The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-03-14
THE COMMONWEALTH.

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The following kentucky patents were
granted a few days ago: Thomas Berry,
North Fork, stacker; Perry Brown, Louis
Vile, vices; Cornelius 7. Cain, Owensboro,
photograph transferring and printing
frame; Thomas J. Nicholson, Louisville,
ventilating top for chimneys; Ephram
Potter, Bowling Green, fence.
A WRECK occurred on the Louisville and
Nashville road, between Morris Station and
Independ deDce, six miles from Covington,
on the night Of the 7th. The last car next
to the caboose on local freight, on it's
way to Cincinnati, broke an axle, throw
Ing the car and the caboose from the track,
wrecking both. The engineer or none Of
the train hands knew Of the accident until
the train reached Milldale, near the La
tonia track. The train went back and
found the cars totally wrecked, with three
men buried in the debris. Men were put
to work at once, and the injured were
pulled out One was Conductor Rogers,
another Brakeman Bell and another brake
man whose name is unknown. ALI were
seriously injured.
MITCHELL PEBBLES and his wife and two
children were found murdered In their
home. on Duck Creek, near Paducah, on
the 7th. No particulars are given, but 1t
had been reported that PEBBLES had receiv-
ed a considerable sum Of money, and 1t is
supposed that thieves entered the house
and committed the horrible deed for the
purpose of robbery. Great excitement
existed in the vicinity.
AT Paris, Sheriff Armstrong has attach
ed five or six trotting horses and several
buggies break-wagons, etc, the property
of Charles Webbing, who sold several fine
trotters at the Lexington horse sales and
skipped for parts unknown. The property
attached is mortgaged to Messrs J. IL
Letton and w. II. Clay for claims for
II, 900 due the former and $3.50 due the lat-
Ter.
A DAUGHTER OF George West, who re-
sides in Boone County, near BullitsviEe.
was burned to death few days ago Her
clothes caught fire from Fireplace, and
she ran out In the road. man named
James Gaines put his overcoat around her
and put out the flames, but she died from
the effects Of her burns.
Ed SEALS a barber, indicted by the
grand jury for encouraging two boys to
rob the safe of Wolf Sc Butler at Mich
olasville, and who skipped out, was ar
rested by Jaller H. A. Welch. He found
him in Cincinnati. Welch got the requis-
ition papers, which were honored by Gov
ernor Foraker. and lodged his man in Jail
at Nlcholasville
SERIOUS cutting nffray took place at
Princeton, the other evening, during which
James Pollard wus stabbed in the br asst
by Andy Duke, receiving injuries of hch
he died almost instantly. The trouble
originated over Pollard's interference be-
tween Duke and his mistress, whom he
was whipping at the time. Duke escaped.
MISS BEATRICE FUNK, the belle of Marble
Creek and daughter Of a wealthy farmer
eloped with Dick Bricken, young barber
Rock RADFoRD, nearly eighty years old,
was sentenced, at Hopkinsville, to twenty.
one years Imprisonment for murder
AT Vine Grove, John Gill, sixty-fve
years old, was fatally shot by Thomas
Leonard, his SON in law, in quarrel over
a trifiing matter.
LOUISVILLE wants to pipe natural gas
from Indiana. sskrs-4
ADRIAN STAGGE, wealthy farmer living
near Nicholasville. we'll known in Central
Kentucky, and who became the assignee
OF his n-in-law, w. s. Mehin, was in
dicted by the grand jury for unlawfully
taking property not his own, but without
felonious intent The sheriff went to th,
house of his son-in-law to levy on a piano
which stagge removed and sold as tie
property of his daughter, not sui jsct to
execution. The Indictment is causing
much comment
Mr.. G. J. NoRwooD, Safe Inspector of
Mines, has compiled statement OF the
output in bushels of bituminous coal mined
by the commercial mines in Kentucky DUR
ing the six months ending December 81,
1888 for the western, northeastern and
southeastern districts:
Mines Bushels
Western mines..... ..........: .:S 1918 65l
Northeastern ...............-..11 A3lS 0s3
Southeastern. =. 90 9,3e4e50
Total ..-.... e. ..............70 $685., ,924
OK The west of Louisville, and within
seventy miles of the city, projsct is just
taking shape which promises to DO of great
value. A syndicate, headed by ex-Gov-
ernor Proctor Knott, and comprising some
of the most enterprising mon OF the State,
have purchased 10000 acres of iron and
coal lands on Green river, in E imonson
and Warren Counties, and Governor Knott
was in tn, East the other day negotiating
for the development OF the property. Ths
company are acting under charter
from the State Legislature. authorizing
them to build railroad from their prop
erty to the Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western railroad in Grayson County.
THE complete returns from the election
have b,en received at Hopkinsville, and
show majority of |, 1,125 in favor of the re-
peal Of the Prohib tion law in Christian
County.
THERE are already in Kentucky 1868 miles
Of railroad under construction, and it is
very probable that the new mileage OF 1889
will be much larger than that Of any other
S ate in the Union.
G. HAMMOND HUNr, one Of the pioneers
Of Central Kentucky, died at his home
near Lexington, aged ninety-five years
WARREN County declared itself in favor
of tax for the Henderson Stite Zine road
by about LOCO majority. A number of al
legged bribers were arrested, but otherwise
tue uhy was Qiiob
TIVE Chicago and Breathitt County Coal,
Land and Lumber Company has been in
corporated at Mt Sterling, with 5000
Of capital stock. The company will ope-
rate in camel coal lands in Breathitt
County.
A CANNING factory, which will employ
from 100 to 200 hands, will soon be started
at Elizabethtown.
A VERY lively FIGHT is being made be-
tween Henderson and Owensboro to securn
the location of the shops Of the Louisville.
st, Louis and Texas railroad. W
The statistical census Of Palurah, pre-
pared for the Commercial Club for the use
Of the State bureau of Siati,tics, has been
completed, and shows that there are e,255
hands employed in sixty manufacturing
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