The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-01-03
LOUISA LAWRENCE co. KY. JANUARY 3, 1882
THE COMMONWEALTH.


FRANK GREEN, young lad Of Lexing-
ton, was drowned in Ithe Kentucky river
at High Bridge the other morning.
The name OF the post office at Merino,
Breckenridge. Comfy, has been changed to
Irvington.
A PosT-oFFcE has been established at
Arlen, Clark County. Chas. b. Todd Is
the postmaster.
GAYS CREEK. Perry County, is now q
post office town, with Jeremiah Morris as
postmaster.
JOHNSON HATFIELD, one of the notorious
Hatfield gang, died the other day in Law
renee County.
OF the railroad collision at Bardstown
Junction ON the oath, died ON the 26th.
1t was thought that sho would certainly
recover, but she took sudden turn for the
worse, and soon expired. She resided in
Louisville.
A MAN named Malone was run over by q
train of freight cars on the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley railroad,
near Scottsburg Station, Christmas Eve.
n"1 oo oouiy ihJuiou tnus no haS oiASo
died.
PROF. WILLIAM w. RICHARDSON, a noted
educator, died at Chester, Mason County,
4 few days ago.
VIRGIL, the little son Of Prof. Stewart,
OF Alexandria, accidentally swallowed
horseshoe nail, some days ago,
which still remains in his stomach, and Is
airaO 30 of
anxiety.
WILLIAM STALLEUs, farmer residing in
Caldwell County, has eve a year old,
that has a horn several inches long that
protrudes from the side OF its nose, be-
tween the eye and mouth. The animal is
healthy and otherwise well-formed.
G. A. WHITE, brakeman, was killed by q
train at Razor Coal Bin.
ENGINEER MoFERRAN, who was hurt in
the collision on the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, at Bardstown junction, on
the 24th, died on the 9th, at Louisville.
His injuries were reported not fatal but an
unfavorable turn in his symptoms soon
became manifest.
john JACKSON, of Millersburg, eighteen
years Of age,while celebrating Christmas,
put half pound of gunpowder in hole in
the ground and placed coal of fire on
top Of it. As it did not blaze he got down
to blow it with his mouth. He succeeded
in blowing off his nose both of his eyes
out and part of the skull away Strange
to say, at last accounts he was still alive.
AT Widow Nat Berry's farm. two miles
from Lexington, ON Tater CT eek pike, Dud
Jackson and Dick Waters engaged in an
alteration over the possession Of an old
shirt Jackson commenced hostilties by
hitting Waters in the head with brick,
whereupon the latter drew pistol and
shot jackson through the bowels. Waters
has Leen arrested. jackson will die. Both
men are colored.
Ar Baywick, ON Christmas, John Abrey
attempted to cut Thad K Carter's throat,
and succeeded in infiictin an ugly wound.
W. Parker Fleece took up the difficulty in
Carter's favor and armed himself with q
shotgun, which renewed the trouble. Mrs.
W. r. Fleece, young and pretty woman,
attempted to act as mediator, when the
disc barge from her husbands gun struck
her in the breast and bowels and wounded
her fatally.
john JOHNSON, colored, was drunk and
galloping his horse around Adairville, on
Christmas, asking the boys to shoot Roman
candles at him. This had been done sew
eral times. when he made the same re-
quest of Bill Proctor. The latter was also
drunk. and drawing revolver, shot
johnson in the head, the victim soon dy-
ing. Tom Nicholas was killed by Lowry
Threat at the same place on Christmas
ave in drunken quarrel Both were me-
groes.
GREEN MORSE, deputy sheriff Of Cald-
well County, shot himself in the breast by
accident with a pistol he was drawing
from his pocket, the other day,Iwhen a
door suddenly blew shut striking the
weapon and causing it to go Off. Lockjaw
is feared, and he can not possibly recover
For the nineteen vacancies on the police
force of Louisville there have teen more
than 500 applications for appointment
made, notwithstanding the policeman's lot
is not a happy one.
AT Louisville, Harry Smart, convicted OF
the murder OF Weisner Green and Belle
Ward, has been sentenced to hang on
February l, 1889. His wife, Ollie Smart is
yet to be tried as accessory to the murder.
LEXINGTON is about TO lose its only park,
the ground being claimed by the Kentucky
University, the curators of which wilnt to
build houses to rent on it. :
THERE was nice harvest of Christmas
casualties at Louisville. Lewis Hans,
colored boy nine years old. opened the
ball. He had an old rusty pistol and
brought 1t out to have fun. In attempting
to cock the weapon his finger slipped and
the bullet went through his heart. He
died instantly. Young Hamilton, son of
the councilman, had his hand nearly torn
off by the explosion of ire-cracker.
Robert Croman was accidentally shot in
the thigh by John Bowers with 49, cali
Der pistol. Robert Carol sent target
rifle bullet through his own foot Fred
Koontz, an elderly German, trampled on
the feelings of Jerry Berry, colored, and
was stabbed In the face. Peter Gillian
quarreied with Will Murphy, both about
years old, and the former was
shot in the groin. The wound Is serious,
but not fatal. Ben Benson, without mean
ing it, fired bullet from his pistol into the
calf of James Killion's leg. Both were
drunk.
NEAR Hound Hollow, Pulaski County,
Mrs. Frank Stephens fatally cut Mrs.
who lived OH the farm Of the
formers husband The son and daughter
of Mrs, Burchfeld, coming to their
mothers assistance. were also painfully
injured.
The colored prisoners confied in the jail
at Dawson, made their escape, the other
night by setting fire to their cells.
CHAs. LIPE, son of A. Lipe, was shot at
Liberty, in the stomach, the other night,
while passing from tho Hosklns' Hotel to
Pierce Hotel, by some unknown party. Mr.
Lipe lived several hours and stated ON his
death-bed that he thought he was shot ac-
cidentally, hut could not tell who the party
was, but there is strong evidence against
one OF the tough characters about town,
A cnf IIslON hetween trains at BQrdo-