The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-20
THE COMMONWEALTH.

luAbecc udo ucClucu W uOlu dHOt1cI OViA-
vention to nominate candidate for
Treasurer in place Of John Barrett, who
declined the race. This convention will
meet at Lexington July4.
JOHN FELAyD, Albert Scott, J. S.
Lardram and A. r. Burnam have been
appointed collectors for Kentucky.
THE Kentucky Milling Association
met at Lexington on the 18th inst.
A BAND of horse-thieves is operating
in Bourbon County.
On May 81 last Isaac Hill and Stephen
Fox. both colored, got into fuss on the
Louisville Southern railroad, eight miles
from Lexington. After it was over Fox
slipped up behind Hill and struck him
in the back of the head with pickaxe.
Fox escaped, and Hill died on the 14th
inst.
A PETITION has been filed in the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals for rehearing
in the case OF Deldger, charged with the
murder OF Policemen Jones and Rosen-
burg, at Louisville.
A MARE, thirty-eight years old, owned
by DIR. j. Ed. Ray, near Paris, has foaled
colt -four feet two inches, and a SPLEEN
did-looking young animal.n
A WITNESS dropped dead in the com
mon pleas court, Louisville, a few days
ago, just as he stepped from the stand
after taking the oath. The man was
Squire ]. G. Malone, aged sixty years.
and until lately magistrate in the Bos-
ton District of Jefferson County. Re
Gently he has resided with his daughter
in Louisville.
HENRY PERKINS has been arrested and
jailed at Madisonville, charged with
numbering Dick Green.
The law of this State provides, un-
der penalty, that physicians shall annu-
ally furnish the county clerk full list
of all the births which they supervised
or superintendent during the year. This
law, it is said, is practically dead let
ter.
MAYFIELD is to have water and cleo
trio lights-a contract having just been
made by the council with company to
furnish these adjuncts of city for
twenty-five years at 50, 400 year.
To 60 all the way from Kentucky to
France to see doctor only to be told
that there is nothing the matter with
you is not very satisfactory, but that is
what man in Webster County has just
DONE
SAM SING, a Chinese laundryman, com
mitted suicide at Paris. 1t is supposed
that he did so because another laundry
was started in the place.
JOnN HAM, employed at Peden's saw
mill, Frankfort, had a piece of timber
driven through his right leg and was
badly cut on the hip by an edger saw.
A LITTLE son of James e. Brown, re-
siding near Hartford, Ohio County, was
playing around large boiler of boiling
water, when he upset it upon himself
and was so badly burned he has since
died in terrible agony.
The receipts of the fire and marine in
surance companies in kentucky during
the year 1883 were sos, 1923, 9S7, while the
expenditures for the same period were
1898, 93i.5o, showing net profit of
81, $50. O55.41.
ALL the members OF the Boyle family,
Louisville, were arrested and tried on
charges of lunacy aud were sent to the
asylum. The daughter, Miss Nora, was
the first arrested. She left home early in
the evening of the 10th, and was follow
ed by young man living in the neigh
borhood, who feared that she might do
herself some harm. She wandered about
the streets in the southern part Of the
city, and about 1880 o'clock sat down on
the steps of the Episcopal Church, Sixth
and Walnut streets. Officer Varilla
found her, and when he attempted to
take ner to the police station, she struck
him with large iron poker, which was
concealed in the folds of her dress. Af-
ter considerable trouble, the officer sue
ceeded in placing her in Jail. Her two
brothers, Frank and William, were ar
rested by Detectives Hooper and DAILY,
at their home on Walnut street, between
Eighth and Ninth Mrs. Catharine
Boyle, the mother, was placed in Jail
late at night by officer Hicky.
The United States Court began its
semi-annnal session in Frankfort. on
the 10th, with Judge ]. W. Barr on the
bench and Colonel Thomas b. Ford at
the desk. The new marshal, d. j. Bur
chett with Deputies E. V. King, Geo.
w. Armstrong, Con Mccarthy and John
f. Butler, was present to enforce order
and execute the mandates of the court.
The grand jury were impaneled and
charged by the Judge, and upwards Of
eighty cases were spread before them
for investigation. This is the largest
docket this court has had since the war,
and other civil cases to be tried after
the criminal docket is disposed of viii
likely make the term longer than any
previous term held there.
LEVI c. Mckinney and Miss Mary
Black, of Louisville, were engaged to
be married nearly fifty years ago Soon
after their engagement Mckinney went
to the war with Mexico. When ne re-
turned he had not the money to begin
housekeeping. AS the young lady had
q good home they waited. lie enlisted
in the Federal army at the outbreak of
the civil war. but after the war was over
was still unable to support wife. Re-
Gently he got back pension of 81, i,70O. He
at once hunted up his old love, who was
still waiting for him, and the pair were
married the other day.
The following pensions for Kentucky
were granted on the 10th: Original in
valid-Jas. G. Bell. Winfred Jackman.