The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-05-24

mnnder. OF the kentucky hhieH 'S
Templar.
JAMES NJ. HowARDToS was hanged By
mob at Marion, the other night for
criminal assault
TURNKEY THOMAS SKAGes, at the
Brownsville jail, has been arrested and
locked up An indictment was found
at the last term Of the Edmonson cir
cult court against Jailer J. A. Skaggs
and Thomas Skaggs for neglect
OF official duty growing out OF
the escape from the Jail Of John
Young, colored, who was under death
sentence for murder.
THE Madison county fiscal court the
other afternoon ordered the purchase
Of two bloodhounds, TO be used In run
ming down criminals. They will cost
500.
THE shade trees In some parts OF
Hopkinsville are losing their foliage.
The leaves appear to have been cut off
by some insect
FoUBTH-CLAss postmasters appointed
the other day: ]. r. Hardin, Fariston,
Laurel county, vice NJ. A. Jackson, re-
moved, and ]. H. Sparks, MELVILLE,
Henry county, vice R. l. Field, re-
signed
THE Mayfeld Wooden mills has re-
sumed operations, after having been
shut down for several weeks for re-
pairs
AT Mt Hope, Joe Henry, colored,
was wounded three times by pistol
balls fired by unknown companions
The boys were shooting craps and had
fight
IT is proposed to work the county
prisoners in the Madison county jail
on the public roads, and the matter will
be brought before the fiscal court at
Its next meeting.
The state populists will hold their
convention on the Fourth Of July.
THE state grand lodge, odd fellows,
will meet at Frankfort, July 0, 10, II
and l2.
DANvuLLE's X. of P.'s will have a big
time on the Fourth of July.
ALBERT HALL, who killed his wife's
seducer, was acquitted at Lexington.
Mr.. VIM Snow, one Of the wealthiest
men of Garrard county. died suddenly
at his home near bubbles. lie was
taken i'll In the morning and passed
away before medical assistance could
reach him.
MRS JAMES G. SUDDARTH, of Adair
county, died the other morning. Her
husband was adjutant general under
Gov. Bramlette.
RICHARD CARLETON, a boy 16 years
old, was brought before the Henderson
county grand jury but refused to talk
Judge Givens ordered him sent to jail,
and after remaining in prison several
hours he concluded to answer any ques-
tons propounded.
PENSIONS were granted few days
ago as follows: 0riginal-George W.
Fleming, Monticello Wayne county.
Increase-Levi b. Gosser, Irwin Store,
Russell. Reissue-Charles Sterrell,
Danville, Boyle; James Thomas Bal
dock, Summershade, Metcalfe. Origin
al Widows, Eto-Minors of George
Hancock, Henderson; minors of Thos.
r Willett, Sylvan Dell, Harrison.
GREAT damage is being done Crm-
berland and adjoining counties by
worm resembling the army worm.
Corn, oat and clover fields are being
completely destroyed and gardens
ruined. Many farmers will have to
pillow up oat fields and plant them in
corn, and entire crops of corn be re-
planted. bitches, wagon tracks and
small branches running through fields
are filed up by thousands of the
worms, and furrow plowed around a
field not yet attacked serves as pro-
lection. Unless warm weather soon
comes the damage done by the worms
will prove incalculable.
RoBERT WHITE, colored, who broke
out with smallpox while confided In
jail at Winchester, died in the pest
house the other night, and the remains
were buried in an adjacent field. There
are no new cases, and it is not believed
that there will be any spread of the
disease.
A DOG ordinance recently enacted at
Henderson requires that all untagged
CANNES shall be killed.
PENSIONS were granted the other day
as follows: 0riginal-Thos. J. Bond,
Newport, Campbell county. Reissue
Daniel McCullum, South Fork, owsley.
Original widows-Molly Mattingly,
Crane Nest, Knox; Elizabeth Piertle,
Henderson; Kate Keller, Louisville.
THREE hundred equity cases are on
the docket Of the Mercer circuit court.
WILLIAM NJ. BALL, of MUSES. Mills,
Fleming county, has been granted a
pension.
THE owners of the Grand Rivers
property have made a proposition &c
compromise all suits against the Grand
Rivers Co. at fifty cents on the dollar.
The company would have to pay Out
on this basis of settlement about SIS,
0O0 All its creditors hive agreed to
the proposition except one firm, which
holds claim of about Gil, 900 against
the company.
THREE murderers are confined in the
Lewis county jail awaiting the sitting
Of the grand jury in that county.
A WELL. is being bored by prospector;
for oil on farm near Grand Rivers
They viii go down 1000 feet II oil i.
not found Y less depth.
The county court, of Russell county
desires to apprentice two boys and two
girls who are at the poorhouse. The
boys arc and 10 years of age and tn,
girls 3 years of age
THE proprietors of the various blint
tiger stands at Providence, Webster
county, have received notice from I
self-styled band of regulators TO shu
up shops and leave the county.
FouRTn-cLAss postmasters appointe,
a few days ago; +. r. Shelton, Lake
ton, Carlisle county. vice w. c. Roberts
resigned, and Alice brown, Planters
breckenridge county, vice Augustine
Lewis, resigned