The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-01-31
THE COMMONWEALTH.


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brpisinr his haad or bodv cut through thu
hesb md MUSCLES like an ava leaving the
/ head attached onlv bv one touph ligament
on the lower side
Gro p Cam. Of CoyinRton. was grant.
! I'D a patent for an electric moter. and
Theodore ]. zoelIer Of I,ouisyille muni.
cipal telegraph system
killed Willie Gale. A bow nineteen years
old. The difficulty grew out OF quarrel
over lease of some land.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made by
masked men, near Ludlow, to rob an ex-
press train on the Cincinnati Southern
railroad.
The Queen and Crescent and Kentucky
Central railroads have reduced their
freight rates from the Louisville tobacco
district to Cincinnati
RoBBERs entered the Christian Church
at Nicholasville, and made way with the
communion service The set was melted
IN the church, where they operated with
blow-pipes. The melted silver was found
In the depot next day
COLONEL SAMUEL South died at his res-
idence in Franklin County, few days
ago Colonel South had wide circle Of
acquaintance and friends In Kentucky,
and became generally known as the lessee,
with his father, OF the State penitentiary.
ED SHoTwELL, farmer, OF Keene. who
shot Ed Mckee few weeks ago, because
the latter boosted Of familiarity with his
wife, and who has been in hiding since,
came to Nicholasville on the 9th and sur
rendered to the authorities.
Mrs ANNA MASTERS. wife of John G.
Masters. of Nicholasyille whose mind be.
came impaired a few DAVIS ago. was sent
to the nsylum nc Lexington.
-covyn,,,n pnvy T., ,h.
absence Of C,overnor Bnckner on The GOD
sirned the death warrant Tor the banrine
~ Monroe NiIrorson coiorad ~ $50
VILE Allen Comfy. The eIacutIon' as
now 6rad vvil, az 49, o. FriJ.,-
March % next. Wilkerson shot and killed
Berry Manion, at colored Sunday school
celebration last September.
COMMISSIONER CHAs. q. WILSON has the
following interesting news to communicates
to the farmers of the State. The letter ex-
plains itself: #
"To the Farmers OF the State: have for
free distribution limited quantity OF
Sweet Oronoko tobacco seed. which makes
a splendid filler. cures nm bright should
be well cultivated, well handled and air
cured, and grown only in such quantities
that thorough attention can be given 10 IL.
also have a limited quantity Of pure Blue
Pryor seed, and as long as my store holds
out, will send enough for bed, to farm
ers only, who may write for 1t. The
Oronoko seed were raised and warranted
by r. l.. Ragland, of Halifax County. Va. -
CARRoLLros has formed a Commercial
club with sixty five members The officers
are Colonel w. L. Smith. president; w. +.
Howe vice. president; James T. Fisher,
secretary. and board OF six directors.
A DELEGATION of colored people. from
Louisville, visited General Harrison on
tho oath.
Avoxe tho sto-ot lamar. and ,.,oor. ~.
noin,ed ~, tha con,nIs.iorar 81 fntornsi
Revenne we're George 4. Brv.n at wiz.
dom .Iames n R,rns al Iopi.vilIa and T..
ID. Craig at Frapkfort
F,ptY in tho snr;n, ~ tsss Edx.rd
Pa.es aoed si.ty-seve, var. n nromi-
pant farmer ~ orairr,d,e rnurtv ,-..
fonnd dead IN the ,roods near H,rdin,s-
burg. hut no clew could be found a, N
how he met his death His bodv was fopnd
,everaI DAYS after the deed had been com.
initial Tina had wa. sevsred from tho
hodv and so badlv mangIed as 10 maka
bis features hardly recopniynble Several
doy. GO co,ntv A,,or,av po,rl -
caivad q latter from a nsni,entisrv inm.ts
ot frankfort named Rurns who nronosed
10 throw soms LIGHT on the mysterious
trapedy. Burma was sent mn from there
Iast October for forgery. His story IL that
the old man WINS murdered by colored
and a white man. both residents Of Hard
inpsburp. that he had ON his per,on about
80 in money. and IT was TO get this sum
that he WINS knled. The parties CHARGED