The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-07-18

Ave miles from Hopkinsville, condition
ed upon the subscription of 100000,
payable when the Standard Gauge rail
road shall have been built from Hop
kinsville to the C. and o. railroad.
JOSEPH VOOLFOLK sold his farm OF
$50 acres, on the Munday's Ferry pike,
near Versailles, to Mr.. Risk, of Scott
County, few days ago, at $40 per acre.
MARK J. LIsLE, of Muhlenberg County,
had one of his legs amputated, the other
day, the operation being necessitated by
blood-poisoning which was caused by
Mr.. Lisle having removed corn from
one of his toes. He lies in very crit
ical condition.
COLLECTOR BURNANI, of the Eighth
District, has appointed as Deputy Col
lector w. G. Dunlap, of Lancaster.
FLEM REYNOLDS, a colored man, was
shot and dangerously wounded during a
quarrel at Hopkinsville.
GLEN NUTTER was run over by a
mower, near Lexington, and seriously
injured.
WM. BANKS was arrested at Lexing-
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PENSIONS for Kentucky: Original In
valid-Wm o. Hall, James Salmon,
John T. Gillis, Lewis 7. Tomerlin, Bar
nett Williams, deceased. Increase, Old
War-Richard w. Wallace, Levi Rober.
Reissne-Samuel Black, Eli Hacker.
original Widows, etc.--Nancy o., Wild
ow of Barnett Williams; Lizzie H.,
Ill - II 81
Robert Brock, alias Dickson.
Mr.. JAMES BRIDGEFoRD, one of the
Oldest, wealthiest and most valuable Of
Louisville's citizens, died at his home
on Broadway few days ago.
THE organization of the board of cx-
been ordered. I. w. Blakey has been
retained, and Drs. Young and Nesbitt
have been commissioned.
THE contracts for building the first
ten miles of the Big Stone Gap extension
of the l.. Il n. were awarded the other
morning. Twenty-three miles of the
road are to be built, but it was deemed
advisable to let out at first but ten miles.
For the first two miles, including tun-
mel 1,10O feet in length, the bid of
Messrs. Mason, Hoge & King, of Frank
fort, was accepted. The remaining eight
miles went to Mr. r. J. McCrann, of
Lancaster, Pa, who has done great
deal of work in the section through
which the road will pass.
THE following fourth-class postmas-
tiers were appointed on the i2th: T. G..
Austin, Hurry, Lawrence County, vice
Robt. Dixon, removed. Ira ID. Willet,
Graneeburg, Mason County, vice j. B.
Howard, resigned.
THE following Kentuckians were
granted pensions on the 18th: Original
Invalid George F. Sturgess, John C.
Frakes, Sion Messer, Edward r. Bishop,
Samuel A. McSheery, Wesley Embry.
Wm. Green. Increase-Henry Pfisterer.
Old War-Nelson Mcintosh. Reissue-
Richard A. Bernard, Archibald Gibson,
Napoleon b. Devary (deceased), Wash
ington NJ. Conner. Reissue and In
crease-Israel B. Penrod Original
Widows, etc. Jeremiah, father of Thos.
L. Shy; John S., father of Christopher c.
Foster.
THE work of construction on the Ow-
ensboro and Fordsville railroad is pro-
crossing in a manner most encouraging
10 the directors, who desire to complete
the line as soon as possible. Several
hundred men were recently put to work
on the line, and it is predicted that work
will be completed long before the con-
tracted time. The whole route between
0wensboro and Fordsville has been sur
veyed and ties are being placed on the
grading by the carload. Track-laying
machines are placing the steel, and one
mile day is being made with ease. In
a few days laborers will begin laying
rails at Fordsville, and by September,
it is thought, the entire line will be
ready for operation. All the bridges
and trestles have already been finished,
and the approaches have long been ready
for the track-layers.
GOVERNOR BUcKNER has appointed E.
NJ. Flack commissioner for the Western
Lunatic Asylum at Hopkinsville, vice
Geo. o. Thompson, resigned.
w. S. BARLOW was arrested at Lexing-
ton for horse stealing.
THE following pensions are for Ken
tuclxy: Original Invalid-Wm. r. Hale,
deceased; Adam Dodd, Samuel F. Skeen.
VIM. w. Evans, Wm. Buckner and She
miah Watson. Increase - Charles G.
Case. Reissuc-Wm. Decker, VIM. r.
Sullivan, James I. Thompson, Edwin
Forbes and James f. Moore. Original
Widows, etc.-Martha d., widow of
VIM. r. Hale; Mary, mother OF Thomas
]. Peter; Kate McCloskey, former widow
of Lawrence Heidenrick. Mexican sur
yivors-Philip w. Zilliart
THERE is probability that the Ken
lucky Midland railroad, Capital Route"
will be extended TO Mt. Sterling. The
people of that town promise to subscribe
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
TuE death watch has been set upon
Dilger and Smart who viii be hanged
In Louisville July 81.
FRANK McGEE confined In the Louis
Vile Jail on charge Of petit larceny
was killed by fall from a balcony.
W. J. IlorsoN, under n ten years SEN
tence for murder, escaped from tho
Princeton jail, and Is still as large.
pnoR JoiiS PATTERSON, Of Lexington,
haa been elected principal Of the public
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