The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-03-28
THE COMMONWEALTH.

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tied into his breast and death was in
stan taneous His family thinks IL was
suicide
HENRY SMITH, the negro who killed con-
| vict guard William Ball, in Rockca stle
, County, three years since, was, on the
Goth, sentenced TO the penitsntiary for
life.
/ RUSSELL Cave Farm, six miles from
Lexington, on Russell Cave pike, contain
ing 5l5 acres, was sold at master commls-
sioner's sale, a few days since, to A. A.
belong, Lexington. for $74 per acre,
equivalent to $40, $50. 1t will be used as n
stock farm.
ALBERT McCLANY, a deputy sheriff, was
shot aud instantly killed by desperate
named Powell, whom he tried 10 arrest in
Lee County.
IT is thought that the many efforts.made
to reduce the tobacco crop in Mason Coun-
ty this year are having the desired effect.
A great many OF the tobacco growers
have signi1ed their intention to reduce
their acreage one-half, and many of the
small raisers Of the weed have abandoned
the crop on account OF prevailing low
prices and dull home market for other
crops that promise reader market With
quicker returns There Is q great deal OF
tobacco in the county carried over from
last year unsold
JESSE BRoUGHToN, aged sixty three
years, while walking on the track, near
Pine Hill, Rockcastle County, was struck
10y a train and knocked down a twenty
foot embankment and probably fatally
injured.
| The following Kentucky postmast ers
were recently appointed: Benjamin +.
| White. at Manchester, Clay County, vice
| Carlo b Lyttle, resigned; Edward Ford,
at Prestonburg, Floyd County, vice Chas.
f. Callahan, removed; Robt C. HILL Beat
| tyville, Lee County, vice Samuel p. Drank
snburg, resigned; J. b Rogers, Covey-
Vile, Grayson County, vice j. Y.
Tilford, deceased; Robt Cofield, Marion,
Crittenden County, vice Robert G.
Walker, resigned: J, l. Belcher, Roches-
ter, Butler County, vice J. Ii. Stone, de- |
ceased, and Geo. w. Maddox, Rockport, |
Ohio County,vice Mosley J. Reid, resigned.
ROBERT WILSON, colored, was arrested
ut Frankfort charged with forging an or
der for lot OF clothing and passing it on
l. Davis.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has ap-
pointed the following Storekeepers and
Gaugers: Austin Holmes, at Maysville,
and Joseph Hogan, at Newport
A DESPERATE encounter took place, the
other evening, at Julien, Christian County,
between Robert Tyler and Grant HAWKINS
during which the former was shot in the
neck by Hawkins. receiving fatal wound
Hawkins escaped.
THE other afternoon the pavement In
front OF the burned Mammoth building
Louisville gave way and dropped to the
door Of the cellar a distance OF seven feet
with II about twenty mem Max
Braun had his right leg crushed from foot
to thigh. his right arm broken in several
places and his skull fractured. He will
die VIM. Smith, Of New York. aged
twenty-three years, was seriously hurt
about the head, though his injuries are not
necessarily fatal The remainder escaped
with slight bruises
JOHN BIvENs, colored farm hand, be-
,ame beastly intoxicated the other morn ,
ng and laid down on the track OF the
Louisville st Louis and Texas railroad,
rear Stanley Station. An engine running
It full speed struck him and killed him Z
instantly.
The city council Of Hopkinsvile deter h
mined tits session the other nil ht to con- $
truct system OF water works, to be u
wncd and operated by the city. Compe-
ent engineers will be employed to make
urvey and estimate the cost Tie next '
legislature will be asked to authorize an
ssue of bonds to defray the cost Of con- v
The State Democratic Central Commit.
ee has fixed April 81 as the day to select
elegates to the Convention 10 be held in a
on the sth Of May to nominate a
tate Treasurer 10 fill the vacancy caused
y the departure Of Tate
FIREMAN FRANK DRosT, OF Covington, r
lille exercising one of the horses, acct
entally lost his balance and fell his head
triking on rock. He was seriously, and
robably fatally injured
AN attempt was made the other morning !,
o burn the large barn OF A J. Katz.
Merchant of Horse Cave, but for the Il
igilance of one OF his clerks it would | :
AVE been destroyed Tho incsndiary | I.
as, luckily, caught at his work, and | =
roved to be a boy about eight years Of =
&c, and son of prominent profess ion
gentleman Of that place. When Mr.
-atz's c.erk,- who was secreted near the II
arm. saw the boy apply match to the Il
lie of rubbish, he ran in and grabbed him -
he flames had gained some healway,
ut were soon extingui5hed. The lad was d
lken by the clerk to his father, at whose | A
ands he received n severe thrnshinp | Pi
he news Of the attempted burning spread
ipidly and created much excitement | ~
orse Cave has suffered from the work Of '"
icen diaries TO great extent OF late, and
ANY of the citizens are of the opinion =,
hat some of the recent fires, which have u
ccurred there. can be traced to this 10y.
here have been no less than half dozen III
ttempts TO burn business houses and VI
arms there during the past six months,
yo of which proved successful in the
irning of two of DIR. Thomas barns re- 8
nifty.
TOAD FREDERrcKs, twelve year -old II
~, was killed at Pittsburgh, Laurel Oh
ounty, few days ago, by falling slate in
coal mine Pt
THE discovery of lead and silver on the X
rm of Judge G. w. Craddock, near az
is causing great excitement in
ss neighborhood. 81
HEMINGWAY Bios, Of Cincinnati con-
'mplate the erection of a glassware and
'ttie factory at Bowling Green. II
A SAFE belonging to Jacob Armstrong, "a
the store Of Pool & Brothers, at Ceru-
an Springs. was blown open the other {
ght and 1850 taken.
AMONG the connections of George Wash :
G tons family is Mrs Buckner, wife oil
overnor Buckner. Sheis descended from
'ashington through the Clayborn family. ~
''AuNT" SALLiE LEE, an old rolored lady, n,
ed at Paris, the other night, at the rs- ca
arkable age of one hundred and FIVE mt
'ars. She had enjoyed good health un BIZ me
day or two before her death. 60,
will Don have public cleo. tn
lie light plant 10 operation. The engine i've