The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-01-07
STATE NEWS.

exempliiied the other day, when a
young man walked out and proposed TO
! make n jump for some young ladies.
! which he said would surprise them.
The first lungc. he shot cut Of III,
pants. and did what he said he'd do.
They were so surprised, they retired
in great disorder. .-Glasgow Times.
Gov. McCrsary received . n Thurs.
ny from Gen. Hewitt, quartermusieI
general Of the State, now In Wash
ington, a United States Treasury draft
for sl2,950 IS, as part payment upon
the war claim Of Kentucky. lie
writes that installment involving The
payment OF much larger sums are un-
dergoing examination by the proper
officers, and he has hopes of further
collections after the Christmas holi-
days. -Franktot Yeoman.
Quite an amusing little scene occur.
red few nights ago at grand ball on
Cedar creek. An old bachelor o this
place and a charming young widow
whom he supposed to he his atiianccd,
were present, and while she was being
addressed by a gallant young man.
this old green-eyed monster was
seated near by listening aticntively.
and heard her remark that she "ncver
was engaged to but one man. In
stantly he sprang from his seat con-
fronting her, II say say-you lie.
You know you said you would have
me; and now you have backed out.
Well, | say. | always thought wimmen
was 'ccteful and no trusting them. and
now know it. l ask EN-, no boot; l
got plenty money on interest, and
farm and heep of stock. say, l
wouldn't give snap of my little fin
ger for 'em all, id 'en." Then he
raved, curse and swore until I've went
into spasms and convulsions, aud 50
alarmed the fair ones that they fled in
wild dismay.--Nelson CJxaty Record.
About two weeks since, Mr.. Jake
Davis. an odd bachelor residing nj sss-
mouth 0f PANT LICK, was taken out
of his house and hung by band Of
five rutfians until life was nearly extinct
when he was cut down and made to
tell where he kept his money. Hsv.
ing got possession Of his money, which
is variously estimated at from FIVE
hundred dollars to a thousand, the
robbers and woald.be murderers hung
him up again and left him banging. A
negro who lived with Mr.. Davis, ran
to neighbours house and It'd what
was going on, when the neighbor
hastened tp the scene Of attempted
murder in time to save the life Of the
victim Two Of the robbers, Bud
Nav and james Polk Batner, have
been arrr-eted, tried and held over in
the yum of 81 900 each. for their ap-
pearance ut the Circuit Court in Gar.
rard county at its next term. Br,k
Walker and John Murphy. his broth.
er.in-law, bnth of Madison county, the
other parties who participated in this
atrocious crime. are still at large.
though reward Of s400 has been
uiiered for their arrest.--Jessamins
,jOurRql.
A fracas occlrrel at the keltucsy
river bridge. ON Christmas night.
which resulted in the death of cne
man and the wounding of two others.
Il appears that number OF the hands
at work ON the bridge got ON u spree.
and amused themselves by shooting
into the shanties aud soaring their
occupants. They went to the house
of Que Mrs. Ward, who keeps boarsi
ing house. aud besides shooting into. il,
ihrcw rocks at the windows. They
, left and went ioa store kept by mail
named Ryan, followed by II sou Of
Mrs. Ward with double barrel shot
gun. Two oi the men, Martin Crunl
aud john McCarty, were in the store
when Ward came in with the gun,
McCarty took the gun away kon
Ward, aud somebo1y struck the young
nan with a pick. At that time some
boly WHO was outside the door, il l
believed. fired two shots. one of whicl
hit Martin Crum, piercing the heart
: aud killing him Instantly. The othe
E struck McCar,y's head. and glancin.
ol. hit the ceiling. His foreheed |
scarre,l. bu, otherwise be Is not burt
The affair created considerable con
I notion IA The rude community, am
!, Mr.. 7. Sc1iiy, the contractor, went I
llarrodsburg inr a eoroner and Jury
Il An investigation sas had on Sundal
g evening. but ihe testimony did not d,
velape ~he il ~as that had kiiie'
/, cram. Wards NOT badly injnre'l
Z Martin Crun is German. whos
parents reside near Louisville. Their
were M papers on his person to bette
g identify him or his family. lilo wa
!. regarded as a very inoiiensiye. que
,, man. and his death Is generally ~
p grc,ted. !, is hoped that this uoiie
In l,..,. ,a,,h his Guilx al that the