The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-01-10
CURRENT TOPICS.


In Franklin Coupty, Mass.
PErER Coos owns an Omaha theater.
He can do his own Kissing
GovKRNoR HTLL was insugnrated New
Years day mt Albany, n. Y.
NKw ORLEANS will not be able TO open
her 10000 900 hotel for year.
ATHENS Is 20 have connection with the
I through European railway route.
THE State Treasury OF Illinois has
$3.50, at on hand. and Is out Of debt
GENERAL HARnsos has insured his life
for $4,000 In New York company.
Tux Empress Frederick has collected
1900 newspaper oh tlarIes Of her hus-
band.
SINCE january !, no car stove can bo
used on any railway in the State OF New
York.
A xKw volcano Is reported from Tobasco,
Mex. II spurts forth large streams OF red
water
THE mileage of railroads iH the United
Sta tes has moro than doubled in fifteen
years
THERE IL said 20 be general decline In
tho interest In music Money receipts
show II.
nIOHE Nuuu IiNNVt III thNu Nun hotu Dhlh
out In the search for the murderer Of Smell,
OF Chicago.
liz isss thero were olghty-scven loyal
executions In the United States, New York
leading with nine
The new President OF Switzerland Is
named Hammer. lie Is expected to bit tho
nail on the head every time.
AT tho request Of Emperor William
horse-racing In Prussia on Sunday and
holy days has been stopped.
H. +. CnKATHAM. who hhs been elected
90 Congress from tho Second North Caro-.
lima District, was born In slavery.
The mayor Of Chicago has asked the
courts for definite instructions as to the
extent OF his power in dealing with An
archiats
IT Is proposed TO have an extensive park
at Washington, the expense 10 DO borno
Jointly by Congress and tho District OF
Columbia.
A fRKxoH chemist has invented process
for treating steel by which steel, bronze
and bell metal can be made at fabulously
low prices
THR announcement is made that PreSl-
dent Cleveland will permanently reside In
Georgetown, u, C., after the close OF his
official torn.
Tue Pope has written a cordial letter to
tho preiatcs In Ireland. informing them
that he has sent rich gift 10 each OF tho
Irish cathcdrals.
AMEnicAN wagons have tho market In
South America, aud tho American wheel
barrow Is TO be met with In every portion
OF China and Japan.
A MEXICAN sorceress has predicted that
Mexico win conquer the United States in
1896, and some OF the Mexican papers say
that she Is lnfalliblo.
THE number OF muscles In an elephants
trunk, according 10 London medical au-
thorltios, ia q, l22 and he has use for each
aud every one OF them.
IT Is to bo regretted that canvas back
ducks and torrapin are scarce this season,
the former selling at IS per pair and tho
latter as high as $50 dozen.
SAcRANESTo. CAL. has passed an ord-
nance making II unlawful for any person
under seventeen years Of ago TO smoke cl-
gnrottes within tho city limits.
''IY you don't want 10 buy, come In any
how and pct our cat" Is friendly invita-
Hon which q Sign in front of ScdalIa
lMo.l store holds out TO passers by.
OvER 1fty women In Battle Creek, Mich. 4
have formed dress-reform club, and de-
clared themselves against bustles, high
heels. tight shoes and stlff corsets.
DUNNO the past year l,4s7 persons COM
mltted suicide. or this number Las were
males and 342 females. The favoritc
method OF suicide was by shooting.
THIS country has laid nearly eight thou
sand miles OF new railway in 1883, and
thero are only two States out Of the thirty
eight which did not build single mile.
The German rifle factories are turning
out 5000 repcaters OF the new pattern
every month. At this rate two years will
be required TO arm the regulars and the
'iandwehr.
GovKRHoR HILL has appointed George B.
Mcclellan, son OF Little Mac, "Ian aide on
his staff This makes young Mcclellan
Colonel. He Is ono OF the Wall street 70.
portors for tho Herald
AN enterprising secondhand book
loaicr advertises "two pounds of good
novels for fale. Fiction is getting down
% fair commercial basis when Il Is sold
Dy this pound like butter.
) The car stove which Ia loaded with an
l1racite, and which goes off when tho car
I1aveethe track in bad accident is again
m tho corner, burning for revenge upon
those who have abused II.
A BULLET fired into Tennessee negro
who was stealing a pig struck him in the
|'.ht arm, ran up TO the shoulder, passed
down to the left side, twisted around two
ribs and dropped at his feet.
l.. ~. L..
Marriage is for life, and there Is no provi,
1|1n for Its dissolution. On this account lt
II snid that there is less marital infelicity
than there is in any other State.
A CITIZEN OF Fresno, Cal, has started
'ro1sum farm. He will also raise large
1nontities Of persimmons and sweet pota-
Io|., and his dinners In the fall OF the year
Will diffuse Joy throughout the commu.
THERE were IA persons lynched In tho |
United States last year, aud Of these 10i |
XI<o In tho South. or the entire number |
1|I we're males but one, slxty-seven were |
|I'tes seventy -four were negroes and |
I1I1o Indians.
IIrnR New Year, whats Not much, un-
III the coming Of the Glorious Fourth Of \
I0'@ six months ahead. Our holidays are |
not well distributed. Thanksgiving, |
IIfittmas and New Year, all in bunch,
n. It were. Then weary waiting among |
the boys for six months for the fireworks. |
a rEcuLrARLY novel letter has just been |
soI. BY nm inhabitant OF Bath, Eng, to
|I|.hd at Trowbridge. It was written in
..IIlhand on the back OF postage stamp,
|.| address being in ordinary writing.
I.. nissiye was dropped into the letter.
.1| at tho general post-ofiIce, and was
a.I delivered at its destination. !