The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-08-31
NEWS ITEMS.


free Of duty
Beesvilie Tex, had 100000 fire
Wednesday. Insurance half.
The National Florists convention
will meet IN Pittsburgh next year,
Ground has been broken for the
BLACKWELL Island bridge, New York.
Congressman KEN was renominated
by the populists Of the Sixth Nebraska
district
Congressman Geary was renominated
by the democrats of the First Califor-
MIA district
Ex-County Auditor w, p. PRESLEY
was killed in a runaway at Grand
Rapids, Mich
Gen. Horace Porter says that work
on Grants monument at Riverside is
progressing rapidly.
An anti-lynehing organization was
formed in indianapolis by the prom
inent colored citizens.
It is said another attempt was made
a few days ago TO assassipate President
Hippolyte Of Hayti.
Mayor Blce Of Cleveland, O., has de-
manded an investigation Of all the city
affairs, himself included.
Young Lyman Parks was completely
blinded by theexplosion of his bicycle
tire at Jacksonville, Ind.
4. 5. Davis is dead aged Sc years.
He has for nearly fifty years been post
master Of Williamsport, o.
After seven years Mrs. Leon Nc
Leod Baldwin gets $50, 900 for the muir
der OF her husband il Mexico.
Just half Of the candidates nomi-
mated for Offices by the Hopkins county
(Ky) democrats are bachelors
In connection with the coal strike in
Scotland serious rioting has occurred
and several pits have been wrecked.
At Woodland, Cal, s d. Worden was
held on the charge of murder Thurs
day in connection with the trestle
wreck.
The residence and barn of the late
Henry Tow. near Mitchell, Ind, were
destroyed bg fire. Loss is about $1,000
No insurance.
The Allentown Pa. button works
have closed, and viii be kept so until
the fashion for wearing fancy buttons
is inaugurated again.
A census bulletin shows that almost
60 per cent. Of farming families in Mis-
souri, own the farms cultivated by
them. and the remainder hire them.
Squire VIM Bland, prominent citi-
zen of the Conemaugh Valley, Pa.
committed suicide while in a fit of
melancholy occasioned by business re-
verses.
AS. Tucker, Chicago board OF
trade broker, shot himself dead in
Washington park Thursday. He was
posted on change Wednesday as hay
ing failed
At st. Louis, Louis McGinniss, an at
torney, was arrested by Sheriff r. t
Bruen, OF iiillsboro, Mo. lie was in
dicted by the grand jury of that county
for perjury,
James Gebiin and Edward Murray
were killed while at work in the new
building Of the U S. board of apprais
ers' warehouse in New York by the
fall Of ladder,
The unknown man killed by the cars
in indianapolis, Ind, some days ago
aud who died pressing Catholic
rosary TO his lips, is supposed to be A
w. Svrett, OF Chicago.
MIR Wilson chairman of the house
ways and means committee has de
cided positively TO leave New York
for Europe September s. He will
remain aJ,scQt about three weeks.
The chief cSccutive Of Ecuador has
prolonged the session of congress il
order that it may pass the budget tC
arrange for a French syndicate TO build
a railway from Guayaquil to Quito.
The reports sent from London, Ky.
stating that woman had been fount
nailed TO o tree in Clay county wer,
very much exaggerated, as only al
effigy of a woman was thus nailed up.
A Negro who calls himself Anderson
Boyd is under arrest at Knoxville
Tenn. on the supposition that he i
identical with Jacob Haiti, who kille'
Edward tfhl, in Marion county, o., tel
years ago
A New York morning paper says
The three men. Herlitz, Schnrf an,
Nelson, who were arrested in Ghicag
on charges Of arson. are supposed L
have once piled the trade Of incen
diaries in that city.
At Delaware, o., W. L. Long, ma
chinist, had finger amputated in
machine; William Worline losta thum
in q buzz saw at the Zig Four shops
and c. T. Pcnry had foot mashed in
hay baler Wednesday.
AT Cleveland, O., Louis Hugo return
ed home for dinner and found his wifi
hanging by rope hitched in trar
som. lie cut the rope with brea
knife and saved her life. She did
10 frighten him and succeeded admin
ably
The Chambers Glass Co and the Phi
lips Glass Co.. of Pittsburgh, Pa, a,
copied the scale Of the Window ella,
, Workers association, and win stan
their factories on September 1. Tn
viii likely force the other manufactu
, ers to accept
GOV, Matthews completed arrang,
, ments with indianapolis banks Wedne
: day for loan Of Sal 900 with which {
pay of the militia for their scryic,
during the recent strikes. The tot
. cost Of the labor troubles to the sta
viii reach siO,0 600 more,
II is stated that Gov Matthews,
Indiana, mortgoged his fine stock far
I in vermalion county to the banks
e order to secuse the loan Of $4,000
Q pay the militia for it's recent service
Philip Pettus, who murdered h
! wife IN Helena, Ark, in April, ls9
because she refused to live with hin
I was hanged In the Jail yard OF Il
courthouse Friday at IL o'clock. &c
. ored
G The National Numisatic society b
, gan three days convention at .
troit, Mich. Thursday morning, at Il
!, MUSEUM OF art Delegates are in 9
c tendance from all over the Unit
States.
e Phillips Rappaport, the socialist edit
K Of the German Tribune, lndianapol
was Wednesday arrested by Postofli