The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-13
N. F. CONLEY Publisher.
THE COMMONWEALTH.

fessional tramp the other night The OH
Ger found Riley lettering about and or
dered him to move on, whereupon the fell
low assaulted him with club. VOLTS
revolver ended the fight
MISS MAGGIE ADAMS was drowned at
Vanceburg.
IT is now believed by the police that
Dennis Conneil, who was found dead on
the sidewalk, Louisville, the other morn
ing. was murdered. He lived in Shelby
County, and went there to draw his PEN
sion. 1t is thought he was killed for his
money by the thugs who infest the lo-
cality.
The President has appointed Thomas F.
Beadles postmaster at Fulton vice Henry
,. Taylor resigned.
FRANKLIN McMIcAN, Of Crittenden
County, committed suicide with a shotgun
He wa, seventy three years Of age.
ER4sTus AosELY wa. killed by the cars
at Hopkinsville. the other morning He
was sixty-fve years Of age.
A KENIUcKIAS named Lail was shot and
killed near Albuquerque, N. NJ.
WM- HUsEB, forty two years of age and
one of Coyington's popular and WE'LL
known citizens, blew out his brains while
temporarily insane, the other morning.
An old-style double -barreled pistol, the
chamber allowing bullet fully one
| quarter Of an nch in diameter, was used
10 end his life.
THE following fourth-class postmastsrs
were appointed on the 9th: Wallace
Skaggs Dezam, Green County, vice Elisha
Dezam, removed. w. II. Mcclure, Hum
| phrey. Casey County, yise w. I. Hum
phrey, resigned. Mrs. G. E. Carron, Phila-
delphia, Casey County, vice J. c. Thomas,
removed. Geo. w. Ray, Powder Mills,
Hart County, vice Decatur Upton, re-
moved. W. L. Pierce Yosemite, Casey
County, vice F. Ii. Taylor, removed
THREE conyicts were released from the
penitentiary at Frank a few days ago,
under the act passed by the Legislature
last year. Thirty-six prisoners are now
atliberty under the provisions Of this law.
THE grain louise, an insect or parasite Of
almost microscopical proportions is re-
ported on the wheat in various sections
Of Kentucky.
The body ofJohn Hervey, drowned nea,
Camp Nelson, has been recovered.
BETTE MARKS, colored, was bound over
at Paris, on charge of violating the
revenue laws.
A PECULIAR incident occurred in the
circuit court, at Lexington, few days
ago. Sam Smith, alias VIM. DAILY, a
negro, was convicted and sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary. The proof
showed that he had robbed an Italian Of
Lexington, who can not speak a word Of
English, OF fifty dollars and some cloth
ing. The money had been saved 10 pay
the passage Of the Italians wife to this
country, and the poor mans ten-year-old
boy seemed very much grieved because he
could not get to see his mother. His sad
ness touched the hearts of the twelve jury
men who convicted Smith and the sixteen
grand jurymen who indicted him, so that
each member Of these two bodies gave one
dollar toward reimbursing the Italian, and
the court officers and members Of the bar
gave twenty two dollars. thus making the
fifty dollars lost When the fact was
made known the little boy burst out into
joyful tears, aud between his sobs ex-
claimed: "Motber will come nowD
WoRD was received at Nicholasville,
few days ago, that J. l. Buford, who was
raised in Jessamins County, but has been
resident of Kansas City for several
years, is among the lost at Johnstown, Pa.
he was manager of the Opera-house at
Kansas City, and has many relatives in
| Jessamine. He was a nephew OF Mr. VIM
BuforL, of Nicholasville.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for
an excursion of the Louisville Passenger
and Ticket Agents Association this month
to Pinevile.
The Kentucky Midland road, between
Georgetown and Frankfort, is open for
traffic between those places.
/ The commencement exercises OF Logan's
Female College at Russellville, took place
on the 9th. Eleven young ladies were
given diplomas, as follows; Misses Anna
II. Bailey, Fannie C. Evans, Amanda
Swanson and Sadie vickers were given
the degree Of A. b Misses Katie II. Camp
bell. Neva II Garrettscn, Maggie L Green,
Hattie n Frazer, Florrie L Hafford,
Stella B. Swanson and Willie Twyman
that OF b S
REV. THOMAS BorToMLY, one OF the
fathers Of Kentucky Methodism, and an
able and admired preacher in Louisville
nearly fifty years since, on the 81 csls-
brated the eighty-fourth anniversary Of
his birthday by dinner at the residences
of his son-in-law. F. G. BrowneIl, Hop
kinsville.
TIE Democrats of Hart County met in
mass convention in the court house, Mum
| fordviIle, to nominate a candidate for the
Legislature Judge Macy was elected
chairman, and w. G. Overstreet secretary.
On motion of W. b Munford, Hon. John
w. Rowlett was unanimously nominated.
PENSIONS were issued to Kentuckians on
the 4tb, as follows: Original Invalid:
Ben jamin Clark Frederick Burns. Albert
c. Likers, George W. Warren, James D.
Ward. Original Widows, etc: Kate,
widow Of Dominic Dignan; Mary R, Wild
ow Of VIM o. Watts; Celia, mother Of
Moses Edwards.
A FINE flow Of natural gas was struck
two miles south Of West Point few days
ago. by the Otter Greek Company, at a
depth of So5 feet
FARMxRs in various sections Of the Stats
have reported the appearance OF seven
tesn-year locusts- Already vegetation Is
beginning to suffer
The commencement exercises Of Sayrs
French Institute tcok place at Lexington
on the Sd inst Nineteen young ladies
| graduated
THE nude body of Robert Allen was
found floating in the Kentucky river. near
Nicholasville. II is thought that he COM
mitted suicide.
Mrs c. E. cooMEs died on the 4th At
Pleasant Ridge. Daviess County, aged
ninety-nine years and 36i days She was
buried the next day. the Tooth anniversary
of her birth. BY her request there was
buried with her hymn-hook given to her