The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-02

business On motion OF Mr. Bracken. a bill TO
impose an income tax on shanty-boats was
called up under a suspension Of the rules and
given its second reading, as were also several
other bills, which, without some extraordinary
effort, would be left slumberlng on the calendar
when adjournment comes
0wENsBoRo is going to have brick
streets and good sewers A bond issue
of SIPS, 900 will be made to pay for
them, and the city will put on metro
politan airs in short time. Only
sure enough cities can make bond is
sues for the purpose Of street building.
THE druggists of Louisville denounce
the bill in the Kentucky senate affect
ing them as unjust and ruinous to their
business. A committee has been APP
pointed to go to Frankfort to work
against the measure, which has already
passed the house.
Col C. P. De BAUM, Cornishville,
Mercer county. has thoroughbred
bull pup that weighs 11s pounds.
The death OF DR. Pretlow recalls an
incident of the war, When Gen. John
Morgan was brought to Covington
alter his escape he went to the house of
Mrs Ludlow. He was in a serious con-
dition, and DR., Pretlow was called TO
attend him. The doctor was union
man. and attended Morgan for four or
five days, but was not then aware OF
the identity Of his patient
THE G. A. r. and Commercial club, OF
Louisville having the matter in hand,
have just heard officially that the New
York encampment of the q. A. r has
decided by an overwhelming vote to in
struct its delegates to vote for Louis.
vile as the place for holding the ma
tional encampment in 1895. This comes
very near settling it and Louisville mas
begun to consider measures for giving
the veterans who will visit the city a
good time.
Mrs. NANCY HALL, the grandmother
of Edna Hall, who was the victim OF
Phil Evans, who was hanged in Bards-
town on February for criminal as
sault, was found frozen to death near
the home OF her son at Bardstown
Miss DAISY BLACKBURN. daughter OF
James W. Blackburn. United States
marshal for the district Of Kentucky,
died at the home OF her parents, near
Spring Station, Woodford county, after
weeks illness Of cerebral disease,
aged about ss years. Burial at Frank
fort cemetery.
CHARLES p. DIEGO, Of Greensboro,
has teen granted patent ON novel
propelling mechanism for boats and
other small water craft II consists Of
peculiarly constructed folding blades
worked by appropriate appliances
The people OF Greensboro will vot.
! on the proposition to issue $50, 900 ii
bonds for street Improvements anC
sewers
A NEW post Office has been estab
/ lished at Kings Station, Estill county
with c. II. Tharp as postmaster
REPORTS are current that party o
northern capitalists win form syndi
cate in Knox county for the purpose 0
opening up the coal veins
PEW ddys ago Ike Taylor and fam
lily. in coming up the Big South Rollin
Fork, few miles from Danville, tn
wuter being swift and muddy. drov
Into whirlpool" one horse wa
drowned before they could get IL ouI
and some of the family narrowly Oh
capped watery grave.
THE report OF the grand jury In SCI
sion at Newport, recently, severely al
raigns the management Of the count
clerks Office. Other city officials ar
also censured.
THIEVES are rampant In Richmond
three burglaries occurring there in on
night
JAMES HERON, who died the othe
day In San Francisco, was one Of IN
party from Commodore Sloat's squadro
that raised the American flag at MOI
terey on July Z, is4G
10 great Is the echo IN one OF IN
rooms Of the pantheon that the hiril
ing together OF the palms Of the hand
lgsald 10 make noise equal 10 that {
twelve-pound cannon.
QUAINT old customs still survive
many parts Of London. In Ely placl
IIolboFn, Waterman cries the hol
, nightly with the same formula 40 u
Cor centuries past, Past one ocloe
! Afa cola, vet mornipg'"