The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-11

Goals IN the stove, and u hamed ~
brightly and continued to burn faI
: some time. The stone Is full Of burn
: irg fluid, and without doubt oil can b.
found around there. - Hartford Her
; aid.
Mr.. s. N. HoDoEs, of Peaks Mil,
in this county, has left with us speci
men of lead deposit, found, he informs
T US. in APPARENT, inexhaustable guam.
titles, on the lands Of Messrs. Warren
4 Gregory, at Peaks Mill. The vein
runs due north and south; aud Mr..
Gregory is now at work to see what
il will develop. Thus far. the vein
becomes deeper and richer, rs the work
progresses, and Is very promising in
the opinion Of many experienced citi.
zens who have examined it. The speci.
men before us seems to be pure galena
imbedded in quartz; and Mr.. Hodges
f1riher informs us that it seems to be
abundant all through the hills encir-
cling Camp Pleasant Branch in that
vicinity, from the banks of which sew
cral tons OF it have already been dug.
Ii is the opinion Of several scientific
gentlemen who have examined this
specimen, that it contains some silver
in combination with the galena. or
lead ore. We trust that Mr.. Gregory
and others owing lead ore lands near
Peaks Lii, may find their property
equal in profit to the silver mine Of
Nevada. or the gold mines Of Califo:.
MAJ Frankfort Yeoman.
A FEW days ago we noted the arri-
val in this city, Of FIVE women and
five children in the most destitute cir.
cumstances. They claimed to have
Travelled all the way from Clinton
county, Ky. where they were burned
out of house and home. These poor
creatures made application to go to
indianapolis, and the Mayor furnished
.hem pass to that place. They ar,
rived there on Tuesd4y last, and be-
fore they could secure house. we're
furnished with a pass by the authori-
ties to return to .Ieffersonville. Upon
arriving here, they We're sent to New
Albany. where they remained until
yesterday morning, when they were
given passes to return to Jacksonville.
The poor creatures were at the Wall
Street depot yesterday afternoon. the
very picture Of distress. They we're
entirely destitute, and the children
were crying for something to eat.
Here is an opportunity for the cha,ila-
bly, disposed to 10 worth y net. They
should be provided for in some way.
Humanity demands this much.-l
[ Louisville Commercial.
On last Saturday morning, between
the hours Of eleven and twelve
o'clock, sad and probably fatal acci-
dent happened to Lon Rigsby, hoy
about twelve years old. Marion
Jackson and Lon Rigsby were prepar-
ing for few hours sport in the woods.
The gun was being put in ample trim
and was in the hands of Jackenson,
Rigsby, very carelessly and unthought
edly, looked down the barrel. when
by some accidental means, the gun
was discharged, the load entering
near the lett side of Rigsby's mouth
and tearing the whole of that side
OF his face of up to the top of his
head. where the load. or part of il,
lodged, inhicting serions and very
probably a fatal wound. DIR. j. N.
Mccormack was soon summoned and
the unfortunate lad had all the atten-
tion that could be rendered under the |
circumstances as il was necessary to
remove a considerable number of
bones. Lon Rig.by is a son of the
widow Mccormack, and the accident
happene! at the re, ilence Of the
widow Jackson on Court street.
Some hope Of his recovery in enter
tanned. Il Bowling Green Pantagraph.
FARMERS Of Mason county, raise
greater variety ,f crops aud stocs,
than are grown in any other county,
perhaps, in Kentucky. From one
years end to another, four horse wag-
ons, heavily Ia len with wheat. barley,
rye, corn, hemp, tobacco, hay and
market stuff. are seen upon the differ
ent roads leading to this city, aud
when added TO that which is brought to
this market by rail. it is surprising
that such great varieties and quaint.
ties can be grown upon the same char
acter OF soil. The tar mers Of our
county. in the last six months have
received. through the hanks in Mays