The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-11-05
Greenviiie Gieansngs.
GREENXILLE. Ky. Nov.

GREENvILLE, KY, Nov. /.
Editor Herald:
There is nothing, perhaps, more diff
cult of performance than To become Il
nOvitiate i'm newspaper correspondence.
But in that, AZ i'm every other undertake
ing, there must he a beginning. To he,
or not to be correspondent, that's the
question. To see ones thoughts i'm
print Is the incentive that prompts the
major part of us, at least, To write for
the "papers." Now, trust, that nei-
ther one of your numerous correspond
ents will imagine that this is intended
for him, for | can assure him that il is
all intended for myself, for | have the
audacious impudence 10 tlatter myself
that each one of your ,, 600 subscribers
are extremely anxious To have some
one to write up for the HERALD the
ways and doings of the people of Green
vile and Muhlenberg county, especial
ly they of Greenville. We. that is,
should say, Greenville is located near
the center of the county about one mile
from Grecnville depot. Now Coles big
show passed down the road II few days
since and, taking the depot for Green
vile, wouldn't stop and we are very
much incensed about it, your readers
will take warning and not do likewise.
We have in our town eight dry goods
stores, three drug stores, three grocer
les, three hotels where the weary can
refresh themselves with both edibles
and drinkables, three doctors and law
yers too numerous to mention. So you
may suppose we are IA considerable place.
We also have five, yea six courts here,
the Circuit, Common Pleas, Quarterly,
County, Police and last, though by no
means the least, Is citizens or impromp-
tn court, from which there is no appeal
and woe be unto the unfortunate indi-
vidual who shall, perchance, be ar
Ranged before that august tribunal. Of
this court and its doings | shall write
hereafter. Our last term of Circuit
Court, which adjourned few days since
transacted but little business. Nearly
all the criminal cases, of which there
were about 95, were continued. One
gentleman of color, who was sentenced
last spring TO three years service in our
State prison and who appealed for Il
new hearing and failed TO get il was
taken To Frankfort day or two since.
BY the way, talking about Frankfort,
reminds me of the fact that a number
of our local papers are coming down on
our new Governor with a Vengeance, for
the frequent use of his pardoning power
since his induction into office. | heart
lily concur in every word you uttered in
the last issue Of the HERALD. 1t will
be we'll if the incoming session of the
General Assembly will take under con-
sideration the present condition of our
State prison and rectify some of the
evils:attending its management. Every
consideration of, justice and humanity
demands it of them. 1t is the duty of
every paper in the State, for they are
the mouth-pieces of the people to de-
mand il of them and that without de-
lay.
1t affords me pleasure to state that
there Is probability that our County
Commissioners will be enabled, ere
long, to effect compromise with the
holders of our county bonds. The
terms proposed by our Commissioners
are such as the people can and will
comply with, land it is as much) and
the bondholders will do well to accept
their offer. , .UNIs.