The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-04-25
THE COMMONWEALTH.

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Tor mortar men and ST. 10 for brick carriers.
an increase Of fifty cents in favor of NOR.
tar men and twenty-five csnts in favor OF
brick carriers.
MRS KATE CANT, whose son was run
over by an engine and kill ID at Hopkins
vile, has sued the Metcalfe Manufactur-
lag Company for $4,000 damages, claim
ing that criminal negligence on their part
caused her sons death.
An elevator loaded with wheat In the
warehouse Of J. Z Mills & Sons, at Frank
Fort fell from the third story to the ground
Berry johnson, colorel who was on the
elevator, was badly cut and bruised about
the head
WHILE making improvements at the
old Mansion House property at Frank.
fort, a petrified rat was founI in The
walls
The President has commuted the sem
tence OF six months confinement In the
Louisville jail imposed on J. Flanagan,
VINO was convicted in February last Of
violating the internal revenue laws. to
three months, on account Of the convict,s
poor health.
CAPTAIN H. B. JENKs, for eleven years
up to 1857 chief clerk in the Railway Mail
Service at Louisville, has been reinsta ted
and has taken charge.
THIEVES bored through a warehouse at
Nicholasville, and stole about fifty gallons
OF branded whisky. They drew 1t out by
means Of a syphon.
ANunknown man was killed by the cars
/ at Louisville.
SAMUEL WALKER aged thirteen, was
kicked to death by mule, near Perryville.
DR. JAMES RoDMAN, for twenty-six
years superintendent Of the Western
Lunatic Asylum at Hopkinsville, resigned
bis Office, on the Goth, and is taking a
much needed rest
AN accident occurred on the Short Line.
the other morning, near Glencoe almost
midway between Cincinnati and Louis
VILE, by which eight persons were seri-
ously injured. The No. passenger from
Cincinnati had stopped to repaira driving
brake when the No. 80 freight crashed into
1t from the rear The engineer of the
freight jumped and escaped injury, but
VIM. Keeper, the fireman, had his right
arm broken, while brakeman was slightly
burned. Among the passengers, J. B.
Dovel, OF Pinkey, o., was badly bruised in |
the side and limbs. Four other passengers
were more o. less injured. The hagman
had his leg broken.
AcATFIsH weighing ninety seven pounds |
was caught by a fisherman opposite Hem |
derson, few days ago In its stomach |
was found pocket corkscrew, poker I
chip small gold ring, child's safety
PIN, sleeve button, a collar button, four
silver dollars and other bric-a- brac,
SAMUEL l. EDWARDS has been appointed
postmaster of Walton, Boone County. ~
SHERIFF ISAAC d. MAHuRIy died at his
home in Caneyville, Grayson County, the
other night, after an illness Of several
weeks His remains were inferred at his
old home, near Spring Fork.
AN unknown man committed suicide.
the other morning, by throwing himself
under moving train on the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley railroad at
Fourteenth and Oak streets. Louisville
The decision of Judge Gracs rendered
at the March term Of the Circuit Court
Hopkinsyille, against the legality OF the
county subscription to the Ohio Valley
railroad, will be brought before the Court
of Appeal May 2.
The Addyston Pipe Foundry viii re-
main in Newport The ontract with the
railroad companies for switch has been
perfected.
LAFAYETTE RIDER, Of Newport was dan
gerousiy injured few days ago. While
at work at lmeson's stone-yard large
stone fell ON him and injured him inter-
nally. He can not recover
IHE Following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed for Kentucky: Henry 7.
Aud, knottsville. Daviess County; Frank {
W. Beatty, Saint Helens Les County.
emerson vest, Soldier, Carter County.
BILL SLISKER, formerly OF Horse Cave
heu at cave City few days ago. His
ieath Is said to have been most horrible
me. During the twelvs hours precsdin, +.
Iis death he drank gallon of whisky and
IL buckets full of ice water. His suffer- !;
ngs were intense, and nine hours after he 7
leo blood issued from his nose and mouth r
q a stream. ne died oil alcoholism. +
IN. BAKER was fatally crushed while r
oupiing cars at darlington. e
JAS. MILLER, Louisville hackman, had il
stable on jackson street. in which he a
ept Two hacks and four horses. He and
Is driver Felix Boges, slept over the
'aoie' Inc otner morning at two O'Clock q
a"aKened and found the stable in y
ames- ne rusnea out and gave an alarm !,
nre. Then he went back into the stable =
80 sAe 'uea u awakening boges and h
.s 'ne norses ioose- mat was the
:, ~ s..n =. nilns Inc rooi OF the stable 4
"a - "nne ne was inside ana ne was smoth- n
.eu anu purleu 70 deatn. so We're the I
~, "., norses s, anu carriages and the driver. I
~. osa .s. Doue' we're removed from the ruins Il
'0n a,'ei, 1'iner was popular hack
an an 1uou Town. n
az " arssw' 'ne marshal was shot by n
Itl named Jones, whom he was trying to u
40 Killed Jones' The marshal may re- \
'ver' :
SPENCER HARrwIe, of Covington, has y y