The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-08-10
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

escaped from iail at Brownsville after
almost beating Jailer Lindsay to death.
Bloodhounds were put ON his track and
he was finally captured few miles
from town.
TUX Third district republican con-
vention nominated Hon, w. Godfrey
Hunter, of Cumberland county. for
congress
WALTER ALLESswoRTIl a Young man
residing on the farm of Doc Moore,
near Woodyille. McCracken county,
committed suicide by drowning him
self in cistern.
GOV. BGowN issued call for spec.
ial election In the Tenth district. 90 be
held November 6. for the election of a
successor to fill out the unexpired term
OF the late Congressman NJ. c. Lisle.
A YOUNG farmer named Foster, while
loading hay near Massae. McCracken
county, fell from the wagon and was
impaled on pitchfork. diving almost
instantly.
A Mono arrested at Russellyille.
made a confession involving five citi.
zens Of Adairsyille In the hanging OF
Edward Traughber. July 10. Two of
the men. Moses Cook and Robert Hen.
derson. together with the Negro,
Prince Mcclure, are now under arrest
and officers are after the others. The
developments in the case show, il is re-
ported, that mob law was invoked in
Traughber's case 10 wreak a private
revenge, the man not being guilty of
any crime.
AN old colored lady at Richmond
claims TO be the mother of Pupilist
Peter jackson.
A CARLOAD Of matches burned AT
Blrgin. They ignited by friction in
transportation.
JoE BUSH, of Louisville, tried to re-
move bug from his ear with hair
pin and burst the drum.
The National Bank of Mt. Sterling
has reduced its capital stock TO $50. 900.
and will renew its charter, which ex-
pires in September.
THF preliminary report OF Internal
Revenue Commissioner Miller has inst
been issued The total collection of
internal revenue taxes in Kentucky
amount 10 s24 30s. GAO "a divided among
the districts as follows. Owensboro Dis-
trict-Collected by John Felapd slss :
73l. 81; by Joshua Powers. 81 21i 915. II.
Louisville District--Collected by Albert
scott. s22o. .Os6. 80: by Ben Johnson. slo.-
Sal. 54l.74 Coyington District - Col
lected by David n. Cominpore. S6s7.
4l756; by Alexander Dayezac. g.. eOg
O5l.s2 Lexington District
by Thomas Mcdowell. $3.50 777. .O3, bv
Thomas II. Shelby. s9s4. 277. on Rich
mond District-Coilected by Chas. II.
Rodes, SO, ,3l5, 032. 10.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows: original-Benjamin G. Ken,
dali, Pleasure Ridge Park, jefferson
county. Renewal = David Friedman
(deceased), Paducah. Increase-Wil
liam Dicken, Seventy-six, Clinton
county; Charles n. Stry. 0rigina
Widows-Maria Magdalena Sondergeld
Louisville; Anderson Kimble father
Charlotte Furnace, Carter county
Mexican War Widows-Jennette Fried
man, Padueah.
THE Allen Reflector tells of man il
that county named Harvey Roark who
has four daughters and all of then
have been married in less than si1
months. lie has advertised for house
keeper, and wants an old woman whC
will not succumb to the fever which
seems very contagious about the place
TIE president has approved the aci
granting certain property to the city
of Newport for public park. The
property Is the land on which is situa
ted the abandoned military barracks,
THE following postmasters were ap
pointed recently: e. Ii. Dempey. Oliy,
I'LL. Carter county, vice C. II. Scott
deceased. and J. 7. Franks, Stewarts
vile. Grant county, vice T.. f. Boles
resigned.
| FURNITURE win be made by the pen
hentiary conyicts.
PETER BRAsHRAR, ex-teller of tn,
First national bank of owensboro
made an assignment the other after
noon. He owns two large stone quar-
ries and a lime kiln near Stephens
port on the Texas road The amour
of the assets and liabilities is no
stated in the deed.