The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-12-20

II l. intcrcstipg aliko An ia a,d conn, a,
r..d a tho oa,lv h,s,orv If ,,, co,n,,y am
st,,s and c.pcc;,IIv ~ oro,, co,n,v ~.
have been enabled nv The conr,e.v and lind.
ness Of Mr. John ip,in. our c',p,v co,r,
cle,k IN .e,,cl, Tie s,cor,, Il ,hs ,o.i wbich
are now under his charge. and ~ Valuable in.
formation relating 10 pio,,e.r lise and tbcearly
history of opr country IN IL. Gained nv NORMA.
inc thcse oil rcc,-ls Il suf;c;s,t IN in,ere.,
annv one.
IL Ia tpow, IN an, ro,do,.,b.,i, ~, Ec,.
,,ct, v,. c,,r,ol Into 4, co,r,v ~ y;,,.;n;,
and a court Of Quarter Sessions was beld At
I,rrodslurr bat In I7so tho stat. WA di.
vided into ,brcc counties Fave,,e Iincoln and
Jefferson. and ,be t,rse coun,y cou,., bsld.
n,o,,bl, scs.;ops having i,r;sdic,;o, over
mi.d.mcano,s-tbc,e bein, No copr, nearer
,h,, R;chro,J ,y,N ,b,, could ,ry c,p;tsl
orr.,cos r,i-sl bou,vcr tho Icci.la,ure Of
virginia made a district Of Kentucl.y. with
both criminal and civil iurisd;ction.
We lcsrn fror, nm ancient and much di!api-
dated vojume with p,rcbmcpl bindina. mark.
cd 81 incoln cuun,y order hook fran, 1891 IN
t7si. tbe r,llowiny bits Of in,eresti,g history.
Tho sr.t term of the Lincoln county court
In. -, uoerolsl,,,-g J,ru,rv le,h and
I17,b. 1871. comrosed Of the following Justice.
Of the neaee. comm,s,ioned by the Goyernor
ofyir,inia. Beniamin I,ocan. Hugh McCiarry.
ste,I,, 1r,;,,o, ,n1 v;,i;,,, NJ, Rr;de. Holm
B,wman commissioned sheriff John Nav.
clerk. and John Thomnson. surveyor Very
little busines, exceut oroanizinc and appoint.
ing minor officers was transacted.
The next form or the couri met nj II,rrods.
burg on the 10Th Of February. pursuant To ad-
tournament. and continued in scs.iop two dav.
During The session Of the cour, the followinc
order wae uasscd lVyeceo, "pe,;a,,;, Iacan
came i,,, copr, and ofarcd ton acrcs ofI,nd
;ncIrJ;n, ,bo bur,,o srr;no G.. hn;iI;n.
o.,,,,t,,,, "a fl. -. l,,,;,,;r-,s..I
o., a., - ato ONO od;.,.n, na,rIrson,i,
o., 49,, - IL :. ~ ,.,,s. :,
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=, re''
o-e'''" .'a. we oouI' oe hV'u inert IoF
"' 'u'"''' anu II = oitcFe" '"'t 'h'S court
DC 'uJ'ur,ou nom ii"ri o''o"ig'o - AsaPhs =
" "''.' '''''e 'i'' mex. .ou.t III .ourse'
sn'' pi.-'' MIN i'0ua.'
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IL I.n - ~ 6, - ' f.'"s' y"
s"' len" 'I,'e' o. ns"P", "'ou' '"i,e-
,ou,'"7 u i,ii'e west o' ''''''oru' .ne oruer
bNDh rii0N. tfidt u great ullOuUt VI UuetTt~S
va a. '''"',''''u Among .he o'uerS i''''s" we
WIN nr.".''" ,he 'oi'o"ing' 'ohn Logan
"''''''.' '''''i'! e"Ipoi,''e'' 'oi'-
'n'''.'n'rS 10 contract Tor 'he building OF a
T, .. j. -' f''"s' %
.''l',,' Nv 81" va, oIu'i'u 70 S"'i'"'o"
- .,Oui guy ""' "'s,'e' pe'so'i' " AZ,
~ ODD ,La, ~, '' ,o - i;. -
rognl,,e1 A. fallows Cor w., ,..Ilo, ~ ca
rpn e72OO Everv. GALLON of cood Lrendv
es1oO Evcrv oaiIoo Of oood yh;skv 90
90 Fyerv alton 81 in5ie,r,,, or had ,vh;skv
eos oOn
Al tbe Nav farm, Tho Co., ,,..rd ;u-v e.,
Lincoln county VA, ,rorn oo,,,r,,s.J cf tho
follosinc able an4.diserss;" E.,n. yamys
Thompson, foreman, James McCullock,
John Doyghegty, Matthias Yocum, Jamcs
Harrod, Clough Overton, John Smith, Eiward
Qunch, John Leverirc. Abraham Taylar.
Van. Logan, Hugh Logan, WIN. MontsoinerS.
Jacob Fronlau aud Jamls. -uar.ss-She jrsy
.-si;i-et,.,Jt lie aoods.1 and after due delibera.
ton reported no indictment.
During the term of ibis court-the first case
Of assault and battery was tried, and the de-
rcndant lined damages in the sum of tl,o
1.1usand pounds, which was given to the plain
liz.
At the November term, 1888, the court or
dered that the sheriff be empowered to collect
rom each "tithablo' person ten pounds Of
tobacco to pay tie indebtedness of the county,
which was estimated at 1890 pounds of to-
bacco. At the same tern,l, s7j pounds Of
tobacco was ordered paid to.a witness for at