The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-03-24


FEIY PURE
KenOva i to have a s35!OJ0 de
pot. They have gotten as far a
the plans.
Hayden Ferguson committed
suicide in johnson county last sun
day. He was Young man who
has been leading a di-sipated life
for a year, having previously been
a respected man.
Ashland citizens are suing the
city for damage caused by INSULT
cient drainage Of the streets, caus-
ing their property to ~ flooded with
water. The result u the suits j..
awaited with interest in Ashland,
A. involving an important preee-
dent.
The appointment u : :. VinsGn
10 b. L. :. Marshal j. assured. His
chief opponent, Mr.. Garden. viii b..
Chief deputy. It's also given out
semi-officiaIly that jos. :. Miller
Will H. appointed Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue and Wayne
county Is happy,-Wayne News
In the Pike circuit court last
week King George Branham, for
the murder Of Will Pouch, about
two years ago. was given life
term in the penitentiary.
Also, Joe johnson, for killing
Win King, was given a like sen
tenee.
Complaints Of the inetiicieHcy o.
the mail service in Eastern Ken
lucky ar. always more or less in
order, but just now they are par
ticularly loud and deep. The Star
Route system in Kentucky merits
the early attention Of Postmaster
General Btssell.-COurier Journal.
John W. Sanders, coIored, and
Katie Silverthorn, a handsome
white woman, eloped to Ironton, o.,
and were married. They were
both employed a. walters in the
Of thu, AIger House
Catlett-burg. Sanders Is the man
for whom Bessie Allison colored,
suicided some weeks ago.
John Fleming, Logan county,
W. Va, murderer, was captured in
Wayne last week. He had been in
Kentucky since the crime was COM
mftted. but his wife died a few days
ago in West Virginia and ne ven
tured across to see her and was ar
rested.
X. Il. HOItOn and Webb Smith.
tw6.young men or TuekahOe. this
county, are the first from this Sec
ton to start for the Worlds Fair
Ii i not such an early start when it
Is considered that they will walk
the entire distance. y wager Of
slC1 will accelerate their move
ments. as the one arriving first at
Chicago i to receive that amount
-MayzviIIe Ledger.
Another through train will be put
on the Norfolk * Western On the
18th of April. II Will be a first
class vestibule train with all, the
modern comforts. II Will run be-
tween Norfolk and Columbus ard
i scheduled to make thirty-iivc
miles an hour on the Ohio Exten-
sion. 1t will make but few stops
and will carry maiI.-Wayne News
Leslie county has a population o {
500. Among this number are on
IL seyenty-six Democratic voters,
says the Jackson Hustler. Annu-
ally $1,000 is paid out to pension
ers. and there are but three rebel
soldiers living in the county, and
only twO Federal soldiers who
vote the Democratic ticket. There
lis not a single foreign born resident
Warren VI. Meek and A. X
Barns are organizing a syndicate To
build fast line passenger steamer
to ply the Big Sandy river 1t i
intended to build a boat that Will
run from Richardson to PikeviIIe
in seven hours The boat Will
have two elegantly furnished Sal
ons viii carry only passengers and
express on her daily trips. 1t will
be lighted with electricity and run
by sas.-Paintsville Courier.
The cOunty-seat of Mcdowell
wa moved two years ago from
Perryville 10 Welch, on the line of
the railroad. No jail has yet been
provided and last week the prison
ers were removed 10 Cabell county
Jail for safe keeping. Several Pris-
Eoners escaped from the Mcdowell
/ lock. uyi. during the extreme cold