The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-30
THE COMMONWEALTH.

the engineer was DlOWn one nuhuAeu ASSeJ
through tree tops, and fatally injured
Pieces Of the mill were blown one-fourth
Of mile distant.
PARTIES representing the principal coal
companies Of Kentucky and Virginia,meta ut
Louisville and formed a combination in
volving about $1,000, 900 capital.
PosT-oFFIcE has been established at
Elba, Mclean County, and Thomas N.
Burge commissioned postmaster.
ISAAC II. GOODNIGHT, was nominated Tor
Congress by the Democracy Of the Third
Congressional District.
LINDSAY SMITH, colored, was sentenced
| by a jury at Nicholasville to twenty-one
years in the penitentiary for ormanslaughter.
The murder was committed in September,
| 1886, near Window, five miles from Mich
olasville.
| A SENSATIONAL damage suit has been
filed in the circuit court at 0wensboro, by
William L. Darrell, a well-known citizen
| of Knottsville, against w. s. Hazel,
welthy merchant of the same town. The
petition alleges that the defendant has
alienated the affections of plaintiffs wife
and broken up his home and damaged him
in the amount Of $4,000.
Il muTu6ls arc TepOAtch iiOih nv.
| Vile, on the extension Of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad. George Carson and
walking boss got in quarrel and fatally
shot each other. Two italian laborers
| quarreled about woman, and one stabbed
the other to death.
JOHN LONG, teamster of Louisville,
| was loading his cart in sand pile on I'm
derhill street, near Broadway, when the
bank gave way and Long wae almost bur-
led alive.
ONE of the largest purchases of beef cat
tie ever known in Kentucky is now being
made in the vicinity of Lexington. The
sales will realize $250,0O0.
THE grand jury of the Jessamine circuit
court failed to indict Edwin Sparks, son oi
Senator Z. R. Sparks, for shooting Charley
Meyers.
TMoLEAN Y. FOSTER is the new post
master at Mercer Station, Muhlenberg
County, vice VIM. Fl. Dovey, removed.
THE $2S0O0 Kentucky war item in the
deficiency bill agreed upon by the Commit
tee of the Whole the other day will prob
ably go through.
Congressman Hunter that he will send an
engineer to the damaged lock at Rochester
on Barren river, and have 1t repaired out
Of the contingent fund.
THE Senate has passed the bill directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay tc
John H. Weeks, of Fayette County, $2, $50.
being the value of quartermaster's storei
taken from him by the United Statei
forces during the late war, as proved by
the Court of Claims.
CAPTAIN H. G.. ABERNATHY, a prominent
tobacco dealer, died suddenly at his resi-.
dence in Hopkinsville the other evening.
after a lingering illness, Of rheumatism.
| ged sixty-five years. he leaves one son,
H. H. Alternately, who is Grand Chancel-
lor of the Supreme Lodge of Knights Of
Pythias of Kentucky.
ASHLAND was in fever of excitement
the other day over the appearance OF o
mad dog on Front street. A large number
Of citizens pursued and killed the animal
before he did any damage.
BEN MosELY, a brother Of Sheriff Moselyi
/ of Jessamine County, was found on the
roadside, one mile from Harrodsburg, on
the oath, in comatose condition, and an
empty morphine vial by his side No hopes
] were entertained of saving his life
Ar Owensboro, VIM. Hunter and Henry
: Lee, two boys of twelve years, got in
quarrel and Hunter cut Lee, making o
dangerous wound across his neck and face
! Hunter was arrested end will be held tc
await the result of Lees injuries.
Rev. JouN H. McCULLAGH, a well known
divine, died of apoplexy at Henderson. He
!; was we'll known throughout the South,
having for number Of years occupied the
, position of Secretary Of the American
Sunday school Union, and was also gen.
eral Southern agent for the American Bl.
BILE Society.
A WRECK occurred on the Chesapeake
and Ohio road the other morning, neal
| Olive Hill about eighty -four miles from
. Lexington. A freight train fell through
{ trestle, the foundation of which had
been washed out by the rains. Two freight
cars loaded with railroad iron went down
killing two tramps, names unknown, whit
were stealing a ride. Regular trains wer'
delayed nine hours.
g. B. JAMES, town marshal of Contra
! City, Muhlenhurg County, was arrested Oh
r the charge Of stealing a $40 gold piec
e from woman who got Off the train attha
place while in state of intoxication. Tn
!: arrest was made by Detective Bloomfield
n of Paducah, who was in Central City Of
business. james broke down and con
fessed when arrested, and waving examin
alton is in Jail for trial at circuit court.
JAS. Ross, the negro charged with tn
!; murder of Ben Roades, who was placed i
r the county Jail at Louisville severs
months ago, for safe keeping, was take
back to Meade County the other mornin
by Sheriff II. G. Rawlins, where he wi
stand trial The murder with which he
5 accused was most brutal, and was commit
q cd the 9th Of last April.
Q THE other morning between the hours c
: twelve and four burglars entered the sleep
ing apartments Of Bud McInerney, whic
are situated on the second floor, over hi
a saloon, on Oak street. Ludlow. Entranc
n to his room was gained by means Of q lad
der taken from house being built severe
squares away, on Linden street. Th
0 thieves were we'll repaid for their daring
o succeeding in carrying of a fine sait q
clothes, a gold watch and chain and abou
Si1s. Mr. McInerney is under the impres
a sion that some drug was used ON him, a
l. he was terribly sick on arising at fou
v O'Clock. No clew whatever has been dis
!, covered.
Dor Woops died at the residence of hi
IL s,ther in Jessamine County the other day
sr aged fifteen years. He was one OF tn
g. greatest phenomena in the whole country
70 The little fellow was born cripple, neve
walking a day in his life, and although b
had large head and body, his limbs wer
"a but nine inches long. He could repea
\ word for word the speeches OF the fines
!, orators, though never going to school
day. -Four years ago at Lexington Bar
NUN offered several thousand dollars I
a his parents for the boy to travel with hi
Z show, pronounrihg him the greatest livinl
: curiosity NJ had ever seen'