The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-08-02

by Gov, Brown. The prison physician
says Brophy is dying.
The South Point watermelon grow
ers are complaining of the dry weather
of late, and it is reported that the crop
will hardly be up TO the average in
consequence.
The family of Philip Moutz, Of Hen
derson, was poisoned by eating dis
eased meat Two of the youngest
children, 1t is now thought. can not
recover. The father killed a COW
which had some unnatural growth on
her side, and the family partook Of the
meat
JAMES MURRAY, of Tolu. is hunting
for his wife She ran away from him
a few days ago. and he was only able
TO trace her to Marion, where he lost
the trail
The state board of health has de-
clared a quarantine against cattle from
Virginia. the Carolinas Georgia, Flor
ida. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Texas and Indian territory,
on account of the reported prevalence
of Texas fever.
UNDER the game laws il is unlawful
TO shoot doves till after August l. Of
tenders are liable TO fine of from So
TO SOS for each offense
THE Henderson city council has let
the contract for the laying Of over a
mile OF water mains.
Rosa GORDON, who cut TO death Mary
Sullivan and Lizzie Brown, at Corbin,
Is Of respectable parentage She began
life OF shame at 10, and is only l6
now.
PATENTS were granted TO Kentuck-
ians the other day as follows, Jonathan
Creech, Paint Lick, sliding bar for fen
ces; Alexander D. Ruff, owingsville, cy-
clometer; James Taylor, Louisville,
safety stop for elevators.
The farmers, having about finished
harvesting wheat and having their
corn laid by, are now in a position TO
take little rest
A sIx-YEAR-oLD boy of McClelland
Watt was thrown from a horse at Val
ley View and killed.
MORMON elders are working at several
points In Kentucky.
The post Office at Branham, Pike
county, will be discontinued after
July 81.
AT Brownsville at an examining
trial the other day Willie, the
l2-year-old son OF Will Hare Skaggs
charged with false swearing, was held
for trial at circuit court. His bond
was fixed at 500, which was not given.
He is the boy who tried TO swear away
the life of his father.
ALL streams in the vicinity of Danville
were rising rapidly the other day, as q
result of the heavy rains. Chaplin river
is out of its banks at Perryville.
| Buck MCFARLAND, colored, who kill
cd James Davis and seriously injured
Shelby Hayden, was dismissed at Owens
boro, on examining trial, clear case
Of self-defense having been established.
| Col HARVEY PARKER, founder of the
Deposit bank of vanceburg, who had
his pension cut in two few weeks
ago, has been restored. Ex-senator J.
P. buff, who had his pension divided,
has also been restored.
PROF METZ, of the Central Park
museum, New York, is In charge Of the
mound-diggers near Mayslick, Mason
county Alta depth of six feet an old
corn cob was found, showing that the
mound builders raised maise. A dogs
head was also found in state Of good
preservation.
THERE were two killings in Pike
county the other day, and both are said
to have been in self-defense. The vie
Tins were win Thocker and Jim Cole
man, and the slayers were John Mat
ney and Jake Smith.
JIM DAVIS and Shelby Hayden triet
to break up Negro church socia,
at Greensboro by firing pistols at thu
master of ceremonies, Buck McFar
land. Mcfarland beat both with ,
club so severely that they died
ALVIN MALAcoTE, young man who
came TO Paducah from the Indian ter
ritory about year ago, fell in an cpl
leptic fit on the pavement at Paducai
and struck his head on curb
stone, dying instantly.
Miss MARY DOYLE committed suicid,
near North Middletown by taking I
dose Of strychnine. No cause is given
TnE infant son of Robert Taylor, en-
gineer OF the electric light works Lex
ington, was burned TO death by upset
ting pot Of boiling coffee.
PRoF J. A. SHARON, of Mt. Auburn
Pendleton county, has been employee
as principal of the public school a
Brooksyille for the ensuing year.
Gov. BROWN appointed ex-Chief Jus
tice 7. H. lines special judge TO tr,
the case OF Wynn VS.. Peoples bank
from He'll county, in which some sen
sational developments are expected
Judge lines left at once for Pinev ille
and will proceed with the trial
PIGEoS shooting, next to the en-
campment, Is engrossing the attention
of Henderson's leading citizens Col
E. G. Sebree, jr., is said to be tn
worst shot among the would-be marks
men.
= The Kentucky Central railroad ha
adopted orange and canary as its co
ors, and has so painted llof its depot
between Paris and Covlngton.
An old man named Luther Webste
makes his home In the hollow OF bi
sycamore tree in Hancock county. A
old coon and her young ones are hi
only near neighbors They have hol
In one OF the upper limbs of the tree
and are on friendly terms with the oil
man.
AT West Liberty the republicans tn
other dhy nominated w. j. Seitz, {
Morgan county, for the legislator
from that district.
Rev. T. H. Ramsey, OF Paducah,