The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-12-26

Burrno CnaFrrnY From Mr.. j. "
Hendricks, che sexton, We learn that iher'
have been eleven persons buried in III,
Buffalo Cemetery this year, eight adults
md three children. Last year the numhoi
was eighteen, fouriecn adults and foui
children.
a RrMAnRkmE FAw We are told
that three Of the young men who tended
the har " The spmggens House, still stan
ding here, NJ various Times In The dim long
ago, afterwards anosc 10 the important po.
aitions u United States Judges. Their
names were Judge Mclean, Of the District
of Ohio Judge Mckinley, Of the District
Of Alabama. and Judge Cairon, of ~,
District Of Tennessee.
A BAsAnpy CAsF Was tried bcfnr,
Judge Brown and q jury Monday, In which
Miss Peachy Rove, a dusky damscl, and
Harrison Briglt, M ebony-hucd ioihario,
were the plaintiff and defendant The tes'
timony wa of ma Amusing character, and
Mis- peachy tried hard 10 make out her case
but her inability 10 tx dates Of period.
remote enough, and TO establish a good
character, resulted in an acquiital Of
Bright. and III, Der TO take care Of Oh,
baby alone.
GEo. H. Bnucr a Go. Spread them
selves this week, and our readers will nj
doubt observe that there l. slight mcn
ton of the the firm on the 6rat page Of
this issue. Mr. Bruce, the managing mem
Der Of the 6rm, deserves the Thanh o.
the entire community for the mannel
in which he has put down prices, and
his own success shows that bis patron.
appreciate II IL - an actual fact that
he SELLS many goods cheaper by retail
than they can be bought at Wholesale IL
the city; therefore Il l. to your interest 10
stand not on the order Of your going, buI
10 At once and Interview him. Carroll
REID and A. g. Huffman, Jr, the sales
men, will be found ready and willing tc
show you through.
ASornER SAMPLE PARDoS.-Josepl
Hughes. Of this county, seems to be an e.
pecial pet Of that egotistical embecile who,
by the grace Of a silly people, is now Gov.
ernor. lie has pardonei him twice sine,
his accession 10 power Once for a fine
for assault and the ether day for carrying
concealed weapons. Before and since he
was let on with the light punishment Of
four years In the penitentiary for killing .
negro. Hughes has been a troublesom,
character, to whom a pardon simply means
a license to go and do the same thing or a
worse one, a. soon as he j. liberated. II
all Of Blackburn's pardon's are as senseless
and a. uncalled for a. those that have come
under our knowledge, the Legislature
could do no better than TO make bis inn
parchment the first order Of business
Compel him to step down and out
ON HousEs.-The first brick house evei
built in Stanford was, we learn, on th'
site now occupied by the Baptist Church
Il was used as residence by DR.. Thomp
son. who Afterwards built little brick Of
fee where Marshal 4 Rupley's tailor shoI
now stands. The Spraggen's brick houss
was built about the year 1907 for an "or
binary" in which one was kept for a mum
Der Of years. This Is the oldest house ia
the town, and MB. Polly shanks' next
The latter was frsi used A. a siore-hous'
aud residence by Frank Reid. The large
portion Of the Bruce House is over q
years old, aud just opposite, where Mr.. X
II. wearen has an undertaken shop. is ON
about as ancient This house was origi
nally Of logs, which are still there, bu
which are nov hid by the weathor-board
ing. The Seminary was built, some tint
between 1879 and Is, and it was there tina
the young ideas Of Rev. Sidney McRoberti
aud Others Of his day, were taught t.
shoot.