The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-07-12

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Two WHITE men and one Negro
sawed out of the large iron cells OF
the Jail at Hanford the other day and
escaped. All three were sent there from
other counties for safelSeeping. Felony
charges we're made against each OF the
men, and q reward of $50 Is offered for
their arrest
NEAR Sorghotown, Daviess county,
Ed Cooper threw quart bottle of vim
egar at Jim Barber and struck him on
the back Of the head Barber died in
half an hour. Cooper was jailed
The colored state teachers associa-
ton was in session at Lexington the
other day. A large number of teach
ers from all over the state were
present County School Superintend-
emit Cassidy addressed the association
at II o'clock Numerous papers were
read, and a great deal of valuable dis
cussion took place
JOHN A. COLEMAN, for many years in
the employ of the federal government
/ In the mail service, was arrested in
Hopkinsville at the instance of Post
Office Inspector W. P. Houk on war
rant charging him with embezzling
e463 Of the postal fund of Jennie Lind,
of Fl Smith, Ark.
A coLoRED man on the Fourth of
July excursion train at Richmond. was
struck by a post in an overhead bridge
while he was looking out Of the coach
and received injuries about the head
from which he will die.
AT Greensboro jury gave Mrs lyle
hart a verdict for 5000 damages
against the murderer Of her hus-
band.
BLUE GRASS seed is bringing 30 cents
bushel.
R II. GowESs, of Richmond, has a
silver dollar of the date of l7Os, worth
ss5.
/ TWELVE HUNDRED citizens Of Mercer
county have petitioned for vote on
the free turnpike question.
The grandchildren of the late veneer.
able Daniel Spalding have presented
the Louisville school of reform hand
some window to be placed in the chapel
of that institution ~
THERE is a burpirF the Iarm
of Miss ATs...s campbell. near May
wood At is due to dried up vegetation.
PENSIONS were issued to veterans in
Kentucky the other day as follows:
Original--L.arkin Vandeventer, Jett,
Franklin. Increase--Henry Winlock,
Allensville, Todd: Samuel H. Brown,
Shelbyville. Shelby; Robert Dixon,
Glasgow. Barren. Re-issue--Joel w.
Guess, Tolu, Crittenden, Zachariah T.
Russell, Pleasant Ridge, Daviess; Geo.
Noe, Louisville. jefferson; John 7. De
fevers, Linwood. Hart; Harry Reed,
Bardstown, Nelson; Addison Garrett,
Elmo, Christian. Original Widow
Martha ]. Wright Sharon Grove, Todd
MexicanWar Survivors---Increase: VIM.
Price, Hadley, Warren.
MAY BELLE FERBLL, an inmate Of
the county infrmary at Charleston,
committed suicide by setting fire to
the bed on which she was lying and
burning herself so badly that she died
q few hours after being found Two
weeks before Miss Ferrill, who is only
IS years old. gave birth TO q child
which she said was her brothers, and
this is supposed TO have caused her &c
take her life.
J. W. AsHcRAFr's neck was broken
by being thrown from horse near Sa.
lem few days since, and Lathe Good
win was struck in the head by some
unknown person and will die.
The following pensions were granted
few days ago: Original-Wm. Fades
r.. Mintonville, Casey; James McMil
; lian, Bardwell, Carlisle; Reuben Simp
: son, Henderson, Henderson. Renewal
and Increase-Wm- NJ Karnes, Padu
cab. McCracken. Increase-Joseph A
Patton, Flemingsburg. Fleming. Re
: issue-John II. Duhme. Covington
Kenton; John Augustus, Louisville
Jefferson: VIM II. Lyon, Rocky Hill
. Station. Edmonson; Francis NJ. Hall
Kiserton, Bourbon; Cain Alyis Hender
son, Henderson: Henry +. Mead, Zelda
: Lawrence; Alexander Smelling. Frank
fort, Franklin; Barnabus blackburn
Canada. Pike; VIM. II. Case, Maysville
Mason; James w. Landers, Lebanon
Marion; Willis T. Crowder, Princeton
Caldwell; Moses Turpin. Kidder
Wayne.
THE bells rang for wedding il
Hop1insville, and two-thirds of thu
people in the city mistook the quicl
sounds for the fire alarm. A grea
many people ran to the station house
and all of the fremen came down tow
on n run.
AMONG the postmasters appointed
few days ago were: ]. NJ. Perry. Harp
Franklin county; Mrs Belle Ross, May
hew, Boyd county; Achilles d. Howell
Miller's Creek, Estill county; S. ]. MOI
ton, Pellyton. Adair county, r b Hull
u Ryan, Fleming county.
THE annual Adair county Sunday
school convention will be held a
Breeding's Tuesday, July l6.
AFRUIT- special was wrecked nea
Clinton. and the people of the tow
and country reveled in such luxurie
a. ripe tomatoes. plums. cucumbers
cabbage. beans, ice, etc, for a day o
90, as no effort was made by the con
pany 10 save any of the broken crates
barrels or boxes.
J. H. FINLEY, Of Morgantown. ha
obtained a patent on q burglar alarI