The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-11-02
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS

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since been reinstatcd.
KENTUCKY pays more revenue into
the treasury than any other state ex-
cept Illinois The revenue for distilled
spirits in Kentucky in 1893 WIS s24,-
I36, 4l7l7, and on fermentcd liquors
s307, 507ll, The total Is s9i,7l9,9sieS
THE Kentucky Equal Rights ussocia-
ton the other day gave fair warning
TO gentlemen who contemplate run
ming for the legislature that 1t will
have committee OF probably twenty
interchangeable women on hand ~
the next session TO urge the pas
sage Of laws desired by the associa-
ton.
SAM Rock, an Italian laborer at the
Whitestone quarry, near Bowling
Green, shot his wife and seycn-year-old
daughter. The wife is dead and the
child can not live. Rock is in jail.
SIX fine horses belonging to A. S.
/ Reese, of Todd county, died the other
day from having been poisoned by eat
ing wheat that had been soaked by
mistake in bluestone water
/ A PIKE weighing twenty-threc pounds
was caught in Tygart creek, near En-
terprise, few days ago on hook and
line,
Mrs, .ADDIE n. FIELDS, of Paducah,
left there the other afternoon for Bos-
ton, whence she will sail for Europe in
a few days. She goes to England in
response TO telegram from Lady
Henry Somerset, who has made her a
fattering offer to engage in " c. T u
work over there this winter.
THE business men of Horse Cave
Hart county, have become aroused and
organized Commercial club for the
purpose Of booming the town. They
will proceed in systematic, business
like way to endeavor to induce new en-
terprises to locate there, and offel
many inducements
BOYLE county has the natural ga'
fever, and a vein has been founC
there which is creating much excite
ment.
These postmasters were appointed {
few days since: James Kirk. Howard
Mills, Montgomery county, vice i. W
Dennis, resigned; Rhoda A. May, Lang
: ley, Floyd county, vice Il. L. May, re
signed, and NJ. F. Marcum, Swelton
Russell county, vice L. NJ. SewelL re
signed.
A rOsT OFFICE has been established
at Emmalena, Knott county, Aren
Morgan, postmaster.
A PLOT by which the colored pris
oners in the Christian county Jail il
Hopllinsville expected to effect thei
escape was discovered the other day
They were undermining the wall 0
the jail, having removed quantity Q
bricks aud dirt, which were concealer
; under blanket in a cell.
DANIEL BoDKIS, aged about forty
seven years, carpenter by trade, Will
eating his dinner az the boarding houa
, Of James Wilhoite in Shelbyville. wa
noticed by Mr.. Willis Campbell. fe
low boarder, to be acting very strang,
", and it was found that he ";
speechless In few minutes he wa
dead
PENSIONS were granted the other da
as follows: Original; Samuel w. Lonl
Purdy, Adnir county; Samuel B. Conn
ton, Waterloo, Pulaski county II
crease Daniel Hunt, Aberdeen, Butlt
county; George W Watkins. Lebanon
Marion county. Reissue; Henry Ca
YER Carrollton, Carroll county ORR
\ inal widows, etc: Lucretia YounJ
Faducah, McCraeken county. Mexica
war survivors, increase: Addison
Coils, Bedford, Trimble county.
Mr. AND MBs d. c. HARDIN, {
Frankfort, entertained large numbt
OF friends, among whom were man
state officials and other well know
people the other evening, the occasio
being celebration of the twenty-firi
anniversary Of the marriage of the no.
and hostess The occasion was rel
dered more unique and pleasant by Ii
celebration at the same time and plaC
Of the Hfty-ffth anniversary of II
wedding OF Judge and Mrs. Lysand,
Hord the father and mother Of Mr.
Hardin Mr. Hardin is secretary OF II
railroad commission.
The Mason-Foard Co, lessees Of Il
branch pen at Eddyville, have file
suit against the state to annul the
contract for the lease Of the penitei
D tiary for the remaining four year
q They allegc that the stipulations {
the contract have been violated by n
sinking fund commissioners in orde
!, ing all conyicts placed inside the wall
and in other instances which the pet
! ton states. Following this up, the
have served notice on the state tn;
they will not feed and elothe moi
= than 425 convicts pending settlemen
thus throwing nearly one hundred Q
the care OF the state. They also refui
to pay rewards for the capture of c
capped convicts, and will refuse to pc
form other parts of their contract
JACOB OLDHAM, Q farmer residin
near Red House. Madison county, can
in the other night from his days wor
In his usual health and ate heart
supper. He was seized with sudde
sickness, and apparently died fe
hours after supper His body was pr
pared for burial and arrangements b
ing made for the funeral, when SUI
denly he came 20 life. The return
life caused lively stir about his HON
AT New Castle Capt Jack Hardin
the prominent lawyer and horscms
was the other day nominated by accl
nation for representative TO fill Il
unexpired term of S. w. Mays, I
signed.
WHIIE engaged in game of b.
near the city hall, Hopkinsville, Il
other evening, Dan Clark and Irv
Gladdish. boys about fifteen years
age, became involved in quar-,
Words led 10 blows, when Gladdi.
seized large rock and struck his o
ponent on the head, crushing in h
skull, inflicting a fatal wound. Ola
dish was arrested.
JOHANN BERGsT, of Franklin count
was born in a poor-house little oy
hundred years ago, worked as a ira
alinu tailor durino HE uatura raa,