The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-01


derson county, Austin G. Caldwell
postmaster, Singleton, Meade county
VIM. II. Singleton, postmaster,
ThE ffty-third annual convention of
the Kentucky Christian Missionary so
ciety met at Frankfort few days ago.
About 400 delegates from over the state
were present The report OF the board
of managers was made, following the
presidents address II showed receipts
for the year for state work OF $40, lid, 10,
and for missionary purposes of all sorts
500, 412.20 The report showed that in
evangelical work forty-four ministers
were employed in the field, who report
2,1Sl additions; days of work, 6l39'
number OF sermons preached, i,0ip;
churches aided, 81; Sunday schools or
gained forty-two. The treasurers re.
port showed deficit of about $500
which was quickly made up.
JoHN G. SchuIER, in the coffee and
spice mill business in Coyington, has
made an assignment for his creditors
benefit
PM DEyEBEs, who shot and killed
Bruce Purdom, was tried at Liberty
and bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $500.
Al Newcastle an Italian peddler was
assaulted by Negro named Leonard
Taylor, and terribly beaten The cause
of the assault is not known.
PENSIONS We're granted the other day
as follows; Original, Widows, etc =
Minor Of Marion MeClindon, Hender-
son county; Sarah b. Williams, Semec,
Webster county; Lucinda Riley, Louis
will, jefferson county; Mary Hide
brand, Dallam's creek, Logan county;
Ann Cox, Louisville, Jefferson county.
THE Louisville board Of aldermen
the other evening adopted resolution
requesting the mayor to advertise for
proposals and carry into effect the or.
dinance providing for the establish
ment of a police telegraph system
NEAR Beaver, Ford county, William
Jones, son of Caleb Jones, the notori-
cas- feud leader, and Henry Bently
went TO aged Morgan Turner's resi-,
dence aud put a rope around his meek
to make him tell where his money was
About the time he was drawn up a
young man named Martin, who wa,
living with Turner, appeared on the
scene with a Winchester rifle and shot
Jones through the body, killing him
instantly. He then shot Bcntly three
times, but not fatally. Bently escaped
T. b. TPrETr, of Rowan county, was
nominated by the democrats for'repre.
sentative from the Bath-Rowan dis
tricts.
WIN i. MITCHELL, while coupling
cars In the Cincinnati Southern yards
Lexington, was caught between tive
Drawbacks and terribly mashed in the
groins.
An Camp Knox, while in fl of mel
ancholia, Mrs Martha McMahan pouret
! coal oil all over herself and lighted hel
clothes with a match, burning to 4
crisp
ARTHUR WATSON, who murdered
Amanda Cain at Independence
about year ago, was captured III,
other night at Frankfort lie escaped
from the Covington Jail about fiv,
months ago and has been at large eycl
/ since
While drunk and gambling abou
one mile from Park Hill Camp grounds
James Payne, of Fleming, shot an,
fatally wounded Mort Ferguson, o
Blue Lick Springs. Payne was terri
bly, cut in the head and breast by
knife in the hands OF Ferguson. II,
lies in critical condition The cam
meeting was largely attended, Gbou
5000 people passing the gates
JIM BOOKER, colored, aged H. wa
shot and killed at Sixth and Broadway
Louisville, by Frank Smith, whit,
boy, of about the same age.
WHILE stealing ride on the OH,
Valley railroad, at Hopkinsville, Allel
/ Floyd, colored youth, fell under thu
wheels and one OF his legs was cut OF
between the knee and thigh. lie re
ceived other serious, if not fatal inter
nal injuries.
AT LeatherwOod John Wilkins, col
ored, fatally cut his wife and escaped
JAMES NJ. KING a wealthy farmer
residing some four miles east of Adam
vile, discharged load of Luckshot in
to William Fuqua, "A young man o
Adairville. Fuqua will probably re
cover Disagreement about the rent o
farm, Of which King was the lessee
was the cause Of the trouble. Kim
had ordered Fuqua not to come on tn
place.
Al Mt Sterling John Samuels CON
mitted suicide by drowning Financia
troubles and insanity
SUIT for $4,000 damages has bee
filed in the circuit court at Hopkins
vile against the Ohio Valley railroa
by j. Webber Davis, of near HoplSin,
vile, for the killing of his son, Mario
Davis, brakeman in the employ Q
the railroad, who was cremated la TIA
wreck at Morganfeld last june.
DR. w. l.. LANsFoRD, the well know
veterinary surgeon and breeder, G
Lexington, was thrown from thol
oughbred colt and severely hurt. Hi
nose was broken, and his face and hea
badly bruised and cut
l. b. PURDoM, welltodo farmer {
this county, was murdered by Phil ID,
we're at picnic in Casey county. Dover
was mad because Purdom would mt
send his children to school taught b
Devere's son. lie has killed three othe
men.
DIX. GiEoRGE II, WALLING, OF Loui
vile, died in his 7lth year of disease {
the heart DIR Walling was the olde,
practitioner OF medicine in the city, an
a Mason of prominence
AMOS PAYNE shot and probably fata
ly wounded James Duer, youn
farmer, at Duer's mill, near Franklin
Payne escaped.
A WEALTHY Chicago woman intend
building in GAINESVILLE, Wis, as mono
rial TO her father, row of fats Il
which the deserving poor Of that tow
may live rent free.
NJ SERGE DE LAWN, n Russian. *,
had built q peculiar balloon, In whicI
he intends TO travel this month fror
Paris To Russia, and, ultimately, I