The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-06-15
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

THE State Medical association has
been meeting at Shelbyville.
The Greensboro churches have had
two hundred accessions since the re-
cent revival
Ar North Vernon, Thos. Burltell,
aged l6, was drowned while swimming
in the MuscatatuclS
Two young women were caught steal
ing flowers from soldiers graves at
OwensborO.
The new Catholic church at Paducah
will cost $4,000.
j. p, INNS, one of the best known
men in the blue Grass, died at his
home on the Russell Cave pike. lie
had been i'll for a long time. His es-
tate is worth about Sl5O,O00,
The post offices at Blood, Galloway
county, and Helen, Taylor county, win
be discontinued after the 18th inst.
Al Lexington, suit for injunction
has been filed TO prevent the council
from appropriating funds for the
Catholic schools.
In the Trigg circuit court, at Cadiz,
Ben Ayeritt and Early Averitt were
sentenced to terms of two years each
in the state penitentiary for the murder
of Thos Gaines, last August.
THE internal revenue receipts at
owensboro for May were sil3,OO6.69.
THE school census of Christian county
shows that there are $685. children. be-
tween the ages Of and %.
THE republican district convention
at Nicholasville, unanimously declared
l2s2f,II Phil Roberts, of Madison county,
their candidate for congress.
ODE PAUL. who killed Ike Helm at
McKinley's Station, in Lincoln county,
last July, was tried for murder at
Stanford. and the jury found him
guilty of voluntary manslaughter and
fixed his punishment at eight years in
the penitentiary Paul is only % years
old.
A COAL famine is imminent at Bowl
ing Green.
THERE is a deficit of nearly half
million in the state treasury.
FouRTH-CLAss postmasters appointed
the other day: Samuel Callahan, Ca
noe. Breathitt county, vice VIM. Little,
I removed; X. L, White, 0akton, Hick-
man county, vice I, ID. Hughes, re-
signed, and B. 4. Candill. Quicksand,
Breathitt county, vice l., c. Roaa!k, re-
signed.
Ar Louisville suit for $4,000 was in.
stituted by p. f. Mullaney against
! Fredericka Oswald and David Oswald,
whom he charges with having him ar
rested. claiming that he attempted to
pass counterfeit money
The Kentucky State Press associa-
ton elected officers for the ensuing
year, the other day, and listened to a
number of able addresses. Col Ion b,
Nall, of the Farmers Home Journal,
was unanimously elected president;
Mr.. John A. Bell, of the Georgetown
Times, vice president, and Mr. Loving
W. Gaines. of the EllSton Progress,
was made secretary. after an inter
esting contest with Mr.. Robert Morn.
[ ingstar.
| Miss ELIZA PATTERoNs and James
Owens, of Larue county, eloped and
were married at Jacksonville, Ind,
The bride left home barefooted, but
was supplied with footwear on reach.
ing Louisville. The parties are well to
do people.
LIGHTNING killed four hogs belonging
to Ed Rice near Richmond.
THE city council of Paducah has re.
fused TO renew its contract with the
gas company and the town will remain
in darkness for an indefinite period. 1t
is proposed to have an electric light
plant erected as soon as possible.
The examining trial of Hugh Asher,
one of the young men charged with
completely in the killing of Andy John
son, took place at Pineville the other
day. A large number of witnesses de-
tailed the circumstances of the tragedy,
but there was no evidence against
Asher. and he was discharged. How
ard Tate, the young man who is now
known to have shot johnson, is still
missing.
WV. HAMMILL, of Covington, commit
ted suicide the other afternoon by
hanging. He had only been married
about two weeks, and the supposition
is that he was temporarily insane, lie
was injured about six weeks ago by
falling from train. and has com
planned of pain in his head ever since.
He was twenty-three years of age.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows, original; Vim. II. HORNE,
orell, jefferson county. Restoration
and REISSUE; Frank Barnes, Richmond
Madison county. Renewal: John
Dickson, Saulsberry, Carter county,;
Benz. Wood, Washington, Mason coun-
ty. Reissue: Adrain c. Shelby, (de-
ceasedl Covington, Kenton county.
I Original widows, etc: Ann Spaulding.
Louisville, jefferson county. Original
widows: Minors of Adrain C. Shelby,
Covington, Kenton county; Nancy Lit
tie. Carrollton, Carroll county.
w. r. GRIFFITH, of Greensboro. was
the other day appointed chief of d.
vision in the post Office department.
This is the first Kentuclsian TO get any
thing from Mr.. Bissell Representative
Ellis worked the appointed.
THOMAS BURKE, aged about 10 years,
was drowned in the MusoatatuclS river,
near North Vernon, the other after.
noon, while swimming, being seized
with cramps and going down before
assistance could reach him.. The body
was recovered late in the afternoon.
In fight at Paris Moan Moore. son
of DIR. Noah $ Moore, cut IIughey Too
lin with knife, and Mike Toolin, a
brother, carved up Moore. The latter
received dangerous wounds about
the head and neck, which may prove
serious.
A DISPATCH received at Hopkinsville
from Hot Springs brings the news OF
the death of Judge H. r. Littell. Of
Hopkinsville president Of the Citv
bank a lawyer of large practice and q
gentleman of wealth and influence in
that community.
Posr OFFICES established Daleshurg
Fleming county; Sewellton, Russell
county.
I TnE country residence of William
Cautrill, located ON the Ironworl,s
| pike five miles from Lexington v,.4