The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-07-27
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

will be at once begun TO make IL the
most successful meeting held there in
recent years.
TnE asphalt mines near Garfield are
now turning out from 50 to 100 tons of
asphalt daily.
CART. En- PORTER THOMPSON, super
intendent of public instruction, has IS
sued a circular letter in which he
states, among other things, that the
per capita Of the common school fund /
this year will be s.. IS against s. IS last
year
TnE following fourth class postmas-
tiers We're appointed few days since
in Kentucky: f. II. Riea, Alton, An
derson county vice A. b. McAfee, re- !
signed; j. T. Deaton, Bush Branch, /
Breathitt county, vice r. X. Baker, re-
signed, and L. O. Barhley, Caseyyille,
Union county, vice T. b. Clare, re-
signed.
In Graves county some fiend has re-
Gently cut the tongues out OF several
horses and burned barn, presumably
because he had grievance against the
men whest property was destroyed, a
THE state Librarian, relieved for the
first time IN four years from the extra
labors ihcident TO Legislative sessions,
has recently been workingfa big force
Of porters in oyerhauling the
states books. Something more than
fifty Thousand volumes, covering the
walls and floors, too, Of sixteen differ
ent rooms, have been handled, cleaned,
placed aud replaced in as near the
proper place as the inadequate and un-
suited building will permit.
THREE violent shocks of earthquake
startled the people Of Fulton. The
vibrations were from north to south,
and the shocks were sufficient to make
buildings swing Ike pendulums.
TIiE big spring near Leitchfield is
proving very beneficial this dry wealth
er. The numerous cisterns about town
that were empty have been filled from
this welcome fountain with the best of
water.
THE following post Offices were es-
tablished in Kentucky few days ago:
Baldwin, Madison county, Charles w.
Sanders, postmaster. and Vandyke,
Anderson county, Lloyd 7. Simpson,
postmaster.
During a heavy wind and rainstorm
the other day the large tent used at
the Wilmere camp meeting was blown
down and number of persons injur
ed. Mrs. Susan German, an aged lady,
had her leg broken by the center pole
falling on her.
Mrs. MARY MEAGHER shot and killed
her father, John Aschbacher, sr., in
!. Louisville, the other morning. The
woman claims that he had abused and
persecuted her until life was unbear
, able.
: Ara meeting at Chautauqua, n. Y.
the other day, of the trustees Of th'
American Printing House for the Blind
) Mr. Robert Cochran, of Louisville, wa
elected president; the Louisville Trus
5 Co. treasurer, and Prof u. u. lIuntoon
! of the Kentucky Institute for the Edu
cation Of the Blind, secretary. Th
Louisville policy was indorsed by
, vote OF 81 TO 8.
Hon. CHARLES U. McElroy, of Barrel
, county, was the other day nominated
: for congress by the democrats of tn
Third Kentucky district. Mr.. Harry c
S CORN withdrew before nomination
l were called for. and Mr. McElroy wa
chosen by acclamation.
r NIaHT POLICEMAN WM. BRowN wa
: decoyed into a negro boarding-house
!. Lebanon, the other night ostensibl
I to stop row that was in progress, an
/, was set upon by three negroes and S
e badly beaten that his life is despaire
I Of. Two OF the negroes were arrested
: but the leader, Charles Riggs, is a
+ large. The city authorities have o
/ fered a reward for his arrest,
y PENSIONS were issued the other da
s as follows Original Henry I, Adami
Il Hickory Grove, Graves county; jaime
e Miller, Covington; Frank Brown, CAM
y bell. Additional-Ge II. Marshal
r. Falmouth. Pendleton county; JAIME
Oliver, Williamsburg, Whitley countl
Il Renewal and increase-Burrel N. Wi
Il burn, London, Laurel county. Ii
e crease George w. Hilyard, Shad
If Grove, Crittenden county Johan
n Schirmer, Ghent Carroll county. r.
% issue-Valentine Nicely, Mount We
a non, Rockcastle county. Original wiz
l. ows. etc.-Mary H. Lowrey, CovinI
IS ton; Maranda c. Hinton, Settle, ALE
5, county; Lucinda Sidwell, Cumberlau
" City, Clinton county; Marietta Evert
c. Covington.
'e TnE livery stable of Turney, Clark
n Mitchell Paris, was destroyed by ii
e. the other morning. Loss about Sl,5C
to THERE are forty prisoners in Il
!" Richmond Jail.
so OVER half million bushels Of co
" are mined each week in Hopkins cou
ne ty, giving employment TO l,SOO m'
and boys, and supporting over so
people.
AT Richmond Earnest Crandall W
ia thrown by wild horse the other mig
so and had his head crushed under Z
Y, animals feet He may not recover.
nv THERE are thirty-ohc democrat
NY candidates for local offices in Cla
., county.
nv GOV. BRowN has offered reward
w $3.50 for the capture of the murderer
w Herbert Tucker, dead or alive.
Mrs. OuTrEN, who lives near Sas'
fras Ridge. In Fulton county, was