The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-09-25
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IT is reported that it has not rained
two weeks.
The Trademark Of vell-known Ker-
tueky yhisky house vas sold the other day for
A MISSISSIPPI market report reads {:
Local securities high priced. whisky active and
shot-suns steady.
DURING . dance at New Orleans. on
ing Peter Delaney. Ss eral others we're more
or less seriously injured.
Charleston for cruelty to her step-son. She was
accustomed TO amuse herself BY swinging him
to the ceiling By bis thumbs.
ABRAHAM LAYNAN, . bachelor, aged
a years, and Miss Ann LAymAn. l3 years, both
Of Rockinebam county. we're married on the
bridge OF Harpers Ferry recently.
COMPTROLLER General Goldsmith and
Assistant Treasurer Murphy. Of Georgia, on
Monday sent their designations 70 the Governor,
but he declined to accept them
ROBERT ATWOOD, one OF the most
noted prisoners in the Kentucky penitentiary.
vas pardoned on Thursday. He bad served six
years and three months for forgery.
j. NJ. NEwBERRY. seventy-three years
Old, 10 charged with the stteInt { ID rape Of .
twelve year-oid girl IN Scott county, Ark. The
officers discovered him in q church, when he
sprang through window and escaped.
Mr.. T. P. RIPY, OF Anderson county
Ky. sold last week to James Levy & Brother, Of
Cincinnati, whisky, the value Of which, tax in
cluded, will aggregate 8 100000. The amount
paid TO Mr.. Kipv will foot up over $4OO,OOO.
The citizens of Lawrenceburg, Ky,
held an indignation meeting Saturday. against
the action Of the Louisville. Cincinnati and Lex
ingtop Railroad for the high rate that corpora
ton 10 charging for freight 70 that place. with
in the past week the rate has risen from thirty
eight u sixty cents per hundred.
The Clerk of the Kentucky Court Of
Appeals has received the papers in the case Of
Thomas Buford against the Commonwealth.
Owen Criminal Court. which convicted him Of
murder Of Judge John II. Elliott, and sentenced
him to the Penitentiary for life.
A terrific hail-storm prevailed in
Webster county. Ky, and vicinity one day last
week. In . territory fifteen miles wide and
thirty five long all the crops were completely
destroyed, and the tobacco, which promised
such q splendid yield, is cut to q re fringe on
each stem. The damage is very great.
A BARBECUE was given Governor
Blackburn, in . grove near Lexington on Thurs
day last. long ditch was cut in the ground
OF sheep and twenty five hogs were roasted.
The .burgoo' for the occasion vas made in six
large boilers. each holding forty gallons, and all
this was served up on too long tables.
Mrs. BELLE LAWRENCE, of Hsgers-
town, Nd, has in her possession an ancient
breastpiu containing three locks Of hair, braided
together very beautifully, shorn from the head
OF the Father OF his Country. 1t formerly be-
longed to . Masonic lodge. aud became the
property OF Mr.. Lawson more than thirty years
ago. On the back OF the pin 10 the folio wing in
scription: This contains the hair Of General
George Washington. nr-t president Of the United
States Of America
CHARLESTON News and Courier: Mrs.
Betsy Abercrombie. who diei in Laursns county
S. c, vas widow. Her daughter Ssllie is 4
widow. and Sallies daughter. Polly. is also .
widow with grown daughter, making four gen.
eratioas ond three widows who lived in the same
use. The two old ladies were not able to do
anything. The two younger ladies did all the
field work. plowing and hosiHg the crops. They
have made good rops and supported themselves
since the var by their own labor without the as
sistance Of any male labor.