Dr. L. It. Yates sends us a copy of
a Kansas City paper giving a full account
of the murder by a deputy sheriff
of Sam Wood, the noted politician of
Stevens County, lvausas. Tho killing was
the outcome of tho Hay Meadow Massacre.
'
At Pleasuro Ridge Park, near Louisville,
in a fight with Clay Stewart and
Dudley Alsope, Sidney Smith was fatally
shot. Stewart received wounks from
which he may die. The three aro well-to-do
young farmers, and had all been
paying attention to the same young lady.
I LONDON, LAUREL COUNTY.
The city tlaIg Jiavc put in three
fit: cot lamps at much needed places.
The democrats are Koini; to put out
a candidate for the senate iu this district.
It is time they were doini; it. i
The Kniulits of Labor will pve a
liicnic at Pittsburgh on the 1th of July. J
Mr. James Province is down very j
low with ervsipela. Mr. James Hack"-
ney is confined to his bed with the flux, l
The little child of Mr. Hay Province has I
been very sick for several days. Mis. i
Martha Craft, who lias been very sick at i
Mrs. Pearl's for some time, is much bet-ter.
i
Deputy Collector C. M. Kandall has '
jut ret miied from a raid into nearly all
the mountain counties to break up
the illicit distilleries he could find. The ,
trip resulted in his destroyiuy three!
stills, lots of whisky aud hundreds of '
Kallons of lieer. Two of the stills were i
in far oil Letcher.
