The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-12-24

IIH r. STAFEs
Nicholss>ille lost t32 800 by recent
fire, shich injured several wealthy bust.
ne~ firms.
A dreadful accident occurred neau
Walton, Boone County n.y., receqtly,
resulting in the death Of an old lad y
seveaty-six years of age, named Mrs.
Harmon. 1er grsni.ou, Columbu.
iiigbtowef, sixteen year of age, came
into the house, which is about a mile east
Of Walton, and, reaching toa shelf, took
down a small cartridge pstol. In nturn.
ing aroand the pistol was discharged in
some manner unknown TO the boy who
handled II, and tbe.ball went through
the head Of Mrs. HARMON, who was sit
ting near by. She fell Immediately, but
was caught by her husband who laid her
on bed. She expired within two
hours. Her grandson, who was wild
with grief, could give no explanatie Or
the cause Of the istol'sdiscbarge. =
A correspondent OF the New Yorh
Evening Post, writing from Mrnich, says
that, Of the two thousand painters there,
forty Of them are Americans, and among
the most noted portrait painters who
have become distinguished at Munich, Is
Frank Duveniek, Of Kentucky. =.
At recent session In louisville the
Kentucky State Grange elected the fol-
lowing officers: Master, NJ. ID. Davis;
Oysrseer, W. ID. Stone Lecturer, DIR. n.
d.. Smith; Steward, W. J. Lee; As
sistant Steward, d. W. Cooper; Chap
lain, Rev. J. ID. Maddox; Treasurer, J.
w. Clark secretary, Eugene Barnes
Gate-keeper, II. r. Priest; Ceres, ., Mrs.
NJ. ID. Davis; Pomona, Mrs. J. W.
Walker; Flora, Mrs. A. II. Cardin;
Lady Assistant, Mrs. J. w. Lee; Exect-
tive Committee, DIR. 4. +. Gano, J. II.
Harris, and Richard Waters.
Last month the letter-carriers Of Gov
hgton delivered 81 $50 letters, 1869
postal-cards, and 1893 newspapers; and
collected s,s12 letters, 1891 postal-cards,
md 1,0S6 newspapers.
Liz Denlou, a colored woman, was
burned to death tGlssgow recently. How
she caught fire h unknown, o. the first
that was seen Of her was when she
rushed ON the street enveloped in flames,
and although the flames were speedily
extinguished, the womap was so terribly
burned a. TO prevent any account of the
matter being given by her. The Times
says that the woman was very drunk at
the time, and but few moments before
had been seen out on the street behaving
in a dis rderly manner.
The Paducah Ners is Dragging about a
huge pumpkin. 1t says: We have the
biggest pumpkin in the State. II is two
feet long, one foot six inches wide, and
weighs something over seventy pounds.
Ii was raised on the farm of Mr.. Vance,
in Ballard county, and is Of the Colorado
The vine branched in two d.
rections, one branch being seventy-six
feet long and the other seventy-two and
a half feet in length. The branch on
which our pumpkin wa, grown had four
teen otler pumpkins omit, some Of them
still larger than ours. A pumpkin of
fine size formed on the tip end of the
vine, and but for this circumstance the
vine would probably have grown eight
or nine miles longer. Az il is we have
the largest pumpkin in the purchase.
At Lexington, Ky, a young man
10 be a son Of Hon. NJ. II. Cof-
fer, Judge of the Kentucky Coprt II
Appeals, endeavored to commit suicide
by taking lsudanum. The attempt was
unsuccessful, and prospects of his ulti-
mate recovery are considered very good.
2gyetvay ufpaSiaGsleb.s has been
lsst> isesipsille SiRee tho. recspt
city election. IsosSfso o. U 49, The
Terms OF the bets, are compelled to walk
several miles along public thoroughfares,
playing hand-orgahs. singing and collect
ing money, which is handed over to the
orphans.
Tne Franklin Patriot learns from sew
rral well posted parties, that an unusual
quantity of tobacco is being "prizej,"
all the stemmeries being in full blast.
Never before this year has there been 81
much tobacco delivered so early in the
'eason. The crop is large and generally
ine, and ought to bring good prices.
Pine Spring correspondence Flem-
Rambler: Two intensely in
ieresting and novel marriages took place
in this county on the I'd int. The par
lies were Mr.. Sol. Ham and Miss Emma
Hall, and Mr.. Jesse Hall and Mis- Aman-
la Gilkeson. They rode To the residence
1f a minister, Rev. G. b. Tussey, and
,alled him out. lie appeared and the
ceremony was performed in the middle
IF the road, the parties never dismount-
ng from their horses.
The stanford Journal says: But for the
number Of crimes which have been com
nltutu on tht inc VI tht ". =. N, ~. oui
,ourts would have far less business to
attend 10. All good citizens will rejoice
when the road is finished. Talk about
ramps and the trouble they cause the
, sople In other States. There is not a
lay passes but these creatures drift along
md ask To he entertained over night by
,ur eountrymen.
Walter joyce, a lad aged thirteen
,ears, Was accidentally crushed 10 death |
'ecently at the stone-yard OF his father,
Thomas Joyce, in the rear of the marble
Sarerooms on the north side of Jefferson,
'etween Fouro and Fifth streets. Louis
'ille. Young Walter was standing In
he yard watching the workmen separa-
ing a block of stone into slabs. One OF
he workmen asked him To get wedge |
which he wished TO use. lie did 50, and
IN returning stood between the block Of