The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-03-12

town, cannot for my life conjecture,
instead there seems 10 he an apathy in
that respec; unaccountable.
Oar city fathers have concluded TO
repair the public scales on the square
and will have them. in few days
ready for use.
There has been built Cor rather re-
paired fence around the courthouse
square. Thanks to Jailer Miller.
Elijah Smith, the venerable father
of our late distinguished townsman,
Samuel +. Smith. now of Lamasco,
(nee Evansville,) died on yesterday
morning at his residence, near Para
disc. of paralysis. He was stricken
on Sabbath last, and lived until yes
terday. He was kind hearted man,
II good neighbor and useful TO his
neighborhood, and will be missed.
Friends and neighbors sympathze
with the bereaved ones at their great
loss.
Mat Dixon, of Evansville, and
Harry Bridges, of louisville, in the
interest of the houses they represent,
were in town this week. Harry looks
depressed from some cause or other,
for what ! know not, and leave the
curious TO guess.
There was a sale by J. w. Feighan,
assignee in Bankruptcy, of various
pieces of real estate belonging to
Bankrupts, here yesterday. the prop
eriy brought low figures, viz: lS3
acres of land on o. & Il. Railroad !;
coal shaft lao feet deep, engine, boiler
and side track sold for 1851. lG5
acres situated one mil. below South
Carroll,on on Green river, with coal
shaft. engines, houses. floats or docks,
and in workable order, 81 500; and
several other tracts not So valuable.
The Funding Board created by an
act of the last Legislature for the pur-
pose of funding or compromising our
bonded Indebtedness, held meeting
last Tuesday, which | understand was
boisterous one, with 4 failure to rec
oncie the various conflicting views of
the members, and without coming to
any agreement in regard to the matter
adjourned to meet again, upon the call
of the president of the board. 1t Is
understood that it is final adjourn
ment. As predicted, they have accom-
plished nothing, and now you find per-
sons AS the old woman said when her
husband told her the COW had eaten
the grind stone, Il told you so.
There never was much expected of the
board. | do not mean to say they
were not honest, competent and well
meaning men. but | do mean TO say
that they were never impressed with
the importance of the position they
occupied. and were too much governed
by outside pressure and by foolish
pledges made prior TO their election
which more or less governed them ia
their action.
Police matters in town are about
statu quo. Suits are being filed in
Common Pleas Court in rapid success
sion, aud all growing out OF the South
Carrollton "unpleasanlness. Where
this is to stop who can tell.
Now Mr.. Editor, to another matter
and am done for this time. In your
issue OF Feb. %, after publishing my
communication of the %, you, in a
short editorial Cor rather comment)
on it in substance say 1--WE wish to no
tice the foregoing so far as it relates to
the Police Judge of South Carrollton,
and 10 show the absence of law
and facts to sustain the theories, DC.
advanced" and as a Especial .tdrOr ask
all readers to keep that paper so as to
see for themselves, &c" After read
ing that, we held our breath in sus.
rense. all interested pot their wits tc
work to anticipate you, we expected
an utter annihi!ation, a wipe out, Sc
much 50, that not greasy spot" would
he left. Why sir, We felt like crawl
ing into hole and await the general
crash, wait until the tornado passed
But after surveying the ground ana
meditating for atleast 30 minutes, We
concluded to stand our ground ant
brave the result. and | tell you. wher
your paper of March 9th came t.
hand with many forebodings. witt
trembling hands we unfolded it, anC
the first thing that struck our braiI
was the ominous words "Splov'
Splattered, we almost swoonei, j
WAS with great effort We stood up, bu
as we read along our dizziness passed
away, ard when We had finished wa
reminded of the fable of the "moun
tain in labor" Whether you ha'
expressed an opinion as to whethe
Blackjack had a RICH. 10 trial by jury
vet it was a legitimate inference from