The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-12-03


Of Willis Griffin.
Wat. Bledsoe Of Livingston, aiter an
illness Of few days with pneumonia, died
Wednesday nigh, at II o'clock.
The engineers car, beautifully equip
ped and elegantly furnished ailair,is stand.
ing on it, own special side track at Liv-
ingston.
1t i rumored that Mr.. james IIouk
will purchase the old stone quarry lot west
Of town from Moses y. Langford, and will
erect thereon a large Touring mill.
The railroad bridge across Rockcastle
River a, Livingston will be no small affair.
Rockcas,le Is a considerable stream, and
when ION high" is a regular boomer"
The mercury thswed Tuesday, and
that night the rain fell in such torrents a.
to remind you Of chow the water comes
down at Lodore.'
George Ssmbrook, Of Livingston, was
passenger on Tuesdays train, en- route to
Louisville. lie will doubtless obtain a
contract on the Knoxville Branch exten.
sion.
1t Is said that part Of the grade for
the railroad bed, already finished in I.au.
rel county, is not above Little Rockoastle's
high water mark. This will necessitate
the making Of a new grade
The motion to award plaintiff DANA
ges in the case Of Dillon vs. Crooke 4 Co,
in the Court Of Appeals last Monday. wa.
overrnled. The Judgment amounting to
-, 200 has already been paid
The following we're elected officers Of
the Crittendon Club, Of this place: Presi-
dent, J. II. Otter; Secretary and Treasurer,
]. +. Nowels; Directors, Dr.W. 2. Mckee,
A. G.. Lowell and Sam NJ Burdeii.
Mr.. J. J. Brooks, a Richmond drug
gisi, formerly OF this place, was Knocked
down by boys sled few days ago. His
collar bone was fractured, and he sustained
other injuries. At last accounts, he was
recovering.
Mr.. VIM. Evans, Of Dsnyille, was the
guest Monday night Of Judge @. W. Nc
Clure...... Mr.. T. d. Carson and Judge San
differ, Of Cincinnati, were here Wednesday
..... Congressman elect John d. White was
in town one day last week.
The Rockcastle Coal Association is do
ing its utmost to supply the extraordinary
demand for coal which j. now being made
in all quarters. The cold weather hes
cut of the wagon supplies" to this place,
and it looks like we might have coal
famine in Mt Vernon.
The Mt. Vernon and Livingston cor
respondents Of the London EIamia,r are
trying to raise a rumpus." One OF them
indirectly calls the other a fool beca use he
isn't married; and the other responds by
calling his assailant a fool because he is
married. In the meantime, Tom Hutch
son enjoys the fun, and puts in lick on
each side occasionally.
The estate Of the late Stephen G.Cum-
Minis has been satisfactorily divided among
the widow and two heirs. Mrs. Cummins
accepts the home place in lieu Of dover
c. W. Adams takes the house and lot in
Mt. Vernon at 81 600; the storehouse and
lot al $500, and the "Double-C Cabin farm
on Negro Creek at sl,COO. W. C. Cum
minis gets five tracts Of land at shout S., 800.
The personal estate amounted to about
$1,000.
-BIIs.-D. G. Pointer and K. L. Brooks
are making good business men of them
selves in the stores Of +. l.. Thompson and
Jack Adams Il Son ...... There il considera-
Bile activity manifest in feminine circles.
for an event soon 10 happen.
There are more frst-class euchre players in |
Mt. Vernon than any town Of its size in |
the State......J. H. Otter is having built a
new platform in front Of his storeroom..
Hogs are selling at &c gross. and corn is
worth $3.50 per barrel. Eggs and butter,
scarce and high.
The Town Government has collapsed. |
II has gone the very beautifully the same
way as that taken by wards ducks" AT
he last meeting Of the Board OF Trustees,
/ was proposed to levy tax Of 8 cents on
he hundred dollars TO raise revenue for
he town Golfers Il was understood that
his tax was opposed by a citizen. Before
he proposition to levy came to a vote three
Il the Trustees resigned. The two remain.
ng Trustees passed an obituary ordinance
md dissolved the concern. The town Is
gain at the mercy Of the commune.
A few days ago man named Mason,
/ bowler from Lost Creek, in Breathitt
ounty, having become aggrieved at Jim
lucy, who works in a coal bank at Living
ton, took his station armed with
navy, at a point near the
ntrance TO the bank, 10 await Lucy's APP
'earance. As soon as the latter came out,
Jason opened FIRE on him and discharged
our or five shots, but without doing any
amage Mason was arrested and tried
efore Squire Galloway, who sent him TO
sil TO await indictment for unlawful shoot
ng. His escape from duranoe Is chronicled /
l-ewhere.
OF all the shams, -windles, frauds and
umbuga Of this most rotten and corrupt
ge, the Rockeaslle county jail is the
reatest. II pretends To be place in
hich offenders are TO be confined, when .,
! fact no prisoner remains within lis walls
senty-four hous II he has the inclination
walk out. An escape from jail la this
'unty causes no more comment than the I,
,mmis.ion Of homicide. Hence, the
announcement last Sunday evening that
,e prisoners had burned hole in the \,
'or Of the Jail, had era~led out and ned,