The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-30
M. F. COHLEY PuIliShSF.
THE COMMONWEALTH.

-. % AACaeA ou0 nv tultf lhbAo VI rum
seven to eight feet in length, has been seen
several times on the banks of the Licking
river, near Lair's Station, x. c. railroad,
recently. For several months 1t has been
depredating among the pigs, lambs and
poultry in that neighborhood, and a day
or two ago colored man was attracted by
the squealin of pig in the bushes, and,
repairing thither, the strange animal
dropped the pig and plunged into the river
and diveI out OF sight and entered 6
cavern in the cliff.
A MAN named Hamilton was stabbed
and dangerously wounded while trying to
separate two negro convicts who were
fighting, near Paris.
The Republican State Convention, In
session at Louisville a few days ago,
unanimously nominated Hon. John q Bar
ret OF Louisville, for State Treasurer.
ROBERT ALLEN, twenty years old, son
OF William Allen, farmer of Garrard
County was drowned in the kentucky
river at the mouth of Little Hickman
creek the other afternoon at four O'Clock.
The water at this place is about fifteen
feet deep. The body has not been recov-
cred. The unfortunate man is supposed
to have committed suicide, as he recently
had partially lost his reason from brain
fever.
The Pleasant Hill Society OF Shakers,
near High Brilge, is disintegrating. 1t
has been declining in membership very
rapidly, i'd the survivors are now pre-
pairing to allot the lands to the faithful
among this peculiar sect who still remain.
q the a aia1f "a n
IHE Owensboro and Falls Of Rough rail-
road is now in fair way to be completed.
Ihs right of way has been settled, and the
road-bed will soon be ready for the rails
as far as WhitesviIle.
The following fourth -class postmasters
were appointed a few days since for Ken
lucky: w. A Terrell, Bloomfield, Nelson
County, vice S. II. Wilson, removed; J..
M. Smith, Milwood Grayson County. vice
Benjamin Wills, removed; Price Oliver.
Mount Aerial, Allen County, vice G. p.
Russell, removed j. 7. Baadley has been
appointed postmaster at Fulton after a
fierce fight
The nipping frost the other night in sew
eral localities near Nicholasville did great
q image to the wheat, the low and marshy
helds suffering the most Advanced gar
den truck got setback.
A HEAVY frost fell at Paris the other
night, and all vegetables on the low-lands
suffered badly. Several parties Throughout
the county lost all the tobacco plants
which they had set out
MISS ExE FOWLER, a beautiful Young
lady, suicided by shooting through the
heart near Crofton, the other night, with a
rifle gun. Objections to her marrying a
man by his parents were the cause
ST. THOMAS ORPHANAGE. near Bards~
town, once famous Jesuit college, was
totally destroyed by fire the other day, i'm
volving an estimated loss of $270 7000 None
Of the l35 children were injured.
TlcE JOLLY has been nominated by the
Democrats of Breckinridge County to rep
resent them in the Lower House of the
IN Allen County. a few days ago, Mr..
and Mrs. S. j. Read, Mr.. and Mrs. e. d.. +.
Read, and Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Read cele-
brated their golden weddings. The gentIe-
men are lrothers, and they were ali mar
ried in the same year-1S39
JUDGE H. J. ALBEIT, who was. perhaps.
he oldest Odd Fellow in this country. died
1t Warsaw
DOUGLASS GREeoRY, aged eighteen
Tears, living in Todd County, took dose
u iodine, giving as a reason that he was
ired OF life. His recovery is doubtful
A MEETING was held at Lexington to
raise funds to employ an attorney to sue
tut an injunction against the committees
II the FIRST and Second Presbyterian
Shurches. enjoining them from removing
he dead from the old graveyard on North
street
JACK Roach, charged with counterfeit-
ng, had a preliminary hearing at Frank
ort and was held in 81, 900 bond to the
Iext term of the u. s. Court.
SOLOMON GooDRDGE, a colored prisoner
the Frankfort psnitentiary, fell dead
rom heart disease.
THE following fourth-class postmasters
we're appointed for Kentucky few days
go; A. E Rankin, Augusta, Bracken
'ounty, vice Jno. II. Bonda removed;
C. Peters, Middletown, Bourbon Coun-
y, vice J. w. Woodward.
The survey of the Louisville, Hardins-
urg and Western railroad has been tenn
orarily suspended.
JUDGE BARR is still try ing moon sinners
the United States Court at Covington.
Ibout dozen cases were disposed Of on
be 21st, and one half Of them were found
uilty. Three moonshiners were found
uilty ON sixteen different counts, which
Includes from the raising of the corn to
he drinking of the whisky.
JOS THORNTON, colored, charged with
utraging little girl, was taken from jail
y mob at Wickliffe. and hanged.
AUGUSTA WOLF committed suicide at
by taking rough on rats" She
as despondent over the death of her
lother. 49,
The Commissioner OF Pensions has an
ointed Boards of Pension Examining
urgeons for Kentucky as follows: Mt.
teriing, T. b. Taulbee and J. H Scholl;
neville, Drs. Bingham, Foley and D. d.
. Burchfield; Irvine, Drs. f. A. Lilly.lG
j. Embry aud II. P. Scott.
HARRIET ANN CURRANrs was arrested
Louisville on the 21st charged with
Hing Amanda Hardin. at Russellyille
'veral days ago. They quarreled over
venty-hve cents worth OF soap. The
Illing appears to have been in self-de-
nse
IN quarrel over Eve cents. at Louis
lic, Louis jackson shot and fatally
ounded John Bailey.
NEAR Bohan, ten-year-old boy named
aney Teeter hanged himself in barn
ith a plow-line.
HE Republicans of Estill and Lee Coun-
es met at Irvine few DAYS ago. and
minated Hon. r. c. Hill, the present in
lmbenI for the Legislature The Demo-
ats have nominated w. I. b Williams
r the same position.
DAVID STILL, Of Hopkins County, was
sited by a party OF White Caps, who
rev his furniture and household goods
i into the road aid broke most OF 1t up,