The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-23
THE COMMONWEALTH.

JODdccO.
WILLIAM HOWARD, the young farmer
who was stabbed by William Simpson, his
father-in-law, In a quarrel about family
matters, at Blackford, Webster County,
several days ago, has died Of his wounds.
BEEcHER JoNEG, a colored school l-teach-
er, attempted to shoot a woman, near Par
is, for refusing to marry him.
GEORGE THOMAS, a negro miner, was
shot from ambush at Greenwood.
WILL JoHNsoN and Alice Sylvester, of
Clarkston. two popuIar Young people,
started to drive to the minister in neigh
boring town TO be married. The other
morning an early passing farmer saw two
bodies At the bottom of n ravine through
which Rocky Creek runs. On inyestiga-
ton they were found to be those of John
son and Miss Sylvester. IL WINS evident
that they had driven off the enbankment
In the dark and SO met death.
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doad 49, - as..,. q, tha T,hio
river tha othar raa-n,,a - the foot ~
Campbell street, Louisyille. The clothes
were examined. hut nothing was discov-
cred which led to Identification. The
body is that of a man of about forty years
Of age. five feet nine inches in height, and
weighing 145 or $50 pounds The hair was
long and black. the face long and thin. and
the forehead high. The body was dressed
in cashmere trousers and white cotton
shirt. There wero no shoes or socks on
the feet.
DURING this term of courtthe grand Jury.
which has been in session for two weeks at
Morehead. has found over seventy indhct-
ments. and about forty of this number are
against citizens for the desecration of the
Sabbath day. This includes merchants,
BARRIERS, gamblers, and all other persons
who have been seen to transact any busi-
ness on Sunday. The probabilities are
that the cases VIII come up at tins term OF
court There is great deal OF Indignation
over the matter.
TOWARD the extensiono OF the Louisville
southern railroad 10 beattyviiie' .ne coun-
ues aion tne iine aVesupscripeu sov,Voo,
sum wmcn, IL seems, wouiu Jus'iiy an
early beginning Oh WORK.
THE following Kentucky pensions were
granted on the 10th: Joseph b. Hildebrand,
deceased, Beach Grove; VIM. G. Webber,
Newport; Marcus d. Raymond, Claysville;
Houston Mullons. Salyersyilie; Napoleon
B. Williams. Hawes Valley. Mexican War
JAS Carey, Moorehead; Maria L., widow
Of Henry A. Mercer, Louisville; Nancy,
widow of Geo. Wagner, Dunmor.
ANOTHER natural gas well has been
struck bv the Kentucky Rock Gas Com
pany. near Brandenbere. on the McGee
tract. Il il the LARGEST in that district.
Major w. j. Davis after careful observa-
tions calculated that the output from it
will be three million cubic feet day.
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inc FIVE m;,as from Harrodsburp. was
fonnd dead in HIS snring- house this after
noon hv bis wife who had rome after milk.
| when fonnd he was living face downward
| IN six inches az water. He was subject Ia
epilepsy. Both of his parents committed
/ suicide.
MARY KEARNEY, q little girl Of seven
years, was drowned at the ferryboat land
ing, Newport. She had been at the Young
Mems Social Club picnic and was passing
from the boat to the float, when she fell
between them and was drowned before
any help could be given. The body was
recovered.
THrRr il trouble again in Pike County
between the Hatfields and McCoys. Frank
Phillips. the sheriff of Pike County, who
made the former arrests, and whose dar-
ing deeds made him famous, seems to be
| the coveted prize Of the West virginians,
who seem determined to get his scalp. The
trials of the Hatfields were set for Pike.
Vile ON tbe 18th. Tho week before Phil
Iins was ont through the county securing
with witt esses etc. and when in Tho neighbor.