The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-04-20
NgsruekY STATE NEWS.


Al Lexington Mike Bqwtrman, one
of the best known turfmeu in the
world was made the defendant In a
5000 damage suit instituted hy Mr. ,,
G Graves The plarutiif in his pyti-
tion AYERS that during the March COM
bination sale conducted by Woodar ~
Shanllin the defendant beat and
bruised him To his damage in the ssm
Of $4,000 Brons,on 4 Allen represent /.
Graves
THE other night near the mouth of
Pigeon, in Marion county, John May.
nard shot and fatally wounded Angus.
tus Starr Maynard is brother ot
James Maynard, who killed Lewis Me-.
Coy two years ago in that county .
Maynard made his escape, tut the
sheriff is searching for him. The or
fgin Of the trouble is not known here.
THE property assessment at Frank
fort has been increased over 81, 600, 900. .
Nh SrERIING is to have new public
building.
THE work OF moving the pieces OF +
the old bridge at Frankfort is going
on.
AT Louisville VI. + McMinnis, on .
trial Tor the murder Of Andy Katlin
last July, was acquitted j
Col, WILLIAM o BRADLEY says he
will make the race for governor If the
republicans want him to
During recent storm at Louisville
the lightning knocked down police
man.
Miss EMMA EVANS, aged Is, OF Nc
Lean county formed an attachment for
Paul Baldwin, a worthy but impecuni.
Gus farmer Her wealthy parents ob-
jec,ed and placed the young lady in re-
straint to Illustrate an minated e!ope-
ment The result was a ladder placed
against her room window at night and
q buggy ride to the railway station
The other day the lovers passed
through Henderson to Evansville
where they were married The father
arrived ut Henderson just in time 10
encounter the returning twain and sub.
nit to the inevitable.
FEDDIERs license is SlOO per day at
| 0wensboro.
The state Grand Army encampment
was in session two days at Bowling
Green. At the first days session Daniel
O'Eeilly, of Leitchfeld, was elected
commander for the ensuing term, aud
| J, Hammond, Of Louisville was elected
senior vice commander The veterans
! received a royal welcome from the cit.
liens OF Bowling Green, Duke Bowdcn
addressed the cncampmcnt on tac
claims Of Louisville for the national
| encampment for 1898. His efforts were
! loudly applauded and all the delegates
are in favor Of Louisville AT the see.
ond days session the election Of officers
was concluded and then an adjourn.
ment was had. Hopklnsville was
selected as the place for the next an
nual meeting, A pleasing feature oi
the tncampmgut wasNhe courtesy cV-
| hibited by the Young Md ers OF tue
| Kentucky state guard toNtls old sol.
diers who were guests Of their city.
THE odd spectacle Of horse crossing
high trestle, an eighth OF mile in
| length, at a runaway gait, was pre-.
! scented to sncctatOrs at Lexington. tine
other evening. D G.. Moss and Gordon
! Voorhees, were driving big black
roadster on South broadway, when the
animal became frightened by the uol,a
from train. Dashing down the street
| at headlong speed, the horse threw on,
! both men and broke away from the
wagon. Turning down Bolivar street,
the crazed horse ran directly TO the
Cincinnati Southern trestle, and with
out a moments hesitation commenced
skipping over the ties like an expert
The trestle is $50 feet high, yet the
horse crossed it IN safety
IHERE was a duel with knives at
Water Wiley, Graves county, between
a preacher named Yates and tobacco
man named Ed Williams Besides dis.
pensing the Holy Word, Parson Yates
runs a farm a few days ago he
brought car load Of tobacco to Water
Valley, and he and Williams became in
volved in dispute and hot words were
exchanged. The parson went away,
but returned later accompanied by a
man named CasSion, who held the door
TO the store while Williams and Yates
settled their troubles with knives
Williams was cut several times and IS
seriously injured.
! NEWTON GAER&r, a well known young
merchant OF Nowen, blew his head
from his shoulders with large navy
revolver. 4 love affair.
toNTgAcr7 have been let for the
stand-pipe. boilers, boiler stacks,
pumps connections pipe and pipe lay
ing for the Mt Sterling water works
FRASRFOEI is Jcstirrinr herself in q
general brushing up and otherwise pre-.
pairing for three coming important
events The republican state League
meets there May 81, and the Kentucky
! Press association will follow on June "a
The last zig attraction is the state
Teachers Normal institute, which will
be held June H. Is and 10 under the
management Of superintendent Of Pub
! lie instruction Thompson.
REPRfsKNIATIFE LIsLE has secured a
favorable report on the bill for the
erection OF federal building at Mt
f, Sterling.
Hos CLAUDE MATTHEWS, governor