The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-01-25

cidental discharge OF gun, turned up
at Richmond later as witness in
county court case.
THE Henderson city council decided
not to act on the proposition TO erect
an electric light plant until a vote of
the people could be taken on the ques'
ton.
CAPITALISTS are prospecting at Ia
ducah, having in view the erection of
large brewery.
THE pen at Frankfort came within a
few hundred dollars of being self-Sus-
tanning last year.
GUY LAFFooN, son of EXCongressman
Polk Laffoon. of jacksonville, brake
man in the employ of the Louisville 4
Nashville railroad, was engaged in
coupling cars in the road yards at
Crofton, north of Ilopkinsvillc, was
crushed to death by the cars.
THE financial troubles of the state
and the distressing condition of aSy-
lums and other charitable institutions,
brought on by the state defaulting on
payment of their regular quarterly in
stallments have resulted in a move
ment to secure advanccmcnts from
New York banks by which a sutficiency
Of funds will be secured TO enable the
state to at least pay the bulk of cur
rent expenses. Embraced in the list OF
expenses which will be paid if the state
and banks agree npon terms are those
OF asylums, pcnitentiaries, state of
fcials and state Judges
A MOVEMENT is on foot for the con-
struction of telephone line between
Hartford and Greensboro.
A QUEER exhibit is on file at the
clerks office of the court of appeals at
Frankfort. 1t is a negro hoodoo
bag, containing dice, rabbit foot
and some other mysterious articles
The bag is filed as an exhibit in the
case of Edgar Bell VS.. Commonwealth,
from Warren county. Bell, who is a
negro, claims that he was "hoodooed
by this bag to kill man, and he hopes
to convince the judges that his claims
deserve consideration.
Gov, BRowN has issued pardon to
George McGce, the Louisville colored
convict now serving time in the peni'
Tertiary who was recently convicted in
the circuit court for the murder OF
Charles Thomas fellow convict, last
September. The pardon was issued in
order to avoid any complications il
the sentence of death prescribed fol
the murder McGee is regarded as {
most desperate man.
A WARRANT is out for Lewis Moffet
who, it is alleged, cut George Hicks
several times with razor at part!
near Lawrcnceburg several nights ago
Piquancy is added to the affair by tn,
story that the men fell out over
pretty Lexington girl, who, it is nov
rumorcd is to be married in a shor
time.
GOV. Brown appointed the following
members of the state board of equa
ization of assessments: Hon Zen |
Ringo. of Hartford; Hon lancoc
Taylor. of Louisville; Judge J. 5
Phelps, of Lexington, and Hon L. {
Pritchard, Of Sandy Hook. The las
two are reappointed, the others bein
new men.
KUTTAwA will have water works, tn
money having been provided and tn
contract for the building of the plaI
signed The reservoir will have a CT
pacity of $4,000 gallons and will |
about two hundred feet higher tina
the town.
EP-SHERIFF NANARsDELL has bee
= held without bail at Harrodsburg fc
the murder of DIR. Harrod
REV. Mn DARsIE, of Frankfort, wi
be one of the party of tourists thu
will leave for the Holy Land Fe
e ruary G.
IT Dune the recent cold snap Villa
a Hundley drove from Bardstown
= Springfield and died OF pneumon
contracted from exposure during ii
II trip. The horse which he drove
ie Springfield persisted from the inteni
Y cold and the horse he drove on the r
"a turn trip met the same fate
N THE grand jury of Fleming coun
refused to indict Andrew Vaughn +
the killing of VIM. English few da.
III ago English was desperate chara
e. ter and attacked Vaughn, who is {
old man, for requesting the payne
Is of debt
), The examining trial Of James Gree
who surrendered to the authorities
providpnpe and confessed the KILN