The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-02-20
RocKcAsTLE couNTr.



The Presbyterians are erecting a
house Of worship at Livingston. They have
a considerable membership at that place.
We are authorized TO announce John
w. Brown a candidate for Clerk Of the
kockoastle Circuit Court at the Angus,
election, 1880. 81
= Last Friday evening, when the mail
didn't come, and there were no INTERIOR
JOURNALS, every face wore a woe-begone
look. On Saturday evening limited num-
Der OF COlafeT-Jo1aais would have sold for
81 a copy.
Our friend Dick Jennings came in
town the other day and procured his H.
cense to marry. He has been living with
the woman he il going 10 marry for seven
years, but he said he wanted TO see il mar
ried life would be any sweeter "under the
vows"
The tan-bark business promise. TO
open up lively as soon as the Sap will
suit. Messrs. NJ. +. Brinkley and J. X.
McClary, Of this place, have a contract 10
ship 700 cords to Louisville this season.
They own a large boundary Of tine bark
land in the Roundstone Hills.
- There is a considerable under current
OF excitement in regard TO a proposition /
to have the Legislature change this county |
from the Fifteenth to the Eighth Judicial /
District. A majority Of the Democrats
favor a change, while a majority Of the Re 1
publicans oppose il. Both sides are get
ting. up petitions, and the fight promises to
be lively.
- Elsewhere will be seen the announce
ment Of Mr.. John w. Browns candidacy
for the Circuit Clerkship. Mr.. Brown Is
too we'll known 10 our people for me to say
anything that would add TO his popularity.
l shall only say, therefore, that he is uni.
versally esteemed, and will run before the
people like Ten Brock. He will be our
next Circuit Clerk.
= PERsoEAL.-Mrs. A. b. Likens, of
ALBANIA, Mo-, is visiting her daughter Mrs.
w. II. Albright, in this county. She il
accompanied by her little son, Master
Robert Lee Huh......M Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks
and Mrs. Mary Proctor, returned home
Monday from visit 70 Crab Orchard ......
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Crooke returned from
their bridal tour Tuesday evening. MFR.
A. n. Brown, Of London, was in town Tues
dav......F Frank Brinkley and Jack Adams.
Jr, took in the "Concert" at Crab Orchard
Tuesday night.
- The great food did not miss this I
county. II began raining Wednesday ,
night and continued, almost without cessa-
lion, until Friday evening. Thursday A.,
hight terrific storm Of rain, wind, thun-
Ter and lightning passed over town. The
Wind blew like all the devils let loose, but
10 serious damage was done in town. In
he country many fences were blown down.
md at Mt. Guthrie the building occupied .
y VIM. Roberts and family was turned
ver and shattered 10 pieces. The inmates G
arrOwiy escaped with their lives. All
he streams in the county have been swol- q
IN 10 degree hitherto unknown. Rem a,
ro's, Roundstone and Skagg's have been "
n a regular bacchanalian "high," and ri
ave swept fences and everything else be-
IRE them. Old ROckoastle, however, out "
ripped them all. Friday morning she ii,
as fairly booming. Swollen away out of u
en- banks, she was at least 200 yards wide =.
the channel at Livingston, and her g
uddy hosom was covered with logs.
noes and other debris rushing "head-
ng 10 the sea-" AT . O'Clock Friday
Orning the chain which held the ferry OF
'at broke, the boat was swept away, and N,
with London ceased until VI
Onday. Towards night the waters, gath.
ing strength all day, began TO creep sus.
ciOusly near the lion. X. p. Gresham's
use, and by 10 O'Clock they had filled an
G house half way mp to the lover story
ndows. The family, OF course, left and So
6 household goods were removed up N.
Iirs. Those who we're left in charge of w
. building went abont the yard In ca M
es. AZ bedtime, when they retired to
I In the upper story, the canoe was sc.
red by suspending il TO the ceiling Of the
YER hall. When morning came the
tiers began 10 abaie, aud Sunday the M
Ve came In with the olive branch, and NJ.
X returned 10 his home. Along down nv
river the destruction Is said 10 have las
N immense. Thousands Of panels Of
&c and one or two houses we're swept Pc
~. There has been nothing like this
ID In Rockeasile for years. Around
IA here everything was under water, on
ng 10 the absence Of the mails and the
general cheerlessness Of affairs, that
ch was not under the water was under
weather