The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1882-03-29

the people from voting there was from
Twenty-Five To one hundred men at the
windows from six IN the morning until
half past six M night, and the voters
were recorded ~ fast rs they could hn
called of, AMI vet when the Windows
were let down there was still n crowd
that did not get To- vote. think II was
the largest vote that was ever polled In
the city The names of the successful
candidates, 81 hra~ heard from, are ~
follows.
IL. W. Scott, County Judge; Martin
Newell, County Attorney; Martin Mat
tinglV, County Clerk; Martin Cnrrico,
County Sheriff; James Lucas, County
Jailer. Thesearc the Democratic nomi
nees for the August election. Withnll
the excitement aud fist aud skull fights
there wa- no one badly hurt in
the way of cuts aud bruises, hut tell
yon some Of their pockets suffered
there wa a great deal uf money that
changed hands on tins election, ami
great deal more spent hv some If the
/ best citizens of Owru-hnrO who had
| friends on the track; they proved their
/ friendship hy their wOrk-thcy Went
out early and worked hard all day, and
strange To say the man that had the
least money Ia spend IN this campaign
led the field: ~ fact, he was 81 poor
. llilt lac rauyassed the county for Jaller
two years aYu on foot would start with
his opponents At the different appoint
mcnls nu foot. while they all went
} hor~.hi,% ar IN huggir-, though hr
generally made ~ gpNi time ~ any al
them. DurnL this canvass, through
+ the kindness at On" df his ls.st friends.
Mr.. joel Nrlger, hr was enabled to
cope with hi~ competition, on hur-'-
back this lac did, and to-day lac j. the
happlc>t man ia the STATE. We SAY
/ iurrah for lnca~. with the old adagc.
"whcrc there j. will there j. a wai.'
This brings uS up tn SUNDAY morning,
I aud though rainy and di~agrcsHhlr Ne
/ will all try Ia ~ and hear IT," Rev. llr
/ Pearson, better known a. the boy
| Preacher This Young man, though
/ very young in YEAR, j. accomplishing
/ wonders la our city. He has ls'en here
q week ur ten days he first com
/ menccd preaching IN the cumberland
/ Church, tut II was soon found that the
/ people could not he accommodated Ia
/ that ChuIch. - through the generosity
ot the Methodist brethren. who are al
I ways full uf hruthctlN love, hr Was in
I Viled To- move to their new and elegant
/ Unfinished building, which j. the
/ largest in the civ, this hc accepted,
aud the meeting has been carried ou
b there fpr several DAYS with the Won
dcriul >ucre>- that has astnuislied 'hr
entire city. some of the hardest Of the
/ city have lcen converted. don't
know the exact number that have
7 prnit~scd it i-lpt Wern one hundred aud
thirty and one hundred aud my souls
May hc continue hi good work. H.,
commenced preaching at 10 years ct
ast; lac j. now about twenty -iN ~
seven, and j. married. ha- hi~ VIII,
with him yet hr T. n lpyi~h-luoking
q, most bpN~ al seventeen or eighteen
years; his face j. ~ smooth ~ 4 girl.
and ia fact. lac has a feminine lpok.
. Ms voice al~u j. huyi~h OF feminine.
hut the power Of his preaching j.
wonderful I think he J. a Mnody nr
SaukN. Judging from hi- works. Itc
SAYS ~ the Dlu~c ~ hl- needing hr IN
tends to call all the protestant minis.
fcr- of thu city together aud open the
doOr- of the church of all denomiua-
tiup~ and let them TAX, their chuirr.
lie j. preaching inr the salvation uf ~iu-
utt~, laying all -ectariani-m aside
this Is \ paint ] like IN particular, lat
for fear ~ Wraryiug yom pilieuc,
will only add few lines more
~ this j. an item ui news ! will
take them a. they come. About five
o'clurk th, sunday evening ou lGul
Road steel, betNetn lh and eth
streets, fur IL j. double block, lust cut
iu mont of one Mr. Givens' house. some
small boy got io fighting, Their" were
several uegl" boys aud one or two
/ white bpN-, two Of the negro luN~
jumped one Of the white hby~ ani lp.
gan tn nick and cut him pretty lively.
when young man by the name ui
Germans Gir,iu hearing No" tight
went iu see what was tho matter.
when lac got oul be- saw thar the two
ncpiut- WrrrWhippiug his little brother.
e." hr went zap o. Them aud separated
thr hnN-, just "a this paint the largest
7 negro iuN, ahout grown. asked him IL
10" took 10 up hr uf course said he
would protect hi~ brother. when the
ucgrp drrN knife and -iahbed Ger.
manu-, GirNin in the hack part Of the
icii side just below the shoulder blade
the kuiir went 10 the lung, and the
Young man j. IN u very critical condi-
ton hc i suffering u great deal aud
i splitting some blood Mr.. GirVin j.
a newcomer To- Our city. and j. an
honorable, high-minded gentleman.
Tie ha, bought property with ~ and
has made many friends since hr TIA,
been here. THE negro i ~ gprl.inr.
nothing a. one could we'll be-. lie was
just lct out Of iail this morning having
been confined there iity days tor like
oilrnse. We do hope that if There j.
any such thing ~ Furnishing the guilty,
the Law will dn II without "A viglanc,
committee. Respectfully Yours,
j. +. A.