The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-02-21
LINCOLN COUNT.


SEAsoSAnIE.-Snow and mud aud ma
pie sugar in season now.
Poor Slcighing has fee
bly, asserted itself for few days, but Is, at
best, a bad imitation Of enjoyment
PLows.-The old and tested Hamilton
Piow; also, the Improved Buckeye Chill
patented in is77-suPplied by W. II.
Smith n Co.
Now Is Your TndE.-The stock OF Win
ter Goods at W. II. Smith & Co.'S ia large
and superior. Bargains can be secured BY
calling within thirty days.
AT Cosr--In order to make room for
new importations, W. II. Smith & Co. pro-
pose to close out their stock Of heavy goods
during the next thirty days at cost.
LT.-Gov.-Col. Bowman Is gathering
strength as time rolls on. Let it be re-
membered that he has done more unrequi-
ted work for the party than any other in
the State.
Losr AN EYE.-J. W. Hoeker's little
daughter, Lou, the pet Of the village, has
been suffering for some time with an ailec-
ton Of the eyes, which il is feared will re-
suit in the total loss Of one Of them. Lon
has many sincere sympathisers in her af-
Fiction.
BuRIAL.-The funeral OF the late VIM.
G. Powell was, Notwithstanding the unfa-
vorable weather, numerously attended on
Thursday last. After religious services at
the house, the body was consigned to earth
by the Masons, with the solemn ceremonies
Of the Order.
MARRIED-At Shelby City, Feb. 18th,
by Rev. John NJ. Bruce, Mr.. John Hayes
and Miss Susie Young. Atiendants-Thos.
Campbell and Miss Lucie Moberly. The
Reporter received the liberal allowance Of
cake destined for the "ofiee" and appropri-
sted the same according to his maturest
judgment, with best wishes for the happy
pair, and the entire staff OF the INTERIOR
JOURNAL
CoNGRATULAToRY.-P me TO con-
graduate the editor and his readers on the
temperance in his columns Of his long
tried correspondent at Lancaster. While she
was ably represented during her absence,
We yet felt that one bright beam Was miss
ing from your orb Of light as it displayed
its broad disk from week to week before
u.s. We are glad to hail il in its restored
brightness, and would gently whisper swell
come back" to the returned wanderer.
A SPEAKER As Is A SPEAKER.--R. +.
Hooker, Esq, held special term Of Court
on Monday, for the trial Of an action for
breach Of the peace, ON writ sworn out
by Col. II. A. Hincher against j. II. West.
Hincher, the principal witness, was anx-
ious TO represent the Commonwe alth AZ
prosecuting attorney, but this was denied
him. The jury on retiring, however, were
Of the opinion that "the half had not been
told" and requested that they might have
the Colonel again before them The con-
sent Of the defense having been obtained,
the jury was called in, and the Colonel
took the rostrum. His speech of 90 or 80
minutes duration was a mastery effort
You need not talk to us,who heard il, ifyouI
Cicero OF the mountains, or Demosthenes OF
spioewood iungles-you need not point "a
your soaring Eagle Of the blue EmPyrean
nor longer claim, by fact or figure, the
need Of eloquence for your spoiled and
petted paragon. "ln form and gesture
proudly eminent" in earnestness terri6'
in is impetuosity-in rhetoric untTam-
melted by any eneryating rule--a logic
that stems by its very ponderosity diz
lying penpieuily and moving pathos, th'
Colonel presents an entertainment which
Il at once novel and satisfying The yer
dict OF the jury was zone cent and costs
Tbs blood Of the town Was up, however