The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-11
Kentucky STATE NEWS.

tdeceased), Newport Campbell county.
Inerease-Jesse NJ. Phillips, Monroe,
Hart county. Original Widows, etc.
Elizabeth f. overfelt, Three Springs,
Hart county; Sadie II. Cough, New
port Campbell county.
J. Il. HArFlELn, a railway mail clerk.
running between Louisville and Nash
vile, was arrested in Louisville, eharg-
ed with robbing the mails
TuE school census for the present
year was completed the other day, and
shows that Covington has a school
population OF 1864 1t is decided
increase over the returns from last
year. and shows that the overflow OF
population from Ohio to the towns on
the Kentucky side is progressing rap
idly.
The following fourth-class postmas-
tiers were commissioned few days ago:
w. f. Heartman, Clintonyille, Bour-
bon county, vice }. $ Weathers, 70
signed, and L. Il. Jordan, Delaware,
Dsyiess county, vice Fernandino Myers,
resigned.
CHARLES LoRcH, German, has been
arrested at Paducah, charged with
forgery and with obtaining money
under false pretcnses
Hon W. T. KIsmALL, city attorney,
Of Lexington, was appointed city solic'
itor by Mayor Duncan, as provided in
the new charter
THE threatened strike of the carpen-
tiers in Covington is likely to be
avoided A few days ago dozen boss
carpenters agreed to sign scale similar
to thatof last year namely: nine hours
a day at three dollars. A majority OF
the carpenters organizations accepted
this, and they start TO work. Others
are still holding out for eight hours a
day, but with no prospects Of getting
it The nine hours scale will prevail
in Covington and Newport
FoREsr fires are raging throughout
the vicinity of Enterprise with very
devastating results w H. Griffey lost
500 fence rails; A. NJ. Shoy, 1000, and
f. Underwood. 1880 The miners are
out fighting the fire. r NJ Grifrey
barely escaped with his life.
CYRUS TURNER, an aged colored
man, was struck by lightning at his
home near Ktrksville. His injuries are
not serious
THE colored church at Ford, which
was burned recently, has received SSI'
insurance and will rebuild at once.
ARRANGEMENTS have been commenced
for chrysanthemum shownext fall, a
Frankfort
THE state press association viii
meet in Frankfort the first week il
June,
THE water company has sued Nichol
asville for So, 900 due for water supple,
the city last summer. The city refused
to pay the bin on the ground that tn,
water was unfit Tor nsc.
JUDGE GASrEiLI- in a decision rem
dered holds the provision OF the reve
nue. law requiring foreign building an
loan associations to pay license tax c
per cent of their gross receipts 70
the privilege Of doing business in thi
state is constitutional.
A. r. SUTTON was convicted at Louii
vile ON one count of forgery, and h
punishment fixed at two years in Ia
pen. There are still seven count
against him. His crime was the neg,
tiation of loans on forged whisky war,
house receipts.
THE post office at Bethesda, Bracke
county, will be discontinued after Ma
10
A WALNUT log buyer offered 5000 f
three trees on farm near Lexingtoi
An artesian well IS being sunk
Valley View.
1 GARRAEn county paid out last We;
s4s, 276 for fire insurance. and got baC
SIS, 1Si.
THE commencement exercises of q
Louisville Presbyterian Theologic
seminary, closing the first years st
sion of that institution, were held Il
other evening at the First Presbyteri;
church in Louisville The seminary
in most prosperous condition, and
future S assured.
> ADJr. GEN J. GRIPS WICKLIFFE Il
! other day sent his resignation to &c
Brown. II was promptly accepted, al
Senator a. }. Gross, of Breekinrid
county, who held the office but l
A.. signed TO become state senator. "
reappointed to the place. There is
constitutional exception in favor
military officers, and Gen Gross W
: continue to hold his office as senator
: well as adiutant general lie has 1
D sumed his duties
Col D. s TRUMBo, of Bath county,
), the latest possible candidate for co
missioner Of agriculture.
u Mrs LIZZIE KREMER, who was shot
I her bed by her jealous husband in Lou
vile the other da., has since die
Kremer is in Jail
J. +. OWENS, an employee Of an
!. stallment book concern of Paduca
was drowned off the steamer Bet
Owen early the other morning in Gu
!. berland river Owens was drunk a
had gone on an excursion TO the bran
penitentiary On the return trip
was either thrown overheard or co
mitted suicide. His domestic life h
been very unpleasant
BOYLE SHELBY, 10 years old, color,
of Danville, will probably be /
!. youngest forger in the Kentucky pc
y Tertiary when he is taken to Fran
u fort He procured money by forgi
q the name of his employer, W. W. VI
n lace, to checks, and was indicted
1T three cases He pleaded guilty to q
o. and was given the lowest penalty. I
~ others were filed away.
+ AT Paducah Alfred McCanley bl
"A out his brains He had umpired
game Of baseball and the fact that
O. decisions caused fight Is said to h;
g been his reason for shielding.
% Two young sons OF j. I. johnson,
ii siding near Hopkinsville, were driv
+, team Of horses the other event
& when the animals became trightel
,e at something and Tan off, hurting b
A. boys so violently to the ground I
II Herman, the elder. received fatal
jur.as about the hesd. The youn
brother may recover.
z At Euttawa Frank Woods. arr-g
+ assigned Assets SIS 900. iiatit
.e $1,000.
Is r ! Dnrry Of owensboro. scol