The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-04-25
ROCKCAsTLE C0TxTY.
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CHEAP A. DInr.--Calico NJ cents
yard, at NJ. 4, Brinkley'.
No REP Rockcastle is without repre-
sentaiion at the Owingsvile Convention.
CHEAPER THAN EyER.-Neyer was there
such display Of goods in Mt Vernon a.
can I've seen at Brinkley's now. They are
cheap too, so don't fail to give him a call. ,
SNIFF HUSTINe.-As soon as the treaty
Of peace had been formally promulgated
Wednesday evening, the boys got up a
snipe hunt for the night, which was large
ly attended. They had plenty Of fun, but
caught very few snipes.
CIRCUIT CouRT.-The Spring term Of
the Circnit Court will convene next Mon
day, 2Sth inst. The docket, which is
quite large one, is made mp Of $50 Grim
inal case, 81 Equity and "a Common law.
OF the criminal cases, "a are felonies,
being for murder, and for manslaughter.
HURRAH FoR BRISKLEY.-M. +. Brink
ley returned yesterday from the cities, and
is opening a mammoth stock Of Spring
goods. Ladies' ready-made linen dresses,
at from $l.25 aud up, calico dresses ready
mode 81, and every thing else in proper
ton.
PERsoSAI--Mr W. ]. Shaw, a cores
pondent Of the Cincinnati Gasciis, is in
town this week. lie delivered temper
ance lecture Tuesday night, and attempted
TO organize a lodge Of ROYAL Templars.
bat failed...... Miss Helen Conn, a charm |
ing young lady from Brodhead, is visiting /
relatives in Mt. Vernon. .....Mr. c. Shield, |
OF Harrodsbnrg, is still with us, kept by I
the illness of his wife, who is slowly recov- 1
ering. i. Brinkley Is in Louisville 4
this week, purchasing his Spring stock Of I
goods'''''' |. II. BTinkley, ESQ, Of Pulas- I
ki, was in town Monday.
Nor THE MAS.-Mr. W. II. Holt, Of
Mt. Sterling, who was nominated as the
Radical candidate Cor Judge of the Court |
Of Appeals, in this District, by the L. s. /
Deputy Mar~hals, Siore-keepers and Gang /
era, AT Louisville, recently, addresses the 4
announcing his candidacy, 10 "the /
People Of the First Appellate District"
He saws the Office to which he aspires il /
above the "plane Of party and political I
strife" lie asks the support Of "ihe peo-
pie" and yet he onght 20 know that the
People don't want any man 10 get q hoh
ON the Appellate Bench OF this State, who
was selected for the place by the Growing
whisky tnhs,' Il c,tera That Kind Of talk
don't caich us. We want 20 see the bate
Of the Owingsyille Convention.
A DErIoRABLE STATE on AFFAIRs.-
For eome tine past the country has hecn
full Of dying rumors TO the eleci that a
band Of men we're holding weekly meet
ings in the night time on the lIausell
ridge above town. The object Of the band
purported TO he an organi cation for proteo-
tion against the IN Hlux, to kill certain
parties II they escape indiot ments at the
Circuit Court, and 10 Nil certain of the
county officials. The cremation Of Mt.
Vernon was also limited AT in their cOun-
ella, 40 the report said. Good citizens liv.
ing In the vicinity Of their place Of meet.
ing, became alarmed, and notified the oili-
GERS Of such facts a. they knew, demanding
the arrest Of the conspirators. Prominent
among the names Of the ringleaders were
those Of Dave Bethumm, Mike Pitman,
james l.angford, Jess Pitman, some Of the
IAwson-, the Joneses, the Fredericks, and
q nnmber Of negroes. Last Saturday eve.
ming, Information, deemed to be reliable,
was brought To the County Judge that the
conspirators would meet that night. A
writ was accordingly issued for their ar.
rest and placed In lhe hands Of an officer,
who, with pos.s OF iiil'en or twenty men,
went 10 the re ported plac,. II nlseting. II
the conspirators had met there, they were
gone when the officer and l.sss arrived,
and the latter proceeded TO the house Of
Jess Pilman. Not finding him al home
they started ON their return, travelling on
the STATE road. just after they had passed
Iack Hausell's ON top of the hill above
town, they were fired into by a party Of
bnshwhackers. seven or eight In number,
who were concealed In the underground
and behind the trees and fences near the
roadside. The IRE was returned aud both
parties kept up lively interchange Of
shots for several minutes. Two Of the
pose are reported wounded-one Of them,
Wm. Pointer, who lives In tom. rather !