The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-09-14
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

REPupt1cASs of the Sixth Kentucky
district the other day nominated MI
T. b. Matthews, Of Boone county, Tor
congress.
REV. FRANK PERRY, a prominent
Cumberland Presbyterian minister OF
that section, died at his home in Hop
kinsville, after q brief Illness OF "
phoid fever, aged about thirty-hve
wears. lie had for several years been
pastor Of church in Texas.
An effort to bride members of the
Paducah council has been discovered.
TuE banks Of Richmond did not OBJ
serve Labor day on account OF court
day.
CHARLES McCoRD, who mySteriously
disappeared from his home near Dan
vile two weeks since, is still missing
and can not be found.
A KENTUCKY farmer was "all smiles
the other day, because" as an ex-
change puts it, ''his farm had just been
enriched by seven colts, two calves,
two grandchildren and eleven pigs, all
in one litter
THK long continued struggle over
teaching German in the public schools
OF Covington was finally disposed OF
the other evening at a meeting Of the
school board. Those who favored the
retention OF German put in their last
effort in the shape Of petition from
several lodges Of Knights Of Honor In
favor Of German teaching. By de-
cided majority, however, the school
board decided that German should be
abolished outright in the district
schools, and II is left in the high school
only as an optional study. The fight
in behalf Of German was waged vigor-
ously, and the present result is general
ly taken as final. An effective argu-
ment Of its opponents was that in those
schools in which it was taught the
ranking OF the pupils in studies gener-
ally was markedly below that OF
pupils where German was not taught.
The board also abolished Greek in the
high school, very much to the displeas-
ure OF Supt warfield.
Letters received at the Louisville
board Of trade indicate that the immi-
grafton convention to be held there
next month will be attended by dele
gates from all parts of the state. The
movement is attracting much atten'
ton, and the prospects are that the
convention will accomplish much
good.
Ar Lowmansyille AL Borders wal
killed by John Stevens with knife
Political quarrel.
BmcK street paving may be laid a.
Owensboro.
CoLIECroR C. H. ROBES, OF the Eight
Kentucky internal revenue district, re
ports collections for the month OF Au
gust amounting to s69l, $500
PENSIONS we're issued the other da!
as follows. 0riginal-Joseph II. Girls
man, Jessamine county; Alvin u, Gill
ford, Knoxville, Pendleton county. In
crease Samuel Gilbert, Stephenport
breckenridge county. Reissue-Johl
W. Full, Smoky Valley, Carter county
Joseph Jesse, Gradyville, Adair county
Claiborne Hicks, Hopewell, Greenu
county.
NJ. d. FLkTTERY, assistant physics
director of the Boston Y. Nj. c. A. gym
lnasium, has been engaged as physics
director at Centre college for the sci
sion Of 1894 and 1895. He is q gradual
Of the gymnasium at Berlin, Germany
: university. lie will have nothing TO d
with the foot ball team, which will B
coached by Messler, Of Yale.
Ar Greensboro Charles Stuart,
:; years old, was sentenced 10 one year
the penitentiary for grand larcen.
J He stole SGT and five diamond rims
from a trunk lie is said to have bee
taught to steal when four years old.
Miss FLORENCE 0'NEAL, d highly r
spected young woman, dropped dead
heart disease in Client few days ag
A PARTY Of frolicsome young me
living near Kirmansville started
chirivari newly welded Stephen Gile
widower OF 90, who had married Gc
trude Hartford, a miss Of l6 III
mock seranaders created such rack
that the patience of Giles became e
hausted and he discharged a shotgr
into the boisterous crowd, woundiI
\ John Wagner and Addison Maso
Wagner can not recover. Giles h
been arrested.
THERE is lively fight on now ov
who will be postmaster at Pinevill
RS The incumbents term expires in Oct
Der.
EMINENCE college opened its tw ent
eighth session a few days ago md
the management of Prof W. 2. NJ
Corkle. with full corps of teachers
large number of pupils were enroll
Z and everything points to a successf
&. session.
YOUTH named Allen, who lives
Muhlenberg county, was struck
y, lightning during violent rain stol
the other day He was knocked sen
less, and the flesh on his entire rig
= side of his body turned black and
=, mains that color.
~ THE historic old drift-pils, just abe
the st. Clair bridge on the Rentuc
Sc river, at Frankfort burned the 9th
'm night The low stage of the river {
of posed large portion Of the pile, whl
ry. had become very dry during I
&c drought. The drift has been there
~, three-quarters OF century, and /
.a ne been the subject of several poems, G
-, by Henry I. Stanton.
REy. JOSHUA ARMSTRONG. thd old
and best known Baptist minister
that part of the state, died suddel
the other morning at the residence
his son near Litchfeld. Heart fail
was the cause OF his death lie ,
seventy-three years old.
A REUNION Of the Blue and the G.
was held in Boyle county. Nearly 4,
people were present
SECRETARY or STATE HGADLEY