The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-10-08

goods al Jack Adm. \ Sons At prices 10
low that You have 10 stoop to reach them
II you want an elegant pair Of boots or
shoes, look through the immense stock Of
Jack Adams a Sons. They please every
body, both in quality II goods and In
prices.
Monday was regular field day Quar-.
terly Court was in session aud there was a
good crowd Nearly every body was drunk
and at one time there was lively pros
pect for big row. The har.rooms doomed
beautifully all day.
A lot Of Lincoln county roughs went
up to church on Niger Creek. in this
county, last Sunday night, and by cursing,
shouting and firing Of their pistols, die.
insl.ed The ser-hie@s- The Feaghs ~ese
arrested and locked up in jail to await
their trial.
Nearly every body in town seems to
be imbued with the spirit Of improvement,
and many Of the riokety old building are
being renovated and re-modeled. Let the
good work go on. Mt. Vernon could be
made pretty town Il her citizens only
prided themselves in Ter looks
1t is thought that Prof Lowell will
have an assistant soon ......Jim Marat says
he has been fooling with lightning long
enough. lie thinks its time II was sirik-
ing him.. Logan Thompson, our new
merchant finds his business growing so
large that he will shortly take in a partner
...... Dick Miller is having the front II his
store-room painted red
Miss Estelle Neat, charming young
lady from New Albany, is the guest Of
Miss Fannie Williams ...... Mr.. sam Ward,
Of Garrard, was in town Tuesday I'm. i.
Miller, J. 7. Clark and Jack Adams, Jr.,
are in Louisville this week buying their
Winter goods. Miss Jennie Hui, bright
and lovely little maid from Missouri, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. II. Albright, Of
this county.
Jack Adams n Son are now receiving
daily shipments, from the eitie-, Of dry
goods, groceries, hats, caps, boots, shoes,
stoves, tinware, queensware, fancy goods
notions, gloves, hosiery, clothing, ladies
dress goods, cloaks, &C., &c. They always
pay cash for their goods, and hence they
get them at best figures. They propose 10
sell these goods at the very lowest possible
prices. They respectfully invite their old
customers and friends, and as many new
ones as wish TO come, to call and examine
their stock and learn prices before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
There is more whisky sold in this
county than any other county in Eastern
Kentucky There are three har-rooms in
Mt. Vernon, two or three at Pine Hill and
the same number, perhaps, at Livingston.
There sre seven or eight still-house- in
the county, and they are all reported to be
doing a thriving retail business. Besides
all these, men are constantly travelling
over the county by night peddling liquor.
All this is done, too, in violation OF law
which says that liquors shall not be sold
in Rockcastle county, except for medical
purposes. But then the people seem sat
is6ed with this state Of affairs
james Hardin and MARY sigman had
their examining trial for the murder Of
james Rhodus before Esquires Cook and
Taylor at Reedville last Tuesday. The
theory Of the defense was that Rhodus
killed himself by falling on his own knife.
The defendants had separate trials and
testified Tor each other. Mary sigman
alone swore that Rhodus was fighting with
pocket.knife. The other witnesses all
swore that he used lable-knife, and con-
sequently could not have killed himself
The wound on Rhodus' person, the dying
exclamation of Rhodus. the testimony Of
Betsy Sigman and all the facts and circum-
stances in the case utterly disproved the
theory Of the defense, and fastened a clear
case Of guilt on Hardin. But Mary Sig
man came to his relief, and though she
confessed on the witness stand that she had
made different statements Of the affair to
various parties, and admitted that she
thought Rhodus ought to be killed, yet
she made sufficient impression on the
Court to afford Hardin temporary free
dom. After the testimony was all heard,
and the case had been argued pro and con,
the Court retired for consultation. Squire
Taylor thought there were reasonable
grounds sufficient to hold the prisoner, but
Squire Cook thought he ought to be dis
charged from custody. The Justices
wrangled with each other for about an
hour and half, and finally brought in
"verdiet" Of not guilty. The prisoners
were lhereupon discharged. Hardin will
hardly escape indictment by the grand