The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-09
N. F. C0NLEY Publisher.
THE COMMONWEALTH

Isle County, vice K i. Hooker, removods
VIM. {. Hendricks. Bardwell, Carlisle
County, vice John 7. Davis, removed; H.
II. Carton. Cadiz, Trigg County, vice A
7. Wimberly, removed; g. w. Llttlejohn,
Grayson, Carter County. vice A. +. Hill,
resigned; J. W. Demmbron, Horse Cave
Hart County, vice Elizabeth T. Miller, re-
moved; John R. Ledberry, smithland,
Livingston County, vice l. p. Haynes,
removed; J. L Weaver, London, Laurel
County, vice r. NJ. jackson, removed
THE other evening at the State College
Lexington, the steward, VIM Bush, and
student named J. w. Hardin, from WASH
ington County, got into an alteration
alb ut the di charge of servant Hardin
being the president Of the Students Mess
Club. Bush struck the student with club,
when the latter drew knife and stabbed
him seven times, one cut severing the
tongue Bush is not expected TO live
Hardin made his escape.
STATE INSPECTOR MILLER has made q
settlement Of the accounts Of the State
Treasurer, and found that there was Si05,-
934. go in the treasury.
HINDoocRAFT, baby colt by H ndoo out
Of Lady Grafton, won the Distillers' Stake
at Lexington the other day on slow
track, one and e-quarter miles. in 2:lL
MARGARET DELANEY brought suit in tie
common pleas court at Louisville against
the General Association of Colored Bap-
lists of Kentucky for S15. 900 damages ale
leging that she was. last December, in
jured to that amount owing to the negli-
gence OF the defendants. In walking along
eli fIaxn, Il ~ he dafa ma. -
she fell into hole by reason Of the stone
Tagging being out of place.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR BLACKBURN collect
ed Hos 732. 80 in internal revenue taxes in
the Frankfort division for the month Of
April
THE Capital Brewing Company, OF
Frankfort have sold their plant to Her
man & Pauk, of Milwaukee, for $35 900.
WALTER HANDY, one of the best known
citizens of Jessamine County, was found
dead in his bed near Nicholasville, the
other afternoon. Mr.. Handy was one Of
the largest landowners in the county,
an was widely known throughout the
State. He had been sufferer of Bright's
disease.
G. A. LIGoN, well-to-do farmer, living
ucuI IlObaIQby IlouuoLb0u OOQntyf COlAA-
mitted suicide by taking large dose Of
laudanum. No cause is assigned for the
deed Deceased leaves a family Of five
children.
Mr. OBE WATKINS, who fell from q
wagon at Danyille, several days ago and
broke his back, has since died
JIM DAvLIN was seriously cut by Bill
Colen in a street fight at Nicholasville
Colen was arrested. sz.
FIFTY-EIGHr head of thoroughbred
horses were sold at Lexington, few days
ago, netting $23,040. an average of $59I
KENTUCKY pensions were granted as
follows: Original Invalid-MiIton Bran
non, Sidney Q. Lainhart. James II. Din
gus, James E Evans, John Smith, Davis
c. GIore, VIM. Land, Robert Vincent Hem
ry Kraft, Richard Hobson, James Owens
(deceased) Increase-George w. Wade,
Benjamin F. Kessler, Overton Mays, VIM
L. Young. Harrison Cobb, Alexander C.
Noe. Original Widows etc. c.-Melvina,
mother of Harry Riggs; Annie Wilson,
mother of George w. Campbell; Green b,
father of Andrew J. Creekmore Mexican
Survivors-E lmund P. White, VIM A
Burch.
Das. W. b. DoHEarY. F. c. Lebsr and C.
F. Dupre have been appointed to the Lou
isville Medical Board for the examination
Of pension applicants.
AT Darlington, Louis Morton shot and
fatally wounded Miss Lizzie Hays, his
sweetheart because she insisted on dane
ing with Morton's rival at ba l. Morton
afterward killed himself.
THE Kentucky Institute for Feeble
Minded Children. located at Frankfort.
was totally destroyed by fire on the Sd
inst. No lives were lost. Loss, S150, 900;
insurance. S35. 900.
NATURAL gas has been found near Mid
wav.
DR. DOUGLASS HOWARD. a popular
young physician of Paris, died from in
Hammation of the stomach and bowels
AT Fairview, during quarrel between
two farmers named Cash Henderson and
John hcA'pin, the former was shot and
fatally wounded by the latter.
THE Washington Centennial in Louis
vile was generally observed as holiday,
all the city, Government Offices and busi-
ness houses closing at an early hour. The
religious observance of the inaugural Gem
tennial was general and all the churches
were crowded with large congregations
ARNOLD ScHUPoCK and Jacob Riabea,
charged with the murder Of John Chris
tian, which occurred at the Swiss colony,
Laurel County, April 7. were arrested Q
few days ago, near Chattanooga, Tenn,
and brought back by Deputy Sheriff c. II.
Randall
BATTERY B, Third Artillery. U. s. A..
which has heen stationed at the barracks
in Newport for the past year, left the other
night for Fortress Monroe They were ac-
companied to the depot in that city by the
St Joseph's Cadets Drum Corps, and were
One patriotic lady broke through the
crowds and kissed several Of the soldiers
in the ranks, creating considerable merri-
ment
Ar Paris, Judge Morton heard the affi-
davits the other morning filed by the at
orneys for Pat Hunt, convicted for the
murder OF James Abnee and refused to
grant new trial. The prisoner had moth
ing to say why the death sentence should
not be passed, and received the sentence
with the stoical indifference Of an iron
man. without a tremor. The judge set
Saturday. June 90, 1889, for the day of the
execution. which will take place In the
jail-yard there Hunts attorneys will
appeal to the higher court.
DIR. GEo HoLLrNs. prominent citizen
and physician of Gordonsville several miles
west Of Russellville. shot and instantly
killed Eugene Lyme, colored, at that place
The colored man had become offended at