The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-06-29
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

bddhtfigf Eillsbufg. taSeN county vice
Amanda Mills, resigned,
Gov MecRrARF's bill appropriaiing
s25. 600 FOR improvements on the gop-
efpment building at Richmond, has
been fayorably reported 70 the house
TIM ease Of Beverly Adams. colored,
for the murder OF Otto Campbell in
Christian county in May, was eonclud-
ed the other day, aud resulted in a ver-
diet Of murder in the first degree and
the penalty was fixed at death The
time Of execution will be fixed by the
court. This is one Of the most noted
cases that has come up for trial in that
county IN years, Adams having called
Campbell to his door al midnight aud
shot him dead for an imaginary
wrong.
JsssE STONY, wealthy farmer re-
siding at Roaring Springs, near the
Christian and Trigg county line, met
with his death the other evening from
being kicked by mule The day be-
fore he was leading tho animal 10
water at pond, but the mule held
back when in trying 70 force ii into
the water he received kick in the
stomach that resulted fatally lie was
ifty-twoycars old.
PENSIONS were issued the other day
as follows Original Ell1anah Spur
lock- Manchester, Clay county Re-
ncwal Andreas SpeclS, Coyington,
Kenton county Increase James
a. Watts Darlington, Hopkins
county Reissue Hartford Sowders,
Brownsville, Edmonson county; John
J. Hopkins, Coyington, Kenton county;
John n Pearman, Buffalo. Larue coun-
", Henry c. Bushong. Rocl, Bridge,
Monroe county. Original widows. etc.
-George Jones (fathcr), Maud, Wash
ingto" county
DiEFESBAcifs circus, which was
showing at Padueah, was attached by
the musicians.
LEXINGTON is agitating the question
Of establishing home for fallen wom-
en-
CHARLES c. MooRE, the infdel prohi-
bition editor of the Bluegrass Blade
announces himself candidate for CON
gress from the Lexington district.
Rev. R. II. RIVERS, DID, eminent
Methodist minister, died the other day
At Louisville
! z. 4. TAYLOR, a convict from LeXing-
ton charged with shooting. was par
doned BY Gov Brown. but when he
saw the documents he fell back dead.
The case of the commonwealth
lagainst Goodloe Combs, Of Breathitt
county, as accessory 20 the murder Of
John A. Rose, and who, at the Feb
ruary term of court, received life
sentence, which was reversed by the
court Of appeals, was continued until
the November term Of the Powell cir,
cult court lie was released on bail oi
$500.
MAI LOCKWOOD, the government en-
gineer. has recently been in eonsulta
tion with the business men of Hartford
and other points along Rough river
concerning the opening OF that strean
TO navigation. The major was asked
as 70 what could be done to facilitat,
matters, and ne informed the gentle
men present that the completion o
the lock begun in that river woul,
take about eight years II the appropri
ationS would not exceed 900 to SIS,
600 each session Of congress. He wa
asked about what would be done in tn,
way Of temporary locks until the per
/ manent one could be finished. HI
stated that. If the whole appropriation
required 20 build the lock was avail
able the river could be made navigablt
in one seasons work As TO temporarl
works in order to secure immediat,
! navigation he could not give informa
tion until he had seen the condition o
the river and its banks in the vicinit,
OF the shoal places.
YoNG Leonard Fortune accidental,
killed himself at Mt Sterling Will,
iooling with revolver.
TIN telephone line between Hender
son and Louisville is being rebuilt.
TuE funeral Of VIM. p. Welsh, der
uty collector, was the largest ever seel
: in Lexington.
Cot WALTER EVANS was nominate
! for congress By the republicans at Lou
! isyille.
KENTUCKY is called a backward stat
in educational matters, yet during thi
single year She will have put into he
schouihouses more than quarter of
million dollars in furniture and ~
paratus.
Az independent republican conver
tion has been called 10 assemble at th
. courthouse in llopllinsyille saturday
July z This call is the outgrowth {
the discomfort of the colored elemen
: which represent so per cent. of til
:, voters OF the party in Christian county
! The regular republicans are very niue
4 exercised over this revolt
q Pensions were issued the other da
r. as follows: Original Thomas W. Laml
a Williamsburg, Whitley county. Rest
ration and reissue William Nabe
+ Newport, Campbell county Renew;
r Calvin W. Meacham, Paducah, NJ
Craekcn county. Original widows, et
Mary Kemp, sulphur Henry COUNT
Mollic L. Summers, Milburn, Carlisl
y county: Mexican war widows -Bridg,
$ Mcintyre Covington Kenton county,
q TuE post Office at Pinchcm, Tod
" county win be discontinued after Jur
q 30
JonN DIGGs, colored, burglarized
house near White Hall the other nigh
taking money and other valuables. i
) was caught and will be sent TO Il
penitcntiury for life under the 60
frmed criminal law, The goods
last stole would not amount IN vah
" tomore than $3.50
= MRS. BErrHE PETEns wife Of Judl
y, b. j. Peters, for sixteen years chi
= justice Of Kentucky, died at her hon
y in Mt Sterling aged ~ years.
TIM republicans Of the Fifth distri
i. the other night nominated Hon. w,
Il ter Evans for congress He was int
u nal revenue commissioner under Pre-
deut Arthurs administration
Az act Of the legislature passed
the last session requires the directo
y. of all toll bridges, turnpike and gra,
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