The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-23


O'Clock, when both houses adjourned sine die
TuK Kentucky Union railroad was
sold Mt Lexington erforeclosUre Il
was bought Tor sl0O0,O00 by j. Ken
nedy Tod & Co, representing S2,5oOeOo
OF the first mortgage bonds of the
road.
THE new canning factory which will
shortly start at Lexington viii give
employment TO several hundred men,
as il is proposed to make the capacity
$4,000 cans per day Of ten hours. Many
farmers and gardeners are contracting
to furnish the company vegetables by
| the acre.
A POST OFFICE was established
at Bellevue, Carter county, few days
ago, and Albert Wilson appointed post
master.
The post Office at Malcolm, Clay
county, will be discontinued after
March 81
FoURTn-CLAss postmasters appointed
the other day: W. NJ. James sr., Gil.
strap, Butler county, vice B. y
Gilstrap, resigned, and r A. Hamlin
Hamlin, Galloway county, vice L. NJ
Hamlin, resigned
! GEN. CAssIus NJ. CLAY is considered
the best authority in Kentucky on
sheep raising.
JoHN BANKS. a Negro ruflian, was ar,
rested at Paducah for attempting to
criminally assault Allie Morton, an IL
year old eolored girl
IT is proposed to erect three new
school buildings at Richmond
The superior court rules that turn
pike companies are responsible for
damages resulting from failure to-
direct safeguards along embankments
or Alls
THE citizens of Richmond are anxious
for fine new opera house.
The nomination of Miss Malvina
Thompson for postmaster at Lebanon
received unusually prompt conirma'
ton by the senate.
SEVERAL wealthy citizens of Smith.
I vile are forming a stock company,
with $50 600 capital, TO conduct a gen
eral milling and mercantile business,
Mr.. Al Miller is at the head of the en-
terprise. The new concern viii take
in all the old enterprises at Smithyille.
Mrs. WM BowLING, who was missed
/ from her house in Brandenburg, some
days ago, was found few days later
in a pond near the public cemetery,
She was barely alive when discovered
and died in few minutes afterward.
The coroners jury decided it case OF
suicide from melancholia.
THE city council Of Elkton has or.
dered 5000 fire engine,
THE new game law provides that Il
shall be unlawful for any person tc
catch, kill or pursue with such intent
any buck, doe or fawn between tn,
first day of March and the first day o.
September; or any black, gray or fo'
squirrel between February l and th'
18th of June. Gray squirrels may b,
killed for the protection Of crops. Wilt
goose, wood duck, teal or other wild
ducks are protected between the frs
day OF April and the 18th of August
and wild turkey between the first o
February and the first of September, O
any woodcock between the FIRST Of Feb
ruary ana the Goth of June: any quail
partridge or pheasant between tn
first Of January ana the 18th of Novem
her; dove between the first of February
and the first Of August All insec
/ If,-Ia uttfsfs .c ha tht.truk lou
lark, finch, martin, woodpecker swal
low, flicker, oriole, redbird, tanager
catbrd, where the same are not dc
structive to crops, are protecte,
throughout the year. The violation o
] any of the above is made fine Of no
less than IS and not more than SIS.
Mrs MuNSs, Of Dawson. is a licenses
Baptist preacher She is said to he Tn
only woman in the state who has author
ity to oficiate at a wedding in ellen
4 ical capacity.
THE executive committee OF the Stat
y Teachers association has notified Prot
\ W. c. Grinstead, principal Of the Dan
= vile high school, that the association
will meet in Danvlle on the eth, 2St
: and Goth of June. The association
| composed of the lending common schoc
: educators of Kentucky. and the meet
4 ings are usually attended by severa
J, hundred delegates.
y DASvILLE's water works will cos
about $40, 900 The source OF suppl
will be Dix river, four and half mile
away.
The civil proceedings against Wn
Shields for the killing of Patrick HaI
non. at Lexington, resulted in favor {
Shields, which practically means a
acquittal ON the criminal charge.
CAPT. DEvAS's life-saving crew RI
scued three medical students frsi
death Just as their boat was about I
go over the falls at Louisville.
D HUsroNvILLE, one of the oldest towr
d in Lincoln county, went dry after on
of the hottest contests ever held in I'll
county
THOMAS STEVENS, Fayette count,
has lost by death his bay thorough
It bred stallion Buckra, six years old. b
Imp. BuckdeD, dam Marshra by PlaI
/ ct. Buclra was good race horse, an
was making reputation in the stu,
having sired Buckwa, Tartania an
cher good ones lie was valued {
ta.ncO
A ASSESSOR ScoTT's late valuation ,
il ciy property at Henderson, amounts I
Ger $1,000, 600. Legal exemptions CT
D !; down to s5,250,000
Hos g MATT ADAMS was the oths
y by appointed pension agent for Kei
H. i.cSy
; 'iih kentucky university boys al
= Preparing Tor the baseball season an
= the grounds at the campus have bee
Ia use the past week with players &c
ting into practice.
n lr having been learned that Il
81 friends Of the Radweil train robbie
ly were trying to get rid Of the main wi
IL nesses against the accused, Cap