The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-08-23
Nsnnei CITY.
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SICKNESS
Ia prevailing among the children Of tender
age in our community.
RAIN.
A grateful shower OF rain that fell last
night has livensd the hearts Of both yeget-
able and animal material with very haiter-
ing prospects Of more copious shower to-
day.
TOWN ELECTION.
Next Saturday is appointed as the day
for the election Of Town officers for Tun-
mel City. With G. B. Durham az Police
Judge, and Samuel F. Reynolds as Town
Marshal, we may feel ourselves under the
protection Of the strong arm Of the law,
which heretofore as executed by our Mag
istrates Courts, has not been equal to the
most Insignificant power. and we have de-
termined to organize for our protection.
SAD RESULT OF FIGHT.
Mrs. Mary Woods is very III caused
from fright and over excitement at witness.
ing an alteration between her husband
WIN. Woods, and George Lewis, the latter
Of whom is charged with breach Of the
peace and assault. His trial was set FOR
last Saturday, but on account Of Mrs,
Woods and one other witness not being
able to appear Ii was postponed for three
weeks, to await the result Of Mrs. WIS in.
juries, she being seriously threatened with
miscarriage.
DRUNKEs scAMPs' BEHAVIOR.
Within two hours after Court adjourned
the most revolving and disgraceful scene
that was ever our painful duty to chronicle
was enacted in the midst Of our village,
and just at time, too, when il should be
all pleasure and serenity for the benefit Of
the unborn and their mothers, a. we are
in anticipation Of registering no less than
Eve new arrivals to our population within
the next few weeks. The principal actors
in the disgraceful scene we're four young
blosds Of this place, who, having filled
their hides with whisky, commenced their
cowardly and fendish deviltry by insult
ing young woman who had the spunk tc
talk back to them, until one Of them struck
at her, and but for her lodging the blow
would have felled her insensible TO the
ground. From that they paraded through
the principal street with their rawlings
CURING and lighting, at a most outlandish
rate. Pistols were Aourished and fired
with reckless aim, TO the great dread Of all
the ladies and law abiding citizens. Amer
the proceedings had been going on for
some time, one OF our COnstables immor-
taliLed % himself by mastering up cour'
age enough TO summon a deputy and at
tempt to arrest the offending parties, wher
they fatty bid them defiance, even Boosting
that the whole county could not arrest
them. Then Il Was, that our officer val
ianily ~ retreated TO scenes more eongeni
al TO his nature, leaving his deputy to exc
cute the order Of arrest the best he could
which he did not do. How We wished fol
George Hunter, Of Bardstown. or some
one with equal pluck. Their earousings
and threatenings were kept up until late al
night, and Sunday morning they were oul
In fall force to Alright their doings on III,
evening before, by threatening every mar
that had any objections To make against
their conduct. We hops that your "Edito.
rial Inirepidiiy" will be directed TO this
end Of the county until its influence shall
be felt as ehsetaally as Il has been In oihsl
portions II you will, our appreciation