Citizens of Franklin County petition the Legislature for protection from a band of desperadoes who have caused a reign of terror in the county, especially a few miles north of Frankfort.
Legislature approves homestead exemption for blacks and housekeepers.
Also repeals the law requiring persons to be 21 years old before being able to practice law. The former residence of Abraham Lincoln, a log cabin in Elizabethtown is torn down. A fire at Sharpsburg in Bath County - Presbyterian church and five businesses burned. Unlawful to drive deer with dogs unless owner of the lands consent. Hailstorm hits a field near Lexington at 4 am and killed lambs there.