The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-03-17

faithfully for about two years. Th'
result is, that he now has full curl,
suit ~ hair. beginning abou, as higl
az the ears. but abundantly covering
the top Of his head. His head still
looks n little peculiar, from being mp
parently clean shaven all around the
bottom part. The hair has not been
restored anywhere except on the tor
Of his head. Lexington Gazette.
SOME four weeks ago, Mr.. Charlie,
Brown, who lives below Stamping
Ground. died, us was supposed, and
was placed in a coffin, and all the ne
ce-sary arrangements made for hi. bu.
rial the following day. During the
night the supposed corpse showed
signs Of life, and soon recovered, and
Is nov as well and hearty as he ever
wa'. He still keeps his coffin,
thinking it is a good thing to have
about the family, and Is satisiied that
he will have use for it some day
(Georgetown Times.
THERE is a poor woman in the Ken.
lucky bluegrass region. whose family
increases very rapidly, (as families are
apt to do where parents have no
mean, Of taking care Of them proper
ly,) but they are SO exquisitely beau.
tifal, that people Of means pay high
premiums for the privilege of adopt
ing them. At last accounts, the wo-
man in question had parted with FIVE
children at an average of $3.50 each
and had contracted for the delivery of
three more, and not one of the latter is
yet born.
MEssRs. A. I. TorrES, J. VI. Meade
and ". T. Caldwell, civil engineers,
in charge of the Fayette county work,
are busily engaged experimenting the
finishing up Of their eight sections.
W. p. Walton. contractor on section
70 and "a, finished this week, and
should the 81, 600. 900 bill be carried
in Cincinnati next Tuesday, doubtless
the remaining six sections will be rea-
dy for the ties by the middle Of April;
and as all the work between here and
Cincinnati. is about completed. our
people can rest assured that the day is
not far distant when this great road
will be open to their convenience and
profit Lexington Press.
Nix. o. H. BRooKsnrEE, residing
in the upper part Of this county. bad a
severe attack Of fever last April, and
when he recovered. he found that he
had lost his speech, being unable to
speak above whisper. This state of
things confined until the Both of last
December, When he suddenly and un.
expectedly recovered the full Use Of
his vocal organs. He WIS in North
Carolina at the time, where he had
gone with n lot Of mules. and was
making an effort to talk with plan
ter to whom he was making a sale,
when he found his voice restored. liz
says that he was little awkward ia
its management at first, anj talked st
loud that it frightened him, but soou
had it under control.-[Clark County
Democrat.
A CASE of conscience was related n
us by NJ. ID. Flynt, the other day.
Recently. young mnn called at tn.
store formerly occupied by Mr.. Flynt
in Cincinnati, and inquired for that
gentleman. Being asked his bust
ness. he seemed unwilling to tell, bu
finally said that several years ago
while in Mr.. Flynt's employ. he had
taken $50 of his money. which he nov
wished to refund, as he had joined tn,
church and wished to do right. ii,
paid over the money on the solemn as
surance that it would be forwarded I,
Mr.. Flynt, at Carrollton. Mr.. Flyn
has received the money, and doubtless
that young mans conscience feel
lighter than il has done for years. -
Democrat.
We intimated last week that cas-,
had occurred near Mt. Eden. whicl
had given rise To some scandal. A
the matter has eliminated in a publ,
trial. We give the substance Of tn
matter as it has reached us. Mr.. Shel
burn Hardesty. a prominent citizen o
Mt. Eden, was arrested last week,
charged with committing a rape upoI
Miss Sallie Summit, u Young girl vi h,