The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-27
THE COMMONWEALTH.

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prosperous stock traders Of Bourbon
County, and for several years past had
devoted his attention TO farming.
ELM. KENNEDY. OF Paris, was married
in Cincinnati, the other evening. to Miss
Georgia Turner. OF Lewiston, Me.
The groom is aged seventy-four years,
and the bride several years his junior.
This is Mr.. Kennedy's fifth marriage
Mr.. Kennedy is quite wealthy, and feels
'.just as young as he used to be-"
The saw-mill belonging to T. J.
Congleton & Bro, on the river bank
mile from Frankfort, took fire. few
nights ago from some unknown cause,
and was entirely destroyed. The mill
was built about year ago and was com
plete in all its appointments The loss
was between eight and nine thousand
dollars.
An Frankfort, the jury in the United
States Court, in the case of Miss Irene
Cowden VS.. John w. Langley, of Floyd
damages for defamation Of character.
Langley is an ex-member Of the Legis-
lature. This is the third trial OF the
case, the other two trials resulting in
disagreement of jury. The suit was for
$50, 900 damages.
DICK SUTER and Duncan Holmes were
arrested at Frankfort, on charge Of
highway robbery.
A DYING miser at Franklin, burntd
his bonds and greenbacks rather than
allow his wife and son to get the benefit
of them.
WIN. CAssIUs GooDLoE has been ap-
pointed Collector of Internal Revenue
in the Lexington District.
A PEDDLER named Joe Lavine was
shot and robbed near Louisville. His
recovery is doubtful, as his intestines
are perforated in several places.
ROBERT PUcHErT, sixteen year old
boy, has been lodged in the Frankfort
penitentary to serve one year for robbing
the post-office at Marion of s35.
Rosa NEFF, a young servant girl, Of
Louisville, cut her throat the other
night. after sending for her lover, Lewis
Roberts, private policeman Jealousy
was the cause. The wound was not
fatal.
THE commencement of Nazareth Fe-
male academy, the oldest and most cele-
brated. institution of the kind in the
State, took place few days since nesr
Bardstown. There were seven gradu-
ates.
THE commencement Of Center college,
at Danville, ended the other day During
the year there have been large donate MS
to the college by Geo. w. Childs, Robert
Bonner, Eliot f. Shepard and others.
There were seven graduates.
THE State National Bank of Frank
fort, with capital of sl5O,00O, was or
ganized the other night. In the board
Of directors are General Fayette Hewett
Judge VIM. Lindsay, Charles E. Hoge,
L. G. Norman, John w. Gaines, L. X
Mcclure, II. P. Mason, S. B. Mason and
w. #. cambridge.
THE following fourth-class postmas-
ters were appointed on the Goth: J. w.
Keene, Adolphus, Allen County, vice E.
P. Hinton, resigned; s. A. Bushony,
Rockbridge, Monroe County, vice d. S.
McMillen, removed.
AT Bowling Green, the jury in the
murder case of Ewing Isbell, for killing
Ed. Gardner, after being out twenty-five
hours, returned a verdict of guilty Of
voluntary manslaughter, and fixed his
punishment at twenty-one years in the
penitentiary.
The court of appeals has affirmed Il
! Judgment of the lower court in the ca
of Christian County VS.. J. T. Smith &
| Co. This decision, which was delivered
by Judge Pryor, perpetuates the injunc-
tion to estop payment of the taxes an d
| inyalidates the vote on the subscripti.
| of $500, 900 to the Ohio valley railroad,
and 5000, 600 to the Cairo and Tennessee
railroad voted by Christian County at an
election November 10, 1885. The
grounds of the decision refer to an act
of March II, 1870, which outlines the
policy Of the Legislature to prevent
combination of strong influences oper-
ating in behalf of corporators seeking
to impose burdens by subscriptions
through the popular vote. The vote on
those two questions being held the same
day was, therefore, no fair index Of the
peoples sentiment.
THE report of the Auditor of Ken
tuCkN Cdllo atttutlOu W u luIt1tIIllu
misfortune which demands the notice Of
all who feel an interest in the condition
Of their State. The Auditors report
shows twenty-five per cent of the States
area is covered with forests, when pre-
vious statistics led us to believe that
forty per cent. was the correct estimate.
In Clark County only 125 acres of wood
land, not enough tomake an English gem
tleman's park, are left, and there is but
little more in Fayette or Woodford.
Such mountain counties as Breathitta and
Letcher are still very nearly covered
with forests, but as they are likely to be
soon penetrated by railroads. all this
timber will be quickly cut down and
hauled to the saw-mill
Pensions were granted to the follow
ing Kentuckisns on the 18th: Original
nvalids-Jeremiah Robey, James NJ.
Jones, Ancil G. Powell Robert II.
Cooper. Increase Solomon Cropper,
John Jones, Jr., Stephen Lamastus !,
Robert w. Estes, Barton Snyder. Re-
issue-Aaron Norton, John Tuel Orig
inal Widows, etc.-Mary E., widow OF
John L. Sellards. Elizabeth Denton for
widow of VIM A. Massengill. Mexican
Widows-Matilda l., widow of Robert
Moore.
GENERAL WILLIAM TEsirIE WrruEi,s,
an officer of the Confederate army. and
an honored Kentuckian. is dead at Lex
ington.
JAMES w. SHANE, of Grants Lick.
was tried ON a writ OF lunacy at Alcx-
andria, and was adjudged TO be insane.
lie was kicked in the head by mule
about seventeen years ago. lie was