The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-04-01
Mt. Vernon Department.
SAM N. BURDETT, Editor.

Rev. Mr.. Bonita, Of the Methodist
Church, has been preaching here at night
during the week.
Judge d. X. Bethuram has moved
from his farm on Skagg's Greek to the sni-
ton place near Mt Guthrie.
Next Monday will he Quarterly
Court. There Is a good docket The chief
interest will center in the case Of McMul-
lin vs.. McLemore, &c.
Mr.. Frank Myers missed, last week,
three joints Of meat from his smoke house.
II is snrmised that the thief came in the
day time while the family were absent
from home.
Hereafter, letters will appear regular
ly every week from the Gum Sulphur and
Brodhead correspondents Of this depart
ment-that Is to say, il the correspon-
dents are puneiual, they will appear.
On Friday last, Lila Ashley, aged four
years, a daughter Of Frank Ashley. acct
IDENTIFY overturned a kettle Of boiling water
upon herself. She was terribly scalded,
but hopes Of her recovery are entertained.
The ConieT-Jomnai meant 10 say that
Charlie Nield had gone to Kansas to grow
rich in the newspaper business" Who
ever heard Of man growing poor in the
newspaper business? Besides, man don't
grow poor.
On Monday, the contractors along the
Knoxville extension advanced the pay Of
laborers 10 Sl.75 per day. Great efforts
are being made to have the road-bed com
pleied to London by July 3lst, the time
specified in the contracts.
1t is said that c. Crooke will shortly
leave Pine Hill to open coal mine on
lands in Tennessee, recently purchased by
a company, Of which he is a member Mr.
j. X. Chandler will superintend the Pine
Hill mines afer Mr.. Crooke's departure.
The following gentlemen compose the
new Democratic Executive Committee for
RockeAstle county: Judge John NJ. Fish,
Chairman; F. II. Reppert, Secretary; Jack
Adams, ID. n. Williams, John Stephens,
W. b. Smith, Jep Mullins, w. II. Brown,
VIM. Henderson, Isaac Herrin, and John
NJ. Brown.
Mr.. ]. +. Wallen il in Laurel this
week, surveying land belonging to Nc
Clure, Adams 4 Gown. Mcclure, ID.
n. Williams, James Smith, G.. w. Nc
Clnre and Jack Adams. The Company
expects TO sell these lands, or the white
oak timber on them to the Oxley siave
Company.
A telegram was received here Tues
day announcing that Robert Duke, form
erly a citizen Of this county, was killed |
some where on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad Monday. Duke has been in the |
employ Of the road as brakeman, and It |
il supposed he was killed by the cars lie
was brother Of James Duke, Of this conn
ly, 70 whom he telegram was sent.
There may be a little noise IN Admin
stration circles aud elsewhere over the
nomination Of a Collector for the Port Of
New York; bat just wait ill the naming Of
! Postm aster for Cnlpepper, this county,
'omes up, II you want TO zee the fur fly.
John Mink will take the whole Of Skagg's
'reek with him to Washington to lobby
or Sam Mcclure, II necessary, while Bin
Dyer will probably lead the hosts Of the
opposition.
A man named Whileman, a native Of
pennsy lyania, was drowned in Rockcasile
River, near Livingston, Tuesday morning.
He Was crossing the river at the "oow /
ord" about a mile below the Gresham I
Hotel, and falling into the current, vas I
arried 10 deep water aud death. lie came
o Livingston some weeks ago to establish i
saw-mill. bat abandoned his purpose and Z
uttered the employ Of Nenabls a Co., i
ailrokd contractors.
--Phoeion Hopper, oolored man. Who \
lent hence TO Topeka, Kansas, last fall 4
a. returned. lie says that The suffering 4
mong the blacks wss terrible during he /
Winter. Bat Cor the relief societies thon- q
inds would have rerished. Ne l. very d
litter Ia his dsnunoiaiion Of those who 7
sssried last summer that Kan-a. Was a
lack mans paradise. phoeion Il polite, {
onssi, industrious fellow. and sysry body q
glad 10 zee him here again. q