The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-11-08
THE COMMONWEALTH.


Va, for burglary committed at Mt
Sterling, few weeks ago. lie was
brought to this State.
ED KENNEDY, white, and George Thomp-
son, colored, two convicts sent up from
Jefferson County, escaped from the State
penitentiary few nights ago. They were
both locked in their cells as usual, but
during the night Thompson sawed out Of
his cell and then with skeleton key let
Kennedy out. They put piece of plank,
previously prepared and ingeniously hid
den, against the wall and effected their
escape. Nothing was known OF it till
morning. Kennedy, who was a life pris-
oner, was regarded as a dangerous man
and made an attempt to escape some
weeks ago. The negro was sent up for
burglary. Nothing had been heard Of
them up to the I'd.
J. W. MARQUES, Oft Roaring Springs,
Trigg County, in making an excavation on
his place, came across some old Indian
graves, from one OF which a human skelr
eton Of giant dimensions was unearthed.
The skeleton measured nearly eight feet
and was perfectly preserved, except the
feet were gone. Every tooth was in the
large mouth. Buried with this skeleton
were rusted tomahawk, piece of pot
terry with woman's picture on 1t. Also
copper coin five inches In diameter, with
two circles, one containing twenty-eight
hieroglyphics, the other flfty-two.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared fourth dividend Of ten per cent in
favor Of the creditors OF the insolvent
Middletown National Bank. This makes
In all eighty per cent. paid to the creditors
OF the bank on claims amounting to $640,-
40. The bank failed in November, 1884.
I. g. Mcdaniel, Of Benge, p. o., and
VIM. s. Bailey, Of Worthwhile, have been
appointed Storekeeper and Gauger by the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
The general store Of Topic & Myers. at
Florence was entered by burglars the 9TH
er night and completely cleaned out. Fiji
teen pieces of good jeans, $500 worth Of
dress goods that were never opened, and
500 worth Of ribbons were taken. This Is
the first visit thieves have paid to Florence
for long time.
A FIRE in the penltentiary at Frankfort
destroyed the kitchen and wash-house the
other night about 11:30 O'Clock. 1t was
eauseu py deiec'iVe nue.. LOSS aDous
fi,"V; no insurance.
IN DOH Coun.y' TWO coiored men were
.Isase1 a. .aeA .a.o,'se gam. :. e'-ps,
one Of them lost his life. Names Of parties
not learned.
The following Kentucky pensions have
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DEpfohD DUNCAN was appointed post
master at herman, Union County, 'ice
Jas IL oap's'on' resigned
LOUISVILLE Is to have a park. Tho
council has approved the action Of Mayor
Jacobs In purchasing tract OF land, con-
tanning something over three hundred
acres to be used as park, and situated
not more than fye miles from the city.
The cost, strange to say, was not more
than s9,sOo'
In the circuit court at Frankfort, mo-
tion for a new trial in the case of w. G.
Montgomery, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for life for killing his sweet
heart, Miss Kitson, was overrule. ses4
THE following are the Internal Revenue
collections in the Sixth District of KEN
tucky for the month of October: Lists.
S36; special tax, S3i5.69; cigars. 81. $50. S.:
beer, IS, Ts1. %, tobacco So, 47a. n: spirits.
1884. 719. Total, s355, ,2s5. "a.
In the cases before the circuit court at
Frankfort of the Commonwealth against
James w. Tate. the late State Treasurer
and his sureties ON his bonds. Judge Mont
fort on his own motion continued them
until the next term. He said the plead
ings are not vet fully made up.
THE following Kentucky pensions were
granted on the 2Sth: Original Invalid
Julius Ployer. Louisville: Jas. K. Cage.
Center; Jas. Doueherty. Carlisle. increase
Geo. w. Hopkins ALBANY. Robt q.
Phelps, Bardstown junction: Samuel Clark.
Wilsonyille. Jos. jackson. Tomnkinsville.
Henry H. Forman, Indianfield; Isaac p.
Newcomb, Catlettsburg; Silas w. Jones.
Centertown; Nicholas Weaver. Vance,
burg. Re-issue-Calvin b. Caddell. Pleas
ant View; Jas. M. johnson. Bowling Green.
Walt PnIcE. aneero. was fatally c,,t bv
an unknown white man at Lexington.
THE post-office at Durham, Christian
County, has been abolished.
ONE of three or four foxes which have
infested the Highlands back Of Newport
for the past year was killed by Frank
High. while he was hunting the other dnv
AT Louisville Harry Smart was found
guilty of the murder of Meisner Green and
Belle Ward, who were found floating In
the river with their throats cut four
months ago. His sentence was fixed at
Imprisonment for life.
Hon. JoHS P. CAMPBELL, an able LAWYER
and ex-member Of Congress-. died suddenly
at his home in Hopkinsyille in the sixty-
ninth wear OF his arc.
AT Worthwhile. Rome Way and Jack
Butcher were seriously shot by VIM. Teyis
-one in the lep and tho other in tho abdo-