The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-26

county.
Hon gro, E. STONE, who was given
the democratic nomination for con-
gress in the Eleventh Kentucky dis
trict, entered at once upon en- Gctiye
canvass.
OLIVER P. SEARcY and ]. 7 Ellis IRE
candidates for the legislature from
Carroll and Gallatin counties to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
George P. Gullien
Ar the November election the people
Of Morgan county viii vote as to
whether or not the county shall vote
sos, 600 in aid Of railroad TO be built
through the county, They will escape
the constitutional inhibition by appro-
priating the money for the purpose Of
building bridges.
E. b, MUIR, one of the wealthiest
farmers in the county, assigned the
other day at Nicholasville. Assets,
S75, OOOi liabilities somewhat more.
TnE complete returns OF the congress
sional primary vote were received the
other day in both Kenton and Campbell
counties In each county the major
ity for the present congressman, Col
Albert S. Berry, is overwhelming and
settles the fact Of his denomination be-
yond doubt.
THE third annual convention Of the
Kentucky Bankers association was
held in Padueah the other day, There
were about seventy bankers present
The total membership is Zoo There
are eighty-three banks that are
not members OF the association.
The aggregate capital of the mem.
bers is S3i,720,OOo, Of non-mem.
bers, $3.50, 900; surplus of members, So
s75, 900; of non-members 1854, 900
AT the session Of the Kentucky Ma
sonic grand lodge the other day the
erection of an infrmary in connection
with the Masonic Widows and Or
phans' home in Louisville was deter
mined upon.
WIN CUHRY, Of the Mt Pleasant
/ neighborhood, has been married sixty.
three years to his present wife; is 81
and his wife So years of age, He has
owned and raised crops each year on
the same farm, and has paid taxes to
/ the sheriff Of AdaIr county for sixty
three consecutive years His children,
I grandchildren and great grand-chil-
4 dren number over two hundred, nearly
/ all OF whom are now living,
THREE inccndiary fires were started
the other night, about the same time,
/ in different parts of greensboro, Two
1 cottages were burned and fire started
in the big Brooler flour mill, but it
was extinguished before it had gained
any headway
] PENSIONS were granted the other day
IS follows: Originals: VIM Craik, Frank
fort, Franklin county. Supplemental:
Andrew J Evans, Bryants Store, Knox
county; Jas. NJ Woods, Maysville,
/ Mason county. Original widows, etc;
/ Alice Mansfield, Uno Hart county.
THE Grant county poorhouse is in
very bad condition, and the grand
/ jury has taken hold Of the matter.
THE following fourth-class postmas-
/ tiers were commissioned o few days ago;
/ J. c. Cravens, Corona, Davicss county,
vice F NJ Howard, resigned; L y.
Wade, Cuba, Graves county, vice A. 5.
Pryor, resigned; ]. NJ Jenkins, Old.
! ham, Oldham county, vice R. E. l. Nor
gan, resigned, and C. l. Clary, shannon,
Mason county, vice j W. Clary, de-
ceased.
FRANK CHAMBERS, colored convict,
made murderous assault on Anthony
Vorcker, foreman in the penitentiary
chair shops, the other day, and infict-
ed upon him several dangerous knife
wounds, from which il is thought he
will not recover. Vorcker attempted
TO compel the convict TO do some work,
but the latter refused, whereupon the
former used a club upon the prisoner,
Chambers drew a knife and jumped
upon his adversary, stabbing him in
the breast and on the face and arms.
Chambers is one Of the most vicious
men IN the prison Hc was sent up
from Marion county, in 1899, for hav.
inE burglars tools in his possession.
THE old Whitmore s Rule saw mill,
Frankfort, which is now owned by the
Citizens bank Of Danville and the Far
mers and Branch banks Of Frankfort,
was destroyed by fire early the other
morning Loss, IS, 900; insurance, 81, 500,
Ar Louisville, Irene Bishop shot her
self five times with pistol She was
a Respondent scarlet woman.
EDMUND CRITIESDEN was lodged in
jail at Frankfort, charged with rob.
bling the mail while he was letter,
carrier there
CHRISTOPHER LoGsDES was the other
day appointed postmaster OF Hut
PRESIDENT RoDERr GRAHAM, Of the
Bible College of Kentucky, stepped In
to an open baptist-y, at Louisville, and
was painfully injured.
CAPITALISTS are investigating TIKI
praeticability of building railroad
from Marion to Smithland and on to IA
ducah. The Investigation 50 far is only
of superficial character "a genera.
preliminary survey Of the field at long
range
JonN CONVICTION, who shot and killet
VIM. Horney, opposite Gilbcrtsville
several days ago has been held by The
Livingston county court for murder
without bail
THG state librarian, Mrs. Day, ha'
just turned into the state TREASURY
$1,000, representing her recent sales I,
outside parties of the legislative act
and court reports
Mrs. BENNETT, widow of the lat
Chief Justice Caswell Bennett, is {
prospective candidate for state libra
rian.
Two Mormon elders named Freeman
and Mercer We're tarred and tcathcret
for trying to get converts in the vicin
ity OF Ccntertown.
Al sealville four boys determined t
play ghost and have some fun Thec