The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-08-09
KENTUCKY NEWS.

The smallpox continues to prevail b
; a considerable extent at Flemmingsburp
: Mr. J. J. Hickman is rapidly recc,
ering from his recent severe spell ofsicl
ness.
The act TO prohibit the sale Of liquor
in Marion county was defeated by con
siderable majority.
Kentucky is the only State in tn
world in which voters declare their cnoic
between candidates vira roce.
The State Teacher Association will
convene in Frankfort next Monday, an,
continue in session FIVE days
The Kentucky Conference of the NJ
+. church will meet at Harrodsburg
September 4th-Bishop Kavanaugh pre-
siding.
AT the coming Congressional and Pres
idential elections, the voting in this Stat
will, for the first time, be done by bal
lot.
Mercer county elected q Democratic
Sheriff by majority of26s A Difficult.
ty occurred at Cornishville, in which one
man was killed.
The persons arrested for the murder Of
Remus Gooch iu Madison county have
been discharged. The whole affair is
shrouded in mystery.
Kentucky is to be disgraced by anoth-
er public murder. The execution of
Ayers will take place at Monticello, on
the S0th of this month.
Rev. G. ii. Robertson, has agreed
with the Elders of his church to return
to Louisville for trial, which will take
place at an early day.
There is to be National peace re-
union at Louisville on the 18th and 18th
of September, under the auspices of the
Democratic and Liberal Republican par
ties.
The next annual meeting of the Ken
lucky Sunday School Convention will
take place at Louisville, beginning on
the Goth of this month and continuing in
session two days.
The people of Garrard county are to
vote on the 10Th of August upon the
question of a subscription to the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad to the amount of
$4,000.
A new paper has been started at Ber
willie, Harrison county. 1t is edited |
md published by Z. S. Moore, a boy of
Is. 1t claims to have the largest circu-
alton of any paper in Harrison.
w. L. Caldwell, DEM was elected
sheriff of Boyle county, by about fifty
majority over Linney, Rad. The
mall majority was owing to an unfortu-
ate split in the Democratic party.
The Radicals carried Garrard county
q the race for Sheriff by majority of
bout lis. The Democrats fought nobly
ut the RAIDS lust naturally had the
oters there to beat 'em with"
The publication of the Warsaw News
as been suspended for want of adequate
npport. Mr.. Rucker, the proprietor,
'e are informed, expects soon to start a
aper at Lancaster. We wish him sue ,
sss. ,
The bill to prevent the sale of ardent 4
,irits in Pulaski county in less quaint i
es than thirty-fve gallons, was defeated !
: a large majority. The election pass I
off quietly and but small vote poll !
|. In the primary election, Hoskins
cieved 497; Tolbott 116, and Durham G
p. y
wv. J. Lusk, of Lancaster, Ky, SUIT
red a stroke of appoplexy while on his ,
ny from indianapolis to Cincinnati Sat
day. He was taken off the cars at Rush !
lie where he died. Being Mason he
Is taken in charge by the fraternity /,
ere. On his person was found $500 Z
cash, and 50, 900 in notes !,
We find the above going the rounds e
several of our exchanges. Mr.. Lusk r
not dead, but alive and well. The I'M
-tunate man was Samuel Holmes, of d
is county, who had on his person, at =
e time,a letter addressed to Mr. Lusk, I
d this is what led the Rushville people d