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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
CLOUD BURSTS.
The little Kanawba valleys Terrible
visit-An Entire village Wiped Out,
( Many Of Its Inhabitants doing Down In
tho Flood

tho Flood.
PAmCEHsBURG, W. VA, July 20.-A
terrific cloud-burst, accompanied by
lightning and thunder, struck the Little
kanawha Valley last night about seven
O'clock, doing greater damage in short
time than any previous storm in many
years. The Little Kanawha rose five
feet In less than three hours and swept
every thing before 1t. The rainfall was
terrible here, but is reported as much
worse on Tygart and at other points.
The worst OF tho storm struck the
lower side OF the Kanawha, filing small
tributaries from bank TO bank, and end
ing with the worst flood within the rec
ollection OF the oldest inhabitants In
three hours tho Kanawha raised six
feet, and ran out with such velocity that
itcarried every thing before It. At this
point thousands OF logs and a number
OF boats went ont or were sunk. Lit
tie Kanawha Company lost 1000 logs;
West Mill, ten RATS; Barringer, several
fleets; w. +. Padden, five barges with
ties. several Of which were caught be-
low; Keever & Co lost four barges
of coal; Miller, three RATS and
1000 ties; Taylor, one fleet OF timber,
Charles Wells, four barges In one
hour !, 900 logs went out. Mrs. Isaac II.
Tucker, Martin Lawlcss and an un-
known man were drowned. Above the
destruction was still greater. Big Ty-
gart Valley is completely ruined. Tho
big mill near its mouth went out and
took the Tygart bridge with it. In the
valley all the fences, crops and much
live stock were lost At Chesterville,
small town about ten miles above,
half the residences were carried of bod
lily and left incorn fields. In Clay District
a fine church and three dwellings were
wrecked. About noon information was
received that the steamer Oneida had
been wrecked and sunk at Enterprise
above. Still later report came that
the steamer G. G. Martin was sunk at
burning Springs. The Little Tygart is
also reported completely ruined. Heath
crington's store. Captain Spcncer's resi-
dcneo. c. 7. Cooper's residence and that
Of }. w. Smith are completely demol-
ished. but nolivesare reported lost as yet.
Tho worst story Of all comes from Norris
town a small village near the head OF
Tucker Crock, where the cloud-barst
concentrated in all its fury, coming
down in the village about midnight and
totally destroying it together with
many OF its people. Tho first report
gave the lost at eleven, but later nows
seems to fix the loss at greater num-
ber Tho houses Of the citizens are
said to have been picked up and hurled
against each other in such short space
Of time that no chance TO escape was
glven the people.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
RosBER ORGANIZATION.
A Gang OF Daring Villains Unearthed In
MlssIssIppi.

NEW ORLEANS July 1s.-The Picay-
une's Meridian, Miss, special says: An
organization modelled after the James
and Younger gangs has suddenly come
TO grief in this tLauderdale) County,
through the capture and confession OF
a member of the gang. They call them
selves the "Estabutchic Waspnest, and
their mission was burglary and robbery.
SO far eight members have been spot
ted. Six of thcse-Geo. Irby, Sam lrby,
Jim Irby, Luellcn Irby. Bill Irby and
Jim Jones-haye been captured. Two
others, Buck Irby and John Jones,
arc at large. The organization was
formed about two years ago, and
their populations have extended over
that time. Some days ago the store OF
j. G. Rainor, at Causevillc, in this
county, was broken into and robbed.
The next day the place where the spoils
were divided was discovered, near the
home OF Bill Irby. The unsatisfactory
whereabouts OF George Irby, his son, led
10 his arrest. He confessed to the rob-
berry. and told on the organization. The
members, except Bill lrby, are young
men, all white. They had regular sig
nal by firing guns whore to meet and to
lay their plans.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

LONDON, July t1-One more murder has
been added 70 the long list creditcd,to
Jack the Ripper In Whitechapel Tho
body of a woman, evidently one OF tho dis
reputable frequenters Of tbs district. was
found In Castle alley Tuesday night
only short distance from where the other
murders were committed. The body was
horribly mutilated and bears undoubted
evidence OF the work OF tho fiend whose
atrocities In Whitechapel have torrorised
the whole district repeatedly. The police
arc as far a. ever from Glow 10 tho idcn-
tity OF the murderer and scom perfectly
pnralyxed Tho excitement throughout
Whitochanolis q al fever heat
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

TmE worlds historians in coming
ages will have no complaint to make Of
the lack OF trustworthy and cireums,an-
tial data relating 70 the civil war Of
is6O-6a With n hundred or morc vol
uncs OF Official records from which 10
draw their facts. the students of the year
900 will have more accurate khowl-
edge Of this war than the school-boys Of
to-day have Of. say, thc siege Of Troy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
The soIdiers' Friend Dead.

BosToN, July 20.-Count Leo Schwab
died at Boacnmont, Mass, this morning,
The Count was widely known as The
soldiers Friend" Where he came from
or by what hereditary right he assumed
the title of Count is mystery. On
sailors and soldiers in distress or sick
ness he expended large fortune, and
no emergency was called to his atten-
tion without being met at once by a
liberal donation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

KNOXVILLE. TENN, July 20. -Informa-
ton reached the city this afternoon that
William Rule, editor of the Journal. had
boon appointed Pension Agent for the
Southern States, with headquarters
here. The selection gives general satis-
faction to all parties.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

The fcenndity OF the English sparrow
Is enormous lcyond comprehension. In
ten years the progeny OF single pair
would number 255. sl6. aS,i. COS. rs com
puted IN the Department OF Agricul-
ture. The sparroNs accommodate them
selves 10 any climate in this country.
In Mobile and In Minneapolis their stri-
dent iabbcr disturbs the people and de-
stroys their rest In the doing hours Of
1.s..n
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

ArAcHE County, Arizona, Is now with
ont practicing physician within her
borders An extent Of territory larger
than tho state OF Massachusetts, and a
population of scveral'tbousand people
without a doctor. Is, says an Arizona
paper. one Of the pecnliaritics incident
TO life in the wildand woody West which
would be regarded n utterly impossible
by people who live In the cover-mcdicatcd
Eastorn States.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

Tm London Illustrated News COM
putes the amount OF money invested by
Englishmen and Scotchmcn in Ameri-
can railway stocks at five hundred mil
lion dollars, in American railway bonds
at seven hundred and fifty million dol
lars. Tho railways absorb the greater
part Of the foreign investments, but the
British have an immense amount Of
money in other American enterprises,
and lately have been increasing it at a
remarkable rate.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
At,cmnt 10 XIII Dom Pedro.

Rio DE JANEIRo, July ls.-The En-
peror of Brazil attended a theatrical per-
fornsance last night. As his Majesty
was leaving the theater at the conclu-
sion of the performance Portuguese
fired a shot from revolver at him. The
bullet, however, missed the Emperor
and he sustained no injury whatever.
Tho would-be assassin was arrested.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Two Old Maids.

PoINT PLEASANT, Va, July 19.-Anita
and Miriam Boggs, maiden sisters, liv-
ing just over tho line in jackson County,
committed suicide last Tuesday by taking
arsenic. They left letter signed jointly
saying that there was nothing in life for
old maids, and that they were tired OF
it. They were in fair circumstances,
but had no relatives living.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
A Chicnro BoiIcr Exnlodcs,

CHICAGO. July l9.-Thc boiler in the
planning mill of the r. v. Stone Lumber
Co., on Hoyne avenue, exploded yester-
day morning. The mill was blown to
atoms, scarcely, board or sign of the
machinery being left. The following
were killed: jefferson King, engineer:
A. Dollar, laborer; Fred. Bethel, team
ster. Four other employees had most
miraculous escapes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

T. W. JoHSsoN. aliyery stable keeper,
Of Amsterdam, while out in buggy saw
the cload-hnrst which deingnd Johns
town, n. ". and says that IL was not a
meeting Of clouds which caused the pre-
cipitation. bat the overtaking of an inn
mense white cloud by an immense black
one, the black one making n spurt by
the aid OF a current Of wind, and piling
up on the white one. In about five
minutes large farm was converted into
- 1.L.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
win Finish tho Canal.

New YORK. July IL Contractor slavin,
who did good deal of the dredging for
the Panama Canal Company. says he be-
lieves the American Contracting 4 Dredg-
ing Company. of which he is president will
soon complete arrangements to finish the
canal His company is backed by enormous
capital, and is fayorably regarded by the
French People Mr.. Slayin sails for Paris
to-day to take part in the final conferences
ON the subject He says the canal can DO
completed by his company in four years
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

The celebrated Kong mountains OF
Africa arc about TO follow the Noun
tains Of tho Moon. which have been ex-
plunged from the maps. These mountains
were supposed TO be stretched across
Africa for ten degrees OF longitude
about two hundred miles north Of the
Gulf Of Guinea. Captain Bingcr who
has now returned from nearly two years
explorations in the almost unknown
region north OF the Gulf of Guinea, says
there is no such range as the Kong
rnonnfafna
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

THE oompllers Of tho now city dIrcc-
tory in New York estimate the popula-
tion Of that city AZ !. 5s5.6i0. This mum
bcr includes only the actual city resi-
dents II Il estimated that there are
in addition 100000 people who go into
and out Of New York every day. doing
business in the city and having their
homes In the suburbs
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Bride snddcnlr Rcref,.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 20.-Rev.
Denis Spurrier, pastor of the NJ. L.
Church. South, at owensboro, died sud-
denly while about mile and quarter
froA Mammoth Cave entrance in one of
the narrow passages without word of
warming. Mrs. Spurrier, bride of thir-
ty-six hours, was near him.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

THE late Mrs ex-Prcsident Tyler be-.
ramc the wife Of President Tyler somc
tins after HIS entrance into the White
House. and shared with Mrs Cleveland
ihe honor Of being married 70 Prcsi-
dast in oiilcc. As.fHe bistress Of tho
White Hodsc- -during the stormy term Of
her husband, Julia Tyler was renowned
Tor her hospitality and grace.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Burned with ThsIr Homo.

PoTrsvnLr, PA, July ~. AT Fracls-
vile, last night, dwelling house, cccu-
pied by an aged couple, Michael Nc
Grath and wife, was destroyed by fire.
This morning the charred remains of tho
husband and wife were found in the
ruins. The house occupied an isolated
situation, and the origin OF the fro is
unknown.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Anothcr Brcwcry CONC.

ALBANY, N. ", July ao.-It is beloved
that the entire stock of the Albany
Brewing Company has been transferred
TO the English syndicate. The Company
Is one of the largest in tho city. The
torms of the transfer have not yet been
made public.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Afser Our Organ Factories.

LAHORE, IND., July 2O.-A represent
ative of on English syndicate has been
at Chesterton, Porter County, TO see If
the Hillstrom Organ Factory could be
bought. 1t is understood that syndi-
cate of English capitalists want to pur-
chase all the principal organ manufac-
tories of this country.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
VOL. ". NO. AZ.
THE year isso will go down into his
tory as an unprecedented season Of
storms, floods and disaster in the United

The CONSULTATIONS grounding in
Chesapeake Bay has aroused unfayorable
eommcat in and out Of naval circles
The truth seems 10 be that tho Constcll-
alton went ashore because her officers
were not acquainted with Chesapeake
Bay. aad ''they bad no pilot on board"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.-Last night
Louis Clabrado, while pursuing his four
teen-year-old daughter, who was elop-
ing, near Waterford, N. j., with Michael
vinopoll, was shot by the lover, who in
turn was battered todeath by clabrado's
friends. All are italian.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

TnE question Of irrigating is ono OF
The 1prctsg questions OF the hour In tho
west There are millions, yes. tens Of
millions OF acres Of arid land In the
trans Mississippi States and Territories
that would become exceedingly fertile
under = system Of irrigation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

LANCASTER, o., July 10, City gas we'll
No. 0 came in to-day with flow Of TO-,
500 900 cubic feet per day. 1t is tho
eleventh well drilled in tho city, the
second in size. Every hole sunk so far
in this field is good producer, not y
single failure being yet recorded.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
LIGHTNING STRIKES A KING.

Rcmarlxable Escape OF Charles OF wurtem-
burg fsom In-t tant Death
BERLIN, July lz--Sunday afternoon while
King Charles of Wurtemburg was watching
a thunderstorm from the verandnh Of the
castle Of Friedrichshafen. lightning bolt
descended and buried itself In the
ground a short distance from the King.
Tho violence of the shock prostrated the
King. who lay unconscious for some min
utes. but he gradually regained his pow
ers and his physicians now announce he
sustained no permanent injury whatever
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

TIE richest man In Australia issaid to
be ascetic James Tyson. He Is credited
with being the possessor Of from 81, ,OOO.-
600 10 s4,oo0,o0 lie has never tasted
wine or spirits, nor has he smoked ono
ounce Of tobacco, and yet he is as rotund
- a bacchanallan.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Poisoned by an impure We'll.

. CARLISLE, Pa, July is.-within a
week past number of persons have
died suddenly at Path Valley, near
Chambersburg, from causes unknown at
the time. 1t has now been discovered
that well of impure water caused ty-
phoid fever. Some thirty individuals
have become sick, some of whom eau
not recover.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Harr Most panounced.

NEW YonK, July -. The meeting of
Anarchists yesterday, called for the pur-
pose Of deciding whether Herr Most
should be pronounced traitor to the
cause or not was very meagerly attend-
ed, and alter some speeches had been
made. denouncing Most in severe terms,
the meeting adjourned without action
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

SHARON, Pa. July sa.-AIrs, Mary
Robinson, aged 30 years, died to-day.
She was never inside Of post-ofllce or
railroad train during her life. She had
nnrsod General Hancock when ho was
an infant
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
warning TO Leo.

ROME, July a0.-The Riforma says:
II the Pope. in the evont Of his depart
uro from Italy, should contemplate re-
turning in arms TO win back temporal
power, he would find himself confronted
with insuperAble Obstacles.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Providing For Wales children.

LONDON, July 1s.-Tho Government
has accepted a proposal by Mr.. John
Morley that an increased allowance to
the Prince of Wales, enabling him to
provide marriage portions for his chill
dren. be substituted for tho proposed
snecinl grants.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Rcstorcd 10 the Public Domain.

WASHINGTON, July 20. Secretary
Proctor having recommended that the
reservation OF Ft. McDermit, New, be
restored to the public domain, being no
longer required for military purposes,
President Harrison has issued proc
lamation carrying into effect Secretary
Proctor's recommendation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

cmcAGo has completed all the for
nalities connected with the annexation
Of surrounding towns, and the mayor
has. BY proclamation. assumed control.
She Is now the largest city In the world
as 20 territory. and claims TO be the
second in the United States as TO popu-
latiOn
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25
Murdered His Bride.

ASHLAND, Wis. July so.-.Ioseph
Fuchs, aged forty years, living near Red
River Station, killed his eighteen-year-
old bride yesterday afternoon. They
had been married about two weeks. The
murderer escaned.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

NEW York. juno ls.-Passengers by
steamer from Port-au-Prince say France,
England and Germany have notified
Legitimc that they do not recognize any
blockade Of tho northern ports Of the
island.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

WASHINGTON. July ls-The Comp
troller of the Currency has issued call
for reports of condition of National
banks at the close of business on Friday,
July IL.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

LONDON, July 1s.-A shock of earth
quake has been felt in the island of
Arran and on the mainland of Scotland.
The shock was so severe that houses
were violently shaken.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-25

WAsHISGToN. July is. Tho training
ship Constellation was put out ct COM
mission yesterday at Norfolk, Va
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Early Life of Edmund Kcan.

No more remarkable career than Kcan's--
not even Thespis anywhere distinguishes
the annals Of tho stage. OF dubious BIRTH,
to start With, though rich in streaks of
hereditary genius descended to him. left
hamdediy, from the gay Saville, Lord Hall
fax and his fathers Irish kin, Edmund kean
was n wait from the beginning and went
through life as picturesque and varied, as
"spcc!lcd aud spotted" as Alolicrc's He was
an ill.gitimate Child marked from the first,
like SO many such, with the bar sinister"
the brand of genius. For years he was a
gamin running about London streets; a
mountebank in rags, n harlequin in many
colors; a tuinbler at the circus; a tight rope
dancer, boxer, clown, athlete, punchinello-
anything and everything, in short, that
would bring him in ha' penny.
Sometimes he ran away from his poor be-
dizened mother twEo alternately acted and
sold perfumes to fashionable ladies for a
support, sometimes he was taken in by
kindly folk, WHO cleaned and fed him, and
whom he was delighted to compensate with
his powers of recitation, wonderful even
when he was a boy Then he fled to sea, or
joined u strollins company dixie poor Cold
smithj, or recited in inns and barns for u
copper or lodging; always sure that his
genius would one day be recognized, and
feeling within him tho growth OF vivl,! IRA
matte power, often misunderstood ard
laughed at. Such was his early training
hard school, full Of bitter herbs and unpal-
atable e1periences.-The Critic.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Tho Demand for End Seats

Nine out Of ten people who come to u
theatre box office for seats want end ores
Whyt cannot tell exactly, Lur 1t ma, be
accounted for on the cloves between acts
theory. Tie demand exists uli tho same
Theatres all like to be obliging and the de-
mand is supplied Us far as possible, but as no
architect has yet been found who could make
every seat an end ono, there is an end to the
supply 1t nigh. be done by making rows
of four, but thai would be n great waste Of
space, and then '.ow odd it would look, he.
tween acts, to see two ladies with vacant
seats on either side Of them through the dress
circle and down to the footlIghts Wouldn't
it be a novel sishtf Scarcely more SO,
though, than on all off night to sell nothing
but end seats all over the house, and have the
centers OF ali tho sections hollow Tho only
thing to do is to effect revolution and make
it pleasant for men to stay i'll the theatre
from the open to the finish, and thcn they
won't have to climb over ladies' dresses aud
tramp on peoples scorns.-Opcra House Ageur
in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Life Saving I'm England.

century ago there was n popular preju
jice against interfering with the cond ton of
persons who had lost consciousness in the
water, and it vas to combat this folly that
DR. Hawes the founder of the Royal Humane
society of England, be2an to offer rewards to
those who would rescue the bodies of drowned
persons between London and Westminster
bridges, III order that experiments might he
made IN resscitat.n, them
AT first, the project WAS merely ridirulcd,
but as it resulted III bringing to ilte u large
number OF man mate persons. puhlc sym
pathy soon turned III that direction A snrl
ETY. OF thirty two persons was formed and
still continues tn flourish
Its work /, every year increasing During
the last twelve months. 533 persons were re
waried tor making attempts to save life. and
$40 persons were actually rescued from death
The society ignores all risk Of death, except
in cases of drowning, or suffocation from tho
foul gases of mines, wells or sewers. AL
though lives are every day risked in heroic
deeds of other sorts, it has been found best to
restrict its action to its original scope.
Seven kinds of rewards are offered. The
most common is u testimonial, inscribed on
vellum or parchment. Among the most dis
tinguished rewards are silver medals, of
which six were last year given, and the high
est prize of all is gold medal, awarded to
the case which shows the most gallantry for
the year.
The last gold medal was given to gentle
man who in pitchy darkness jumped into the
river to save girl who had walked into it by
mistake The current was running very
rapidly, and he had the greatest difficulty in
bringing her to the bank.
1t is a curious fact that Notwithstanding
the constant increase in England's popula-
shows hardly any increase during the last
twenty-five years.-Youth's Companion.