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


Templar.
JAMES NJ. HowARDroN was hanged BY
mob at Marion, the other night for
criminal assault
TURNKEY THOMAS SKAGGs. 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: J. R. Hardin, Fariston,
Laurel county, vice NJ. A. Jackson, re-
moved, and ]. II. 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
a fight
1T 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 12.
| DANvILLE's X. of P.'s will have big
time on the Fourth of July.
ALBERT HALL, who killed his wife's
seducer, was acquitted at Lexington.
Mr.. WIN. Snow, one of the wealthiest
men of Garrard county. died suddenly
at his home near Hubble'A 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 l6 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 De1h Harrison.
GREAT damage is being done in Cum
berland and adjoining counties by a
worm resembling the army worm.
Corn, oat and clover fields are being
completely destroyed and gardens
ruined. Many farmers will have 10
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 a 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 confded 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 al
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 OF
the docket of the Mercer circuit court
WILLIAM M. BALL, Of MUSES. Mills
Fleming county, has been granted I
pension
The owners Of the Grand River
property have made proposition u
compromise all suits against the Grant
Rivers Co. at fifty cents on the dollar
The company would have to pay on
on this basis Of settlement about SIS,
000 All its creditors have agreed 4
the proposition except one firm, whicl
holds a claim of about sll, 400 agains
the company.
THREE murderers are confined in tn
Lewis county Jail awaiting the sittinI
of the grand jury in that county.
A WELL is being bored by prospector
for oil on a farm near Grand Rivers
They viii go down 1000 feet II oil
not found at a less depth.
The county court, of Russell county
desires to apprentice two boys and tw
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