The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-16
THE COMMONWEALTH.

1 No. 10|N WV AAAAA- :
Hnntsrtown. near Versailles David Nasl
: . prominent farmer has lost several hea
Of me cattle from hydrophiA
: AT Versailles an Italian laborr on a
; Louisville Southern railroad was killed b
the explosion Of blast He had put In
blast and wept to his house $50 yards dis
tant when the blast exploded and q roc
descended on the roof Of the house, crush
ing through and striking the man on IN
head causing instant death
|, The boiler Of saw-mill exploded nea
OaktOn, killing one man and injuring sew
eral others.
DR A. c JoSKS Of Carrollton, has beel
appointed q special agent for the Interna
Revenue Bureau
A TRAMP named Burke was burned 4
death near Dixville
TOBACCO growers Of Caldwell and Lyon
Counties are greatly excited over Oh,
wanton destruction Of entire beds o
plants by some unknown miscreant<
| Ar n meeting Of the Democratic Stat
Central Committee the other night, W. h
Haldeman resigned, giving as his reason
his LACK OF time 70 devote to the duties o
the place. Mr. Charles p. Weaver wa,
chosen 70 eli the yacanex.
A DEnocRArlc State convention met Al
Louisvills on :Ae 9th. Notable men pres
ent were Senator Blackburn. Congress
men McCreary, Stone, Caruth aud Mont.
gomery, and Con-ressman-elect I. H.
Paynter. Congressman McCrearv wa.
made temporary and Congressman Stone
permanent chairman Without opposition
State Trea.urer Stephen G. Sharp. who
was appointed to succeed the fugitive
Tate. was nominated
JosEPH II. JOKES has been appointed a
gaager IN the Second District OF Ken
lucky by the Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue.
CLIFTON Corr, who lived near Owens
boro. met . singular death the other night.
He was called et : late hour TO 90 20 the
house OF q neighbor, whose daughter was
dying. He slept upstaIrs, aud in his hurry
he forgot trap-door which was near the
stairway. He fell through the door and
was killed by the fall. zzsusg
PENSIONS for Kentucky: Charles Wei
ranch, Alfred Warner. VIM. d. Conan.
George Baker, Abraham Slaughter (de.
eeased). Elisha Webb, John X. Stephen
son, John J. Mills. James Kiinrie.mith.
Robert A. Boyd VIM. II. Kug. Jesse p
Cox, VIM Jenkins, Georre W. G.bbard.
Jas NJ Miller, Thoma, Seymour. Jos w.
Dexter, VIM C. Young. Thos J. Engi.r
Thos. C Ashinhurst WIN c Whoberr
Thos +. Allen, Lafayette Loyeiov Aier.
Wilson. joan ]. Edwards Francis MeFI-
roy, Alex C. REYNOLDS. STARK Martin. John
W. KeIton. Susan. mother a. Fr.nt VIII
son; Abigail Heemble. for widow IN San.
mel Given; John G. father az John + Mai.
minors Of JaS L Harvey.
The little town Of Oakford. eirh. n;,..
west Of Owensboro w,s .I,.os, ,e,-i,,.
destroyed by fire the other evening. The
fire started in r NJ Hagan's residence.
and burned his dwelling and sfore. Loss
5000; Hagan & SANKEY'S mill. loss .. 500:
Talbo t's blacksmith's shop. loss $500:
VIM. Gordon's residence, Ioss 500: Mns
Mary Lancaster's residence, loss 5000.
Hagan's store was insured for Ss0O0, and
MrR Lancaster dwelling for q. 900. There
was no ether insurance
The following fourth-eIass postmastsrs
were appointed for Kentucky . few DAYS
ago: U. r Waller, Benton. Marshall
County, vice Mrs. s A. Johnston, re-
moved; Albert Liksns, CarTsviiie. Living
ingston County. vice Allen Lowery, re-
moved; John ca1mings Durbarton, Da-
viess County, vice J. d. Mitchell, resigned:
7. L Cioyes, Pennington, Graves County.
vice w. A. Hendley. removed; ThoA N.
Gibson. Hindman. Knott County. vice p.
NJ Duke. resigned; J. s. Burnett. Mt Pis-
gEh. Wayne County, vice Martha Shoe
maker, resigned; Il 4. Hubbon. Water
Valley, Graves County, v &c II. l. Bal
lion. removed; Mrs- Eliza Watson. Wat
son, Adair County, vice johnson Wathon.
resigned.
The Court Of Appeals has decided The
clause OF the wallace eleci;o, 49, AZ.
franehising iIlitarat.s 10 b inoperatixa
ADKAF mute named Kneibert Of Ind
low. was robbed Of forty dollar. an n rail.
road train
A DlsUsED trestle near the Kentucky
and Indiana h-is,a Io,,,xiIl, ,.-,,,,.t. -
being torn down, fell the other Afternoon.
carrying the workmen with il One man
was killed and several serioaslv injured
The structure was about thirty fe.t AIgh
and only six men were upon IL when ~.
accident occurred. Attic first ,ound az
the timbers parting five OF the men iumned
for their lives Albert Dptra ~. af,h
however, appeared dazei bv tn, danyer
and was buried under the frame-vort
His head was caught between tyxo b..r,,
and crushed perfectly fat. the brains b.
ing spatfered over the timbers for .ever,l
feet around
EsoutRK w. H AnHRosy. Of ne.r Rrooh..
vilIe. died The o.her ,,-h, =, -.-.I.-Ss q
his .sv.ntv-srth ~
DE- j 3 P,,cr % F-,n.,a-. a,.a :,
a,,Iv ,ha o,h.- -, ~
q. be.n one n ne mo-, nron,s.s-. -. ~
cians n that city FOR no. ~
wears - 80 80
Tur Actin, s..r...- =, -.
h.. .n,o;,,.5 N. soIIo,5,r 80 $50. 800
ke-n,.rs .nd f;.g-.rs. 49,. .,,
ex !. pin, re-. cs.. n 60