The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-09-20
N. F. CONLEY Publisher.
THE COMMONWEALTH.


reported favorably with an amendment
from the Committee on Claims, tho bill Tor
the relief Of Elias B. Martin, Of Caldwell
County. The bill, when introduced by
Mr.. Stone, carried with it an appropria-
tion of 1911 to be paid to Mr.. Martin for
property taken from him by tho Union
army during the late war. As amended
the amount Of money is reduced STU. MI.
Stone from the Committee on War Claims,
reported favorably the bill for the relief Of
James Clark, Of Spencer County. II pro-
vides for the paymentof l,92l for supplies
taken from him by the army during the
late war.
In the Christian circuit court on the 18th
Charles Fox, coiored, was sentenced to q
term Of three years in the penitentiary for
grand larceny, and Jos. Wilson, colored,
was also sentenced TO four years in the
penitentiary for stealing $4O0 from w. N.
Davis, Of Hopkinsvllle. The case Of w.
L. Bradley, for the murder Of Bob Nelson,
was continued.
THE 14th was Kentucky day at the Gin
cinnati Exposition, and, as usual, when
lKentuckians go into q thing, 1t was
grand success. Governor Buckner was
there at the head Of his staff and few
thousand Of his fellow Statesmen. The
whole programme was good, and 1t was
well carried out.
REPUBLICANS Of the Third District held
their convention at Bowling Green and re-
Nominated Hon. w. Godfrey Hunter foI
Congress-
Two cottages of Mrs. Speagle, Lexing-
ton, were destroyed by fire. the other day,
from defective fue. In going TO the fire
the hook and ladder truck was overturned
at the corner OF Church and broadway,
dashing the pipeman and driver to the
ground, the former, Mr.. Jones, being
tossed about fifteen feet in the air and
falling violently to the rocky street. re-
ceiving very serious, II not fatal injuries.
THE building CT the Louisville Southern
railroad bridge over the Kentucky river Of
Tyrone has been LET, to be completed by
April 1, 1880.
LEWIS DE LKMos, claiming to be New
York photographer, arrived in Versailles,
several days ago. opened up q aperma-
ment" photograph gallery in the Wallace
building, end offered cabinets at low
figure. He raked in the sheckels in ad-
vance, and has now skipped the town.
AS Christie Burns, hand In the coal
mines at darlington, was engaged in drill
ing hole where blast had failed to &c
Off, the powder in SOHO unknown manner
became ignited and blew the entire blast
into the mans face, inficting injuries
from which he died in great agony.
A PosT-oFFIoE has be,n established al
Colville, Harrison County, and John Dun.
nington commissioned postmaster.
Roy JONES was fatally stabbed by Jim
/. mie Webb, near Hopkinsville.
CHARLEY BEcRAFT, a wealthy farmer
, living neer Millersburg, while walking In
, his sleep the other night, walked out OF
third story window, twenty-five feetfro
the ground, and received such injuries thai
will cause his death. He is a confirmed
r somnambulist, and has often got up in hii
I sleep, saddled and bridled his horse, and
! ridden for miles before awakening
II A Posr-oFFIcE has been established al
. Stephens, Elliott County, and Jas. Ste.
. phens made postmaster.
The following Kentucky pensions were
!, granted on the 18th: Original Invalid
/, Ralph P. Wilbern, Freedom; Jos. s. But
ler, Kenton; Chas. Suellen, Frankfort;
Jerry Turner, Hiseville; Samuel A. Lyons
| Louisville; Robt. H. Fields, Kings Creek;
David L. Downs, Greenup; @. II. Henry
W. Burris, Mouth Of Laurel; Nicholas
3 Mount, Covington; Shelton Hines, Science
:; Hill; John Cullum, Covington, Daniel M.
, Kessler, Greensburg; Solomon Purvis,
: Morehead; Linsea A. Ashley, Somerset;
. Otto w. Hooper, Dunmer; Chas. G. Hehing,
: Lagrange. Mexican Survivors Hugh L.
White, Richmond.
, THE cornerstone Of st. Johns Episco.
; pal Church, at Lexington, was laid q few
: days ago. The church, when completed,
will cost $4,000.
ASHLAND win be the next meeting -placs
. Of the Kentucky Methodist Conference.
! THE Kentucky League Of Democratic
, Clubs will meet in Louisville, Thursday
October 4.
THE garden Of the Eastern Lunatic Asy-
l lum, Lexington, contains seventy-fivs
3 acres. The. patients consume for din
, ner 800 roasting ears, six bushels Of toma-
toes, eight bushels of potatoes, sixty head
Of cabbage and other vegetables in pro-
portion. The gardener has put up fifty
: barrels Of kraut and 700 bushels Of onions
1or Wintor, anu viii pun uP wv puShoAo v,
! canned tomatoes.
THE State Treasurer and Auditor Of
Public Accounts made their monthly set.
tlement Of accounts on the 10th in the
| presence Of State Inspector r. A. Miller
and the result shows that there Is in the
. treasury the sum Of S225, ,426 40 deposited
!. in the city banks. as follows: Farmers
/ Bank, $96, 6,424 90; Branch Bank Of Ken.
: lucky, $129,0 ,0Os 81. This amount Inspector
Miller certified to the Governor.
TEE "Orphan Brigade" c. s. A., will
have q reunion in Frankfort on the 26tf
!. Of this month. They have appointed com
. mittess to arrange every thing. While
: the reunion is in session the remains Of
: members Of the Brigade who fell at Chat
tanooga and Atlanta will be re-interred a
Frankfort. Assistant Secretary Of State
Captain Willis l.. Ringo, has left fol
. those battle- fields to disinter and remov'
1 the remains.
: AS VIM Kline and Horace Lauderbacl
/ were passing along the Fleming Pike, neai
1 Maysville, the other night, on their way
: home, they were unexpectedly assaulted
by Stove Young and Dick Lewis, Of color
In a short fight that followed, Steve Young
struck Kline over the head with q rock
!, The blow prostrated Kline, paralyzing thu
nerve between the brain and lungs. HI
, has not spoken since, and physicians OF
> the 10th said that his death may ensue u
any moment
DETECTIVE BAUER, Of the United States
Secret Service, arrived at Louisville, tn
4 other night, with Richard L. Wilson, mo-
: torious Kentucky counterfeiter who wni
% captured In the mountains Of Webster
It County. Wilson was well equipped fol
% work, and was snugly located In q cave
A number Of dies and quantity Of spuri'
Gus coin were seized.
NEAR Brown Run, while Mrs. Mary Ma.
b son was washing In her back yard and had