The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-03-07
THE COMMONWEALTH.

Station, seven thousand laborers and
several hundred teams making the dirt ny.
A few days ago in New York $12, 900 900 Of
its bonds were disposed OF to q syndicate
headed by Mr.. John IL Inman, at ninety
six cents, and orders were at once given
to fsgin the building over the entire line
with as many men as could be crowded IN
The general store of J. r. Garvin, at
Rowletts, Hart County. burnsd, together
with all its contents Loss about y, 600,
fully insured. The origin of the fire Is a
mystery, as 1t caught in room where
there had been no fire for two years.
J. p. LOCKER Is the new postmaster At
Briensburg, Marshall County, vice Samuel
Graham, moved away. a.
w. II. YOUNG has been appointed post
master at Parkland, Jefferson County,vice
VIM. G. Cooper, resigned.
HIRAM WINcHELL resigned the postmas-
tership at Planters Hill, Breckenridge
County, and Margaret r. Bond was APP
pointed In his place.
A Posr-o has bcen establ ished at
Lunar, Nelson County, F. NJ. Howard
uostmc ster.
J.N. MULLINS and W. F. Barrett have
been arrested at Lilly, charged with
swindling merchants in many cities by
purchasing goods under the name of j.
Tandkins & Co, receiving the purchase at
some out of-the- way stations, and, with
out payment carrying the goods elsewhere
and selling or secreting them.
THE fire iend stalked forth in old Pine
Vile the other morning and destroyed
some buildings, including W. G Calson's
store, the Monroe House. Haskin's dwell
Ing and store, Slusher's store aud Meyers
residence. The loss amounts to about
$4,000. The only insurance was $l5OO
held by Haskins on stock. The balance OF
the town was saved by hard work.
ONE of Dr. G. A. Thomas large barns.
in Horse Cave, burned the other morning,
together with large lot of hay, wagons,
etc. Loss about s., 400; no insurance. The
fire was undoubtedly the work Of an in
cendiary. Two women Of questionable
character were tracked from the barn to
the knob west of town, by posse OF men,
and were arrested. Lynching was at first
talked of. but some of the cooler heads
prevente II. The circumstantial evidence
against them is strong.
A LITTLE negro child was burned to
death at Princeton. Its mother had tied
it in chair near the fire, and left, locking
the door after her Some time after the
screams of the child attracted the atten-
tion Of some passers, who rushed In and
found the clothing burned off the child,
the bottom of the chair, and The floor burn
| ing under the child. 1t lived only short
| time.
DUNCAN GALBREArH, a prominent jew
eler of Hopkinsville. whose wife recently
left him, attempted to walk with heA on
the street, but was repulsed. After an al
tercation, during which he attempted to
use a knife on A. A Metz he was placed
under arrest on order Of County Attorney
Payne, Mrs Galbreath's brother.
MRS. JANE JULIAN PAGE, one of prom.
inent pioneer Kentucky family, is dead at
| Frankfort.
JAS. HALL, Lexington policeman, was
arrested for discharging firearms within
the limits of the city.
PECULIAR disease which, the physi-
cians say, resembles cerebro-spinal men
ingitis, has ,sumel an epidemic form in
certain portions of the lowlands of Web
ster County, this State. About sixty per-
sons have died, the attack always prov
ing fatal, one patient expiring In seven
hours ana anotner IN Ten. ureat irlght
prevails, ana many houses nave Deen
abandoned Dy tne mnao,'ahs. lne
compete details indicate una. webster
County Is gooo neio LOT physicians "ho
wish 70 make scientinc ihVes''ga''ons anu
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