The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-01-19
GARLAND CorNTY XETs.
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Some few breezes, adverse aud otherwise,
have stirred the city ON the hillside since
our last. Tragic"l, political, religious, le-
gal aud wintry.
On Thursday evening the comedy form Of
our Lieutenant Of the Tower, alias, twenty
thousand-dollar Jail, approached tie barr
ell wicket a. usual, to administer creature
coInfor' to the prisoners, when 10 ! the door
swung wide, and the Uranium Of the intri-
der received blow from a convict named
Bryant, which left "the world to darkness
aud Ia" him by about the space of several
hours. The prisoners escaped, and our d.
lapidatcd Bailey Nicol Jarvie wore an ug-
y ,xcrcscnce upon his mental protubcrance
for some days The weapon was the "round
Of chair, aud it was split into three pieces
by the violence Of the blow.
II is also our painful duty to sully the
page with fresh murder in the annals Of
Garrard. On Saturday morning man
named Dishon met, aud shot dead, George
Austin, Of this county, on the Cra" Orchard
turnpike, in front OF Mr.. John Lusk's resi-
denec. Agrudge. OF some months stand
ing, seems to have made Dishon afraid TO
move about unprotected, aud the affair cul-
minated as above. lie has not yet been ar
rested. Mr.. Austin was united in marri-
age few months ago, to Mrs, Belle 5. An
derson.
On saturday last, the noble army Of Dem
ocrats met and drew up resolutions with
reference to the Convention at Louisvi lie
on the 18th inst The platform was nailed
together STRONG aud hearty" not with the
spectral silence Of a seamless japanese
building; but every blow came hard and
well-aimed from the patriotic lungs Of the
enthusiastic Chairman, the Hon. Mat Wal
ton, and hi, clan. Col. j. II. Bruce was
elected permanent chairman, and Judge X.
l.. Grinnan Secretary 4 number Of prom-
nent Democrats were selected rs delegates
to the Convention, and universal call
made upon whomsoever wonld join the
chorus-"We're coming Father Rutherford,
one hundred thousand strong" Wedncs-
days train bore the representatives ca
mdSsc.
Col. Bruce is publicly announced Ms a
candidate for the Senate Of Kentucky, ami
fairly deserves the support of his party.
Iva social perigrirs,iop receu,ly, VIC
looked in upon one Of the minor tragedies
that mark our WY to the tomb. A lovely
damsel, whose liquid eyes were like half.
drowned blue lilies, bent in fearful an
gui sh above the decspiiated corpus of a
plump canary bird that had involuntarily
surrendered the missing member into the
clutches Of feline marander. Said cana.
~ was named in hono- Of handsome
young barrister of Stanford. We tendrrly
suggest an epitaph-
Ne Ja0ef all that's left of Br "a;
Ills winsome phil no more wen 80,
Ills thruat-laich had a fatal cheek,
Ills end a sad cAr-astrophe.
The Good Templar Feast was a decided
failure in numbers; but the managers con
Quoted the programme with admirable taste.
4 for,une-Teller ensconc,d in her eurtain-
ed domain, added interest as we'll as nick
els to the affair. The universal "-ea IL
glass" was the cause Of many absent faces,
An uaprompa dance terminated the short
evening Messrs. lIemphill aud Miller per.
forming on French Harp, and Mr.. sandi-
fer furnishing guitar accompaniment.
Several persons came of Of the slippery
streets with MANNED limbs. The last Of
the snow wa. enjoyed by torch-ligh
sleigh-party. New sleds and sleighs are
left high and, not dry, but decidedly damp
on the roadsides.
Mr.. Edna Burle.. has returned from
Texas to her Kentucky friends.
Mrs. vaagan, oi lebanon, is the guest
Of Mrs. Charles sweeny.
Mrs Gay, Of Woodford, and Mis- Price,
ofi@Sing'on, are still visiting Mrs, Nppo-
Icon Price. =