The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-15
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.


date for recollection 10 the national
house Of representatives
Al Princeton, "a village twenty niles
west Of Hopkinsville Page Stokes was
killed by Thos. Bobbitt IN saloon
row Iiobbitt fired Unfortunately
into n crowd Stokes fell dead with
bullet through his heart l,obbitt fled
and has not been captured
A rAssESoEn and freight train Of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
collided at darlington, north OF Hop
kinsville, the other evening. Three
men were seriously II not
fatally injured, and both trains were
badly damagcd
FRANK MONTGOMERY dangerously shot
Henry Carpenter az PIneyille The
men are brothers-iu.law, and Carpen-
ter, II is alleged, had been paying at
tentions 20 sister Of Montgomery's,
and he objected
ALTHorGm the election ofs seven
judges Of the eourt Of appeals under
the recent act Of the Legislature will
not occur for more than year there
are number Of candidates already an
nounccd.
PROF J. u. FlTznuGn. aged -, one
OF the best known and most popular
educators Of southern KentrcSy died
suddenly at his home in Christian eoun-
ty, after a brief illness
Isaac PoYNTEH was tried ia the cir
cult court at Richmond, the other day,
for killing Wright Arnold, at Paint
Lick, in April, and was sentenced to
nine years in the peuitentiary. lie Is
pcnnilcss and will not appeal. VIM
Mitchell and John Thompson, wit
nesses in the case. refused 10 testify,
and were sent TO Jail by Judge Scott.
There are half dozen other murder
cases on the, docket
THE monthly report Of the state
crops issued By Commissioner Of Agri-
culture Mcdowell reports considerable
damage to crops from constant drought
Tobacco suffered also FROM wind and
hail storms; average, 90 per cent corn,
u per cent. compared with last year at
90 oats average yield 24js bushels To
the acre; hemp, - per cent. The aver
age quantity Of hogs TO be fed this fall
is 70 per cent average quantity Of two
year-old cattle, ~ per cent
THE drouth is causing much uneasi-
ness in the vicinity Of Shelbyville
Sta.Ig a.r. -, ,H.rtua. ..N -, -,,.,a l.,
stances have to be driven long way
TO water Drinking water is very
scarce and the stock on hand Is poor in
quality, Unless II rains soon much
suffering will ensue
JAS LOVE-, who with George Mears
was arrested for murderous assault
upon Michael Doherty, Of paducah, has
made a full confession. lie admits
that he and Mears deliberately planned
the murder OF Doherty for his money.
When he struck the blow that felled
his victim. his companion was seereted
near by in the woods. and came out
and put on the finishing touches by
beating the unconscious man on the
head. Hopes are now entertsined that
Doherty viii recover lie has not beer
able TO articulate word since the as
sault
TUE governor the other day refused
to pardon young Hal Cockerill, Of EStil
county, who has been sentenced TO foul
years in the ponitentiary for man
slaughter With his influential con
nections there has been no fort spared
TO secure his pardon, and that the inter
est Of the executive was awakened IL
his behalf Is evidenced by the following
unusual Endorsement written acros.
the back Of the petition; '.ln this ease
have wavered My sympathies have
been greatly aroused for Coclerill, but
after mature consideration Of all the
facts my duty requires me 10 decline
TO interfere
Ar Shelbyville, George d. Cardwell
youth, took John Arnett for dog
the other night and shot him Arnett
died in short time. At the inquest
the jury returned verdict Of acci
dental killing.
5. 7. HUNT, one Of the leading farm
ers Of Montgomery county, made al
assignment TO DIR. j. A. Shcrley for. tho
benefit OF his creditors. His liabilitie.
are about $3.50 900; assets about S25 900
His oldest son, Il. J. Hunt, was one ot
his indorsers and was forced TO max,
an assignment r. } Hunt and Jolz
Hunt partners in farming, also as
signed. The two latter assignment,
were to John Morris.
Ar Lexington Mrs Dallas Cook,
Tarleton has filed suit for divore,
against her husband, Charles Tarloton
wealthy young farmer Of Fayett,
county. Her PStition IS sensational
She also sues her husband and hi
guardian Z. 5. Muir, for $50, 900 dam
ages and all proper relief.
ORGANIZED labor did itself proud il
Louisville the other day, and the cele
bration of Labor day was grand sue
cess There were over $4,000 men il
the parade, it being the largest demon
stration OF the kind ever held there
There was a monster picnic at Nationa
park
W. I. y. SoUTH, who ran for stat,
treasurer before the democratic sat.
convention two years ago, but on hi
defeat went of with the populists. wa
nominated the other day for state sena
tor by the peoples party. VIM Il
lIridgcford was nominated for repre-
sentative by the same convention l.
J Cox and Judge Tom Hines the demo
cratic candidates for nomination, spolS,
TO large crowds at the courthouse.
PENSIONS granted thesotbcr day Il
Kentuckians: Increase. Robert J. Huff
sulphur Springs. Ohiocounty. Origina
widows, Caroline Simpson, Fairfield
Nelson county; Sarah Mounes. Mill
edgeville, Lincoln county. Ellen Clark
Bardstown, Nelson county
RANDOLPH BLAIN, school board at
+ torncy of Louisville. was in Frankfort
the other day. and entered an appea
from the injunction hy Judge Edwards
against the distribution of free tex
books to the public school pupils o
Louisville. II is said that an efforl
will he made TO have the case advanced
ON the docket and heard at an early
day Of this term Of the court
carr +. X TURIN: the murderer o
W. NJ Carter. was released on bond a
Lebanon, after the jury in the case ha,
hung, with eleven for conviction an,