The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-18
RnSrUcKY STATE NEWS.

4sAAhA 80 NNNfsff - y Nethfr
near Richmond, was accidentally aud
perhaps fatally shot by Alex johnson,
who carelcssly handled a shotgun. IL
was discharged the load taking effect
in both limbs above the knees
AT Princeton. Redwick Cridel, a
farmer. accidentally shot himself while
extracting the loads from an old pistol,
the ball passing through his body just
below the heart.
InE populists Of Henderson county
have nominated henry Dixon for coun-
ty clerk
THE state board Of equalizations con-
cluded its work of equalizing the as
sessment on the county property and
adjourned, after three months ses.
sion The total amount Of equalized
values is S51l, 9S3, sO2, on which the
state receives taxes of s., Az 9S615
THE first railroad west of the Ale
ghenies was built from Lexington to
Frankfort, in 1881
Col. J. h. BERKSHIRE, commissioner
Boone county circuit court, and Miss
Elizabeth " Ryle, Of the same county,
while at the races at Lexington, sud
! denly concluded TO unite their destin-
I les for life They at once adjourned to
the Baptist parsonage and, after secur-
! ing the necessary license, Rev. w II.
Felix performed the marriage cere-
mony.
THERE are little over ., 500 post Of
/ fees in the state of Kentucky
/ AT Princeton during qurrrel over
some trivial matter Ed Dixon shot
Adam Criden in the neck, the ball
barely missing his jugular vein The
wound is very serious, if not fatal
They are both farm hands
WIN j. PARKER prominent young
man of Paris, committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself Financial
trouble is supposed to be the cause,
J, He1eaves wife aud two children.
DECORATION DAY will be deliberately
observed at Maysville
THE Frankfort city council fixed the
rate of city taxation at e. 40 on each
800 worth of property, and also pro-
vided for a poll tax of $3.50 on each
voter in the city,
THE big fire at Lexington, by which
so, 600 pounds of high grade tobacco
was destroyed the other night for Dud-
ley Logan was the work of an in
cendiary.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows: ncrease-Nnliam 0asser
(deceased), Louisville, jefferson coun-
ty; Felix Woodward Livermore, Nc
Lean county. Original Widows, etc -
Elizabeth c. Gasser, Louisville, Jeffer-
son county. Mexican War Survivors
Increase: Benjamin f. owsley, Win.
chester, Clark county.
SEVERAL towns in the state have had
trou Die recently in preventing the tele'
graph offices from being removed, The
company has objected to paying the
local tax imposed, and in several in
stances has threatened to quit bushes,
unless the relief demand was granted
Horse Cave is the latest town to suffer
The assessor of Richmond has com
pleted his work and finds total wealth
of over $4,000, 900 OF taxable property,
an increase of nearly SIS, 900 over las
year.
The Louisville chief of police orderi
that bicyclists must provide themselvei
with bells and lanterns
PosToFFIcEs established few day
ago: Cutie, McLeon county, James Gnl
loway, postmaster; Herschel, Butte
county, Demsey A, King, postma
ter; Kepler, Warren county, Viote
Moulder, postmaster; Neal, Hickman
county, Luke W. Bostick, postmaster
Pinchem, Todd county, Lafayette All
shire, postmaster; Snider, Spence
county, James NJ. Walker, postmaster
and Taffy, Ohio county, Butler {
Rhodes, postmaster.
J. w. HANCOCK, of Nokomis, Ill ,wh
came to Owens toro the other day wit
a string of horses, was killed by run
away accident Mr.. Hancock was dri,
ing two spirited horses when part .
the pole broke, an' the animals, b
coming frightened, dashed franticall
down the street Their flight wa
stopped by running into post. MI
Hancock was thrown violently agains
the curbing. When picked up two rit
were found to be broken and his bac
dislocated He-hyed but few mir
utes.
Mr. J. L. KITTsoS, OF Philadelphia
the millionaire son Of the late Comm,
dore Kittson, has leased the Isle farm
/ two miles from Lexington, and will e
: tablish breeding farm thereon NJ
Kittson has twenty-five fine thorough
! bred brood mares among them SPIN
way, the dam of Iazzarone and Hant
spun.
Z JOHN HOWARD NoLEN was arreste
and brought to the jail at Frankfo
. on requisition of the governo
4 charged with murder in Harlan count
4 AT RUMsEY Rock, on Green river, ]
{. c, Jones, %, an employe OF the Cincil
natl Cooperage Co, fell overheard fro
| a stave raft aud was drowned.
E The post office at Pekin, Brecli
5 ridge county, will be discontinued aft,
: May 10
n PENSIONS were issued the other dI
d as follows; Original widows, ct,
n Sally Mosby, Warwick Villa, Jeffersc
county, and Mary Yancey, Covingto
e Kenton county
- RICHARD W. Gross, of Buffalo, Lar
il county, was appointed by Secretary Ca
lie Isle Chinese inspector at IS day.
e, The school census for Newport
! the present year was completed fe
q days since, and shows that the CT
is contains $500 children OF school az
J 1t is slight increase over last yea
v census
ARTHUR MATTiNeLY, the nine-yei
old son of NJ. $. Mattingly, one of t
c. wealthiest and best known resider
le OF Greensboro, was accidentally kill
IS the other afternoon lie had be
es playing with small rifle, and was
O. his way home when, climbing over
c. fence, the rifle was discharged, the b.
IT lodging in his breast lie lived only
ut few moments
he THE State Dental association W
hold its annual session at Louisville.