The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-11-09
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.


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A THEFT of 81 900 worth of diamonds
from the residence of S. o. Harris, at
Guthrie, is reported
THE new sawmill boat at the Gate
City is nearing completion
ACCORDING to the census statistics Of
1890 as given In a bulletin, s. per cent.
Of the farms in Kentucky are owned
by persons who cultivate them, and Of
these % per cent are free of incum-
brahce. The debt on farms is $780,
s54, or 40 per cent OF their value, with
interest at 6.6s per cent OF the homes,
80 per cent. are owned. and OF these %
per cent are free OF incumbrance.
The debt on homes y s3,034,6s4 with
interest at Ola per cent.
BOYD county was greatly benefited
by the rain.
LEWIS McGUIRE's little daughter
was killed by her younger brother who
was fooling with a pistol at Worth
vile,
KENTUCKY and Tennessee horse breed
ers are up in arms against the rule
passed by the turf congress prohibit.
ing the breeders from officiating as
judges
The Louisville tobacco warehouse
men, the other day. put into effect
their plan for cutting down the num-
her of agents in the state and abolish
ing rebates and commissions.
NEARLY all the eisterns in Mt Car
mel are empty and many of the wells
are very low. At no time during this
summer have the old reliable deep
veins been so weak as they are now.
Dir. w. I. MCKINLEY, of Spottsville,
Daviess county, was thrown from a
horse, the other night, sustaining a
shock to his system that resulted in
his death before assistance could reach
him.
NEAR Hopkinsville while returning
home under the influence of whisky,
Sell Smith, farmer, fell beneath the
wagon wheels and was so fear fully
crushed that he died after several hours
Of suffering.
PENSIONS were granted few days
siuce as follows Original, Morton Car
roll, Nicholasville, Jessamine county
John Storm, Claryville, Campbell coun
"; james n. Murray, Hillsdale, Simp
son county.
FoR some time past there have beer
meetings in Winchester of peculiar
religious sect among the Negroes
Their meetings frequently continue al
night, and the scenes are often as weirt
as the incarnation of the Voodoos o
the far south. The hall is dimly light
ed with couple of candles, and tn,
worshipers gathered around the altar
grooming their petitions with that mel
ancholy intonation peculiar TO the race
is striking sight. They are Gale,
the High Powers" and believe tina
by fasting, humiliation and praye
they become sinless and beyond til,
power of sin. They also believ
they can obtain the power to raise tn
dead.
THERE was disastrous wreck on tn
Louisville and Nashville railroad, be
tween Guthrie and Springfield tn
other night, caused by the parting OF
freight train, the two pieces of whic
came together with fearful force, dc
mclishing three cars, tearing up tn
track and doing other damage.
tramp stealing ride was killed Tn
loss to the company is about 5000
WHITE caps are again at work in tn
!. country that has been domineered owe
by Bill Goode, near Repton, and tw
women of doubtful character, who's
names could not be learned, were Will
c ped severely and warned to leave tn
: county. Their offense consisted, it
said, in giving shelter to Goode and h
friends Gabc Noll, who was visite
recently by a mob, and who escaped
the darkness returned the other da
and left note on his door, telling ar
mob coming to his cabin not to breu
In the door, for he had left for par
unknown, and would never return
Is now felt since the lynchings in tn
i section and the flight of Goode NJ
Noll that the lawlessness Of the gar
Is at an end White cappers and mo
are still on the alert, and il is believe
the work will go on as long ms the
is a vestage Of the gang remaining.
PENSIONS were granted the other di
e SIS follows; Qriginal-Demarcus L. G.
m liam, Coal Run, Pike county: Franc
Of Pegue, Kennedy, Christian county. A
y. ditional-David II. Hamblin, Lexiu
e. ton, Fayette county. supplemental
u james C. Williams, deceased, GAME
~ Vile, Allen county. Reissue-Joseph
" Grafton, Lewisburg, Logan count
Original widows, etc. Amanda A. W
liams, Gainesville, Allen county; WI
ME eV5l. Casper, Logan county.
MR. AND Mrs. w. N HALpEMAN,
Louisville. celebrated the fifth a
niversnry of their wedding few da
ago.
DOVER is to have new town hall.
WHILE playing with an ironing n
chine at Metcalfs steam laundI
at Hopkinsville, Champlin Brent
youth Is years old. accidental
set the machinery In motion, VII
his right hand was caught in
and before II could be extricat
RI was fearfully lacerated. the skin bel
torn from his arm THERE'S danger
lockjaw, and amputation will be nee
sary.
The following postmaster was ,
pointed the other day: Morgan II
neY, Fed, Floyd county, vice Cal
Akers removed.
A WAR upon moonshiners viii
waged in Harlan county.
THIS next meeting of the Medical
ISOLATION will be at Glen SprinRs,
May, 1898. :,
The democratic state executive CO
mittee has adopted ON amendment
the rules governing the party orgGni
ton, which prohibits government c
ployes OF officials from being memb
Of city or county committees.
Ar Hartford. Bert Bernard was 81
through the right side OF tho chest
Albert Austin and probably fata
wounded The difficulty grew out