The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

journed. County Attorney Simon, who
was present, in order to protect himself,
had to draw his pocket-knife.
DR.. Pratt, President of the Central
University, and pastor of the Presbyteri-
an church in Richmond, recently
tpreacbad a severe sermon against dam
cling. The young people of his congrega-
ton not paying proper attention to his ad-
| M onitions, DR.. now publishes a card, in
which he says he will dissolve his rela-
tons with the congregation unless they
discontinue the practice Of dancing at
private sociable gatherings.
Col. John F. Davis, ofShelbyville, who
has been for some time past in the field
as a candidate for the nomination as
Clerk of the Court Of Appeals, publishes
ca I'd in the Shelby Courant Withdrawing
from the race.
I'm der the caption of "The Quaintess-
ence of Cheek the Cincinnati Star re-
lates he following: Among the Ameri-
cans who attended a bali given at the
Hotel de Vile, Paris, when John Y. Ma
Spicer, of kentucky. Jack rushed the
dress sol newhat strong, and sported epau-
lets on h is shoulders large enough to start
four Maj, Generals into business. Jack
was the o.bser we'd Of all observers, and got
mixed up with party that his friends
could not &C, count for. Wherever the
Marshals of France went, there went
Jabk; and wh,.n the Marshals sat down.
Jack did tie same, always taking the
post of hon, r. The day after the ball
Jack called son our minister to France,
who started up conversation in the fol-
lowing way: 81 hear, Jack, you were at
the ball, last eve ming" ~ was, sir, and
had high oil time" "For which you
were indebted d, 1 suppose, to the high old
company you got mixed up with. By the
way, how cam you associated with the
MarshalsY" ''Ho.? By virture of my
office. They were Marshals of France,
while am not hing else than the Marshal
of the Republic. l showed my position
and took post ,cco rdingly." "By right
of your Office? What do you mean?"
"Read and see." Here Jack presented
Mr.. Mason with a ,yhitey-brown paper,
with a seal big el rou gh for a four pound
weight. "What in the name of heaven
is t6isf" "My c, ,mi mission as Marshal,
1 received in Is, 50, when l assisted in
taking the census of Frankfort" "You
don't mean to say you travel on thisf''
II don't mean to ga y suything else. That
makes me 'Marsl lal of the Republic,
and l intend to hav the Office duly hon.
ored.
Fighting creek is the suggestive name
of Knox county stl ga m.
Capt F. Whit TIL ON as, Of the Dyes.
burg, (Tenn) Progre IS, was married in
Paducah last Monda y, to Miss Fannie
Brown, daughter of G apt Stanley Brown.
David R. Saunders .cam e all the way
from Longview, Texas, to get the girl he
loved in Kentucky I'll lie old gentleman
was unwilling, so Miss Gable s: Shrop-
shire, of Bourbon county met David in
Lexington and the Pher Xix Hotel was the
scene of the marriage.
There is good deal o { e: ;citement in
colored circles in Woodvil lie bout we'd
ding celebrated there sumo 10y. After the
ceremony, the bride, who is a. girl about
thirteen years old, refuse, l to go home
with the groom, and no pei 'sua sion could
induce her to change her mi md.
st. John Boyle, Esq. ha, ing failed to
execute bond as receiver oft he st. Louis
and Southeastern Railway c. omp. any, the
matter was reopened before Jud. &c Ben
nett, ofthe Common Pleas Co urt ID en-
derson last Saturday, and MT. Hayt len III.
Shouse, of that city, was appoi uted In his
place. He gave bond and qua 'lifird i'm
mediately after his appointment -.
There is great trouble among the col
ored Baptist congregation of + rank fort
as 10 the selection of pastor for the en-
suing year. A few-five or six only -ol
the more prominent members, esire a
certain shepherd, while the bulk of t be
congregation oppose him in favor Oft II
election of another. The dispute owe i
this question grew hotter and hotter, un :
til Sunday last, something like a riot oc-
cnrred in the very precinct of the church
itself, which stands at the head Of Clinton
street, near the penitentiary. Some one
saw, or thought he saw, a pistol drs .wn,
and terrible excitement, followed by a
grand scatteration, ensued. The con sta
Bile of the beat thinks. il they do not set-
tie the matter amicably and stop riot ing,
he can effectually cool off the malconse iats
by arresting and "immersing" the WI ole
lot under the ice in the river.