The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-03-21
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LONDON. This Is not the Capitol city
Of "Merry England" which | write from.
bat the county-seal Of Laurel county in
our own loved Commonwealth. This Lon.
don boasts Of between two and three hun
dred inhabitants, dozen store, three ho-
tells. a Male and Female Seminary, some
neat private residences, and the usual pub
lie buildings. The Cour,-house Is not sui.
fciently commodious, but otherwise ia a
very good building. | lef home Mt.
Vernon Sunday afternoon. amounted and
booted, and spurred" After night spent
with Hon. X. p. Gresham, at Livingston,
Monday morning ! rode through the mud
and the sleet, and at high-noon came into
London town." just in time h get an ele-
giant dinner at W. II. Jackson's, for which
the ride and few pulls at the bottle which
contained some Of the rhitcs whisky you
ever saw, had given me terrific appetite
The whisky was veritable "mOonshine," Cor
the manufacture Of which brand Of spirits
Laurel county is famous, and the dinner
was most excellent--such dinner as could
only be found at Bill Jackson's. lie Is
one Of the cleverest fellows in the noun
tains. London Is a pretty town, with wide,
clean streets, hospitahle inhabitants, who
have the best Of morals, and amung whom
are many pretty girls and clever young
gentleman. The "local option law" pre-
walls here TO an alarming extent. it, i'm
possible to get "a drop without prescrip-
ton, and H. nearly impossible to get the
prescription. But for the "moonshine' the
community would be in a terrible fix.
TIE Ecno.-I dropped into the Echo Of
fee yesterday evening, and spent a pleas
ant half hour with Mr.. 4. u. Dyohe, the
agreeable editor, Mr.. Dyche il quite
young man, and deserves much credit for
the marked improvement he has made on
the paper. The Echo in It's enlarged form
and new dress is a newsy paper, and should
receive a good support. The most ohiec-
tionable feature about il Is H. politics.
CosyESrIoS.-The Republicans Of Lan-
rel held their Convention at the Court |
house yesterday. | tried to squeeze into
the closely packed audience, but couldn't. |
Hon. John d. White, Of Manchester, and |
Hon. Robert Boyd, inflicted two infama-
tory harangues on the crowd, who didn't I
seem to cheer very enthusiastically. The |
speakers fought the war all over again, for
which they deserve credit. az neither Of
Them fought while Il was going 90. They /
didn't have an opportunity to enlist |
suppose. Ailer the speaking, the crowd |
'resoluted" for while, but did not see
Dr. hear the puEpori Of lAe RESOLUTIONS. The I
delegates we're instructed to vote for Hon.
W. II. Randall, OF this place, for Cover
nor.
cRcrr CoUHr-l.ln session, and Judge /
Randall u putting things through at
lively rate. James II. Tinsley, the Ell.
,ient Commonwealth Attorney. Is looking
fresh, and ready for any combat. His
health, am glad to say, has visibly i'm
proved in the last few months. lie Is a
error to evil doers, in his quiet way, and
Srites indictments which never fail 10
tick. There Is only one murder case on
he docket, and that has been continued I
There are no heavy civil case-. Among
he visiting attorneys, are b. +. Holman,
Capt. L. A. Byron, John ID. White, Man
chester John Dishman. J. ID. Black, Bar
bouryille; Judge r. J. Faubus, Mckee;
John X. McClary, Isaac A. SteeaIt, Chas.
Kirtley aud Judge George Mcclure, Nj.
Vernon. The home bar l. ably represent
u by Boyd, Faris, CanifaH, Moran, Cnfi,
md Judge W. L. Brown.
MULE TRADE.-rhere we're several gen
lemen in town yesterday, engaged in pur-
chasing mules. heard Of few sales, but
allied TO get names and prices. A good,
average mule sells for about $50. Mules
ieem TO be considerably Ia demand. /
Az ATrRAouvEP LAoE.-Although Lon
Ion has many attractions, ! shall not long
lnger here. by the time this il In print,
shall have lefi the little city, hoping that
4 may always prosper, and that shall be
lllowed to visit il again. QUlTo.