The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-10-20
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

nv oetoiiu iatt AHt NluHtTf DpItdis
rotted the fastest mile made by
this year, and the last race,
he corncrackeF stake, Dolly spanker,
he winner, made the fastest time ever
accorded by two-year-old PAGER.
AItEX county democrats the other
lay nominated Hon George w. Follis
for reelection as representative, by ac-
Todd county democrats
Mr. G. A. Denny for repre-
and in the seventh district
Mr. james H. Whitaker, of Logansport,
Butler county. was nominated for SEN
ator
SAMUEL JOHNSON, a prominent citi-
zen Of Christian county, died suddenly
at his home, near Johnson's Mill, the
other night, Of heart failure, aged so
years lie died in the same house in
which he was born and had always
lived, and was the oldest man living
born in Christian county.
The wife Of Sam Toll, colored, Of
Frankfort, gave birth to three boy
babies the other night. The mother
and three children are all doing we'll
The Toll woman is about 40 years of
age, and weighs about two hundred
pounds She has several other chill
dren
TnE court Of Appeals at Frankfort,
the other morning, reversed the life
sentence OF Hal Cockerill. nephew OF
Senator Cockerill. who killed James
Amerine, while assisting the sheriff to
arrest one Pickett The shooting took
place at the courthouse in Irvine, Estil
county in November, 1887.
DAN MAYS, notorious colored thief,
was shot and dangerously wounded in
Lebanon. the other evening. JaileI
Clark was guarding Mays from the
courthouse to the jail when the latter
made bold dash for liberty, with
Clark in pursuit firing at the fleeing
thief. Mays was hit after a hot chase
of several hundred yards, and was ther
easily captured and returned to Jail.
BuTroN CHAMBERLAIN, young man
of Marysville, attempted suicide tn,
other night by taking laudanum. Ii,
took too much of the drug, however
and will recover lie gave no cause TO
the attempt
AT lIopkinsvile Claude Robinson AM
Clarence Griffin, the slayers of LAIR,
Griffin at darlington, were the othe
day admitted TO $1,000 bail each +
await trial in the Hopkins circuit court
This was furnished, and both men ar
free. The trouble that resulted il
Larry Grifiin's death was occasioned b
the men going to Griflin's house TO Sc
his wife. All the men were railroa
hands.
NEWS reached lIawesville, a few day
ago from Slillman, a station five mile
above liawesville, that the dwellin
belonging to the Couty brothers, job
and James, was destroyed by fire til
other morning while the members {
the family were attending church Z
Sandy Creek Five hundred dollars
cash, about $3.50 Of which was in golt
was secreted in the house and was los
There was no insurance on either Ii
house or household goods,
RoBERT f. OwsLEY, aged about 4.
years, was struck by an engine on III
c. & 0. road at Lexington, and terribl
mangled He was taken to St Joseph
hospital, where he died. He was ne
married.
TnE Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellow
closed its session at Lexington the otl
or afternoon, and, after deciding
meet next year at Paris, on the secon
Tuesdayin October it adjourned. Loui
vile made a strong fight for the ne,
years meeting, but Paris outvoted he
CoIIEcroR SHELBY, OF Lexington
the other day appointed two gauger
They are Homer foushee, son of Audit,
andAssessor Matt Foushee. and ia
Eastin who was candidate for Il
nomination OF city treasurer at Il
primary Both these men served in Il
same capacity Gen. Robinson.
TUE grand Jury at IIopkinsvillc r
turned an indictment of manslaught
against Rich Phelps. colored. for Il
killing Of WIN. Beamcr Of Johns,
| City. Tenn, who was engineer for
show performing in Hoplsinsville Ia
May. This case has become noted in erin
inal annals of Christian county, as Il
deed was regarded as cold-blood,
murder ut the time, and yet the tes
mony was such that even the graz
jury could not indict Phelps last Jun
The ease has stirred up much i'll fe,