The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-04-23

Wv idsms q Co have fii ale car.
load OF superior Cclar r1.p- for plank
and po.t.and.rsil lcuc.ne.
- WIN. liigeinboiham, aged seventy.
two, highly respected citizen Of ihi coun-
ty, {. very 90 and not expected to recover
Asa Patterson, another prominent citizen
Is very ~, suffering from o. complication
Of mental and physical diseases.
- Sacamcrial services will he held by
the Assembly portion Of Paint Lick Church
on the first Sunday in May. Preparatory
services will commence on the Friday pre-
cecding. The pastor, Rev. A. T. srilman
will probably be assisted by Rev Jonathan
Edwards, u. D., Of Danvillc
j. A. Carpenter. the r. Il. Agent at
this place, who goes to Mitchellsburg, j.
succeeded by - Campbell, Of Camp.
bellsville. We only hope he will prove as
Efficient rs Mr.. Carpenter, and we are pleas.
ell to say VIC believe he will. NO. Mar.
tin, an apprentice Of Mr.. Carpenter, will
accompany him.
DrArHs.-Johu Amerinc, the oldes,
citizen Of Madison county, !. dead. lie
had reached the advanced age Of ninety.
nine and half years. The wife Of Geo.
+. Anderson, Of Richmond, and daughter
Of VIM. IIigeinbolham, Of Garrarj county,
died on the 18th inst. She was only %
wears Of age, aud leaves two small children,
the younger mere babe Of a few DAYS.
PrRsoSAL.--W. $. Knott, l.. 4 y. X.
r. Inspector Of Agencies, was here this
week. W. l.. Barnes ana \. y. Jones, Jr.
Of Kirksville, left Wednesday for the city.
Tom Best is in Richmond. Mrs. Capt.
Jack Adams, Of Mt Vernon, was here this
week on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. {. $.
Nield. Miss May Adams will be the lat
tsr'- guest during the summer. o. :. Col
lins, wife and Mis- Lucy Bronsion, Of
Richmond, visited the family q D. X.
Best on Sunday.
The news OF a bloody pistol matinee
at the foot Of Big Hill, Jackson county,
near the Madison line, on Friday evening,
reached this place saturday The partic-
ulars, as we learn them, are a. follows
w. 7. and Charles Rogers, Of Garrarj,
with a Mr.. Ballard, who had gone to Jack.
son county to buy stock, came across jas.
Russell Isaacs and bis nephew, J. r. I-aacs,
Jr., when an alteration onsued. Pistols
were draSn but friends interposed and the
affair seemed amicably settled. Rogers, to
prove his sincerity, gave his pistol to Bal.
lard, and they went on their way, but had
gotten hut half mile when the Isaacs
again overlook them. Jas h. Islacs i'm
mediately drew his pistol and would have
Killed W. p. Rogers, but he fell from his
horse and thus avoided the shot. At this
iunc,ure james Rsssell Isascs clinched
with Rogers "a he arose from the ground,
and a general firing began. Ballard had
in the meantime returned to Roger his
pistol. After the parties had emptied their
pistols, Rogers retained his hold on Isaacs,
and the latter fell back dead. jas d. Isaacs,
who was slightly wounded, fed. Charles
Rogers received a painful wound in the
back. Ballard and Charles Rogers went to
Mckee, the couniy-seat Of Jackson, on sat.
urday, and surrendered themselves for
trial, and are now there in the hands Of the
officials. W. p. Rogers, at last accounts,
had not surrendered himself, and 1t i. pre-
'umed he is afraid to do so, fearing ven
yeance at the hands Of the friends Of the
deceased Isaacs.