The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-03-10
STATE VIEWS.

NAT p. BERRY, of Faycttc county,
loet in a single night twenty fine South.
down sheep by dogs.--[Georgetown
Times.
A CRIMINAL Court has been estab.
lished in the Fifth Judicial District, 4,
embracing some counties outside of
that district.
SCARLET FEVER, which was recent
ly quite prevalent in our midst, has
almost entirely disappeared from the
city.-[lexington Dispatch.
A FIRE occurred in Elizabethtown,
on Wednesday morning, the lst inst. I,
which destroyed sli,OO0s worth OF
property. Insurance $500.
OwESsBoRo wants frst-class Ho-
tel. The Monitor says that there'd he
millions in it to any company. Don't
some Of our readers want those mill.
ionsi
DELfSQUExT subscribers should not
permit their daughters to wear this
paper for a hustle. There being 40
much due on it, there is danger Of Ia
king cold. Elkton Witness.
A LAND slide at Concord, caused
the total loss Of four houses, occupied
by X. Montgomery, NJ. +. Church. l..
T. Pollock and c. T. Pollock, which
were washed into the river.-[Green-
up Independent.
VIZ were shown on Tuesday, large
lemon, weighing twelve ounces. which
was grown during the winter, by Mrs.
4. II. Burnside, OF this county. 1t
is species unknown in tins conntry.
and the largest we ever saw Il Ian
caster Letter.
OS III, Big South Fork, in the cas-
tern part Of this county. one day last
week. Henry Burchell was carrying in
u large hacking" and Ia doing so,
over exertcl himself To such an extent
rs to rupture ouo Of his lungs. aud he
died Of his injury thus inflicted, day
or two Afterwards Lebanon Stand
ard.
TAXES pnid on whisky in Bourbon
county, to L. j. Brown, deputy col
lector for the 9TH district Of Kentucky !
(not including months Withdrawn
from bond and taxes paid at collectors
office in Lexington from January !,
1915. to January l. 1876, is 4i9. .S43
gallons. aud the tax ON the same was
1921, SIG 30 --[Paris Kentucsian.
Our old friend. G. &. Terrill, has
always conieuded that persimmon trees
come from grub worms. We do not
know how this is, but friend brought
US a grub worm with a persimmon
sprout growing out of its mouth. The
sprout i. 2. inches long, and the grub
worm. although in perfect state OF
preservation. is dead, or apparently
o. Ballard News.
SOME weeks since, a Mr.. Eaton, on
Lower G,een river. killed II perfect,
white deer. Its hoofs were almost
white, and it had what are termed
"glass" eyes. He killed the deer,
which had in company with her
halfgrown iawn of the same peculiar
characteristics, which he says be could
also have Kill ed. but in endeavoring to
capture it after long race, it escaped,
i-[Bowlipg Green Pantagraph.
OS Thursday night, the dogs killed
three fine ewes belonging to Mr.. j V.
Cook, cf this county. They were
purchased in part, from Mr. Charles
Farrar, of Jessamine, and of gen
tleman in Mercer, and were valued at
twenty dollars per head. Four lambs
we're also killed the same night. Near
the same time, the flock of Mr.. j.. $.
Robinson was attacked, but none were
killed. How a dog law is needed. -
Lancaster Letter.
SINCE our citizens have determined
that they would not have gas, would
it not be well for the Council TO pass
an ordnance prohibiting lightning
bugs from coming within the corpora
tionY The light made by these limo.
cent and Inexpensive insects might
frustrarc the plan OF some gestleman-
~ burglar, or prevent some public
spirited. enterprising cil.zen from fall.
ing into iieh.-[Iiopkinsville New
Era.
While down Green River few
days since. We were informed by cili-
zens thaiin the nelghborhood ofSpotls-
willie, eight miles above the mouth Of
the river. and for many miles above,
the w0ds aud fields were alive with
grasshoppers. They describe them as
being in myriads, OF extraordinary
size, some ms long as the finger, of
semi.transparency, and a light green
color. Considering the peculiaritics Of
these insects aud the time of year, il Is
something very remarkable. There Is
no grass or foliage, except the ever.