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

and Lexington, l72.o2o pounds oi
hemp.
A LADY in this county, some time
sirce, gave birth to twins. The sin
gular part Of it il, that one was born
Eve days after the other, and they arc
both living and doing well.-(Bsth
County News.
| OURcounty reported twelve taxa.
bic dogs in 1875, and the small sun,
Of 400 sheep killed by dogs. OF
course those twelve dogs did the kill.
ing. As the sheep were worth only
e677. perhaps the tax on those dog
fully covered the loss, s,-[Murray Ga.
zette.
LAST week at the poor house, Vim.
cent, a one.legged darkey, aged IS,
was united in the holy bonds Of wed.
lock, to Aunt Lucy, a colored lady
Of about the same time of life. The
young people have the best wishes Of
their numerous friends.-[woolford
Weekly.
The Hon. John ID. White, writes
to the Mountain Echo, positively De.
clining to be a candidate for re.el&.
tion tn Congress. The people Of his
district had. however, determined not
to re-elect him before this conclusion
Of the Hon. John ID. was arrived at.
T. 1-[Courier-Journal.
JAMES PELrRY and a man named
Rowey, were released last week from
the Rowan county Jail, at Morehead,
by band Of men supposed to be from
Carter county. After releasing the
prisoners the party saturated the Jail
building with coal oil and burned it
to tie ground.-(CourierJsurnal.
VIZ notice seventy-five cent shirts
advertised in our city exchanges. We
shall never insult our manhood by
getting into as cheap rag as that,
No-rather let us continue to deceive
an unsuspecting public with a paper
col:ar skillfully pinned to the crater Of
close-buttoned vest.-[Franklin Pa.
triot.
THERE is a cave on the farm Of Mr..
James II. Eenninger that continually
emits stream Of steam or vapor.
During the frosty weather the branches
Of the trees and bushes that surround
it presents the most dazzling appear
ance, occasioned by the vnpor chang
ing into pendant icicles as it condensed
-[Grayson Journal.
PREPARATIONS for the banquet and
ball to be given to the Kentucky State
Medical Society, during its session in
this city, the first week in April, are
being rapidly perfected. Each Of
these occasions promises to be such rs
will more than sustain Hopkinsville's
high reputation for forhospitali,y.-[Hop.
kinsville New Era.
SAID little boy to his mother the
other morning; Ma. l had the beau
titulest dream last night you ever saw.
| drcamt that I wouldn't 60 to school
and that you went out into the yard
and cut great long switch, hut just
as you was going to give me an awful
dressin' the world came to an end.
Didn't ] get out Of it easy. thought
Franklin Patriot.
Mrs. MITCHELL, a lady Of our
county, who is 76 years Of age, has q
negro woman in her household who
; must be verging on the extraordinary
period Of $50 years. Mrs. Mitchell
says that at the period when she wa
but school girl this negress. then q
slave, could not have been less thar
20 years Of age. This statement ma,
be relied on as true. and gets ava,
with the centennial" with all ease. -
Nadisonville Southwest.
WN. HAsTISGs, the man who at
! tempted the murder Of his wife few
days ago. and whose case was referre,
, to the county judge, WAS called up be
! fore his Honor yesterday morning. a
. halfpast s o'clock. The jury, afte
hearing the evidence, without leavin,
their seats, pronounced him insane
D and thereupon, he was committed u
: the lunatic asylum. Mrs. Hastings
, ut last accounts, was improving. AM
t strong hopes are entertained Of he
Q recovery.-Lexington Press.
! LAST Wednesday, little boy nam
cd Henry Williams, who lives at TN
, house OF Mr.. james Caywood, in thi
: county. was lei, there in a room viii
the four year old granddaughter o
Mr.. C.. while the family were at din
ner, and in me.liling with shotgun
+ whi,h was standing in the corner, h
discharged il. The contents Of n
gun were lodged in the arm aud sid
of the little girl. injuring her severely
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