The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-04-18

that has been raging in an epidemic form
Tor months past, in Webster County,
shows no signs Of abating, but continues
Its fatal work. Business is paralyzed. and
Peop:e continue TO fee from the infect, d
districts. New cases are reported daily,
and all result fatally. Out Of over 13O
cases. less than six recovered. and they
are iayA.ids for life,
| The posss in search Of Deputy wire-
mans murderers in the bills OF Kentucky,
captured the no1nshiDers' stronghold on
Carr's Greek, near Hindman, but the
leaders had gone. Five Illicit stills were
destroyed and five unimportant prisoners
captured
ED LLoYD. n brakeman for a freight
train on the Cincinnati Southern railroad,
was killed at Lexington while coupling
cars He fell under the wbesls, which cut
his body almost in two
FRANK BALDWIN. of Livermore, about
eightesn years Of age got into skiff and
went OF pP the river ON squirrel hunt
He bad been gone an hour when the report
ot gun was heard some distance up the
river. Pretty soon Baldwin's skif was
seen floating down the river, and from it
smoke and flames were arising. and an in
yestigation showed Baldwin lying on the
bottom Of the skif with hole in his left
breast and through the heart To add
10 the sickening scene the powder had
set fire 70 his clothing, all OF which was
burnei OF. and the fish parched to n
crisp
THE Acting Comptroller of the Currency
has authorized the oSensboro Nation al
Bank. Of Owensboro. to bsgin business,
with capital OF sIs5.0o0.
THE examining trial Of Wi Lam p. Fox
for killing an unknown negro at the depot,
Paris, the ether morning. was finished on
the iith, before Judge Mann. Fox was
hell over 10 the circuit court without
ba /.
THE large barn Of William Knox, four
IN les east Of Millershurg. was burned the
other morning, destroying about $500
worth OF tobacco. imrlementi and grain,
with no insurance Incendiarism.
FIRE. believed to have been the work OF
an ineendiary, occurred at Crofton, on the
l. and " road. in the northern part of
Christian County, at two o'clock the other
morning. Brasher & west's general mer-
eaandise store and its contents, valued at
s6O0l were soon destroyed. The fire
s. read 10 the stores Of J. ]. Nixon and f.
H. Woodson. and TO the house of w. A. NJ.
Rrewer. which was totally destroyed. A
high wind prevailing Mt the time increased
the fury Of the flames. The loss exceeds
sic, coo. the insurance on which will not
exceed - $50
wM CAN has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Bswleyvills. Breckin-
ridge County.
A GENERAL fight participated in by half
a dozsn Swiss, occurred at Bernstad, the
swiss colony in Laurel County. the other
night Cheese-knives aud pistols were
freely used John Christian was SO Sc
serely stabbed that he diel next day.
Two others are dangerously hurt. The
man infiicting the wounds on Christian
led Immediately and was pursued as far
a. Somerset but succeeded in making his
escape. They were ali drunk.
AT Flat Rock, Bourbon County, the
other night, the colorei Methodist church
and blacksmith shop adjoining were
burned, supposed to be the work OF an
iacendiary. Loss about s. 900; no in
suranee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MILLER has ap-
pointed Nm. f Hazen. OF Kentucky, a
spseial Examiner 'in the Department of
Justice. vice Mr. Fisher. resigned. Mr..
Hazen is a well-known resident Of Coving-
ten
SANvEL W. PuRsLzv has been appointed
store-keeper and gauger at Bucknerville
and Bart W. Jenkins store keeper at
Frankfort.
CRAFr's saw-mill. near Junction City,
was wrecked by boiler explosion the
other morning. Chester Hughes, Jack
Sheets. Al Hurley and Samuel Morr is ware
kpled.
CAPTAIN CREED cARpwELL was injured
in runaway accident at NicholasvIl!e.
Ar Paris, Mrs. Henry James was pois-
oned by siTychnine with which she intend
ed 10 kill dog. Some Of il got on wax |
she was chewing.
MIS- BADGER CCRLEY burned TO death Mt |
Louisville, She was seventy-five years |
old, and lived with her son. She arose
early in the morning, As it was cold she |
went 10 the fire, get too near. and her |
clothing caught
THE capital has been subscribed for a |
bank a. Beatiysville. and the. bull ding |
will lie erected as soon as possible.
PREPAR.rioSs are being made TO entend
sbs Ohio Valley from Princeton to Hop
and the work will begin shortly. |
The Bird Eye Coal Company. near Jelli-
., are about to build coal road six miles
and a half long. and will equip it with a
new locomotive Aneleyator aud recleaaer
will also be put in al the mines.
Miss HALLE HuBBARD, OF Louisville
was thrown from a buggy at Hodgenville
the other night. and killed.
AT Versailles. William Il Hawk ms.
aged twenty -four. one of the superintend.
snts in charge of constructing The Louis
vile Southern railway, was blown to
atoms by an unexpected explosion Of a
dynamite Llast His home is in Lynch
barE Va.
THRRK was another bad FIRE at Prince
len, on the Sih. The opera-house Nas COM
rietely buried out including the Knights
II Pythias hall. The origin OF tho tire Is
unknown. The loss is estimated at IS 600:
Insurance small.
SENATOR SngaNAN has decllaed an invi-
atioA 10 deliver the Fourth of gay ora.
sos. hssore the KeasaeSy Chaa,auqas Az 4
cmhly, htv'ng mads asraais ement, Tor
rip TO Europe