The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-08-16

A riot at Plaquemine, Jessamin
county, on election day, resulted in tn
death of John Murphy.
Lee county went Democratic by I
small majority. Heretofore the Radi
Gals have had il all their own way.
Adair county went Republican elect
ing Sidney Murrah Sheriff by majorit,
of ABOUT 80 over $. p. Taylor 3D..
We learn that james +. Woodruff
son of Capt. jesse Woodruff of Lexing
ton, died at Crab Orchard Springs on
Tuesday last.
Rockcastle county elected a Republi
can Sheriff and Jailor by a small major.
ity. But a small vote polled. Election
passed of quietly.
The aggregate vote for Sheriff of Ken
ton county, on Monday the 9th inst,
was 5,2S1-larger by several hundred
than ever before polled.
The Richmond Fair began on Tuesday
last. A good crowd was in attendance
each day. The show of stock scarcely
ever equalled at that Association.
There is / ,19l Baptist churches in the
State, 1s2 of which are colored; 624
ordained ministers; 1852 added in 1871,
AID 118,324 members of the denomina-
ton.
"A negro one hundred and five years
OLD, living in Shelby county, voted for
tn, first time on Monday the 9th inst.
Hdexercised his great right by voting
wrong.
II Casey county Jonathan Russell,
DeAocrat, was elected Sheriff by about
l2oQmsiaritx aver Aia essonents, one of
whom was Republican afr<e other a
Democrat.
The time for holding the Cay Cir
cult Court now begins on the first Mon
day in June and December, and holds
twelve days if the business requires that
length of time.
The proposition to license no more
dram shops in Morgantown, Butler
county, was submitted to the people of
Morgantown on Monday, and was car
ried by seven majority.
A Paducah Democratic negro was dis
charged by his employer for voting his
and the Democrats and Lib
eral Republicans of that city presented
him with mule and wagon worth $3.50.
Of forty-fve lawyers in the city of
Lexington, forty will vote for Greeley
and Brown. One of the five who will
vote for Grant is colored man, who was
, barber in Paris, Kentucky, a few years
lgo.
The Taylorsville editor married, and
therefore, excused himself for emitting to
publish paper that week. Capt. Clarke,
# the Kentucky People, omitted to pub
ish a paper because Of the birth of his
irst born.
The Marion county Fair will ,com-
nence the 9th inst, and continue four
lays. The enterprising publisher of the
lebanon Standard will issue large edi- |
ion of their paper each day of the Fair
or gratuitous distribution.
The Board of Directors of the Southern
BAPTIST Theological Seminary have de-
ided to locate that Institution in Louis
lille, Kentucky. Competition for loca-
ion was very active between Atlanta,
Ia, Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn. |
On Monday, the 9th inst, at Cornish
lille, Mercer county, Geo. Simpson shot
Ohm Shines in the breast with Colts
istOl, killing him instantly. Simpson
ad an examining trial on Saturday last,
nd was held to bail in the SUN of %, 900,
! default of which he is now in Jail.
The first vote ever polled, formally or
formally, legally or illegally, by
Idy in the city of Frankfort, was given
y a lady OF that city on last election
ay. She voted the Democratic ticket,
nd said she would give one thousand
pillars to the election fund to secure the
ection of Mr.. Greeley over General
rant.
Fielding Dillon, a highly respected,
lteprising and popular citizen of Morgan
'unty, who resided near Bangor, was
riven to desperation by the wanton con-
net of depraved wife, and sought, a
w days ago, in selfinAicted death, a
'fuge from the shame brought upon his
cad and hearth. lie shot himself
trough the heart
Enos Hendron died at his residence
a Manday morning the 9th inst, in the
18th year Of his age. lie was the old {
i man in Madison county, and proba-
y the only one living who had passed {
Is one hundredth birthday. Up to ,