The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-04-27
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS

Z VILLAIN ~ nANAf n clNNctll- y Ctf-N+0
boy, was carelessly handling gun the
other day at the home OF Mrs Garrett
in the east end of To,npkinsyille, and
by some Incident the gun was dis
charged, the ball passing through his
brain The gun was an old-fashioned
muzzle loading rife Of large caliber,
The top of his head was blown of. and
a large portion OF his brain was scat
tered over the room
Postmasters of the fourth class ap.
pointed the other day; A. l. Reach,
Basket, Henderson county, vice J. T.
Long, resigned; Sarah s Gill, Com
mercial, Union county, vice c, 5. llins-
ton, resigned; j. II. Davis I.ivia, Nc
Lean county, vice b. J. hedges, re-
signed; D. Nj, Covington, Topion, Lau-
rel county, vice J. ~ Coyington, %
ceased.
Mrs. l. L. HARRIS, principal OF Tlar-
ris institute, and wife OF C. W. Harris,
of the Nit Sterling Advocate, died al
Mt Sterling the other morning
ANOTHER promising oil we'll has just
been struck on Otto creek in Wayne
county, by the Kentucky Oil and Gas
Co, which concern already has num-
Der of producing wells in that section.
This will make the second large one,
and oil in it was found at 100 feet
For several weeks past there have
been sundry fires in all parts Of Padu-
cab, and twas evident that there We're
incendiaries at work few days ago
two Negroes Charles House and liar-
rison Dunlay, We're arrested charged
with arson. As the evidence against
them is strong they will likely he con.
yicted
| ASSISTANT CHIEF or THE FIRE Dr.
PARTMENT DAN ADnIs, of Louisville
has become violently insane from
brooding over his pay being reduced to
that of a captain.
THE assessment Of the bonded and
personal property of Taylor county
was raised l6 per cent by the state
board of equalization.
GREAT excitement is being caused at
Stone by rabid dogs. There are more
than were ever known in that locality.
A BUzzARD with trap hanging to its
leg was seen near Dover few days
ago
STREET car parties on the new cleo
trio lines are becoming the rage at
Frankfort
EMMA GOLDSMITH, of Greensboro,
after a previous unsuccessful attempt,
committed suicide by taking a large
dose of paris green The cause is at
tributed to the dcsertion of her favor
lite suitor She was but Is years old.
LOUISVILLE authorities work female
prisoners on the rock pile just the same
as men
Az effort is being made to build
schoolhouse at Stone.
INcESDiAnIEs are doing considerable
damage in the vicinity OF Dawson.
AT convention Of the prohibitionists
Of the First district, held at paducah,
Maj Josiah Harris a prominent law
yer, was nominated for congrcsswith-
out opposition,
TIM new bank at Eddyville is 81 as
sured thing.
Posr oFFIcEs established in Kentie,sy
few days since; Caleast Madison |
county, CALVIN East postmaster; Green
Chapel Nelson county, Vim L. Suther-
land postmaster, and Herrwood, Davies
county, Vim II. Shelter postmaster.
THE following pensions were issued
to Kentuekians: original-samuel Cal
lahan, Sections Creek, Clay county;
Willis johnson, Lexington, Fayette
county; Reginald benjamin Jones,
Richmond, Madison county. Reissue
Charles Rogers, Richmond, Madison
county. Original widows, etc. Senate
Bradley, 0wingsville, Bath county
Widows Indian wars-Priscilla Boar
man, Lebanon, Marion county.
HENRY BOWLING, once sentenced TO
death at Mt. Sterling for killing Lee
Brown in 1892, receives only ten
years sentence on the second trial
Ar Raywicls, curran Brady, aged ie
years, who is ambitions to be youn.
tough, shot Columbus Mattihgly in the
knee the other day. The wound is an
ugly one. The dispute arose over the
killing of Mattingly's dog by Brady.
Brady escaped, but was captured at
Coon Hollow that night
THE convention OF Normal institute
instructors will be held at Frankfort,
June "a, 10 and lG
WALTER ScoTT shot and killed John
johnson near Cleveland. because the
latter had wronged scotfs sister
JAMES GIBsoy, alias Jones, charged
with the murder OF John Boyd, prom
inent citizen Of Todd county, was ar
rested in Webster county and brought
to liopkinsville, and Logged in jail
lie was taken the other day 10 Elliton,
whore an aceomplice named Brewer is
in Jail. He claims to be Fuiltless, and
that they were all on drunk at the
time Of tnrrragedy.
AT Frankfort, Dock" Bradley. Il
J youth Of II years OF age, shot and
killed Eoley D5an. aged % years, the
other night The trouble arose from
Dean having stepped on Bradley's foot
The latter made some angry remlri
and Dean advanced with his hand in
his pocket as if to draw knife. Brad
ley warned him 10 como no closer, but
Dean not needing this, was shot
through the heart and died instantly.
Bradley gave himself up. lie is a ma
tive Of Indiana aud is said to have kill
ed man prior to this
IT is understood that Adj.-G Wick
life will resign about May l, to be sue
eeeded by Gen. A, J. Gross, who gave
up the Office to make the race for state
senator
TnE Paris Electric Light Co. has or.
dered $50 horsepower corliss engine
and new set of dynamos
THOMAS GRAY, deacon in the Eddy
Creek Baptist church, in Southern Ken
lucky, has been excluded from mem
bership for protesting and teaching