The interior journal., 1872-08-30

Simpson, who shot aud killed young
Stevens. at Cornersvillc, Mercer county,
on election day, has been bailed in the
sum Of sj,COO.
The subscriptions actually voted
the Ohio 4 Kentucky Railroad already .
amount to s500,O0O. Nearly as much /
more has to be raised.
Thomas Grant, Of Lexington, has in I
his possession hat-box formerly belong !
ing to Henry Clay, with the sage of Ash
lands name inscribed on a silver plate |
upon it.
A very handsome appropriate monu-
ment has been erected in the Lexington
cemetery to the gallant Lieu. Hugh Me
Kee, who was killed in the attack upon /
the forts of Corea, Asia, made by the
II. 5. Naval forces, June llth, 1871.
Dennis Minor and William Illitoh'
two colored men Of Lexington, we're Sc
riously hurt Tuesday morning while dig .
ing a well in that city, by the unexpected
explosion of a blast, the fuse of which .
had been lit the night before and failed
to explode.
Washington county is not happy. The
railroad tax has quite overtaxed the pa
tience of some of the people, and if wise
counsels do not prevail, we undertake to
say that the undertaken may find busl-
ness more than unusually active.-Led-
ger.
The meeting held at Millersburg, Ny,
on the flth and 18th of July, 1872, in
the interest of the Wesleyan University
of Covington, resolved to meet again On
/ the 4th of September next, at Harrods-
burg, KY, when and where the first con-
ferences of Kentucky will convene.
John b. Clarke, chairman Of the Dem
Hocratc Committee for the Tenth Con
cressionaI district, announces thatsihere
will be meeting of the committee in
Flemingsburg on the Sd Of September
to fix the time and place for holding
convention to nominate a candidate for
Congress in that district.
The execution of VIM. Ayres, the ao-
complice Of Bell in the murder of a Con-
federate soldier in Wayne county, Is to
take place at Monticello to-day. We
we're informed few days ago that he had
become a raving maniac. If this Is true
the execution will probably not take
place.
The Lexington Statesman says On
Friday morning last, DIR, Lloyd War
field, and old and respected citizen OF this
city, was stricken down with appoplexy
while engaged in watching some improve
ment to his property on High street.
He died that evening at 4 o'clock. Med
ical aid was summoned as soon as his
prostration occurred, but failed to ae-
complish any relief. Or. Warfeld was
) seventy-seven years old at the time of his
decease.
DR.. j. Hays, Rev. Robert Clelland,
and j. b. Temple constitute the commit
t tee appointed to investigate the rumors
against Rev. G. III. Robertson, the "fal-
e len minister" and if they find them
| worthy Of judicial investigation will re-
duce them to direct charges, with speci-
4 fcations, with which DIR. Robertson will
= be furnished copy. a.
: The regular fall meeting OF Presbytery
! will be held at Pewee Valley Church on
f the 10th of September, at which time it
e is expected tn judgement of Presbytery
$ will be rendered in DIR. Robertson's case.
Y Professor +. 4. Anderson, Principal
l. of the Owsley High Shool, at Beverley,
# Ky.-a man of profound learning, most
/ excellent teacher, and worthy citizen
c was found in his school-room on last sun
9 day morning dead. A pistol, bottle Of
a whiskey, a small bottle containing poison
20 were found near his person. As no visi
bic marks Of violence were found upon
his person, it is supposed that he endec
his life with poison. We learn that a
J. note was found under his pillow, stating
It that he was tired of life, and biding hi
) wife goodbye. No cause is assigned iol
the rash act. lie was highly repected
both as a teacher and an exemplary anC
d good citizen. HopkiasviHe COnstiiu
tioRGi.
The Paducah Evening Ne,rs of Aug
oath SAYS: "Coronor Shanklin was call
!. ed this morning to hold an inquest upon
, the body of Judge Grace, son of oul
n townsnan, j. NJ. Grace. The facts elic
r tied at the inquest were that young Grac'
G swallowed one and half ounces Of lauda
e mum, at three different doses. between
+, and 10 o'clock p. NJ yesterday. As soor
= as the act was discovered, remedies wer'
applied, and every means were used L
preserve his life, but without avail, anC
he died about 3 o'clock this morning