The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-31
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HOME NEWS.
CONDENSED from our Exchanges Of last wseh.
JEssAMINE COUNTY.

CONDENSED from our Exchanges Of last wseh.
JESsANISE COUNTY.
Hon. Judge Bruce is rapidly recovering ...
Sicholasyille has a spirit of Improvement
MFR. J. NJ. Mattingiy Is now Sheriff o.
Jessamine......A boat is now being built at tn,
mouth Of Hickman, on the Kentucky river
1t will ply between Clay's Ferry and Brook
lyn...-.E. J. Curley Co.'S distillery run,
eighteen to twenty barrels Of whisky per day
...... Nicholasvile is cursed with thieves; but
I the present Town Marshal is making haste to
check the heretofore successful career Of a
score or more o! them.
MERCER COUNTY.
At the public sale Of jefferson Leathers, $50
barrels of corn sold at 81 to 81 10 per barrel
wheat, 81 40 per bushel, and oats 81 45 per
hundred. .....A Mercer county man sold, last
fall, hog which Noted over eight hundred
pounds. That's whopper. ..... Only two cases
Of smallpox have appeared in Harrodsburg
up to the 2sd. The People promises to make
accurate reports Of all cases that appear, and
says truly, "it is criminal to suppress the facts
in such matters" Five or more head of
horses have died Of epirootic in Mercer re-
Gently THE People publishes list Of J. f.
Thompson's Indebtedness, amounting in the
aggregate to over $5i, 0OO.. 80. Gabe James
shipped four hundred fat wethers 10 New
York. THE People quotes from a former
issue Of our paper the following sentence
"One summer night the writer dreamed Of
being within the gates Of the Celestial City !"
and adds the following ugly comment AS
dreams 60 by contraries, you'll never get
there, Campbell" We were on the point Of
saying 'the People is one of our very best
country exchanges" when We espied this; but
now we dare not do it, lest some Of its sub
scribers should coincide with Clark.
BOYLE COUNTY.
"Blnd Tom" the greatest musical prodigy
Of the age, was in Danville this week ......
Danyille has a Democratic Town Marshal,
who was appointed by Republican Board Of
Trustees to fill the vacancy caused BY the
death Of Feland Bland. ..... Robert Russell,
sr, the Oldest citizen Of Danville, died on the
Goth instant,..... Boyle county paid S9,5s6 O2
of her railroad debt last year 90. Boyle re.
fuses to clasp hands with Garrard over the
limPid waters Of Dix river. bridge is
needed on the Dix River and Lancaster turn.
pike road, and Gerard has made the appro- |
priation, but Boyle asks time for consideration
...... Elder W. w. Carter, formerly of Bowling
Green, aud lately Of Stockton, California, was |
chosen pastor Of the Christian Church in |
Danville......A series Of meetings held at Wal
nut Hill sehool-house, conducted by Mr..
Joseph Hopper the missionary Of the Sunday
school Union, closed with nine conversions.
RUSSELL COUNTY.
A correspondent Of the Courier-Jou,nal saws:
"A shooting ARRAY took place ON Monday at
the Russell House, between Andrew Stevens
and Alexander Wade McGound. Several
shots were exchanged, but both parties fortu-
naiely came of unhurt. The parties were
lried before an examining court, his Honor
Judge Collins presiding. Stevens was held to
'nswer at the next term Of our Circuit Court,
md McGound was acquitted. Also, on Tues
lay, Hon. Joseph 4. Hays was assaulted by
William IL. Haynes, ON his way from the
courthouse to his residence. II seems that
ew words passed between the parties, and,
'fier Hays had passed Haynes, the latter flri-
'usly attacked him with stick and at once
Inflicted several severe blows on his head.
Meantime Hays had not been idle, but sue
eeded In getting out his pocket-knife, with
which he instantly dashed at his antagonist,
him In two different places on the
run, which was succeeded by other terrible
trusts that drove back his assailant Neither
4 the parties are seriously injured, but fatal
iiheuliy Is daily expected, ~ long grudge
IA existed between them.