The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-12-20
THE COMMONWEALTH.

In dangerous manner, and exhibited
many vicious freaks. She would strike her
nose against any available object until the
skin and flesh wereltorn away. Alarmed
| at the danger Of doing harm, MIR. SWEET
nam dispatched the animal and made an
examination, when, ON cutting her head
open, a copperhsad snake was found In
her nose, which had crawled up the left
nostril, over the bridge of the nose, and
down the right nostril, where It's fangs
were firmly imbedded. complete hiding 1t
from view.
AT the meeting of the State Grange at
Louisville, Il was resolved that a Pomona
or county Grange may be formed In any
county whore there are three or more
Changers, and that each Pomona Grange
may regulate Its voting members and Its
own revenue.
On the morning OF the nth, near a small
town called Santa Fe, on the Paramount
and Mt Olivet pike, win Jett killed him
self by pistol-shot upon the porch OF
his residence, but whether accidentally or
Intentionally Is not known. He was
young man, and but lately married. His
sister-in-law, Mrs. Clark, who was married
at the same time, committed suicide about
week before by drowning.
WILL c. SMITH, son OF n farmer residing
In Muhenberg County, fell into cistern
OF deep water the other afternoon, and
would have drowned but for the timely as.
sistance Of three ladies. Seeing his condi-
ton one Of them consented to being low
cred into the cistern by a rope and grasped
the boy just ms he was sinking the last
time. Both Were then drawn up by the
other two ladies'
THos. MCNAMARA, who cut and killed
Conductor John G. Bane, was Indicted for
murder by the grand jury at Lexington.
Mcnamara is still at Target
AT late hour the other evening ter
rife explosion of blasting powder took
place In the Reineckc coal mines, In Hop
kins County, killing three miners named
Ed Rear, Titus Nerritt and Alex, Ashby,
and destroying $1,000 worth Of property.
1t Is said the accident resulted from the
carelessness OF Ashby, who was drinking.
Rear and Merritt were evidently suiro-
Gated, but Ashby's body was terribly
bruised and burned. The elevator was
blown from the mine, so no ono could go
down to where the dead were until next
morning. One OF the cages In the cell was
blown five hundred feet
CAPTAIN SAN LKAvY, State Senator from
the Woodford district will accept the
Yankton Indian Agency, to which he was
recently appointed by the President Hon,
w. c. Owens, OF Scott, and Mr.. John II.
WEIGH, OF Jessaminc, are named to succeed
Captain Leavy in the Senate,
SOME unknown disease Is PLAYING havoc
Nastt ha -. a..
borhood, near Paris. Within tho past
few weeks more than a thousand have
died.
REV. JANIS T. BoYcE, president OF the
Southern Baptist Theological School at
Louisville, who has been residing In
France some time for his health, was re-
ported dangerously Ill In Paris on the 18th
HARRY SMART, charged with tho murder
Of Meisner Green and Belle Ward, who
were found floating in the river at Louis
vile last summer, was on the 18th found
guilty, and the sentence fixed was death
Smart, on another count OF the same
charge, was convicted several weeks ago
and sentenced to the penitentiary for life
Two-HoRsE team belonging TO VIM
Carneal was demolished bya train at GU
thrie. Mr.. Carneal is badly injured.
The post-oiiice at St Johns Asylum,
Kenton County, has been abolished.
ISAAC A. MORGAN has been appointed
postmaster at Eyersole, owsley County,
vice John S. Reynolds, resigned.
Z. o. FoRMAN is now postmaster at Har-
risburgh, Owen County, vice T. p. Thomp-
son, resigned.
THE Kentucky horticulturists declare
that the English sparrow should be extcr-
minated.
OLD Uncle" Mat Anderson, Of color,
died in Hart County recently OF old age,
aged ninety years In the time Of slavery
'Uncle" Mat belonged to Major A. Ander-
son, but when no was freed he refused to
leave his old master, and lived with him
up to the time OF his death.
jim JACKSON was struck on the head
with clawhammer by James Connolly,
at Paris and probably fatally injured.
The jury in the celebrated book maker
Riley box case ut Lexington, after being
out six hours, returned verdict Of not
guilty, and Robert Thurman is now free
man.
The little mining town OF Mercer, in |
Muhlenberg County, is greatly stirred up |
WV thc aAAtot VI 1ODU anu dTnn-
vile Foster, charged with robbing trains |
and other thefts. During the past year
thousands Of dollars worth Of goods have |
been stolen from trains on the Newport |
News railroad. A detective traced the |
matter to Mercer, and arrested Cobb and |
Foster the other day. Barrels Of whisky |
and boxes Of goods were found hidden in |
a shaft at the coal mines. Foster confesses
his guilt, but refused to implicate his /
partner. An officer from birmingham, |
Ala, bearing n requisition for Fosters |
arrest on charge OF arson, reached Mer-
Ger. 1t is stated that Foster will be tried |
in this State first
THE following Kentucky pei.s.ars were
granted on the 10th: Geo, L. Davis, Maui.
din; Levi w. Cline, Limestone; Jos. Payn-
ter, Mt. Olivet Walter Florida, Frankfort;
Robert Haywood, Gugersyille; David
Dawson, Now Haven; VIM. McArmes,
Shrewsbury; Daniel Gilliland, Richard
sons Landing; Com B. Green, Beachyille;
JAS X. Nichols. Randolph; Jno. T. Nicely,
Sturgeon; L isha w. Gabbard, Drip Rock;
John Waltrip, Beach Grove; Burrel j.
Smith, Rochester; Alex Hall, Myers; VIM.
G. Gray, Louisville; Anguish L. Hurt,
Edmont; Jos. Green tdeceased), Marshon's
Cross Roads; minors of Chas. +. Taylor,
Litchfeld.
WIN. HINES, young man working as
saddler with Mr.. Hotties, Lexington, at
tempted TO commit suicide the other even-
ing by shooting himself in the head with
pistol. He was suffering from an incura-
Bile malady, and becoming dependent from
the loss of money and health, committed
the rash act
THE new postofiice building in LexIng-
ton is rapidly approaching completion.
The work was begun less than two years
ago, and there now stands ON the corner Of
Main and Walnut streets one of tho most
beautiful and imposing buildings ever