The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-08
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.

KENTUCKY STATE NEWS. /
PENSIONS were granted the other
day as follows Increase: William II.
Mcdonald, Covington, Kenton county.
Original widows, etc; Eliza ]. Farmer,
Smithland, Livingston county. Re-
newal: Minors of Charles NJ ARM
strong, Catlcttsburg, Boyd county.
A CARLOAD of supplies for the Okla.
homa sufferers was started from shell
byvillc n few days ago.
TIM senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Wallace NJ. shelby, 10 be col
lector of internal revenue for the
Seventh district of Kentucky
THE owen county man who devourcd
twenty-five eggs has been outdonc by
citizen of Poplar Plains, Fleming
county, who, it is said, ate thirty even
eggs, two apple pies, loaf OF bread
and drank half gallon of huttermilS
PRESTON, the holder Of the bonds
that have caused SO much trouble in
Union county, will be in that county
in short time To consider the com
promise proposition offered by the tax
payers of the interested precincts.
In Floyd county, on Mud Creek, hum
dreds of people are i'll of u peculiar
disease. The United States mail has
been stopped by request Of physicians
from travelling through the infected
community Twelve persons hayc,dicd
from the disease within the last four
DAYS.
THE Woodford County Fair Co., Wal
issue $1,000 worth Of bonds 10 liquid
ate outstanding indebtedness.
CENTRAL Kentucky farmers are SlGp-
ping their horses and mules TO tho
mountains and trading them for cat
tie.
ALTHOUGH James II Kcrlin is lying
on hi, deathbed at the bellevue hotel.
Louisville. he is making every oT.rtl6
secure divorce from his wife before
the end CONES Back of the suit is o
senSat ousl state Of facts lie is in
the last stages OF consumption ana en-
live only a short time longer lie mas
about $4,000 worth of property, and
wants divorce, it is said so that his
wife can not get any of this estate
when he dies.
J. II. FARRIs, a prominent farmer re-
siding near Kingston, Madison county,
had narrow escape from death. While
out feeding some mules he was paved
by one OF the animals and knocked to
the ground, where he lay unconscious
for several hours, When found one leg
was broken and his head badly bruised
His recovery is doubtful
RUFus WmrEsIDEs, aged Ii years,
shot and fatally wounded Wash Ward
at Cairo, Henderson county, the other
day. The boys had been enemies
Whitesides is under arrest.
EGGS are twenty five cents per dozen
in some places in Robertson county.
REV w. H. BoLEs, OF Illinois, will
hold series of meetings at greensboro
in tent lie goes there under the
auspices of the Christian church
THOMAS CLAIM, Of Paris, was split
ting kindling wood, when piece
struck him across the eyes, destroying
the sight of one eye and injuring the
other.
| A. II. THOMPSON has sold 1853 acres OF
land near Lewisburg to Thomas Bran
men for s13, Oj7OG.
ISAAC FARLEY, well-known farmer
of Pike county, killed himself by blow
ing his head off with shotgun
JAMES CALDWELL, a wealthy farmer
living in the edge of Sharpsburg, com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with razor.
| THERE is so much petty thicving go
ing on in the vicinity of Richmond that
the talk of whipping-post for pilfer-
ers is becoming common.
| FARMERS about College Hill are get.
ting ready to pillow
The prohibitionists of Kentucky the
other day nominated a state ticket,
and planted it on a platform denounc,
ing the liquor traffic, indicting the
democratic party for reckless and
corrupt ADMINISTRATION" in the state and
nation, and demanding government
ownership of railroads aud telegraphs
twenty-one years residence before
naturalization; free turnpikes; laws
against insurance combines and other
things. The financial aud tariff ques.
tions are dismissed with solemn gener.
alities. Mr. 7. b. Dcmaree was nom,
mated for governor
HENRY MEANS prominent citizen,
residing several miles south of Hop.
kinsville, committed suicide, the other
afternoon, by hanging himself with a
rope to bedpost in his room lie wa,
a bachelor, 60 years old. and his mind
had been unsettled for some time,
NEAR North Middletown n. stanley
Smith, son of Squire Henry c, smith
met his death in n sad and peculiar
manner. lie was standing on stump
against which he had leaned his gun
and was watching some sheen Craze
when his dog, in attempting to jumr
upon the stump, struck the hammer OF
the gun, discharging It The entire
charge entered the Young mans aldo
men.
PENSIONS were granted the other DAY
as follows: Original, John II War.
drip, Petit, Daviess county: Thomas
w. Schooler, Mortonsvillc Woodfori
county. Reissue: William shannon,
Jets, Franklin county William II c.
McKinster, Adams, Lawrence county.
James II. Pemberton, Catlettsburg,
Boyd county; Preston Stone. Smith.
land, Livingston county; John Hicks
Bolts Fork, Boyd county; John f.
Farmer, Dixon, Webster county; Geo
W. Coulter, Milledgcvillc. Lincoln
county. Original widows. etc. rcis
sue: Emily NJ. Battson, Winchester
Clark county.
TAYLOR MINox, charged with tho
murder of n peddler, was tried in the
Allen county c'rcuit rourt and ucquit
ted for want of proof
TnE Milton and Bedford Turnpike
Co, of Trimble county, was recently
indicted for digging ditch along the
side OF its road to prevent traveller,
from getting on the pike aft,r they
had driven around the toll-yatc. The
case was decided in favor Of the de.