and hnest crops in
years to be raised in Christian and ad-
| joining counties this season. There were
the most fearful ravages made upon the
young tobacco plants at one time by cut
worms, which had never injured them be-
fore, but that has ceased, and although
whole plant-beds were eaten up, there has
been no serious scarcity of plants, and
most of the farmers have had all they
wanted.
WHILE train was passing along Sara
toga street, Newport, the other day, 1t
frightened a horse attached to move
wagon so bad that the animal dropped
dead.
The large, three-story residence OF John
Peed, near Mayslick, Mason County, was.
destroyed by fire early the other morning,
together with most of its contents. 1t was
the lar gest residence in Mason County out
side of Maysville. Damage about $4,000;
insured for s7,00O-s1 900 in the London,
Liverpool and Globe, and 5000 in the
Phoenix, Of Brooklyn. The fire is consid-
cred the work of an incendary.
Rev. FATHER DISNEY, of Louisville, lost
valuable horse and buggy the other af-
| ternoon. An unknown man went to liv-
cry stable at Seventeenth street and
Broadway, said Father Disney had sent
him for the turnout, and left.
A NOTABLE event in the history OF Louis
vile and Kentucky was the celebration tho
other day, by an immense excursion 10
Harrodsburg, OF the formal opening of the
Louisville Southern railroad. The excur
sion which left Louisville was the largest
ever known there, and the welcome at the
othor end Of the line was in every way
| worthy Of the occasion and the people who
gave 1t. Good fare, good speeches, good
fellowship and a good time generally
made the day memorable one.
W. L. ScoTT, formerly at Frankfort but
| now Of Louisville, went to Eminence the
other afternoon, confessed he had secretly
Il mo fad
been attending college there, and claimed
his bride Miss Renfroe, or rather Mrs.
Scott, is the daughter Of N. l.. Renfroe,
prominent farmer Of Henry County, and
the announcement OF her union with Mr..
Scott will surprise her parents The lady
went to Louisville to attend friends
wedding. 1t seems to have put her in the
notion of marrying. and meeting with
her lover arranged matters at short.
notice. They Immediately hired carri-
age, crossed over to Jeffersonville, and in
a twinkling Squire Kegwin united them
| for life.
JOHN A. MYERS will sell stamps, mail
letters, etc, in the new post-office just es.
tablished at Pine Knob, Woodford County.
CHAs j. SUMMERS has been appointed
postmaster at Earles, Muhlenburg County,
vice I. q. Summers, resigned.
| DR.. RoBERT l.. HEsToN, one Of the Oldest
and best known physicians in Grayson
County, died the other morning after an
llness of eight months OF an affection re-
sembling Bright's disease
BY contract with the Louisville Southern
railroad, work on the extension between
Lexington and Lawrenceburg must be
commenced within thirty days after the
election. The company is actively making
all the necessary preparations and soon
there will be moro than one thousand
people engaged at work all along the
| line
HENRY w. WAKEFIELD, of the Louisville
water works, was drowned while bathing
in lake at Crescent Hill, near Louisville.
For the first time in twelve years Jessa-
mine County is to have fair on grand
scale. A meeting was held at Hotel
Nicholas, Nicholasville, few days ago,
for the purpose of electng officers and
taking subscriptions. One hundred and
twenty-nine shares we're taken, after
which the following officers were elected
President, Senator L. R. Sparks vice.
president, John D. Turner; secretary, w.
Ii. Mccarthy. There we're also twelve di-
rectors elected. The Stockholders are all
men Of wealth, and will make the fair a
great success.
JAMES HARVEY EoopER, of kentucky, a
clerk in the Indian Bureau, died at the
| residence of Senator Vance, in North Car
olina, the other day. The deceased was o
young man Of promise and nephew OF
Mrs. Vance.
AN unknown man was cut to pieces by
cars at Hopkinsville.
NELSON TEArER, farmer, was found
drowned in shallow pond, near Ian
caster.
A PosT-oFFIcE has been established at
Walbridge, Lawrence County J. B. Pc
ters is postmaster.
A TERRIBLE domestic tragedy was en-
acted late the other evening at the home
of dolored couple several miles from
Maysville. Henry Brooks and wife had
went to Maysvllle to see the circus. In the
evening Mrs. Brooks was accompanied
home by young mulatto of the neighbor-
hood. Brooks returned a few hours after
ward, and the husband aud wife soon quar-
relied. During the fuss the wife seized a
largo butcherknife and cut her husbands
throat severing the Jug ar vein, and caus-
ing almost instant death One report Is
that the couple quarreled about the pcs
session Of their children. The wife is un-
der bond to answer for her terrible deed.
THE following Kentucky pensions wero
granted ON the 2Sth: Invalid-James NJ.
Shocky, Savage Lawson T. Mathews,
Falls Of Rough; George p. Stone, Foun-
tain Run; John Poland, Corydon; Philip
A. Gantzchier, Newport; Larkin Phillips,
Jasper; David l.. Wells, Murpbysville;
James +. Hensley, Holbrock; John w.
Iluif, Island City; Charlotte, mother Of
Neely Lethriigc, lawson; Lucinda J.,
widow OF George r. Thorp, Lagrange.
Mexican-James W. Hall, Heckin; Marga-
ret, widow Of Lewis y. MONTAGUE, Md