The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-05
Live ON COUNTY VIEWS.


luf mOntn ot UOWer " making rain
or q gloomy entrv this season. In fact, It
don't sccm To be May at all. Some years
since a Temperance Society in this place,
had Dutchman for outside sentinel. The
usual raps having been made at the door,
David slipped the little panel and applied
his ear to the aperture in order to receive
the password. In a moment, he drew
back, closed the panel, and looked around
with an air Of whimsical perplexity. "What
IL the mattery' asked the presiding officer;
as the word not right" "Yesh,' says
David, "te wort ish right'-"then why
dom, you admit the applicant" "vell tie
wort ish right, but te breath ish all wrong"
So it is with the merry month Of May.
SoLox, son Of Gen. Jackson Givens, Of
this county, returned on $ turdsy last,
from Missouri, where he had been trs,iing
in stock during the winter, Having been
successful in his enterprise, he wound mp
his business. and left st. Louis, for home
on last Friday evening. Finding some diff
ficulty IN procuring exchange, and feeling
confidence In his ability to come through:
he started with about 81, 200 in currency, in
his pocket. But the eye Of the sPoiler was
upon him. Having reached Indianapolis
3 o'clock, Saturday morning, a change Of
cars became necessary. The distance from
one train to the other was short, but the
night was very dark; in passing through
the crowd, young Givens found himself
suddenly sei,ed from behind, by two pow
erful a-sailants, one Of " HON mastered each
arm, while they proceeded to rifle his peck
cts. The moment this was accomplished,
they fed, and though pursued short dis
lance by Givens and the Police, they easily
escaped in the darkness. Scion says, had
he been possessed Of concealed weapon,
he is satisfied he could have retarded the
the progr, s. Of one, or both, before they e>-
capped.
South, year or two, with lot Of mules
and horses, has just got home. liavn't
heard his report Of the market, but as he
didn't bring his stock back, suppose he sold
all that did not die Of old age. Dunn gen
orally makes il pay, however, and doubt
less came out all right.
THE health Of this village seems to be
improving. No new cases Of Scarlet fever
have been reported for several days. Colds
arc very prevalent, and from the extreme
" unfavorable character Of the weather
are very severe.
The Presbytery of Tran.ylvania, pro-
ceeded on Tuesday evening, TO dissolve the
pastoral relation between DR.. W. r. Jun
kin, and the first Presbyterian Church Of
Danville. DIR. J. has held his late PASTOR
ate for period of eight years, and has sue
ceeded, not only in winning the universal
love Of his congregation, but also in setur-
ing the warm respect and esteem Of all by
whom he was surrounded. lie having sta
ted the motives which led to his requesting
a release from his beloved people, submit
ted the question to the Presbytery. The
Church, in view Of the reason presented,
reluctantly, but kindly acquiesced in hi.
action. The Doctor was then dismissed to
the Presbytery Of Charleston, S. C.. in one
Of the Churches of which city, he has been
called to labor. Resolutions very alice
iionately expressed, and highly complimen.
tary to DIR. J. were adopted at meeting
OF the congregation last Sunday. The
Presbytery in issuing his credentials appen-
lied expressions Of its sense OF the Dr.'s
worth, and Of their loss sustained in his re-
moval Of more than ordinary warmth and
significance.
THE venerable DIR. n. l.. Rice, Of the
Theological Seminary, with his wife and
daughter, left Danville, on Wednesday
morning, in order to spend his vacation at
his home in Fulton, Mo. The veteran
hero is old and feeble now, but there Is still
q CLEAN Of untamed fire in his eagle eye,
which methinks might still fash out,
should he hear the notes OF battle from
atar. would not be misunderstood. lie
is man Of peace. In his last sermon in
Danville, from the text "A new command
ment give unto you, that ye love one an
other"-he elaborated with fervency and
power, the gentler, lovelier traits Of the
character FAIsTAFF.